USDA FNS seeks approval to conduct data collection as part of the Evaluation of the Direct Certification with Medicaid for Free and Reduced-Price Meals Demonstration. The study will help FNS understand implementation and demonstration's effectiveness in improving certification and participation outcomes as well as savings and costs in administrative time and labor. At this time, FNS is submitting a nonsubstantive request for this collection to extend the data collection for this study for SY 2018-2019.
PL:
Pub.L. 108 - 265 104
Name of Law: Child Nutrition and WIC Reauthorization Act of 2004
PL:
Pub.L. 111 - 296 103
Name of Law: The Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010 (HHFKA)
This information collection is currently approved with 1,174 burden hours and 1,105 responses. FNS wishes to collect the administrative data and cost logs from the state agency staff for the 2018-2019 school year. FNS estimates that this program change will increase the burden for this collection by 792 hours and 447 responses. With this request, the burden for this collection will now be 1,966 burden hours and 1,552 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.