Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP)

OMB Control No: 0584-0055	ICR Reference No: 202404-0584-008
Status: Received in OIRA	Previous ICR Reference No: 202203-0584-003
Agency/Subagency: USDA/FNS	Agency Tracking No: 2024 Final DGA Rule (RIN 0584-AE88)
Title: Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP)
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular	Date Submitted to OIRA: 08/27/2024

	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	08/31/2025	08/31/2025
Responses	16,213,703	16,213,093
Time Burden (Hours)	4,213,974	4,213,211
Cost Burden (Dollars)	305,000	0

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Abstract: This is a revision of a currently approved information collection in support of a final rule, Child Nutrition Programs: Meal Patterns Consistent with the 2020-2025 Dietary Guidelines for Americans. The revision includes a provision to allow CACFP institutions and facilities that serve primarily American Indian or Alaska Native participants to serve vegetables to meet the grains requirement. 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.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 42 USC 1751 et. seq Name of Law: National School Lunch Act    PL: Pub.L. 111 - 296 10 Name of Law: Child Nutrition Act of 1966

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
0584-AE88	Final or interim final rulemaking	89 FR 31962	04/25/2024

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Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	88 FR 8050	02/07/2023
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	89 FR 68577	08/27/2024
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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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	16,213,703	16,213,093	0	610	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	4,213,974	4,213,211	0	763	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	305,000	0	0	305,000	0	0

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

Burden Increase Due to: Changing Regulations

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: This information collection is currently approved with 3,794,949 respondents, 16,213,093 responses, 4,213,211 burden hours, and no annualized costs. The final rule, Child Nutrition Programs: Meal Patterns Consistent with the 2020-2025 Dietary Guidelines for Americans (RIN 0584-AE88) is adding a new recordkeeping requirement related to the menu planning option in Tribal Communities into the collection. In addition, the rule is adding $305,000 in start-up costs that CACFP operators will incur as they update menus in response to the menu planning option. FNS estimates that 610 responses, 763 burden hours, and $305,000 in start-up costs will be added to the collection due to a program change. Once the final rule provisions have been incorporated into the collection, FNS estimates that this collection will have 3,794,949 respondents (no change), 16,213,703 responses, 4,213,973 burden hours, and $305,000 in annualized costs.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $5,752,424

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.     No

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: 08/27/2024

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