Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP)

OMB Control No: 0584-0055	ICR Reference No: 202203-0584-003
Status: Received in OIRA	Previous ICR Reference No: 201808-0584-004
Agency/Subagency: USDA/FNS	Agency Tracking No: 2022 Reinstatement
Title: Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP)
Type of Information Collection: Reinstatement with change of a previously approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular	Date Submitted to OIRA: 03/25/2022

	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	36 Months From Approved
Responses	16,213,093	0
Time Burden (Hours)	4,213,211	0
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0

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Abstract: 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 child care 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 is a reinstatement, with change, of this collection, which expired in February 2020.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 42 USC 1766 Section 17 Name of Law: National School Lunch Act    US Code: 42 USC 1758 Section 9a Name of Law: National School Lunch Act    US Code: 42 USC 1766a Section 17a Name of Law: National School Lunch Act

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
	Not associated with rulemaking

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Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	86 FR 15879	03/25/2021
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	87 FR 17063	03/25/2022
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? Yes

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 5

IC Title Form No. Form Name 7 CFR 226 - Household Burden 7 CFR 226 - Sponsors/Institutions and Facility Burden (Businesses) 7 CFR 226 - State and Local Agency Burden (SLT) 7 CFR 226.10(c) - Submit Documentation to Verify For-Profit Center Eligibility (For-Profit Institutions) 7 CFR 226.10, 226.15(i), and 226.13(b) - Report to SA Number of Meals Claimed for Reimbursement (all Sponsors/Institutions)

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ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Request	Previously Approved	Change Due to New Statute	Change Due to Agency Discretion	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate	Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses	16,213,093	0	0	8,198,564	0	8,014,529
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	4,213,211	0	0	1,732,075	0	2,481,136
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0	0	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Increase Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Reduction Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

Short Statement: This collection is a reinstatement, with change, of an expired information collection. This collection expired in February, 2020. Due to statute, FNS is still legally required to collect the data in this information collection. Consequently, FNS has been collecting this information in violation of the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) . The current OMB inventory for this information collection is 0 hours. FNS estimates that this reinstated collection will add 4,213,211 burden hours and 16,213,093 responses to OMB's information collection inventory due to a program change resulting from violation of the PRA.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $5,667,091

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Does this ICR request any personally identifiable information (see OMB Circular No. A-130 for an explanation of this term)? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     Yes

Does this ICR include a form that requires a Privacy Act Statement (see 5 U.S.C. §552a(e)(3))? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     No

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? No

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? No

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? No

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? No

Agency Contact: Christina Sandberg 703 305-2337 [email protected]

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Common Form ICR:  No

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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:
		(a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions;
		(b) It avoids unnecessary duplication;
		(c) It reduces burden on small entities;
		(d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous language that is understandable to respondents;
		(e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices;
		(f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements;
		(g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8 (b)(3) about:
			(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;
		(h) It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected.
		(i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology (if applicable); and
		(j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.
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.
Certification Date: 03/25/2022

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