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Service at (800) 877–8339 or (800) 845– 

6136 (in Spanish). USDA is an equal 

opportunity provider and employer. The 

full ‘‘Non-Discrimination Statement’’ is 

found at: http://www.usda.gov.wps/

portal/usda/usdahome?navtype=Non_

Discrimination. 

IV. Paperwork Reduction Act 

The information collection 

requirements contained in this 

document are those of the Housing 

Choice Voucher Program, which have 

been approved by the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) under 

the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 

(44 U.S.C. 3501–3520) and assigned 

OMB control number 2577–0169. 

Dated: March 3, 2015. 

Tony Hernandez, 

Administrator, Housing and Community 

Facilities Programs. 

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Food and Nutrition Service 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Proposed Collection; 

Comment Requested—Review of Child 

Nutrition Data and Analysis for 

Program Management 

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 new collection to review and 

document State and School Food 

Authority (SFA) National School Lunch 

Program (NSLP) and School Breakfast 

Program (SBP) Management Information 

Systems (MIS) in order to provide FNS 

with a baseline assessment of the MIS 

system and to inform FNS regarding 

how States and SFAs use data systems 

beyond fulfilling FNS reporting 

requirements. 

DATES: Written comments on this notice 

must be received on or before May 8, 

2015. 

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 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. 

Comments may be submitted through 

one of the following methods: 

• Preferred method: Submit 

information through the Federal 

eRulemaking Portal at http://

www.regulations.gov. Follow the online 

instructions for submissions. 

• Mail: Submissions should be 

addressed to Dennis Ranalli, Social 

Science Policy Analyst, Office of Policy 

Support, FNS, U.S. Department of 

Agriculture, 3101 Park Center Drive, 

Room 1014, Alexandria, VA 22302. 

Comments may also be emailed to 

dennis.ranalli@fns.usda.gov. 

All information properly and timely 

submitted, using one of the methods 

described above, in response to this 

request will be included in the record 

and will be made available to the public 

on the Internet at http://

www.regulations.gov. Please be advised 

that the substance of the information 

provided and the identity of the 

individuals or entities submitting it will 

be subject to public disclosure. 

All written comments will be open for 

public inspection at the FNS office 

located at 3101 Park Center Drive, 

Alexandria, Virginia, 22302, Room 

1014, during regular business hours 

(8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through 

Friday). All responses to this notice will 

be summarized and included in the 

request for Office of Management and 

Budget (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 Dennis Ranalli at 

703–305–2149 or dennis.ranalli@

fns.usda.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Review of Child Nutrition Data 

and Analysis for Program Management. 

Form Number: N/A. 

OMB Number: Not yet assigned. 

Expiration Date: Not yet determined. 

Type of Request: New collection. 

Abstract: The Richard B. Russell 

National School Lunch Act of 1946 and 

Child Nutrition Act of 1966 provide the 

legislative authority for the National 

School Lunch Program (NSLP) and 

School Breakfast Program (SBP). These 

programs provide federal financial 

assistance and USDA foods to public 

and non-profit private schools and 

residential childcare institutions to 

facilitate serving meals that meet 

nutritional standards. At the State level, 

State education agencies (SEAs) 

administer NSLP/SBP. At the local 

level, School Food Authorities (SFAs) 

operate these programs through 

agreements with SEAs. SFAs use 

Management Information Systems (MIS) 

of varying levels of sophistication to 

collect the range of information required 

to implement and manage school food 

service programs. 

The information SFAs collect include 

meal production, labor cost, food cost, 

inventory and other data needed to 

manage their operations. SFAs also 

collect reimbursable meal counts and 

other information for obtaining NSLP/

SBP reimbursements and meeting State 

reporting requirements. SFAs are 

accountable for meeting NSLP/SBP 

standards, maintaining food safety 

standards, ensuring proper use of funds, 

and managing meal services within a 

budget. 

Current State and federal data 

collection requirements for the NSLP/

SBP have grown from manual paperbased reporting and early computer eras 

that were characterized by concerns to 

minimize paperwork and reporting 

burden. While SFAs collect a wide array 

of data to enhance local administration, 

SEAs request and aggregate a subset of 

this data and ultimately report only a 

small part of it to the Food and 

Nutrition Service (FNS) as State data. 

The purpose of this study is to review 

and document the management 

information systems of State education 

agencies and School Food Authorities. 

Specifically, the study will present a 

baseline assessment of the MIS systems 

based on data collected: 

• Objective 1: Determine the baseline 

‘‘as is’’ functionality of State education 

agencies (SEA) and School Food 

Authority (SFA) National School Lunch 

Program (NSLP)/School Breakfast 

Program (SBP) data management 

information systems. 

• Objective 2: Assess when State and 

local NSLP/SBP data management 

information systems were developed, 

and the expected longevity of these 

systems. 

• Objective 3: Determine the typical 

costs of developing, maintaining, 

modifying and replacing State and local 

NSLP/SBP data management 

information systems. 

