NSLP/SBP Access, Participation, Eligibility, and Certification Study

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
NASS Comments.docx Supplementary Document	2012-06-20
ATTACHMENT N - MATHEMATICA CONFIDENTIALITY PLEDGE.pdf Supplementary Document	2012-06-20
ATTACHMENT A - TABLES AND FIGURES.pdf Supplementary Document	2012-06-20
rev APEC II_OMB Part B-Final 06-27-12.docx Supporting Statement B	2012-06-27
rev APEC II_OMB Part A-Final 07-06-12.docx Supporting Statement A	2012-07-06

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
3145	NSLP/SBP Access, Participation, Eligibility, and Certification Study Other-Attachment C.1-SFA District Director Questionnaire	Modified
202273	Private Schools Other-Attachment G.1-CEO Student Sampling File Documentation For	New
202242	Individual/Households Other-M.1 Household Survey	New

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 0584-0530	ICR Reference No: 201204-0584-007
Status: Historical Inactive	Previous ICR Reference No: 200506-0584-001
Agency/Subagency: USDA/FNS	Agency Tracking No:
Title: NSLP/SBP Access, Participation, Eligibility, and Certification Study
Type of Information Collection: Reinstatement without change of a previously approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Improperly submitted	Conclusion Date: 07/27/2012
	Date Received in OIRA: 07/17/2012
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date		36 Months From Approved
Responses	0	0	0
Time Burden (Hours)	0	0	0
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: This study will produce national estimates of erroneous payments in NSLP and SBP due to certification errors and meal counting and claiming as required by the Improper Payments Information Act of 2002.

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Authorizing Statute(s): PL: Pub.L. 107 - 300 17 Name of Law: Improper Payments Information Act (IPIA) of 2002
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
	Not associated with rulemaking

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Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	77 FR 6776	02/09/2012
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	77 FR 135	07/13/2012
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? Yes

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 3

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Private Schools
Individual/Households
NSLP/SBP Access, Participation, Eligibility, and Certification Study

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Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Increase Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: This collection is a reinstatement of a previously approved information collection resulting in a program change of 4,622.63 burden hours. APEC-II includes several objectives addressed in APEC-I, but expands on that study via (1) State-level modeling (2) the inclusion of a recently introduced provision, the CEO, in the SY 2012–13 national estimate of erroneous payments.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $2,081,059

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? Yes Part B of Supporting Statement

Is the Supporting Statement intended to be a Privacy Impact Assessment required by the E-Government Act of 2002? No

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? Yes

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? No

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? No

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? Uncollected

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Common Form ICR:  No

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On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that the collection of information encompassed by this request complies with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3).

The following is a summary of the topics, regarding the proposed collection of information, that the certification covers:

(a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions;

(b) It avoids unnecessary duplication;

(c) It reduces burden on small entities;

(d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous language that is understandable to respondents;

(e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices;

(f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements;

(g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8 (b)(3) about:

(i) Why the information is being collected;

(ii) Use of information;

(iii) Burden estimate;

(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a benefit, or mandatory);

(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and

(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control number;

(h) It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected.

(i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology (if applicable); and

(j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.

If you are unable to certify compliance with any of these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.

Certification Date: 07/17/2012

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