[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 35 (Tuesday, February 23, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8898-8899]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-03788]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Food and Nutrition Service
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection;
Comment Request; State Administrative Expense Funds
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 information collection. This collection is a revision of a
currently approved collection for State administrative expense funds
expended in the operation of the Child Nutrition Programs (7 CFR parts
210, 215, 220, 226 and 250) administered under the Child Nutrition Act
of 1966. The current approval for the information collection burden
associated with 7 CFR part 235 expires on May 31, 2016.
DATES: Written comments must be received on or before April 25, 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 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 Steve Hortin, Chief, Operational Support
Branch, Food and Nutrition Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture,
3101 Park Center Drive, Room 632, 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 (OMB) approval, and will become a matter of public record.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or
copies of this information collection should be directed to Sarah
Smith-Holmes at (703) 605-3223.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: 7 CFR part 235--State Administrative Expense Funds.
Form Numbers: FNS-74, FNS-525.
OMB Number: 0584-0067.
Expiration Date: May 31, 2016.
Type of Request: Revision of a currently approved collection.
Abstract: Section 7 of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (Pub. L. 89-
642), 42 U.S.C. 1776, authorizes the Department to provide Federal
funds to State agencies (SAs) for administering the Child Nutrition
Programs (7 CFR parts 210, 215, 220, 226 and 250). State Administrative
Expense (SAE) Funds, 7 CFR part 235, sets forth procedures and
recordkeeping requirements for use by SAs in reporting and maintaining
records of their need and use of SAE funds. A summary of the reporting
and recordkeeping burden associated with this revision is presented in
the table below. For this revision, the number of State Agencies was
updated (decreased from 87 to 84) resulting in a decrease of 321
recordkeeping burden hours. The burden for maintaining accounting
records was adjusted to more accurately reflect the average frequency
of updating records due to electronic system processing resulting in a
decrease of 5,564 recordkeeping hours. The burden of documenting
expenditures of funds from State sources in any fiscal year for the
administration of CNP is already accounted for in the quarterly
recordkeeping for the FNS-777; therefore, the burden for this
recordkeeping requirement has been decreased by 856 hours. The burden
associated with form FNS-777, Financial Status Report, was removed
since the burden for this form has been approved under the information
collection for the Food Program Reporting System (FPRS), OMB Control
Number 0584-0594, which expires June 30, 2017, resulting in a decrease
of 174 reporting hours. The burden associated with form FNS-525, State
Administrative Expense Funds Reallocation Report, is proposed for
removal and transfer to the FPRS information collection to accommodate
electronic reporting of the data resulting in a transfer of 308
reporting hours. These revisions result in a net decrease of 7,223
total burden hours. Revisions to the update form FNS-74, Federal-State
Agreement, are also being proposed. The revised FNS-74 form is included
in the Supporting Documents to this notice on www.regulations.gov.
Affected Public: State Agencies.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 84.
Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 40.297.
Estimated Total Annual Responses: 3,385.
Estimated Hours per Response: 1.869.
Estimated Total Hours Annual Reporting Burden: 315.
Estimated Total Hours Annual Recordkeeping Burden: 6,010.
Estimated Total Annual Burden: 6,325.
Current OMB Inventory: 13,548.
Difference (requested with this renewal): -7,223.
Refer to the following table for estimated annual burden for each
type of respondent:
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Estimated Number of Estimated Estimated Estimated
Affected public number of responses per total annual hours per total annual
respondents respondent responses response burden
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Reporting
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State Agencies.................. 84 1.917 161 1.955 315
Total Estimated Reporting Burden 84 .............. 161 .............. 315
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Recordkeeping
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State Agencies.................. 84 38.381 3,224 1.864 6,010
Total Estimated Recordkeeping 84 .............. 3,224 .............. 6,010
Burden.........................
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Total of Reporting and Recordkeeping
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Reporting....................... 84 1.917 161 1.955 315
Recordkeeping................... 84 38.38 3,224 1.864 6,010
Total....................... 84 .............. 3,385 .............. 6,325
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Dated: February 9, 2016.
Audrey Rowe,
Administrator, Food and Nutrition Service.
[FR Doc. 2016-03788 Filed 2-22-16; 8:45 am]
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