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Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 82 / Wednesday, April 29, 2015 / Notices
Dated: April 20, 2015.
Audrey Rowe,
Administrator, Food and Nutrition Service.
[FR Doc. 2015–09997 Filed 4–28–15; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Food and Nutrition Service
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Proposed Collection;
Comment Request—Annual State
Report on Verification of Supplemental
Nutrition Assistance Program
Participation
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 the
proposed information collection for the
Annual State Report of Verification of
SNAP Participation. This is a new
collection. The purpose of the Annual
State Report of Verification of
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance
Program (SNAP) Participants is to
ensure that no person who is deceased,
or has been permanently disqualified
from SNAP, improperly received SNAP
benefits for the fiscal year preceding the
report submission. Section 4032 of the
Agriculture Act of 2014 is the basis for
this collection. Section 4032 mandates
that States will ‘‘submit to the Secretary
a report containing sufficient
information for the Secretary to
determine whether the State agency has,
for the most recently concluded fiscal
year preceding that annual date, verified
that the State agency in that fiscal
year—(1) did not issue benefits to a
deceased individual; and (2) did not
issue benefits to an individual who had
been permanently disqualified from
receiving benefits.’’ An annual email
from each State agency to the
corresponding Food and Nutrition
Service (FNS) Regional SNAP Program
Director will be used as the mechanism
for State agencies to report their
compliance with section 4032 of the
Agriculture Act of 2014.
DATES: Written comments must be
submitted on or before June 29, 2015.
ADDRESSES: Comments are invited on:
(a) Whether the proposed information
collection is necessary for the proper
performance of the functions of the
agency, including whether the
information has practical utility; (b) the
accuracy of the agency’s estimated
burden for the proposed information
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collection, 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 information collection on
those who are to respond, including the
use of appropriate automated,
electronic, mechanical, or other
technological collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
Comments may be sent to Jane
Duffield, Branch Chief, State
Administration Branch, Program
Accountability and Administration
Division, Food and Nutrition Service,
U.S. Department of Agriculture, 3101
Park Center Drive, Room 818,
Alexandria, VA 22302. You may also
download an electronic version of this
notice at https://www.fns.usda.gov/snap/
federal-register-documents/rules/viewall and comment via email at
SNAPSAB@fns.usda.gov or the Federal
e-Rulemaking 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 822,
Alexandria, Virginia 22302.
All comments to this notice will be
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:
Requests for additional information or
copies of this information collection
should be directed to Clyde Thompson
at (703) 305–2461.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Annual State Report on
Verification of SNAP Participation.
OMB Number: 0584—NEW.
Expiration Date: Not Yet Determined.
Type of Request: New collection.
Abstract: SNAP regulations at 7 CFR
273.16 require that State agencies
disqualify an individual who has
committed an intentional program
violation (IPV). Paragraph 7 CFR
273.16(e)(8) requires that these
individuals ‘‘be disqualified in
accordance with the disqualification
periods and procedures in paragraph (b)
of this section’’ (273.16(b)). Paragraph 7
CFR 273.16(i) requires State agencies to
report information concerning each
individual disqualified for an IPV to the
disqualified recipient database, the
electronic Disqualified Recipient
System (eDRS), and to use eDRS data to
determine the eligibility of individual
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applicants prior to certification. SNAP
regulations at 7 CFR 272.14 require that
each State agency establish a system to
verify and ensure that benefits are not
issued to individuals who are deceased,
and that data source is the Social
Security Administration’s (SSA) Death
Master File. The information required
for the Annual State Report on
Verification of SNAP Participation is
obtained by validating that the State had
the appropriate systems in place and
followed procedures currently
mandated at 7 CFR 272.14 and 7 CFR
273.16 for the preceding fiscal year.
The burdens associated with the
activity of establishing a system to
verify and ensure that benefits are not
issued to deceased individuals or those
permanently disqualified from SNAP
using both the SSA Death Master File
and eDRS are already conducted during
the SNAP eligibility benefit process and
is currently approved under OMB
burden number 0584–0064, expiration
date April 30, 2016.
In order to meet the reporting
requirements specified in section 4032
of the Act, States are required to confirm
via email to their FNS Regional SNAP
Program Director that in the
immediately preceding Federal fiscal
year, they had the appropriate systems
in place to meet the requirements of
regulations at 7 CFR 272.14 and
273.16(i)(4) and that they conducted the
matches required by these regulations.
States are required to submit their
section 4032 reports to the FNS
Regional SNAP Director by March 31
each year for the preceding Federal
fiscal year. The estimated annual
burden for this collection is 57.41 hours.
This estimate includes the time it takes
each State agency to confirm that they
have complied with FNS regulations for
performing mandated checks against
both eDRS and the SSA Death Master
File, send an email to their FNS
Regional Office SNAP Program Director
to provide the verification, and any
additional recordkeeping associated
with this burden. States must perform
this verification once a year and must
retain these records for 3 years.
