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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Food and Nutrition Service
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Proposed Collection;
Comments Request—Survey of SNAP
and Work
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 for
the Survey of Supplemental Nutrition
Assistance Program (SNAP) and Work.
This NEW information collection will
provide the U.S. Department of
Agriculture, Food and Nutrition Service
(FNS) with information about the
employment patterns and characteristics
of nondisabled adult SNAP participants,
and identify health, social, and personal
factors that promote or inhibit
employment among SNAP participants.
DATES: Written comments must be
received on or before November 29,
2019.
SUMMARY:
Comments may be sent to:
Michael Burke, Social Science Research
Analyst, Food and Nutrition Service,
USDA, 3101 Park Center Drive, Room
1014, Alexandria, VA 22302. Comments
may also be submitted via fax to the
attention of Michael Burke at (703) 305–
4369 or via email to michael.burke@
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 5:00
p.m. Monday through Friday) at 3101
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ADDRESSES:
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Park Center Drive, Alexandria, Virginia
22302.
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 collected
should be directed to Michael Burke by
email at michael.burke@usda.gov or by
phone at (703) 305–4369.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Comments
are invited on the following topics: (1)
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;
(2) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate
of the burden on the proposed
collection of information, including the
validity of the methodology and
assumptions that were used; (3) ways to
enhance the quality, utility, and clarity
of the information collected; and (4)
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 (IT).
Title: Survey of SNAP and Work.
Form Number: Not applicable.
OMB Number: 0584–NEW.
Expiration Date: Not Yet Determined.
Type of Request: New information
collection.
Abstract: SNAP is the largest of the
nutrition assistance programs
administered by the Food and Nutrition
Service (FNS) of the U.S. Department of
Agriculture. It is the primary policy
mechanism to provide a nutrition safety
net and reduce food insecurity among
low-income Americans by increasing
access to healthy foods. In Fiscal Year
(FY) 2018, SNAP served 39.6 million
people with an average monthly benefit
of $126.96 per person.
About one-third of SNAP households
have earnings from employment.
However, FNS knows few details about
current job characteristics and work
histories of adults participating in
SNAP. The Survey of SNAP and Work
will provide FNS with a better
understanding of current and past
workforce participation characteristics
among nondisabled adult SNAP
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participants. The survey of current
SNAP participants ages 18 to 69 will
provide information on employment
status, length of workforce detachment,
types of job held, education and
training, and social, physical, and
environmental barriers to work, with
estimates at the national and statelevels. The six study objectives include:
• Produce descriptive statistics on
sociodemographic and economic
characteristics.
• Produce descriptive statistics on
employment status and employment
characteristics.
• Produce descriptive statistics on
length of detachment from the
workforce.
• Produce descriptive statistics on
education and training.
• Produce descriptive statistics on
health, social, and personal factors
related to employment.
• Examine the individual associations
between key characteristics and
employment status adjusted for other
relevant characteristics.
A two-tiered sample design that
yields state level samples of nondisabled SNAP participants ages 18
through 69 will be used to address the
six study objectives. SNAP participants
will be selected using administrative
data from State SNAP agencies. In the
first stage, primary sampling units
(PSUs) in each State and the District of
Columbia (DC) will be randomly
selected with probability proportional to
the number of SNAP participants. At the
second stage, nondisabled SNAP
participants ages 18 to 69 in each PSU
will be randomly sampled. State
samples will be aggregated to obtain
National-level estimates.
Affected Public: Respondent groups
identified include: (1) Non-disabled
individuals ages 18 through 69 that
received SNAP benefits in a specific
sampling month, and (2) 51 State SNAP
agencies. SNAP participants include all
SNAP participants living in SNAP
households and eligible to receive
SNAP benefits.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
(88,434). The total estimated number of
individuals/households (I/H) SNAP
participation respondents initially
contacted is 88,383 SNAP participants.
Out of the initial number of I/H
contacted 39,780 respondents will be
surveyed. In addition, 51 State SNAP
Agencies (including the District of
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with one job or no jobs. The estimated
time of response for State SNAP
agencies is 4.3 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on
Respondents: The total public reporting
burden for this collection of information
is estimated at 37,170 hours (annually).
See Table 1 (Total Public Burden Hours)
for estimated total annual burden for
each type of respondent.
