Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request, 15186 [2015-06590]

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[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 55 (Monday, March 23, 2015)]
[Notices]
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[FR Doc No: 2015-06590]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

March 18, 2015.
    The Department of Agriculture has submitted the following 
information collection requirement(s) to OMB for review and clearance 
under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104-13. Comments 
regarding (a) whether the 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 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 are 
to respond, including through the use of appropriate automated, 
electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or 
other forms of information technology should be addressed to: Desk 
Officer for Agriculture, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, 
Office of Management and Budget (OMB), OIRA_Submission@omb.eop.gov or 
fax (202) 395-5806 and to Departmental Clearance Office, USDA, OCIO, 
Mail Stop 7602, Washington, DC 20250-7602. Comments regarding these 
information collections are best assured of having their full effect if 
received within 30 days of this notification. Copies of the 
submission(s) may be obtained by calling (202) 720-8958.
    An agency may not conduct or sponsor a collection of information 
unless the collection of information displays a currently valid OMB 
control number and the agency informs potential persons who are to 
respond to the collection of information that such persons are not 
required to respond to the collection of information unless it displays 
a currently valid OMB control number.

Food and Nutrition Service

    Title: Supplementation Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) 
Employment & Training Study.
    OMB Control Number: 0584-NEW.
    Summary of Collection: The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance 
Program (SNAP) serves as a safety net for families who are having 
difficulty obtaining adequate nutrition. The U.S. Department of 
Agriculture's (USDA), Food and Nutrition Service (FNS), which 
administers SNAP, also administers the SNAP Employment and Training 
(E&T) Program to assist members of households participating in SNAP in 
gaining skills, training or experience to ``increase their ability to 
obtain regular employment''. The Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 
authorizes the USDA to conduct program research and evaluation 
activities to ``implement an employment and training program designed 
by the State agency and approved by the Secretary for the purpose of 
assisting members of households participating in the Supplemental 
Nutrition Assistance Program in gaining skills, training, work, or 
experience that will increase their ability to obtain regular 
employment (H.R. 2642, Pub. L. 113-128, Sec. 6(d)(4), p. 34).''
    Need and Use of the Information: The study is needed to provide 
Food and Nutrition Service with information about the characteristics 
of work registrants, E&T participants, and the providers that serve 
them. This nationally representative study will identify the 
characteristics of registrants and participants, the challenges they 
face and the E&T services available to SNAP participants. The 
information generated will help FNS understand how these programs serve 
clients, what participants need to develop their skills, and whether 
current programs meet clients' needs. This study has three objectives: 
(1) To provide FNS with a detailed description of the characteristics 
of SNAP work registrants and SNAP E&T participants; (2) to describe the 
needs and challenges faced by registrants and participants in finding 
and retaining employment in the changing economy; and (3) to describe 
the characteristics of the E&T service providers and the types of 
services available to participants.
    Description of Respondents: Not-for-profit institutions; Individual 
or households; Business or other for-profit; State, Local or Tribal 
Government.
    Number of Respondents: 5,261.
    Frequency of Responses: Reporting: On occasion.
    Total Burden Hours: 2,238.

Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2015-06590 Filed 3-20-15; 8:45 am]
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