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and data collected through each of the 

following four proposed data collection 

methodologies: 

*Recollections of parents/guardians on 

their children’s attendance at the 

FDCHs during the days and times of 

the claims. 

*Parent sign-in/sign-out logs which are 

maintained at FDCH locations and are 

designed to track, by day and time, 

parents’ dropping off and picking up 

of their children. 

*Parent sign-in/sign-out logs and the 

recollections of parents/guardians. 

*Observations made on site visits to 

FDCHs during scheduled meal times. 

Based on the findings from the pretest 

evaluation, the contractor shall 

recommend which of the data collection 

methods, up to four, have the greatest 

chance of success for validating meal 

reimbursement claims submitted by 

FDCHs. The recommended methods of 

data collection shall be tested by the 

contractor at a local level and evaluated. 

The testing and after-test evaluation of 

the selected data collection 

methodologies shall address, at a 

minimum, the following questions: 

*What are the strengths of the proposed 

methodology for validating the meal 

reimbursement claims submitted by 

FDCHs? 

*What are the weaknesses of the 

proposed methodology for validating 

the meal reimbursement claims 

submitted by FDCHs? What, if any, 

steps could be taken to overcome 

these weaknesses? 

*What is the level of confidence that the 

estimations of improper payments 

developed from application of the 

tested data collection methodology 

will meet the requirements in the 

IPIA? 

*What is the feasibility of administering 

the validation methodology on a 

national level? Could the 

methodology be administered at this 

time on a national level? What are the 

factors or events that must be present 

for the projected level of feasibility to 

take place? 

*What is the potential cost of 

implementing each of the data 

collection methodologies nationwide? 

After completing the testing and 

evaluation of the recommended data 

collection methods, the contractor shall 

propose a data collection methodology 

to validate the meals claimed for 

reimbursement. The contractor’s 

recommended data collection 

methodology shall be: 

*Presented in sufficient detail so as to 

be able to be applied and tested. 

*Designed so that it has a high 

probability of validating the meal 

reimbursement claims submitted by 

FDCHs. 

*Feasible to administer from both a 

practicality and cost standpoint on a 

national scale. 

Affected Public: A parent/guardian of 

each of the children attending a sample 

of FDCHs will be sampled and 

contacted by telephone. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

The estimated number of respondents 

included in the survey of parents is 150. 

Estimated Number of Responses per 

Respondent: The number of responses 

per set of parents/guardians for a child 

attending a FDCH is one. 

Estimated Time per Response: The 

estimated average time to respond to the 

parent/guardian survey is 10 minutes 

(.17/Hour). 

Estimated Total Annual Burden on 

Respondents: 25 hours. 

Dated: February 16, 2007. 

Roberto Salazar, 

Administrator, Food and Nutrition Service. 

[FR Doc. E7–3308 Filed 2–26–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–30–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Food and Nutrition Service 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Proposed collection; 

Comment Request—Evaluation of the 

Nebraska Rural Area Eligibility 

Determination for Day Care Homes 

Pilot 

AGENCY: Food and Nutrition Service, 

USDA. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the 

Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) 

invites the general public and other 

public agencies to comment on this 

proposed information collection. 

This notice announces FNS’ intent to 

request from the Office of Management 

and Budget (OMB) approval to collect 

information for the evaluation of 

impacts of the Rural Area Eligibility 

Determination for Day Care Homes Pilot 

in Nebraska. 

DATES: Written comments must be 

received on or before April 30, 2007. 

ADDRESSES: 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 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. 

Comments may be sent to Dr. John A. 

Kirlin, Contracting Officer’s 

Representative, Food and Nutrition 

Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, 

3101 Park Center Drive, Alexandria, VA 

22302. Comments may also be 

submitted via fax to the attention of 

John A. Kirlin at 703–305–2576 or via 

e-mail to John.Kirlin@fns.usda.gov. 

All responses to this notice will be 

summarized and included in the request 

for OMB 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 John A. Kirlin at 

703–305–2128. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Evaluation of the Nebraska 

Rural Area Eligibility Determination for 

Day Care Homes Pilot. 

OMB Number: Not Yet Assigned. 

Expiration Date: Not yet determined. 

Type of Request: New collection of 

information. 

Abstract: As authorized by Public 

Law 108–265 (Section 119 of the Child 

Nutrition and WIC Reauthorization Act 

of 2004), which amended Section 17 of 

the Richard B. Russell National School 

Lunch Act, 42 U.S.C. 1766 (p), the Food 

and Nutrition Service (FNS), on behalf 

of the Secretary of Agriculture, is 

evaluating the impacts of the Rural Area 

Eligibility Determination for Day Care 

Homes pilot in Nebraska. The two-year 

pilot expands the threshold for 

determining eligibility for the Child and 

Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) in 

rural areas of Nebraska where poor 

economic conditions exist. The State of 

Nebraska is authorized by this 

legislation to use either school data (on 

the percent of students qualifying for 

free or reduced-price school lunches) or 

census data to determine the eligibility 

threshold for higher (tier I) 

reimbursement rates. During the twoyear pilot, the area eligibility threshold 

is reduced from the current criterion (50 

percent of students qualifying for free or 

reduced-price school lunches) to 40 

percent, thereby letting more areas 

qualify for higher reimbursement rates. 

The pilot runs from October 1, 2005 

through September 30, 2007. 

