[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 22 (Tuesday, February 3, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 5496-5497]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-2605]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Food and Consumer Service
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection;
Comment Request-Determining Eligibility for Free School Meals and Milk
of Children From Households Certified for Temporary Assistance for
Needy Families
AGENCY: Food and Consumer Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the
Food and Consumer Service (FCS) announces its intention to request
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) review and approval of a revision
in the information collections related to making eligibility
determinations for free and reduced price meals and free milk in
schools. The revision is the result of a statutory change extending
automatic eligibility for free meals and free milk to children from
families under Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) programs.
DATES: To be assured of consideration, comments must be received by
April 6, 1998.
ADDRESSES: Send comments and requests for copies of this information
collection to: Mr. Terry Hallberg, Chief, Program Analysis and
Monitoring Branch, Child Nutrition Division, Food and Consumer Service,
U.S. Department of Agriculture, 3101 Park Center Drive, Room 1008,
Alexandria, Virginia 22302.
Comments are invited on the following areas: (a) whether the
proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper
performance of the functions of the agency, including whether the
information will 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
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
through the use of appropriate automated, electronic, mechanical, or
other technological collection techniques or other forms of information
technology.
All responses to this Notice will be summarized and included in the
request for OMB approval, and will become a matter of public record.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Terry Hallberg at (703) 305-2600.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: 7 CFR Part 245, Determining Eligibility for Free and Reduced
Price Meals and Free Milk in Schools.
OMB Number: 0584-0026.
Expiration Date: 12/31/99.
Type of Request: Revision of existing collection.
Abstract: Section 109(g)(1)(B)(i)(I) of the Personal Responsibility
and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 amended Section
9(b)(6)(A)(ii) of the National School Lunch Act to extend automatic
eligibility for free meals and free milk to children from families
under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Program, under
part A of title IV of the Social Security Act, provided the TANF
standards are comparable to or more restrictive than the State's Aid to
Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) program standards in effect on
June 1, 1995. Information is needed to meet the statutory requirement
that the Secretary ensure that TANF is comparable to or more
restrictive than the AFDC program in effect on June 1, 1995, in order
for the State to implement automatic eligibility or direct
certification procedures for children from TANF households. Because
States have latitude in the way they administer TANF, the Secretary is
asking States agencies, in cooperation with the agency in each State
administering TANF, to make the comparison and inform the Secretary of
their determination. Thereafter, State agencies would only have to
notify the Secretary when the TANF program in their State is no longer
comparable to or is no longer more restrictive than the State's AFDC
Program in effect on June 1, 1995.
Estimate of Burden: A new reporting burden for this collection of
information is estimated at 12 hours per respondent.
Respondents: State agencies.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 52 respondents (50 States, D.C.
and Guam). Although several States have two State agencies that
administer the School Nutrition Programs, only 1 response per State is
requested.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 624 burden hours.
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Dated: January 21, 1998.
Yvette S. Jackson,
Administrator, Food and Consumer Service.
[FR Doc. 98-2605 Filed 2-2-98; 8:45 am]
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