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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Food and Nutrition Service
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Comment Request—
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance
Program—Trafficking Controls and
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 is a revision of a currently
approved collection codified in Food
and Nutrition Service (FNS) regulations.
DATES: Written comments must be
received on or before January 6, 2020.
ADDRESSES: 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. Comments may
also be submitted via email to
SM.FN.SNAPSAB@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 Richard
Duckworth at 703–305–4271.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a
revision of a currently approved
SUMMARY:
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collection codified in FNS regulations at
7 CFR 274.6(b)(5) and 274.6(b)(6).
FNS’ Supplemental Nutrition
Assistance Program (SNAP) 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’ SNAP 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.
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: Trafficking
Controls and Fraud Investigations.
OMB Number: 0584–0587.
Expiration Date: 1/31/2020.
Type of Request: Revision of a
currently approved collection.
Abstract: FNS regulations at 7 CFR
274.6(b) 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
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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 request, 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.
FNS is currently aware out of the 53
State agencies, six State agencies have
opted to follow our regulations at
274.6(b)(5) to withhold replacement
cards. All other State agencies follow
our regulations at 274.6(b)(6) for the
Excessive Replacement Card Notice.
Affected Public: Individuals/
Households participating in SNAP and
State, Local or Tribal Government
Agencies that administer SNAP.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
238,697. Card replacement data,
adjusted for changes in SNAP caseload,
suggest that about 238,644 households
request four replacement EBT cards
within a 12-month period annually.
These households, plus the 53 State
agencies that must send the notices
required by 7 CFR 274.6(b) make up the
respondents.
Estimated of Responses per
Respondent: There is an average
estimated 2.11 responses for each
respondent. See the table below for
estimated responses for each type of
respondent.
Estimated Total Annual Responses:
503,712 (251,856 individuals/
households total annual response +
251,856 States agencies total annual
response). See the table below for
estimated responses for each type of
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respondent. Of the 238,644 households
requesting four replacement EBT cards,
about 26,424 are estimated to be in the
six States where the agencies have opted
to follow our regulations at 274.6(b)(5)
to withhold replacement cards. FNS
estimates that half of all recipients who
receive a notice upon issuance of their
fourth card will request a fifth card.
Estimated Time per Response: 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. There is an
average estimated time of 0.04557373
hours for each response.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on
Respondents: 22,956 hours (14,560.85
burden hours for individuals/
households and 8,396.20 for State
agencies). The currently approved
annual burden is 21,941 hours. The
revision reflects two adjustments,
neither of which is related to an FNS
program change:
(1) Because the number of households
participating in SNAP has decreased,
Estimated
number
respondents
Respondent
Activity
Individuals or Household (I/H) ..................
Read Withhold Replacement Card Warning Notice (274.6(b)(5)).
Read Replacement Card Withheld Notice
& Contact State Agency (274.6(b)(5)).
Read Excessive Replacement Card Notice (274.6(b)(6)).
we have fewer excessive replacement
EBT card requests and therefore fewer
notices, and
(2) more States opt to follow our
regulations at 274.6(b)(5) to withhold
replacement cards, which requires some
households to make contact with the
State agency if they request excessive
replacement cards
See the table below for estimated total
reporting annual burden for each type of
respondent.
There is no recordkeeping or thirdparty disclosure burden contained in
this information collection request.
Responses
annually per
respondent
Total annual
responses
Estimated
average
number of
hours per
response
Estimated
total hours
26,424
1.00
26,424
0.03
880.81
* 13,212
1.00
13,212
0.50
6,606.05
212,220
1.00
212,220
0.03
7,073.99
Individuals/Households Subtotal .......
...................................................................
238,644
......................
251,856
......................
14,560.85
State Agency ............................................
Send Withhold Replacement Card Warning Notice (274.6(b)(5)).
Send Replacement Card Withheld Notice
(274.6(b)(5)).
Send Excessive Replacement Card Notice (274.6(b)(6)).
6
4,404.03
26,424
0.03
880.81
6
2,202.02
13,212
0.03
440.40
47
4,515.31
212,220
0.03
7,073.99
State Agencies Subtotal ....................
...................................................................
53
......................
251,856
......................
8,395.20
Overall Grand Total Burden .......
...................................................................
238,697
2.11
503,712
0.0455737
22,956.05
* Note: The 13,212 Individuals/Households SNAP participants are the same I/H accounted for in the 26,424 and therefore not double counted.
Dated: October 18, 2019.
Pamilyn Miller,
Administrator, Food and Nutrition Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service
Caribou-Targhee National Forest;
Idaho; Caribou-Targhee National
Forest and Curlew National Grassland
Integrated Weed Management Analysis
Forest Service, USDA.
Notice of intent to prepare an
environmental impact statement.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The Caribou-Targhee National
Forest will prepare an environmental
impact statement (EIS) for invasive
plant management. Invasive plants are a
major threat to the biological diversity
and ecological integrity within and
outside the Caribou-Targhee National
Forest and the Curlew National
Grassland (Forests). The Forests propose
to implement adaptive and integrated
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invasive plan management on current
and potential infested areas forest-wide.
A clear and comprehensive integrated
invasive plant management strategy
would allow for the implementation of
timely and effective invasive plant
management and prevention projects
and programs on the Forests. In the
absence of an aggressive invasive plant
management program, the number,
density, and distribution of invasive
plants on both Forests is expected to
increase.
Comments concerning the scope
of the analysis must be received by
December 23, 2019. The draft EIS is
expected in May 2020 and the final EIS
is expected in November 2020.
