Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request-Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), Store Applications, Forms FNS-252, FNS-252-E, FNS-252-FE, FNS-252-R, FNS-252-2 and FNS-252-C, 10871-10873 [2017-03078]
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Thursday, February 16, 2017
This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER
contains documents other than rules or
proposed rules that are applicable to the
public. Notices of hearings and investigations,
committee meetings, agency decisions and
rulings, delegations of authority, filing of
petitions and applications and agency
statements of organization and functions are
examples of documents appearing in this
section.
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Submission for OMB Review;
Comment Request
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February 13, 2017.
The Department of Agriculture will
submit the following information
collection requirement(s) to OMB for
review and clearance under the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,
Public Law 104–13 on or after the date
of publication of this notice. 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
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 20503.
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.
Comments regarding these
information collections are best assured
of having their full effect if received by
March 20, 2017. Copies of the
submission(s) may be obtained by
calling (202) 720–8681.
An agency may not conduct or
sponsor a collection of information
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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.
Agricultural Marketing Service
Title: Processed Egg and Egg Products
Verification Program.
OMB Control Number: 0581–New.
Summary of Collection: The
Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946
(AMA) (7 U.S.C. 1621–1627), authorizes
the Secretary of Agriculture to provide
consumers with voluntary Federal
certification services that facilitate the
marketing of agricultural commodities.
The Agricultural Marketing Service
(AMS) provides these services under the
authority of 7 CFR part 62—Livestock,
Meat, and Other Agricultural
Commodities (Quality System
Verification Program (QSVP)). QSVP is
a voluntary audit-based, user-fee
programs collection that allows
applicants to have program
documentation and program processes
assessed by AMS auditors. QSVP
programs are available to respondents
who request these services with fees
based on an approved hourly rate
established under 7 CFR part 62. The
Processed Egg and Egg Products Export
Verification (PEEPEV) Program is a
voluntary export verification program
that aids domestic food manufacturers
in exporting processed food products
containing eggs to other countries. As
part of this service AMS will issue an
official certificate for product from
facilities verified by AMS as meeting the
requirements of the Program. To
facilitate this process, AMS will use a
new form LPS–234, USDA Processed
Egg and Egg Products Export Certificate.
Need and Use of the Information: The
information is collected from domestic
food manufacturers who request to
participate in the PEEPEV program to
export processed food products
containing egg to other countries. The
information will be used by authorized
representatives of the USDA (AMS,
Livestock, Poultry, and Seed Program’s
QAD national and field staff) to
complete the form LPS–234. The
information collection requirements in
this request are essential to carry out the
intent of the AMA, to provide
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respondents the type of service they
request and to administer the program.
Description of Respondents: Business
or other for-profit; Farms.
Number of Respondents: 43.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting:
On occasion.
Total Burden Hours: 129.
Charlene Parker,
Departmental Information Collection
Clearance Officer.
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BILLING CODE 3410–02–P
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Food and Nutrition Service
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Proposed Collection;
Comment Request—Supplemental
Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP),
Store Applications, Forms FNS–252,
FNS–252–E, FNS–252–FE, FNS–252–R,
FNS–252–2 and FNS–252–C
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 collection. This is a revision
of a currently approved collection in the
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance
Program and concerns Retail Store
Applications (Forms FNS–252; FNS–
252–E; FNS–252–FE; FNS–252–R; FNS–
252–2; and FNS–252–C).
DATES: Written comments must be
received on or before April 17, 2017.
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 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
through the use of appropriate
automated, electronic, mechanical or
other technological collection
SUMMARY:
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techniques or other forms of information
technology.
Comments may be sent to: Shelly
Pierce, Chief, Retailer Administration
Branch, Supplemental Nutrition
Assistance Program, Retailer Policy and
Management Division, Food and
Nutrition Service, U.S. Department of
Agriculture, 3101 Park Center Drive,
Room 438, Alexandria, VA 22302.
Comments may be faxed to the attention
of Ms. Pierce at (703) 305–1863 or via
email to: RPMDHQ-WEB@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, Room
438, Alexandria, Virginia 22302, during
regular business hours (8:30 a.m. to 5
p.m. Monday through Friday).
