This information collection is
required to administer and operate this program in accordance with
the Child Nutrition Act. The program is administered at the State
agency level. Reports submitted and records maintained include
agreements, financial reports, and the maintenance of accounting
records for State Administrative Funds (SAE). The USDA Food and
Nutrition Service administers the Child Nutrition Programs
(CNP).
This is a revision of a
currently approved information collection with 13,548 burden hours
and 12,890 responses. Due to adjustments resulting from decreases
in the number of State agencies, updates to frequencies and
response times, and the removal of duplicate reporting burden, FNS
estimates that the burden hours for this collection will decrease
by 6,917 hours and 9,421 responses. Therefore, FNS estimates that
the revised burden with this renewal will be 6,631 burden hours and
3,469 responses.
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:
(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;
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.