[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 114 (Tuesday, June 14, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 38658-38659]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-14008]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Food and Nutrition Service


Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection: 
Comment Request--Professional Standards Training Tracker Tool

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 proposed information collection. This collection is a new 
collection for assisting state agencies to record, track and manage the 
required training hours in four major areas (Nutrition, Operations, 
Administration, Communications and Marketing) to meet the requirements 
of the Healthy Hunger Free Kids Act (HHFKA) of 2010 Professional 
Standards Rule. The HHFKA (section 306) requires Professional Standards 
for state and local school district nutrition professionals. In 
addition to hiring standards, mandatory annual training will be 
required for all individuals involved in preparing school meals. To 
meet the training requirements and assist in keeping track of training 
courses, FNS is developing a web-based application tool with a SQL-
server database which will be made available to local educational 
agencies and school food authorities through the FNS public Web site. 
While training requirements are mandatory, using the USDA Tracking Tool 
is voluntary. School nutrition professionals can use any method to 
track and manage their trainings. These resources will facilitate 
compliance with HHFKA requirements and will be provided at no cost to 
the state, district, or individuals.

DATES: Written comments must be received on or before August 15, 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: Kaushalya Heendeniya, Food and Nutrition 
Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, 3101 Park Center Drive, Room 
630, Alexandria, VA 22302. Comments may also be submitted via fax to 
the attention of Kaushalya Heendeniya at 703-305-2549 or via email to 
[email protected]. 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 Kaushalya 
Heendeniya at 703-305-0037.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title: Professional Standards Training Tracker Tool.
    Form Number: 0584--NEW.
    Expiration Date: Not Yet Determined.
    Type of Request: New Collection.
    Abstract: The Healthy Hunger Free Kids Act of 2010 (section 306) 
requires Professional Standards for state and local school district 
nutrition professionals. In addition to hiring standards, mandatory 
annual training will be required for all individuals involved in 
preparing school meals. To meet the training requirements and assist in 
keeping track of training and training courses, FNS is developing a 
web-based application tool with a SQL-server database which will be 
made available to local educational agencies and school food 
authorities through the FNS public Web site, with a login 
authentication. These resources will facilitate compliance with HHFKA 
requirements and will be provided at no cost to the state, district, or 
individuals. In addition, there will be a mobile friendly version of 
this Professional Standards Training Tracking Tool application to 
ensure easy usage and accessibility across mobile devices. The 
application will be compatible with all mobile operating systems (iOS, 
Android, and Windows).
    The user will be able to create a user profile with the following 
information:

 School District/Address
 School Name/Address
 Individual Name--Contact Information/Email address
 Title of Individual or Role in school nutrition program

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 Hiring Date

    The user will be logging in the following information:

 Key Area
 Training Topic
 Learning Objective
 Training Title
 Training Hours/Minutes
 Date of Training
 Provider or Organization offering training, including state, 
local or national
 Level of Training by employee position (e.g. employee, 
manager, etc.)

    The user will have the ability to enter multiple names for one 
specific training without having to repeatedly enter training 
information. Certificates of completion can be printed. The tool will 
also provide the user the ability to export and save results in 
multiple file formats, including PDF (.pdf), Excel and Word 2000 or 
higher (.docx). It will have a user-centered, simple, intuitive 
interface. Streamlined and intuitive navigation will be offered for 
easy access to all functionality.
    Affected Public: Individual/Households and State, Local, and Tribal 
Government. Respondent groups include local educational agencies, 
school food authorities, and school nutrition professionals.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: The total estimated number of 
respondents is 10,006. This includes 6 State agency personnel and 
10,000 school nutrition professionals who voluntarily choose to utilize 
this tracking tool. All respondents will be offered a 60 minute 
training webinar.
    Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: Total estimated 
number of responses per respondent across the entire collection is six. 
The estimated number of responses per respondent for the tracking tool 
is five. The tracking tool users will be first required to create their 
user profile which will be saved for future use. It is estimated that 
the user will be updating and managing their records on a quarterly 
basis. The estimated number of responses per respondent for the 
training webinar is one.
    Estimated Total Annual Responses: 60,036.
    Estimated Time per Response: The estimated time per response across 
the entire collection is approximately 16 minutes (0.27 hours). For the 
training tracking tool, the estimated time of response varies from five 
to ten minutes depending on familiarity of the tool and the amount of 
reports created with an average estimated time of 7.5 minutes (0.125 
hours) for all participants. The training webinar of 60 minutes (1 
hour) will be available for all participants.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 16,259.75 hours 
(rounded to 16,260 hours). See the table below for estimated total 
annual burden for each type of respondent.

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                                                     Responses     Total annual   Estimated avg.     Estimated
           Respondent               Estimated #    annually per      responses    # of hours per    total hours
                                    respondent      respondent     (col. b x c)      response      (col. d x e)
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                               Reporting Burden for State, Local, and Tribal Govt
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State agency Personnel..........               6               5              30           0.125            3.75
Training Webinar................               6               1               6               1               6
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    Subtotal for State, Local,                 6               6              36            0.27            9.75
     and Tribal Government......
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                                   Reporting Burden for Individuals/Households
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School Nutrition Professionals..          10,000               5          50,000           0.125           6,250
Training Webinar................          10,000               1          10,000               1          10,000
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    Subtotal for Individuals/             10,000               6          60,000            0.27          16,250
     Households.................
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        Total Reporting Burden..          10,006  ..............          60,036  ..............       16,259.75
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    Dated: June 2, 2016.
Audrey Rowe,
Administrator, Food and Nutrition Service.
[FR Doc. 2016-14008 Filed 6-13-16; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 3410-30-P