The Special Milk Program encourages the consumption of fluid milk by children in nonprofit schools of high school grade and under, nonprofit nursery schools, child care centers, settlement houses, summer camps, and similar nonprofit institutions devoted to the care of children, which do not participate in a food service program authorized under the CNA. This revision updates information collection requirements associated with the administration and recordkeeping in the Special Milk Program.
This is a revision of a currently approved data collection. This collection is currently approved with 3,499 respondents, 88,407 responses, and 13,325 burden hours. For this renewal, FNS has determined that fewer State Agencies and School Food Authorities are participating in the Special Milk Program. The State Agencies decreased by 11 respondents, from 54 to 43. The School Food Authorities decreased by 1,972 respondents, from 3,155 to 1,183. For the non-profit Child Care Institutions, the number participating in the program increased by 31 respondents, from 290 to 321. This estimated increase, however, does not offset the decreases in the number of respondents. Due to these changes, FNS estimates that the burden will decrease by 1,952 respondents, 33,862 responses, and 8,206 burden hours due to an adjustment. With this revision, FNS estimates that this collection will have 1,547 respondents, 54,545 responses, and 5,119 burden hours.
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.
Non-Profit Child Care Institutions (Businesses/Private Sector)