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51098 

Vol. 86, No. 175 

Tuesday, September 14, 2021 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Food and Nutrition Service 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Proposed Collection; 

Comment Request—School Nutrition 

and Meal Cost Study–II 

AGENCY: Food and Nutrition Service, 

Agriculture (USDA). 

ACTION: Notice of information collection; 

request for comment. 

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 

collection is a revision of a currently 

approved collection for the School 

Nutrition and Meal Cost Study–II 

(SNMCS–II; OMB control number 0584– 

0648, expiration date 09/30/2022), with 

updated data collection instruments for 

school year (SY) 2022–2023. The 

purpose of SNMCS–II is to provide a 

comprehensive picture of school food 

service operations and the nutritional 

quality, cost, and acceptability of meals 

served in the National School Lunch 

Program (NSLP) and School Breakfast 

Program (SBP). 

DATES: Written comments on this notice 

must be received on or before November 

15, 2021. 

ADDRESSES: Comments may be sent to: 

Holly Figueroa, Office of Policy 

Support, Food and Nutrition Service, 

U.S. Department of Agriculture, 1320 

Braddock Pl., 5th Floor, Alexandria, VA 

22314. Comments may also be 

submitted via fax to the attention of 

Holly Figueroa at 703–305–2576 or via 

email to holly.figueroa@usda.gov. 

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 Holly Figueroa at 

holly.figueroa@usda.gov or 703–305– 

2105. 

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: School Nutrition and Meal Cost 

Study–II. 

Form Number: N/A. 

OMB Number: 0584–0648. 

Expiration Date: 09/30/2022. 

Type of Request: Revision of a 

currently approved collection. 

Abstract: SNMCS–II will provide a 

comprehensive picture of the NSLP and 

SBP, and will provide critical 

information about the nutritional 

quality, cost, and acceptability of school 

meals ten years after major reforms 

began being phased in during the 2012– 

2013 school year (SY). SNMCS–II will 

collect a broad range of data from 

nationally representative samples of 

public school food authorities (SFAs), 

public, non-charter schools, students, 

and parents/guardians during SY 2022– 

2023. Data collection was originally 

scheduled to occur in SY 2019–2020 but 

was postponed due to the COVID–19 

pandemic. These data will provide 

Federal, State, and local policymakers 

with current information about how 

federally sponsored school meal 

programs are operating by updating the 

information that was collected in SY 

2014–2015 for the first School Nutrition 

and Meal Cost Study (SNMCS–I; OMB 

control number 0584–0596, expiration 

date 07/31/2017). In addition, findings 

from SNMCS–II will be compared to 

those from SNMCS–I to explore trends 

in key domains including the nutrient 

content of school meals, meal costs and 

revenues, and student participation, 

plate waste, and dietary intakes. 

SNMCS–II will also estimate the costs of 

producing reimbursable school meals in 

up to five States and Territories outside 

of the 48 contiguous States and the 

District of Columbia (DC), and examine 

the relationship of costs to revenues in 

those five outlying areas. Section 28(a) 

of the Richard B. Russell National 

School Lunch Act authorizes this 

assessment of the cost of producing 

meals, and the nutrient profile of meals 

under the NSLP and SBP. 

The sample frame of SFAs is divided 

into four groups, including the outlying 

areas. Samples in Groups 1, 2, and 3 are 

limited to the contiguous 48 States and 

DC. The outlying areas sample includes 

SFAs in Alaska, Guam, Hawaii, Puerto 

Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Two 

assessments to determine the feasibility 

of collecting comprehensive cost data in 

the outlying areas were conducted 

between 2018 and 2019 under OMB 

#0584–0606 FNS Generic Clearance for 

Pre-Testing, Pilot, and Field Test 

Studies, expiration date 06/30/2022 

(School Nutrition and Meal Cost Study– 

II, Outlying Areas Cost Study Feasibility 

Assessment and School Nutrition and 

Meal Cost Study–II, Outlying Areas Cost 

Study Feasibility Reassessment). Based 

on these assessments, ‘‘full’’ data 

collection will be conducted with 

Alaska, Guam, and Hawaii, while 

‘‘limited’’ data collection will be 

conducted with Puerto Rico and the 

U.S. Virgin Islands. The burden 

associated with these assessments is not 

included in the burden estimates for 

this collection. 

