Notice2025-12569
Agency Information Collection Activities: Special Milk Program for Children
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July 7, 2025
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Agriculture DepartmentFood and Nutrition Service
Abstract
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice invites the general public and other public agencies to comment on this proposed information collection. This collection is a revision of a currently approved collection to determine public participation in the Special Milk Program for Children.
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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 127 (Monday, July 7, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 29832-29833]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-12569]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Food and Nutrition Service
Agency Information Collection Activities: Special Milk Program
for Children
AGENCY: Food and Nutrition Service (FNS), USDA.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this
notice invites the general public and other public agencies to comment
on this proposed information collection. This collection is a revision
of a currently approved collection to determine public participation in
the Special Milk Program for Children.
DATES: Written comments must be received on or before September 5,
2025.
ADDRESSES: Comments may be sent to: Navneet Sandhu, Branch Chief,
Project Demonstration Branch, Food and Nutrition Service, U.S.
Department of Agriculture, 1320 Braddock Place, Room 739, Alexandria,
VA 22314. Comments may also be submitted via email to
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#e6a8879088838392c8b58788828e93a693958287c8818990"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="206e41564e4545540e73414e44485560555344410e474f56">[email protected]</span></a>. Comments will also be accepted through the
Federal eRulemaking Portal. Go to <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">http://www.regulations.gov</a>, and
follow the online instructions for submitting comments electronically.
All responses to this notice will be summarized and included in the
request for Office of Management and Budget approval. All comments will
be a matter of public record.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or
copies of this information collection should be directed to Navneet
Sandhu via email at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#743a15021a1111005a27151a101c0134010710155a131b02"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="6b250a1d050e0e1f45380a050f031e2b1e180f0a450c041d">[email protected]</span></a> or phone 703-305-2728.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the
proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper
performance of the functions of the agency, including whether the
information shall have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the
agency's estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of
information, including the validity of the methodology and assumptions
that were used; (c) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity
of the information to be collected; and (d) ways to minimize the burden
of the collection of information on those who are to respond, including
use of appropriate automated, electronic, mechanical, or other
technological collection techniques or other forms of information
technology.
Title: 7 CFR part 215, Special Milk Program for Children.
Form Number: FNS-10 and FNS-777 (recordkeeping only).
OMB Number: 0584-0005.
Expiration Date: September 30, 2025.
Type of Request: Revision of a currently approved collection.
Abstract: Section 3 of the Child Nutrition Act (CNA) of 1966, (42
U.S.C. 1772) authorizes the Special Milk Program (SMP). It provides for
the appropriation of such sums as may be necessary to enable the
Secretary of Agriculture to encourage the consumption of fluid milk by
children in the United States in: (1) nonprofit schools of high school
grade and under; and (2) nonprofit nursery schools, child care centers,
settlement houses, summer camps, and similar nonprofit institutions
devoted to the care and training of children. The SMP may operate in
nonprofit schools and nonprofit childcare institutions that do not
already participate in a food service program authorized under the CNA
or the National School Lunch Act.
Section 10 of the CNA (42 U.S.C. 1779) requires the Secretary of
Agriculture to prescribe such regulations as deemed necessary to carry
out this Act and the National School Lunch Act. Pursuant to that
provision, the Secretary has issued 7 CFR part 215, which sets forth
policies and procedures for the administration and operation of the
SMP. State and local operators of the SMP are required to meet Federal
reporting and accountability requirements. This information collection
is required to administer and operate this program. The Program is
administered at the State, school food authority (SFA), and childcare
institution levels; and operations include the submission of
applications and agreements, submission and payment of claims, and
maintenance of records. The reporting and recordkeeping burden
associated with this revision decreased by approximately 8,103 hours
relative to the previous submission, from 13,326 estimated burden hours
to 5,223 estimated burden hours due to fewer State agencies
participating in the SMP. The total estimated annual responses
decreased by approximately 32,623 responses from 88,407 to 55,784
responses primarily due to fewer State agencies participating in the
SMP. All reporting and recordkeeping requirements associated with the
SMP are currently approved by the Office of Management and Budget and
are in force. This is a revision of a currently approved collection.
