[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 217 (Monday, November 13, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Page 77549]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-24906]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

    The Department of Agriculture has submitted the following 
information collection requirement(s) to OMB for review and clearance 
under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104-13. Comments 
are requested regarding; whether the collection of information is 
necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, 
including whether the information will have practical utility; the 
accuracy of the agency's estimate of burden including the validity of 
the methodology and assumptions used; ways to enhance the quality, 
utility and clarity of the information to be collected; and ways to 
minimize the burden of the collection of information on those who are 
to respond, including through the use of appropriate automated, 
electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or 
other forms of information technology.
    Comments regarding this information collection received by December 
13, 2023 will be considered. Written comments and recommendations for 
the proposed information collection should be submitted within 30 days 
of the publication of this notice on the following website 
www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this particular information 
collection by selecting ``Currently under 30-day Review--Open for 
Public Comments'' or by using the search function.
    An agency may not conduct or sponsor a collection of information 
unless the collection of information displays a currently valid OMB 
control number and the agency informs potential persons who are to 
respond to the collection of information that such persons are not 
required to respond to the collection of information unless it displays 
a currently valid OMB control number.

Food and Nutrition Service

    Title: 2023 Pulse Survey: Operational Challenges in Child Nutrition 
Programs.
    OMB Control Number: 0584-NEW.
    Summary of Collection: FNS administers the Child Nutrition (CN) 
Programs in partnership with States, local SFAs, other program 
sponsors, and local program operators. Section 28(a) of the Richard B. 
Russell National School Lunch Act authorizes the U.S. Department of 
Agriculture Secretary to conduct annual national performance 
assessments of the school meal programs and requires States and local 
entities participating in the programs to cooperate with program 
research and evaluations. FNS plans to collect periodic data to obtain 
information on operational challenges facing institutions who operate 
or administer child nutrition programs, including State agencies, SFAs 
and Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) Sponsors. The Operational 
Challenges in Child Nutrition Programs (OCCNP) Surveys, are designed to 
collect timely data on emerging school food service operational 
challenges, including but not limited to supply chain disruptions, food 
costs, and labor shortages, and/or related issues in SY 2023-2024, 
2024-2025, and SY 2025-2026.
    Need and Use of the Information: Access to a timely and reliable 
source of data on these topics has become particularly important 
following the COVID-19 pandemic. In addition to changing the ways that 
school meal programs operated, the pandemic has contributed to lasting 
supply chain issues and substantial changes in the cost and 
availability of food and labor. The ability to collect this data will 
allow FNS to provide the best possible support to States and program 
sponsors and operators facing continued food service operations 
challenges and enable FNS to respond more quickly and effectively to 
potential disruptions in the future.
    Description of Respondents: State, Local and Tribal Governments, 
Business, Private not-for-profit.
    Number of Respondents: 19,106.
    Frequency of Responses: Reporting: On Occasion, Annually.
    Total Burden Hours: 8,833.

Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2023-24906 Filed 11-9-23; 8:45 am]
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