Data collected from the Group 1 

sample will provide the precision 

required for national estimates of SFAlevel characteristics and food service 

operations. Data collected from the 

Group 2 sample will be used to address 

study objectives related to the school 

nutrition environment and food service 

operations; the food and nutrient 

content of school meals; student 

participation in the NSLP and SBP; 

student/parent satisfaction with the 

school meal programs; and students’ 


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characteristics and dietary intakes. Data 

collected from the Group 3 sample will 

be used to address study objectives 

related to the school nutrition 

environment and food service 

operations; the food and nutrient 

content of school meals; the costs to 

produce reimbursable school lunches 

and breakfasts, including indirect and 

local administrative costs, and the ratios 

of revenues to costs; and plate waste in 

the school meals programs. Data 

collected from the outlying areas sample 

will be used to estimate the costs of 

producing reimbursable school meals 

and the ratios of revenues to costs in 

each outlying area. 

Note: Personally identifiable information 

(PII) will not be used to retrieve survey 

records or data. 

Affected Public: State, Local, and 

Tribal Governments respondent groups 

include: (1) State Child Nutrition 

Agency directors; (2) State Education 

Agency finance officers; (3) school 

district superintendents; (4) SFA 

directors; (5) local educational agency 

business managers; (6) menu planners; 

(7) school nutrition managers (SNMs); 

(8) principals; and (9) school study 

liaisons appointed by principals. Private 

Sector For-Profit Business respondents 

include food service management 

company managers. Individual/ 

household-level respondents include: 

(1) Students (first grade through high 

school) and (2) their parents/guardians. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: A 

total of 15,017 unique respondents 

(9,583 respondents and 5,434 nonrespondents) are expected to participate 

in the study. This includes 4,939 from 

State and Local Governments, 30 from 

Businesses, and 10,048 Individuals or 

Households. Initial contact will vary by 

type of respondent and may include 

study notification, recruiting, or data 

collection. 

The Group 1 sample includes 136 

SFAs but no schools. Group 1 SFA 

directors will participate in the SFA 

Director Survey. 

The Group 2 sample comprises 133 

SFAs, 265 schools, and 2,177 students 

and their parents/guardians. SFA and 

school staff will participate in the SFA 

Director and School Planning 

Interviews; SFA Director, SNM, and 

Principal Surveys; the Basic Menu 

Survey and Meal Pattern Crediting 

Report; and Cafeteria Observation Guide 

and Competitive Foods Checklists. 

Students and parents/guardians will 

complete the Student Interview, 

including height and weight 

measurement; 24-dietary recall; and 

Parent Interview. 

The Group 3 sample includes 265 

SFAs and 796 schools. SFA and school 

staff will participate in the SFA Director 

and School Planning Interviews; SFA 

On-Site Cost Interview and Food Cost 

Worksheet; SFA Follow-Up Web Survey 

and Cost Interview; SNM Cost 

Interview; Principal Cost Interview; SFA 

Director, SNM, and Principal Surveys; 

the Expanded Menu Survey and Meal 

Pattern Crediting Report; and Cafeteria 

Observation Guide and Competitive 

Foods Checklists. Forty-one State 

Education Agency finance officers will 

complete the State Agency Indirect Cost 

Survey. Plate waste will be observed for 

4,140 reimbursable lunches and 2,120 

reimbursable breakfasts at a subsample 

of 138 schools among this Group 3 

sample. 

In the outlying areas, following 

recruitment, SFA and school staff in 32 

SFAs and 138 schools will complete the 

SFA Director and School Planning 

Interviews; SFA Cost Interview and 

Food Cost Worksheet; SFA Follow-Up 

Web Survey and Cost Interview; SNM 

Cost Interview; Principal Cost Interview; 

and the Expanded Menu Survey. One 

State Education Agency finance officer 

will complete the State Agency Indirect 

Cost Survey. 

Estimated Number of Responses per 

Respondent: All respondents will be 

asked to respond to each specific data 

collection activity only once. The 

overall average number of responses per 

respondent across the entire collection 

is 5.43 (81,502 responses/15,017 total 

respondents). 

Estimated Total Annual Responses: 

81,502. 

Estimated Time per Response: The 

estimated response varies from 1 minute 

to 10 hours, depending on the data 

collection activity and respondent 

group, with an average estimated time of 

21 minutes (0.3435 hours) across all 

respondents. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden on 

Respondents: 27,996 hours. This 

includes 26,562 hours for respondents 

and 1,434 hours for non-respondents. 

See the table below for each type of 

respondent. 

Cynthia Long, 

Acting Administrator, Food and Nutrition 

Service. 

