[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 138 (Wednesday, July 19, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 40987-40988]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-11435]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Food and Nutrition Service


Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; 
Comment Request--Form FNS-143, Claim for Reimbursement (Summer Food 
Service Program)

AGENCY: Food and Nutrition Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this 
notice invites the general public to comment on the proposed 
information collection. The Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) uses the 
SFSP Claim for Reimbursement Form, FNS-143 to collect data to determine 
the amount of reimbursement sponsoring organizations participating in 
the Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) are eligible to receive.

DATES: Written comments on this notice must be received or postmarked 
by September 18, 2006.

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 Melissa Rothstein, Chief, Program Analysis 
and Monitoring Branch, Child and Nutrition Division, Food and Nutrition 
Service, USDA, 3101 Park Center Drive, Room 640, Alexandria, Virginia 
22302. Comments may also be submitted via fax to the attention of 
Melissa Rothstein at (703) 305-2879 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 3101 Park Center Drive, 
Alexandria, Virginia 22302, Room 640.
    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 Melissa 
Rothstein at (703) 305-2590.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: Summer Food Service Program Claim for Reimbursement.
    OMB Numbers: 0584-0041.
    Expiration Date: October 31, 2006.
    Type of Request: Revision of a currently approved information 
collection.
    Abstract: The SFSP Claim for Reimbursement, Form FNS-143, is used 
to collect data on the number of meals served and cost data from 
sponsoring organizations whose participation in this program is 
administered directly by FNS Regional Office, commonly known as 
Regional Office Administered Program or ROAP. The FNS Regional Office 
directly administers participation of the SFSP for sponsoring 
organizations in Virginia. In order to determine the amount of 
reimbursement sponsoring organizations are entitled to receive for 
meals served, they must complete the form. The completed forms are 
either sent to the Child Nutrition Payments Center at the FNS Mid-
Atlantic Regional Office where they are entered into a computerized 
payment system or sponsoring organizations may submit forms 
electronically via the Internet directly into the Child Nutrition 
Payments Center. The payment system computes earned reimbursement.
    Earned reimbursement in the SFSP is based on performance and is 
determined by comparing an assigned rate for operations and for 
administration per meal served to actual operational and administrative 
costs. To fulfill the earned reimbursement requirements set forth in 
SFSP regulations issued by the Secretary of Agriculture (7 CFR 225.9), 
the meal and

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cost data must be collected on form FNS-143.
    The form is an intrinsic part of the accounting system currently 
being used by the subject program to ensure proper reimbursement as 
well as to facilitate adequate recordkeeping.
    Respondents: The respondents are sponsoring organizations 
participating in the SFSP under the auspices of the FNS ROAP.

Reporting Burden

    Estimated Total Number of Respondents: 123.
    Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 5.
    Estimated Hours per Response: .5.
    Estimated Annual Reporting Burden Hours: 307.5.
    Estimated Total Number of Respondents: 123.

Recordkeeping Burden

    Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 5.
    Estimated Hours per Response: .1875.
    Estimated Annual Recordkeeping Burden Hours: 115.31.
    Total Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping Burden: 423.

    Dated: July 7, 2006.
Roberto Salazar,
Administrator, Food and Nutrition.
[FR Doc. E6-11435 Filed 7-18-06; 8:45 am]
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