[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 211 (Thursday, November 2, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 50856-50858]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-23879]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Food and Nutrition Service


Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request: 
Collection of Contact Information of Schools That Participate in the 
National School Lunch Program (NSLP) and Organizations That Participate 
in the USDA's Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) for Sharing 
Team Nutrition's Nutrition Education, Training, and Technical 
Assistance Resources

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 is a new collection for 
facilitating a communication network among CACFP organizations and USDA 
Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) Child Nutrition Programs, as well as 
between schools participating in the National School Breakfast Program 
and National School Lunch programs, both via the Team Nutrition 
initiative.

DATES: Written comments must be received on or before January 2, 2018.

ADDRESSES: Comments may be sent to: Kaylyn Padovani, Food and Nutrition 
Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, 3101 Park Center Drive, Room 
628, Alexandria, VA 22302. Comments may also be submitted via fax to 
the attention of Kaylyn Padovani 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 Team 
Nutrition at 703-305-1624.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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,

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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.
    Title: Collection of Contact Information of Schools That 
Participate in the National School Lunch Program (NSLP) and 
Organizations That Participate in the USDA's Child and Adult Care Food 
Program (CACFP) for Sharing Team Nutrition's Nutrition Education, 
Training, and Technical Assistance Resources.
    Form Number: FNS 891 (Team Nutrition Schools) and FNS 892 (Team 
Nutrition CACFP Organizations).
    OMB Number: 0584--NEW.
    Expiration Date: 60 days after publication of this notice.
    Type of Request: New collection.
    Abstract: Team Nutrition is an initiative of the United States 
Department of Agriculture's Food and Nutrition Service to support 
national efforts to promote lifelong healthy food choices and physical 
activity by improving the nutrition practices of the Child Nutrition 
Programs, including the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP), the 
National School Lunch Program (NSLP) and the School Breakfast and 
Special Milk Programs (SBP and SMP), in addition to the Fresh Fruit and 
Vegetable Program (FFVP), Afterschool Snacks, and Seamless Summer 
Option (SSO). This initiative provides resources to schools, child care 
settings, and summer meal and afterschool sites that participate in 
these programs.
    Team Nutrition uses the Socio-cognitive behavior theory to change 
behavior through three main strategies. The first is to provide 
training and technical assistance to child nutrition professionals to 
enable them to prepare and serve nutritious meals that appeal to 
children. Team Nutrition also increases opportunities for nutrition 
education through multiple communication channels to help children gain 
the knowledge, skills, and motivation to make healthy food and physical 
activity choices as part of a healthy lifestyle. Finally, Team 
Nutrition helps to build and bolster support for healthy school and 
child care environments that encourage nutritious food choices and 
physically active lifestyles.
    Since 1995, Team Nutrition has collected information from schools 
via the Team Nutrition Database, to communicate releases and updates of 
Team Nutrition resources. In order to reach CACFP program operators and 
providers, FNS is expanding the database to collect the contact 
information of interested CACFP organizations (such as Sponsoring 
Agencies and Independent Centers). Those eligible entities that choose 
to input their information into the database, via the online enrollment 
forms either for Team Nutrition Schools or for Team Nutrition CACFP 
Organizations, will receive electronic correspondence, such as monthly 
newsletters and promotions that announce the availability of new and 
updated Team Nutrition materials that support nutrition education and 
provide technical assistance to foster an environment of health. This 
database allows the opportunity for the enrolled entities to affirm 
their commitment to childhood nutrition & wellness while gives the 
opportunity to collaborate with other peers.
    The collection of the school contact information is currently 
approved under OMB #0584-0524 Generic Clearance to Conduct Formative 
Research, which expires on September 30, 2019. Since FNS wants to 
expand this data collection to include CACFP program operators and 
providers, FNS is creating a new information collection which will 
cover both activities. Once this new collection request has been 
reviewed by the Office of Management and Budget, FNS will remove the 
burden associated with the Team Nutrition school contact information 
from OMB #0584-0524.
    Affected Public: Business or Other For Profit; Not For Profit; and 
State, Local and Tribal Government: Respondent groups identified 
include: (1) Organizations that have a CACFP agreement with the States 
and (2) Schools that participate in the NSLP.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: The total estimated number of 
respondents is approximately 122,664; 22,664 are CACFP's organizations 
and 100,000 are schools. For CACFP organizations, the total is broken 
down as follows: 20,095 CACFP sponsors: Centers only; 791 CACFP 
sponsors of all home care; and 1,778 CACFP sponsors of adult care.
    Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: The total estimated 
number of responses per all of the respondents for the entire 
collection is 2. The CACFP's organization and the schools will be asked 
to voluntarily complete one (1) enrollment form and submit changes as 
needed.
    Estimated Total Annual Responses: 245,328.
    Estimated Time per Response: The estimated time of response varies 
from 0.083 to 0.25 hour (5-15 minutes), with an average estimated time 
of 0.13 hour for all participants.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 32,847.11 hours. See 
the table below for estimated total annual burden for each type of 
respondent.

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                                                                                         Estimated
                                                  Estimated    Responses      Total       average     Estimated
       Affected public          Respondent type     number      annually      annual     number of   total hours
                                                  respondent      per       responses    hours per    (col. dxe)
                                                               respondent   (col. bxc)    response
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                                                Reporting Burden
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Businesses or Other for        CACFP                  20,095            1       20,095         0.25     5,023.75
 Profit, Not-for-Profit.        Organizations
                                (completed
                                form)--CACFP
                                Sponsors:
                                Centers Only.
                               CACFP                     791            1          791         0.25       197.75
                                Organizations
                                (completed
                                form)--CACFP
                                Sponsors of All
                                Home Care.
                               CACFP                   1,778            1        1,778         0.25        444.5
                                Organizations
                                (completed
                                form)--CACFP
                                Sponsors of
                                Adult Care.
Changes/Updates..............  ................       22,664            1       22,664        0.083     1,881.11
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    Subtotal of Businesses or  ................  ...........  ...........       45,328  ...........     7,547.11
     Other for Profit, Not-
     for Profit.
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State, Local, or Tribal        Schools               100,000            1      100,000         0.17       17,000
 Government.                    (completed
                                form).
Changes/Updates..............  ................      100,000            1      100,000        0.083        8,300
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    Subtotal for State,        ................  ...........  ...........      200,000  ...........       25,300
     Local, or Tribal
     Government.
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        Total Reporting        ................      122,664  ...........      245,328  ...........    32,847.11
         Burden.
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    Dated: October 23, 2017.
Brandon Lipps,
Administrator, Food and Nutrition Service.
[FR Doc. 2017-23879 Filed 11-1-17; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 3410-30-P