[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 186 (Tuesday, September 27, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 58479-58480]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-20808]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Food and Nutrition Service


Agency Information Collection Activities: State Administrative 
Expense Funds

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 collection is a revision 
of a currently approved collection for State administrative expense 
funds expended in the operation of the Child Nutrition Programs 
administered under the Child Nutrition Act of 1966.

DATES: Written comments must be received on or before November 28, 
2022.

ADDRESSES: Comments may be sent to Penny Burke, Chief, Operational 
Support Branch, Food and Nutrition Service, U.S. Department of 
Agriculture, 1320 Braddock Place, Alexandria, VA 22314. 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 (OMB) approval and will become a matter of public record.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or 
copies of this information collection should be directed to Penny Burke 
at (703) 305-3223, [email protected].

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. Comments are also invited on the revised form FNS-525 
included as part of this notice.
    Title: 7 CFR part 235--State Administrative Expense Funds.
    Form Number: FNS-525.
    OMB Number: 0584-0067.
    Expiration Date: December 31, 2022.
    Type of Request: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Abstract: Section 7 of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (Pub. L. 89-
642), 42 U.S.C. 1776, authorizes the Department to provide Federal 
funds to State agencies (SAs) for administering the Child Nutrition 
Programs (7 CFR parts 210, 215, 220, 226 and 250). State Administrative 
Expense (SAE) Funds, 7 CFR part 235, sets forth procedures and 
recordkeeping requirements for use by SAs in reporting and maintaining 
records of their need and use of SAE funds. A summary of the reporting 
and recordkeeping burden associated with this revision is presented in 
the table below.
    In addition to FNS-525 Financial Status Report, which is used by 
the State agencies to report information related to the SAE funds, this 
collection has another form, FNS-777 Financial Status Report, 
associated with it. FNS-777 and its associated burden is approved under 
OMB# 0584-0594 Food Programs Reporting System (FPRS) (expiration date 
July 31, 2023) and therefore is not included in this collection. The 
recordkeeping requirements associated with FNS-777 and the burden for 
maintaining those records is included in this information collection.
    For this revision, 245 hours of reporting burden is being reduced 
due to FNS-525 form revisions. The FNS-525 has been completely revised 
to eliminate duplication of effort. The information collected in the 
previous version is already available to FNS because it is collected in 
the FNS-777. The revised form was created to reflect the updated 
process for State Administrative Expense reallocation funding. It is 
included with this notice to allow for public comment. With these 
revisions, FNS estimates that the time to complete this form will 
decrease from 12 hours and 30 minutes to 2 hours and 15 minutes. The 
revised FNS-525 form is included with this Notice.
    Affected Public: State, Local and Tribal Government. State Agencies 
are the respondents.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 83.
    Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 39.651 across the 
entire collection. State agencies provide information on an annual 
basis.
    Estimated Total Annual Responses: 3,291.
    Estimated Hours per Response: 1.916 across the entire collection. 
The estimated time of response varies from 15 minutes to 8 hours.
    Estimated Total Hours Annual Reporting Burden: 357.
    Estimated Total Hours Annual Recordkeeping Burden: 5,949.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden: 6,306.
    Current OMB Inventory: 6,551.
    Difference (requested with this renewal): -245.
    Refer to the following table for estimated annual burden for each 
type of respondent:

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                                     Estimated       Number of       Estimated       Estimated       Estimated
         Affected public             number of     responses per   total annual      hours per     total annual
                                    respondents     respondent       responses       response         burden
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                                                    Reporting
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State Agencies..................              83           2.036             169           2.112             357
Total Estimated Reporting Burden              83  ..............             169  ..............             357
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                                                  Recordkeeping
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State Agencies..................              83          37.614           3,122           1.906           5,949
Total Estimated Recordkeeping                 83  ..............           3,122  ..............           5,949
 Burden.........................
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                                      Total of Reporting and Recordkeeping
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Reporting.......................              83           2.036             169           2.112             357
Recordkeeping...................              83          37.614           3,122           1.906           5,949
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    Total.......................              83          39.651           3,291           1.916           6,306
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Tameka Owens,
Assistant Administrator, Food and Nutrition Service.
[FR Doc. 2022-20808 Filed 9-26-22; 8:45 am]
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