[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 1 (Monday, January 4, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 61-62]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-33027]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Food and Nutrition Service


Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; 
Comment Request--Regional Office Administered Program (ROAP) Child 
Nutrition Payment Center (for the National School Lunch, School 
Breakfast, and Special Milk Programs)

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 this existing information collection. This collection is a renewal 
of a currently approved collection for reporting annual application and 
monthly claim data via the Child Nutrition Payment Center for the 
National School Lunch Program, the School Breakfast Program, and the 
Special Milk Program for schools and institutions administered by a 
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) 
Regional Office Administered Program.

DATES: Written comments must be received on or before March 4, 2016.

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 will 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 Steve Hortin, Branch Chief, Operational 
Support, Child Nutrition Programs, Food and Nutrition Service, U.S. 
Department of Agriculture, 3101 Park Center Drive, Room 640, 
Alexandria, VA 22302-1594. 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 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 Steve 
Hortin at the address indicated above or by phone at 703-305-4375.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title: 7 CFR part 210 National School Lunch Program, Part 220 
School Breakfast Program, and Part 215 Special Milk Program.
    Form Number: (formerly FNS-806A and FNS-806B).
    OMB Number: 0584-0284.
    Expiration Date: 04/30/2016.
    Type of Request: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Abstract: The National School Lunch Program (NSLP), School 
Breakfast Program (SBP), and Special Milk Program (SMP) are 
administered by State agencies; however, in the States of Virginia and 
Colorado, there are some schools and institutions where these Programs 
are instead administered directly by the associated USDA FNS Regional 
Office (as part of a Regional Office Administered Program, or ROAP). 
The State of Virginia, however, will no longer be using a FNS ROAP as 
of July 1, 2016. As part of a ROAP, these SFAs and institutions 
complete a Federal Claim for Reimbursement to receive reimbursement for 
meals and milk served to children. The forms previously used were forms 
FNS-806A and FNS-806B, respectively. These SFAs and institutions also 
complete a Federal application to participate in these Programs. The 
forms previously used were forms FNS-66, FNS-66A, FNS-66B and were 
previously part of other information collections (OMB control #0584-
0006--7 CFR part 210 National School Lunch Program, expiration date 
February 29, 2016 and OMB control #0584-0005--7 CFR part 210 Special 
Milk Program for Children, expiration date November 30, 2018). The 
information previously collected on these five forms is now entered 
directly into one computerized web application and payment system 
(submitted electronically via the Internet) referred to as the Child 
Nutrition Payments Center (currently administered by the FNS Mid-
Atlantic Regional Office).
    The Child Nutrition (CN) Payment Center is the secure online portal 
operated by FNS for use by a limited number of institutions and school 
food authorities (SFAs) within Virginia, Colorado, and U.S. Department 
of Defense school installations. Through this portal, these SFAs and 
institutions can submit Program applications and claims for meal 
reimbursement.
    With the renewal of this information collection, the five forms are 
officially being removed and replaced by the electronic system that 
currently exists. The reporting and recordkeeping requirements for the 
application information are being incorporated into this information 
collection since it is part of the same ROAP system. This system 
fulfills the requirements set forth in NSLP, SBP and SMP regulations 
issued by the Secretary of Agriculture (7 CFR 210.8 and 220.11; and 
215.10) to collect the meal and milk data for the schools and 
institutions that are directly administered by the ROAP. This 
information collection is required to administer and operate these 
programs in accordance with the NSLA. All of the reporting and 
recordkeeping requirements are currently approved by the Office of 
Management and Budget and are in force. This is a revision of the 
currently approved information collection.
    Affected Public: SFAs and institutions participating in the NSLP, 
SBP, and SMP administered by a FNS ROAP (as of July 1, 2016 when 
Virginia will no longer be using a FNS ROAP).
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 60.
    Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 11.
    Estimated Total Annual Responses: 660.
    Reporting Time per Response: 0.5 hours.

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    Estimated Annual Reporting Burden: 330 hours
    Refer to the table below for estimated total annual burden for each 
type of respondent.

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                                                                                         Estimated    Estimated
                                               Number of       Number         Total       average       total
               Affected public                respondents   responses per     annual     hours per      burden
                                                             respondent     responses     response     (hours)
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ROAP School Food Authorities & Institutions.           60              11          660          0.5          330
Total Annual Burden.........................           60              11          660          0.5          330
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    Dated: December 17, 2015.
Audrey Rowe,
Administrator, Food and Nutrition Service.
[FR Doc. 2015-33027 Filed 12-31-15; 8:45 am]
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