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Sharon B. Arnold,
Deputy Director, AHRQ.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and
Families
Proposed Information Collection
Activity; Comment Request
Proposed Projects:
Title: Supplemental Nutrition
Assistance Program (SNAP) Agency
Matching Program Performance
Reporting Tool.
OMB No.: New Collection.
Description: State agencies
administering a Supplemental Nutrition
Assistance Program (SNAP) are
mandated to participate in a computer
matching program with the federal
Office of Child Support Enforcement
(OCSE). The outcomes of the
computerized comparisons with
information maintained in the National
Directory of New Hires (NDNH) provide
the state SNAP agencies with
information to help administer their
programs and in determining an
individual’s eligibility. State agencies
must enter into a computer matching
agreement and adhere to its terms and
conditions, including providing OCSE
with annual performance outcomes
attributable to the use of NDNH
information.
The Office of Management and Budget
requires OCSE to periodically report
performance measurements
demonstrating how the use of
information in the NDNH supports
OCSE’s strategic mission, goals, and
objectives. OCSE will provide the
annual SNAP performance outcomes to
the Office of Management and Budget.
The information collection activities
for the SNAP reports are authorized by:
(1) Subsection 453 (j)(10) of the Social
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 653(j)(10)),
which allows the Secretary of the U.S.
Department of Health and Human
Services to disclose information
maintained in the NDNH to state
agencies administering SNAP under the
Nutrition Act of 2008, as amended by
the Agriculture Act of 2014; (2) the
Privacy Act of 1974, as amended by the
Computer Matching and Privacy
Protection Act of 1988 (5 U.S.C. 552a),
which sets for the terms and conditions
of a computer matching program; and
(3) the Government Performance and
Results Modernization Act of 2010 (Pub.
L. 111–352), which requires agencies to
report program performance outcomes
to the Office of Management and Budget
and for the reports to be available to the
public.
Respondents: State SNAP agencies.
ANNUAL BURDEN ESTIMATES
Number of
respondents
Number of
responses per
respondent
Average
burden hours
per response
Total burden
hours
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In compliance with the requirements
of Section 506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, the
Administration for Children and
Families is soliciting public comment
on the specific aspects of the
information collection described above.
Copies of the proposed collection of
information can be obtained and
comments may be forwarded by writing
to the Administration for Children and
Families, Office of Planning, Research
and Evaluation, 370 L’Enfant
Promenade SW., Washington, DC 20447,
Attn: ACF Reports Clearance Officer.
Email address: infocollection@
acf.hhs.gov. All requests should be
identified by the title of the information
collection.
The Department specifically requests
comments 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; (c)
the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and (d)
ways to minimize the burden of the
collection of information on
respondents, including through the use
of automated collection techniques or
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other forms of information technology.
Consideration will be given to
comments and suggestions submitted
within 60 days of this publication.
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considered for appointment to begin in
January of the following year.
Robert Sargis,
Reports Clearance Officer.
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are available for review during business
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individual nominations, but considers
all nominations in selecting members.
Information regarded as private and
personal, such as a nominee’s social
security number, home and email
addresses, home telephone and fax
numbers, or names of family members
will not be disclosed to the public (in
accord with the Freedom of Information
Act, 5 U.S.C. 552(b)(6); 45 CFR 5.67).
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families
Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request
Proposed Projects:
Title: Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Agency
Matching Program Performance Reporting Tool.
OMB No.: New Collection.
Description: State agencies administering a Supplemental Nutrition
Assistance Program (SNAP) are mandated to participate in a computer
matching program with the federal Office of Child Support Enforcement
(OCSE). The outcomes of the computerized comparisons with information
maintained in the National Directory of New Hires (NDNH) provide the
state SNAP agencies with information to help administer their programs
and in determining an individual's eligibility. State agencies must
enter into a computer matching agreement and adhere to its terms and
conditions, including providing OCSE with annual performance outcomes
attributable to the use of NDNH information.
The Office of Management and Budget requires OCSE to periodically
report performance measurements demonstrating how the use of
information in the NDNH supports OCSE's strategic mission, goals, and
objectives. OCSE will provide the annual SNAP performance outcomes to
the Office of Management and Budget.
The information collection activities for the SNAP reports are
authorized by: (1) Subsection 453 (j)(10) of the Social Security Act
(42 U.S.C. 653(j)(10)), which allows the Secretary of the U.S.
Department of Health and Human Services to disclose information
maintained in the NDNH to state agencies administering SNAP under the
Nutrition Act of 2008, as amended by the Agriculture Act of 2014; (2)
the Privacy Act of 1974, as amended by the Computer Matching and
Privacy Protection Act of 1988 (5 U.S.C. 552a), which sets for the
terms and conditions of a computer matching program; and (3) the
Government Performance and Results Modernization Act of 2010 (Pub. L.
111-352), which requires agencies to report program performance
outcomes to the Office of Management and Budget and for the reports to
be available to the public.
Respondents: State SNAP agencies.
Annual Burden Estimates
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Number of Average burden
Instrument Number of responses per hours per Total burden
respondents respondent response hours
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SNAP Agency Matching Program Performance 54 1 1.625 88
Reporting Tool.............................
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In compliance with the requirements of Section 506(c)(2)(A) of the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Administration for Children and
Families is soliciting public comment on the specific aspects of the
information collection described above. Copies of the proposed
collection of information can be obtained and comments may be forwarded
by writing to the Administration for Children and Families, Office of
Planning, Research and Evaluation, 370 L'Enfant Promenade SW.,
Washington, DC 20447, Attn: ACF Reports Clearance Officer. Email
address: infocollection@acf.hhs.gov. All requests should be identified
by the title of the information collection.
The Department specifically requests comments 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; (c) the quality, utility, and clarity of the information
to be collected; and (d) ways to minimize the burden of the collection
of information on respondents, including through the use of automated
collection techniques or other forms of information technology.
Consideration will be given to comments and suggestions submitted
within 60 days of this publication.
Robert Sargis,
Reports Clearance Officer.
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