The evaluation of the pilot will 

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eligibility threshold on: (1) The number 

of family day care homes offering meals 

through the CACFP in rural areas; (2) 

the number of family day care homes 

offering meals as a tier I entity, that 

would otherwise be defined as tier II 

family day care home under program 

regulations; (3) the geographic location 

of the family day care homes; (4) a 

description of services provided to 

eligible children; and (5) other factors 

determined by the Secretary. The 

evaluation will collect information from 

CACFP staff at the Nebraska Department 

of Education, from CACFP sponsor 

agencies in the state, from family day 

care providers, and from parents of 

children in family day care homes. Two 

surveys will be conducted: A survey of 

a random sample of family day care 

providers (Provider Survey); and a 

survey of a random sample of providers 

who drop out of the CACFP program 

after the pilot ends and reimbursement 

levels for some providers decrease (Exit 

Survey). A report of the results of the 

evaluation is due to Congress no later 

than March 31, 2008. 

Affected Public: Two respondent 

groups are identified: (1) A random 

sample of all rural family day care 

providers in Nebraska who participate 

in the CACFP at the time of the planned 

survey (Summer 2007), and (2) a 

random sample of all rural family day 

care providers in Nebraska who exit the 

CACFP program after the end of the 

pilot. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

632. The estimated number of 

respondents to the Provider Survey is 

582. The estimated number of 

respondents to the Exit Survey is 

uncertain because the number of exiting 

providers is unknown. The evaluation 

contractor will survey up to 50 

respondents as part of the Exit Survey. 

Estimated Number of Responses per 

Respondent: The number of responses 

per respondent is one for each of the 

two surveys. Because both surveys will 

contact random samples of the family 

day care community in rural areas of 

Nebraska, however, it is possible that 

some exiting providers who are 

contacted for the second survey may 

also have responded to the first survey. 

If the probability of exiting is equally 

distributed across the approximately 

1,350 rural providers in Nebraska, and 

if at least 50 rural providers leave the 

CACFP program after the pilot ends, the 

a priori likelihood of a provider being 

sampled for both surveys is 

approximately 1.6 percent (i.e., about a 

43 percent chance of being selected for 

the Provider Survey times about a 3.7 

percent chance of being selected for the 

Exit Survey). 

Estimated Total Annual Responses: 

632. 

Estimated Time per Response: 38.4 

minutes (0.64 hours). The estimated 

average time to respond to the Provider 

Survey is 40 minutes (0.67 hours), based 

on a pre-test of the draft instrument in 

December 2006 and subsequent 

revisions based on pre-test results. The 

data collection instrument for the Exit 

Survey cannot be pre-tested because the 

pilot will not end until September 30, 

2007. The Exit Survey instrument shares 

many questions with the Provider 

Survey instrument, however, and the 

pre-test results for the Provider Survey 

are used to estimate average response 

time for the Exit Survey, which is 20 

minutes (0.33 hours). 

Estimated Total Annual Burden on 

Respondents: 405 hours. 

Dated: February 16, 2007. 

Roberto Salazar, 

Administrator, Food and Nutrition Service. 

[FR Doc. E7–3309 Filed 2–26–07; 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, 2007 through 

June 30, 2008. 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: Effective Date: July 1, 2007. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

Robert M. Eadie, Chief, Policy and 

Program Development Branch, Child 

Nutrition Division, FNS, USDA, 

Alexandria, Virginia 22302, or by phone 

at (703) 305–2590. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

action is not a rule as defined by the 

Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 

601–612) and thus is exempt from the 

provisions of that Act. 

In accordance with the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3507), 

no new recordkeeping or reporting 

requirements have been included that 

are subject to approval from the Office 

of Management and Budget. 

This action is exempted from review 

by the Office of Management and 

Budget under Executive Order 12866. 

These programs are listed in the 

Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance 

under No. 10.553, No. 10.555, No. 

10.556, No. 10.558 and No. 10.559 and 

are subject to the provisions of 

Executive Order 12372, which requires 

intergovernmental consultation with 

State and local officials. (See 7 CFR Part 

3015, Subpart V, and the final rule 

related notice published at 48 FR 29114, 

June 24, 1983.) 

Background 

Pursuant to sections 9(b)(1) and 

17(c)(4) of the Richard B. Russell 

National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 

1758(b)(1) and 42 U.S.C. 1766(c)(4)), 

and sections 3(a)(6) and 4(e)(1)(A) of the 

Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 

1772(a)(6) and 1773(e)(1)(A)), the 

Department annually issues the Income 

Eligibility Guidelines for free and 

reduced price meals for the National 

School Lunch Program (7 CFR Part 210), 

the Commodity School Program (7 CFR 

Part 210), School Breakfast Program (7 

CFR Part 220), Summer Food Service 

Program (7 CFR Part 225) and Child and 

Adult Care Food Program (7 CFR Part 

226) and the guidelines for free milk in 

the Special Milk Program for Children 

(7 CFR Part 215). These eligibility 

guidelines are based on the Federal 

income poverty guidelines and are 

stated by household size. The guidelines 

are used to determine eligibility for free 

and reduced price meals and free milk 

in accordance with applicable program 

rules. 

Definition of Income 

In accordance with the Department’s 

policy as provided in the Food and 

Nutrition Service publication Eligibility 

Guidance for School Meals Manual, 

‘‘income,’’ as the term is used in this 

Notice, means income before any 

deductions such as income taxes, Social 

Security taxes, insurance premiums, 

charitable contributions and bonds. It 

includes the following: (1) Monetary 

compensation for services, including 

wages, salary, commissions or fees; (2) 

net income from nonfarm selfemployment; (3) net income from farm 

self-employment; (4) Social Security; (5) 

dividends or interest on savings or 


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