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OMB Control No: 0584-0697	ICR Reference No: 202408-0584-002
Status: Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 202404-0584-010
Agency/Subagency: USDA/FNS	Agency Tracking No: Final CEP Rule (RIN 0584-AE93)
Title: Child Nutrition Programs: Community Eligibility Provision – Increasing Options for Schools
Type of Information Collection: New collection (Request for a new OMB Control Number)	Common Form ICR: No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved with change	Conclusion Date: 09/16/2024
	Date Received in OIRA: 08/14/2024
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	09/30/2027	36 Months From Approved
Responses	12,064,195	0	0
Time Burden (Hours)	621,036	0	0
Cost Burden (Dollars)	108,000	0	0

Abstract: This is a request for a new collection to cover the existing information collection requirements, currently approved under OMB Control Number 0584-0026, which are being impacted by the final rule, Child Nutrition Programs: Community Eligibility Provision – Increasing Options for Schools. The final rule changes requirements related to electing the Community Eligibility Provision and the household income application process. FNS plans to merge this collection into Control Number 0584-0026 at a later date.

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

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
0584-AE93	Final or interim final rulemaking	88 FR 65778	09/26/2023

Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	88 FR 17414	03/23/2023
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	89 FR 60600	07/26/2024
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? Yes

Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 2

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Individuals/Households - Participants
State, Local, and Tribal Government (State Agencies and LEAs)

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Change Due to Agency Discretion
Annual Number of Responses	12,064,195	12,064,195
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	621,036	621,036
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	108,000	108,000

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: Although FNS is requesting a new information collection for this final rule, the requirements related to lowering the minimum identified student percentage participation threshold from 40 to 25 percent are actually existing requirements that are approved under OMB Control Number 0584-0026. After OMB has approved the information collection requirements submitted in conjunction with the final rule, FNS plans to merge these requirements and their burden into OMB Control Number 0584-0026. As a result of this final rule, FNS estimates that this collection will have 12,064,195 responses, 621,036 burden hours, 3,454,061 respondents, and $108,000 in system modification costs. FNS estimates that once this rule is merged into OMB Control Number 0584-0026, it will decrease the burden by 384,522 responses, 18,724 burden hours, and 108,941 respondents. The rule is expected to add $108,000 in system modification costs. FNS estimates that fewer local educational authorities will need to process free and reduced-price school meal applications, which is expected to decrease the responses, burden hours, and respondents. The $108,000 in system modification costs are one-time costs for system modifications needed for the computer systems to handle the lower student percentage participation thresholds. All of these changes are due to program changes and after the merge into OMB Control Number 0584-0026, FNS estimates that the burden for that collection will be 12,165,689 responses, 642,075 burden hours, 3,462,371 respondents, and $108,000 in system modification costs due to this final rule.

Annual Cost to Federal Government: $39,194

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 christina.sandberg@fns.usda.gov

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