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Responsive Non-Responsive 

Total Annual Estimated 

Estimated Frequenc Total Average Burden Number of Frequency 

Affected Type of Number of yof Annual Burden Hours Estimate Non- of Total Annual 

Public respondents Instruments Document Sample Respondents Response Responses per Response (hours) respondents Response Responses 

State Child Nutrition 

Director Study 49 49 1 49 0.334 16.37 0 0 0 

Introduction and Data 

Request Email 

State Child 

Nutrition 

Agency Recruitment (Groups 1, 2, Study Objectives 49 49 1 49 0.0334 1.64 0 0 0 

Directors 3) (Groups 1, 2, 

3) 

SFA Director Sample 

Notification Email From State CN 49 49 1 49 0.0334 1.64 0 0 0 Director 

State Child Nutrition 

Director Study 3 3 1 3 0.334 1.00 0 0 0 

Introduction and Data 

State Child Request Email 

Nutrition Recruitment 

Agency (Full Outlying Study Objectives and Directors (Full 3 3 1 3 0.0334 0.10 0 0 0 

Areas) Overview Outlying 

Areas) 

State/Local SFA Director Sample 

Government Notification Email 3 3 1 3 0.0334 0.10 0 0 0 

State Child Nutrition 

Director Study 2 2 1 2 0.334 0.67 0 0 0 

Introduction and Data 

State Child Request Email 

Nutrition 

Recruitment 

Agency (Limited Directors Outlying Study Objectives and 2 2 1 2 0.0334 0.07 0 0 0 

(Limited Overview 

Outlying Areas) 

Areas) 

SFA Director Sample 2 2 1 2 0.0334 0.07 0 0 0 

Notification Email 

State Agency Indirect 

Cost Survey Invitation 49 40 2 80 0.0334 2.67 9 2 18 

State Letter/Email 

Education 

Indirect Cost Agency 

Finance Survey State Agency Indirect 49 40 1 40 0.167 6.68 9 1 9 

Officers (Group 3) Cost Survey 

(Group 3) 

Study Overview 49 40 1 40 0.0334 1.34 9 1 9 

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State Agency Indirect 

Cost Survey Invitation 1 1 2 2 0.0334 0.07 0 0 0 

State 

Letter/Email 

Education Indirect Cost Agency Survey (Full State Agency Indirect Finance 1 1 1 1 0.167 0.17 0 0 0 

Officers (Full Outlying Cost Survey 

Outlying Areas) 

Areas) 

Sb.Jdy Overview 1 1 1 1 0.0334 0.03 0 0 0 

Superlntenden Recru ltment Recruiting Call Script 528 424 1 424 0.5 212.00 104 1 104 

ts (Group 2, 3) (Groups 2, 3) 

Superintenden Recruitment 

ts (Full (Full Outlying Recruiting Call Script 32 32 1 32 0.5 16.00 0 0 0 

Outlying Areas) Areas) 

Superlntenden Recru ltment 

ts (Limited (Limited Recruiting Call Script 2 2 1 2 0.5 1.00 0 0 0 

Outlying Outlying 

Areas) Areas) 

SFA Director 

Recruitment Advance 528 424 2 848 0.0334 28.32 104 2 208 

Letter/Email 

Recruitment SNA Endorsement 

(Groups 2, 3) Letter 528 424 1 424 0.0334 14.16 104 1 104 

Sb.Jdy Overview 528 424 1 424 0.0334 14.16 104 1 104 

SFA Directors 

(Groups 2, 3) Recruiting Call Script 528 424 1 424 0.5 212.00 104 1 104 

SFA Director Planning 424 424 1 424 0.334 141.62 0 0 0 

Interview 

Data 

Collection SFA Post-Planning Coordination 424 424 1 424 0.167 70.81 0 0 0 

(Groups 2, 3) 

Email 

Pre-Visit Reminder 

424 424 1 424 0.0501 21.24 0 0 0 

Email 

Data Collection SFA Directors Coordination :chool Roster Data 140 128 1 128 1.00 128.00 12 1 12 

(Group 2) (Group 2) equest 

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Data Collection Data Collection 

Coordination Activities and 289 275 1 275 0.0835 22.96 14 1 14 

(Group 3) Respondents 

SFA On-Site Cost 

Interview with 

Reference Guide, 289 275 1 275 3.0835 847.96 14 1 14 

Cost Interview provide records 

(Group 3) 

SFA Directors Food Cost Worksheet 289 275 1 275 0.167 45.93 14 1 14 

(Group 3) 

