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Vol. 86, No. 41 

Thursday, March 4, 2021 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Food and Nutrition Service 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Team Nutrition Database 

AGENCY: Food and Nutrition Service 

(FNS), USDA. 

ACTION: Notice. 

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 is a revision of a currently 

approved collection and the information 

collected is used to facilitate a 

communication network among 

organizations participating in the Child 

and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) 

and schools participating in the 

National School Lunch Program (NSLP) 

and School Breakfast Program (SBP). 

This communication network is 

implemented under the Team Nutrition 

initiative of the United States 

Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) 

Food and Nutrition Service (FNS), Child 

Nutrition Programs. 

DATES: Written comments must be 

received on or before May 3, 2021. 

ADDRESSES: Comments may be sent to: 

Kaylyn Padovani, Food and Nutrition 

Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, 

1320 Braddock Place, 4th Floor 

Alexandria, VA 22314. Comments may 

also be submitted via email to the 

attention of Kaylyn Padovani at 

TeamNutrition@usda.gov with ‘‘Team 

Nutrition Database Comments’’ in the 

subject line. 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 

approval. All comments will be a matter 

of public record. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Requests for additional information or 

copies of this information collection 

should be directed to Kaylyn Padovani 

at TeamNutrition@usda.gov or by 

telephone at (703) 305–2078. 

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. 

Title: Team Nutrition Database. 

Form Number: FNS 891 (Team 

Nutrition Schools) and FNS 892 (Team 

Nutrition CACFP Organizations). 

OMB Number: 0584–0642. 

Expiration Date: 10/31/2021. 

Type of Request: Revision of a 

Currently Approved Collection. 

Abstract: Team Nutrition is an 

initiative of the United States 

Department of Agriculture’s Food and 

Nutrition Service to support national 

efforts to promote lifelong healthy food 

choices and physical activity by 

improving the nutrition practices of the 

Child Nutrition Programs, including the 

Child and Adult Care Food Program 

(CACFP), the National School Lunch 

Program (NSLP) and the School 

Breakfast and Special Milk Programs 

(SBP and SMP), in addition to the Fresh 

Fruit and Vegetable Program (FFVP), 

Afterschool Snacks, and Seamless 

Summer Option (SSO). This initiative 

provides resources to schools, child care 

settings, and summer meal and 

afterschool sites that participate in these 

programs. 

Team Nutrition applies the social 

cognitive theory to change behavior 

through three main strategies. The first 

is to provide training and technical 

assistance to child nutrition 

professionals to enable them to prepare 

and serve nutritious meals that appeal 

to children. Team Nutrition also 

increases opportunities for nutrition 

education through multiple 

communication channels to help 

children gain the knowledge, skills, and 

motivation to make healthy food and 

physical activity choices as part of a 

healthy lifestyle. Finally, Team 

Nutrition helps to build and bolster 

support for healthy school and child 

care environments that encourage 

nutritious food choices and physically 

active lifestyles. 

Since 1995, Team Nutrition has 

collected information from schools via 

the Team Nutrition Database to 

communicate releases and updates of 

Team Nutrition resources. In order to 

reach CACFP program operators and 

providers, FNS expanded the database 

in December 2018 to collect the contact 

information of interested CACFP 

organizations (such as sponsoring 

agencies and independent child care 

centers). Those eligible entities that 

choose to input their information into 

the database, via the online Team 

Nutrition Schools enrollment form 

(https://www.fns.usda.gov/tn/schools) 

or Team Nutrition CACFP Organization 

enrollment form (https://

www.fns.usda.gov/tn/cacfp), will 

receive electronic correspondence, such 

as bimonthly newsletters and 

promotions. These communications 

announce the availability of new and 

updated Team Nutrition materials that 

support nutrition education and provide 

technical assistance to foster a positive 

healthy environment. This database 

allows the opportunity for the enrolled 

entities to affirm their commitment to 

childhood nutrition and wellness while 

also providing the opportunity to 

collaborate with other peers. 

Since the previous renewal in 2018, 

the burden of this information 

collection has decreased due to changes 

in the number of respondents who are 

providing information. FNS has 

removed the school county field from 

the Team Nutrition Schools form 

because many participants did not 

complete this field. FNS has made no 

changes to the collection instrument for 

Team Nutrition CACFP Organizations or 

to the reminder notifications. Lastly, the 

title of this collection has been renamed 

from ‘‘Contact Information of Schools 

that Participate in the National School 


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Lunch Program and Organizations that 

Participate in the USDA’s Child and 

Adult Care Food Program’’ to ‘‘Team 

Nutrition Database’’ as it is commonly 

known. 