Estimated Annual Burden Hours: The
estimated annual burden hours is
37,170.
119,361, of which 70,707 are survey
respondents, 48,603 are survey nonrespondents, and 51 are state agency
respondents.
Estimated Time per Response: Based
on pretesting of the survey instrument,
the estimated time of response for SNAP
participants will vary from 12 minutes
to 69 minutes, with an overall average
of 33 minutes (0.55 hours). SNAP
participants with multiple jobs over the
reference period will require more time
to complete the survey than participants
Columbia) will be asked to provide
caseload data only once to support
development of the survey sampling
frame. All 51 are expected to respond.
Estimated Number of Responses per
Respondent: The estimated number of
responses 3.8 per SNAP participant
respondent. The survey will be
administered only once. The estimated
number of responses per state SNAP
agency is six.
Estimated Total Annual Responses:
The estimate total annual responses is
TABLE A–2—TOTAL PUBLIC BURDEN HOURS
Type of respondents
Instruments and activities
SNAP participant .....
Invitation letter .........
Survey brochure (to
be sent with invitation letter).
Survey reminder
postcard—1st.
Survey reminder
postcard—2nd.
Guide for telephone
call.
Thank you letter
early response.
Thank you letter ......
Field locating letter ..
Sorry I missed you
card.
Guidelines for infield recruitment.
Participant survey ...
Total ........................
FNS email to agency.
Email request for
call.
Fact sheet ...............
Call script ................
Email to request
data.
Preparations and
sending data.
Total ........................
State SNAP Agency
COMBINED
TOTAL.
Number
of
respondents
Frequency of
response
Total annual responses
Hours per
response
88,383
88,383
70,707
70,707
1
1
70,707
70,707
0.0167
0.0833
64,874
58,387
1
58,387
0.0167
65,169
63,103
1
63,103
0.0167
56,596
17,677
1
17,677
0.0500
884
9,945
9,945
1
9,945
0.0167
166
29,835
13,258
6,894
29,835
8,618
5,170
1
1
1
29,835
8,618
5,170
0.0167
0.0167
0.0167
498
144
86
Sample
size
88,434 .....................
Hours per
response
17,676
17,676
1
1
17,676
17,676
0.0167
0.0833
295
1,472
975
6,487
1
6,487
0.0167
108
1,083
1,054
2,066
1
2,066
0.0167
35
1,088
38,919
1
38,919
0.0500
1,946
2,830
0
0
0
0.0167
0
166
0
4,640
1,724
0
1
1
0
4,640
1,724
0.0167
0.0167
0.0167
0
77
29
498
221
115
1,181
5,890
Annual
burden
(hours)
1,476
7,362
4,375
1
4,375
0.0500
219
278
1
278
0.0500
14
233
39,780
70,707
51
1
1
1
39,780
70,707
51
0.5500
................
0.0167
21,879
32,976
1
48,603
48,603
0
0
1
0
0
48,603
0
0.5500
................
0.0167
0
3,977
0
21,879
36,952
1
51
51
1
51
0.0167
1
0
0
0
0.0167
0
1
51
51
51
51
51
51
1
1
1
51
51
51
0.0333
0.1667
0.0333
2
9
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0.0333
0.1667
0.0333
0
0
0
2
9
2
51
51
1
51
4.0000
204
0
0
0
4.0000
0
204
51
51
1
51
................
219
0
0
0
................
0
219
................
70,758
1
70,758
................
33,193
48,603
1
48,603
................
3,977
37,170
on the level of amenities and services
provided, cost of operation and
maintenance, analysis of other
providers, and public comment. The
fees listed are only proposed and will be
determined upon further analysis and
public comment. Funds from fees would
be used for the continued operations of
these campgrounds, maintenance, and
improvements.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service
Forest Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice of proposed new
recreation fees.
AGENCY:
The George Washington and
Jefferson National Forests is proposing
to charge new fees at three recreation
sites. Recreation fees are assessed based
SUMMARY:
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will be accepted through October 15,
2019. The fees will become available
pending a recommendation from the
Southern Region Recreation Resource
Advisory Committee. If approved by the
Regional Forester, implementation of
new fees will occur no sooner than 180
days from the date of publication in the
Federal Register.
