[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 66 (Wednesday, April 6, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 19953-19954]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-07913]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Food and Nutrition Service


Agency Information Collection Activities: Information Collection; 
Comment Request--Report of Disqualification From Participation--
Institutions and Responsible Principals/Individuals (FNS-843) and 
Report of Disqualification From Participation--Individually 
Disqualified Responsible Principal/Individual or Day Care Home Provider 
(FNS-844)

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 public agencies to comment on a 
proposed information collection. This collection is an extension, 
without change, of a currently approved collection for maintaining the 
National Disqualified List of institutions, day care home providers, 
and individuals that have been terminated or otherwise disqualified 
from Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) participation. These 
federal requirements affect eligibility under the CACFP. The State 
Agencies are required to enter data as institutions and individuals 
become disqualified from participating in the CACFP. The collection is 
the result of a FNS web-based system constructed to update and maintain 
the list of disqualified institutions and individuals so that no State 
agency or sponsoring organization may approve any entity on the 
National Disqualified List to ensure the integrity of the Program.

DATES: Written comments must be received on or before June 6, 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 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: Sarah Smith-Holmes, Director, Program 
Monitoring and Operational Support Branch, Child Nutrition Division, 
Food and Nutrition Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, 3101 Park 
Center Drive, Room 630, Alexandria, Virginia 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 comment(s) 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 (OMB) approval, and will 
become a matter of public record.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sarah Smith-Holmes (703) 305-2063.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title: CACFP National Disqualified List--Forms FNS-843, FNS-844.
    Form Number: FNS-843 and FNS-844.
    OMB Number: 0584-0584.
    Expiration Date: August 31, 2016.
    Type of Request: Extension, without change, of a currently approved 
collection.
    Abstract: The Food and Nutrition Service administers the Child 
Nutrition Act of 1966, as amended (42 U.S.C. 1771, et seq.). Section 
243(c) of Public Law 106-224, the Agricultural Risk Protection Act of 
2000, amended section 17(d)(5) of the Richard B. Russell National 
School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1766(d)(5)(E)(i) and (ii)) by requiring the 
Department of Agriculture to maintain a list of institutions, day care 
home providers, and individuals that have been terminated or otherwise 
disqualified from Child and Adult Care Food Program participation. The 
law also requires the Department to make the list available to State 
agencies for their use in reviewing applications to participate in the 
program and to sponsoring organizations to ensure that they do not 
employ as principals any persons who are disqualified from the program. 
Forms FNS-843 and FNS-844 are used to collect and maintain this data. 
This statutory mandate has been incorporated into Sec.  226.6(c)(7) of 
the Program regulations. In addition, the recordkeeping burden 
associated with maintaining documentation related to institutions and 
providers terminated for cause at the State agency level is captured 
under the Information Collection for 7 CFR part 226, Child and Adult 
Care Food Program OMB Control Number 0584-0055, expiration date 
September 30, 2016. Therefore, there is no recordkeeping burden 
associated with this collection.
    Affected Public: State Agencies.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 56.
    Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 28.
    Estimated Total Annual Responses: 1,568.
    Estimate Time Per Response: .50.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden: 784.

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                                                                             Estimated       Number of                       Estimated
                     Affected public                        Instrument       number of     responses per   Total annual     total hours      Estimated
                                                                            respondents     respondent       responses     per  response   total burden
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State Agencies..........................................         FNS 843              56               6             336             .50             168
State Agencies..........................................         FNS 844              56              22           1,232             .50             616
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    Total Estimated Reporting Burden....................  ..............              56  ..............           1,568  ..............             784
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    Dated: March 31, 2016.
Audrey Rowe,
Administrator, Food and Nutrition Service.
[FR Doc. 2016-07913 Filed 4-5-16; 8:45 am]
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