Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request: Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Waivers Under Section 6(o) of the Food and Nutrition Act, 58725-58726 [2014-23176]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Food and Nutrition Service
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Proposed Collection;
Comment Request: Supplemental
Nutrition Assistance Program Waivers
Under Section 6(o) of the Food and
Nutrition Act
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 the
proposed information collection. This is
a revision of a currently approved
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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 December 1, 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://
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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:
Title: Supplemental Nutrition
Assistance Program Waivers of Section
6(o) of the Food and Nutrition Act.
OMB Number: 0584–0479.
Expiration Date: January 31, 2015.
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 at least
20 hours per week. This time limit
applies only to adults between 18 and
50 years of age that do not have children
or adult dependents in their SNAP
household. 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
OMB #0584–0479
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 that upon
the request of a State agency, the
Secretary of Agriculture may waive this
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 collection of
information is necessary in order to
obtain waivers of the SNAP ABAWD
time limit.
Based on the experience of the Food
and Nutrition Service (FNS) during
calendar year 2014, FNS projects that on
an annual basis 43 State agencies will
submit requests for waivers of the time
limit for ABAWD recipients based on a
high unemployment rate or an
insufficient number of jobs. Using
unemployment projections from the
Congressional Budget Office (CBO)
through 2024, FNS believes that labor
market conditions in 2014 would be
Estimated
number of
respondents
Requirement
Responses
annually per
respondent
more representative of the U.S. labor
market over the next three years than
would the preceding three years.
A typical State waiver request
includes several geographic areas and
each geographic area may include
multiple cities or counties. FNS projects
that of the 43 requests each year, 33 will
be based on labor market data, 8 will be
based on a Labor Surplus Area (LSA)
designation by the Department of Labor
(DOL) and 2 will be based on a DOL
extended unemployment benefit trigger
notice. FNS estimates a response time of
35 hours for each waiver request based
on labor market data, which require
detailed analysis of labor markets
within the State. FNS estimates a
burden of 4 hours per respondent for
waivers based on an LSA designation or
a DOL trigger notice, as the data
required to support these waivers is
readily available from the DOL Web site
and requires minimal preparation by
State agencies. FNS projects a total
burden of 1,195 hours.
Affected Public: State Agencies.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
43.
Estimated Number of Responses per
Respondent: 1.
Estimated Total Annual Responses:
43.
Estimate Time per Response: Varies
between 4 to 35 Hours.
Estimated Total Annual Burden:
1,195.
There is no recordkeeping
requirement directly associated with
this information collection.
Total annual
responses
Hours per
esponse
Annual burden
hours
State Agencies
Affected Public:
Reporting Burden .........
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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 notice.
33
1
33
35
1,155
8
1
8
4
32
2
1
2
4
8
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48
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1,195
Dated: September 24, 2014.
Jeffrey J. Tribiano,
Acting Administrator, Food and Nutrition
Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Food and Nutrition Service
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection;
Comment Request: Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program 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 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. 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 December 1, 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
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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:
Title: Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Waivers of Section
6(o) of the Food and Nutrition Act.
OMB Number: 0584-0479.
Expiration Date: January 31, 2015.
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 at least 20 hours per week. This time limit applies
only to adults between 18 and 50 years of age that do not have children
or adult dependents in their SNAP household. 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 that upon the request of a State agency,
the Secretary of Agriculture may waive this 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
collection of information is necessary in order to obtain waivers of
the SNAP ABAWD time limit.
Based on the experience of the Food and Nutrition Service (FNS)
during calendar year 2014, FNS projects that on an annual basis 43
State agencies will submit requests for waivers of the time limit for
ABAWD recipients based on a high unemployment rate or an insufficient
number of jobs. Using unemployment projections from the Congressional
Budget Office (CBO) through 2024, FNS believes that labor market
conditions in 2014 would be more representative of the U.S. labor
market over the next three years than would the preceding three years.
A typical State waiver request includes several geographic areas
and each geographic area may include multiple cities or counties. FNS
projects that of the 43 requests each year, 33 will be based on labor
market data, 8 will be based on a Labor Surplus Area (LSA) designation
by the Department of Labor (DOL) and 2 will be based on a DOL extended
unemployment benefit trigger notice. FNS estimates a response time of
35 hours for each waiver request based on labor market data, which
require detailed analysis of labor markets within the State. FNS
estimates a burden of 4 hours per respondent for waivers based on an
LSA designation or a DOL trigger notice, as the data required to
support these waivers is readily available from the DOL Web site and
requires minimal preparation by State agencies. FNS projects a total
burden of 1,195 hours.
Affected Public: State Agencies.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 43.
Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 1.
Estimated Total Annual Responses: 43.
Estimate Time per Response: Varies between 4 to 35 Hours.
Estimated Total Annual Burden: 1,195.
There is no recordkeeping requirement directly associated with this
information collection.
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Estimated Responses
OMB 0584-0479 Requirement number of annually per Total annual Hours per Annual burden
respondents respondent responses response hours
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State Agencies
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Affected Public:
Reporting Burden...................... Submission of waiver request 33 1 33 35 1,155
based on labor market data.
Submission of waiver request 8 1 8 4 32
based on Labor Surplus Area
designation.
Submission of waiver request 2 1 2 4 8
based on DOL trigger notice.
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Reporting Totals.................. ............................ 48 .............. .............. .............. 1,195
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Dated: September 24, 2014.
Jeffrey J. Tribiano,
Acting Administrator, Food and Nutrition Service.
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