ADDRESSES: Written comments
concerning this notice should be
DATES:
Proposed New Recreation Fees:
George Washington and Jefferson
National Forests
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Total annual responses
4,653
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88,383
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Dated: September 16, 2019.
Pamilyn Miller,
Administrator, Food and Nutrition Service.
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addressed to the Supervisor’s Office at:
Joby P. Timm, Forest Supervisor, George
Washington and Jefferson National
Forests, 5162 Valleypointe Parkway,
Roanoke, VA 24019, Attention
Recreation Fee Coordinator.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Ginny Williams, Recreation Fee
Coordinator, 540–265–5166.
Information about proposed fee changes
can also be found on the George
Washington and Jefferson National
Forests website: https://
www.fs.usda.gov/gwj.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the
proposed new fee structure, Little Fort,
The Pines and Wolf Gap Campgrounds
will be available for overnight camping
for a fee. An analysis of campgrounds
with similar amenities in the areas
surrounding these recreation sites
indicates that the proposed fees of $12
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Food and Nutrition Service
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection;
Comments Request--Survey of SNAP and Work
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 for the Survey of Supplemental
Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and Work. This NEW information
collection will provide the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Food and
Nutrition Service (FNS) with information about the employment patterns
and characteristics of nondisabled adult SNAP participants, and
identify health, social, and personal factors that promote or inhibit
employment among SNAP participants.
DATES: Written comments must be received on or before November 29,
2019.
ADDRESSES: Comments may be sent to: Michael Burke, Social Science
Research Analyst, Food and Nutrition Service, USDA, 3101 Park Center
Drive, Room 1014, Alexandria, VA 22302. Comments may also be submitted
via fax to the attention of Michael Burke at (703) 305-4369 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 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 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday) at 3101 Park Center
Drive, Alexandria, Virginia 22302.
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 collected should be directed to Michael
Burke by email at [email protected] or by phone at (703) 305-4369.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Comments are invited on the following
topics: (1) 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; (2) the accuracy
of the agency's estimate of the burden on the proposed collection of
information, including the validity of the methodology and assumptions
that were used; (3) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity
of the information collected; and (4) 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 (IT).
Title: Survey of SNAP and Work.
Form Number: Not applicable.
OMB Number: 0584-NEW.
Expiration Date: Not Yet Determined.
Type of Request: New information collection.
Abstract: SNAP is the largest of the nutrition assistance programs
administered by the Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) of the U.S.
Department of Agriculture. It is the primary policy mechanism to
provide a nutrition safety net and reduce food insecurity among low-
income Americans by increasing access to healthy foods. In Fiscal Year
(FY) 2018, SNAP served 39.6 million people with an average monthly
benefit of $126.96 per person.
About one-third of SNAP households have earnings from employment.
However, FNS knows few details about current job characteristics and
work histories of adults participating in SNAP. The Survey of SNAP and
Work will provide FNS with a better understanding of current and past
workforce participation characteristics among nondisabled adult SNAP
participants. The survey of current SNAP participants ages 18 to 69
will provide information on employment status, length of workforce
detachment, types of job held, education and training, and social,
physical, and environmental barriers to work, with estimates at the
national and state-levels. The six study objectives include:
Produce descriptive statistics on sociodemographic and
economic characteristics.
Produce descriptive statistics on employment status and
employment characteristics.
Produce descriptive statistics on length of detachment
from the workforce.
Produce descriptive statistics on education and training.
Produce descriptive statistics on health, social, and
personal factors related to employment.
Examine the individual associations between key
characteristics and employment status adjusted for other relevant
characteristics.
A two-tiered sample design that yields state level samples of non-
disabled SNAP participants ages 18 through 69 will be used to address
the six study objectives. SNAP participants will be selected using
administrative data from State SNAP agencies. In the first stage,
primary sampling units (PSUs) in each State and the District of
Columbia (DC) will be randomly selected with probability proportional
to the number of SNAP participants. At the second stage, nondisabled
SNAP participants ages 18 to 69 in each PSU will be randomly sampled.
State samples will be aggregated to obtain National-level estimates.
Affected Public: Respondent groups identified include: (1) Non-
disabled individuals ages 18 through 69 that received SNAP benefits in
a specific sampling month, and (2) 51 State SNAP agencies. SNAP
participants include all SNAP participants living in SNAP households
and eligible to receive SNAP benefits.
