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establishing a national standard for meal
charges and alternate meals and best
practices guidance. While the FNS
study showed that unpaid debt is not a
systemic issue, for some schools and
school districts unpaid debt has become
a greater problem given other budgetary
restraints. To assist these schools and
school districts, FNS is seeking
comments, concerns and suggestions on
the extent of the problems and what has
been done across the nation to address
this issue of maintaining access to meals
and also a school food service in strong
financial standing.
FNS’ objective is to receive input from
a broad spectrum of parties that may be
affected by policies on a number of
topics relating to meal charges. These
include students and their parents,
school district officials, school food
service staff, State agency officials, and
the general public. FNS has an interest
in working with States and school
districts to ensure that schools are
providing access to healthy meals to all
children, but are also able to pay for the
costs that they incur. FNS is particularly
interested in learning if there is a
relationship between a student who is
extended ‘‘credit’’ and that child’s
eligibility for free and reduced priced
meals.
FNS intends to use the information it
receives to prepare a report on the
feasibility of establishing national
standards for meal charges and the
provision of alternate meals and to
provide recommendations for
implementing those standards, as
required by the HHFKA. Information
submitted to FNS will also help to
develop ‘‘Best Practices’’ guidance for
meal charge policies and assist FNS in
developing recommendations for
Congressional review.
To assist in developing comments,
FNS is seeking input regarding the
following questions. FNS welcomes
comments to all questions below.
1. Does your school district have a
written policy on meal charges and/or
when alternate meals may be provided?
If so, please attach your policy or a link
to a Web site containing the policy to
your comment.
2. Which officials are responsible for
developing the policies (e.g., school
district business officials, the school
food service director, school principals,
etc.)?
3. Are there any grade level
differences; for example, are only
children below high school allowed to
charge meals?
4. May children who do not have their
payment or who have outstanding
charges/unpaid balance select any
reimbursable meal or are children
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offered alternate meals in lieu of the
selection of reimbursable meals? If
alternate meals are offered, what types
of foods are offered in alternate meals?
5. Are reimbursable alternate meals
available? If so, at what eligibility rate
is your school district claiming these
meals?
6. Does your school’s unpaid meal
charge policy include a modified
approach for handling students based
on the duration of unpaid meal status,
and if so, how?
7. Are there any consequences outside
the meal service for students who do not
have their meal payment for the day
(e.g., the student may not participate in
extracurricular activities or report cards
are not released, etc)?
8. How does the school ensure the
children’s eligibility status does not
become apparent to other children or
school staff as result of the school’s
implementation of the credit
procedures?
9. Does a child’s unpaid meal status
become apparent to other children or
school staff? If so, how? Are there
measures you take to minimize the
chances these children are identified
and what do you find to be the most (or
least) effective strategies?
10. Is any financial support to the
school food service from the school
district provided to offset costs related
to the meal charges policy?
11. How are parents informed of the
policies about charging meals, limits on
charges, low account balances,
outstanding balances, and methods of
payment?
12. Have outstanding debts increased
or decreased in your school district over
the last 3 school years?
13. What steps does your school
district provide to assist families with
meal charges to apply for free or
reduced price meals?
14. Are children with outstanding
debts mostly those:
a. Eligible for reduced price meals;
b. Potentially eligible for free or
reduced price but who have not applied
or been certified; or
c. Who applied but were not eligible?
15. How do outstanding meal
payments affect the ability of food
service to meet the meal pattern
requirements?
16. Does your school district have a la
carte sales? If so, are children allowed
to charge these items and how is
repayment of any charges handled?
17. If your school district does not
have a meal charge policy, how does
that affect children who do not have
their meal payment for the day?
When preparing information in
response to this request, please keep in
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mind that FNS is seeking comments
within the current statutory structure of
the school meals programs. For
example, while serving all meals at no
cost to all students would eliminate the
need for credit policies; this approach
would require statutory change as
currently, schools may only offer all
students free meals if they are operating
under a Special Provision, including the
Community Eligibility Provision. This
approach is beyond the scope of this
information request. FNS appreciates
your thoughtful and responsive
comments.