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:
Requests for additional information or
copies of this information collection
should be directed to Shelly Pierce at
RPMDHQ-WEB@fns.usda.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Supplemental Nutrition
Assistance Program (SNAP)—Store
Applications.
Form Number: FNS–252; 252–E; 252–
FE; 252–R; 252–2; and 252–C.
OMB Number: 0584–0008.
Expiration Date: August 31, 2017.
Type of Request: Revision of a
currently approved collection of
information.
Abstract: Section 9(a) of the Food and
Nutrition Act of 2008, as amended, (the
Act) (7 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.) requires that
FNS determine the eligibility of retail
food stores and certain food service
organizations to accept SNAP benefits
and to monitor them for compliance and
continued eligibility and to ensure
Program integrity.
FNS is also responsible for requiring
updates to application information and
reviewing retail food store applications
at least once every five years to ensure
that each firm is under the same
ownership and continues to meet
eligibility requirements. The Act
specifies that only those applicants
whose participation will ‘‘effectuate the
purposes of the program’’ should be
authorized.
There are six forms associated with
this approved Office of Management
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and Budget (OMB) information
collection number 0584–0008—the
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance
Program Application for Stores, Forms
FNS–252 (English and Spanish) and
FNS–252–E (paper and online version
respectively); Farmer’s Market
Application, Form FNS–252–FE; Meal
Service Application, Form FNS–252–2;
Reauthorization Application, Form
FNS–252–R; and the Corporation
Supplemental Application, Form FNS–
252–C used for individual (chain) stores
under a corporation. For new
authorizations, the majority of
applicants use form FNS–252 or FNS–
252–E (paper or online, respectively).
FNS is responsible for reviewing retail
food store applications at least once
every five years to ensure that each firm
is under the same ownership and
continues to meet eligibility guidelines.
In order to accomplish this regulatory
requirement, form FNS–252–R is used
for reauthorization. In addition to these
forms, during authorization or
reauthorization, FNS may conduct an
on-site store visit of the firm. The store
visit of the firm helps FNS confirm that
the information provided on the
application is correct. An FNS
representative or store visit contractor
obtains permission to fill in the store
visit checklist, photograph the store and
asks the store owner or manager about
the continued ownership of the store.
Applicants using form FNS–252–E or
FNS–252–FE must also first self-register
for a Level 1 access account through the
USDA eAuthentication system in order
to start an online application. USDA
eAuthentication facilitates the
electronic authentication of an
individual.
The Agricultural Act of 2014 (2014
Farm Bill) amended the Food and
Nutrition Act of 2008 (the Act) to
increase the requirement that certain
SNAP authorized food stores have
available on a continual basis at least
three varieties of items in each of four
staple food categories, to a mandatory
minimum of seven varieties. The 2014
Farm Bill also amended the Act to
increase, for certain SNAP authorized
retail food stores, the minimum number
of categories which perishable foods are
required from two to three. Further,
using existing authority in the Act and
feedback from a Request for Information
that was published in the Federal
Register on August 20, 2013, FNS
proposed some additional changes.
Among other items, these proposed
changes would address depth of stock,
amend the definition of ‘‘staple foods’’,
and amend the definition of ‘‘retail food
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store’’ to clarify when a retailer is a
restaurant rather than a retail food store.
These changes were made in the final
rule titled ‘‘Enhancing Retailer in the
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance
Program (SNAP) which was published
in the Federal Register on December 15,
2016 (81 FR 90675).
FNS seeks to renew the current
information collection, and where
appropriate, revise the information
collection of all SNAP application forms
(paper and electronic), in order to
clarify and/or reword questions,
instructions, and examples as a result of
these regulatory changes required by the
Act and amended by the Farm Bill.
Such changes would include (1)
revision to the Food Inventory section;
(2) additional inventory stock examples
of perishables and varieties of staple
food items; (3) additional questions that
ask whether the store has a Web site,
whether optical scanners are used at the
store, the name and address of the
financial institution where SNAP
deposits will be made, and whether the
store offers any incentives or discounts
to SNAP recipients; and (4) update
assistance materials such as the General
and Specific Instruction sections and
on-line help screens.
FNS used FY 2016 data in our
calculation of burden estimates
associated with this information
collection as this was the most complete
data available to us at this time. Table
A below clarifies the burden of this
information collection.
