[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 93 (Monday, May 13, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 41372-41373]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-10275]


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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

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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 June 12, 
2024 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.
    Title: 2024-2025 National School Foods Study.
    OMB Control Number: 0584-NEW.
    Summary of Collection: This new information collection request is 
for the 2024-2025 National School Foods Study, which consists of three 
components: School Nutrition and Meal Cost Study-II (SNMCS-II) (OMB 
Control Number 0584-0648, expired 9/30/2022), School Food Purchase 
Study (SFPS-IV) (OMB Control Number 0584-0471, expired 3/31/2012. 
Later, a reinstatement with changes of a previously approved collection 
was submitted for SFPS-IV but withdrawn on 6/11/2021), and an 
evaluation of the Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program (FFVP) (OMB Control 
Number 0584-0556, expired 06/30/2013).
    The school meal programs administered by the Food and Nutrition 
Service (FNS) of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) are 
a cornerstone of the nation's nutrition safety net for low-income 
children. The 2024-2025 National School Foods Study continues the long-
standing commitment of FNS to periodically assess the NSLP and SBP as 
well as the FFVP. It will provide a comprehensive picture of these 
programs in SY 2024-2025.
    The Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010 (HHFKA) mandated 
substantial changes to the nutrition standards for school meals. These 
changes were implemented beginning in SY 2012-2013. The goal of the 
updated standards was to increase the alignment of school meals with 
the Dietary Guidelines for Americans and current information about the 
nutrient requirements of school-age children (Institute of Medicine 
2010). Key reforms stemming from this legislation included new, more 
stringent meal pattern and nutrient requirements for school meals, new 
offer-versus-serve rules, gradually increased prices for paid meals, 
and the introduction of standards for competitive foods, called the 
Smart Snacks in School nutrition standards.
    Need and Use of the Information: The study will collect a broad 
range of data from nationally representative samples of public SFAs and 
their State Distributing Agencies (SDA), schools, students, and 
parents/guardians during SY 2024-2025 in the 48 contiguous States and 
DC. These data will provide needed information about how federally 
sponsored school meal programs are operating over the 10 years 
following implementation of major reforms, including new nutrition 
standards that went into effect in SY 2012-2013 and more recent changes 
that will be in effect during SY 2024-2025.
    Description of Respondents: State, Local and Tribal Governments, 
Businesses, Individuals and Households.
    Number of Respondents: 22,571.
    Frequency of Responses: Reporting: On occasion.
    Total Burden Hours: 36,653.62.

Rachelle Ragland-Greene,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2024-10275 Filed 5-10-24; 8:45 am]
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