Notice2024-18830
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
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Published
August 22, 2024
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Agriculture Department
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 163 (Thursday, August 22, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 67930]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-18830]
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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 23, 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: School Meals Operations Study.
OMB Control Number: 0584-0607.
Summary of Collection: Section 28(a) of the Richard B. Russell
National School Lunch Act authorizes the USDA Secretary to conduct
annual national performance assessments of the school meal programs,
which include the National School Lunch Program (NSLP) and School
Breakfast Program (SBP). The School Meals Operations (SMO) study was
originally planned to conduct this annual assessment. When the COVID-19
pandemic closed schools and disrupted NSLP and SBP operation, the SMO
study collected data about the Child Nutrition (CN) Programs used to
feed children during the pandemic, which included the NSLP Seamless
Summer Option (SSO), Summer Food Service Program (SFSP), and Child and
Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) in addition to NSLP and SBP. SMO study
data correspond to school year (SY) 2019-2020 through SY 2022-2023 and
help FNS answer annual research questions about (1) CN Program
participation, (3) meal counting, (4) financial management, and (5) CN
Program integrity.
Need and Use of the Information: As in previous study years, the
respondents will be the State agencies that administer NSLP, SBP, SSO,
SFSP, and CACFP in the 50 states, 3 territories, and District of
Columbia. It will use the same administrative data request as previous
years and an updated survey. The updated survey will collect timely
data on policy, administrative, and operational issues for the CN
Programs. This information collection will help FNS obtain:
1. General descriptive data on the characteristics of CN Programs
to inform the budget process and answer questions about topics of
current policy interest;
2. Data on CN Program operations to identify potential topics for
training and technical assistance for States agencies and school food
authorities responsible for administering the Programs; and
3. Administrative data to identify CN Program trends and
predictors.
Description of Respondents: State, Local and Tribal Governments.
Number of Respondents: 68.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting: Once.
Total Burden Hours: 945.
Rachelle Ragland-Greene,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2024-18830 Filed 8-21-24; 8:45 am]
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