[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 244 (Wednesday, December 19, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 75106-75110]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-30543]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Food and Nutrition Service


Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; 
Comment Request--Summer Food Service 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 the Agency's proposed information collection for the Summer Food 
Service Program. This collection is a revision of a currently approved 
information collection.

DATES: Written comments must be received on or before February 19, 
2013.

ADDRESSES: Comments are invited on: (1) Whether the proposed collection 
of information is necessary for the proper performance of the Agency's 
functions, including whether the information will have practical 
utility; (2) the accuracy of the Agency's estimate of the proposed 
information collection burden, including the validity of the 
methodology and assumptions used; (3) ways to enhance the quality, 
utility and clarity of the information to be collected; and (4) 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 Jon Garcia, Program Analysis and Monitoring 
Branch, Child Nutrition Division, 3101 Park Center Drive, Alexandria, 
VA 22302. 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 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.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or 
copies of this information collection should be directed to Jon Garcia, 
Program Analysis and Monitoring Branch, Child Nutrition Division, 3101 
Park Center Drive, Alexandria, VA 22302.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title: Information Collection for the Summer Food Service Program 
(SFSP).
    OMB Number: 0584-0280.
    Form Number: FNS-418.
    Expiration Date: February 28, 2013.
    Type of Request: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Abstract: SFSP is authorized under section 13 of the Richard B. 
Russell National School Lunch Act (NSLA) (42 U.S.C. 1761). The SFSP is 
directed toward children in low-income areas when school is not in 
session and is operated locally by approved sponsors. Local sponsors 
may include public or private non-profit school food authorities 
(SFAs), public or private non-profit residential summer camps, units of 
local, municipal, county or State governments, or other private non-
profit organizations that develop a special summer program and provide 
meal service similar to that available to children during the school 
year under the National School Lunch Program (NSLP) and the School 
Breakfast Program (SBP). Program operators submit monthly claims using 
FNS-418 to its administering agency to receive reimbursement.
    This is a revision of a currently approved collection. It revises 
reporting burden as a result of program changes and corrections to the 
recordkeeping burden hours. Current OMB inventory for this collection 
includes only reporting burden and that consists of 182,683 hours. As a 
result of program changes and reevaluation of existing program tasks, 
the reporting burden was significantly reduced by 42,693 hours since 
last renewal. However, as a result of reinstating the recordkeeping 
burden, this reduction is estimated at 7,291 hours. No substantive 
revisions have occurred to the form (FNS-418). The average burden per 
response and the annual burden hours for reporting and recordkeeping 
are explained below and summarized in the charts which follow.
    Affected Public: State agencies, camps and other sites and 
households.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 106,187.
    Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 6.417593.
    Estimated Total Annual Responses: 681,465.
    Estimate Time per Response: 0.257373.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden: 175,392.
    Current OMB Inventory: 182,683 (Reporting burden only).
    Difference (Burden Revisions Requested): -7,291.
    Refer to the table below for estimated total annual burden for each 
type of respondent.

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                                     Estimated       Number of                       Estimated
         Affected public             number of     responses per   Total annual     total hours      Estimated
                                    respondents     respondent       responses     per response    total burden
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                                                    Reporting
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State Agencies..................              53             381          20,193        0.722441          14,588
Sponsors........................           4,754         2.80963          13,357        3.725527          49,762
Camps and Other Sites...........             791               1             791             .25             198
Households......................         100,589               2         201,178            .375          75,442
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    Total Estimated Reporting            106,187  ..............         235,519  ..............         139,990
     Burden.....................
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                                                  Recordkeeping
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State Agencies..................              53             131           6,943         .080000           555.4
Sponsors........................           4,754              91         432,614             .08          34,609
Camps and Other Sites...........             791               1             791              .3           237.3
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    Total Estimated Record                 5,598  ..............         440,348  ..............          35,402
     keeping Burden.............
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                                      Total of Reporting and Recordkeeping
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Reporting.......................         106,187        2.217965         235,519         .594388         139,990
Recordkeeping...................           5,598        78.66166         440,348        .0803952          35,402
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        Total...................         106,187        6.417593         681,465         .257375         175,392
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    Dated: December 10, 2012.
Audrey Rowe
Administrator, Food and Nutrition Service.
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