Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request: Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Pre-Screening Tool, 58237-58238 [2011-24085]
Download as PDF
<![CDATA[
58237
Notices
Federal Register
Vol. 76, No. 182
Tuesday, September 20, 2011
This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER
contains documents other than rules or
proposed rules that are applicable to the
public. Notices of hearings and investigations,
committee meetings, agency decisions and
rulings, delegations of authority, filing of
petitions and applications and agency
statements of organization and functions are
examples of documents appearing in this
section.
discuss topics such as using agency
websites and social media to promote
participation in rulemaking proceedings
and improving access to rulemaking
information on agency websites.
DATES: Thursday, October 6, from 2 p.m.
to 5 p.m.
Designated Federal Officer: Emily
Schleicher Bremer.
ADMINISTRATIVE CONFERENCE OF
THE UNITED STATES
Dated: September 15, 2011.
Jonathan R. Siegel,
Director of Research & Policy.
[FR Doc. 2011–24056 Filed 9–19–11; 8:45 am]
Committee on Rulemaking
ACTION:
BILLING CODE 6110–01–P
Notice of public meeting.
Notice is hereby given of a
public meeting of the Committee on
Rulemaking of the Assembly of the
Administrative Conference of the
United States. The committee will meet
to discuss a recommendation
concerning agency innovations in eRulemaking for consideration by the full
Conference. Complete details regarding
the committee meeting, a related
research report, how to attend
(including information about remote
access and obtaining special
accommodations for persons with
disabilities), and how to submit
comments to the committee can be
found in the ‘‘Research’’ section of the
Conference’s Web site, at https://
www.acus.gov. Click on ‘‘Research’’ ->
‘‘Conference Projects’’ -> ‘‘Agency
Innovations in e-Rulemaking.’’
Comments may be submitted by email to Comments@acus.gov, with
‘‘Committee on Rulemaking’’ in the
subject line, or by postal mail to
‘‘Committee on Rulemaking Comments’’
at the address given below. To be
guaranteed consideration, comments
must be received no later than five
calendar days before the meeting.
ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held at
1120 20th Street, NW., Suite 706 South,
Washington, DC 20036.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Emily Schleicher Bremer, Designated
Federal Officer, Administrative
Conference of the United States, 1120
20th Street, NW., Suite 706 South,
Washington, DC 20036; Telephone 202–
480–2080.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Committee on Rulemaking will meet to
consider a draft recommendation
concerning agency innovations in eRulemaking. The committee will
Emcdonald on DSK5VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES
SUMMARY:
VerDate Mar<15>2010
17:45 Sep 19, 2011
Jkt 223001
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Food and Nutrition Service
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Proposed Collection;
Comment Request: Supplemental
Nutrition Assistance Program PreScreening Tool
Food and Nutrition Service,
USDA.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this
notice invites the general public and
other public agencies to comment on
this revision to a currently approved
collection. The information collection
involves the use of a Web-based prescreening tool for the general public to
use to determine potential eligibility for
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance
Program benefits.
DATES: Written comments must be
submitted on or before November 21,
2011.
SUMMARY:
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
ADDRESSES:
PO 00000
Frm 00001
Fmt 4703
Sfmt 4703
technological collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
Comments may be sent to Angela
Kline, Branch Chief, Certification Policy
Branch, Program Development Division,
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance
Program, Food and Nutrition Service,
U.S. Department of Agriculture, 3101
Park Center Drive, Room 810,
Alexandria, VA 22302. Comments may
also be submitted via fax to the attention
of Angela Kline at 703–305–2486 or via
e-mail to Angela.Kline@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, Alexandria, Virginia
22302, Room 810.
All responses to this notice will be
summarized and included in the request
for Office of Management and Budget
approval of the information collection.
All comments will become a matter of
public record.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Requests for additional information
should be directed to Angela Kline at
(703) 305–2495.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Supplemental Nutrition
Assistance Program Pre-Screening Tool.
