[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 192 (Thursday, October 3, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Page 62003]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-25148]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Food and Nutrition Service


Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; 
Comment Request Forms FNS-735, FNS Regional Office-School Food 
Authority Agreement and FNS-736, State Agency-School Food Authority 
Agreement

AGENCY: Food and Nutrition Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this 
Notice invites the public to comment on the Food and Nutrition Service 
(FNS) use of Forms FNS-735, FNS Regional Office-School Food Authority 
Agreement and FNS-736, State Agency-School Food Authority Agreement. 
The Agreements set out the requirements for administering the Child 
Nutrition Programs and the Food Distribution Program (Child Nutrition 
Program related portions only) of the U.S. Department of Agriculture 
(USDA).

DATES: To be assured of consideration, comments must be received by 
December 2, 2002.

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 Nutrition 
Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, 3101 Park Center Drive, Room 
636, Alexandria, VA 22302.
    Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed collection of 
information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of 
the agency; (b) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of 
the proposed collection of information; (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 
respondents, including through the use of automated collection 
techniques or other forms of information technology. All responses to 
this notice will be summarized and included in the request for OMB 
approval. All comments will also become a matter of public record.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Terry Hallberg, (703) 305-2590.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Titles: Forms FNS-735, FNS Regional Office-School Food Authority 
Agreement and FNS-736, State Agency-School Food Authority Agreement.
    OMB Number: New.
    Expiration Date: Not yet assigned.
    Type of Request: New.
    Abstract: The Forms FNS-735, FNS Regional Office-School Food 
Authority Agreement and FNS-736, State Agency-School Food Authority 
Agreement are used to set out the requirements for administering the 
Child Nutrition Programs and the Food Distribution Program (Child 
Nutrition Program related portions only) of the U.S. Department of 
Agriculture (USDA).
    On October 31, 1998, President Clinton signed the Child Nutrition 
Reauthorization Act of 1998 (Pub. L. 105-336). Section 102(d) amended 
section 9(i) of the NSLA (42 U.S.C. 1758(i)) by establishing two 
requirements with respect to school food authorities (SFA) which 
administer any combination of the Child Nutrition Programs under the 
same State administering agency (SA). First the SA must use a single 
State/local agreement for all programs operated by the SFA, including 
an alternate SFA under that SA. This also means that multiple programs 
operated under an alternate SA must be combined into a single 
agreement. A SA must use a common reimbursement form to claim meals 
under all of the programs. Previously, single agreements and common 
claim forms were permitted at SA option for SFAs administering multiple 
Child Nutrition Programs under a single SA.
    Estimate of Burden: Public reporting burden for this collection of 
information is estimated to average .25 hours per response.
    Respondents: The respondents are State agencies, FNS Regional 
Offices, and School Food Authorities participating in the National 
School Lunch Program (NSLP), School Breakfast Program (SBP), Summer 
Food Service Program (SFSP), Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP), 
School Milk Program (SMP), and Food Distribution Program (FDP--child 
nutrition program related portions only).
    Estimated Number of Respondents:

Form FNS-735, FNS Regional Office-School Food Authority Agreement: 5.
Form FNS-736, State Agency-School Food Authority Agreement: 20,629.

    Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent:

Form FNS-735, FNS Regional Office-School Food Authority Agreement: 1 
response.
Form FNS-736, State Agency-School Food Authority Agreement: 1 response.

    Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents:

Form FNS-735, FNS Regional Office-School Food Authority Agreement: 1.25 
burden hours.
Form FNS-736, State Agency-School Food Authority Agreement: 5,157 
burden hours.

    Dated: September 25, 2002.
Roberto Salazar,
Administrator, Food and Nutrition Service.
[FR Doc. 02-25148 Filed 10-2-02; 8:45 am]
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