[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 41 (Thursday, March 4, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 12593-12594]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-04443]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Food and Nutrition Service


Agency Information Collection Activities: Team Nutrition Database

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 revision of a 
currently approved collection and the information collected is used to 
facilitate a communication network among organizations participating in 
the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) and schools participating 
in the National School Lunch Program (NSLP) and School Breakfast 
Program (SBP). This communication network is implemented under the Team 
Nutrition initiative of the United States Department of Agriculture's 
(USDA) Food and Nutrition Service (FNS), Child Nutrition Programs.

DATES: Written comments must be received on or before May 3, 2021.

ADDRESSES: Comments may be sent to: Kaylyn Padovani, Food and Nutrition 
Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, 1320 Braddock Place, 4th Floor 
Alexandria, VA 22314. Comments may also be submitted via email to the 
attention of Kaylyn Padovani at [email protected] with ``Team 
Nutrition Database Comments'' in the subject line. Comments will also 
be accepted through the Federal e-Rulemaking 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 Kaylyn 
Padovani at [email protected] or by telephone at (703) 305-2078.

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, 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: Team Nutrition Database.
    Form Number: FNS 891 (Team Nutrition Schools) and FNS 892 (Team 
Nutrition CACFP Organizations).
    OMB Number: 0584-0642.
    Expiration Date: 10/31/2021.
    Type of Request: Revision of a Currently Approved 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 applies the social cognitive 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 expanded the database in December 2018 to collect the 
contact information of interested CACFP organizations (such as 
sponsoring agencies and independent child care centers). Those eligible 
entities that choose to input their information into the database, via 
the online Team Nutrition Schools enrollment form (https://www.fns.usda.gov/tn/schools) or Team Nutrition CACFP Organization 
enrollment form (https://www.fns.usda.gov/tn/cacfp), will receive 
electronic correspondence, such as bimonthly newsletters and 
promotions. These communications announce the availability of new and 
updated Team Nutrition materials that support nutrition education and 
provide technical assistance to foster a positive healthy environment. 
This database allows the opportunity for the enrolled entities to 
affirm their commitment to childhood nutrition and wellness while also 
providing the opportunity to collaborate with other peers.
    Since the previous renewal in 2018, the burden of this information 
collection has decreased due to changes in the number of respondents 
who are providing information. FNS has removed the school county field 
from the Team Nutrition Schools form because many participants did not 
complete this field. FNS has made no changes to the collection 
instrument for Team Nutrition CACFP Organizations or to the reminder 
notifications. Lastly, the title of this collection has been renamed 
from ``Contact Information of Schools that Participate in the National 
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Lunch Program and Organizations that Participate in the USDA's Child 
and Adult Care Food Program'' to ``Team Nutrition Database'' as it is 
commonly known.
    The collection of the school and CACFP organization contact 
information is currently approved under OMB Control #0584-0642, which 
expires on October 31, 2021. FNS wants to extend this data collection 
to continue the customer service provided to these entities. Once this 
information collection request has been reviewed and approved by the 
Office of Management and Budget (OMB), FNS will update the collection 
with the new expiration date.
    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 122,130 (22,130 are CACFP organizations 
and 100,000 are schools). For CACFP organizations, the total is broken 
down as follows: 19,662 CACFP sponsors; centers only; 674 CACFP 
sponsors of all home care; and 1,794 CACFP sponsors of adult care.
    Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: The total estimated 
number of responses per respondent for the entire collection is 3. 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: 366,390.
    Estimated Time per Response: The estimated time of response varies 
from 0.0835 to 0.25 hour (5-15 minutes), with an average estimated time 
of 0.097 (approximately 5.82 minutes) for all participants.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 354,484 hours. See 
the table below for estimated total annual burden for each type of 
respondent.

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                                                                                                                             Estimated
                                                                             Estimated       Responses     Total annual     avg. number      Estimated
              Affected public                        Respondent               number       annually per      responses     of hours  per    total hours
                                                                            respondent      respondent      (col. bxc)       response       (col. dxe)
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                                            Reporting Burden............  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............
Businesses or Other for Profit, Not-for-    CACFP Organizations                   19,662               1          19,662            0.25         4,915.5
 Profit.                                     (completed form)-CACFP
                                             Sponsors: Centers Only.
                                            CACFP Organizations                      674               1             674            0.25           168.5
                                             (completed form)--CACFP
                                             Sponsors of All Home Care.
                                            CACFP Organizations                    1,794               1           1,794            0.25           448.5
                                             (completed form)--CACFP
                                             Sponsors of Adult Care.
                                            CACFP Organizations (updated          22,130               1          22,130          0.0835         1,847.9
                                             form)--All.
                                            CACFP Organizations                   22,130               1          22,130           0.025           553.3
                                             (reminder notification).
Subtotal of Businesses or Other for         ............................          22,130  ..............          66,390  ..............         7,933.6
 Profit, Not-for Profit.
                                            Schools (completed form)....         100,000               1         100,000           0.167          16,700
                                            Schools (updated form)......         100,000               1         100,000          0.0835           8,350
                                            Schools (reminder                    100,000               1         100,000           0.025           2,500
                                             notification).
Subtotal for State, Local, or Tribal        ............................         100,000  ..............         300,000  ..............          27,550
 Government.
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                                            Total Reporting Burden......         122,130  ..............         366,390  ..............          35,484
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Cynthia Long,
Acting Administrator, Food and Nutrition Service.
[FR Doc. 2021-04443 Filed 3-3-21; 8:45 am]
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