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participants and non-participants
through a 20-minute telephone survey
and through 60-minute focus groups in
order to better understand the client
experience with SNAP in general and
the pilot project more specifically. In
pilot locations, the evaluation will also
ask about respondents’ impressions of
the pilot initiative.
Affected Public: Individuals/
Households.
Respondent Type: SNAP participants
and eligible non-participants in States
with a pilot project.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
The total estimated number of sample
members to the survey is 6,000. This
includes 1,000 individuals in New
Mexico, 2,000 in Washington, and 3,000
in Pennsylvania. The total estimated
number of respondents to the survey is
4,803, or 80% of the sample in each
State (85% of the participant sample
and 75% of the nonparticipant sample).
The total estimated number of sample
members to the focus group is 138. The
total number of focus group participants
is 110, or 80% of the focus group
sample in each State. This includes two
groups with 10 people each in
Pennsylvania, five groups with 10
people each in Washington, and four
groups with 10 people each in New
Mexico.
Estimated Number of Responses per
Respondent: For the survey, there will
be one interview per SNAP participant
or nonparticipant. Participants in the
focus groups will only participate once.
The focus group participants in each
State will be recruited from the survey
sample in that State.
Estimated Time per Response: The
estimated average response time is 20
minutes for the survey and 60 minutes
to participate in the focus group.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on
Respondents: The total estimated
response time is 1,659.25 hours for the
survey and 111.40 hours for the focus
groups, for a total of 1,770.65 hours. See
the table below for estimated total
annual burden.
Completed .........
1,606
1
1,606
0.333
534.80
394
1
394
0.050
19.70
Completed .........
50
1
50
1
50.00
13
1
13
0.050
0.65
Completed .........
798
1
798
0.333
265.73
202
1
202
0.050
10.10
Completed .........
40
1
40
1
40.00
Attempted ..........
10
1
10
0.050
0.50
Completed .........
2,399
1
2,399
0.333
798.87
Attempted ..........
601
1
601
0.050
30.05
Completed .........
20
1
20
1
20.00
Attempted ..........
Survey questionnaire.
Time per
respondent
(hours)
Attempted ..........
SNAP participants and eligible non-participants.
Estimated
total
annual
responses
5
1
5
0.050
0.25
............................
6,138
..................
6,138
..................
1,770.65
Type of
instrument
WA ......................
Frequency
of
responses
Attempted ..........
Respondent type
Estimated
number of
respondents
Attempted ..........
State
WA ......................
NM ......................
NM ......................
PA .......................
PA .......................
Total ............
Eligible non-participants.
SNAP participants and eligible non-participants.
Eligible non-participants.
SNAP participants and eligible non-participants.
Eligible non-participants.
............................
Focus group ......
Survey questionnaire.
Focus group ......
Survey questionnaire.
Focus group ......
............................
Dated: July 29, 2011.
Audrey Rowe,
Administrator, Food and Nutrition Service.
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
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Agency Information Collection
Activities: Proposed Collection;
Comment Request—Characteristics
and Circumstances of Zero-Income
SNAP Households
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notice invites the general public and
other public agencies to comment on
this proposed information collection.
This collection is a new collection for
the Food and Nutrition Service to
examine the characteristics,
circumstances, program dynamics, and
benefit redemption patterns of
participants whose households reported
zero gross income in their applications
for participation in the Supplemental
Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP).
Written comments on this notice
must be received on or before October
11, 2011.
DATES:
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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 that
were used; and (c) ways to enhance the
quality, utility and clarity of the
information to be collected.
Written comments may be sent to:
Steven Carlson, Office of Research and
Analysis, Food and Nutrition Service,
U.S. Department of Agriculture, 3101
Park Center Drive, Room 1014,
Alexandria, VA 22302. Comments may
also be submitted via fax to the attention
of Steven Carlson at (703) 305–2576 or
via e-mail to
Steve.Carlson@fns.usda.gov. Comments
will also be accepted through the
Federal eRulemaking Portal. Go to
https://www.regulations,gov, and follow
ADDRESSES:
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
be 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 Steven Carlson at
703–305–2017. Information requests
submitted through e-mail should refer to
the title of this proposal and/or the
OMB approval number in the subject
line.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Characteristics and
Circumstances of Zero-Income SNAP
Households.
Number of
respondents
Type of respondent
Adults (18–65 years old) ......................................................
Dated: July 29, 2011.
Audrey Rowe,
Administrator, Food and Nutrition Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service
Hiawatha East Resource Advisory
Committee
Forest Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice of meeting.
AGENCY:
The Hiawatha East Resource
Advisory Committee will meet in
Kincheloe, Michigan. The committee is
meeting as authorized under the Secure
Rural Schools and Community SelfDetermination Act (Pub. L. 110–343)
and in compliance with the Federal
Advisory Committee Act. The purpose
is to review project proposals.
