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Estimated
number of
respondents
Respondent
Responses
annually per
respondent
Total annual
responses
(col. b × c)
Estimated avg.
number of
hours per
response
Estimated total
hours
(col. d × e)
Reporting Burden
STATE AGENCIES ..............................................................
HOUSEHOLDS ....................................................................
53
51,959
980.3584906
1
51,959
51,959
8.4
.5
436,455.6
25,979.5
Total Reporting Burden ................................................
52,012
........................
103,918
........................
462,435.10
Recordkeeping Burden
STATE AGENCIES ..............................................................
53
980.3584906
51,959
0.0236
1,226.2324
Total Recordkeeping Burden ........................................
53
........................
51,959
........................
1,226.2324
Total Overall Burden Hours ...................................
52,012
3.00
155,877
2.97
463,661.33
Dated: January 10, 2013.
Audrey Rowe,
Administrator, Food and Nutrition Service.
[FR Doc. 2013–00812 Filed 1–15–13; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3410–30–P
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Food and Nutrition Service
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Proposed Collection:
Comment Request: FNS–583,
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance
Program Employment and Training
Program Activity Report
Food and Nutrition Service
(FNS), USDA.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act, this notice
invites the public and other public
agencies to comment on a proposed
information collection burden for the
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance
Program (SNAP), Employment and
Training (E&T) Program, currently
approved under OMB No. 0584–0339.
This is a revision of a currently
approved collection, which proposes to
decrease the currently approved burden
of 26,083 hours by 4,194. The adjusted
burden is 21,889 hours. This decrease is
due to greater efficiencies in tracking
and reporting E&T component
placements. In prior collections, FNS
estimated that State agencies used one
minute per component placement to
compile and record this data. This
estimate is now reduced to 10 seconds
per component placement, which is the
same amount of time allotted for States
to compile and record work registrant
data.
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SUMMARY:
Submit written comments on or
before March 18, 2013.
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 burden of the proposed collection of
information, including 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
through the use of appropriate
automated, electronic, mechanical or
other technological collection
techniques or other form of information
technology.
Comments may be sent to Moira
Johnston, Chief, Program Design Branch,
Program Development Division,
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance
Program, Food and Nutrition Service,
U.S. Department of Agriculture, 3101
Park Center Drive, Room 810,
Alexandria, Virginia 22302. Comments
may also be submitted via fax to the
attention of Moira Johnston at 703–305–
2454 or via email to
moira.johnston@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. All comments will also
become a matter of public record.
ADDRESSES:
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Request for additional information or
copies of this information collection
should be directed to Moira Johnston at
(703) 305–2515.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Employment and Training
Program Activity Report.
OMB Number: 0584–0339.
Expiration Date: April 30, 2013
Type of Request: Revision of a
currently approved collection.
Abstract: 7 CFR 273.7(c)(9) requires
State agencies to submit quarterly E&T
Program Activity Reports containing
monthly figures for participation in the
program. FNS uses Form FNS–583, to
collect participation data. The
information collected on the FNS–583
report includes:
• On the first quarter report, the
number of work registrants receiving
SNAP as of October 1 of the new fiscal
year;
• On each quarterly report, by month,
the number of new work registrants; the
number of able–bodied adults without
dependents (ABAWDs) applicants and
recipients participating in qualifying
components; the number of all other
applicants and recipients (including
ABAWDs involved in non-qualifying
activities) participating in components;
and the number of ABAWDs exempt
under the State agency’s 15 percent
exemption allowance;
• On the fourth quarter report, the
total number of individuals who
participated in each component, which
is also sorted by ABAWD and nonABAWD participants and the number of
individuals who participated in the E&T
Program during the fiscal year.
7 CFR 273.7(d)(1)(i)(D) provides that
if a State agency will not expend all of
the funds allocated to it for a fiscal year,
FNS will reallocate unexpended funds
to other State agencies during the fiscal
year or the subsequent fiscal year as
FNS considers appropriate and
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equitable. After FNS makes initial E&T
allocations, State agencies may request
more funds as needed. Typically FNS
receives fourteen such requests per year.
The time it takes to prepare these
requests is included in the burden. After
receiving the State requests, FNS will
reallocate unexpended funds as
provided above. Following is the
revised estimated burden for E&T
reporting including the burden for State
agencies to request additional funds.
