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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
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September 10, 2014.
The Department of Agriculture has
submitted the following information
collection requirement(s) to OMB for
review and clearance under the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,
Public Law 104–13. Comments
regarding (a) whether the collection of
information is necessary for the proper
performance of the functions of the
agency, including whether the
information will have practical utility;
(b) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate
of burden including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used; (c)
ways to enhance the quality, utility and
clarity of the information to be
collected; (d) ways to minimize the
burden of the collection of information
on those who are to respond, including
through the use of appropriate
automated, electronic, mechanical, or
other technological collection
techniques or other forms of information
technology should be addressed to: Desk
Officer for Agriculture, Office of
Information and Regulatory Affairs,
Office of Management and Budget
(OMB), OIRA_Submission@omb.eop.gov
or fax (202) 395–5806 and to
Departmental Clearance Office, USDA,
OCIO, Mail Stop 7602, Washington, DC
20250–7602. Comments regarding these
information collections are best assured
of having their full effect if received
within 30 days of this notification.
Copies of the submission(s) may be
obtained by calling (202) 720–8958.
An agency may not conduct or
sponsor a collection of information
unless the collection of information
displays a currently valid OMB control
number and the agency informs
potential persons who are to respond to
the collection of information that such
persons are not required to respond to
the collection of information unless it
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Food and Nutrition Service
Title: Supplemental Nutrition
Assistance Program Case and Procedural
Case Action Review Schedule.
OMB Control Number: 0584–0034.
Summary of Collection: The
legislative basis for the operation of the
quality control system is provided by
section 16 of the Food and Nutrition Act
of 2008. State agencies are required to
perform Quality Control (QC) reviews
for the Supplemental Nutrition
Assistance Program (SNAP). Section
275.21 requires State agencies to submit
reports to enable the Food and Nutrition
Service (FNS) to monitor their
compliance with Program requirements
relative to the Quality Control Review
System. FNS will collect information
using form FNS–245 Case and
Procedural Case Action Review
Schedule.
Need and Use of the Information: FNS
will collect information to record data
in negative case reviews. Case and
Procedural cases include the denial,
termination or suspension of benefits. If
the information were not collected, FNS
would not be able to effectively monitor
invalid denials, terminations or
suspensions; nor would we be able to
identify related policy improvements to
ensure program integrity.
Description of Respondents: State,
Local, or Tribal Government.
Number of Respondents: 53.
Frequency of Responses:
Recordkeeping; Reporting: On occasion;
Annually.
Total Burden Hours: 121,784.
Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection
Clearance Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Food and Nutrition Service
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Proposed Collection;
Comment Request: Supplemental
Nutrition Assistance Program PreScreening Tool
AGENCY:
Food and Nutrition Service,
USDA.
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ACTION:
Notice.
In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this
notice invites the general public and
other public agencies to comment on the
proposed information collection. This is
a revision of a currently approved
collection for a web-based pre-screening
tool used by the general public to
determine potential eligibility for
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance
Program (SNAP) benefits.
DATES: Written comments must be
received on or before November 17,
2014.
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 will 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 Sasha
Gersten-Paal, Branch Chief, Certification
Policy Branch, Program Development
Division, Food and Nutrition Service,
U.S. Department of Agriculture, 3101
Park Center Drive, Room 812,
Alexandria, VA 22302. Comments may
also be submitted via fax to the attention
of Sasha Gersten-Paal at 703–305–2507
or via email to Sasha.Gersten-Paal@
fns.usda.gov. Comments will also be
accepted through the Federal
eRulemaking Portal. Go to https://
www.regulations.gov and follow the
online instructions for submitting
comments electronically.
All responses to this notice will be
summarized and included in the request
for Office of Management and Budget
approval. All comments will be a matter
of public record.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Requests for additional information or
copies of this information collection
should be directed to Sasha GerstenPaal at (703) 305–2507.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
SUMMARY:
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Title: Supplemental Nutrition
Assistance Program Pre-Screening Tool.
OMB Number: 0584–0519.
Expiration Date: January 31, 2015.
Type of Request: Revision of a
currently approved collection.
Abstract: In June 2003, the Food and
Nutrition Service (FNS) deployed an
interactive web-based pre-screening tool
that can be utilized by the general
public to determine potential eligibility
for benefits in the Supplemental
Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP).
