Information Collection: CACFP National Disqualified List

Summary

This collection is a reinstatement, without change, of the currently approved collection. Section 243(c) of Public Law 106-224, the Agricultural Risk Protection Act of 2000, amended section 17(d)(5) of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (NSLA) (42 USC 1766 (d)(5)(E)(i) and (ii)) by requiring the Department of Agriculture to maintain a list of institutions, day care home providers, and individuals that have been terminated or otherwise disqualified from CACFP participation. The law also requires the Department to make the list available to state agencies for their use in reviewing applications to participate and to sponsoring organizations to ensure that they do not employ as principals any persons who are disqualified from the program. This statutory mandate has been incorporated into §226.6(c)(7) of the program regulations. The Food and Nutrition Administration (FNA) is still legally required to collect this data and is thereby continuing to collect in violation of the Paperwork Reduction Act.

Request for Comments

Comments regarding this information collection received by Nov. 23, 2026 will be considered. Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information collection should be submitted within 30 days of the publication of this notice on the following website reginfo.gov.

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Need and Use of the Information

This is a mandatory information collection that is required under statute. State agencies must provide the information necessary to maintain the National Disqualified List. The state agencies use forms FNS-843 Report of Disqualification from Participation - Institution and Responsible Principals/Individuals and FNS-844 Report of Disqualification from Participation - Individually Disqualified Responsible Principal/Individual or Day Care Home Provider to collect and maintain the disqualification data. These forms are accessed through a web-based National Disqualification List (NDL) system, to collect the contact and disqualification information and reasons on all individuals and institutions that have been disqualified and are therefore ineligible to participate in CACFP. The information is collected from state agencies as the disqualifications occur so that the list is kept current. By maintaining the web-based system, the Department ensures program integrity by making the NDL data available to sponsoring organizations and state agencies so that no one who has been disqualified can participate in CACFP. Without this data collection, state agencies would not be able to prevent individuals and institutions disqualified in other states from reapplying to participate in CACFP.