[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 163 (Thursday, August 22, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 67930]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-18830]


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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 
September 23, 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.

Food and Nutrition Service

    Title: School Meals Operations Study.
    OMB Control Number: 0584-0607.
    Summary of Collection: Section 28(a) of the Richard B. Russell 
National School Lunch Act authorizes the USDA Secretary to conduct 
annual national performance assessments of the school meal programs, 
which include the National School Lunch Program (NSLP) and School 
Breakfast Program (SBP). The School Meals Operations (SMO) study was 
originally planned to conduct this annual assessment. When the COVID-19 
pandemic closed schools and disrupted NSLP and SBP operation, the SMO 
study collected data about the Child Nutrition (CN) Programs used to 
feed children during the pandemic, which included the NSLP Seamless 
Summer Option (SSO), Summer Food Service Program (SFSP), and Child and 
Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) in addition to NSLP and SBP. SMO study 
data correspond to school year (SY) 2019-2020 through SY 2022-2023 and 
help FNS answer annual research questions about (1) CN Program 
participation, (3) meal counting, (4) financial management, and (5) CN 
Program integrity.
    Need and Use of the Information: As in previous study years, the 
respondents will be the State agencies that administer NSLP, SBP, SSO, 
SFSP, and CACFP in the 50 states, 3 territories, and District of 
Columbia. It will use the same administrative data request as previous 
years and an updated survey. The updated survey will collect timely 
data on policy, administrative, and operational issues for the CN 
Programs. This information collection will help FNS obtain:
    1. General descriptive data on the characteristics of CN Programs 
to inform the budget process and answer questions about topics of 
current policy interest;
    2. Data on CN Program operations to identify potential topics for 
training and technical assistance for States agencies and school food 
authorities responsible for administering the Programs; and
    3. Administrative data to identify CN Program trends and 
predictors.
    Description of Respondents: State, Local and Tribal Governments.
    Number of Respondents: 68.
    Frequency of Responses: Reporting: Once.
    Total Burden Hours: 945.

Rachelle Ragland-Greene,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2024-18830 Filed 8-21-24; 8:45 am]
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