In accordance with 5 CFR 1320, the information collection is not approved at this time. Prior to publication of the final rule, USDA should provide to OMB a summary of all comments received on the proposed information collection and identify any changes made in response to these comments.
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Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
10/31/2027
10/31/2027
10/31/2027
16,213,703
0
16,213,703
4,213,974
0
4,213,974
305,000
0
305,000
This revision is in support of a proposed rule, "Serious Deficiency Process in the Child and Adult Care Food Program and Summer Food Service Program" (RIN 0584-AE83). The proposed rule will be simplifying and clarifying serious deficiency provisions in CACFP. Proposed reporting, recordkeeping, and public disclosure requirements will introduce means to effectively monitor sponsors with serious management problems, provide a path to full correction, and disqualify institutions and individuals who fail to implement corrective actions in the Program.
The Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) provides cash reimbursement and commodity assistance, on a per meal basis, for food service to children in nonresidential childcare centers and family day care homes, and to eligible adults in nonresidential adult day care centers. The USDA, through FNS, has established application, monitoring, and reporting requirements to manage the CACFP effectively.
This collection is currently approved with 3,794,949 respondents, 16,213,073 responses, 4,213,974 burden hours, and $305,000 in capital start-up costs. As a result of the proposed rule, "Serious Deficiency in the Child and Adult Care Food Program and Summer Food Service Program (RIN 0584-AE83), FNS will be adding new requirements related to the serious deficiency process, MSSOs in the CACFP, compliance with the Computer Matching Act, and has extended the serious deficiency process to unaffiliated centers, which increases the number of respondents for certain reporting requirements (in addition to other changes to more accurately reflect the burden for existing requirements which split existing burden into separate requirements but does not otherwise increase or decrease the burden). FNS estimates that these proposals will increase the burden by 57,128 respondents, 952,413 responses, and 755,688 burden hours. The proposed rule does not introduce any new capital, start-up, operation, or maintenance costs, nor does it impact the existing costs so FNS estimates that the current costs for this collection will remain unchanged. Based on this proposed rule, FNS estimates that this collection will have 3,852,077 respondents, 17,166,116 responses, 4,969,662 burden hours, and $305,000 in capital, start-up and ongoing maintenance/operation 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.
CACFP_ICR_Supporting_Statement_Final Including DGA.docx
Appendix_H_NDB_Data_04092023.xlsx
Appendix_C_7_CFR_part_226.pdf
7 CFR 226 - Household Burden