OMB Number: 0584–0519.
Expiration Date: December 31, 2011.
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).
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:
E:\FR\FM\20SEN1.SGM
20SEN1
58238
Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 182 / Tuesday, September 20, 2011 / Notices
• State: State or territory in which the
user resides;
• Citizenship: whether each member
is a U.S. citizen;
• Number of Children: number of
children in the household;
• Number of Elderly: number of
elderly members 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;
• User Type: who is using the tool;
and
• User Referral: how the user heard
about the tool.
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
OMB #0584–0519
Affected Public:
Potential SNAP clients
Reporting Burden ................
Recordkeeping Burden .......
Completion of SNAP
Prescreening Tool.
Reporting Totals .................
Recordkeeping ...................
Recordkeeping Totals ........
Total Recordkeeping and
Reporting Burden.
Total Number of Record
Keepers.
[FR Doc. 2011–24085 Filed 9–19–11; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3410–30–P
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Food and Nutrition Service
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Proposed Collection;
Comment Request; Waivers Under
Section 6(o) of the Food and Nutrition
Act
Food and Nutrition Service,
USDA.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
In accordance with
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this
notice invites the general public and
other public agencies to comment on
proposed information collections. The
proposed collection is a revision of a
currently approved collection. The
purpose of Section 6(o) of the Food and
Nutrition Act is to establish a time limit
for the receipt of benefits under the
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance
Emcdonald on DSK5VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES
SUMMARY:
17:45 Sep 19, 2011
Jkt 223001
Response
annually per
respondent
Estimated #
respondents
Requirement
Dated: September 12, 2011.
Audrey Rowe,
Administrator, Food and Nutrition Service.
VerDate Mar<15>2010
information such as social security
numbers, birthdays, etc. about the
household itself in the tool. However,
the system does request the following
information during the initial process in
which the user enters data:
• Whether the user is using the tool
for personal reasons or on behalf of
others; and
• If they are using it on behalf of
others, the user will be asked to identify
him/herself (e.g., relative of a person in
need, advocacy organization, faith-based
group, etc.) using a drop down menu.
Once the user logs out of the system,
none of the user-provided information is
retained by FNS.
Since this information collection was
last extended, participation in the
program increased by approximately 50
percent, primarily the result of
Total annual
responses
Annual burden
hours
1
396,000
0.167
66,132
396,000
0
0
396,000
1
0
0
........................
396,000
0
0
396,000
0.167
0
0
0.167
66,132
0
0
66,132
0
Comments are invited on:
(a) Whether the proposed collection of
information is necessary for the proper
performance of the functions of the
ADDRESSES:
Frm 00002
Hours per
response
396,000
Program (SNAP) for certain able-bodied
adults who are not working. The
provision authorizes the Secretary of
Agriculture, upon a State agency’s
request, to waive the provision for any
group of individuals if the Secretary
determines ‘‘that the area in which the
individuals reside has an
unemployment rate of over 10 percent,
or does not have a sufficient number of
jobs to provide employment for the
individuals.’’
As required in the statute, in order to
receive a waiver the State agency must
submit sufficient supporting
information so that the United States
Department of Agriculture (USDA) can
make the required determination as to
the area’s unemployment rate or
sufficiency of available jobs. This
collection of information is, therefore,
necessary in order to obtain waivers of
the SNAP time limit.
DATES: Written comments must be
received on or before November 21,
2011.
PO 00000
significantly higher unemployment
leading to increased participation. The
estimate is based participation data
extracted from the FNS National
Databank using a comparison in
participation for the 3-year period prior
to the current burden estimate with
participation data for the last two years.
Assuming a similar increase in the
number of potential applicants who will
use the prescreening tool, FNS projects
an annual burden of 66,132 hours
representing an increase of 22,132 over
the burden estimate of 44,000 hours
used in the current approval of this
information collection. Because none of
the data entered by users is retained,
there is no recordkeeping requirement
associated with this information
collection.
