This information collection is
required to administer and operate this program in accordance with
the NSLA. The Program is administered at the State and school food
authority (SFA) levels and the operations include the submission
and approval of applications, execution of agreements, submission
of claims, payment of claims, and program monitoring. The USDA Food
and Nutrition Service administers these Programs.
This is a revision of a
currently approved collection due to rulemaking. The information
collection is currently approved with 9,871,395 total annual burden
hours and 49,749,500 total annual responses. The total reporting,
recordkeeping, and third-party disclosure burden hours associated
with this revision is being increased to 9,873,218 burden hours,
adding 1,823 burden hours in the OMB information collection
inventory. The total annual responses associated with this revision
are being increased to 49,756,388 responses, adding 6,888 responses
in the OMB information collection inventory. These program changes
are a result of adding and modifying regulations to the reporting,
recordkeeping and third party disclosure (known as public
notification) requirements due to rulemaking. Refer to Attachments
A and B for the specific burden revisions made due to rulemaking
requirements.
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.