The total burden hours associated
with this information collection
increased by approximately 2.33
minutes. The response time per
respondent varies from 1 minute to
14.11 minutes. We estimate the new
burden, on average, to be 6.34 minutes
per respondent, an increase from 6.11
minutes. There is no recordkeeping
burden associated with these forms.
Affected Public: Business for Profit;
Retail food stores; Farmers’ Markets.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
The total estimated number of
respondents is 127,597 annually.
Estimated Number of Responses per
Respondent: Respondents complete
either 1 application form at initial
authorization or 1 reauthorization
application, as appropriate, for a total of
1 response each.
Estimated Total Annual Responses:
127,597.
Estimated Time per Response: 6.34
minutes (0.109548). The estimated time
response varies from 1 minute to 14.11
minutes depending on respondent
group, as shown in the table below:
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TABLE A—REPORTING ESTIMATE OF HOUR BURDEN: SUMMARY OF BURDEN—#0584–0008
Affected public
(a) Description of collection activity
(b) Form number
(c) Number
respondents
(d) Number
responses
per
respondent
(e) Total
annual
responses
(c × d)
(f) Hours
per response
(g) Total
burden
(e × f)
Reporting
Retailers ....................
Applications Received
Applications Received
E-Authentication ........
252 ............................
252–E ........................
252–E and FNS–
252–FE.
252–FE .....................
252–2 ........................
252–C .......................
...................................
252–R .......................
1,240
31,919
33,399
1
1
1
1,240
31,919
33,399
0.23638
0.16861
0.13360
293
5,382
4,462
1,480
372
4,594
40,522
14,071
1
1
1
1
1
1,480
372
4,594
40,522
14,071
0.21861
0.19416
0.08350
0.01670
0.16944
324
72
384
677
2,384
Total Reporting Burden ....................................................................
127,597
1
127,597
13,978
Applications Received
Applications Received
Applications Received
Store Visits ................
Reauthorization .........
Number of
respondents
Summary of Burden for This Collection
127,597
Dated: February 8, 2017.
Jessica Shahin,
Acting Administrator, Food and Nutrition
Service.
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BILLING CODE 3410–30–P
COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS
Notice of Public Meeting of the South
Carolina Advisory Committee
U.S. Commission on Civil
Rights.
ACTION: Notice of meeting.
AGENCY:
Notice is hereby given,
pursuant to the provisions of the rules
and regulations of the U.S. Commission
on Civil Rights (Commission) and the
Federal Advisory Committee Act that
the South Carolina (State) Advisory
Committee will hold a meeting on
Thursday, March 2, 2017, for the
purpose of discussing potential projects.
DATES: The meeting will be held on
Thursday, March 2, 2017 12:00 p.m.
EST.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be by
teleconference. Toll-free call-in number:
888–891–7634, conference ID: 4442689.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jeff
Hinton, DFO, at jhinton@usccr.gov or
(404) 562–7006.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Members
of the public can listen to the
discussion. This meeting is available to
the public through the following tollfree call-in number: 888–891–7634,
conference ID: 4442689. Any interested
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annual
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per
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member of the public may call this
number and listen to the meeting.
Callers can expect to incur charges for
calls they initiate over wireless lines,
and the Commission will not refund any
incurred charges. Callers will incur no
charge for calls they initiate over landline connections to the toll-free
telephone number. Persons with hearing
impairments may also follow the
proceedings by first calling the Federal
Relay Service at 1–800–977–8339 and
providing the Service with the
conference call number and conference
ID number.
Members of the public are also
entitled to submit written comments;
the comments must be received in the
regional office by February 24, 2017.
Written comments may be mailed to the
Southern Regional Office, U.S.
Commission on Civil Rights, 61 Forsyth
Street, Suite 16T126, Atlanta, GA 30303.
They may also be faxed to the
Commission at (404) 562–7005, or
emailed to Regional Director, Jeffrey
Hinton at jhinton@usccr.gov. Persons
who desire additional information may
contact the Southern Regional Office at
(404) 562–7000.
