[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 92 (Friday, May 12, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 27667-27668]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-7260]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Food and Nutrition Service


Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; 
Comment Request: The Pennsylvania Rural Area Eligibility Pilot 
Evaluation

AGENCY: Food and Nutrition Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the 
Food and Nutrition Service is submitting for comment from the general 
public and other public agencies the proposed information collection 
burden that would result from the Pennsylvania Rural Area Eligibility 
Pilot Evaluation.

DATES: Written comments must be received on or before July 11, 2006.

ADDRESSES: Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed collection 
of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions 
of the Food and Nutrition Service (FNS), USDA, including whether the 
information will have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of FNS? 
estimate of 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 through the use of 
appropriate automated, electronic, mechanical, or other technological 
collection techniques or other forms of information technology.
    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.
    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, Alexandria, VA 
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 the proposed information collection should be directed to 
Alberta C. Frost (703) 305-2117.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: The Pennsylvania Rural Area Eligibility Pilot Evaluation.
    OMB Number: Not yet assigned.
    Expiration Date: N/A.
    Type of Request: New collection of information.
    Abstract: The Pennsylvania Rural Area Eligibility Pilot Evaluation 
is an evaluation project of the Summer Food Service Program (SFSP). 
Section 116 of the Child Nutrition and WIC Reauthorization Act of 2004 
(Pub. L. 108-265) amended section 13(a) of the Richard B. Russell 
National School Lunch Act, 42 U.S.C. 1761(a)(9), to authorize the 
Secretary of Agriculture through FNS to establish a demonstration pilot 
of SFSP in the rural

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areas of Pennsylvania for calendar years 2005 and 2006, using a lower 
threshold of 40% of children being eligible for free or reduced price 
school meals instead of the 50% typically required for determining 
eligibility in areas in which poor economic conditions exist. The 
legislation allows Pennsylvania to use school or census data to 
determine eligibility of feeding sites. The evaluation will examine the 
impact of the change in threshold in terms of changes (increases) in 
the numbers and characteristics of participants, feeding sites, and 
services provided to eligible children. The evaluation component will 
collect information from sponsors, site supervisors, site monitors, and 
sites operating SFSP sites in rural Pennsylvania. Three surveys will be 
conducted: (1) Sponsor survey, (2) site supervisor survey, and (3) site 
monitor survey. A report is due to Congress in January 2008.
    Affected Public: Sponsors--Active rural site sponsors of SFSP in 
rural Pennsylvania, Site Supervisors--Supervisors of rural sites of 
SFSP that were open or enrolled and were active in 2006, and Site 
Monitors--Monitors are temporary state employees who serve to monitor 
the feeding activities of the site. Active monitors of SFSP in rural 
Pennsylvania in 2006 will be interviewed.
    Estimate of Burden:
    Sponsor Survey: Public burden for respondents of the sponsor survey 
is estimated at 20 minutes for 55 respondents for one response each.
    Site Supervisor Survey: Public burden for respondents of the site 
supervisor survey is estimated at 15 minutes for 232 respondents for 
one response each.
    Site monitor survey: Public burden for respondents of the site 
monitor survey is estimated at 4 minutes for 19 respondents for one 
response each.

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                                                                     Number of
                   Description                       Number of     responses per     Hours per     Total  hours
                                                    respondents     respondent       response
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Sponsor Survey..................................              55               1           0.333           18.33
Site Supervisor Survey..........................             232               1           0.250           58.00
Sponsor Survey..................................              19               1           0.066            1.27
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    Total Annual Burden.........................  ..............  ..............  ..............              78
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    Estimated Number of Respondents: 306.
    Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 1.
    Estimated Total Annual Responses: 306.
    Estimated Hours per Response: 0.25.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden: 78 hours.

    Dated: May 4, 2006.
Roberto Salazar,
Administrator, Food and Nutrition Service.
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