Notice2025-17531
Agency Information Collection Activities: State Administrative Expense Funds
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Published
September 11, 2025
Issuing agencies
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 for State administrative expense funds expended in the operation of the Child Nutrition Programs administered under the Child Nutrition Act of 1966.
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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 174 (Thursday, September 11, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 44001-44002]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-17531]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Food and Nutrition Service
Agency Information Collection Activities: State Administrative
Expense Funds
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 for State administrative expense
funds expended in the operation of the Child Nutrition Programs
administered under the Child Nutrition Act of 1966.
DATES: Written comments must be received on or before November 10,
2025.
ADDRESSES: Comments may be sent to Penny Burke, Chief, Operational
Support Branch, Food and Nutrition Service, U.S. Department of
Agriculture, 1320 Braddock Place, Alexandria, VA 22314. Comments may
also be submitted via email to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#6434010a0a1d4a2611160f0124111700054a030b12"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="d989bcb7b7a0f79bacabb2bc99acaabdb8f7beb6af">[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 (OMB) approval and will become a matter of public record.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or
copies of this information collection should be directed to Penny Burke
at (720) 822-8597.
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 235--State Administrative Expense Funds.
Form Number: FNS-525.
OMB Number: 0584-0067.
Expiration Date: January 31, 2026.
Type of Request: Revision of a currently approved collection.
Abstract: Section 7 of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (Pub. L. 89-
642), 42 U.S.C. 1776, authorizes the Department to provide Federal
funds to State agencies (SAs) for administering the Child Nutrition
Programs (7 CFR parts 210, 215, 220, 226 and 250). State Administrative
Expense (SAE) Funds, 7 CFR part 235, sets forth procedures and
recordkeeping requirements for use by SAs in reporting and maintaining
records of their need and use of SAE funds. A summary of the reporting
and recordkeeping burden associated with this revision is presented in
the table below.
The FNS-525 State Administrative Expense Funds Reallocation Report
is used by the State agencies to report information related to the SAE
funds. 7 CFR 235.5(d) states that ``Annually, between March 1 and May 1
on a date specified by FNS, of each year, each State agency shall
submit to FNS a State Administrative Expense Funds Reallocation Report
(FNS-525) on the use of SAE funds.'' This report will be used to
reallocate SAE funds.
The FNS-777 Financial Status Report was formerly associated with
this collection. However, due to revisions made to FNS-525 for the 2022
renewal, completion of FNS-525 now provides all of the required
information and it is no longer necessary to obtain information from
the FNS-777. Therefore, the recordkeeping requirement and burden
associated with FNS-777 is being removed from the collection. FNS-777
and its associated burden is approved under OMB Control Number 0584-
0594 Food Programs Reporting System (FPRS) (expiration date September
30, 2026) and is therefore not included in this collection. Removing
this recordkeeping requirement will reduce 216 responses and 54 burden
hours from the recordkeeping burden, due to a program change, resulting
in a new overall burden of 3,075 responses and 6,252 hours for this
collection.
Affected Public: State, Local and Tribal Government. State Agencies
are the respondents.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 83.
Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 37.048 across the
entire collection. State agencies provide information on an annual
basis.
Estimated Total Annual Responses: 3,075 (169 reporting and 2,906
recordkeeping).
Estimated Hours per Response: 2.033 across the entire collection.
The estimated time of response varies from 15 minutes (.25 hours) to 8
hours.
Estimated Total Hours Annual Reporting Burden: 357.
Estimated Total Hours Annual Recordkeeping Burden: 5,895.
Estimated Total Annual Burden: 6,252.
Current OMB Inventory: 6,306.
Difference (requested with this renewal): -54.
Refer to the following table for estimated annual burden for each
type of respondent:
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Estimated Number of Estimated Estimated Estimated
Affected public number of responses per total annual hours per total annual
respondents respondent responses response burden
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Reporting
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State Agencies.................. 83 2.036 169 2.112 357
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Total Estimated Reporting 83 2.036 169 2.112 357
Burden.....................
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Recordkeeping
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State Agencies.................. 83 35.012 2,906 2.029 5,895
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Total Estimated 83 35.012 2,906 2.029 5,895
Recordkeeping Burden.......
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Total of Reporting and Recordkeeping
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Reporting....................... 83 2.036 169 2.112 357
Recordkeeping................... 83 35.012 2,906 2.029 5,895
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Total....................... 83 37.048 3,075 2.033 6,252
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James C. Miller,
Administrator, Food and Nutrition Service.
[FR Doc. 2025-17531 Filed 9-10-25; 8:45 am]
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