5FA Follow-Up Web I 

Follow-up Web Survey and Interview 275 275 1 275 0.0501 13.78 0 0 0 

Survey Planning Email 

(Group 3) SFA Follow-Up Web 

Survey 275 261 1 261 0.5 130.50 14 1 14 

SFA Follow-Up Cost 

Follow-up Cost Interview with 

Interview Reference Guide, 275 261 1 261 2.00 522.00 14 1 14 

(Group 3) provide financial 

records 

SFA Director Survey 151 136 2 272 0.0501 13.63 15 2 30 

SFA Director Advance Letter/Email 

Survey 

(Group 1) SFA Director Survey 151 136 1 136 0.0167 2.27 15 1 15 

Email Invitation 

SFA Director 

Survey SFA Director Survey 424 393 1 393 0.0167 6.56 31 1 31 

(Groups 2, 3) 

Email Invitation 

SFA Directors SFA Director 

(Groups 1, 2, Survey SFA Director Survey 151 136 1 136 0.668 90.85 15 1 15 

3) (Group 1) 

SFA Director 

Survey SFA Director Survey 424 393 1 393 0.668 262.52 31 1 31 

(Groups 2, 3) 

SFA Director Survey 

SFA Director 575 288 2 575 0.0668 38.41 288 2 575 

Follow-Up Email 

Survey 

(Groups 1, 2, 

3) SFA Director Survey 287 287 1 287 0.0835 23.96 0 0 0 

Reminder Call Script 

SFA Director 

Recruitment Advance 32 32 2 64 0.0334 2.14 0 0 0 

Letter/Email 

Recruitment Srudy Overview 32 32 1 32 0.0334 1.07 0 0 0 

(Full Outlying 

SFA Directors Areas) 

Recruiting Call Script (Full Outlying 32 32 1 32 0.5 16.00 0 0 0 

Areas) SNA Endorsement 

31 31 1 31 0.0334 1.04 0 0 0 

Letter 

SFA Director Planning 

Interview 

32 32 1 32 0.9018 28.86 0 0 0 

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SFA Post-Planning 32 32 1 32 0.167 5.34 0 0 0 

Email 

Data 

Collection Data Collection 

Coordination Activities and 32 32 1 32 0.0835 2.67 0 0 0 

!Full Outlying Respondents Areas) 

Pre-Target Week 32 32 1 32 0.0501 1.00 0 0 0 

Reminder Email 

SFA On-Site Cost 

Interview with 32 30 1 30 3.0835 92.51 2 1 2 

Cost Interview Reference Guide 

!Full Outlying provide records' 

Areas) 

Food Cost Worksheet 32 30 1 30 0.167 5.01 2 1 2 

SFA Follow-Up Web 

Follow-up Survey and Interview 30 30 1 30 0.0501 1.50 0 0 0 

Web Survey Planning Email 

!Full Outlying 

Areas) SFA Follow-Up Web 30 30 1 30 0.5 15.00 0 0 0 

Survey 

F II C SFA Follow-Up Cost 

0 o~-up 0st lnterviewwith 

Interview (Full R f G "d 30 30 1 30 2.00 60.00 0 0 o 

0 1 . e erence u1 e, 

ir~:i~g provide financial 

records 

SFA Director 

Recruitment Advance 2 2 2 4 0.0334 0.13 0 0 o 

Recru ltment Letter/Email 

!Limited 

Outlying 

Areas) 

Study Overview 2 2 1 2 0.0334 0.07 0 0 0 

Recruiting Call Script 2 2 1 2 0.5 1.00 0 0 0 

SFA Directors 

(Limited SFA Director Planning 2 2 1 2 0.167 0.33 0 0 0 

Outlying Interview 

Areas) 

Data Collection SFA Post-Planning 2 2 1 2 0.167 0.33 0 0 0 

Coordination Email 

(Limited 

Outlying Data Collection Areas) Activities and 2 2 1 2 0.0835 0.17 0 0 0 

Respondents Pre-Target Week 2 2 1 2 0.0501 0.10 0 0 0 Reminder Email 

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SFA On-Site Cost 

Cost Interview Interview with 2 2 1 2 1.5 3.00 0 0 0 

!Limited Reference Guide, 

Outlying provide records 

Areas) 

Food Cost Worksheet 2 2 1 2 0.167 0.33 0 0 0 

SFA Follow-Up Web 

Fol low-up Web Survey and Interview 2 2 1 2 0.0501 0.10 0 0 0 

Survey Planning Email 

(Limited 

Outlying SFA Follow-Up Web 

Areas) Survey 2 2 1 2 0.5 1.00 0 0 0 

Follow-up Cost SFA Follow-Up Cost 

Interview Interview with 

(Limited Reference Guide, 2 2 1 2 1.75 3.50 0 0 0 

Outlying provide financial 

Areas) records 

Menu Survey 

!Limited Expanded Menu 2 2 1 2 3.5 7.00 0 0 0 

Outlying Survey 

Areas) 