The tool has been modified since the
last revision of this collection to
maintain ease of use. Once the user
enters household size, income, expenses
and resource information, the tool will
calculate and provide the user with an
estimated range of benefits that the
household may be eligible to receive.
Since SNAP eligibility and benefit
amount may vary by location, FNS
makes it clear that the tool is only an
estimator and the household will need
to contact the local agency to determine
actual eligibility and the appropriate
benefit amount. Other data collected
are:
• State: State or territory in which the
user resides;
OMB # 0584–0519
• Number of People: Number of
people living in the household;
• Migrant Workers: Is anyone in the
household a seasonal or migrant farm
worker;
• Homeless: Is the household
homeless or living in a shelter;
• Citizenship: Whether each member
is a U.S. citizen;
• Utility expenses: Whether client is
billed for utility costs;
Although the tool also requests the
name and age of the user, FNS does not
retain this information nor does it
request other personally identifiable
information such as social security
numbers, birthdays, etc. of the
household members. FNS estimates it
will take approximately 402, 534 users
about 10 minutes (0.167 hours) to
provide the required information to
receive potential eligibility benefit
information using the pre-screening
tool. Users are expected to access the
system once for a total annual response
of 402,534. FNS estimates 67,223
burden hours for this activity. Once the
user logs out of the system, none of the
user-provided information is retained by
FNS.
In reviewing National Databank
program participation data for FY 2012
Estimated
number of
respondents
Requirement
Responses
annually per
respondent
to FY 2014, it was noted that a peak in
household participation occurred in FY
2013. Although we estimated a 1.65
percent difference in participation
levels since the last extension of this
collection, the trajectory of current
participation levels suggests that
household participation in SNAP may
level off for FY 2014. Based on this
analysis, and the number of potential
applicants estimated to use the
prescreening tool, the current burden
inventory is 66,132; FNS projects an
annual burden of 67,223 hours,
representing an increase of 1,091 hours.
Affected Public: Individuals and
Households, potential SNAP clients.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
402,534.
Estimated Number of Responses per
Respondent: 1.
Estimated Total Annual Responses:
402,534.
Estimate Time per Response: 0.167.
Estimated Total Annual Burden:
67,223.
Because none of the data entered by
users is retained, there is no
recordkeeping requirement associated
with this information collection.
Total annual
responses
Hours per
response
Annual burden
hours
Affected Public
Potential SNAP Clients
Reporting burden
Completion of SNAP Prescreening
Tool.
402,534
1
402,534
0.167
67,223
Reporting totals.
.......................................................
402,534
1
402,534
0.167
67,223
Dated: September 5, 2014.
Audrey Rowe,
Administrator, Food and Nutrition Service.
Service and the Department of the
Army.
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Forest Service
Transfer of Administrative
Jurisdiction: Ernest Veuve Hall United
States Army Reserve Center at Fort
Missoula, Missoula, Montana, and the
Helena Property, Helena National
Forest, Helena, Montana
Forest Service, USDA.
Notice of joint jurisdictional
interchange of lands between the Forest
ACTION:
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On July 25, 2014, Paul D.
Cramer, the Deputy Assistant Secretary
of the Army and Robert Bonnie, the
Under Secretary of Agriculture, signed a
joint interchange order authorizing the
transfer of administrative jurisdiction of
12.31 acres from the Department of the
Army to the United States Department
of Agriculture for the inclusion in the
Lolo National Forest located at Fort
Missoula, Missoula, Montana.
Furthermore, the joint order transfers
administrative jurisdiction of 59.96
acres from the United States Department
of Agriculture to the Department of the
Army, located at the Helena Airport.
DATES: The 45-day Congressional
oversight requirement of the Act of July
26, 1956 (70 Stat. 656; 16 U.S.C. 505a,
ADDRESSES:
SUMMARY:
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Copies of the signed joint
order, legal descriptions along with
maps showing the lands included in
this joint interchange are on file and
available for public inspection in the
Office of the Regional Forester, Northern
Region, 200 E. Broadway, (P.O. Box
7669) Missoula, Montana 59807,
between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 4:30
p.m. on business days. Those wishing to
inspect the maps and legal descriptions
are encouraged to call ahead to Mr. Guy
Adams at 406–329–3581 or by email
ghadams@fs.fed.us to facilitate entry
into the building.
