Appendix M Child Nutrition Response #70: The Nationwide Waiver to Allow Meal Pattern Flexibility in the Child Nutrition Programs

OMB Control Number: 0584-0654
Expiration Date: 01/31/2022

Appendix M
Child Nutrition Response #70:
The Nationwide Waiver to Allow Meal Pattern
Flexibility in the Child Nutrition Programs EXTENSION #5

The information is being collected to meet the requirement established at Section 2202(a)(2) of the Family First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA)
(P.L. 116-127), as extended by the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2021 and Other Extensions Act (P.L. 116-159), for States to elect to be subject to
each Nationwide waiver prior to implementing the flexibilities granted in the waiver. In addition, this Nationwide waiver requires Child Nutrition
Program (CNP) operators to develop and submit requests to their respective State agencies to utilize the meal pattern flexibilities authorized in the
waiver; requests should be targeted and justified based upon disruptions to the availability of food products resulting from impacts of the novel
Coronavirus. FNS uses the information collected to evaluate Nationwide waiver participation and maintain program integrity. This collection does
not request any personally identifiable information under the Privacy Act of 1974. According to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, an agency may
not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, a collection of information unless it displays a valid OMB control number. The
valid OMB control number for this information collection is 0584-0654. The time required for States to notify FNS of their election to be subject to a
Nationwide waiver is 5 minutes (.0835 hours). The time required for a local program operator to develop and submit a request to waive meal pattern
requirements is 1 hour, and the burden associated with a State agency’s responsibility to review each request and respond to a program operator is 15
minutes (.25 hours). Send comments regarding this burden estimate or any other aspect of this collection of information, including suggestions for
reducing this burden, to: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Food and Nutrition Service, Office of Policy Support, 1320 Braddock Place, 5th Floor,
Alexandria, VA 22314 ATTN: PRA (0584-0654).

ÿ78ÿ
558ÿ ()*+,
ÿ
15ÿ
ÿ
7ÿ 9.(+,
ÿ8ÿ
JKLM+9*,ÿ
!"#$ÿ
7ÿ
7ÿ
ÿ
3%7857ÿ *.,
&3ÿÿ##"!'ÿ

./01234ÿ56ÿ7878ÿ
9.:;(<=5,ÿ9>?@AÿBC04?0?1DÿE3FG1DF3ÿHI8ÿ
BN0?1DO?A3ÿPN?Q34ÿ01ÿ)@@1OÿR3N@ÿSN0034DÿT@3U?2?@?0Vÿ?Dÿ0>3ÿ
9>?@AÿBC04?0?1DÿS41W4NXFÿ<ÿ+Y*+BJ;.BÿHZ=ÿ
E3W?1DN@ÿ(?43/014Fÿÿ
JG3/?N@ÿBC04?0?1DÿS41W4NXFÿ
)@@ÿE3W?1DFÿ
J0N03ÿ(?43/014Fÿ
9>?@AÿBC04?0?1DÿS41W4NXFÿ
)@@ÿJ0N03Fÿ