SFA Directors SFA Directors Pretest 5 5 1 5 1.5000 7.50 0 0 0 

Cost Interview SFA O~-Site Co~t 

IGrou 3) Interview, provide 289 275 1 275 3.0835 847.96 14 1 14 

P records 

LEA Business 

Managers SFA Follow-Up Cost 

!Group 3) Follow-up Cost Interview with 

Interview Reference Guide, 275 261 1 261 2.00 522.00 14 1 14 

(Group 3) provide financial 

records 

Cost Interview SFA On-Site Cost 

!Full Outlying Interview, provide 32 30 1 30 3.0835 92.51 2 1 2 

LEA Business Areas) records 

Managers (Full Follow-up Cost SFA Follow-Up Cost Outlying I ntervlew with 

Areas) Interview (Full R f G Id Outl 30 30 1 30 2.00 60.00 0 0 0 

In e erence u e, 

Are~s)g provide financial 

records 

Cost Interview SFA O s· C (Limited ~- ite o~t 

2 2 1 2 1.5 3.00 0 0 0 

LEA Business Outlying ~:::~:w, provide 

Managers Areas) 

(Limited Follow-up Cost SFA Follow-Up Cost 

Outlying Interview Interview with 

Areas) (Limited Reference Guide, 2 2 1 2 1.75 3.50 0 0 0 

Outlying provide financial 

Areas) records 

Meal Pattern Fruit and Vegetable 

Menu Planners Crediting Questions & Meal 424 402 1 402 1.5 603.00 22 1 22 

(Group 2, 3) Report Pattern Crediting 

(Groups 2, 3) Report 

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Subtotal of State CN Aaency Directors, SFA Directors, 

Business Mana1ers, Superintendents,. and Menu 2,131 1,861 5.15 9,590 0.5529 5,302.52 270 5.54 1,495 Planners 

School School 

Nutrition Nutrition Pretest 5 5 1 5 1.50 7.50 0 0 0 

Managers Managers 

Data Collection SNM Introduction 

Coordination Letter 1,117 1,061 1 1,061 0.1336 141.75 56 1 56 

(Groups 2, 3) 

School 

Data Collection P v· . R . d Nutrition 

Managers 

Coordination E~~II 1s1t em1n er 1,117 1,061 1 1,061 0.0501 53.16 56 1 56 

(Groups 2, 3) (Groups 2, 3) 

Cafeteria Cafeteria Observation Observation Guide 1,061 1,061 1 1,061 0.334 354.37 o o 0 

(Groups 2, 3) 

Menu Survey Basic Menu Survey 279 265 1 265 8.00 2120.00 14 1 14 

(Group 2) 

School 

Nutrition 

School Managers SNM Survey 279 265 1 265 0.334 88.51 14 1 14 

Nutrition Survey 

Managers (Group 2) 

(Group 2) Reimbursable Reimbursable Meal 

Meal Sales Sale Data Request 265 265 1 265 0.167 44.26 0 0 o 

Data (Group 2) Form 

Point of Sale 

Form Point-of-Sale Form 265 265 1 265 0.0835 22.13 0 0 0 

(Group 2) 

Menu Survey Expanded Menu 838 796 1 796 10.00 7960.00 42 1 42 

(Group 3) Survey 

School 

Nutrition 

Managers SNM Survey 838 796 1 796 0.334 265.86 42 1 42 

Survey 

/Group 3) 

School 

Nutrition Data Collection School Planning 

Managers Coordination 1 1 838 796 1 796 0.25 199.00 42 1 42 

(Group 3) (Group 31 nterv ew 

Cost Interview SNM Cost Interview 838 796 1 796 1.5 1194.00 42 1 42 

(Group 3) with Reference Guide 

SelfServe/Made- On-Site Selfto-Order Bar Serve/Made-to-Order 191 181 1 181 0.167 30.23 10 1 10 

Form (Group Bar Form 

3) 

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Plate Waste 

Plate Waste Observation Observation Bcx,klet 138 138 1 138 0.167 23.05 0 0 0 

(Group 3) 

Data Collection 

Coordination SNM Introduction 

(Full Outlying Letter 145 138 1 138 0.1336 18.44 7 1 7 

Areas) 

