[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 124 (Thursday, June 29, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 29474-29475]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-13605]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

June 26, 2017.
    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 July 31, 
2017 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

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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: Third Access, Participation, Eligibility and Certification 
Study Series (APEC III).
    OMB Control Number: 0584-0530.
    Summary of Collection: The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) and 
the School Breakfast Program (SBP), administered by the Food and 
Nutrition Service (FNS) of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), 
are authorized under sections 10 and 4, respectively, of the Richard B. 
Russell National School Lunch Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1766). The 
Improper Payment Information Act (IPIA) of 2002 (Pub. L. 107-300), the 
Improper Payments Elimination and Recovery Act (IPERA) of 2010 (Pub. L. 
111-204), the Improper Payments Elimination and Recovery Improvement 
Act (IPERIA) of 2012 (Pub. L.112-248), and Executive Order 13520--
Reducing Improper Payments set forth the priority, mandate, and 
requirements for FNS to identify, estimate, and reduce erroneous 
payments in these programs, including both underpayments and 
overpayments. The APEC III study will provide FNS with the information 
needed to reduce improper payments in the school meals programs.
    Need and Use of the Information: This study will survey a 
nationally representative sample of School Food Authorities (SFAs) in 
the contiguous 48 states and the District of Columbia, a stratified 
sample of schools within each SFA, and a random sample of students 
within each sampled school that applied for free and reduced-price 
meals, were categorically eligible for free meals or were directly 
certified for free meals. FNS will use the data to develop national 
estimates of the annual error rates and erroneous payments for the NSLP 
and SBP in school year 2017-2018, to identify characteristics that may 
be related to the error rates, and to identify strategies and guidance 
for reducing these errors.
    Description of Respondents: State, Local, or Tribal Government; 
Individuals and Households.
    Number of Respondents: 9,452.
    Frequency of Responses: Reporting: Annually.
    Total Burden Hours: 13,042.

Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2017-13605 Filed 6-28-17; 8:45 am]
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