[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 194 (Friday, October 7, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 58665-58666]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-20255]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Food and Nutrition Service


Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; 
Comment Request--School Lunch and Breakfast Cost Study-II

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 general public and other public agencies to comment 
on the proposed collection of data for the School Lunch and Breakfast 
Cost Study-II in order to assess the adequacy of the Federal meal 
reimbursement rates.

DATES: Written comments must be received on or before December 6, 2005.

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 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 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.
    Comments may be sent to Alberta Frost, Director, Office of 
Analysis, Nutrition and Evaluation, Food and Nutrition Service, U.S. 
Department of Agriculture, 3101 Park Center Drive, Room 1014, 
Alexandria, VA 22302. Comments may also be submitted via fax to the 
attention of Alberta Frost at 703-305-2576 or via e-mail to 
[email protected].
    All written comments will be open for public inspection at the 
office of the Food and Nutrition Service during regular business hours 
(8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday) at Room 1014, 3101 Park 
Center Drive, Alexandria, Virginia 22302.
    All responses to this notice will be summarized and included in the 
request for OMB 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 Alberta 
Frost at 703-305-2017.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: School Lunch and Breakfast Cost Study-II.
    OMB Number: Not yet assigned.
    Form Number: N/A.
    Expiration Date: Not yet determined.
    Type of Request: New Collection of Information.
    Abstract: The School Lunch and Breakfast Cost Study-II will collect 
and analyze data from a nationally representative sample of public 
schools participating in the National School Lunch Program (NSLP). Data 
will be collected so as to provide sufficient information on school 
meal production costs to assess the adequacy of Federal meal 
reimbursement rates. The information will be used to determine the 
national average reported and full costs to produce NSLP and School 
Breakfast Program (SBP) reimbursable meals, the extent to which 
indirect costs are charged to School Food Authority (SFA) accounts for 
food service operations, the value of administrative costs used to 
produce reimbursable

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NSLP and SBP meals, and the composition of SFA revenues, including 
federal reimbursements, cafeteria sales and State and local cash 
assistance in comparison to costs.
    Respondents: State Child Nutrition (CN) Directors, State Commodity 
Distributing Agency (SDA) Directors, and State Department of Education 
(SEA) Finance Officers. For public school districts participating in 
the NSLP: SFA directors and business managers, local educational agency 
(LEA) finance officers, and school administrators and food service 
managers.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: One hundred twenty-two SFA 
directors will complete a mail questionnaire with telephone follow-up 
and be interviewed in-person using several different instruments. One 
hundred twenty-two SFA business managers and 122 LEA finance officers 
will be interviewed in person. One food service manager in each of 
three schools in each SFA (a total of 366 food service managers) will 
be interviewed by telephone prior to site visits. During the site 
visits the 366 food service managers will be interviewed in-person 
using several different instruments. Approximately 25 State CN 
directors; 25 SDA directors, and 25 SEA finance officers will be 
interviewed by telephone.
    Number of Responses per Respondent: Each instrument will be 
administered once to each respondent except for food service managers. 
Food service managers will be interviewed once by telephone prior to 
the site visit; in addition food service managers will be interviewed 
on each day of the five-day site visit to complete menu and recipe 
records.
    Estimated Time per Response: The attached table presents the burden 
for each type of respondent.

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                                           Estimated time per response
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                                                             Number of
             Respondent                     Number        administrations        Minutes         Total minutes
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State CN Director Interview.........                 25                  1                 20                500
State SDA Administrator.............                 25                  1                 20                500
SEA Finance Officer Interview.......                 25                  1                 20                500
SFA Director:                                       122
     Pre-Visit Questionnaire                122                  1                 30              3,660
     School Paid Staff                      122                  1                 15              1,830
     Roster.........................
     Central Staff Paid                     122                  1                 10              1,220
     Staff Roster...................
     Central Staff Time                     122                  1                 10              1,220
     Allocation Grid................
     Food Service Expense                   122                  1                 30              3,660
     Statement......................
     Off-Budget Staff Roster                122                  1                 10              1,220
     Off-Budget Time                        122                  1                 10              1,220
     Allocation Grid................
Food service managers/Cooks:                        366
     School Information                     366                  1                 10              3,660
     Summary........................
     Kitchen Staff Time                     366                  1                 15              5,490
     Allocation Grid................
     Menu Record............                366                  5                 15             27,450
     Recipe Record..........                366                  5                 30             54,900
SFA Business Manager................                122                  1                 60              7,320
School Administrator Interview......                366                  1                 80             29,280
LEA Finance Officer.................                122                  1                 60              7,320
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        Total Respondent Burden.....  .................  .................  .................            150,950
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    Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 2516 hours.

    Dated: October 3, 2005.
Roberto Salazar,
Administrator, Food and Nutrition Service.
[FR Doc. 05-20255 Filed 10-6-05; 8:45 am]
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