Annual Reporting Burden Estimates
Affected Public: State, Local and
Tribal Government Agencies.
Number of Respondents: 53 State
Agencies.
Number of Responses per
Respondent: 1.
Total Annual Responses: 53.
Reporting Time per Response: 1 Hour.
Estimated Annual Reporting Burden
Hours: 53.
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Annual Recordkeeping Burden
Estimates.
Affected Public: State, Local and
Tribal Government Agencies.
Number of Respondents: 53 State
Agencies.
Number of Responses per
Respondent: 1.
Total Annual Responses: 53.
Reporting Time per Response: 0.08333
Hours or 5 minutes.
Estimated Annual Reporting Burden
Hours: 4.41649.
Annual Grand Total Burden Estimates
for Reporting and Recordkeeping: 57.41
hours.
Dated: April 20, 2015.
Audrey Rowe,
Administrator, Food and Nutrition Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Food and Nutrition Service
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Proposed Collection;
Comment Request—Child Nutrition
Program Operations Study-II (CN–
OPS–II)
Food and Nutrition Service
(FNS), United States Department of
Agriculture (USDA).
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments.
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 collection is a new information
collection for the Child Nutrition
Program Operations Study-II.
DATES: Written comments on this notice
must be received on or before June 29,
2015.
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
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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: John Endahl, Senior Program
Analyst, Office of Policy Support, Food
and Nutrition Service, USDA, 3101 Park
Center Drive, Room 1004, Alexandria,
VA 22302. Comments may also be
submitted via fax to the attention of
John Endahl at 703–305–2576 or via
email to john.endahl@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 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: To
request more information on the
proposed project or to obtain a copy of
the data collection plans, contact John
Endahl, Senior Program Analyst, Office
of Policy Support, Food and Nutrition
Service, USDA, 3101 Park Center Drive,
Room 1004, Alexandria, VA 22302; Fax:
703–305–2576; Email: john.endahl@
fns.usda.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Child Nutrition Program
Operations Study-II (CN–OPS–II).
Form Number: N/A.
OMB Number: 0584—NEW.
Expiration Date of Approval: Not yet
determined.
Type of Information Collection
Request: New information collection.
Abstract: The objective of the Child
Nutrition Program Operations Study-II
(CN–OPS–II) is to collect timely data on
policies, administrative, and operational
issues on the Child Nutrition Programs.
The ultimate goal is to analyze these
data and to provide input for new
legislation on Child Nutrition Programs
as well as to provide pertinent technical
assistance and training to program
implementation staff.
The CN–OPS–II will help the Food
and Nutrition Service (FNS) better
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understand and address current policy
issues related to Child Nutrition
Programs (CNP) operations. The policy
and operational issues include, but are
not limited to, the preparation of the
program budget, development and
implementation of program policy and
regulations, and identification of areas
for technical assistance and training.
Specifically, this study will help FNS
obtain:
D General descriptive data on the
Child Nutrition (CN) program
characteristics to help FNS respond to
questions about the nutrition programs
in schools;
D Data related to program
administration for designing and
revising program regulations, managing
resources, and reporting requirements;
and
D Data related to program operations
to help FNS develop and provide
training and technical assistance for
School Food Authorities (SFAs) and
State Agencies responsible for
administering the CN programs.
The activities to be undertaken
subject to this notice include:
D Conducting a multi-modal (e.g.
paper, Web, and telephone) survey of
approximately 1,500 SFA Directors.
D Conducting a paper survey of all 56
State Agency CN Directors.
Affected Public: State, Local and
Tribal Governments.
Type of Respondents: 1,500 SFA
Directors and 56 State CN Directors.
Estimated Total Number of
Respondents: 1,556.
Frequency of Response: 3.
Estimated Total Annual Responses:
4,668.
Estimate of Time per Respondent and
Annual Burden: Public reporting burden
for this collection of information is
estimated to average one hundred fifty
(150) minutes per Self-Administered
Survey for the SFA Directors and the
State Agency CN Directors (this
includes 60 minutes for data gathering,
60 minutes to respond to the
questionnaire, and 30 minutes for prenotification and follow-up activities).
The average time across all respondents
is 50 minutes (0.83 hours). The annual
reporting burden is estimated at 3,890
hours (see table below).
