[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 95 (Tuesday, May 17, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 30515-30516]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-11559]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Food and Nutrition Service


Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; 
Comment Request--Information Collection for the Child and Adult Care 
Food Program

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 the Agency's proposed information collection for the Child and Adult 
Care Food Program. This collection is a revision of a currently 
approved information collection.

DATES: Written comments must be received on or before July 18, 2016.

ADDRESSES: Comments are invited on: (1) Whether the proposed collection 
of information is necessary for the proper performance of the Agency's 
functions, including whether the information will have practical 
utility; (2) the accuracy of the Agency's estimate of the proposed 
information collection 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 use of appropriate automated, electronic, 
mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or other forms 
of information technology.
    Comments may be sent to Andrea Farmer, Policy and Program 
Development Division, Child Nutrition Programs, 3101 Park Center Drive, 
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 responses to this notice will be summarized and included in the 
request for Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval. All 
comments will also become a matter of public record.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or 
copies of this information collection should be directed to Andrea 
Farmer, Policy and Program Development Division, Child Nutrition 
Programs, 3101 Park Center Drive, Alexandria, VA 22302.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title: 7 CFR part 226, Child and Adult Care Food Program.
    OMB Number: 0584-0055.
    Expiration Date: September 30, 2016.
    Type of Request: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Abstract: Section 17 of the Richard B. Russell National School 
Lunch Act (NSLA), as amended, (42 U.S.C. 1766), authorizes the CACFP to 
provide cash reimbursement and commodity assistance, on a per meal 
basis, for food service to children in nonresidential child care 
centers and family day care homes, and to eligible adults in 
nonresidential adult day care centers. The U.S. Department of 
Agriculture, through the Food and Nutrition Service, has established 
application, monitoring, and reporting requirements to manage the CACFP 
effectively. The purpose of this submission to OMB is to obtain 
approval to continue the discussed information collection. States and 
service institutions participating in the CACFP will submit to FNS 
account and record information reflecting their efforts to comply with 
statutory and regulatory Program requirements. Examples of data 
collected and reported with this collection include, but are not 
limited to: applications and supporting documents; records of 
enrollment; records supporting the free and reduced price eligibility 
determinations; daily records indicating numbers of program 
participants in attendance and the number of meals served by type and 
category; and receipts, invoices and other records of CACFP costs and 
documentation of non-profit operation of food service.
    This is a revision of a currently approved collection. It revises 
reporting burden as a result of increases in the number of sponsoring 
organizations and facilities, and an increase in the number of enrolled 
participants, who are required to submit information. It also adds a 
new requirement for written documentation when requesting substitutions 
for fluid milk or food components for participants with special non-
disability, dietary needs. This requirement is added by the regulation 
Child and Adult Care Food Program: Meal Pattern Revisions Related to 
the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010, published April 25, 2016 to 
7 CFR 226.20 (g) Exceptions and variations in reimbursable meals.
    This revision removes two reporting requirements that had been 
duplicated in the current burden estimate (i.e. counted twice), and one 
typed error in the number of day care home sponsors, which reduce the 
burden. Current OMB inventory for this collection consists of 2,234,840 
hours. As a result of program changes and adjustments, program burden 
was increased slightly by 236,715 hours since last renewal. The average 
burden per response and the annual burden hours for reporting and 
recordkeeping are explained below and summarized in the charts which 
follow.
    Affected Public: 56 State agencies, 21,052 Institutions, 180,740 
facilities (includes 113,847, family day care homes and 66,893 
sponsored center facilities) and 4,055,172 households.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 4,257,020.
    Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 1.824365.
    Estimated Total Annual Responses: 7,766,360.
    Estimate Time per Response: 0.318238 hrs.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden: 2,471,555 hrs.
    Current OMB Inventory for Part 226: 2,234,840 hrs.
    Difference (change in burden with this renewal): 236,715 hrs.
    Refer to the table below for estimated total annual burden.

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                                     Estimated       Number of                       Estimated
         Affected public             number of     responses per   Total annual     total hours      Estimated
                                    respondents     respondent       responses     per  response   total burden
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                                                    Reporting
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State Agencies..................              56          564.16          31,593           0.176        5,544.92
Sponsor/Institution.............          21,052           26.31         553,808          1.1136      616,697.18
Facility........................         180,740           12.00       2,168,880           0.407      883,761.00
Individual/Household............       4,055,172            1.05       4,274,151          0.0830      354,827.55
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    Total Estimated Reporting          4,257,020  ..............       7,028,432  ..............    1,860,830.66
     Burden.....................
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                                                  Recordkeeping
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State Agencies..................              56           27.00           1,512          1.3704           2,072
Sponsor/Institution.............          21,052            9.22         194,196          0.3421          66,432
Facility........................         180,740            3.00         542,220           1.000         542,220
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    Total Estimated                      201,848  ..............         737,928  ..............         610,724
     Recordkeeping Burden.......
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                                   Total of Reporting and Recordkeeping CACFP
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Reporting.......................       4,257,020          1.6510       7,028,432          0.2647       1,860,831
Recordkeeping...................         201,848          3.6559         737,928          0.8276         610,724
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    Total.......................       4,257,020  ..............       7,766,360  ..............       2,471,555
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    Dated: May 9, 2016.
Audrey Rowe,
Administrator, Food and Nutrition Service.
[FR Doc. 2016-11559 Filed 5-16-16; 8:45 am]
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