[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 16 (Wednesday, January 27, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Page 7243]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-01795]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
January 22, 2021.
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 February
26, 2021 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
www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. 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: State Agency COVID-19 Child
Nutrition Waivers Evaluation.
OMB Control Number: 0584-0607.
Summary of Collection: This study was originally called the Child
Nutrition Program Operations Study II. The Food and Nutrition Service
(FNS) has changed the name of the study series to School Meals
Operations (SMO) Study to better reflect the specific programs on which
the study ordinarily collects data. The annual data collected from this
study allows FNS to describe and assess program operations, provide
input for legislation and regulations on the CN programs, and develop
pertinent technical assistance and training for program staff at the
State and local levels. This information is necessary for FNS to
understand how recent and proposed legislation, regulations, policies,
and initiatives change the child nutrition program operations. However,
for the SY 2020-2021 data collection, FNS has repurposed the SMO Study
to collect the data needed to meet the congressionally-mandated
reporting requirements for the 21 COVID-19-related Child Nutrition
waiver requests specified in section 2202 of the Families First
Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) (Pub. L. 116-127). These nationwide
waiver requests affected requirements in the National School Lunch
Program (NSLP), the School Breakfast Program (SBP), the NSLP Seamless
Summer Option (SSO), the School Food Service Program (SFSP), and the
Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP).
Need and Use of the Information: This mandatory study will collect
data from the State Child Nutrition directors through a web-survey and
an administrative data collection. The survey portion of the study will
collect information relevant to the implementation of the nationwide
waivers, and the administrative data collection will collect
disaggregated administrative data from the State agencies. This study
will help the State agencies fulfill their congressionally-mandated
reporting requirements by focusing on the use of COVID-19-related
nationwide waivers and the administration of CN Programs that operated
under nationwide waiver authority during March 2020 through September
2020. FNS will use the data to assess meal service levels to determine
coverage within and across states, look for patterns and trends across
site types, and assess how the waivers improved services to children
since, in the absence of these waivers, meal service may not have been
possible. The information will also inform FNS's planning, policy, and
guidance related to state and local meal service operations during
future emergency situations and unanticipated school closures.
Description of Respondents: State, Local, or Tribal Government.
Number of Respondents: 67.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting: Annually.
Total Burden Hours: 1,173.
Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2021-01795 Filed 1-26-21; 8:45 am]
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