Fmt 4703
Sfmt 4703
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; (d) ways to minimize the
burden of the collection of information
on those who respond, including
through the use of appropriate
automated, electronic, mechanical, or
other technological collection
techniques or other forms of information
technology. Comments may be sent to
Angela Kline, Chief, Certification Policy
Branch, Program Development Division,
Food and Nutrition Service, U.S.
Department of Agriculture, 3101 Park
Center Drive Suite 812, Alexandria, VA
22302. Comments may also be faxed to
the attention of Ms. Kline at (703) 305–
2486 or sent by e-mail to
Angela.Kline@fns.udsda.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.
E:\FR\FM\20SEN1.SGM
20SEN1
]]>Agencies
[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 182 (Tuesday, September 20, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 58237-58238]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-24085]
=======================================================================
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
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.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this
notice invites the general public and other public agencies to comment
on this revision to a currently approved collection. The information
collection involves the use of a Web-based pre-screening tool for the
general public to use to determine potential eligibility for
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits.
DATES: Written comments must be submitted on or before November 21,
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 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 Angela Kline, Branch Chief, Certification
Policy Branch, Program Development Division, Supplemental Nutrition
Assistance Program, Food and Nutrition Service, U.S. Department of
Agriculture, 3101 Park Center Drive, Room 810, Alexandria, VA 22302.
Comments may also be submitted via fax to the attention of Angela Kline
at 703-305-2486 or via e-mail to Angela.Kline@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,
Alexandria, Virginia 22302, Room 810.
All responses to this notice will be summarized and included in the
request for Office of Management and Budget approval of the information
collection. All comments will become a matter of public record.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information
should be directed to Angela Kline at (703) 305-2495.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Pre-Screening
Tool.
OMB Number: 0584-0519.
Expiration Date: December 31, 2011.
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). 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:
[[Page 58238]]
State: State or territory in which the user resides;
Citizenship: whether each member is a U.S. citizen;
Number of Children: number of children in the household;
Number of Elderly: number of elderly members 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;
User Type: who is using the tool; and
User Referral: how the user heard about the tool.
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. about the household itself in the tool. However, the system does
request the following information during the initial process in which
the user enters data:
Whether the user is using the tool for personal reasons or
on behalf of others; and
If they are using it on behalf of others, the user will be
asked to identify him/herself (e.g., relative of a person in need,
advocacy organization, faith-based group, etc.) using a drop down menu.
Once the user logs out of the system, none of the user-provided
information is retained by FNS.
Since this information collection was last extended, participation
in the program increased by approximately 50 percent, primarily the
result of significantly higher unemployment leading to increased
participation. The estimate is based participation data extracted from
the FNS National Databank using a comparison in participation for the
3-year period prior to the current burden estimate with participation
data for the last two years. Assuming a similar increase in the number
of potential applicants who will use the prescreening tool, FNS
projects an annual burden of 66,132 hours representing an increase of
22,132 over the burden estimate of 44,000 hours used in the current
approval of this information collection. Because none of the data
entered by users is retained, there is no recordkeeping requirement
associated with this information collection.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Estimated Response
OMB 0584-0519 Requirement annually per Total annual Hours per Annual burden
respondents respondent responses response hours
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Affected Public:
Potential SNAP clients
Reporting Burden....................... Completion of SNAP Prescreening 396,000 1 396,000 0.167 66,132
Tool.
Reporting Totals............... 396,000 1 396,000 0.167 66,132
Recordkeeping Burden................... Recordkeeping.................. 0 0 0 0 0
Recordkeeping Totals........... 0 0 0 0 0
Total Recordkeeping and 396,000 .............. 396,000 0.167 66,132
Reporting Burden.
Total Number of Record Keepers. 0
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Dated: September 12, 2011.
Audrey Rowe,
Administrator, Food and Nutrition Service.
[FR Doc. 2011-24085 Filed 9-19-11; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3410-30-P
