Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Waivers Under Section 6(o) of the Food and Nutrition Act, 58238-58240 [2011-24086]

Download as PDF 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 58239 Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 182 / Tuesday, September 20, 2011 / Notices 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 812. All responses to this notice will be summarized and included in the request for OMB approval. All comments will be a matter of public record. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information should be directed to Ms. Kline at (703) 305–2495. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title: Waivers under Section 6(o) of the Food and Nutrition Act. OMB Number: 0584–0479. Expiration Date: December 31, 2011. Type of Request: Revision of a currently approved collection. Abstract: Section 824 of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (PRWORA), Public Law 104–193, 110 Stat. 2323 amended Section 6(o) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 2015(o)) to establish a time limit for the receipt of food stamp benefits for certain ablebodied adults without dependents (ABAWDs) who are not working. This time limit is confined to adults between 18 and 50 years of age that do not have children or adults dependent upon them. ABAWD recipient eligibility is limited to three months within a 36 month period, unless the individual is working, or participating in a designated employment and training activity, for 20 hours per week. (Note: pursuant to the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (Pub. L. 110–234, 122 Stat. 923, enacted May 22, 2008), the Food Stamp Act was renamed the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 and the Food Stamp Program was renamed the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program [SNAP].) The provision authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture, upon a State agency’s request, to waive OMB # 0584–0479 Requirement Emcdonald on DSK5VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Affected Public: State Agencies Reporting Burden ........................ VerDate Mar<15>2010 17:45 Sep 19, 2011 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 Secretary can make the required determination as to the area’s unemployment rate or insufficiency of available jobs. This is established by State agencies demonstrating that the statewide, or a geographical region’s, unemployment rate exceeds 10%, is 120% or more of the national unemployment rate, or is on Department of Labor (DOL) ‘‘trigger’’ list for extended unemployment insurance benefits. This collection of information is necessary in order to obtain waivers of the SNAP recipient time limit. Based on the experience of the Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) during calendar year 2008, FNS projects that on an annual basis 48 State agencies will submit requests for waivers of the time limit for ABAWD recipients based on an insufficiency of jobs. Using unemployment projections from the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) through 2014, FNS believes that labor market conditions in 2008 would be more representative of the U.S. labor market over the next three years than would the preceding three years. During the period from April 1, 2009 through September 30, 2010, the time limit for able-bodied adults without dependents was suspended by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (Pub. L. 111–5) which suspended the need for the waivers that are included in this information collection. Subsequent to September 30, 2010, most waivers were based on State eligibility for extended unemployment benefits (EB) under trigger notices issued by the Estimated number respondents Submission of waiver request based on labor market data. Submission of waiver request based on Labor Surplus Area designation. Submission of waiver request based on DOL trigger notices. Jkt 223001 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Response annually per respondent U.S Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration (DOLETA). Of the 48 State waiver requests, FNS projects that 36 waiver requests will be based on labor market data for clients in specific geographic areas within states that have an unemployment rate greater than 20 percent above the national average in that area. A typical State waiver includes several geographic areas where each geographic area may include multiple political jurisdictions. FNS projects one of the waiver requests will be based solely on the designation of areas as Labor Surplus Areas (LSAs) by the DOLETA, eleven will be statewide waivers based on entitlement to EUC based on trigger notices issued by the DOL. For waivers based on the unemployment rate of specified geographic areas within a State, FNS estimates a response time of 35 hours for each waiver request. The 35 hour time per response reflects preparation of waiver requests by the State agency which requires detailed analysis of labor markets within the State. These waivers frequently cover multiple timeframes and multi-county labor market areas. FNS projects a total burden of 1,260 hours for the 36 waivers covering specific geographic areas based on unemployment rate greater than 20 percent above the national average. For the waiver based solely on LSA designation and the 11 estimated waivers based on trigger notices, FNS estimates a burden of 48 hours or four hours per waiver since the data supporting these waivers is readily available from the DOL Web site and requires minimal preparation by the State agencies. FNS projects a total burden of 1,308 hours for this information collection, a reduction of 372 hours from the prior approved information collection burden of 1,680 hours. There is no specific recordkeeping requirement directly associated with this information collection. Total annual responses Hours per response Annual burden hours 36 36 35 1,260 1 1 1 4 4 11 Fmt 4703 1 1 4 4 44 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\20SEN1.SGM 20SEN1 58240 Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 182 / Tuesday, September 20, 2011 / Notices OMB # 0584–0479 Requirement Recordkeeping Burden ................ Reporting Totals ..... Recordkeeping ....... Recordkeeping Totals. Total Recordkeeping and Reporting Burden. Dated: September 12, 2011. Audrey Rowe, Administrator, Food and Nutrition Service. [FR Doc. 2011–24086 Filed 9–19–11; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3410–30–P DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Forest Service Modoc National Forest, Alturas, CA, Supplemental Information for the Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) Motorized Travel Management Forest Service, USDA. ACTION: Notice of intent to supplement the Modoc National Forest Motorized Travel Management Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) issued in November 2009 [NOI Federal Register on May 12, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 92)]. AGENCY: This document will provide supplemental information that supports: • The addition of 331 miles of unauthorized routes to the National Forest Transportation System (NFTS) on the Modoc National Forest. • The decision to change the vehicle class on 513 miles of Maintenance Level 3 (ML3) roads to allow for mixed use by both highway legal and non-highway legal vehicles. And will include: • A Riparian Conservation Objective Analysis (RCOA) and proof of compliance with the Forest Plan Standards and Guidelines as articulated in the Sierra Nevada Forest Plan Amendment for proposed additions of motor vehicle routes in Critical Aquatic Refuges (CARs) and Riparian Conservation Areas (RCAs). • Confirmation that the Responsible Official has met the requirements of pertinent laws, regulations, or the Modoc LRMP for ungulates with regard to routes added to the NFTS as well as ML3 routes being changed to allow mixed-use. DATES: Completion date for the supplemental document is expected to be in December 2011. There will be a Emcdonald on DSK5VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES SUMMARY: VerDate Mar<15>2010 17:45 Sep 19, 2011 Estimated number respondents Jkt 223001 Response annually per respondent Total annual responses Hours per response 48 0 0 ........................ 0 0 48 0 0 ........................ 0 0 1308 0 0 48 ........................ 48 ........................ 1308 45-day comment period once the document is issued. ADDRESSES: Send written comments to Modoc National Forest, Supplemental Travel Management, 800 W. 12th Street, Alturas, CA 96101. Comments may also be sent via e-mail to commentspacificsouthwest-modoc@fs.fed.us please put Supplemental Travel Management in the Subject Line, or via facsimile to 530–233–8309, please address to Supplemental Travel Management. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kathleen Borovac at 530–233–8754 or the Public Affairs Officer at 530–640– 1168. 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 Time, Monday through Friday. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Purpose and Need for Action The Modoc National Forest is creating this document to bolster the Modoc National Forest Motorized Travel Management FEIS by correcting any errata and by providing supplemental information that was found to be missing from the original document. This information is provided in response to the Appeal Deciding Officers’ decision dated March 11, 2010 that reversed part of the original decision. Proposed Action The Modoc National Forest proposes to add 331 miles of unauthorized routes to the National Forest Transportation System (NFTS) on the Modoc National Forest and change the vehicle class on 513 miles of Maintenance Level 3 (ML3) roads to allow for mixed use by both highway legal and non-highway legal vehicles as originally proposed in the Motorized Travel Management FEIS and ROD (November, 2009). Nature of Decision To Be Made The Responsible Official will decide whether to (1) Implement the Proposed Action; (2) take no action. Preliminary Issues This document will supplement the existing Motorized Travel Management FEIS (Volume 1, Volume 2, and (ROD) Record of Decision) and includes a decision letter signed by Angela Coleman (Appeal Deciding Officer) dated March 11, 2011 that reversed part of the decision. All of the information in the existing Travel Management EIS will be considered when creating the Supplemental Information document including, but not limited to, the response to comments and public scoping comments. Scoping Process This notice of intent initiates the development of a supplement for the Motorized Travel Management FEIS. All interested parties from the previous Travel Management FEIS will be notified of the supplement’s availability when completed. Once the document is issued, it is important that reviewers provide their comments at such times and in such manner that they are useful to the agency’s preparation of this supplemental document. All scoping comments from the previous Motorized Travel Management FEIS have already been considered and do not need to be resubmitted. Dated: September 8, 2011. Kimberly H. Anderson, Forest Supervisor. [FR Doc. 2011–23613 Filed 9–19–11; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3410–11–P Responsible Official Forest Supervisor, Kimberly Anderson, Modoc National Forest. PO 00000 Frm 00004 Annual burden hours Fmt 4703 Sfmt 9990 E:\FR\FM\20SEN1.SGM 20SEN1

