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OMB Control No: 0584-0006	ICR Reference No: 202404-0584-006
Status: Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 202307-0584-009
Agency/Subagency: USDA/FNS	Agency Tracking No: Final Rule 0584-AE88 DGA
Title: 7 CFR Part 210 National School Lunch Program
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR: No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved with change	Conclusion Date: 10/04/2024
	Date Received in OIRA: 08/27/2024
Terms of Clearance: This revision is associated with Child Nutrition Programs: Meal Patterns Consistent With the 2020-2025 Dietary Guidelines for Americans (RIN 0584-AE88), and amends the underlying pre-existing collection associated with the collection of this information. A 30-day notice was provided after the final rule to advise the public of the change in control number than what had been cited in the final rule.

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	10/31/2027	09/30/2026	09/30/2026
Responses	48,035,516	0	47,631,996
Time Burden (Hours)	10,143,277	0	9,808,701
Cost Burden (Dollars)	21,819,000	0	0

Abstract: This is a revision of the collection in conjunction with the final rule, Child Nutrition Programs: Meal Patterns Consistent with the 2020-2025 Dietary Guidelines for Americans (RIN 0584-AE88). The revisions are to the following provisions within the National School Lunch Program: professional standards exception, Buy American, substituting vegetables for grains in Tribal communities, and menu planning options. The National School Lunch Program safeguards the health and well-being of the Nation's children and provides free or reduced-price school lunches to eligible students through subsidies to schools. The National School Lunch Program is administered at the State and school food authority levels and the operations include the submission and approval of applications, the execution of agreements, submission of claims, payment of claims, and program monitoring. 7 CFR sets forth the policies and procedures for the administration of this program.

Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 42 USC 1751 Name of Law: Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (NSLA)
US Code: 42 USC 1779 Section 10 Name of Law: Child Nutrition Act of 1966

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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

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 68578	08/27/2024
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? Yes

Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 1

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
State and Local Burden - SA, SFA/LEA

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to Agency Discretion
Annual Number of Responses	48,035,516	47,631,996	403,520
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	10,143,277	9,808,701	334,576
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	21,819,000	0	21,819,000

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 115,935 respondents, 47,631,996 responses, 9,808,701 burden hours, and no annualized costs. FNS is publishing a final rule, "Child Nutrition Programs: Meal Patterns Consistent with the 2020-2025 Dietary Guidelines for Americans (RIN 0584-AE88) which creates a new reporting requirement for the professional standards exception and new recordkeeping requirements for the professional standards exception, Buy American provisions, menu planning options in Tribal communities, and menu development to account for updated nutrition requirements. There are also maintenance and start-up costs for such things as extra supplies, updating websites, materials, menus, and recipes, and implementing the Buy American provisions resulting from this final rule. FNS estimates that this final rule will add 403,520 responses, 334,576 burden hours, and $21,819,000 in costs to this collection. When the final rule provisions are incorporated into this collection, FNS estimates that it will have 115,935 respondents, 48,035,516 responses, 10,143,277 burden hours, and $21,819,000 in costs.

Annual Cost to Federal Government: $224,366

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 christina.sandberg@fns.usda.gov

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