2018-11073. Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request-School Breakfast Program

AGENCY:

Food and Nutrition Service (FNS), USDA.

ACTION:

Notice.

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 which FNS employs to determine public participation in the School Breakfast Program.

DATES:

Written comments must be received on or before July 23, 2018.

ADDRESSES:

Comments may be sent to: Tim Vázquez, School Programs Branch, Policy and Program Development Division, Food and Nutrition Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, 3101 Park Center Drive, Room 1206, Alexandria, VA 22302. Comments may also be submitted via fax to the attention of Tim Vázquez at 703-305-6294 or via email to [e-mail]. Comments will also be accepted through the Federal eRulemaking Portal. Go to http://www.regulations.gov,, 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 Tim Vázquez at 703-305-2590.

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 220, School Breakfast Program.

OMB Number: 0584-0012.

Expiration Date: 10/31/2018.

Type of Request: Revision of a currently approved collection.

Abstract: Section 4 of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (CNA) (42 U.S.C. 1773) authorizes the School Breakfast Program (SBP) as a nutrition assistance program in schools, and requires that “Breakfast served by schools participating in the School Breakfast Program under this section shall consist of a combination of foods and shall meet minimum nutritional requirements prescribed by the Secretary on the basis of tested nutritional research.” This information collection is required to administer and operate this program in accordance with the NSLA (National School Lunch Act). The School Breakfast Program is administered at the State and school food authority (SFA) levels and operations include the submission of applications and agreements, submissions and payment of claims, and maintenance of records. The reporting and recordkeeping burden associated with this revision is summarized in the charts below. The difference in burden is due to adjustments, such as a decrease in the number of SFAs and an increase in the number of schools participating in the program. All the reporting and recordkeeping requirements associated with the SBP are currently approved by the Office of Management and Budget and are in force. This is a revision of the currently approved information collection.

Affected Public: (1) State agencies; (2) School Food Authorities (3) schools.

Estimated Number of Respondents: The total estimated number of respondents is 110,268 (56 SAs; 19,240 SFAs; 90,972 schools).

Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 10.017.

Estimated Total Annual Responses: 1,104,583.

Estimated Time per Response: 0.226043.

Estimated Annual Reporting Burden: 238,786.

Number of Recordkeepers: 110,268 (56 SAs; 19,240 SFAs; 90,972 schools).

Number of Records per Record Keeper: 295.137.

Estimated total Number of Records/Response to Keep: 32,945,120.

Recordkeeping time per Response: 0.108837.

Total Estimated Recordkeeping Burden: 3,618,963.40.

Annual Recordkeeping and Reporting Burden: 3,857,749.

Current OMB Inventory for Part 220: 3,824,307.

Difference (change in burden with this renewal): 33,442.

See the table below for estimated total annual burden for each type of respondent.

Respondent	Estimated number respondent	Est. frequency of responses per respondent	Total annual responses	Estimated avg. number of hours per response	Estimated total hours
Reporting Burden
State Agencies	56	36.3393	2035	0.2757	561
School Food Authorities	19,240	10.022270	192,828	0.99954	192,739
Schools	90,972	10	909,720	0.05	45,486
Total Estimated Reporting Burden	110,268	10.017	1,104,583	0.226043	238,786
Recordkeeping:
State agencies	56	50	2,800	0.17976	503
School Food Authorities	19,240	10	192,400	0.083	15,969.20
Schools	90,972	360	32, 749,920	0.110	3,602,491.20
Total Estimated Recordkeeping Burden	110,268	295.1368	32,945,120	0.108837	3,618,963.40
Total of Reporting and Recordkeeping:
Reporting	110,268	10.017	1,104,583	0.226043	238,786
Recordkeeping	110,268	295.137	32,945,120	0.108837	3,618,963.40
Total			34,049,703		3,857,749

Brandon Lipps,

Administrator, Food and Nutrition Service.