ADDRESSES: Send written comments to
Caribou-Targhee National Forest, 1405
Hollipark Drive, Idaho Falls, ID 83401.
Comments may also be sent via email to
FS-comments-intermtn-cariboutarghee@usda.gov or via facsimile to
(208) 557–5827.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Heidi Heyrend at (208) 557–5791 or
heidi.heyrend@usda.gov. Individuals
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who use telecommunication devices for
the deaf (TDD) may call the Federal
Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–
800–877–8339 between 8 a.m. and 8
p.m., Eastern Time, Monday through
Friday.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Invasive
plants create many adverse
environmental effects, including, but
not limited to: Displacement of native
plants; reduction in functionality of
habitat for wildlife; loss of threatened,
endangered, and sensitive species;
increased soil erosion and reduced
water quality; alteration of physical and
biological properties of soil, including
reduced soil productivity; changes to
the intensity and frequency of fires, and
loss of recreational opportunities.
Within the 2.9 million acres of the
Caribou-Targhee National Forest and
Curlew National Grassland, less than
two percent are identified as being
infested with invasive, non-native, and/
or state-listed noxious weeds.
These invasive plant infestations have
a high potential to expand on lands
within and adjacent to the Forests,
degrading desired plant communities
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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: Comment Request--
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program--Trafficking Controls and
Fraud Investigations
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 codified in Food and Nutrition Service
(FNS) regulations.
DATES: Written comments must be received on or before January 6, 2020.
ADDRESSES: 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. Comments may
also be submitted 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 Richard
Duckworth at 703-305-4271.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a revision of a currently approved
collection codified in FNS regulations at 7 CFR 274.6(b)(5) and
274.6(b)(6).
FNS' Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) 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' SNAP 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.
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: Trafficking
Controls and Fraud Investigations.
OMB Number: 0584-0587.
Expiration Date: 1/31/2020.
Type of Request: Revision of a currently approved collection.
Abstract: FNS regulations at 7 CFR 274.6(b) 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 request,
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.
FNS is currently aware out of the 53 State agencies, six State
agencies have opted to follow our regulations at 274.6(b)(5) to
withhold replacement cards. All other State agencies follow our
regulations at 274.6(b)(6) for the Excessive Replacement Card Notice.
Affected Public: Individuals/Households participating in SNAP and
State, Local or Tribal Government Agencies that administer SNAP.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 238,697. Card replacement data,
adjusted for changes in SNAP caseload, suggest that about 238,644
households request four replacement EBT cards within a 12-month period
annually. These households, plus the 53 State agencies that must send
the notices required by 7 CFR 274.6(b) make up the respondents.
Estimated of Responses per Respondent: There is an average
estimated 2.11 responses for each respondent. See the table below for
estimated responses for each type of respondent.
Estimated Total Annual Responses: 503,712 (251,856 individuals/
households total annual response + 251,856 States agencies total annual
response). See the table below for estimated responses for each type of
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respondent. Of the 238,644 households requesting four replacement EBT
cards, about 26,424 are estimated to be in the six States where the
agencies have opted to follow our regulations at 274.6(b)(5) to
withhold replacement cards. FNS estimates that half of all recipients
who receive a notice upon issuance of their fourth card will request a
fifth card.
Estimated Time per Response: 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. There is an average estimated time of 0.04557373 hours for
each response.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 22,956 hours
(14,560.85 burden hours for individuals/households and 8,396.20 for
State agencies). The currently approved annual burden is 21,941 hours.
The revision reflects two adjustments, neither of which is related to
an FNS program change:
(1) Because the number of households participating in SNAP has
decreased, we have fewer excessive replacement EBT card requests and
therefore fewer notices, and
(2) more States opt to follow our regulations at 274.6(b)(5) to
withhold replacement cards, which requires some households to make
contact with the State agency if they request excessive replacement
cards
See the table below for estimated total reporting annual burden for
each type of respondent.
There is no recordkeeping or third-party disclosure burden
contained in this information collection request.
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Estimated
Estimated Responses average
Respondent Activity number annually per Total annual number of Estimated
respondents respondent responses hours per total hours
response
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Individuals or Household (I/H)................. Read Withhold Replacement Card 26,424 1.00 26,424 0.03 880.81
Warning Notice (274.6(b)(5)).
Read Replacement Card Withheld * 13,212 1.00 13,212 0.50 6,606.05
Notice & Contact State Agency
(274.6(b)(5)).
Read Excessive Replacement Card 212,220 1.00 212,220 0.03 7,073.99
Notice (274.6(b)(6)).
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Individuals/Households Subtotal............ ................................. 238,644 ............ 251,856 ............ 14,560.85
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State Agency................................... Send Withhold Replacement Card 6 4,404.03 26,424 0.03 880.81
Warning Notice (274.6(b)(5)).
Send Replacement Card Withheld 6 2,202.02 13,212 0.03 440.40
Notice (274.6(b)(5)).
Send Excessive Replacement Card 47 4,515.31 212,220 0.03 7,073.99
Notice (274.6(b)(6)).
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State Agencies Subtotal.................... ................................. 53 ............ 251,856 ............ 8,395.20
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Overall Grand Total Burden............. ................................. 238,697 2.11 503,712 0.0455737 22,956.05
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* Note: The 13,212 Individuals/Households SNAP participants are the same I/H accounted for in the 26,424 and therefore not double counted.
Dated: October 18, 2019.
Pamilyn Miller,
Administrator, Food and Nutrition Service.
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