Regional Office Administered Program (ROAP) Child Nutrition Payment Center (for the National School Lunch, School Breakfast, and Special Milk Programs)

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
ROAP Child Nutrition Payment Center Revised Final 11.10.16.docx Supporting Statement A	2016-11-10

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
3005	School Food Authority (NSLP/SBP/SMP) Other-Attachment A.1 School Lunch/Breakfast/Snack Claim for Reim	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 0584-0284	ICR Reference No: 201604-0584-002
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201302-0584-011
Agency/Subagency: USDA/FNS	Agency Tracking No: Renewal
Title: Regional Office Administered Program (ROAP) Child Nutrition Payment Center (for the National School Lunch, School Breakfast, and Special Milk Programs)
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved with change	Conclusion Date: 12/02/2016
	Date Received in OIRA: 04/27/2016
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	12/31/2019	36 Months From Approved	12/31/2016
Responses	660	0	2,520
Time Burden (Hours)	330	0	1,260
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: This system is for States where the FNS Regional Office administers the National School Lunch, School Breakfast, and Special Milk Programs as a Regional Office Administered Program (ROAP) for school food authorities (SFAs) or local institutions that must submit the monthly claim for reimbursement data to the Regional Office for processing to receive reimbursement. The ROAP system is also used to submit the annual applications for participation in the Programs.

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Authorizing Statute(s): PL: Pub.L. 109 - 85 5 Name of Law: Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (U.S.C. 1774)
  

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:
	81 FR 61	01/04/2016
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	81 FR 24560	04/26/2016
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? Yes

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 1

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
School Food Authority (NSLP/SBP/SMP)

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ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to New Statute	Change Due to Agency Discretion	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate	Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses	660	2,520	0	0	-1,860	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	330	1,260	0	0	-930	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0	0	0	0

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

Burden Increase Due to:

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

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: This is a revision of the currently approved collection which has 1,260 burden hours and 2,520 responses. As a result of adjustments due to fewer respondents and a correction in the frequency of the responses, FNS estimates that the burden for this collection will decrease by 930 hours and 1,860 responses. For this renewal, FNS estimates that this collection will have 330 burden hours and 660 responses.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $10,396

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

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]? No

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: 04/27/2016

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