School Planning 145 138 1 138 0.0668 9.22 7 1 7 

School Data Collection Interview 

Nutrition Coordination 

Managers (Full (Full Outlying 

Outlying Areas) Pre-Target Week 

Areas) Reminder Email 145 138 1 138 0.0501 6.91 7 1 7 

Menu Survey Expanded Menu (Full Outlying 145 138 1 138 8.334 1150.09 7 1 7 

Areas) Survey 

Cost Interview _ 

(Full Outlying SNM Cost Interview 145 138 1 138 1.5 207.00 7 1 7 

) with Reference Guide Areas 

School Planning 

Interview 279 265 1 265 0.25 66.25 14 0 0 

School Liaisons Data Collection 

(Group 2) Coordination Pre-Visit Reminder (Group 2) Email 265 265 1 265 0.0501 13.28 0 0 0 

School Roster Data 

Request 74 74 1 74 1.00 74.00 0 0 0 

Subtotal of School Nutrition Managers and School 1,546 1,469 6.16 9,045 15532 14,049.00 77 4.58 353 

Liaisons 

Principal Intro Letter 

Data Collection to Schools 1,117 1,061 1 1,117 0.1336 149.23 56 1 56 

Coordination 

(Groups 2, 3) Pre-Visit Reminder 

Email 1,117 1,061 1 1,117 0.0501 55.96 56 1 56 Principal Surveys 1,061 954 1 1,061 0.0167 17.72 107 1 107 

Principals Ema ii Invitation 

(Groups 2, 3) Principal Survey 1,061 1,061 2 2122 0.0668 141.75 0 0 0 

Follow-Up Ema ii 

Principal 

Survey Principal Survey (Groups 2, 3) Reminder Call Script 530 530 1 530 0.0835 44.26 0 0 0 

Principal Survey 1,061 954 1 954 0.5 477.00 107 1 107 

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Principals Data Collec_tion Next Steps for 265 265 1 265 0.0334 8.85 0 0 0 

!Group 2) Coord1nat1on P . . 1 E .1 (Group Z) rinc1pa s ma1 

Principals C 1 • Principal Cost os~ nte~iew Interview with 838 796 1 796 0.75 597.00 42 1 42 

(Group 3) ( roup ) Reference Guide 

Data Collection 

Coordination Prlnclpal Intro Letter 145 138 1 138 0.1336 18.44 7 1 7 

(Full Outlying to Schools 

Principals !Full 

Areas) 

Outlying Pre-Target Week 

Areas) Cost Interview Reminder Email 145 138 1 138 0.0501 6.91 7 1 7 

(Full Outlying Principal Cost Areas) Interview with 145 138 1 138 0.75 103.50 7 1 7 

Reference Guide 

Subtotal of Principals 1,262 1,199 6.99 1,376 0.1935 1,620.62 63 6.17 319 Subtotal State/Local Governments 4,939 4,529 5.96 27,011 0.7764 20,972.14 410 5.46 2,237 

FSMC Recruitment 25 25 1 25 0.0334 0.84 0 0 0 

Food Service Letter 

Management 

Company 

Manager SNA Endorsement 25 25 1 25 0.0334 0.84 0 0 0 

Recruitment 

FSMC !Groups 2, 3) 

Managers 

!Groups 2, 3) 

Study Overviews 25 25 1 25 0.0334 0.84 0 0 0 

Food Service 

Management 

Company FSMC Recruiting Call 25 25 1 25 0.25 6.25 0 0 0 

Business Manager Script Recruitment 

(Groups 2, 3) 

Food Service SFA Director 

Management Recruitment Advance 1 1 2 1 0.0334 0.03 0 0 0 

Company Letter/Email 

Manager 

FSMC Recruitment 

Managers !Full !Full Outlying Study Objectives and 1 1 1 1 0.0334 0.03 0 0 0 

Outlying Areas) Overview 

Managers) 

Food Service 

Management Recruiting Call Script 1 1 1 1 0.5 0.50 0 0 o 

Company 

Manager 

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Recruitment 

(Full Outlying Pre-Target Week 

Areas) Reminder Email 1 1 1 1 0.0501 0.05 0 0 0 

Food Service SFA On-Site Cost 

Management Interview with 1 1 1 1 3.0835 3.08 0 0 0 

Company Reference Guide, 

Manager Cost provide records 

Interview (Full 

Outlying Food Cost Worksheet 1 1 1 1 0.167 0.17 0 0 0 

Areas) 

Food Service SFA Follow-Up Web 

Management Survey and Interview 1 1 1 1 0.0501 0.05 0 0 0 

Company Planning Ema II 

Manager 

Fol low-up Web 

5 u rvey (Ful I SFA Follow-Up Web 

Outlying Survey 1 1 1 1 0.1169 0.12 0 0 0 

Areas) 

Food Service 

Management SFA Follow-Up Cost Company Interview with Manager . 1 1 1 1 2.00 2.00 0 0 0 

