This collection is a revision of a currently approved collection for determining eligibility for free and reduced price meals and free milk as stated in FNS regulations.
The USDA has submitted the following information collection requirement(s) to OMB for review and clearance under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PL 104-13).
This collection is an extension without change of a currently approved collection which FNS employs to determine public participation in the SMP.
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice invites the general public and other public agencies to comment on this information collection. This collection is a revision of a currently approved collection for state administrative expense funds expended in the operation of the child nutrition programs administered under the Child Nutrition Act of 1966.
This collection is a revision of a currently approved collection which FNS employs to determine public participation in Special Milk Program for Children.
This collection is a new information collection for the Study of School Food Authority Procurement Practices.
The purpose of this Request for Information is to help FNS gather feedback from a wide variety of stakeholders on how FNS' crediting system can best address today's evolving food and nutrition environment, as well as to offer first-rate customer service to those operating and benefitting from the child nutrition programs.
The primary purpose of this study is to provide FNS with information about the effectiveness of the Independent Review of Applications requirement that is conducted by local educational agencies in the school meal programs identified by the state agency as demonstrating high levels of, or a high risk for, administrative error in the certification of free and reduced price applications.
This notice invites the general public and other public agencies to comment on a new study to assess the effectiveness of the current formula used for state administrative expense allocations for child nutrition programs, identify and examine factors that influence state spending, and develop and test a range of possible alternatives to improve the SAE allocation formula.
The final rule titled Local School Wellness Policy Implementation Under the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010 was published on July 29, 2016. The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) cleared the associated information collection requirements on Sept. 12, 2016. This document announces approval of the ICR.