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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Office of the Chief Financial Officer
Submission for OMB Review;
Comment Request
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May 19, 2016.
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 are
requested regarding (1) 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; (2) the accuracy of the
agency’s estimate of burden including
the validity of the methodology and
assumptions used; (3) ways to enhance
the quality, utility and clarity of the
information to be collected; (4) 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.
Comments regarding this information
collection received by June 24, 2016
will be considered. Written comments
should be addressed to: Desk Officer for
Agriculture, Office of Information and
Regulatory Affairs, Office of
Management and Budget (OMB), New
Executive Office Building, 725 17th
Street NW., Washington, DC 20502.
Commenters are encouraged to submit
their comments to OMB via email to:
OIRA_Submission@OMB.EOP.GOV or
fax (202) 395–5806 and to Departmental
Clearance Office, USDA, OCIO, Mail
Stop 7602, Washington, DC 20250–
7602. 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
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displays a currently valid OMB control
number and the agency informs
potential persons who are to respond to
the collection of information that such
person are not required to respond to
the collection of information unless it
displays a currently valid OMB control
number.
Office of the Chief Financial Officer
Title: Supplier Credit Audit Recovery.
OMB Control Number: 0505–0026.
Summary of Collection: On March 10,
2010, the President signed a presidential
memorandum directing all federal
departments and agencies to expand
and intensify their use of payment
recapture audits. These are audits which
offer specialized private auditors
financial incentives to root out improper
payments, and have been demonstrated
through pilot programs to be highly
effective. The Office of Management and
Budget’s Circular A123 Appendix C,
offers guidance to implement the
requirements of the Improper Payments
Elimination and Recovery Act of 2010,
which requires agencies to conduct
payment recapture audits for each
program that expends more than $1
million annually. The authority for this
collection can be found under the
Improper Payments Elimination and
Recovery Act of 2010 (124 Statute 2229,
Pub. L. 111–204), under Section C,
Recovery Audit Contracts.
Need and Use of the Information: The
Office of the Chief Financial Officer
(OCFO) sends out a letter to USDA
vendors on an annual basis requesting
account and payment information as to
whether the vendor currently has a
credit on their books due back to USDA.
If the information is not collected,
OCFO would not be able to identify the
root cause of improper payments and
would not be able to accomplish this
without verification of suspected
overpayments to suppliers or vendors.
Description of Respondents: Business
or other for-profit.
Number of Respondents: 12,299.
Frequency of Responses: Third party
disclosure; Reporting: Semi-annually.
Total Burden Hours: 24,598.
Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection
Clearance Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Food and Nutrition Service
Submission for OMB Review;
Comment Request
May 19, 2016.
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 are
requested regarding (1) 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; (2) the accuracy of the
agency’s estimate of burden including
the validity of the methodology and
assumptions used; (3) ways to enhance
the quality, utility and clarity of the
information to be collected; and (4)
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.
Comments regarding this information
collection received by June 24, 2016
will be considered. Written comments
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. 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: Generic Clearance for the
Collection of Qualitative Feedback on
Agency Service Delivery—FNS.
OMB Control Number: 0584–NEW.
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Summary Of Collection: The Food
and Nutrition Service (FNS), as part of
its continuing effort to reduce
paperwork and respondent burden,
invites the general public to comment
on the ‘‘Generic Clearance for the
Collection of Qualitative Feedback on
Agency Service Delivery ’’ for approval
under the Paperwork Reduction Act
(PRA) (44 U.S.C. 3501 et. seq.). This
collection is being developed as part of
a Federal Government-wide effort to
streamline the process for seeking
feedback from the public on service
delivery. This notice announces our
intent to submit this ‘‘fast track’’
collection to the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) for approval and to
solicit comments on specific aspects for
the proposed information collection.
Need And Use Of The Information:
The proposed information collection
activity provides a means to garner
qualitative customer and stakeholder
feedback in an efficient and timely
manner. By qualitative feedback we
mean, information that provides useful
insights on perceptions and opinions,
but are not statistical surveys that yield
quantitative results that can be
generalized to the population. This
feedback will, (1) provide insights into
customer or stakeholder perceptions,
experiences and expectations, (2)
provide an early warning of issues with
service and, (3) focus attention on areas
where communication, training or
changes in operations might improve
delivery of products or services. This
collection will allow for ongoing,
collaborative and actionable
communications between the Agency
and its customers and stakeholders. It
will also allow feedback to contribute
directly to the improvement of program
management.
Description of Respondents:
Individuals and Households, Businesses
and Organizations, State, Local or Tribal
Government.
Number of Respondents: 30,000.
Frequency of Responses:
Recordkeeping; Reporting: Annually.
Total Burden Hours: 30,000.
Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection
Clearance Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Food and Nutrition Service
Request for Information: Supplemental
Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)
Data Exchange Standardization
Food and Nutrition Service
(FNS), USDA.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
Section 4016 of the
Agricultural Act of 2014 amended
Section 11 of the Food and Nutrition
Act of 2008 to require FNS to designate
data exchange standards to govern both
(1) necessary categories of information
that SNAP State agencies operating
related programs are required under
applicable law to electronically
exchange with another State agency,
and (2) federal reporting and data
exchange requirements under applicable
law. The Act also directs FNS to consult
with an interagency workgroup
established by the Office of Management
and Budget, which no longer exists, and
to consider State government
perspectives. As a result, FNS is issuing
this Request for Information in order to
obtain State government and other
stakeholder perspectives as it considers
how to best to proceed with establishing
data exchange standards.
DATES: Written comments must be
received on or before July 25, 2016.
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 Jane Duffield at
(703) 605–4385.
SUMMARY:
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Data
standardization can enhance the ability
of States and the federal government to
administer the SNAP program more
effectively by strengthening oversight,
improving decision-making by program
administrators, and fostering innovation
through the greater use of data analytics.
Data standardization may also help
States and the federal government to
reduce improper benefit payments, as
well as to improve the detection and
prevention of fraud, waste, and abuse by
allowing for easier data sharing. Greater
use of data sharing may improve
program integrity by increasing the
accuracy of payments, improving
efficiency and case management
through increased automation,
improving decision-making by
expanding verification, and by allowing
for better-targeted efforts through data
analysis of trends across States and
populations served by the program.
With these general interests in mind,
FNS is seeking information from
stakeholders on the following particular
questions:
1. Legislation requires FNS to propose
a rule to identify federally required data
exchanges, including the specification
and timing of the exchanges to be
standardized. FNS is also required to
address the factors used to determine
whether and when to standardize data
exchanges, specify State
implementation options, and to describe
future milestones. Please provide your
input on the following questions:
a. Should FNS consider requiring
additional data exchanges that are not
currently required by SNAP regulations?
If so, what additional data exchanges
would improve communication between
the States and FNS?
b. What frequency should be
considered for any data exchange that is
currently required by regulation, or any
data exchange that is not currently
required and is being proposed in
response to the preceding question?
c. What implementation options
should be available to States in enacting
a standardized data exchange?
d. What constraints, if any, would the
technologies used to operate existing
SNAP eligibility systems have on
meeting data exchange requirements?
e. If FNS were to standardize a data
exchange, how much time would be
required for States to adapt processes
and systems to comply?
2. The Act specifies that FNS should
not require a change to an existing data
exchange standard for Federal reporting
if that standard has already been found
to be effective and efficient. What
criteria should FNS consider to
determine whether an existing data
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Food and Nutrition Service
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
May 19, 2016.
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
are requested regarding (1) 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; (2) the
accuracy of the agency's estimate of burden including the validity of
the methodology and assumptions used; (3) ways to enhance the quality,
utility and clarity of the information to be collected; and (4) 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.
Comments regarding this information collection received by June 24,
2016 will be considered. Written comments 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. 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: Generic Clearance for the Collection of Qualitative Feedback
on Agency Service Delivery--FNS.
OMB Control Number: 0584-NEW.
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Summary Of Collection: The Food and Nutrition Service (FNS), as
part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent
burden, invites the general public to comment on the ``Generic
Clearance for the Collection of Qualitative Feedback on Agency Service
Delivery '' for approval under the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) (44
U.S.C. 3501 et. seq.). This collection is being developed as part of a
Federal Government-wide effort to streamline the process for seeking
feedback from the public on service delivery. This notice announces our
intent to submit this ``fast track'' collection to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for approval and to solicit comments on
specific aspects for the proposed information collection.
Need And Use Of The Information: The proposed information
collection activity provides a means to garner qualitative customer and
stakeholder feedback in an efficient and timely manner. By qualitative
feedback we mean, information that provides useful insights on
perceptions and opinions, but are not statistical surveys that yield
quantitative results that can be generalized to the population. This
feedback will, (1) provide insights into customer or stakeholder
perceptions, experiences and expectations, (2) provide an early warning
of issues with service and, (3) focus attention on areas where
communication, training or changes in operations might improve delivery
of products or services. This collection will allow for ongoing,
collaborative and actionable communications between the Agency and its
customers and stakeholders. It will also allow feedback to contribute
directly to the improvement of program management.
Description of Respondents: Individuals and Households, Businesses
and Organizations, State, Local or Tribal Government.
Number of Respondents: 30,000.
Frequency of Responses: Recordkeeping; Reporting: Annually.
Total Burden Hours: 30,000.
Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
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