Dated: October 8, 2014.
Jeffrey J. Tribiano,
Acting Administrator, Food and Nutrition
Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Food and Nutrition Service
Request for Information: Supplemental
Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)
Revision of the Program and Budget
Summary Statement Part B—Program
Activity Statement
Food and Nutrition Service
(FNS), USDA.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
Each year, Supplemental
Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)
State agencies are required to submit the
Program and Budget Summary
Statement Part B, Program Activity
Statement (FNS–366B) to the Food
Nutrition Service (FNS) per 7 CFR
272.2(c)(ii). Information collected on
this form includes fraud activity for the
reporting fiscal year such as a total
number of fraud referrals,
investigations, prosecutions,
disqualification consent agreements
(DCA), administrative disqualification
hearings (ADH) and ADH waivers. This
form further contains data on program
dollars associated with pre-certification
and post-certification fraud
investigations, as well as program
dollars that may be recovered resulting
from an ADH or prosecution. This
information is reported not later than 45
days after the end of the State agency’s
fiscal year, which is typically August
15th for most States. FNS is
contemplating proposed changes to this
form in order to improve the reliability
and accuracy of State integrity reporting
by revising data field definitions, such
as what constitutes an investigation, for
clarity and consistency. FNS is also
considering an increase in the frequency
SUMMARY:
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of reporting and would be interested in
better understanding what impact
increasing the reporting frequency may
have on stakeholders. Furthermore, FNS
is considering the addition of new data
elements in order to better understand
the impact and value returned to the
taxpayer as a result of fraud prevention
activities. Through this notice, FNS
announces a request for information
regarding the impacts for consideration
in revising the Program Activity
Statement (FNS–366B). FNS will
consider all comments in the
development of the new reporting form.
DATES: Written comments must be
received on or before January 14, 2015.
ADDRESSES: Comments may be sent to
Jane Duffield, Chief, State
Administration Branch, Program
Accountability and Administration
Division, Food and Nutrition Service
(FNS), U.S. Department of Agriculture,
3101 Park Center Drive, Room 818,
Alexandria, VA 22302. Comments may
also be emailed to SNAPSAB@
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 FNS office
located at 3101 Park Center Drive,
Alexandria, Virginia 22302, Room 800,
during regular business hours (8:30 a.m.
to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday).
All responses to this notice will be
summarized and included in the request
for Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) approval. All comments will be
a matter of public record.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Requests for additional information or
copies of this request for information
should be directed to Kelly Stewart at
(703) 305–2425.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: State
agencies report annually to FNS using
the Program and Budget Summary
Statement Part B—Program Activity
Statement (FNS–366B) per 7 CFR
272.2(c)(ii) of the Federal regulations.
FNS is considering changes to the form
that could include changing the
reporting frequency, adding new data
elements, and changing or removing
current data elements. FNS is also
soliciting stakeholder suggestions for
establishing with State data a national
cost avoidance calculation
methodology, as well as obtaining input
on how best to clearly define all data
elements and instructions to gain
consistency among States.
FNS National and Regional Office
staff developed a national standardized
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Recipient Integrity Management
Evaluation (ME) protocol which
provides a comprehensive assessment of
how effectively States are managing
recipient fraud prevention activities and
provides an opportunity for
communication between FNS and State
agencies. Management evaluations have
allowed FNS to discuss the FNS–366B
with State and local officials, gathering
information about its usefulness and
ease of completing the form. Based on
the results of management evaluations
completed to date, it is apparent that
State reporting lacks consistency and
the FNS–366B does not have clearly
defined data elements or instructions.
Due to the lack of clarity in these
instructions, responses are left open to
interpretation, and can and do vary
among States, leading to unreliable
reported data.
Further, the FNS–366B lacks certain
data elements that would increase its
effectiveness and provide more accurate
information on the types, as well as
impact, of fraud prevention activities
implemented by State Agencies. FNS is
considering the addition of new data
elements, such as those focusing on
trafficking investigations and
disqualifications, in order to gather
better information that allows FNS to
focus fraud prevention and detection
strategies where they are most needed.
