To establish Child and Adult Care Food
Program (CACFP) eligibility and insure that the program is
administered according to statutory and USDA implementing
regulations. The CACFP provides cash reimbursement and commodity
assistance, on a per meal basis, for food service to children in
nonresidential child care centers and family day care homes, and to
eligible adults in nonresidential adult day care centers. The Food
and Nutrition Service has established application, monitoring,
recordkeeping, and reporting requirements to manage the CACFP
effectively.
US Code:
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USC 1766 Name of Law: National School Lunch Act
This collection is currently
approved with 2,234,840 burden hours and 5,456,969 responses. The
addition of a new requirement for written documentation when
requesting substitutions for fluid milk or food components for
participants with special non-disability, dietary needs per the
regulation "Child and Adult Care Food Program: Meal Pattern
Revisions Related to the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010"
resulted in program changes to the burden. In addition, adjustments
to the burden have also been made. As a result of program changes
(18,811) and adjustments (227,485), the burden hours have slightly
increased by 246,296 hours. The responses have also increased by
2,440,320 responses. As a result of program changes and
administrative adjustments, FNS estimates that this collection will
have 2,481,136 burden hours and 7,897,289 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.