[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 107 (Monday, June 5, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 32301-32302]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-8655]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Food and Nutrition Service


Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; 
Comment Request: Procurement Requirements for the National School 
Lunch, School Breakfast and Special Milk Programs

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 proposed information collections. The proposed collection is a new 
collection of information.

DATES: Written comments must be submitted on or before August 4, 2006.

ADDRESSES: Comments are invited on: (a) 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; (b) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the 
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 Melissa Rothstein, Chief, Program Analysis 
and Monitoring Branch, Food and Nutrition Service, Department of 
Agriculture, 3101 Park Center Drive, Room 640, Alexandria, Virginia 
22302-1594.
    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 information collection should be directed to Lynn Rodgers 
at the above address or by telephone at 703-305-2590.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: Procurement Requirements for the National School Lunch, 
School Breakfast and Special Milk Programs.
    OMB Number: 0584-NEW.
    Expiration Date: Not yet determined.
    Type of Request: New collection.
    Abstract: On December 30, 2004, FNS published a proposed rule at 69 
FR 78340 seeking to amend 7 CFR parts 210, 215, and 220, to revise the 
National School Lunch, School Breakfast, and Special Milk Programs, 
respectively, regarding the use of Federal funds for the provision of 
meals and milk for school children under these programs.
    This rule would prohibit a school food authority from using funds 
in the nonprofit school food service account for expenditures made 
under an improperly procured contract, including any cost reimbursable 
provision of a contract that permits the contractor to receive payments 
in excess of the contractor's actual net allowable costs. State 
agencies would also be responsible for reviewing and approving 
contracts between school food authorities and food service management 
companies prior to their execution.
    This change will ensure optimum utilization of funds in the 
nonprofit school food service account. The burden associated with the 
procurement requirements will only affect schools participating in the 
National School Lunch or School Breakfast Programs that contract with 
food service management companies. The burden associated with schools 
participating in the Special Milk Program would be minimal because milk 
is often the sole procured item and the procurement is generally 
handled at the school food authority level. Therefore, this burden is 
also carried in the National School Lunch Program.

                               Estimated Annual Recordkeeping and Reporting Burden
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                                                  Annual  number      Number
                                     Section            of         responses per     Hours per     Total burden
                                                    respondents     respondent       response
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2National School Lunch Program  7 CFR...........              57              22           0.167             209
 State agency review and
 approve procurements between
 school food authority and
 contractor.
Total existing State..........  210.19(a).......
Total proposed State agencies.  7 CFR 210.19(a).              57              30            .4               684
School food authority provide
 procurement materials to
 State agency for approval:
Total existing school food      ................           1,648               1            .25              412
 authorities.
Total proposed school food      ................           1,648               1           1.5             2,472
 authorities.
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    Affected Public: State, Local, or Tribal Government, Individuals or 
household, Business or other for-profit, Not-for-profit institutions, 
and Federal government.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 1,648.
    Number of responses per respondent: 1.
    Estimated total annual responses: 1,648.
    Hours per response: 1.5.
    Number of recordkeepers: 57.
    Estimated annual hours per recordkeeper: 0.40.
    Total recordkeeping hours: 684.
    Total reporting hours: 2,472.

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    Total Annual Burden: 3,156 hours.

    Dated: May 25, 2006.
Roberto Salazar,
Administrator, Food and Nutrition Service.
[FR Doc. E6-8655 Filed 6-2-06; 8:45 am]
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