The collection of the school and 

CACFP organization contact information 

is currently approved under OMB 

Control #0584–0642, which expires on 

October 31, 2021. FNS wants to extend 

this data collection to continue the 

customer service provided to these 

entities. Once this information 

collection request has been reviewed 

and approved by the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB), FNS 

will update the collection with the new 

expiration date. 

Affected Public: Business or Other For 

Profit; Not For Profit; and State, Local 

and Tribal Government: Respondent 

groups identified include: (1) 

Organizations that have a CACFP 

agreement with the States and (2) 

Schools that participate in the NSLP. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

The total estimated number of 

respondents is approximately 122,130 

(22,130 are CACFP organizations and 

100,000 are schools). For CACFP 

organizations, the total is broken down 

as follows: 19,662 CACFP sponsors; 

centers only; 674 CACFP sponsors of all 

home care; and 1,794 CACFP sponsors 

of adult care. 

Estimated Number of Responses per 

Respondent: The total estimated number 

of responses per respondent for the 

entire collection is 3. The CACFP’s 

organization and the schools will be 

asked to voluntarily complete one (1) 

enrollment form and submit changes as 

needed. 

Estimated Total Annual Responses: 

366,390. 

Estimated Time per Response: The 

estimated time of response varies from 

0.0835 to 0.25 hour (5–15 minutes), 

with an average estimated time of 0.097 

(approximately 5.82 minutes) for all 

participants. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden on 

Respondents: 354,484 hours. See the 

table below for estimated total annual 

burden for each type of respondent. 

Affected public Respondent 

Estimated 

number 

respondent 

Responses 

annually per 

respondent 

Total annual 

responses 

(col. bxc) 

Estimated 

avg. number 

of hours 

per response 

Estimated 

total hours 

(col. dxe) 

Reporting Burden ............... ........................ ........................ ........................ ........................ ........................

Businesses or Other for 

Profit, Not-for-Profit.

CACFP Organizations 

(completed form)–CACFP 

Sponsors: Centers Only.

19,662 1 19,662 0.25 4,915.5 

CACFP Organizations 

(completed form)— 

CACFP Sponsors of All 

Home Care.

674 1 674 0.25 168.5 

CACFP Organizations 

(completed form)— 

CACFP Sponsors of 

Adult Care.

1,794 1 1,794 0.25 448.5 

CACFP Organizations (updated form)—All.22,130 1 22,130 0.0835 1,847.9 

CACFP Organizations (reminder notification).22,130 1 22,130 0.025 553.3 

Subtotal of Businesses or 

Other for Profit, Not-for 

Profit.

............................................. 22,130 ........................ 66,390 ........................ 7,933.6 

Schools (completed form) .. 100,000 1 100,000 0.167 16,700 

Schools (updated form) ...... 100,000 1 100,000 0.0835 8,350 

Schools (reminder notification).100,000 1 100,000 0.025 2,500 

Subtotal for State, Local, or 

Tribal Government.

............................................. 100,000 ........................ 300,000 ........................ 27,550 

Total Reporting Burden ...... 122,130 ........................ 366,390 ........................ 35,484 

Cynthia Long, 

Acting Administrator, Food and Nutrition 

Service. 

[FR Doc. 2021–04443 Filed 3–3–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–30–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Food and Nutrition Service 

Child Nutrition Programs: Income 

Eligibility Guidelines 

AGENCY: Food and Nutrition Service, 

USDA. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces the 

Department’s annual adjustments to the 

Income Eligibility Guidelines to be used 

in determining eligibility for free and 

reduced price meals and free milk for 

the period from July 1, 2021 through 

June 30, 2022. These guidelines are used 

by schools, institutions, and facilities 

participating in the National School 

Lunch Program (and Commodity School 

Program), School Breakfast Program, 

Special Milk Program for Children, 

Child and Adult Care Food Program and 

Summer Food Service Program. The 

annual adjustments are required by 

section 9 of the Richard B. Russell 

National School Lunch Act. The 

guidelines are intended to direct 

benefits to those children most in need 

and are revised annually to account for 

changes in the Consumer Price Index. 

DATES: Implementation date July 1, 

2021. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: J. 

Kevin Maskornick, Program Monitoring 

and Operational Support Division, 

Child Nutrition Programs, Food and 

Nutrition Service, United States 

Department of Agriculture, 1320 

Braddock Place, Suite 401, Alexandria, 

Virginia 22314, or call 703–305–2537. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

action is not a rule as defined by the 

Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 


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