[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 48 (Friday, March 11, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13339-13340]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-5620]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Food and Nutrition Service
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection;
Comment Request--Child and Adult Care Food Program Improper Payments
Meal Claims Assessment
AGENCY: Food and Nutrition Service (FNS), USDA.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the
Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) invites the general public and other
public agencies to comment on this proposed information collection.
This is a new information collection that is designed to conduct a
feasibility test of a parent-recall interview method, on a national
basis, to assess the accuracy of meal claims submitted for
reimbursement by family day care home providers for meals served to
children who attend the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) day
care homes. The assessment is tasked with developing nationally
representative improper payment estimates and rates (percentage) of
improper payments (in total and by meal type) due to sponsor
reimbursement of invalid meal claims submitted by family day care homes
(FDCHs) during FY 2011.
DATES: Written comments on this notice must be received on or before
May 10, 2011.
ADDRESSES: Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed collection
of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions
of the agency, including whether the information shall have practical
utility; (b) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the
proposed collection of information, including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used; (c) ways to enhance the quality,
utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (d) ways
to minimize the burden of the collection of information on those who
are to respond, including use of appropriate automated, electronic,
mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or other forms
of information technology.
Comments may be sent to: Steve Carlson, Food and Nutrition Service,
U.S. Department of Agriculture, 3101 Park Center Drive, Room 1014B,
Alexandria, VA 22302. Comments may also be submitted via fax to the
attention of Steve Carlson at 703-305-2576 or via e-mail to
[email protected]. Comments will also be accepted through the
Federal eRulemaking Portal. Go to http://www.regulations.gov, and
follow the online instructions for submitting comments electronically.
All written comments will be open for public inspection at the
office of the Food and Nutrition Service during regular business hours
(8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday) at 3101 Park Center Drive,
Room 1014, Alexandria, Virginia 22302. All responses to this notice
will be summarized and included in the request for OMB approval. All
comments will also become a matter of public record.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or
copies of this information collection should be directed to Fred
Lesnett at 703-605-0811.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Child and Adult Care Food Program Improper Payments Meal
Claims Assessment
OMB Number: Not Yet Assigned.
Expiration Date: Not yet determined.
Type of Request: New collection of information.
Abstract: The Improper Payments Information Act of 2002 (Act) (Pub.
L. 107-300) requires the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to identify
and reduce significant improper over- and under-payments in various
programs, including the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP).
Therefore, the Food and Nutrition Service (FNS), on behalf of the
Secretary of Agriculture, is conducting a feasibility evaluation of the
parent-recall data collection methodology for validating the number and
type of meals claimed for reimbursement by family day care homes
(FDCHs) in the CACFP. The feasibility evaluation is scheduled to
collect data covering the time period of September 2010 through August
2011. Data collection is to be conducted in sixteen States to evaluate
whether a parent-recall data collection methodology under evaluation
can:
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Validate the meal reimbursement claims submitted by FDCHs
for the number of children who are CACFP eligible and present in the
FDCHs during the time period(s) for which the meals/snacks were
claimed.
Generate the data required for developing an estimate of
improper payments, based on the meals claimed for reimbursement by
FDCHs, that meet the requirements of the Improper Payments Information
Act of 2002.
Be implemented nationwide in an efficient and cost
effective method.
A feasibility evaluation will be conducted of the parent-recall
data collection methodology in validating meal claims submitted for
reimbursement by FDCH providers. Observations conducted on-site in the
homes of FDCH providers will be used in the feasibility evaluation. The
methodology compares meal reimbursement claims submitted by FDCHs to
their sponsors and data collected through each of the following two
data collection methodologies:
Recollections of parents/guardians on their children's
attendance at the FDCHs during the days and times of the claims.
Observations made during on site visits to FDCHs during
scheduled meal times.
Based on the findings from the feasibility evaluation, FNS will
determine the reliability of using parent-recall information in
evaluating meal claims submitted by FDCH providers. If determined to be
reliable, the parent-recall method of data collection shall be tested
at a national level, and FNS will evaluate the feasibility of
implementing it nationwide to validate the meals claimed for
reimbursement.
Affected Public: 1,024 Individual/Households; 16 State, Local &
Tribal Government and Business-for-profit (64 CACFP Sponsors and 256
FDCH providers).
Respondent type identified: Parent/guardian of each of the sampled
children attending a sample of FDCHs will be contacted by telephone.
Request for child enrollment, sponsor agreement and meal claim
information will be requested of the sampled CACFP sponsors and
providers. In addition, observations will be conducted in the homes of
the FDCH providers.
Estimated Number of Respondents: The estimated number of
respondents included in the survey of parents is 1,024. Sixty-four
sponsors in 16 States and 256 FDCH providers will be sampled and
requested to provide supporting program information.
Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: The number of
responses per set of parents/guardians for a sampled child attending a
FDCH is one. The number of responses per State, sponsor and FDCH
provider is one.
Estimated Time per Response: The estimated average time to respond
to the parent/guardian survey is 10.2 minutes (.17/Hour). The estimated
average times for a State, sponsor and FDCH provider to respond are 45
minutes (.75/Hour), 390 minutes (6.50/Hour), and 75 minutes (1.25/Hour)
respectively. Non-responses or attempted interviews are estimated to
take 6 minutes (0.10/hour).
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Estimated
Estimated Responses Estimated total annual
Respondent number of annually per Total annual average number hours of
respondents respondent responses of hours per response
response burden
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States:
Completed interviews........ 16 1.00 16 0.7500 12.00000
Attempted interviews........ 0 1.00 0 0.1000 .00000
Sponsors:
Completed interviews........ 64 1.00 64 6.5000 416.00000
Attempted interviews........ 5 1.00 5 0.1000 0.50000
FDCH Provider
Completed interviews........ 256 1.00 256 1.25 320.00000
Attempted interviews........ 13 1.00 13 0.1000 1.30000
Parents:
Completed interviews........ 1,024 1.00 1,024 0.1700 174.08000
Attempted interviews........ 102 1.00 102 0.1000 10.20000
Total Responding burden..... 1,480 .............. 1,480 .............. 934.08000
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Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 934.08000 hours.
Dated: March 4, 2011.
Julia Paradis,
Administrator.
[FR Doc. 2011-5620 Filed 3-10-11; 8:45 am]
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