A.L.
Richard, Washington Office Lands and
Realty Staff, USDA, Forest Service, 201
14th Street SW., Washington, DC 20250,
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Food and Nutrition Service
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection;
Comment Request: Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Pre-
Screening Tool
AGENCY: Food and Nutrition Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this
notice invites the general public and other public agencies to comment
on the proposed information collection. This is a revision of a
currently approved collection for a web-based pre-screening tool used
by the general public to determine potential eligibility for
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits.
DATES: Written comments must be received on or before November 17,
2014.
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 will 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 Sasha Gersten-Paal, Branch Chief,
Certification Policy Branch, Program Development Division, Food and
Nutrition Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, 3101 Park Center
Drive, Room 812, Alexandria, VA 22302. Comments may also be submitted
via fax to the attention of Sasha Gersten-Paal at 703-305-2507 or via
email to Sasha.Gersten-Paal@fns.usda.gov. Comments will also be
accepted through the Federal eRulemaking Portal. Go to https://www.regulations.gov and follow the online instructions for submitting
comments electronically.
All responses to this notice will be summarized and included in the
request for Office of Management and Budget approval. All comments will
be a matter of public record.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or
copies of this information collection should be directed to Sasha
Gersten-Paal at (703) 305-2507.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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Title: Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Pre-Screening
Tool.
OMB Number: 0584-0519.
Expiration Date: January 31, 2015.
Type of Request: Revision of a currently approved collection.
Abstract: In June 2003, the Food and Nutrition Service (FNS)
deployed an interactive web-based pre-screening tool that can be
utilized by the general public to determine potential eligibility for
benefits in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). The
tool has been modified since the last revision of this collection to
maintain ease of use. Once the user enters household size, income,
expenses and resource information, the tool will calculate and provide
the user with an estimated range of benefits that the household may be
eligible to receive. Since SNAP eligibility and benefit amount may vary
by location, FNS makes it clear that the tool is only an estimator and
the household will need to contact the local agency to determine actual
eligibility and the appropriate benefit amount. Other data collected
are:
State: State or territory in which the user resides;
Number of People: Number of people living in the
household;
Migrant Workers: Is anyone in the household a seasonal or
migrant farm worker;
Homeless: Is the household homeless or living in a
shelter;
Citizenship: Whether each member is a U.S. citizen;
Utility expenses: Whether client is billed for utility
costs;
Although the tool also requests the name and age of the user, FNS does
not retain this information nor does it request other personally
identifiable information such as social security numbers, birthdays,
etc. of the household members. FNS estimates it will take approximately
402, 534 users about 10 minutes (0.167 hours) to provide the required
information to receive potential eligibility benefit information using
the pre-screening tool. Users are expected to access the system once
for a total annual response of 402,534. FNS estimates 67,223 burden
hours for this activity. Once the user logs out of the system, none of
the user-provided information is retained by FNS.
In reviewing National Databank program participation data for FY
2012 to FY 2014, it was noted that a peak in household participation
occurred in FY 2013. Although we estimated a 1.65 percent difference in
participation levels since the last extension of this collection, the
trajectory of current participation levels suggests that household
participation in SNAP may level off for FY 2014. Based on this
analysis, and the number of potential applicants estimated to use the
prescreening tool, the current burden inventory is 66,132; FNS projects
an annual burden of 67,223 hours, representing an increase of 1,091
hours.
Affected Public: Individuals and Households, potential SNAP
clients.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 402,534.
Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 1.
Estimated Total Annual Responses: 402,534.
Estimate Time per Response: 0.167.
Estimated Total Annual Burden: 67,223.
Because none of the data entered by users is retained, there is no
recordkeeping requirement associated with this information collection.
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Estimated Responses
OMB 0584-0519 Requirement number of annually per Total annual Hours per Annual burden
respondents respondent responses response hours
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Affected Public
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Potential SNAP Clients
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Reporting burden....................... Completion of SNAP Prescreening 402,534 1 402,534 0.167 67,223
Tool.
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Reporting totals................... ............................... 402,534 1 402,534 0.167 67,223
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Dated: September 5, 2014.
Audrey Rowe,
Administrator, Food and Nutrition Service.
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