FNS is also considering changes to the
frequency States report the information
collected on the FNS–366B. An increase
in reporting frequency would allow for
greater and more timely access to
program data. It would help States, FNS,
and other stakeholders identify trends,
inconsistencies and inefficiencies
earlier in each fiscal year. With more
current data, States and other interested
parties would be able to identify gaps
and areas in need of greater attention,
and allow States to respond more
quickly to those gaps.
FNS is proposing to add new
reporting elements to better measure the
effectiveness and impact of fraud
prevention activities. FNS would like to
define a standard national methodology
for States to determine cost avoidance
from their fraud prevention activities in
order to quantify a return on investment
for investigations or activities that result
in a finding of fraud. A cost avoidance
calculation methodology would attempt
to quantify program dollars that a fraud
determination outcome, such as a
finding of an intentional program
violation (IPV), prevented from being
improperly used. For example, if an
investigation finds that a recipient is
guilty of trafficking, by establishing an
IPV, how many program dollars might
have been abused if the case was not
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investigated or prosecuted? Related to
this, FNS would like to identify a
methodology to measure how quickly
disqualification takes place once
recipient trafficking is identified. This
methodology should allow FNS to
assess how quickly States investigate
and remove individuals that are guilty
of trafficking, while ensuring FNS rules
and regulations are upheld and clients
receive due process.
Finally, FNS is always mindful of the
importance of balancing integrity and
access. The Agency does not tolerate
any level of fraud and takes an
aggressive stance to work with its
partners to hold guilty individuals
accountable for their actions.
However, those actions cannot be
taken at the expense of discouraging
eligible individuals from participating
in the program or violating any
individual’s right to due process. FNS is
interested in stakeholder input
regarding the types of information that
might be collected to help ensure that
fraud prevention strategies are not
resulting in any unintended
consequences that adversely impact
program access. Examples include
failing to advise an individual of their
rights, unlawfully withholding an
eligible individual’s access to benefits,
or using coercion to obtain a signed
disqualification consent agreement.
With these general interests in mind,
FNS is seeking information from
stakeholders on the following particular
questions:
1. What new data elements should
FNS consider adding to the FNS–366B
that are not currently reported?
2. Do States currently utilize or
possess performance measurement
methods or tools to evaluate the new
data elements being suggested? If not,
what evaluation tools should be
developed in order to collect and/or
analyze new data elements?
3. What data elements should FNS
remove or revise on the FNS–366B?
4. What, if any, barriers would States
have to reporting trafficking fraud as a
separate category from other types of
fraud?
5. How are investigations currently
defined? Should investigations be
separated into pre-certification
investigations and post-certification
investigations for reporting purposes?
Why or why not? What other
distinctions should be considered?
6. What barriers, if any, keep States
from accurately completing the form?
a. Are these concerns regarding the
form and/or instructions?
b. Are there hurdles within State
agencies that make reporting of data
required on this form difficult?
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7. Do States or stakeholders anticipate
an increase in administrative
expenditures or other impact if SNAP
restructures the FNS–366B? If yes,
please explain.
8. How much time would be required
for State agencies to adjust their systems
and reporting mechanisms in order to
provide different or additional
information on a revised FNS–366B?
9. How would increasing the
frequency of reporting impact
stakeholders? If additional costs would
be part of this impact, please explain.
10. How is this data currently used by
the State and what benefit(s) does it
provide?
11. What data and methodology for
calculating cost avoidance as a result of
fraud prevention activities should FNS
consider?
12. What data and methodology
should be considered to measure how
quickly recipient trafficking suspects are
investigated and disqualified in
accordance with FNS rules and
regulations?
13. What data should FNS consider
collecting to ensure that fraud
prevention activities do not adversely
impact program access?
Dated: October 8, 2014.
Jeffrey J. Tribiano,
Acting Administrator, Food and Nutrition
Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service
Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forest;
Idaho; Johnson Bar Fire Salvage
Forest Service, USDA.