Follow-up Cost Refe~enc~ Gu1~e, 

Interview (Full provide financial 

Outlying records 

Areas) 

Food Service 

Management 

Company 

Regional Expanded Menu Operations Survey 4 4 1 4 8.3340 33.34 0 0 0 

Manager 

FSMC Regional 

Menu Survey 

(Full Outlying Operations Areas) Managers (Full Food Service Outlying Management Managers) Company 

Regional SNM Cost Interview Operations . . 4 4 1 4 1.5 6.00 0 0 0 

M C with Reference Guide 

anager ost 

Interview (Full 

Outlying 

Areas) 

Subtotal Businesses 30 30 3.90 117 0.4626 54.13 0 0.00 0 

School Endorsement 5,024 2,512 1 2,512 0.0501 125.85 2,512 1 2,512 

Letter 

Elementary or 

Parents/Guard 

ParentS/Guard Middle/High School 

5,024 2,512 1 2,512 0.0835 209.75 2,512 1 2,512 

Individual "_ns Parent (Household) ians (Group 2) Recruitment Ad Lette 

(Group 2) vance r 

Household Elementary 

or Middle/High School 5,024 2,512 1 2,512 0.1336 335.60 2,512 1 2,512 

Brochure 

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Parent Passive 

Consent Response 4,522 2,261 1 2,261 0.1002 226.55 2,261 1 2,261 

Form 

Parent Active Consent 502 251 1 251 0.1002 25.15 251 1 251 

Response Form Parent Interview Texts 2,502 2,177 3 6,531 0.0167 109.07 325 3 975 

Parents/Guard and Emails 

ians Parent 

Interview 

(Group 2) 

Parent Interview 2,512 2,177 1 2,177 0.4175 908.90 335 1 335 

Dietary Recall Texts 1,189 1,005 2 2,010 0.0167 33.57 184 2 368 

and Emails 

Food Diary, Day 1/ 1,189 1,005 1 1,005 0.167 167.84 184 1 184 

Parents/Guard Day 2 

ians Dietary Dietary Recall Recall 

(Group 2) Interview (AMPM, 955 860 1 860 0.25 215.00 95 1 95 

Day 1) 

Dietary Recall 

Interview (AMPM, 366 257 1 257 0.75 192.75 109 1 109 

Day2) 

Subtotal of Parents/Guardians 5,024 2,512 9.11 22,888 0.1114 2,550.03 2,512 4.82 12,114 

Study Assent Form 5,024 2,512 1 2,512 0.0501 125.85 2,512 1 2,512 

Students 

Recruitment Elementary and 

(Group 2) Middle/High School 3,488 2,512 1 2,512 0.0167 41.95 976 1 976 

Student Interview 

Reminder Flyer 

Students Student Interview 3,488 2,512 1 2,512 0.2004 503.40 976 1 976 

Students Student 

(Group 2) Interview Dietary Recall 

(Group 2) Interview, AMPM, 3,488 2,512 1 2,512 0.8016 2013.62 976 1 976 

Dav 1 Dietary Recall Texts 549 384 2 768 0.0167 12.83 165 2 330 

Students and Emails Day 2 

Dietary Recall 

(Group 2) Dietary Recall 

Interview (AMPM, 549 384 1 384 0.75 288.00 165 1 165 

Day2) 

Subtotal of Students 5,024 2,512 4.46 11,200 0.2666 2,985.65 2,512 5,935 

2.36 

Subtotal lndlvlduals 10,048 5,024 6.79 34,088 0.1624 5,535.68 5,024 3.59 18,049 

Grand Total 15,017 9,583 639 61,216 0.43 26,561.94 5,434 3.73 20,286 

Notes: "State" includes both States and Territories. 

AMPM = Automated Multiple-Pass Method; CN = child nutrition; FSMC = food service management company; LEA= local educational agency; SFA = school food authority; SNM = school nutrition manager. 
51110 Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 175 / Tuesday, September 14, 2021 / Notices 

[FR Doc. 2021–19722 Filed 9–13–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–30–C 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Food and Nutrition Service 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Proposed Collection; 

Comment Request: Additional 

Information To Be Collected Under the 

Uniform Grant Application Package for 

Discretionary Grant Programs for the 

Emergency Food Assistance Program 

Reach and Resiliency Grants 

AGENCY: Food and Nutrition Service 

(FNS), USDA. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: This Notice announces that 

the United States Department of 

Agriculture’s (USDA) Food and 

Nutrition Service (FNS) plans to add 

The Emergency Food Assistance 

Program (TEFAP) Reach and Resiliency 

Grants, as authorized by the American 

Rescue Plan Act, to its list of approved 

programs under the Uniform Grant 

Application for Non-Entitlement 

Discretionary Grants, as approved under 

OMB Control Number: 0584–0512 

(Expiration Date: July 31, 2022); and 

that FNS intends to collect additional 

information for the TEFAP Reach and 

Resiliency Grants outside of what is 

currently in the uniform package. This 

Notice solicits public comments on the 

additional information to be collected 

for the TEFAP Reach and Resiliency 

Grants. 

