Agency Information Collection Activities: National Study of State Adoption and Use of Pandemic-Electronic Benefit Transfer During Covid-19, 53319-53320 [2020-18952]
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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: Generic Information Collection
and Clearance of Qualitative Feedback
on Agency Service Delivery.
OMB Control Number: 0581–0269.
Summary of Collection: Executive
Order 12862 directs Federal agencies to
provide service to the public that
matches or exceeds the best service
available in the private sector.
Improving Agricultural Marketing
Service (AMS) programs requires
ongoing assessment of service delivery,
by which we mean systematic review of
the operation of a program compared to
a set of explicit or implicit standards, as
a means of contributing to the
continuous improvement of the
program.
Need and Use of the Information: The
information collection activity will
garner qualitative customer and
stakeholder feedback in an efficient,
timely manner, in accordance with the
Administration’s commitment to
improving service delivery. By
qualitative feedback we mean
information that provides useful
insights on perceptions and opinions,
but are not statistical surveys that yield
quantitative results that can be
generalized to the population of study.
This feedback will provide insights into
customer or stakeholder perceptions,
experiences and expectations, provide
an early warning of issues with service,
or focus attention on areas where
communication, training or changes in
operations might improve delivery of
products or services. These collections
will allow for ongoing, collaborative and
actionable communications between
AMS and its customers and
stakeholders. It will also allow feedback
to contribute directly to the
improvement of program management.
Feedback collected under this generic
clearance will provide useful
information, but it will not yield data
that can be generalized to the overall
population. This type of generic
clearance for qualitative information
will not be used for quantitative
information collections that are
designed to yield reliably actionable
results, such as monitoring trends over
time or documenting program
performance. Such data uses require
more rigorous designs that address: The
target population to which
generalizations will be made, the
sampling frame, the sample design
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(including stratification and clustering),
the precision requirements or power
calculations that justify the proposed
sample size, the expected response rate,
methods for assessing potential nonresponse bias, the protocols for data
collection, and any testing procedures
that were or will be undertaken prior
fielding the study. Depending on the
degree of influence the results are likely
to have, such collections may still be
eligible for submission for other generic
mechanisms that are designed to yield
quantitative results.
Description of Respondents: Farms;
Business or other for-profit; Not-forprofit Institutions and State, Local or
Tribal Government.
Number of Respondents: 100,000.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting:
On occasion.
Total Burden Hours: 50,000.
Agricultural Marketing Service
Title: USDA Web Based Supply Chain
Management System (WBSCM).
OMB Control Number: 0581–0273.
Summary of Collection: Section 32 of
the Act of August 24, 1935, as amended
(Section 32 Pub. L. 74–320; 7 U.S.C.
612(c); Sections 6(a) and (e), 13, and 17
of the National School Lunch Act, as
amended, (42 U.S.C. 1751, 1761, and
1766) in addition to several other acts
authorize the Agricultural Marketing
Service (AMS) Procurement Branches to
prepare and issue announcements for
the purchase and sale of perishable
agricultural commodities. AMS
purchases agricultural commodities for
the Section 32 and 6a & e National
School Lunch Program/Child & Adult
Care Food Program; Nutrition Service
Incentive Program; Food Distribution
Program on Indian Reservations;
Commodity Supplemental Food
Program; The Emergency Food
Assistance Program and Disaster
Feeding in addition to providing
support for commodity markets with
surplus inventory.
Need and Use of the Information:
AMS issues solicitation for offers in
order to solicit bids for commodities for
delivery to domestic nutrition assistance
programs. Vendors respond by making
electronic offers using the secure Web
Based Supply Chain Management
System (WBSCM). Vendors must be
registered, and have an ID and
password, in order to submit bids
electronically through WBSCM via the
internet. The information will change in
response to the needs of the domestic
feeding programs and each solicitation.
Information collected has been
consolidated into three processes—a
New Vendor Application, Bid
Solicitation, and Contract Delivery,
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Invoice Submission and Inspection
Results. The data collected from
vendors assists AMS with making a
determination whether a business is
viable and capable of supplying product
to the Federal government.
Description of Respondents: Business
or other for profit; Farms.
Number of Respondents: 330.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting:
On occasion; Weekly; Monthly;
Quarterly.
Total Burden Hours: 48,376.
Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection
Clearance Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Food and Nutrition Service
Agency Information Collection
Activities: National Study of State
Adoption and Use of PandemicElectronic Benefit Transfer During
Covid–19
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 to
collect information on the operational
aspects of the Pandemic Electronic
Benefit Transfer program (P–EBT).
DATES: Written comments must be
received on or before October 27, 2020.
ADDRESSES: Comments may be sent to:
Edward Harper, Food and Nutrition
Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture,
1320 Braddock Place, Alexandria, VA
22314. Comments may also be
submitted via fax to the attention of
Edward Harper at 703–305–2340 or via
email to edward.harper@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 Edward Harper at
703–305–2340.
SUMMARY:
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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: National Study of State
Adoption and Use of PandemicElectronic Benefit Transfer during
Covid–19.
Form Number: Not applicable.
OMB Number: Not Yet Assigned.
Expiration Date: Not Yet Assigned.
Type of Request: New collection.
Abstract: The Families First
Coronavirus Response Act of 2020
provides the Secretary of Agriculture
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
authority to approve State agency plans
for temporary emergency benefits under
the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008.
Children who would receive free or
reduced-price meals under the Richard
B. Russell National School Lunch Act,
if not for the school closures, are eligible
under this provision.
This collection seeks to gather
information on operational issues and
challenges encountered by Child
Nutrition (CN) and Supplemental
Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)
State agencies while implementing the
PEBT program. The study will collect
information on State systems, including
student information and direct
certification systems and the records
contained in those systems, school meal
application data, information on the
efficacy of the PEBT program, costs of
operating the program, and
organizational and operational
challenges. This study will also seek to
collect administrative data on per
recipient benefits at the school district
level.
