Notice2024-17140
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
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August 5, 2024
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 150 (Monday, August 5, 2024)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-17140]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
The Department of Agriculture has submitted the following
information collection requirement(s) to OMB for review and clearance
under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104-13. Comments
are requested regarding; whether the collection of information is
necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency,
including whether the information will have practical utility; the
accuracy of the agency's estimate of burden including the validity of
the methodology and assumptions used; ways to enhance the quality,
utility and clarity of the information to be collected; and ways to
minimize the burden of the collection of information on those who are
to respond, including through the use of appropriate automated,
electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
Comments regarding this information collection received by
September 4, 2024 will be considered. Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed information collection should be
submitted within 30 days of the publication of this notice on the
following website <a href="http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain">www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain</a>. Find this
particular information collection by selecting ``Currently under 30-day
Review--Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search function. An
agency may not conduct or sponsor a collection of information unless
the collection of information displays a currently valid OMB control
number and the agency informs potential persons who are to respond to
the collection of information that such persons are not required to
respond to the collection of information unless it displays a currently
valid OMB control number.
Food and Nutrition Service
Title: Child Nutrition Programs: Community Eligibility Provision--
Increasing Options for Schools.
OMB Control Number: 0584-NEW.
Summary of Collection: The Child Nutrition rule, ``Child Nutrition
Programs: Community Eligibility Provision--Increasing Options for
Schools (RIN 0584-AE93)'' amends the regulations associated with the
School Meals Program, which consists of the National School Lunch
Program (NSLP) and the School Breakfast Program (SBP). The rule expands
access to the Community Eligibility Program (CEP) by lowering the
minimum identified student percentage participation threshold from 40
to 25 percent. This would give States and schools greater flexibility
to choose to invest non-Federal funds so that no-cost meals can be
offered to all enrolled students. Students who are classified as
``identified students'' are directly certified for free school meals
and do not need to submit a household application. The proposal to
lower the required identified student percentage expands access to the
CEP, which provides more schools with an additional option for offering
no-cost meals to students without requiring households to submit
applications for the free and reduced-price meals. This rule amends
existing information collection requirements that are currently
approved in OMB Control Number 0584-0026 7 CFR part 245--Determining
Eligibility for Free and Reduced Price Meals and Free Milk in Schools.
Due to priorities for a number of high-profile rules and other workload
priorities, FNS requested a new OMB control number for this collection.
FNS intends to merge this new information collection into OMB Control
Number 0584-0026 at a later date.
Need and Use of the Information: FNS collects information for this
collection, which contains both mandatory and required to obtain or
retain benefit requirements, from State administering agencies, local
education agencies (LEAs), and households. The information collected
from State agencies and LEAs ensures that eligibility determinations
are verified. The information collected from households is used to
determine eligibility for free and reduced-price meal benefits to
verify eligibility determinations. FNS uses the information to verify
that the States and LEAs are eligible to elect the CEP and to ensure
compliance with the regulations. Households must meet requirements to
receive free or reduced-price meal benefits.
Description of Respondents: State, Local, or Tribal Government;
Individuals or Households.
Number of Respondents: 3,485,189.
Frequency of Responses: Recordkeeping; Reporting: On occasion;
Annually.
Total Burden Hours: 626,375.
Rachelle Ragland-Greene,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2024-17140 Filed 8-2-24; 8:45 am]
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