[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 13 (Tuesday, January 21, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 3335-3336]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-00908]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Food and Nutrition Service


Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; 
Comment Request--Determining Eligibility for Free and Reduced Price 
Meals and Free Milk

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 this information collection. This collection is a revision of a 
currently approved collection for determining eligibility for free and 
reduced price meals and free milk as stated in FNS regulations. These 
Federal requirements affect eligibility under the National School Lunch 
Program, School Breakfast Program, and the Special Milk Program and are 
also applicable to the Child and Adult Care Food Program and the Summer 
Food Service Program when individual eligibility must be established. 
The eligibility burden of the Child and Adult Care Food Program and the 
Summer Food Service Program is reported in information collections 
under OMB Control Numbers 0584-0055 and 0584-0280, respectfully. The 
proposed collection reports the eligibility burden of National School 
Lunch Program; the School Breakfast Program; and the Special Milk 
Program. Previous information collection reviews unintentionally 
omitted the burden hours associated with the Special Milk Program's 
eligibility criteria, and some revisions being requested are due to the 
addition of the Special Milk Program. The current approval for the 
information collection burden associated with the eligibility 
requirements expires on March 31, 2020.

DATES: Written comments must be received on or before March 23, 2020.

ADDRESSES: Comments may be sent to: Tina Namian, School Programs 
Branch, Policy and Program Development Division, Food and Nutrition 
Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, 1320 Braddock Place, 
Alexandria, VA 22314. Comments also may be submitted via fax to the 
attention of Tina Namian at 703-305-6294 or via email to 
[email protected]. Comments also will 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 Tina Namian 
at 703-305-2590.

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 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.
    Title: Determining Eligibility for Free and Reduced Price Meals and 
Free Milk in Schools--7 CFR part 245.
    Form Number: This collection does not contain any forms. However, 
FNS-742 and FNS-874, which are approved under OMB Control Number 0584-
0594 Food Programs Reporting System (FPRS), are used in conjunction 
with this collection.
    OMB Number: 0584-0026.
    Expiration Date: March 31, 2020.
    Type of Request: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Abstract: The Food and Nutrition Service administers the National 
School Lunch Program, the School Breakfast Program, and the Special 
Milk Program as mandated by the Richard B. Russell National School 
Lunch Act (NSLA), as amended (42 U.S.C. 1751, et seq.), and the Child 
Nutrition Act of 1966, as amended (42 U.S.C. 1771, et seq.). Per 7 CFR 
part 245, schools participating in these meal and milk programs must 
make free and reduced price meals and free milk available to eligible 
children. This information collection obtains eligibility information 
for free and reduced price meals and free milk and also incorporates 
verification procedures as required to confirm eligibility. The 
Programs are administered at the State and local levels and operations 
include direct certification, the submission of household size and 
income applications for school meal/milk benefits, record maintenance, 
and public notification of eligibility determinations, documentation, 
and other data. The information collection burden associated with this 
revision is summarized in the chart below. The difference in burden 
from the previous information collection is due to the addition of 
several reporting, recordkeeping, and public notification burdens 
associated with determining eligibility in the Special Milk Program as 
well as changes in the number of participating school food authorities/
local educational agencies, and the number of households submitting 
applications. This is a revision of the currently approved information 
collection.
    Affected Public: State Agencies, School Food Authorities/Local 
Educational Agency, and Individuals/Households.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 3,571,311 (54 SAs, 19,371 SFAs/
LEAs, 3,551,886 households).
    Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 3.514.
    Estimated Total Annual Responses: 12,550,196.
    Estimated Hours per Response: 0.053.
    Estimated Total Annual Reporting Burden: 655,065.
    Estimated Total Annual Recordkeeping Burden: 2,911.
    Estimated Total Annual Public Disclosure Burden: 6,750.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden: 664,725.

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    Current OMB Inventory for Part 245: 939,501.
    Difference (Burden Revisions Requested with this renewal): -
274,776.
    Refer to the following table for estimated annual burden per each 
type of respondent:

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                                                     Estimated
                                     Estimated        number         Estimated       Estimated       Estimated
         Affected public              number       responses per   total annual      hours per     Total annual
                                    respondents     respondent       responses       response      burden hours
(a)                                          (b)             (c)     (d) (b x c)             (e)     (f) (d x e)
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                                                    Reporting
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State Agencies..................              54          166.44           8,988            0.76             562
School Food Authorities.........          19,371         455.953       8,832,491           0.024         213,454
Individuals/Households..........       3,551,886            1.03       3,653,373            0.12         441,049
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    Total Reporting Burden......       3,571,311            3.50      12,494,853            0.05         655,065
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                                                  Recordkeeping
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State Agencies..................              54           12.09             653           0.174             113
School Food Authorities.........          15,786            1.03          16,286           0.172           2,797
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    Total Recordkeeping Burden..          15,840            1.07          16,939           0.172           2,911
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                                               Public Notification
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State Agencies..................              54               2             108            0.14              15
School Food Authorities.........          19,371               2          38,296           0.176        6,735.25
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    Total Public Notification             19,425            1.98          38,404           0.176           6,750
     Burden.....................
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                              Total Reporting, Recordkeeping and Public Disclosure
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Reporting.......................       3,571,311            3.50      12,494,853            0.05         655,065
Recordkeeping...................          15,840            1.07          16,939           0.172           2,911
Public Notification.............          19,425            1.98          38,404           0.176           6,750
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    Total Reporting,                   3,571,311           3.514      12,550,196           0.053         664,725
     Recordkeeping, and Public
     Disclosure Burden..........
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    Dated: December 30, 2019.
Pamilyn Miller,
Administrator, Food and Nutrition Service.
[FR Doc. 2020-00908 Filed 1-17-20; 8:45 am]
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