Reporting
FNS–583 Report
Frequency: 4.
Affected Public: State Agency.
Number of Respondents: 53.
Number of Responses: 684. (Note this
reflects multiple responses within the
FNS–583 form; In aggregate, 53 State
Agencies submit 1 form each quarter or
212 total responses per year.)
Estimated Time per Response:
31.9363 hours per State agency.
Estimated Total Annual Reporting
Burden: 21,844.40 hours.
Requests for Additional Funds
Frequency: .2641
Affected Public: State Agency.
Number of Respondents: 53.
Number of Responses: 14.
Estimated Time per Response: 1.00
hour per request.
Estimated Total Annual Reporting
Burden: 14 hours.
Recordkeeping
FNS–583 Report
Number of Respondents: 53.
Number of Records: 212.
Number of Hours per Record: 0.137
hours.
Estimated Total Annual
Recordkeeping Burden: 29.04 hours.
Requests for Additional Funds
Number of Respondents: 53.
Number of Records: 14.
Number of Hours per Record: 0.137
hours.
Estimated Total Annual
Recordkeeping Burden: 1.92 hours.
TOTAL ANNUAL REPORTING AND RECORDKEEPING BURDEN
[Compiling and reporting for the FNS–583 and requests for more funding]
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Section of regulation
Title
Number of
respondents
Reports filed
annually
Total
responses
(C × D)
Estimated
number of
hours per
response
Estimated total
hours
(C × D × F)
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
REPORTING
7 CFR 273.7(c)(8) ...............
7 CFR 273.24(g) .................
7 CFR 273.7(f) ....................
7 CFR 273.7(C)(8) ..............
7 CFR 273.7(d)(1)(i)(F) .......
Total Reporting for
FNS–583 and Additional Funds Requests.
Compile and report new
work registrants on FNS–
583.
Compile and report 15 percent ABAWD exemptions
on FNS–583.
Compile and report E&T
activities (placements) on
FNS–583.
Preparing FNS–583:.
States filing electronically ...
States filing manually .........
Preparing requests for
more funds after initial allocation.
53
212
90.94
19,278.28
* 12
4
48
4.59
220.32
53
4
212
10.10
2,142.20
50
3
53
4
4
0.2641
200
12
14
1.00
0.3
1
200
3.6
14
53
.............................................
4
13.1698
698
31.32
21,858.40
RECORDKEEPING
7 CFR 277.12 .....................
7 CFR 277.12 .....................
Total Recordkeeping
Burden for FNS 583
and Additional Funds
Requests.
Recordkeeping burden for
FNS–583.
Record-keeping burden for
additional requests.
53
4
212
0.137
29.04
53
0.26415
14
0.137
1.92
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53
4.26
226
0.137
30.96
17.43
924
23.689
21,889.36
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Total All Burdens .........
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Dated: January 10, 2013.
Audrey Rowe,
Administrator, Food and Nutrition Service.
[FR Doc. 2013–00815 Filed 1–15–13; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3410–30–P
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Food and Nutrition Service
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Proposed Collection;
Comment Request—Senior Farmers’
Market Nutrition Program (SFMNP)
Food and Nutrition Service
(FNS), 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 proposed information collection.
This is a renewal of the currently
approved collection for the Senior
Farmers’ Market Nutrition Program
(SFMNP).
SUMMARY:
Written comments must be
received on or before March 18, 2013.
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 that
were 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: Donna
Hines, Chief, Policy Branch,
Supplemental Food Programs Division,
Food and Nutrition Service, U.S.
Department of Agriculture, 3101 Park
Center Drive, Room 528, Alexandria, VA
22302. Comments may also be
submitted via fax to the attention of
Donna Hines at 703–305–2196 or via
email to wichq-web@fns.usda.gov.
Comments will also be accepted through
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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 528,
Alexandria, Virginia 22302.
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 Donna Hines,
Chief, Policy Branch, Supplemental
Food Programs Division at 703–305–
2746 or Donna.Hines@fns.usda.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Senior Farmers’ Market
Nutrition Program (SFMNP).
Form Number: FNS 683A.
OMB Number: 0584–0541.
Expiration Date: March 3, 2013.
Type of Request: Renewal of a
currently approved collection.
