[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 177 (Wednesday, September 13, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 54018-54019]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 06-7647]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Food and Nutrition Service


Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; 
Comment Request: Afterschool Snacks Information in the Child and Adult 
Care Food Program

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.

DATES: Written comments on this notice must be received or postmarked 
by November 13, 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 
22302-1594. 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 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 the address above or by telephone at 703-305-2590.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: 7 CFR Part 226, Child and Adult Care Food Program.
    OMB Numbers: 0584-0055.
    Expiration Date: 3/31/2009.
    Type of Request: Revision of currently approved information 
collection.
    Abstract: FNS is amending the regulations for the Child and Adult 
Care Food Program (CACFP) at 7 CFR Part 226 to incorporate the 
provisions of the William F. Goodling Child Nutrition Reauthorization 
Act of 1998, which authorized certain afterschool care centers to be 
reimbursed for snacks served to at-risk children 18 years of age and 
younger. The rule is also being amended to establish the eligibility of 
at-risk afterschool care centers to serve free snacks to children who 
participate in afterschool programs. These changes were originally 
proposed by the Department in a rulemaking published on October 11, 
2000 (65 FR 60502).
    Due to the drop-in nature of many afterschool programs, the 
Department did not propose extensive reporting and recordkeeping 
requirements. In addition to application and eligibility records, an 
at-risk center must document daily attendance, number of snacks 
prepared or delivered, number of snacks served, and menus for each 
snack service. Consistent with the objective of keeping program 
administration minimal, the Department proposed only one additional 
reporting requirement--that at-risk centers report the total number of 
snacks served to eligible children. The proposed recordkeeping and 
reporting provisions are maintained in the final rule.
    Affected Public: State, local or tribal Government, Individuals or 
Households, Business or other for-profit institutions, Not-for-profit 
institutions, and Federal government.

                                             Estimated Annualized Burden--7 CFR Part 226, OMB No. 0584-0055
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                                                                                          Annual  number      Number
                                                                Section                         of         responses per     Hours per     Total burden
                                                                                            respondents     respondent       response
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State agency collects and maintains CACFP
 agreements, records received from applicant
 and participating institutions and
 documentation of administrative review and
 Program assistance activities, results and
 corrective actions.
Total existing State agencies...............  7 CFR 226.6...............................              54               1           1.9               103
Total proposed State agencies...............  7 CFR 226.6...............................              54               1           2.4               130

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Independent centers and sponsoring
 organizations of centers must ensure that
 family size and income, menus, meal counts,
 enrollment, invoices and receipts, claims
 for reimbursement, day care licenses, CACFP
 applications, tax exempt certification (if
 applicable) are maintained on file for a
 period of at least 3 years. Sponsoring
 organizations of day care homes must ensure
 that menus, meal counts, attendance,
 enrollment, day care license, CACFP
 application and provider's family size and
 income records are maintained on file for a
 period of 3 years.
Total existing Institutions.................  7 CFR 226.15..............................          17,957               1           6.078         109,143
Total proposed Institutions.................  7 CFR 226.15..............................          21,224               1           6.578         139,611
Institutions submit documentation sufficient
 to determine that each at-risk afterschool
 care center meets program eligibility or
 area eligibility requirements.
Total existing institutions.................  7 CFR 226.6(b)............................               0               0           0                   0
Total proposed institutions.................  7 CFR 226.6(b)............................           1,535               1            .3               461
Sponsoring organization or independent
 institution submits documentation to
 demonstrate that child care centers,
 outside school-hours care centers, at-risk
 afterschool care centers, day care homes,
 and adult day care centers are in
 compliance with licensing/approval
 criteria.
Total existing sponsors/institutions........  7 CFR 226.6(d)............................          12,742               1            .3             3,823
Total proposed sponsors/institutions........  7 CFR 226.6(d)............................          21,224               1            .5            10,612
    Total New Burden........................  ..........................................  ..............  ..............  ..............          37,745
    Currently Approved Burden...............  ..........................................  ..............  ..............  ..............       5,779,223
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        Total Burden Hours Requested under    ..........................................  ..............  ..............  ..............       5,816,968
         0584-0055.
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    Estimated Number of Respondents: 2,933,376.
    Estimated Average Number of Responses per Respondent: 2.25.
    Estimated Annual Responses: 6,624,039.
    Estimated Average Hours Per Response: .87.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden: 5,816,968.

    Dated: September 5, 2006.
George A. Braley,
Acting Administrator, Food and Nutrition Service.
[FR Doc. 06-7647 Filed 9-12-06; 8:45 am]
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