[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 174 (Monday, September 9, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 55052-55055]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-21764]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Food and Nutrition Service


Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; 
Comment Request--Form FNS-13, Annual Report of State Revenue Matching 
(National School Lunch Program)

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 which concerns the 
appropriation and use of State funds for the National School Lunch, 
School Breakfast and Special Milk Programs. This collection is a 
revision of a currently approved collection.

DATES: Written comments must be received on or before November 8, 2013.

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. Written comments may be sent to 
Jon Garcia, Acting Branch Chief, Program Analysis and Monitoring 
Branch, Food and Nutrition Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, 
3101 Park Center Drive, Room 640, 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 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 640, 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 Jon Garcia 
at (703) 305-2600.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title: 7 CFR Part 210, National School Lunch 
Program.
    Form Number: FNS-13.
    OMB Number: 0584-0075.
    Expiration Date: 2/28/2014.
    Type of Request: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Abstract: FNS uses the Annual Report of State Revenue Matching, 
Form FNS-13, to collect data on State revenue matching to meet the 
reporting required by 7 CFR 210.17(g). The Food and Nutrition Service 
administers the National School Lunch Program, the School Breakfast 
Program, and the Special Milk Program as mandated by the Richard B. 
Russell National School Lunch Act (NSLA), as amended (42 U.S.C. 1751, 
et seq.), and the Child Nutrition Act of 1966, as amended (42 U.S.C. 
1771, et seq.). Information on school program operations is collected 
from State agencies on a yearly basis to monitor and make adjustments 
to State agency funding requirements. As provided in 7 CFR 210.17, each 
school year, State revenues must be appropriated or used specifically 
by the State for Federal school lunch program purposes. The amount that 
must be appropriated or used generally is at least 30% of the funds 
received by the State under Section 4 of the NSLA (42 U.S.C. 1753) 
during the school year beginning July 1, 1980, unless exemptions or 
waivers are met, as described in 7 CFR 210.17. The form is an intrinsic 
part of the accounting system currently being used by the subject 
programs to ensure proper reimbursement as well as to facilitate 
adequate recordkeeping. The FNS-13 form is provided to States through a 
web-based Federal reporting system and, 100 percent of the information 
is collected through electronic means. There are no changes required 
for the instructions on FNS-13. However, this revision made significant 
program adjustment to reporting burden hours as a result of automation 
and the advancement of State systems technology. The response time 
(estimated average number of hours per response) is decreased from the 
previously approved 80 hours to 8 hours and hence the total number of 
burden hours is reduced from 4,560 to 456 hours.
    Affected Public: State agencies.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 57 State agencies.
    Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 1.
    Estimated Total Annual Responses: 57.
    Estimated Time per Response: 8 hours.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 456 hours.
    See the table below for estimated total annual burden for each type 
of respondent.

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                                     Estimated       Responses     Total annual   average number     Estimated
           Respondent                number of     annually per      responses     of hours per     total hours
                                    respondent      respondent                       response
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Reporting Burden: State agency..              57            1.00              57               8             456
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    Total Reporting Burden......              57            1.00              57               8             456
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    Dated: August 30, 2013.
Audrey Rowe,
Administrator, Food and Nutrition Service.
    Attachment: Appendix A: FNS-13 Annual Report of State Revenue 
Matching.

Appendix A--Sample Version of the Proposed FNS-13 and Instructions

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