Records generated from this meeting
may be inspected and reproduced at the
Southern Regional Office, as they
become available, both before and after
the meeting. Records of the meeting will
be available via www.facadatabase.gov
under the Commission on Civil Rights,
South Carolina Advisory Committee
link https://facadatabase.gov/committee/
meetings.aspx?cid=273. Persons
interested in the work of this Committee
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this ICR
0.1029542
13,978
are directed to the Commission’s Web
site, https://www.usccr.gov, or may
contact the Southern Regional Office at
the above email or street address.
Agenda:
Welcome and Call to Order
Walter Caudle, South Carolina SAC
Chairman
Jeff Hinton, Regional Director
Regional Update—Jeff Hinton
New Business: Discussion/Open
Comment—Best-practices to Reduce
Violent Police-Civilian
Interactions—Walter Caudle, S.
Carolina SAC Chairman
Public Participation
Adjournment
Dated: February 10, 2017.
David Mussatt,
Supervisory Chief, Regional Programs Unit.
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BILLING CODE 6335–01–P
COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS
Agenda and Notice of Public Meeting
of the Colorado Advisory Committee
Commission on Civil Rights.
Announcement of meetings.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
Notice is hereby given,
pursuant to the provisions of the rules
and regulations of the U.S. Commission
on Civil Rights (Commission), and the
Federal Advisory Committee Act
(FACA), that a planning meeting of the
Colorado Advisory Committee to the
Commission will convene at 2:30 p.m.
(MST) on Thursday, March 9, 2017, via
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Food and Nutrition Service
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection;
Comment Request--Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP),
Store Applications, Forms FNS-252, FNS-252-E, FNS-252-FE, FNS-252-R,
FNS-252-2 and FNS-252-C
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 collection. This is a revision of a currently approved
collection in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program and
concerns Retail Store Applications (Forms FNS-252; FNS-252-E; FNS-252-
FE; FNS-252-R; FNS-252-2; and FNS-252-C).
DATES: Written comments must be received on or before April 17, 2017.
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 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 through the use of appropriate automated,
electronic, mechanical or other technological collection
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techniques or other forms of information technology.
Comments may be sent to: Shelly Pierce, Chief, Retailer
Administration Branch, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program,
Retailer Policy and Management Division, Food and Nutrition Service,
U.S. Department of Agriculture, 3101 Park Center Drive, Room 438,
Alexandria, VA 22302. Comments may be faxed to the attention of Ms.
Pierce at (703) 305-1863 or via email to: RPMDHQ-WEB@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, Room 438, Alexandria,
Virginia 22302, during regular business hours (8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Monday through Friday).
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: Requests for additional information or
copies of this information collection should be directed to Shelly
Pierce at RPMDHQ-WEB@fns.usda.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)--Store
Applications.
Form Number: FNS-252; 252-E; 252-FE; 252-R; 252-2; and 252-C.
OMB Number: 0584-0008.
Expiration Date: August 31, 2017.
Type of Request: Revision of a currently approved collection of
information.
Abstract: Section 9(a) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008, as
amended, (the Act) (7 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.) requires that FNS determine
the eligibility of retail food stores and certain food service
organizations to accept SNAP benefits and to monitor them for
compliance and continued eligibility and to ensure Program integrity.
FNS is also responsible for requiring updates to application
information and reviewing retail food store applications at least once
every five years to ensure that each firm is under the same ownership
and continues to meet eligibility requirements. The Act specifies that
only those applicants whose participation will ``effectuate the
purposes of the program'' should be authorized.
There are six forms associated with this approved Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) information collection number 0584-0008--
the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Application for Stores,
Forms FNS-252 (English and Spanish) and FNS-252-E (paper and online
version respectively); Farmer's Market Application, Form FNS-252-FE;
Meal Service Application, Form FNS-252-2; Reauthorization Application,
Form FNS-252-R; and the Corporation Supplemental Application, Form FNS-
252-C used for individual (chain) stores under a corporation. For new
authorizations, the majority of applicants use form FNS-252 or FNS-252-
E (paper or online, respectively). FNS is responsible for reviewing
retail food store applications at least once every five years to ensure
that each firm is under the same ownership and continues to meet
eligibility guidelines. In order to accomplish this regulatory
requirement, form FNS-252-R is used for reauthorization. In addition to
these forms, during authorization or reauthorization, FNS may conduct
an on-site store visit of the firm. The store visit of the firm helps
FNS confirm that the information provided on the application is
correct. An FNS representative or store visit contractor obtains
permission to fill in the store visit checklist, photograph the store
and asks the store owner or manager about the continued ownership of
the store.
