This is a revision of the collection in conjunction with the final rule, Child Nutrition Programs: Meal Patterns Consistent with the 2020-2025 Dietary Guidelines for Americans (RIN 0584-AE88). The revisions are to the following provisions within the National School Lunch Program: professional standards exception, Buy American, substituting vegetables for grains in Tribal communities, and menu planning options.
The National School Lunch Program safeguards the health and well-being of the Nation's children and provides free or reduced-price school lunches to eligible students through subsidies to schools. The National School Lunch Program is administered at the State and school food authority levels and the operations include the submission and approval of applications, the execution of agreements, submission of claims, payment of claims, and program monitoring. 7 CFR sets forth the policies and procedures for the administration of this program.
US Code:
42 USC 1751
Name of Law: Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (NSLA)
US Code:
42 USC 1779 Section 10
Name of Law: Child Nutrition Act of 1966
This information collection is currently approved with 115,935 respondents, 47,631,996 responses, 9,808,701 burden hours, and no annualized costs. FNS is publishing a final rule, "Child Nutrition Programs: Meal Patterns Consistent with the 2020-2025 Dietary Guidelines for Americans (RIN 0584-AE88) which creates a new reporting requirement for the professional standards exception and new recordkeeping requirements for the professional standards exception, Buy American provisions, menu planning options in Tribal communities, and menu development to account for updated nutrition requirements. There are also maintenance and start-up costs for such things as extra supplies, updating websites, materials, menus, and recipes, and implementing the Buy American provisions resulting from this final rule. FNS estimates that this final rule will add 403,520 responses, 334,576 burden hours, and $21,819,000 in costs to this collection. When the final rule provisions are incorporated into this collection, FNS estimates that it will have 115,935 respondents, 48,035,516 responses, 10,143,277 burden hours, and $21,819,000 in costs.
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.
DGA Final Rule ICR - Supporting Statement - Part A OMB 0584-0006 7.25.24.docx
Attachment F. Title 7 CFR Part 210 NSLP.pdf
Attachment A. Burden Chart for 0584-0006 7 CFR Part 210 NSLP.xlsx
State and Local Burden - SA, SFA/LEA