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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Food and Nutrition Service
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Comment Request—
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance
Program Waivers Under Section 6(o) of
the Food and Nutrition Act
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 is a revision of a currently
approved collection. The purpose of
Section 6(o) of the Food and Nutrition
Act is to establish a time limit of the
receipt of benefits under the
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance
Program (SNAP) for certain able-bodied
adults who are not working. The
provision authorizes the Secretary of
Agriculture, upon a State agency’s
request, to waive the provision for any
group of individuals if the Secretary
determines ‘‘that the area in which the
individuals reside has an
unemployment rate of over 10 percent,
or does not have a sufficient number of
jobs to provide employment for the
individuals.’’ As required by the statute,
in order to receive a waiver the State
agency must submit sufficient
supporting information so that the
United States Department of Agriculture
(USDA) can make the required
determination as to the area’s
unemployment rate or insufficiency of
available jobs. This collection of
information is, therefore, necessary in
order to obtain waivers of the SNAP
time limit.
DATES: Written comments must be
received on or before March 26, 2018.
ADDRESSES: Comments may be sent to:
Sasha Gersten-Paal, Branch Chief,
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Certification Policy Branch, Program
Development Division, Food and
Nutrition Service, U.S. Department of
Agriculture, 3101 Park Center Drive,
Room 812, Alexandria, VA 22302.
Comments may also be submitted via
fax to the attention of Sasha GerstenPaal at 703–305–2507 or via email to
Sasha.Gersten-Paal@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:
Requests for additional information or
copies of this information collection
should be directed to Sasha GerstenPaal at 703–305–2705.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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 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.
Title: Supplemental Nutrition
Assistance Program Waivers of Section
6(o) of the Food and Nutrition Act.
Form Number: None.
OMB Number: 0584–0479.
Expiration Date: 3/31/2018.
Type of Request: Revision of a
currently approved collection.
Abstract: Section 824 of the Personal
Responsibility and Work Opportunity
and Reconciliation Act of 1996
(PRWORA), Public Law 104–193, 110 of
Stat. 2323 amended Section 6(o) of the
Food Stamp act of 1997 (7 U.S.C.
2015(o)) to establish a time limit for the
receipt of food stamp benefits for certain
able-bodied adults without dependents
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(ABAWDs) who are not working at least
20 hours per week. This time limit
applies only to adults between 18 and
50 years of age that do not have children
or adult dependents in their SNAP
household. ABAWD recipient eligibility
is limited to three months within a 36
month period, unless the individual is
working, or participating in a designated
employment and training activity, for 20
hours per week. (Note. Pursuant to the
Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of
2008 (Pub. L. 110–234, 112 Stat. 923,
enacted May 22, 2008), the Food Stamp
Act was renamed the Food and
Nutrition Act of 2008 and the Food
Stamp Program was renamed the
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance
Program [SNAP].)
The provision authorizes that upon
the request of a State agency, the
Secretary of Agriculture may waive this
provision for any group of individuals if
the Secretary determines ‘‘that the area
in which the individuals reside has an
unemployment rate of over 10 percent
or does not have a sufficient number of
jobs to provide employment for the
individuals.’’ As required in the statute,
in order to receive a waiver, the State
agency must submit sufficient
supporting information so that the
Secretary can make the required
determination as to the area’s
unemployment rate or insufficiency of
available jobs. This collection of
information is necessary in order to
obtain waivers of the SNAP ABAWD
time limit.
Based on the experience of the Food
and Nutrition Service (FNS) during
calendar year 2016, FNS projects that 36
out of 53 State agencies will submit
requests for a waiver of the time limit
for ABAWD recipients based on a high
unemployment rate or an insufficient
number of jobs. A typical State waiver
request includes several geographic
areas and each geographic area may
include multiple cities or counties. FNS
projects that of the 36 requests each
year, 34 will be based on labor market
data and 2 will be based on a Labor
Surplus Area (LSA) designation by the
Department of Labor (DOL). FNS
estimates a response time of 35 hours
for each waiver request based on labor
market data, which require detailed
analysis of labor markets within the
State. FNS estimates a burden of 4 hours
per respondent for waivers based on an
LSA designation, as the data required to
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support these waivers is readily
available from the DOL website and
requires minimal preparation by State
agencies. FNS projects a total of 1,198
hours.
Affected Public: State Agencies.
OMB No. 0584–0479
Estimated Number of Respondents:
36.
Estimated Number of Responses per
Respondent: 1.
Estimated Total Annual Responses:
36.
Estimated
number of
respondents
Requirement
Estimated Time per Response: Varies
between 4 to 35 Hours.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on
Respondents: 1,136.
Response
annually per
respondent
Total
annual
responses
Annual
burden
hours
Hours per
response
Affected Public: State Agencies
Reporting Burden ................
Submission of waiver request based on labor
market data.
Submission of waiver request based on Labor
Surplus Area designation.
34
1
34
35
1,190
2
1
2
4
8
Reporting Totals ..........