DATES: To be assured of consideration, 

written comments must be submitted or 

postmarked on or before September 14, 

2021. 

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. 

Comments must 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. 

• Email: Send comments to 

rachel.schoenian@usda.gov with a 

subject line ‘‘TEFAP Reach and 

Resiliency Grant Information 

Collection.’’ 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Rachel Schoenian, Food Distribution 

Division, Food and Nutrition Service, 

U.S. Department of Agriculture, 1320 

Braddock Place, Alexandria, Virginia 

22314, 703–305–2937, or email 

rachel.schoenian@usda.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Utilizing 

funding and authority provided by 

Section 1001(b)(4) of the American 

Rescue Plan Act (ARPA, P.L. 117–2), 

USDA is establishing a new grant 

program for State agencies that 

administer The Emergency Food 

Assistance Program (TEFAP), aimed at 

helping strengthen TEFAP 

infrastructure and expand TEFAP’s 

reach into rural, remote, and/or lowincome communities that are 

underserved by TEFAP. 

TEFAP Reach and Resiliency Grants 

will be offered in two rounds. As 

planned, half of the funds ($50 million) 

will be offered to States in Fall 2021. 

Each TEFAP State agency will be able 

to apply for a fair share portion of the 

initial funding according to the TEFAP 

funding formula at 7 CFR 251.3(h). FNS 

will use lessons learned from the first 

round of Reach and Resiliency Grants to 

determine the best method for offering 

the second round. 

For the first round of grant funding, 

eligible entities will submit an 

application using FNS’ Uniform Grant 

Application for Discretionary Grant 

Programs (OMB Control Number: 0584– 

0512, Expiration Date: July 31, 2022), 

which will include up to ten additional 

questions related to the goals of the 

Reach and Resiliency grants. These 

questions will be outlined in the 

Request for Applications for the TEFAP 

Reach and Resiliency Grant and be 

incorporated into the grant application 

template. State agencies will have the 

option to use the optional template or 

any other format to answer the 

questions. The additional questions 

included will relate to how TEFAP State 

agencies will utilize TEFAP Reach and 

Resiliency grant funding and how the 

State’s project will: (1) Strengthen 

infrastructure; and (2) expand reach into 

rural, remote, and/or low-income 

communities currently underserved by 

TEFAP in the State. This will include 

submission of data that identifies those 

underserved areas. Additional 

information that State agencies will also 

need to provide includes the names of 

anticipated partners, the percentage of 

funds that will be kept at the State-level, 

and other information that ensures the 

proposed use of the grant complies with 

current program regulations. 

To measure impact of the grants and 

to determine whether the grants achieve 

their intended purposes, grantees will 

be required to provide narrative, 

biannual progress reports using the 

FNS–908 Performance Progress Report 

form, as a condition to accepting grant 

funding. In addition to this standard 

form, grantees will be asked to respond 

to two more questions related to 

progress made toward achieving the 

goals of the grant program, on a 

biannual basis. These questions may 

include updates to any data submitted 

in the grant application. The two 

additional questions will be outlined in 

the Request for Applications for the 

TEFAP Reach and Resiliency grant. A 

template submission form will be 

provided to grantees to report this 

information, but they will have the 

option of reporting the information in 

any format they choose. 

With the additional information that 

will be requested, FNS estimates that 

each State agency will spend a total of 

approximately 53.58 hours completing 

the full grant application package. 

Under 0584–0512, FNS has 114,431 

remaining burden hours and 23,293 

remaining responses available for use. 

Under the TEFAP Reach and Resiliency 

Grants, State agencies are expected to 

use 4,763.99 burden hours and 1,458 

responses for the pre-award, post-award 

and recordkeeping burden, including 

the additional information to be 

collected. All three items make up the 

burden for the competitive grants that 

are submitted under 0584–0512. 

This purpose of this Notice is to 

solicit public comments on the 

additional information to be collected 

for the TEFAP Reach and Resiliency 

Grants through the ten question 

application questionnaire and through 

the two question biannual progress 

reports for the grant program. 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. 


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