[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 60 (Tuesday, March 29, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Page 17427]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-07002]



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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Food and Nutrition Service


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

March 23, 2016.
    The Department of Agriculture has submitted the following 
information collection requirement(s) to OMB for review and clearance 
under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104-13. Comments 
are requested regarding (1) whether the collection of information is 
necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, 
including whether the information will have practical utility; (2) the 
accuracy of the agency's estimate of 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 through the use of appropriate automated, 
electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or 
other forms of information technology.
    Comments regarding this information collection received by April 
28, 2016 will be considered. Written comments should be addressed to: 
Desk Officer for Agriculture, Office of Information and Regulatory 
Affairs, Office of Management and Budget (OMB), 
[email protected] or fax (202) 395-5806 and to Departmental 
Clearance Office, USDA, OCIO, Mail Stop 7602, Washington, DC 20250-
7602. Copies of the submission(s) may be obtained by calling (202) 720-
8958.
    An agency may not conduct or sponsor a collection of information 
unless the collection of information displays a currently valid OMB 
control number and the agency informs potential persons who are to 
respond to the collection of information that such persons are not 
required to respond to the collection of information unless it displays 
a currently valid OMB control number.

Food and Nutrition Service

    Title: 7 CFR part 225, Summer Food Service Program.
    OMB Control Number: 0584-0280.
    Summary of Collection: Section 13 of the Richard B. Russell 
National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1761) authorizes the Summer Food 
Service Program (SFSP). 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 and the School Breakfast Program. Under the program, a 
sponsor receives reimbursement for serving nutritious, well-balanced 
meals to eligible children at the food service sites. Information is 
gathered from State agencies and other organizations wishing to 
participate in the program to determine eligibility.
    Need and Use of the Information: FNS uses the information collected 
to determine an organization's eligibility and to monitor program 
performance for compliance and reimbursement purposes.
    Description of Respondents: Individuals or households; Farms; Not-
for-profit institutions; State, Local, or Tribal Government.
    Number of Respondents: 106,621.
    Frequency of Responses: Recordkeeping; Reporting; Public 
Disclosure: On occasion; Quarterly; Annually.
    Total Burden Hours: 197,602.

Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2016-07002 Filed 3-28-16; 8:45 am]
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