Notice of intent to prepare an
environmental impact statement.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The Forest Service gives
notice of its intent to prepare an
Environmental Impact Statement for the
Johnson Bar Fire Salvage Project. The
Proposed action would utilize ground
based (tractor and skyline) and
helicopter logging systems to harvest
trees killed by the Johnson Bar Fire.
Harvested areas would be replanted
with early seral species such as
ponderosa pine, western white pine and
western larch. Approximately 3 miles of
roads would be decommissioned to
reduce sediment related impacts to the
watershed. The EIS will analyze the
effects of the proposed action and
alternatives. The Nez Perce-Clearwater
Forests invites comments and
suggestions on the issues to be
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addressed. The agency gives notice of
the National Environmental Policy Act
(NEPA) analysis and decision making
process on the proposal so interested
and affected members of the public may
participate and contribute to the final
decision.
DATES: Comments concerning the scope
of the analysis must be received by
November 17, 2014. The draft
environmental impact statement is
expected in March 2015 and the final
environmental impact statement is
expected July 2015.
ADDRESSES: Send written comments to
Mike Ward or Tam White,
Interdisciplinary Team Leaders; 502
Lowry Street, Kooskia, Idaho 83539.
Comments may also be sent via email to
comments-northern-nezperce-moosecreek@fs.fed.us
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Mike Ward, Interdisciplinary Team
Leader, (208) 926–6413 or Tam White,
Interdisciplinary Team Leader (208)
926–6416.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
objective of the Johnson Bar Fire
Salvage Project would be to recover the
economic value of the timber burned in
the fire and move the area towards
desired species compositions
(ponderosa pine, western white pine
and western larch) through reforestation
as well as improve watershed
conditions.
Purpose: Provide a sustained yield of
resource outputs at a level that will help
support the economic structure of local
communities and provide for regional
and national needs (Nez Perce Forest
Plan, II–1)
Need: There is a need to utilize dead
trees resulting from the fire in a timely
manner to provide social and economic
benefits before they lose commercial
value and merchantability, which
would contribute to the supply of
timber for local, regional, and national
needs.
Purpose: Reduce potential sediment
inputs into the aquatic ecosystem.
Need: Sediment input from gravel and
native surface roads can flow into
streams, negatively affecting fish habitat
and water quality. Improvement of
watershed function and stream
conditions can be accomplished by
reducing road densities and repairing
existing roads and culverts to reduce
sediment and improve drainage.
The Proposed Action would: Salvage
harvest approximately 4,000 acres of
dead trees within the approximate
13,000 acre fire area. Harvesting
operations would primarily utilize
skyline and helicopter logging systems
with a small component of ground
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based tractor skidding where
appropriate. Openings are likely to
exceed 40 acres.
Approximately 23 segments of
temporary roads would be built to
provide line machine access from
existing system roads. These spurs
generally average approximately 0.16
miles each and would be removed
following harvest.
Fire killed or ‘‘dead’’ trees for the
purposes of this project are determined
using guidelines that determine
mortality by the amount of scorch and
fire severity surrounding the roots and
lower trunk. Field validation of these
guidelines indicates they are accurate
for the forest types and fire severity in
the project area. All live trees will be
generally retained however incidental
removal may occur to facilitate harvest
operations.
Reforestation would plant long lived
early seral tree species such as
ponderosa pine, western white pine and
western larch. This strategy would
allow us to continue towards the goal of
restoring more resilient tree species
across the landscape. Seventeen to
thirty-three tons per acre of standing
and down large woody debris would be
left across the treatment area to provide
soil microclimate and habitat, long term
nutrients, soil stability, and snag
habitat. For safety reasons, retention
would generally occur in clumps rather
than individual snags distributed across
the units. Retention would generally
favor the largest snags. Approximately 3
miles of unneeded roads may be
decommissioned by placing them in a
hydrologically stable condition. This
may involve a range of road
decommissioning methods from culvert
removal to full recontouring.
As they are developed, additional
information and maps will be posted to
‘‘NEPA Projects’’ page on the Forests
Web site: https://data.ecosystemmanagement.org/nepaweb/project_
list.php?forest=110117.