Affected Public: Respondent groups
include: (1) All CN State agencies
administering the NSLP and SBP; (2) All
SNAP State agencies administering the
SNAP program.
Estimated
number
respondent
Respondent
Responses
annually per
respondent
Estimated Number of Respondents:
The total estimated number of
respondents is 150. This includes 75 CN
State agency respondents and 75 SNAP
State agency respondents. In some
States, more than one State agency
administers the school meal programs.
There are 59 State agencies that
administer the school meal programs.
The additional respondents included in
the estimate account for time spent
consulting with staff actively involved
in the P–EBT operations.
Estimated Number of Responses per
Respondent: The CN and SNAP State
agencies will be asked to complete one
survey and provide requested
administrative data for the period P–
EBT was operational. There will be one
response per respondent.
Estimated Total Annual Responses:
150 × 1 = 150.
Estimated Time per Response: The
response time is estimated to be about
3 hours for each CN and SNAP State
agency to complete.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on
Respondents: 450 hours. See the table
below for estimated total annual burden
for each State agency director.
Total annual
responses
Estimated avg.
number of
hours per
response
Estimated total
hours
3
3
225
225
Reporting Burden
Child Nutrition State agencies .............................................
SNAP State agencies ..........................................................
Pamilyn Miller,
Administrator, Food and Nutrition Service.
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Notice of Public Meeting of the Alaska
Advisory Committee
U.S. Commission on Civil
Rights.
ACTION: Announcement 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
(FACA) that a teleconference meeting of
the Alaska Advisory Committee
(Committee) to the Commission will be
held at 12:00 p.m. Alaska Time (AKT)
on Friday, September 4, 2020. The
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DATES: The meeting will be held on
Friday, September 4, 2020 at 12:00 p.m.
AKT.
Public Call Information:
Dial: 800–437–2398
Conference ID: 8287097
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ana
Victoria Fortes (DFO) at afortes@
usccr.gov or (202) 681–0857.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This
meeting is available to the public
through the following toll-free call-in
number: 800–437–2398, conference ID
number: 8287097. Any interested
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
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impairments may also follow the
proceedings by first calling the Federal
Relay Service at 1–800–877–8339 and
providing the Service with the
conference call number and conference
ID number.
Members of the public are entitled to
make comments during the open period
at the end of the meeting. Members of
the public may also submit written
comments; the comments must be
received in the Regional Programs Unit
within 30 days following the meeting.
Written comments may be mailed to the
Western Regional Office, U.S.
Commission on Civil Rights, 300 North
Los Angeles Street, Suite 2010, Los
Angeles, CA 90012 or email Ana
Victoria Fortes at afortes@usccr.gov.
Records and documents discussed
during the meeting will be available for
public viewing prior to and after the
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[FR Doc No: 2020-18952]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Food and Nutrition Service
Agency Information Collection Activities: National Study of State
Adoption and Use of Pandemic-Electronic Benefit Transfer During Covid-
19
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 collection is a new
collection to collect information on the operational aspects of the
Pandemic Electronic Benefit Transfer program (P-EBT).
DATES: Written comments must be received on or before October 27, 2020.
ADDRESSES: Comments may be sent to: Edward Harper, Food and Nutrition
Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, 1320 Braddock Place,
Alexandria, VA 22314. Comments may also be submitted via fax to the
attention of Edward Harper at 703-305-2340 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 Edward
Harper at 703-305-2340.
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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: National Study of State Adoption and Use of Pandemic-
Electronic Benefit Transfer during Covid-19.
Form Number: Not applicable.
OMB Number: Not Yet Assigned.
Expiration Date: Not Yet Assigned.
Type of Request: New collection.
Abstract: The Families First Coronavirus Response Act of 2020
provides the Secretary of Agriculture authority to approve State agency
plans for temporary emergency benefits under the Food and Nutrition Act
of 2008. Children who would receive free or reduced-price meals under
the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act, if not for the school
closures, are eligible under this provision.
This collection seeks to gather information on operational issues
and challenges encountered by Child Nutrition (CN) and Supplemental
Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) State agencies while implementing
the PEBT program. The study will collect information on State systems,
including student information and direct certification systems and the
records contained in those systems, school meal application data,
information on the efficacy of the PEBT program, costs of operating the
program, and organizational and operational challenges. This study will
also seek to collect administrative data on per recipient benefits at
the school district level.
Affected Public: Respondent groups include: (1) All CN State
agencies administering the NSLP and SBP; (2) All SNAP State agencies
administering the SNAP program.
Estimated Number of Respondents: The total estimated number of
respondents is 150. This includes 75 CN State agency respondents and 75
SNAP State agency respondents. In some States, more than one State
agency administers the school meal programs. There are 59 State
agencies that administer the school meal programs. The additional
respondents included in the estimate account for time spent consulting
with staff actively involved in the P-EBT operations.
Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: The CN and SNAP State
agencies will be asked to complete one survey and provide requested
administrative data for the period P-EBT was operational. There will be
one response per respondent.
Estimated Total Annual Responses: 150 x 1 = 150.
Estimated Time per Response: The response time is estimated to be
about 3 hours for each CN and SNAP State agency to complete.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 450 hours. See the
table below for estimated total annual burden for each State agency
director.
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Estimated avg.
Estimated Responses Total annual number of Estimated
Respondent number annually per responses hours per total hours
respondent respondent response
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Reporting Burden
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Child Nutrition State agencies.. 75 1 75.00 3 225
SNAP State agencies............. 75 1 75.00 3 225
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Pamilyn Miller,
Administrator, Food and Nutrition Service.
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