Applicants using form FNS-252-E or FNS-252-FE must also first self-
register for a Level 1 access account through the USDA eAuthentication
system in order to start an online application. USDA eAuthentication
facilitates the electronic authentication of an individual.
The Agricultural Act of 2014 (2014 Farm Bill) amended the Food and
Nutrition Act of 2008 (the Act) to increase the requirement that
certain SNAP authorized food stores have available on a continual basis
at least three varieties of items in each of four staple food
categories, to a mandatory minimum of seven varieties. The 2014 Farm
Bill also amended the Act to increase, for certain SNAP authorized
retail food stores, the minimum number of categories which perishable
foods are required from two to three. Further, using existing authority
in the Act and feedback from a Request for Information that was
published in the Federal Register on August 20, 2013, FNS proposed some
additional changes. Among other items, these proposed changes would
address depth of stock, amend the definition of ``staple foods'', and
amend the definition of ``retail food store'' to clarify when a
retailer is a restaurant rather than a retail food store. These changes
were made in the final rule titled ``Enhancing Retailer in the
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) which was published in
the Federal Register on December 15, 2016 (81 FR 90675).
FNS seeks to renew the current information collection, and where
appropriate, revise the information collection of all SNAP application
forms (paper and electronic), in order to clarify and/or reword
questions, instructions, and examples as a result of these regulatory
changes required by the Act and amended by the Farm Bill. Such changes
would include (1) revision to the Food Inventory section; (2)
additional inventory stock examples of perishables and varieties of
staple food items; (3) additional questions that ask whether the store
has a Web site, whether optical scanners are used at the store, the
name and address of the financial institution where SNAP deposits will
be made, and whether the store offers any incentives or discounts to
SNAP recipients; and (4) update assistance materials such as the
General and Specific Instruction sections and on-line help screens.
FNS used FY 2016 data in our calculation of burden estimates
associated with this information collection as this was the most
complete data available to us at this time. Table A below clarifies the
burden of this information collection.
The total burden hours associated with this information collection
increased by approximately 2.33 minutes. The response time per
respondent varies from 1 minute to 14.11 minutes. We estimate the new
burden, on average, to be 6.34 minutes per respondent, an increase from
6.11 minutes. There is no recordkeeping burden associated with these
forms.
Affected Public: Business for Profit; Retail food stores; Farmers'
Markets.
Estimated Number of Respondents: The total estimated number of
respondents is 127,597 annually.
Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: Respondents complete
either 1 application form at initial authorization or 1 reauthorization
application, as appropriate, for a total of 1 response each.
Estimated Total Annual Responses: 127,597.
Estimated Time per Response: 6.34 minutes (0.109548). The estimated
time response varies from 1 minute to 14.11 minutes depending on
respondent group, as shown in the table below:
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(d) Number (e) Total
(a) Description of (c) Number responses annual (f) Hours (g) Total
Affected public collection activity (b) Form number respondents per responses per burden (e
respondent (c x d) response x f)
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Retailers............................ Applications Received.. 252.................... 1,240 1 1,240 0.23638 293
Applications Received.. 252-E.................. 31,919 1 31,919 0.16861 5,382
E-Authentication....... 252-E and FNS-252-FE... 33,399 1 33,399 0.13360 4,462
Applications Received.. 252-FE................. 1,480 1 1,480 0.21861 324
Applications Received.. 252-2.................. 372 1 372 0.19416 72
Applications Received.. 252-C.................. 4,594 1 4,594 0.08350 384
Store Visits........... ....................... 40,522 1 40,522 0.01670 677
Reauthorization........ 252-R.................. 14,071 1 14,071 0.16944 2,384
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Total Reporting Burden............................................................. 127,597 1 127,597 13,978
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Number of Estimate Estimate Estimate Estimate
respondents annual total hours per total
responses annual response annual
per responses burden for
respondent this ICR
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Summary of Burden for This Collection 127,597 1 127,597 0.1029542 13,978
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Dated: February 8, 2017.
Jessica Shahin,
Acting Administrator, Food and Nutrition Service.
[FR Doc. 2017-03078 Filed 2-15-17; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3410-30-P