Responsible Official and Lead Agency
The USDA Forest Service is the lead
agency for this proposal. The Nez PerceClearwater Forest Supervisor is the
responsible official.
The Decision To Be Made is whether
to adopt the proposed action, in whole
or in part, or another alternative; and
what mitigation measures and
management requirements will be
implemented.
The Scoping Process for the EIS is
being initiated with this notice. The
scoping process will identify issues to
be analyzed in detail and will lead to
the development of alternatives to the
proposal. The Forest Service is seeking
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Food and Nutrition Service
Request for Information: Supplemental Nutrition Assistance
Program (SNAP) Revision of the Program and Budget Summary Statement
Part B--Program Activity Statement
AGENCY: Food and Nutrition Service (FNS), USDA.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: Each year, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)
State agencies are required to submit the Program and Budget Summary
Statement Part B, Program Activity Statement (FNS-366B) to the Food
Nutrition Service (FNS) per 7 CFR 272.2(c)(ii). Information collected
on this form includes fraud activity for the reporting fiscal year such
as a total number of fraud referrals, investigations, prosecutions,
disqualification consent agreements (DCA), administrative
disqualification hearings (ADH) and ADH waivers. This form further
contains data on program dollars associated with pre-certification and
post-certification fraud investigations, as well as program dollars
that may be recovered resulting from an ADH or prosecution. This
information is reported not later than 45 days after the end of the
State agency's fiscal year, which is typically August 15th for most
States. FNS is contemplating proposed changes to this form in order to
improve the reliability and accuracy of State integrity reporting by
revising data field definitions, such as what constitutes an
investigation, for clarity and consistency. FNS is also considering an
increase in the frequency
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of reporting and would be interested in better understanding what
impact increasing the reporting frequency may have on stakeholders.
Furthermore, FNS is considering the addition of new data elements in
order to better understand the impact and value returned to the
taxpayer as a result of fraud prevention activities. Through this
notice, FNS announces a request for information regarding the impacts
for consideration in revising the Program Activity Statement (FNS-
366B). FNS will consider all comments in the development of the new
reporting form.
DATES: Written comments must be received on or before January 14, 2015.
ADDRESSES: Comments may be sent to Jane Duffield, Chief, State
Administration Branch, Program Accountability and Administration
Division, Food and Nutrition Service (FNS), U.S. Department of
Agriculture, 3101 Park Center Drive, Room 818, Alexandria, VA 22302.
Comments may also be emailed to SNAPSAB@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 FNS
office located at 3101 Park Center Drive, Alexandria, Virginia 22302,
Room 800, during regular business hours (8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday
through Friday). All responses to this notice will be summarized and
included in the request for Office of Management and Budget (OMB)
approval. All comments will be a matter of public record.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or
copies of this request for information should be directed to Kelly
Stewart at (703) 305-2425.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: State agencies report annually to FNS using
the Program and Budget Summary Statement Part B--Program Activity
Statement (FNS-366B) per 7 CFR 272.2(c)(ii) of the Federal regulations.
FNS is considering changes to the form that could include changing the
reporting frequency, adding new data elements, and changing or removing
current data elements. FNS is also soliciting stakeholder suggestions
for establishing with State data a national cost avoidance calculation
methodology, as well as obtaining input on how best to clearly define
all data elements and instructions to gain consistency among States.
FNS National and Regional Office staff developed a national
standardized Recipient Integrity Management Evaluation (ME) protocol
which provides a comprehensive assessment of how effectively States are
managing recipient fraud prevention activities and provides an
opportunity for communication between FNS and State agencies.
Management evaluations have allowed FNS to discuss the FNS-366B with
State and local officials, gathering information about its usefulness
and ease of completing the form. Based on the results of management
evaluations completed to date, it is apparent that State reporting
lacks consistency and the FNS-366B does not have clearly defined data
elements or instructions. Due to the lack of clarity in these
instructions, responses are left open to interpretation, and can and do
vary among States, leading to unreliable reported data.
