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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Food and Nutrition Service
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Proposed Collection;
Comment Request—Supplemental
Nutrition Assistance Program—
Trafficking Controls and Fraud
Investigations
Food and Nutrition Service,
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 collection. This is a revision
of a currently approved collection
codified by Supplemental Nutrition
Assistance Program (SNAP) regulations
at 7 CFR 274.6(b)(5) and 274.6(b)(6).
Food and Nutrition Service (FNS)
regulations at 7 CFR 274.6(b)(5) allow
State agencies to deny a request for a
replacement SNAP Electronic Benefit
Transfer (EBT) card until the household
makes contact with the State agency if
the requests for replacement cards are
determined to be excessive. The State
agency may determine the threshold for
excessive card replacments, not to be
less than four replacement cards in a 12month period.
FNS regulations at 274.6(b)(6) require
State agencies to monitor EBT card
replacement requests and send notices
to households when they request four
cards within a 12-month period. The
State agency shall be exempt from
sending this Excessive Replacement
Card Notice if it adopts the card
withholding option in accordance with
7 CFR 274.6(b)(5) and sends the
requisite Withholding Replacement
Card Warning Notice on the fourth
replacement card request.
DATES: Written comments must be
submitted on or before August 23, 2016.
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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/viewall and comment via email at
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 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:
Request for additional information or
copies of this information collection
should be directed to Clyde Thompson
at (703) 305–2461.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Supplemental Nutrition
Assistance Program: Trafficking
Controls and Fraud Investigations.
OMB Number: 0584–0587.
Expiration Date: 9/30/2016.
Type of Request: Revision of a
currently approved collection.
ADDRESSES:
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Abstract: FNS regulations at 7 CFR
274.6 requires State Agencies to issue
warning notices to withhold
replacement cards or a notice for
excessive replacement cards.
Withhold Replacement Card Warning
Notice: State agencies may require an
individual member of a household to
contact the State agency to provide an
explanation in cases where the number
of requests for card replacements is
determined excessive. The State agency
must notify the household in writing
when it has reached the threshold,
indicating that the next request for card
replacement will require the client to
contact the State agency to provide an
explanation for the requests, before the
replacement card will be issued. The
State agency must also notify the
household in writing once the threshold
has been exceeded and the State agency
is withholding the card until contact is
made.
Excessive Replacement Card Notice:
State agencies must monitor all client
requests for EBT card replacements and
send a notice, upon the fourth request
in a 12-month period, alerting the
household their account is being
monitored for potential, suspicious
activity. The State agency is exempt
from sending this notice if they have
chosen to exercise the option to
withhold the replacement card until
contact is made with the State agency.
The current approval annual burden
is 8,336 hours. The updated estimated
annual burden is approximately
21,940.41 hours. This revised estimate
reflects an increase since the last OMB
approval, due to having more accurate
figures of State participation and
household card request. This updated
version also includes the time it takes a
household to read the notice required by
274.6(b)(6), which was not included in
the original burden. FNS estimates that
it will take State personnel
approximately 2 minutes to generate
and mail each required notice to the
client, to comply with 7 CFR 274.6; and
that it will take SNAP recipients
approximately 2 minutes to read each
notice they receive and 28 minutes to
make contact with the State agency
when required. FNS is currently aware
of two State agencies which have opted
to follow our regulations at 274.6(b)(5)
to withhold replacement cards, with an
additional State agency considering the
option. All other State agencies follow
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our regulations at 274.6(b)(6) for the
Excessive Replacement Card Notice.
Available data from 2015 shows that on
average 2,527.5 households in a State
request five or more replacement cards
within 12 months. FNS estimates that
half of all recipients who receive a
notice upon issuance of their fourth
card (5,055) will not request a fifth card.
Annual Reporting Burden Estimates
Affected Public: Individual/
Household; and State and Local
Government Agencies.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
275,549.
Estimated Number of Responses per
Respondent: 2.
Estimated Total Annual Responses:
550,994.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on
Respondents: 21,940.