Total annual
responses
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[FR Doc No: 2015-09995]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Food and Nutrition Service
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection;
Comment Request--Annual State Report on Verification of Supplemental
Nutrition Assistance Program Participation
AGENCY: Food and Nutrition Service (FNS), 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 for the Annual State Report of
Verification of SNAP Participation. This is a new collection. The
purpose of the Annual State Report of Verification of Supplemental
Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Participants is to ensure that no
person who is deceased, or has been permanently disqualified from SNAP,
improperly received SNAP benefits for the fiscal year preceding the
report submission. Section 4032 of the Agriculture Act of 2014 is the
basis for this collection. Section 4032 mandates that States will
``submit to the Secretary a report containing sufficient information
for the Secretary to determine whether the State agency has, for the
most recently concluded fiscal year preceding that annual date,
verified that the State agency in that fiscal year--(1) did not issue
benefits to a deceased individual; and (2) did not issue benefits to an
individual who had been permanently disqualified from receiving
benefits.'' An annual email from each State agency to the corresponding
Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) Regional SNAP Program Director will be
used as the mechanism for State agencies to report their compliance
with section 4032 of the Agriculture Act of 2014.
DATES: Written comments must be submitted on or before June 29, 2015.
ADDRESSES: Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed
information collection is necessary for the proper performance of the
functions of the agency, including whether the information has
practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the agency's estimated burden
for the proposed information collection, 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 information collection on those who are
to respond, including the use of appropriate automated, electronic,
mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or other forms
of information technology.
Comments may be sent to Jane Duffield, Branch Chief, State
Administration Branch, Program Accountability and Administration
Division, Food and Nutrition Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture,
3101 Park Center Drive, Room 818, Alexandria, VA 22302. You may also
download an electronic version of this notice at https://www.fns.usda.gov/snap/federal-register-documents/rules/view-all and
comment via email at SNAPSAB@fns.usda.gov or the Federal e-Rulemaking
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 822, Alexandria, Virginia 22302.
All comments to this notice will be 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: Requests for additional information or
copies of this information collection should be directed to Clyde
Thompson at (703) 305-2461.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Annual State Report on Verification of SNAP Participation.
OMB Number: 0584--NEW.
Expiration Date: Not Yet Determined.
Type of Request: New collection.
Abstract: SNAP regulations at 7 CFR 273.16 require that State
agencies disqualify an individual who has committed an intentional
program violation (IPV). Paragraph 7 CFR 273.16(e)(8) requires that
these individuals ``be disqualified in accordance with the
disqualification periods and procedures in paragraph (b) of this
section'' (273.16(b)). Paragraph 7 CFR 273.16(i) requires State
agencies to report information concerning each individual disqualified
for an IPV to the disqualified recipient database, the electronic
Disqualified Recipient System (eDRS), and to use eDRS data to determine
the eligibility of individual applicants prior to certification. SNAP
regulations at 7 CFR 272.14 require that each State agency establish a
system to verify and ensure that benefits are not issued to individuals
who are deceased, and that data source is the Social Security
Administration's (SSA) Death Master File. The information required for
the Annual State Report on Verification of SNAP Participation is
obtained by validating that the State had the appropriate systems in
place and followed procedures currently mandated at 7 CFR 272.14 and 7
CFR 273.16 for the preceding fiscal year.
The burdens associated with the activity of establishing a system
to verify and ensure that benefits are not issued to deceased
individuals or those permanently disqualified from SNAP using both the
SSA Death Master File and eDRS are already conducted during the SNAP
eligibility benefit process and is currently approved under OMB burden
number 0584-0064, expiration date April 30, 2016.
In order to meet the reporting requirements specified in section
4032 of the Act, States are required to confirm via email to their FNS
Regional SNAP Program Director that in the immediately preceding
Federal fiscal year, they had the appropriate systems in place to meet
the requirements of regulations at 7 CFR 272.14 and 273.16(i)(4) and
that they conducted the matches required by these regulations. States
are required to submit their section 4032 reports to the FNS Regional
SNAP Director by March 31 each year for the preceding Federal fiscal
year. The estimated annual burden for this collection is 57.41 hours.
This estimate includes the time it takes each State agency to confirm
that they have complied with FNS regulations for performing mandated
checks against both eDRS and the SSA Death Master File, send an email
to their FNS Regional Office SNAP Program Director to provide the
verification, and any additional recordkeeping associated with this
burden. States must perform this verification once a year and must
retain these records for 3 years.
Annual Reporting Burden Estimates
Affected Public: State, Local and Tribal Government Agencies.
Number of Respondents: 53 State Agencies.
Number of Responses per Respondent: 1.
Total Annual Responses: 53.
Reporting Time per Response: 1 Hour.
Estimated Annual Reporting Burden Hours: 53.
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Annual Recordkeeping Burden Estimates.
Affected Public: State, Local and Tribal Government Agencies.
Number of Respondents: 53 State Agencies.
Number of Responses per Respondent: 1.
Total Annual Responses: 53.
Reporting Time per Response: 0.08333 Hours or 5 minutes.
Estimated Annual Reporting Burden Hours: 4.41649.
Annual Grand Total Burden Estimates for Reporting and
Recordkeeping: 57.41 hours.
Dated: April 20, 2015.
Audrey Rowe,
Administrator, Food and Nutrition Service.
[FR Doc. 2015-09995 Filed 4-28-15; 8:45 am]
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