[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 74 (Monday, April 17, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 20430-20431]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-9554]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Food and Nutrition Service


Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; 
Comment Request--School Breakfast Program Pilot Project Evaluation--
Pre-Implementation Survey

AGENCY: Food and Nutrition Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this 
notice announces the Food and Nutrition Service's intention to request 
Office of Management and Budget approval of the pre-implementation 
survey of the School Breakfast Program Pilot Project Evaluation.

DATES: Written comments on this notice must be received by June 16, 
2000.

ADDRESSES: 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 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. Comments may be sent to: 
Alberta C. Frost, Director, Office of Analysis, Nutrition and 
Evaluation, Food and Nutrition Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, 
3101 Park Center Drive, Alexandria, VA 22302.
    All responses to this notice will be summarized and included in the 
request for Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval. All 
comments will also become a matter of public record.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or 
copies of the proposed information collection forms should be directed 
to Alberta C. Frost, (703) 305-2117.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: The School Breakfast Program Pilot Project Evaluation--Pre-
Implementation Survey
    OMB Number: Not yet assigned.
    Expiration Date: N/A
    Type of Request: New collection of information.
    Abstract: Section 109(b) of the William F. Goodling Child Nutrition 
Act of 1998 (Pub. L. 105-336) amended section 18(e) of the Richard B. 
Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1769(e)) to authorize a 
pilot study that provides free school breakfasts to all students 
regardless of family income in up to six school districts. An 
evaluation would rigorously assess the effects of this universal school 
breakfast program on program participation and a broad range of student 
outcomes, including academic achievement, school attendance and 
tardiness, classroom behavior and attentiveness, and dietary status. 
The evaluation will include a comprehensive implementation analysis 
that documents how the universal-free

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breakfast program was implemented, changes in program operations and 
administration, and its costs. The evaluation may include a pre-
implementation survey of parents to identify students who would be most 
likely to become new participants under a universal-free breakfast 
program. Approximately 150 students would be sampled from rosters of 
enrolled students provided by each of the 144 participating schools. 
The students' parents/guardians would be surveyed in telephone 
interviews lasting about 10-15 minutes. The survey would obtain 
information on children's participation in the regular School Breakfast 
Program, the likelihood that the student would participate in the 
universal-free program, and attitudes about breakfast and the School 
Breakfast Program. The survey would also collect information on the 
household's socioeconomic characteristics and student characteristics. 
This request for OMB approval is only for the pre-implementation 
survey. A separate package will be submitted to OMB for the remainder 
of the data collection instruments to be used in this evaluation.
    Estimate of Burden: Public reporting burden is estimated to range 
between 10 and 15 minutes for each household.
    Respondents: Parents/guardians of sampled students will be asked to 
respond to a short telephone survey.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 150 households from each of 144 
elementary schools totaling 21,600 households.
    Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: One.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 5,400 hours.

    Dated: April 11, 2000.
George A. Braley,
Acting Administrator, Food and Nutrition Service.
[FR Doc. 00-9554 Filed 4-14-00; 8:45 am]
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