Further, the FNS-366B lacks certain data elements that would
increase its effectiveness and provide more accurate information on the
types, as well as impact, of fraud prevention activities implemented by
State Agencies. FNS is considering the addition of new data elements,
such as those focusing on trafficking investigations and
disqualifications, in order to gather better information that allows
FNS to focus fraud prevention and detection strategies where they are
most needed.
FNS is also considering changes to the frequency States report the
information collected on the FNS-366B. An increase in reporting
frequency would allow for greater and more timely access to program
data. It would help States, FNS, and other stakeholders identify
trends, inconsistencies and inefficiencies earlier in each fiscal year.
With more current data, States and other interested parties would be
able to identify gaps and areas in need of greater attention, and allow
States to respond more quickly to those gaps.
FNS is proposing to add new reporting elements to better measure
the effectiveness and impact of fraud prevention activities. FNS would
like to define a standard national methodology for States to determine
cost avoidance from their fraud prevention activities in order to
quantify a return on investment for investigations or activities that
result in a finding of fraud. A cost avoidance calculation methodology
would attempt to quantify program dollars that a fraud determination
outcome, such as a finding of an intentional program violation (IPV),
prevented from being improperly used. For example, if an investigation
finds that a recipient is guilty of trafficking, by establishing an
IPV, how many program dollars might have been abused if the case was
not investigated or prosecuted? Related to this, FNS would like to
identify a methodology to measure how quickly disqualification takes
place once recipient trafficking is identified. This methodology should
allow FNS to assess how quickly States investigate and remove
individuals that are guilty of trafficking, while ensuring FNS rules
and regulations are upheld and clients receive due process.
Finally, FNS is always mindful of the importance of balancing
integrity and access. The Agency does not tolerate any level of fraud
and takes an aggressive stance to work with its partners to hold guilty
individuals accountable for their actions.
However, those actions cannot be taken at the expense of
discouraging eligible individuals from participating in the program or
violating any individual's right to due process. FNS is interested in
stakeholder input regarding the types of information that might be
collected to help ensure that fraud prevention strategies are not
resulting in any unintended consequences that adversely impact program
access. Examples include failing to advise an individual of their
rights, unlawfully withholding an eligible individual's access to
benefits, or using coercion to obtain a signed disqualification consent
agreement.
With these general interests in mind, FNS is seeking information
from stakeholders on the following particular questions:
1. What new data elements should FNS consider adding to the FNS-
366B that are not currently reported?
2. Do States currently utilize or possess performance measurement
methods or tools to evaluate the new data elements being suggested? If
not, what evaluation tools should be developed in order to collect and/
or analyze new data elements?
3. What data elements should FNS remove or revise on the FNS-366B?
4. What, if any, barriers would States have to reporting
trafficking fraud as a separate category from other types of fraud?
5. How are investigations currently defined? Should investigations
be separated into pre-certification investigations and post-
certification investigations for reporting purposes? Why or why not?
What other distinctions should be considered?
6. What barriers, if any, keep States from accurately completing
the form?
a. Are these concerns regarding the form and/or instructions?
b. Are there hurdles within State agencies that make reporting of
data required on this form difficult?
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7. Do States or stakeholders anticipate an increase in
administrative expenditures or other impact if SNAP restructures the
FNS-366B? If yes, please explain.
8. How much time would be required for State agencies to adjust
their systems and reporting mechanisms in order to provide different or
additional information on a revised FNS-366B?
9. How would increasing the frequency of reporting impact
stakeholders? If additional costs would be part of this impact, please
explain.
10. How is this data currently used by the State and what
benefit(s) does it provide?
11. What data and methodology for calculating cost avoidance as a
result of fraud prevention activities should FNS consider?
12. What data and methodology should be considered to measure how
quickly recipient trafficking suspects are investigated and
disqualified in accordance with FNS rules and regulations?
13. What data should FNS consider collecting to ensure that fraud
prevention activities do not adversely impact program access?
Dated: October 8, 2014.
Jeffrey J. Tribiano,
Acting Administrator, Food and Nutrition Service.
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