Federal Register: October 3, 2002 (Volume 67, Number 192)
DOCID: FR Doc 02-25148
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Food and Nutrition Service
NOTICE: NOTICES
ACTION: Agency information collection activities:
DOCUMENT ACTION: Notice.
SUBJECT CATEGORY:
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request Forms FNS-735, FNS Regional Office-School Food Authority Agreement and FNS-736, State Agency-School Food Authority Agreement
DATES: To be assured of consideration, comments must be received by December 2, 2002.
DOCUMENT SUMMARY:
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this Notice invites the public to comment on the Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) use of Forms FNS735, FNS Regional OfficeSchool Food Authority Agreement and FNS736, State AgencySchool Food Authority Agreement. The Agreements set out the requirements for administering the Child Nutrition Programs and the Food Distribution Program (Child Nutrition Program related portions only) of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA).
SUMMARY:
Proposed collection; comment request,
SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION
Titles: Forms FNS735, FNS Regional OfficeSchool Food Authority Agreement and FNS736, State AgencySchool Food Authority Agreement.
OMB Number: New.
Expiration Date: Not yet assigned.
Type of Request: New.
Abstract: The Forms FNS735, FNS Regional OfficeSchool Food Authority Agreement and FNS736, State AgencySchool Food Authority Agreement are used to set out the requirements for administering the Child Nutrition Programs and the Food Distribution Program (Child Nutrition Program related portions only) of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA).
On October 31, 1998, President Clinton signed the Child Nutrition Reauthorization Act of 1998 (Pub. L. 105336). Section 102(d) amended section 9(i) of the NSLA (42 U.S.C. 1758(i)) by establishing two requirements with respect to school food authorities (SFA) which administer any combination of the Child Nutrition Programs under the same State administering agency (SA). First the SA must use a single State/local agreement for all programs operated by the SFA, including an alternate SFA under that SA. This also means that multiple programs operated under an alternate SA must be combined into a single agreement. A SA must use a common reimbursement form to claim meals under all of the programs. Previously, single agreements and common claim forms were permitted at SA option for SFAs administering multiple Child Nutrition Programs under a single SA.
Estimate of Burden: Public reporting burden for this collection of information is estimated to average .25 hours per response.
Respondents: The respondents are State agencies, FNS Regional
Offices, and School Food Authorities participating in the National
School Lunch Program (NSLP), School Breakfast Program (SBP), Summer
Food Service Program (SFSP), Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP),
School Milk Program (SMP), and Food Distribution Program (FDPchild nutrition program related portions only).
Estimated Number of Respondents:
Form FNS735, FNS Regional OfficeSchool Food Authority Agreement: 5.
Form FNS736, State AgencySchool Food Authority Agreement: 20,629.
Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent:
Form FNS735, FNS Regional OfficeSchool Food Authority Agreement: 1 response.
Form FNS736, State AgencySchool Food Authority Agreement: 1 response.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents:
Form FNS735, FNS Regional OfficeSchool Food Authority Agreement: 1.25 burden hours.
Form FNS736, State AgencySchool Food Authority Agreement: 5,157 burden hours.
Dated: September 25, 2002.
Roberto Salazar,
Administrator, Food and Nutrition Service.
[FR Doc. 0225148 Filed 10202; 8:45 am]
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT
Terry Hallberg, (703) 305-2590.