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[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 182 (Tuesday, September 20, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 58238-58240]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-24086]

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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

AGENCY: Food and Nutrition Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: 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 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.

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; (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.

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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 812. All responses to this notice
will be summarized and included in the request for OMB approval. All
comments will be a matter of public record.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information
should be directed to Ms. Kline at (703) 305-2495.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Waivers under Section 6(o) of the Food and Nutrition Act.
OMB Number: 0584-0479.
Expiration Date: December 31, 2011.
Type of Request: Revision of a currently approved collection.
Abstract: Section 824 of the Personal Responsibility and Work
Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (PRWORA), Public Law 104-193,
110 Stat. 2323 amended Section 6(o) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7
U.S.C. 2015(o)) to establish a time limit for the receipt of food stamp
benefits for certain able-bodied adults without dependents (ABAWDs) who
are not working. This time limit is confined to adults between 18 and
50 years of age that do not have children or adults dependent upon
them. ABAWD recipient eligibility is limited to three months within a
36 month period, unless the individual is working, or participating in
a designated employment and training activity, for 20 hours per week.
(Note: pursuant to the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (Pub.
L. 110-234, 122 Stat. 923, enacted May 22, 2008), the Food Stamp Act
was renamed the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 and the Food Stamp
Program was renamed the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program
[SNAP].) 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
Secretary can make the required determination as to the area's
unemployment rate or insufficiency of available jobs. This is
established by State agencies demonstrating that the statewide, or a
geographical region's, unemployment rate exceeds 10%, is 120% or more
of the national unemployment rate, or is on Department of Labor (DOL)
``trigger'' list for extended unemployment insurance benefits. This
collection of information is necessary in order to obtain waivers of
the SNAP recipient time limit.
Based on the experience of the Food and Nutrition Service (FNS)
during calendar year 2008, FNS projects that on an annual basis 48
State agencies will submit requests for waivers of the time limit for
ABAWD recipients based on an insufficiency of jobs. Using unemployment
projections from the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) through 2014,
FNS believes that labor market conditions in 2008 would be more
representative of the U.S. labor market over the next three years than
would the preceding three years.
During the period from April 1, 2009 through September 30, 2010,
the time limit for able-bodied adults without dependents was suspended
by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (Pub. L. 111-5) which
suspended the need for the waivers that are included in this
information collection. Subsequent to September 30, 2010, most waivers
were based on State eligibility for extended unemployment benefits (EB)
under trigger notices issued by the U.S Department of Labor Employment
and Training Administration (DOLETA).
Of the 48 State waiver requests, FNS projects that 36 waiver
requests will be based on labor market data for clients in specific
geographic areas within states that have an unemployment rate greater
than 20 percent above the national average in that area. A typical
State waiver includes several geographic areas where each geographic
area may include multiple political jurisdictions. FNS projects one of
the waiver requests will be based solely on the designation of areas as
Labor Surplus Areas (LSAs) by the DOLETA, eleven will be statewide
waivers based on entitlement to EUC based on trigger notices issued by
the DOL. For waivers based on the unemployment rate of specified
geographic areas within a State, FNS estimates a response time of 35
hours for each waiver request. The 35 hour time per response reflects
preparation of waiver requests by the State agency which requires
detailed analysis of labor markets within the State. These waivers
frequently cover multiple timeframes and multi-county labor market
areas. FNS projects a total burden of 1,260 hours for the 36 waivers
covering specific geographic areas based on unemployment rate greater
than 20 percent above the national average. For the waiver based solely
on LSA designation and the 11 estimated waivers based on trigger
notices, FNS estimates a burden of 48 hours or four hours per waiver
since the data supporting these waivers is readily available from the
DOL Web site and requires minimal preparation by the State agencies.
FNS projects a total burden of 1,308 hours for this information
collection, a reduction of 372 hours from the prior approved
information collection burden of 1,680 hours. There is no specific
recordkeeping requirement directly associated with this information
collection.

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Estimated Response
OMB 0584-0479 Requirement number annually per Total annual Hours per Annual burden
respondents respondent responses response hours
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Affected Public:
State Agencies
Reporting Burden.......................... Submission of waiver request 36 1 36 35 1,260
based on labor market data.
Submission of waiver request 1 1 1 4 4
based on Labor Surplus Area
designation.
Submission of waiver request 11 1 4 4 44
based on DOL trigger
notices.

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Reporting Totals............ 48 .............. 48 .............. 1308
Recordkeeping Burden...................... Recordkeeping............... 0 0 0 0 0
Recordkeeping Totals........ 0 0 0 0 0
Total Recordkeeping and 48 .............. 48 .............. 1308
Reporting Burden.
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Dated: September 12, 2011.
Audrey Rowe,
Administrator, Food and Nutrition Service.
[FR Doc. 2011-24086 Filed 9-19-11; 8:45 am]
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