Estimated Number of Respondents: (88,434). The total estimated
number of individuals/households (I/H) SNAP participation respondents
initially contacted is 88,383 SNAP participants. Out of the initial
number of I/H contacted 39,780 respondents will be surveyed. In
addition, 51 State SNAP Agencies (including the District of
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Columbia) will be asked to provide caseload data only once to support
development of the survey sampling frame. All 51 are expected to
respond.
Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: The estimated number
of responses 3.8 per SNAP participant respondent. The survey will be
administered only once. The estimated number of responses per state
SNAP agency is six.
Estimated Total Annual Responses: The estimate total annual
responses is 119,361, of which 70,707 are survey respondents, 48,603
are survey non-respondents, and 51 are state agency respondents.
Estimated Time per Response: Based on pretesting of the survey
instrument, the estimated time of response for SNAP participants will
vary from 12 minutes to 69 minutes, with an overall average of 33
minutes (0.55 hours). SNAP participants with multiple jobs over the
reference period will require more time to complete the survey than
participants with one job or no jobs. The estimated time of response
for State SNAP agencies is 4.3 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: The total public
reporting burden for this collection of information is estimated at
37,170 hours (annually). See Table 1 (Total Public Burden Hours) for
estimated total annual burden for each type of respondent.
Estimated Annual Burden Hours: The estimated annual burden hours is
37,170.
Table A-2--Total Public Burden Hours
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Grand
total
Instruments and Sample Number of Frequency Total Hours per Annual Number of Frequency Total Hours per Annual annual
Type of respondents activities size respondents of annual response burden non- of annual response burden burden
response responses (hours) respondents response responses (hours) estimate
(hours)
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SNAP participant.................. Invitation letter... 88,383 70,707 1 70,707 0.0167 1,181 17,676 1 17,676 0.0167 295 1,476
Survey brochure (to 88,383 70,707 1 70,707 0.0833 5,890 17,676 1 17,676 0.0833 1,472 7,362
be sent with
invitation letter).
Survey reminder 64,874 58,387 1 58,387 0.0167 975 6,487 1 6,487 0.0167 108 1,083
postcard--1st.
Survey reminder 65,169 63,103 1 63,103 0.0167 1,054 2,066 1 2,066 0.0167 35 1,088
postcard--2nd.
Guide for telephone 56,596 17,677 1 17,677 0.0500 884 38,919 1 38,919 0.0500 1,946 2,830
call.
Thank you letter 9,945 9,945 1 9,945 0.0167 166 0 0 0 0.0167 0 166
early response.
Thank you letter.... 29,835 29,835 1 29,835 0.0167 498 0 0 0 0.0167 0 498
Field locating 13,258 8,618 1 8,618 0.0167 144 4,640 1 4,640 0.0167 77 221
letter.
Sorry I missed you 6,894 5,170 1 5,170 0.0167 86 1,724 1 1,724 0.0167 29 115
card.
Guidelines for in- 4,653 4,375 1 4,375 0.0500 219 278 1 278 0.0500 14 233
field recruitment.
Participant survey.. 88,383 39,780 1 39,780 0.5500 21,879 48,603 0 0 0.5500 0 21,879
Total............... 88,383 70,707 1 70,707 ......... 32,976 48,603 1 48,603 ......... 3,977 36,952
State SNAP Agency................. FNS email to agency. 51 51 1 51 0.0167 1 0 0 0 0.0167 0 1
Email request for 51 51 1 51 0.0167 1 0 0 0 0.0167 0 1
call.
Fact sheet.......... 51 51 1 51 0.0333 2 0 0 0 0.0333 0 2
Call script......... 51 51 1 51 0.1667 9 0 0 0 0.1667 0 9
Email to request 51 51 1 51 0.0333 2 0 0 0 0.0333 0 2
data.
Preparations and 51 51 1 51 4.0000 204 0 0 0 4.0000 0 204
sending data.
Total............... 51 51 1 51 ......... 219 0 0 0 ......... 0 219
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COMBINED TOTAL................ 88,434.............. ......... 70,758 1 70,758 ......... 33,193 48,603 1 48,603 ......... 3,977 37,170
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Dated: September 16, 2019.
Pamilyn Miller,
Administrator, Food and Nutrition Service.
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