[\\]^_`ÿb`c_defghh^dciÿ TBJj9>?@AÿBC04?0?1DÿS41W4NXFÿ
0?1DO?A3ÿPN?Q34ÿ01ÿ)@@1OÿR3N@ÿSN0034DÿT@3U?2?@?0Vÿ?Dÿ0>3ÿ9>?@Aÿ
k^lmcÿnhÿond]pc_liÿ BN
BC04?0?1DÿS41W4NXFÿ<ÿ+Y*+BJ;.BÿHZÿ
ond]pc_lÿ[oiÿ
qrs[ti
oulcÿnhÿ[\\]u_dciÿ ./01234ÿ56ÿ7878ÿ
BN0?1DO?A3ÿPN?Q34ÿ01ÿ)@@1OÿR3N@ÿSN0034DÿT@3U?2?@?0Vÿ?Dÿ0>3ÿ9>?@Aÿ
scvmudc\iÿ
BC04?0?1DÿS41W4NXFÿ<ÿ+Y*+BJ;.BÿHZÿÿÿ
y=zTBJÿON?Q3F6ÿ{14ÿN@@ÿJ0N03F6ÿ0>3ÿ43|C?43X3D0Fÿ01ÿF34Q3ÿX3N@Fÿ0>N0ÿX330
0>3ÿX3N@ÿGN0034Dÿ43|C?43X3D0FÿAC4?DWÿF/>11@ÿV3N4ÿ7878}787=~ÿ*>?FÿON?Q34
43Q?F3Fÿ0>3ÿ€‚ƒ„…‚†‡ÿ‰€‚Š‡‹ÿƒÿŒƒ…ÿŽ‡€ÿ€‡‹„ÿ‡‘‚’‚‚“ÿ‚„ÿ”‡
•”‚†ÿ–‹‚‚ƒ„ÿ‹ƒ—‹€˜™ÿšÿ›œ›žŸ ÿ¡¢ÿW4ND03Aÿ1DÿMCD3ÿ7Z6ÿ78786
{14ÿN@@ÿG41W4NXFÿ3U/3G0ÿ0>3ÿJCXX34ÿT11AÿJ34Q?/3ÿS41W4NX~ÿy7zÿ*>?F
w]ppuxeiÿ
ON?Q34ÿNGG@?3Fÿ01ÿJ0N03ÿNW3D/?3FÿNAX?D?F034?DW6ÿNDAÿ@1/N@ÿ14WND?£N0?1DF
1G34N0?DW6ÿ0>3ÿBN0?1DN@ÿJ/>11@ÿ¤CD/>ÿS41W4NX6ÿJ/>11@ÿL43N¥{NF0
S41W4NX6ÿNDAÿ9>?@AÿNDAÿ)AC@0ÿ9N43ÿT11AÿS41W4NX~ÿy¦zÿ*>?FÿA1/CX3D0
43@N03Fÿ01ÿIÿ9TEÿ7=8~=8y2z6ÿy/zÿNDAÿyAzy=zy?z§ÿ778~¨y2z6ÿy/z6ÿyAz§ÿNDA
77©~78~
o^\dmu^pcxiÿ
kªcÿdn_lc_l\ÿnhÿlª^\ÿ`]^«u_dcÿ«nd]pc_lÿªu¬cÿlªcÿhnxdcÿu_«ÿchhcdlÿnhÿ
mu­ÿu\ÿu]lªnx^®c«ÿ¯eÿlªcÿ°up^m^c\ÿ°^x\lÿ±nxn_u¬^x]\ÿsc\vn_\cÿbdlÿ
²³´µ´ÿ¶¶·r¶¸¹º´ÿÿ

*>?FÿX3X14NDACXÿ43Q?F3FÿNDAÿ43G@N/3Fÿ0>3ÿ/C443D0ÿKJ()ÿT11AÿNDAÿBC04?0?1DÿJ34Q?/3ÿ
yTBJzÿBN0?1DO?A3ÿPN?Q34ÿ01ÿ)@@1OÿR3N@ÿSN0034DÿT@3U?2?@?0Vÿ?Dÿ0>3ÿ9>?@AÿBC04?0?1Dÿ
S41W4NXFÿ<ÿ+Y*+BJ;.BÿH»~ÿÿ*>?FÿX3X14NDACXÿFCG34F3A3Fÿ9.:;(<=5,ÿ9>?@Aÿ
BC04?0?1DÿE3FG1DF3ÿH¦©6ÿAN03AÿMCD3ÿ7Z6ÿ7878~ÿ
=ÿ
SC4FCND0ÿ01ÿ0>3ÿ91DW43FF?1DN@ÿE3Q?3Oÿ)/0ÿyZÿK~J~9~ÿ¼¨8=ÿ30ÿF3|~z6ÿ0>3ÿ.{{?/3ÿ1{ÿ;D{14XN0?1DÿNDAÿ

E3WC@N014Vÿ){{N?4FÿA3F?WDN03Aÿ0>?FÿON?Q34ÿNFÿ„ƒÿ˜€½ƒ‹6ÿNFÿA3{?D3Aÿ2VÿZÿK~J~9~ÿ¼ÿ¨8»y7z~ÿ
0123ÿ56ÿ78ÿ9
7ÿ
85ÿ5ÿ9ÿ78ÿ8ÿ

012345678ÿ0

ÿÿÿÿ
ÿÿ
ÿÿÿ!"ÿ#ÿ
ÿ$%ÿ$ÿ0&ÿÿ' ÿ!
ÿ$$0'"ÿ
!()(ÿ66*+6"ÿ
ÿ,
ÿÿ
ÿ-ÿ%ÿ#ÿ
ÿ,ÿ

ÿ
%./ÿ
ÿ$
ÿ
ÿÿ&ÿ!$"ÿÿ-
ÿÿ0
ÿ0&ÿÿ
ÿ ÿÿÿ%ÿ0
ÿ%%1ÿÿ-ÿÿ
ÿ&ÿ
&ÿ!01234567"ÿ#ÿ
ÿ.ÿ!2"ÿ+6(ÿ3
ÿ0&ÿ-
ÿ
ÿ
456789:7;<ÿ>57?<@ÿ68ÿABB8:ÿC<5BÿD566<@9ÿEB57?<@ÿ68ÿABB8:ÿC<5Bÿ
D566<@9ÿEBFile Typeapplication/pdfFile TitleNationwide Waiver to Allow Meal Pattern...hild Nutrition Programs – EXTENSION #5AuthorJeffrey.WarnerFile Modified2021-12-09File Created2021-05-28