• Objective 4: Outline the data 

elements that State and SFA NSLP/SBP 

data management systems collect and 

generate, beyond those reported to FNS, 

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to administer and manage the NSLP and 

SBP at the State and SFA levels. 

• Objective 5: Assess what proportion 

of States and SFAs collect or generate 

NSLP/SBP management data that they 

do not report to FNS. 

• Objective 6: Describe how long 

these data elements are retained and 

how frequently they are updated. 

• Objective 7: Determine the 

functions that these data element serve. 

Describe the types of access, analysis, 

and standard or ad-hoc report 

generation supported by State and local 

NSLP/SBP data systems. 

• Objective 8: Describe the technical 

and other challenges SFA and State 

administrators face in NSLP/SBP data 

collection, aggregation, and reporting. 

Describe the perceptions of these 

officials of the quality of the reported 

data. 

The purpose of this project is to 

review and document SFA and State 

NSLP/SBP management information 

systems by conducting: 

1. A census of all State agencies 

responsible for administering NSLP/

SBP, and 

2. A Web survey of a nationally 

representative sample of small, medium 

and large SFAs. 

Affected Public: State, Local and 

Tribal Government. Respondent groups 

identified include: (1) Data managers 

from State agencies that administer 

school meal programs in all 50 States 

and the District of Columbia and (2) a 

sample of SFA administrators or data 

managers. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

The total estimated number of unique 

respondents is 5,091. FNS expects that 

one representative from each State 

school meals agency will participate in 

the State agency survey. In addition, 

FNS expects that two respondents from 

each SFA will be needed to complete 

the SFA survey because this survey will 

seek information on a range of aspects 

of the MIS of SFAs. Based on this, FNS 

estimates that the total number of 

unique respondents for this study will 

include 51 representatives from State 

school meals agencies; 4,032 

administrators and data managers from 

small, medium, and large SFAs; and 

1,008 non-respondents. The study will 

contact 2,520 SFAs with an expected 

response rate of 80%, which will result 

in 2,016 completed Web surveys. 

Estimated Frequency of Responses per 

Respondent: 3.16. 

Estimated Total Annual Responses: 

16,062. 

Estimated Time per Response: 10 

minutes (0.17 hours). The estimated 

response time varies from three minutes 

to one hour. The census of State school 

meal agencies will take 60 minutes (1 

hour) to complete. All representatives 

will receive prior notification of the 

survey. The estimated burden of this 

notification is 5 minutes (0.08 hours). 

For the Web survey of SFAs, all 

potential respondents will receive prior 

notification, which will require 5 

minutes (0.08 hours) to read. It is 

anticipated that two respondents from 

each SFA will respond—the 

administrator and data manager. 

Estimated time of response for SFA 

administrators is 12 minutes (0.2 hours). 

The estimated time of response for SFA 

data managers (or equivalent) is 48 

minutes (0.8 hours). Estimated time for 

non-respondents is 3 minutes (0.05 

hours). Non-respondents include those 

who attempt the survey but do not 

complete or decline to participate. 

There will be three follow-up activities 

for both the census and the Web survey. 

The estimated burden for each followup activity is 3 minutes (0.05 hours). 

Estimated Total Annual Burden on 

Respondents: 2,743.09 hours. 

See the table below for estimated total 

annual burden for each type of 

respondent. 

Respondent 

Estimated 

number 

respondent 

Frequency 

of response 

(annually) 

Total annual 

responses 

(col. bxc) 

Estimated 

avg. number 

of hours per 

response 

Estimated 

total hours 

(col. dxe) 

Census. 

Census Notification .............................................................. 51 1 51 0.08 4.08 

Representative of State school meals agencies ................. 51 1 51 1.00 51.00 

Census Follow-up 1 ............................................................. 36 1 36 0.05 1.79 

Census Follow-up 2 ............................................................. 28 1 28 0.05 1.40 

Census Follow-up 3 ............................................................. 20 1 20 0.05 1.02 

Web Survey 

Survey Notification ............................................................... 2,520 1 2,520 0.08 201.60 

School Food Authority Administrator ................................... 2,016 1 2,016 0.20 403.20 

Survey Follow-up 1 (Administrator and Data Manager) ...... 3,528 1 3,528 0.05 176.40 

Survey Follow-up 2 (Administrator and Data Manager) ...... 2,772 1 2,772 0.05 138.60 

Survey Follow-up 3 (Administrator and Data Manager) ...... 2,016 1 2,016 0.05 100.80 

School Food Authority Data Manager (or equivalent) ......... 2,016 1 2,016 0.80 1,612.80 

School Food Authority Administrator (Attempted)—NonResponse ......................................................................... 504 1 504 0.05 25.20 

School Food Authority Data Manager (or equivalent)— 

Non-Response .................................................................. 504 1 504 0.05 25.20 

Total Reporting Burden ................................................ 5,091 3.16 16,062 0.17 2,743.09 

Dated: February 19, 2015. 

Audrey Rowe, 

Administrator, Food and Nutrition Service. 

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