[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 139 (Thursday, July 21, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 43492-43494]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-15579]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Food and Nutrition Service


Agency Information Collection Activities: Summer Food Site 
Locations for State Agencies

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 for the voluntary collection of summer 
meal site information from State agencies.

DATES: Written comments must be received on or before September 19, 
2022.

ADDRESSES: Comments may be sent to: Alice McKenney, Community Meals 
Branch, Food and Nutrition Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, 
1320 Braddock Place, Alexandria, VA 22314. Comments may also be 
submitted 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.

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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or 
copies of this information collection should be directed to Alice 
McKenney at 703-605-4150.

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: Summer Food Site Locations for State Agencies.
    Form Number: FNS-905.
    OMB Number: 0584-0649.
    Expiration Date: 10/31/2022.
    Type of Request: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Abstract: The Form FNS-905: Summer Food Site Locations for State 
Agencies is the instrument used to voluntarily collect information from 
State agencies about approved summer meal sites for the Summer Food 
Service Program (SFSP) and the Seamless Summer Option (SSO) of the 
National School Lunch Program. The form collects site name, location, 
and operating details, such as dates and times of the day that the 
sites are in operation, that provide summer meals to children 18 years 
and younger in low income communities during summer operations. The 
Form FNS-905 may only be completed by State agencies.
    The Form FNS-905 is part of requirements found in statute in 
Section 26 of the National School Lunch Act (NSLA) (42 U.S.C. 1769g), 
which mandates that FNS enter into a contract with a nongovernmental 
organization to develop and maintain a national information 
clearinghouse for grassroots organizations working on hunger, food, 
nutrition, and other agricultural issues, including food recovery, food 
assistance and self-help activities to aid individuals to become self-
reliant, and other activities that empower low-income individuals. The 
Form FNS-905 is specific to summer meal site data and populates the 
National Hunger Clearinghouse database with summer meals site 
information and locations. The USDA National Hunger Clearinghouse is a 
resource for the public to find information about the food safety net. 
Information collection activities associated with the USDA National 
Hunger Clearinghouse and its associated FNS-543 form, National Hunger 
Clearinghouse Database Form, are covered under OMB Control number 0584-
0474, which is approved through April 30, 2025. This notice is only 
soliciting comments on the collection of summer meals site information 
from State agencies via the Form FNS-905 that is approved under this 
collection.
    FNS also provides information about approved meal sites for 
individuals to find meals for children when school is out, and for 
groups that assist these low income individuals or communities to find 
meals for children in the summer. The information provides an 
innovative way to connect families to meals during summer operations, 
and assists communities in the development, coordination, and 
evaluation of strategic initiatives, partnership, and outreach 
activities.
    A proposed change in the frequency of responses since the last 
submission is expected to increase the burden hours for this collection 
from 53 to 73 hours annually. In addition, FNS is removing $1,713 in 
capital, start-up, operational, and maintenance costs during this 
revision. While preparing this notice, FNS determined that the $1,713 
costs were hourly respondent costs rather than capital, start-up, 
operational, or maintenance costs. While capital, start-up, 
operational, and maintenance costs are reported as part of the burden 
inventory for the collection, the hourly respondent costs are not 
reported in this manner. Therefore, FNS is removing these costs during 
this revision.
    Affected Public: State, Local and Tribal Government: Respondent 
groups identified include State agencies administering the SFSP.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: The total estimated number of 
respondents is 53. This includes: the 50 States, the District of 
Columbia, Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico State agencies which 
administer the SFSP.
    Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: Form FNS-905 is 
voluntary and State agencies are asked to complete the form at least 
once annually. However, State agencies may submit weekly updates during 
summer operations. Prior to the previous OMB approval, the average 
submission per State agency was 8. Since then, the average submission 
per State agencies has slightly increased. Data has shown that State 
agencies voluntarily submit an average of 11 revisions in the course of 
a year. Therefore, FNS is proposing to increase the number of responses 
per respondent from 8 responses to 11 responses in this request.
    Estimated Total Annual Responses: 583.
    Estimated Time per Response: The estimated time of response is 
approximately 7.5 minutes (0.125 hours) for each response.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 73 hours. See the 
table below for estimated total annual burden for the State agencies.

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                                                                                     Estimated
                                     Estimated       Responses     Total annual   average number     Estimated
           Respondent                 number       annually per      responses     of hours per     total hours
                                    respondent      respondent      (col. bxc)       response       (col. dxe)
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Reporting Burden:
    State agencies..............              53              11             583           0.125          72.875
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        Total Reporting Burden..              53  ..............             583  ..............          72.875
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Cynthia Long,
Administrator, Food and Nutrition Service.
[FR Doc. 2022-15579 Filed 7-20-22; 8:45 am]
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