DATES: The meeting will be held on
August 25, 2011, and will begin at 6
p.m.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at
the Chippewa County 911 Center, 4657
Industrial Park Drive, Kincheloe, MI.
Written comments should be sent to
Janel Crooks, Hiawatha National Forest,
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49829. Comments may also be sent via
e-mail to HiawathaNF@fs.fed.us, or via
facsimile to 906–789–3311.
All comments, including names and
addresses when provided, are placed in
the record and are available for public
inspection and copying. The public may
inspect comments received at Hiawatha
National Forest, 2727 North Lincoln
Road, Escanaba, MI. Visitors are
encouraged to call ahead to 906–786–
4062 to facilitate entry into the building.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Janel Crooks, RAC coordinator, USDA,
Hiawatha National Forest, 2727 North
Lincoln Road, Escanaba, Michigan
49862; (906) 786–4062; e-mail
HiawathaNF@fs.fed.us.
Individuals who use
telecommunication devices for the deaf
(TDD) may call the Federal Information
Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–800–877–8339
between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m., Eastern
Standard Time, Monday through Friday.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
meeting is open to the public. The
following business will be conducted:
(1) Discuss options for monitoring
approved projects, (2) Review budget, if
received at that time, and (3) Public
Comment. Persons who wish to bring
related matters to the attention of the
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OMB Number:
Expiration Date of Approval: Not yet
determined.
Type of Request: New collection.
Abstract: Recent data suggest that the
percentage of zero-gross-income
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance
Program (SNAP) units has been
increasing steadily over the past decade,
and increasing at a higher rate than the
Nation’s unemployment rate. FNS is
seeking to carry out a study to examine
the characteristics, circumstances,
program dynamics, and benefit
redemption patterns of these zero
income SNAP households. The study
will conduct 50 in-person, semistructured interviews with heads of
zero-gross income SNAP households,
with a particular focus on working-age,
able-bodied adults.
Estimate of Burden: Zero-Income
Household Interviews: Public burden is
estimated at 90 minutes for one
response each with a total of 75 hours
for 50 respondents.
Average
burden hours
per response
50
Total annual
hour burden
1.5
75
Committee may file written statements
with the Committee staff before or after
the meeting.
Dated: August 1, 2011.
Stevan J. Christiansen,
Designated Federal Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service
White Pine-Nye Resource Advisory
Committee
Forest Service, USDA.
Notice of meeting cancellation.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The White Pine-Nye Resource
Advisory Committee meeting scheduled
in Eureka, Nevada has been cancelled.
The committee is authorized under the
Secure Rural Schools and Community
Self-Determination Act (Pub. L. 110–
343) (the Act) and operates in
compliance with the Federal Advisory
Committee Act. The purpose of the
committee is to improve collaborative
relationships and to provide advice and
recommendations to the Forest Service
concerning projects and funding
consistent with the title II of the Act.
SUMMARY:
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Food and Nutrition Service
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection;
Comment Request--Characteristics and Circumstances of Zero-Income SNAP
Households
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 this proposed information collection. This collection is a new
collection for the Food and Nutrition Service to examine the
characteristics, circumstances, program dynamics, and benefit
redemption patterns of participants whose households reported zero
gross income in their applications for participation in the
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP).
DATES: Written comments on this notice must be received on or before
October 11, 2011.
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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 that were used; and (c) ways to enhance the
quality, utility and clarity of the information to be collected.
Written comments may be sent to: Steven Carlson, Office of Research
and Analysis, Food and Nutrition Service, U.S. Department of
Agriculture, 3101 Park Center Drive, Room 1014, Alexandria, VA 22302.
Comments may also be submitted via fax to the attention of Steven
Carlson at (703) 305-2576 or via e-mail to Steve.Carlson@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 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 be 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 Steven
Carlson at 703-305-2017. Information requests submitted through e-mail
should refer to the title of this proposal and/or the OMB approval
number in the subject line.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Characteristics and Circumstances of Zero-Income SNAP
Households.
OMB Number:
Expiration Date of Approval: Not yet determined.
Type of Request: New collection.
Abstract: Recent data suggest that the percentage of zero-gross-
income Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) units has been
increasing steadily over the past decade, and increasing at a higher
rate than the Nation's unemployment rate. FNS is seeking to carry out a
study to examine the characteristics, circumstances, program dynamics,
and benefit redemption patterns of these zero income SNAP households.
The study will conduct 50 in-person, semi-structured interviews with
heads of zero-gross income SNAP households, with a particular focus on
working-age, able-bodied adults.
Estimate of Burden: Zero-Income Household Interviews: Public burden
is estimated at 90 minutes for one response each with a total of 75
hours for 50 respondents.
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Average
Type of respondent Number of Frequency of Total annual burden hours Total annual
respondents response responses per response hour burden
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Adults (18-65 years old)........ 50 1 50 1.5 75
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Dated: July 29, 2011.
Audrey Rowe,
Administrator, Food and Nutrition Service.
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