Abstract: Section 4231 of the Food,
Conservation and Energy Act of 2008
(Pub. L. 110–246, also known as the
Farm Bill) reauthorized the Senior
Farmers’ Market Nutrition Program
(SFMNP) through fiscal year 2012; a
prior law (the Farm Security and Rural
Investment Act of 2002 (Pub. L. 107–
171)) gave the Department of
Agriculture the authority to promulgate
regulations for the operation and
administration of the SFMNP. These
regulations are published at 7 CFR Part
249. The purposes of the SFMNP are to
provide resources in the form of fresh,
nutritious, unprepared, locally grown
fruits, vegetables, honey and herbs from
farmers’ markets, roadside stands, and
community supported agriculture (CSA)
programs to low income seniors; to
increase the domestic consumption of
agricultural commodities by expanding
or aiding in the expansion of domestic
farmers’ markets, roadside stands, and
CSA programs; and to develop or aid in
the development of new and additional
farmers’ markets, roadside stands, and
CSA programs.
USDA published a final rulemaking
on the SFMNP on December 6, 2006 (71
FR 74618), that contained an estimated
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information collection burden based on
the rule’s requirements for program
operation and administration. The
previous SFMNP information collection
burden was approved by the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for 3
years, effective March 2010, under RIN
0584–0541. The Department is now
soliciting comments on the accuracy
and reasonableness of the renewal of
this estimated burden.
The estimated total annual Reporting
and Recordkeeping burden is 465,319
hours. The estimated total burden is
32,459 hours lower than the previously
approved collection burden. Several
SFMNP State agencies reported a
decrease in the number of participants
served and number of authorized
farmers’ markets. See the table below for
estimated total annual burden for each
type of respondent.
Reporting Burden
Affected Public: Respondents include
State agencies, local agencies,
individuals/households (participants),
and authorized SFMNP farms (farmers,
farmers’ markets, roadside stands, and
CSA programs).
Estimated Number of Respondents:
The total estimated number of
respondents is 906,196. This includes:
State agencies, local agencies,
individuals/households (participants),
and authorized SFMNP farms (farmers,
farmers’ markets, roadside stands, and
CSA programs).
Estimated Number of Responses per
Respondent: 1.
Estimated Total Annual Responses:
906, 196.
Estimated Time per Response: .263
hours.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on
Respondents: 237,922 hours.
Recordkeeping Burden
Estimated Number of Recordkeepers:
900,255.
Respondents include: State and local
agencies.
Estimated Number of Records per
Respondent: 1.
Estimated Time per Recordkeeping:
.253 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on
Respondents: 227,397.
Estimated Total Annual Reporting/
Recordkeeping Requirements: 465,319
hours.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Food and Nutrition Service
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection:
Comment Request: FNS-583, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program
Employment and Training Program Activity Report
AGENCY: Food and Nutrition Service (FNS), USDA.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act, this notice
invites the public and other public agencies to comment on a proposed
information collection burden for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance
Program (SNAP), Employment and Training (E&T) Program, currently
approved under OMB No. 0584-0339. This is a revision of a currently
approved collection, which proposes to decrease the currently approved
burden of 26,083 hours by 4,194. The adjusted burden is 21,889 hours.
This decrease is due to greater efficiencies in tracking and reporting
E&T component placements. In prior collections, FNS estimated that
State agencies used one minute per component placement to compile and
record this data. This estimate is now reduced to 10 seconds per
component placement, which is the same amount of time allotted for
States to compile and record work registrant data.
DATES: Submit written comments on or before March 18, 2013.
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 burden of the
proposed collection of information, including 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 through the use of appropriate automated,
electronic, mechanical or other technological collection techniques or
other form of information technology.
Comments may be sent to Moira Johnston, Chief, Program Design
Branch, Program Development Division, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance
Program, Food and Nutrition Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture,
3101 Park Center Drive, Room 810, Alexandria, Virginia 22302. Comments
may also be submitted via fax to the attention of Moira Johnston at
703-305-2454 or via email to moira.johnston@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. All comments will
also become a matter of public record.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Request for additional information or
copies of this information collection should be directed to Moira
Johnston at (703) 305-2515.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Employment and Training Program Activity Report.
OMB Number: 0584-0339.
Expiration Date: April 30, 2013
Type of Request: Revision of a currently approved collection.