Forms FNS-10 and FNS-777 collect information that are associated
with this information collection; however, these forms, and the
reporting burden associated with them, are approved under OMB Control
Number 0584-0594 Food Programs Reporting System (FPRS) (expiration date
September 30, 2026). The recordkeeping burden associated with these
forms is covered in this collection.
Affected Public: State, Local, and Tribal Government and nonprofit
institutions. Respondent groups identified include State agencies,
School Food Authorities (SFAs), and childcare institutions.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 1,547 (43 State agencies, 1,504
Nonprofit Institutions).
Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent (Reporting): 1.64.
Respondents either submit 1 or 24 responses, depending on the activity.
Estimated Total Annual Responses (Reporting): 2,536.
Estimated Time per Response (Reporting): .25 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents (Reporting): 634
hours.
Estimated Number of Recordkeepers: 1,547 (43 State agencies, 1,504
Nonprofit Institutions).
Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent (Recordkeeping):
34.42. The number of responses per respondent range from 1 to 790,
depending upon the activity.
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Estimated Total Annual Records: 53,248.
Estimated Time per Response (Recordkeeping): .086 hours
(approximately 5 minutes). The estimated times range from 5 to 20
minutes, depending up on the activity.
Estimated Total Annual Recordkeeping Burden: 4,589 hours.
Grand Total Estimated Reporting and Recordkeeping Burden: 5,223
hours.
Current OMB Inventory for Part 215: 13,325 hours.
Difference in Burden hours with this Renewal: -8,103 hours.
Refer to the table below for estimated total annual burden for each
type of respondent:
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Estimated
number of Estimated Estimated Estimated Estimated Previously Difference due
Regulation Burden activity respondents/ responses per total annual hours per total annual approved under to adjustment
recordkeepers respondent responses response hours 0584-0005
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Reporting
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State Agency
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215.5(a)...................................... SA requests funds to pay SMP 43 24 1,032 0.25 258 324 -66
claims.
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School Food Authority/Non-Profit Child Care Institution (local site)
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215.7(c)...................................... SFA/CCI submits an application 1,504 1 1,504 0.25 376 861 -485
to SA to operate the SMP.
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Totals.................................... ................................ 1,547 1.64 2,536 0.25 634 1,185 -551
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Recordkeeping
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State Agency
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215.7......................................... SA maintains applications 43 63.8 2,743.4 0.0835 229.07 345 -115.93
submitted by, and agreements
executed with, SFAs and
sponsors.
215.11(b)..................................... SA maintains documentation of 43 5 215 0.167 35.91 54 -18.10
compliance reviews, site visits
and Program assistance.
215.11(c)(1).................................. SA maintains Program records as 43 790 33,970 0.0835 2,836.50 4266 -1,429.51
necessary to support the
reimbursement payments and
reports.
215.12........................................ SA maintains all records of 43 2 86 0.334 28.72 36 -7.28
action taken on disallowed
claims.
215.13(a)..................................... A-133 audit, audit plan, and 43 1 43 0.25 10.75 14 -3.25
management evaluations
including records of the
receipt and expenditure of
funds under the program.
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School Food Authority/Non-Profit Child Care Institution (local site)
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215.7......................................... SFA/CCI maintains Program 1,504 10 15,040 0.0835 1,255.84 6,890 -5,634.16
records to support claims.
215.14a....................................... SFA compliance with procurement 1,151 1 1,151 0.167 192.217 536 -343.783
requirements.
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Recordkeeping Total....................... ................................ 1,547 34.42 53,248.4 0.086 4,589.00 12,141 -7,552.00
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Grand Total........................... ................................ 1,547 36.06 55,784.4 0.094 5,223.00 13,326 -8,103.00
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James C. Miller,
Administrator, Food and Nutrition Service.
[FR Doc. 2025-12569 Filed 7-3-25; 8:45 am]
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