.............................................
36
........................
........................
........................
1,198
Total Reporting Burden
.............................................
........................
........................
........................
........................
1,198
Dated: January 8, 2018.
Brandon Lipps,
Administrator, Food and Nutrition Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Food and Nutrition Service
Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request--
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Waivers Under Section 6(o) of
the Food and Nutrition Act
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 this proposed information collection. This is a revision of a
currently approved collection. The purpose of Section 6(o) of the Food
and Nutrition Act is to establish a time limit of the receipt of
benefits under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) for
certain able-bodied adults who are not working. The provision
authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture, upon a State agency's request,
to waive the provision for any group of individuals if the Secretary
determines ``that the area in which the individuals reside has an
unemployment rate of over 10 percent, or does not have a sufficient
number of jobs to provide employment for the individuals.'' As required
by the statute, in order to receive a waiver the State agency must
submit sufficient supporting information so that the United States
Department of Agriculture (USDA) can make the required determination as
to the area's unemployment rate or insufficiency of available jobs.
This collection of information is, therefore, necessary in order to
obtain waivers of the SNAP time limit.
DATES: Written comments must be received on or before March 26, 2018.
ADDRESSES: Comments may be sent to: Sasha Gersten-Paal, Branch Chief,
Certification Policy Branch, Program Development Division, Food and
Nutrition Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, 3101 Park Center
Drive, Room 812, Alexandria, VA 22302. Comments may also be submitted
via fax to the attention of Sasha Gersten-Paal at 703-305-2507 or via
email to [email protected]. 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: Requests for additional information or
copies of this information collection should be directed to Sasha
Gersten-Paal at 703-305-2705.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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 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.
Title: Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Waivers of Section
6(o) of the Food and Nutrition Act.
Form Number: None.
OMB Number: 0584-0479.
Expiration Date: 3/31/2018.
Type of Request: Revision of a currently approved collection.
Abstract: Section 824 of the Personal Responsibility and Work
Opportunity and Reconciliation Act of 1996 (PRWORA), Public Law 104-
193, 110 of Stat. 2323 amended Section 6(o) of the Food Stamp act of
1997 (7 U.S.C. 2015(o)) to establish a time limit for the receipt of
food stamp benefits for certain able-bodied adults without dependents
(ABAWDs) who are not working at least 20 hours per week. This time
limit applies only to adults between 18 and 50 years of age that do not
have children or adult dependents in their SNAP household. ABAWD
recipient eligibility is limited to three months within a 36 month
period, unless the individual is working, or participating in a
designated employment and training activity, for 20 hours per week.
(Note. Pursuant to the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (Pub.
L. 110-234, 112 Stat. 923, enacted May 22, 2008), the Food Stamp Act
was renamed the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 and the Food Stamp
Program was renamed the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program
[SNAP].)
The provision authorizes that upon the request of a State agency,
the Secretary of Agriculture may waive this provision for any group of
individuals if the Secretary determines ``that the area in which the
individuals reside has an unemployment rate of over 10 percent or does
not have a sufficient number of jobs to provide employment for the
individuals.'' As required in the statute, in order to receive a
waiver, the State agency must submit sufficient supporting information
so that the Secretary can make the required determination as to the
area's unemployment rate or insufficiency of available jobs. This
collection of information is necessary in order to obtain waivers of
the SNAP ABAWD time limit.
Based on the experience of the Food and Nutrition Service (FNS)
during calendar year 2016, FNS projects that 36 out of 53 State
agencies will submit requests for a waiver of the time limit for ABAWD
recipients based on a high unemployment rate or an insufficient number
of jobs. A typical State waiver request includes several geographic
areas and each geographic area may include multiple cities or counties.
FNS projects that of the 36 requests each year, 34 will be based on
labor market data and 2 will be based on a Labor Surplus Area (LSA)
designation by the Department of Labor (DOL). FNS estimates a response
time of 35 hours for each waiver request based on labor market data,
which require detailed analysis of labor markets within the State. FNS
estimates a burden of 4 hours per respondent for waivers based on an
LSA designation, as the data required to
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support these waivers is readily available from the DOL website and
requires minimal preparation by State agencies. FNS projects a total of
1,198 hours.
Affected Public: State Agencies.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 36.
Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 1.
Estimated Total Annual Responses: 36.
Estimated Time per Response: Varies between 4 to 35 Hours.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 1,136.
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Estimated Response
OMB No. 0584-0479 Requirement number of annually per Total annual Hours per Annual burden
respondents respondent responses response hours
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Affected Public: State Agencies
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Reporting Burden.......................... Submission of waiver request 34 1 34 35 1,190
based on labor market data.
Submission of waiver request 2 1 2 4 8
based on Labor Surplus Area
designation.
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Reporting Totals...................... ............................ 36 .............. .............. .............. 1,198
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Total Reporting Burden................ ............................ .............. .............. .............. .............. 1,198
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Dated: January 8, 2018.
Brandon Lipps,
Administrator, Food and Nutrition Service.
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