[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 121 (Wednesday, June 24, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 34360-34361]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-16750]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Food and Nutrition Service


Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; 
Comment Request--Forms FNS-806-A, Claim for Reimbursement (National 
School Lunch and School Breakfast Programs), and FNS-806-B, Claim for 
Reimbursement (Special Milk Program for Children)

AGENCY: Food and Nutrition Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this 
notice invites the public to comment on the proposed Food and Nutrition 
Service (FNS) use of Forms FNS-806-A and FNS-806-B, Claims for 
Reimbursement. The Forms are used to collect data to determine the 
amount of reimbursement school food authorities participating in the 
National School Lunch Program (NSLP), School Breakfast Program (SBP), 
and Special Milk Programs for Children (SMP) are eligible to receive.

DATES: Written comments must be submitted on or before August 24, 1998.

ADDRESSES: Send comments to Terry A. Hallberg, Chief, Program Analysis 
and Monitoring Branch, Child Nutrition Division, Food and Nutrition 
Service, USDA, 3101 Park Center Drive, Room 1008, Alexandria, Virginia 
22302.
    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 will have practical 
utility; (b) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the 
proposed collection of information; (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 respondents, 
including through the use of automated collection techniques or other 
forms of information technology.
    All responses to this notice will be summarized and included in the 
request for OMB approval. All comments will also become a matter of 
public record.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Terry Hallberg, (703) 305-2590.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

    Titles: Forms FNS-806-A, Claim for Reimbursement, (National School 
Lunch, and School Breakfast Programs), and FNS-806-B, Claim for 
Reimbursement (Special Milk Program).
    OMB Number: 0584-0284.
    Expiration Date of Approval: May 31, 2000.
    Type of Request: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Abstract: The NSLP, SBP and SMP claims for reimbursement forms, 
FNS-806-A and FNS-806-B, are used to collect meal and cost data from 
school food authorities whose participation in these programs are 
administered directly by FNS Regional Offices (Regional Office 
Administered Programs, or ROAP). In order to determine the amount of 
reimbursement school food authorities are entitled to receive for meals 
and milk served, they must complete these forms. The completed forms 
are submitted to FNS' Regional Offices where they are entered into a 
computerized payment system. The payment system computes earned 
reimbursement.
    Earned reimbursement in the NSLP, SBP and SMP is based on 
performance, that is, an assigned rate per meal or half pint of milk 
served, with cost comparisons for free milk and severe need breakfasts. 
To fulfill the earned reimbursement requirements set forth in NSLP, SBP 
and SMP regulations issued by the Secretary of Agriculture (7 CFR 
210.8, 220.11, 215.10), the meal and cost data must be collected on 
forms FNS-806-A and FNS-806-B. These forms are an intrinsic part of the 
accounting system being used currently by the subject programs to 
ensure proper reimbursement as well as to facilitate adequate 
recordkeeping.
    This request is being made because FNS is implementing a new 
payment system for the ROAPs in the NSLP, SBP, and SMP. The current 
version of form FNS-806 is used to collect meal and cost data for all 
three (3) of these programs. In the new payment system, the data for 
the SMP will be collected and recorded separately from the data for the 
NSLP and SBP. The claims for reimbursement for the NSLP and SBP will be 
on the FNS-806-A and the claims for reimbursement for SMP will be on 
the FNS-806-B. The data elements are the same, but collection will be 
on two different forms.
    Estimate of Burden: Public reporting burden for this collection of 
information

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is estimated to average .5 hours per response.
    Respondents: The respondents are school food authorities and 
facilities participating in the NSLP, SBP, and SMP under the auspices 
of the FNS ROAP.
    Estimated Number of Respondents Form 806-A: 340.
    Estimated Number of Respondents Form 806-B: 180.
    Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent Form 806-A: 12.
    Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent Form 806-B: 12.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents Form 806-A: 2040.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents Form 806-B: 1080.
    Estimated Total Number of Respondents: 520.
    Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 12.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 3120.
    Copies of this information collection can be obtained from Cato 
Watson, Agency Information Collection Coordinator, Food and Nutrition 
Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, 3101 Park Center Drive, Room 
308, Alexandria, Virginia 22302.

    Dated: June 18, 1998.
George A. Braley,
Acting Administrator.
[FR Doc. 98-16750 Filed 6-23-98; 8:45 am]
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