ESTIMATED ANNUAL BURDEN FOR 0584–0587 SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM: TRAFFICKING
CONTROLS AND FRAUD, 7 CFR 274
CFR
Affected Public: State and
Local Agencies
274.6(b)(5) ...................
274.6(b)(5) ...................
274.6(b)(6) ...................
Subtotal .................
Affected Public: Households
274.6(b)(5) ...................
274.6(b)(5) ...................
274.6(b)(5) ...................
Annual
responses per
respondent
Number of
respondents
Title
Withhold Replacement
Card Warning Notice.
Replacement Card Withheld Notice.
Excessive Replacement
Card Notice.
Burden
hours per
response
Total burden
hours
3
5,055
15,165
0.0334
506.5
3
2,527.5
7,583
0.0334
253.2
50
5,055
252,750
0.0334
8,441.85
53
5,198
275,498
0.0334
9,201.55
15,165
1
15,165
0.0334
506.5
7,581
1
7,581
0.5
3,790.5
252,750
1
252,750
0.0334
8,441.85
.............................................
Withhold Replacement
Card Warning Notice.
Replacement Card Withheld Notice.
Excessive Replacement
Card Notice.
Total
annual
responses
Subtotal .................
.............................................
275,496
1
275,496
.0462
12,738.85
Grand Total ...
.............................................
275,549
2
550,994
0.0796
21,940.41
Dated: June 16, 2016.
Yvette S. Jackson,
Acting Administrator, Food and Nutrition
Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Food and Nutrition Service
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Supplemental Nutrition
Assistance Program (SNAP), State Law
Enforcement Bureau (SLEB) Fraud
Investigations
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
this proposed information collection.
This collection is a new collection for
SNAP, SLEB Fraud Investigations.
DATES: Written comments must be
received on or before August 23, 2016.
ADDRESSES: Comments are invited on:
(a) Whether the proposed collection of
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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
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: Daniel Wilusz, Food and
Nutrition Service, U.S. Department of
Agriculture, 3101 Park Center Drive,
Room 422, Alexandria, VA 22302.
Comments may also be submitted via
fax to the attention of Daniel Wilusz at
703–305–1863 or via email to
Daniel.wilusz@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.
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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 information collection
´
should be directed to Leysha Lopez
Recci at 703–605–0253.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Supplemental Nutrition
Assistance Program (SNAP), State Law
Enforcement Bureau (SLEB) Fraud
Investigations.
Form Number: Not Yet Assigned.
OMB Number: 0584–NEW.
Expiration Date: Not Yet Determined.
Type of Request: New collection.
Abstract: The Food and Nutrition
Service (FNS) of the U.S. Department of
Agriculture is the Federal agency
responsible for the Supplemental
Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP),
(7 U.S.C. 2011–2036), which offers
nutrition assistance to millions of
eligible, low-income individuals and
families and provides economic benefits
to communities. FNS works with State
partners to establish State Law
Enforcement Bureau (SLEB) agreements
to improve program administration and
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statements of organization and functions are examples of documents
appearing in this section.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Food and Nutrition Service
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection;
Comment Request--Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program--Trafficking
Controls and Fraud Investigations
AGENCY: Food and Nutrition Service, 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 collection. This is a revision of a currently approved
collection codified by Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)
regulations at 7 CFR 274.6(b)(5) and 274.6(b)(6).
Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) regulations at 7 CFR 274.6(b)(5)
allow State agencies to deny a request for a replacement SNAP
Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) card until the household makes
contact with the State agency if the requests for replacement cards are
determined to be excessive. The State agency may determine the
threshold for excessive card replacments, not to be less than four
replacement cards in a 12-month period.
FNS regulations at 274.6(b)(6) require State agencies to monitor
EBT card replacement requests and send notices to households when they
request four cards within a 12-month period. The State agency shall be
exempt from sending this Excessive Replacement Card Notice if it adopts
the card withholding option in accordance with 7 CFR 274.6(b)(5) and
sends the requisite Withholding Replacement Card Warning Notice on the
fourth replacement card request.
