[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 54 (Monday, March 21, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 15281-15282]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-6494]



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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Food and Nutrition Service


Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; 
Comment Request--Evaluation of the Quantity and Quality of Nutritional 
Information Available to School Food Authorities About Food Service 
Products and Commodities

AGENCY: Food and Nutrition Service (FNS), 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 this proposed information collection. This collection is a new 
collection for evaluation of the quantity and quality of nutritional 
information available to school food authorities about food service 
products and commodities.

DATES: Written comments must be received on or before May 20, 2011.

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 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 use of appropriate automated, 
electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or 
other forms of information technology.
    Comments may be sent to: Alexandra Lewin, Food and Nutrition 
Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, 3101 Park Center Drive, Room 
500, Alexandria, VA 22302. Comments may also be submitted via fax to 
the attention of Alexandra Lewin at 703-305-1410 or via e-mail to 
[email protected]. Comments will also be accepted through 
the Federal eRulemaking Portal. Go to http://www.regulations.gov, and 
follow the online instructions for submitting comments electronically.
    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, 
Room 500, Alexandria, Virginia 22302.
    All responses to this notice will be summarized and included in the 
request for Office of Management and Budget 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 Alexandra 
Lewin at 703-305-2705.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: Evaluation of the Quantity and Quality of Nutritional 
Information Available to School Food Authorities about Food Service 
Products and Commodities.
    OMB Number: [0584-NEW].
    Expiration Date: [Not Yet Determined.]
    Type of Request: [New Collection].
    Abstract: The purpose of this evaluation is to fulfill the 
requirements of Section 242 of the Health, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010 
(the Act). The Act amended Section 9(a)(4) of the Richard B. Russell 
National School Lunch Act, 42 U.S.C. 1758(a)(4), and requires the 
Secretary to, not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of the 
Act, carry out a study to analyze the quantity and quality of 
nutritional information available to school food authorities about food 
service products and commodities. In addition, the Secretary must also 
submit to Congress a report on the results of the study that contains 
such legislative recommendations as the Secretary considers necessary 
to ensure that school food authorities have access to the nutritional 
information needed for menu planning and compliance assessments within 
1 year after enactment of the Act.
    To conduct this study, FNS will work with our external partners, 
such as State agencies and the School Nutrition Association, to 
disseminate the survey to school foodservice professionals. The study 
will assess the quality and quantity of nutrition information available 
to school food authorities (SFAs) during both the ordering and delivery 
periods. The questions posed in the study will help FNS better 
understand purchasing decisions and will ultimately allow FNS to make 
recommendations to ensure SFAs can effectively and efficiently obtain 
accurate nutrition information needed for purchasing the widest variety 
of healthful foods, menu planning and undertaking compliance 
assessments.
    Affected Public: State, Local and Tribal Government. Respondent 
groups identified include current school foodservice professionals 
sampled from across the United States.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: Approximately 500 school 
foodservice professionals will participate in the benchmark survey as 
part of the study. This is based on an estimated completion rate with a 
previous FNS survey conducted through the School Nutrition 
Association's membership list.
    Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: The school 
foodservice professionals will be asked to respond to a survey once.
    Estimated Total Annual Responses: 500 (500 respondents x 1 
response).
    Estimated Time per Response: .25 (the estimated time is 
approximately 15 minutes).
    Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 5,000 minutes (125 
hours). See the table below for estimated total annual burden for each 
type of respondent.

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                                                                                  Estimated avg.
                                     Estimated       Responses     Total annual      number of       Estimated
           Respondent                 number       annually per      responses       hours per      total hours
                                    respondent      respondent     (col. b x c)      response      (col. d x e)
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                                                Reporting Burden
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School foodservice professionals             500            1.00          500.00            0.25             125
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    Total Reporting Burden......             500  ..............          500.00  ..............             125
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    Dated: March 14, 2011.
Julia Paradis,
Administrator, Food and Nutrition Service.
[FR Doc. 2011-6494 Filed 3-18-11; 8:45 am]
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