Abstract: 7 CFR 273.7(c)(9) requires State agencies to submit
quarterly E&T Program Activity Reports containing monthly figures for
participation in the program. FNS uses Form FNS-583, to collect
participation data. The information collected on the FNS-583 report
includes:
On the first quarter report, the number of work
registrants receiving SNAP as of October 1 of the new fiscal year;
On each quarterly report, by month, the number of new work
registrants; the number of able-bodied adults without dependents
(ABAWDs) applicants and recipients participating in qualifying
components; the number of all other applicants and recipients
(including ABAWDs involved in non-qualifying activities) participating
in components; and the number of ABAWDs exempt under the State agency's
15 percent exemption allowance;
On the fourth quarter report, the total number of
individuals who participated in each component, which is also sorted by
ABAWD and non-ABAWD participants and the number of individuals who
participated in the E&T Program during the fiscal year.
7 CFR 273.7(d)(1)(i)(D) provides that if a State agency will not
expend all of the funds allocated to it for a fiscal year, FNS will
reallocate unexpended funds to other State agencies during the fiscal
year or the subsequent fiscal year as FNS considers appropriate and
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equitable. After FNS makes initial E&T allocations, State agencies may
request more funds as needed. Typically FNS receives fourteen such
requests per year.
The time it takes to prepare these requests is included in the
burden. After receiving the State requests, FNS will reallocate
unexpended funds as provided above. Following is the revised estimated
burden for E&T reporting including the burden for State agencies to
request additional funds.
Reporting
FNS-583 Report
Frequency: 4.
Affected Public: State Agency.
Number of Respondents: 53.
Number of Responses: 684. (Note this reflects multiple responses
within the FNS-583 form; In aggregate, 53 State Agencies submit 1 form
each quarter or 212 total responses per year.)
Estimated Time per Response: 31.9363 hours per State agency.
Estimated Total Annual Reporting Burden: 21,844.40 hours.
Requests for Additional Funds
Frequency: .2641
Affected Public: State Agency.
Number of Respondents: 53.
Number of Responses: 14.
Estimated Time per Response: 1.00 hour per request.
Estimated Total Annual Reporting Burden: 14 hours.
Recordkeeping
FNS-583 Report
Number of Respondents: 53.
Number of Records: 212.
Number of Hours per Record: 0.137 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Recordkeeping Burden: 29.04 hours.
Requests for Additional Funds
Number of Respondents: 53.
Number of Records: 14.
Number of Hours per Record: 0.137 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Recordkeeping Burden: 1.92 hours.
Total Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping Burden
[Compiling and reporting for the FNS-583 and requests for more funding]
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Estimated
Number of Reports filed Total number of Estimated
Section of regulation Title respondents annually responses (C x hours per total hours (C
D) response x D x F)
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A B........................... C D E F G
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REPORTING
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7 CFR 273.7(c)(8)......................... Compile and report new work 53 4 212 90.94 19,278.28
registrants on FNS-583.
7 CFR 273.24(g)........................... Compile and report 15 * 12 4 48 4.59 220.32
percent ABAWD exemptions on
FNS-583.
7 CFR 273.7(f)............................ Compile and report E&T 53 4 212 10.10 2,142.20
activities (placements) on
FNS-583.
7 CFR 273.7(C)(8)......................... Preparing FNS-583:..........
States filing electronically 50 4 200 1.00 200
States filing manually...... 3 4 12 0.3 3.6
7 CFR 273.7(d)(1)(i)(F)................... Preparing requests for more 53 0.2641 14 1 14
funds after initial
allocation.
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Total Reporting for FNS-583 and ............................ 53 13.1698 698 31.32 21,858.40
Additional Funds Requests.
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RECORDKEEPING
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7 CFR 277.12.............................. Recordkeeping burden for FNS- 53 4 212 0.137 29.04
583.
7 CFR 277.12.............................. Record-keeping burden for 53 0.26415 14 0.137 1.92
additional requests.
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Total Recordkeeping Burden for FNS 583 ............................ 53 4.26 226 0.137 30.96
and Additional Funds Requests.
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SUMMARY
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Total All Burdens..................... ............................ 53 17.43 924 23.689 21,889.36
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* There are 12 States without statewide waivers of the time-limit that will likely use 15 percent exemptions in FY2013.
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Dated: January 10, 2013.
Audrey Rowe,
Administrator, Food and Nutrition Service.
[FR Doc. 2013-00815 Filed 1-15-13; 8:45 am]
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