DATES: Written comments must be submitted on or before August 23, 2016.
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. 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
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: Request for additional information or
copies of this information collection should be directed to Clyde
Thompson at (703) 305-2461.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program: Trafficking
Controls and Fraud Investigations.
OMB Number: 0584-0587.
Expiration Date: 9/30/2016.
Type of Request: Revision of a currently approved collection.
Abstract: FNS regulations at 7 CFR 274.6 requires State Agencies to
issue warning notices to withhold replacement cards or a notice for
excessive replacement cards.
Withhold Replacement Card Warning Notice: State agencies may
require an individual member of a household to contact the State agency
to provide an explanation in cases where the number of requests for
card replacements is determined excessive. The State agency must notify
the household in writing when it has reached the threshold, indicating
that the next request for card replacement will require the client to
contact the State agency to provide an explanation for the requests,
before the replacement card will be issued. The State agency must also
notify the household in writing once the threshold has been exceeded
and the State agency is withholding the card until contact is made.
Excessive Replacement Card Notice: State agencies must monitor all
client requests for EBT card replacements and send a notice, upon the
fourth request in a 12-month period, alerting the household their
account is being monitored for potential, suspicious activity. The
State agency is exempt from sending this notice if they have chosen to
exercise the option to withhold the replacement card until contact is
made with the State agency.
The current approval annual burden is 8,336 hours. The updated
estimated annual burden is approximately 21,940.41 hours. This revised
estimate reflects an increase since the last OMB approval, due to
having more accurate figures of State participation and household card
request. This updated version also includes the time it takes a
household to read the notice required by 274.6(b)(6), which was not
included in the original burden. FNS estimates that it will take State
personnel approximately 2 minutes to generate and mail each required
notice to the client, to comply with 7 CFR 274.6; and that it will take
SNAP recipients approximately 2 minutes to read each notice they
receive and 28 minutes to make contact with the State agency when
required. FNS is currently aware of two State agencies which have opted
to follow our regulations at 274.6(b)(5) to withhold replacement cards,
with an additional State agency considering the option. All other State
agencies follow
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our regulations at 274.6(b)(6) for the Excessive Replacement Card
Notice. Available data from 2015 shows that on average 2,527.5
households in a State request five or more replacement cards within 12
months. FNS estimates that half of all recipients who receive a notice
upon issuance of their fourth card (5,055) will not request a fifth
card.
Annual Reporting Burden Estimates
Affected Public: Individual/Household; and State and Local
Government Agencies.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 275,549.
Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 2.
Estimated Total Annual Responses: 550,994.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 21,940.
Estimated Annual Burden for 0584-0587 Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program: Trafficking Controls and Fraud, 7 CFR 274
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Annual
CFR Title Number of responses per Total annual Burden hours Total burden
respondents respondent responses per response hours
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Affected Public: State and Local Agencies
274.6(b)(5)........................... Withhold Replacement Card 3 5,055 15,165 0.0334 506.5
Warning Notice.
274.6(b)(5)........................... Replacement Card Withheld 3 2,527.5 7,583 0.0334 253.2
Notice.
274.6(b)(6)........................... Excessive Replacement Card 50 5,055 252,750 0.0334 8,441.85
Notice.
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Subtotal.......................... ............................ 53 5,198 275,498 0.0334 9,201.55
Affected Public: Households
274.6(b)(5)........................... Withhold Replacement Card 15,165 1 15,165 0.0334 506.5
Warning Notice.
274.6(b)(5)........................... Replacement Card Withheld 7,581 1 7,581 0.5 3,790.5
Notice.
274.6(b)(5)........................... Excessive Replacement Card 252,750 1 252,750 0.0334 8,441.85
Notice.
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Subtotal.......................... ............................ 275,496 1 275,496 .0462 12,738.85
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Grand Total................... ............................ 275,549 2 550,994 0.0796 21,940.41
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Dated: June 16, 2016.
Yvette S. Jackson,
Acting Administrator, Food and Nutrition Service.
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