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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Requests for additional information or
copies of this information collection
should be directed to Stephanie Proska
at 703–305–2437.
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,
Reg. section
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 (SNAP).
OMB Number: 0584–0034.
Expiration Date: April 30, 2021.
Type of Request: Revision of a
currently approved collection.
Abstract: The FNS–245, Negative Case
Action Review Schedule, is designed to
Description of
activity
Affected public
Estimated
number of
respondents
Estimated
responses per
respondent
collect quality control (QC) data and
serve as the data entry form for negative
case action QC reviews in the
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance
Program (SNAP). State agencies
complete the FNS–245 for each negative
case in their QC sample. The reporting
and recordkeeping burden associated
with the completion of the FNS–245 has
decreased from approximately
115,514.87 hours to 102,001 hours. The
13,513.87 hour decrease in the total
burden is largely a result of the decrease
in total SNAP negative case selections
from 38,970 cases in FY 2015 to 34,322
cases in FY 2018.
Total annual
responses
Number of
burden hours
per response
Estimated total
burden hours
Reporting Burden
Reporting Burden for State Agencies FNS 245, OMB 0584–0034
275.13 (b) ...........
State Agencies ...
Household Case
Record Review.
Variance identification.
Error analysis .....
53
647.5849
34,322.00
1.75
60,063.50
275.12 (b) ...........
State Agencies ...
53
647.5849
34,322.00
0.6906
23,702.77
275.13 (c) ...........
State Agencies ...
53
647.5849
34,322.00
0.5
17,161.00
Grand Totals Reporting Burden ...................................
53.00
........................
102,966.00
2.9406
100,927.27
Record Keeping Burden
Recordkeeping Burden for State Agencies FNS 245, OMB 0584–0034
275.4 ...................
State Agencies ...
Record Retention
53
647.5849
34,322
0.0236
1,073.73
Overall Grand Total Reporting and Recordkeeping .....
53.00
........................
137,288.00
2.96
102,001.00
Affected Public: State, Local and
Tribal Government.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 53
State Agencies.
Estimated Number of Responses per
Respondent: 647.59.
Estimated Total Annual Responses:
102,966.
Estimated Time per Response: 2.9406
hours.
Estimated Total Burden Hours:
100,927.27.
Number of Record Keepers: 53.
Number of Records per Record
Keeper: 647.59 Records.
Estimated Number of Records/
Response to Keep: 34,322 Records.
Recordkeeping Time per Response:
.0236 hours.
Total Estimated Recordkeeping
Burden Hours: 1,073.73 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Reporting
and Recordkeeping Burden on
Respondents: 137,288 hours.
Pamilyn Miller,
Administrator, Food and Nutrition Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Food and Nutrition Service
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Supplemental Nutrition
Assistance Program (SNAP)
Requirement for National Directory of
New Hires Employment Verification
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.
DATES: Written comments must be
received on or before March 5, 2021.
ADDRESSES: Comments may be sent to:
Maribelle Balbes, Food and Nutrition
Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture,
1320 Braddock Place, Alexandria,
Virginia 22314. Comments may also be
submitted via email to SNAPSAB@
FNS.USDA.GOV. Comments will also be
accepted through the Federal
eRulemaking Portal. Go to https://
SUMMARY:
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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 Evan Sieradzki at
703–605–3212.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This
collection is a revision of an expired
collection at 84 FR 11928. In 2016, an
Interim Final Rule titled ‘‘Supplemental
Nutrition Assistance Program:
Requirement for National Directory of
New Hires Employment Verification
and Annual Program Activity
Reporting,’’ was published in the
Federal Register. This rule codified
section 4013 of the Agricultural Act of
2014, requiring State agencies to access
employment data through the National
Directory of New Hires (NDNH) at the
time of certification, including
recertification, to determine eligibility
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status and correct benefit amount for
SNAP applicants. The rule also
amended regulations to increase the
frequency of the requirement for State
agency submission of the Program
Activity Statement from an annual
requirement based on the State fiscal
year to a quarterly requirement. The
burden hours for the increase in
submission frequency for the Program
Activity Statement, form FNS–366B,
have been merged into the Food
Programs Reporting System (FPRS)
information collection, OMB #0584–
0594 (expiration 7/31/2023). Therefore,
this notice seeks to renew the burden
hours associated with the National
Directory of New Hires portion of this
information collection only and
removes burden hours and references
for the Program Activity Statement,
form FNS–366B.
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: SNAP Requirement for National
Directory of New Hires Employment
Verification.
Form Number: N/A.
OMB Number: 0584–0608.
Expiration Date: 5/31/2019.
Type of Request: Revision of a
currently approved collection.
Abstract: Supplemental Nutrition
Assistance Program (SNAP) regulations
at 7 CFR 272.16 require that each State
agency must establish a system to
compare identifiable information about
each adult household member against
data from the U.S. Department of Health
and Human Services’ (HHS) National
Directory of New Hires (NDNH). This
comparison will be used to determine
the eligibility status of the household
and determine the correct benefit
amount the household should receive.
Applicant and Recipient Screening:
The State agency must compare
identifiable information about each
adult household member against
information from the NDNH. States
must make the comparison of matched
data at the time of application and
recertification and must independently
verify any positive match results.
Verification of Match: The State agency
must independently verify the
information prior to taking any adverse
action against an individual. Should the
State agency receive employment
information via the NDNH that was
previously unreported by the
household, the State agency may issue
a Request for Contact to the household
to verify the information or contact the
employer directly, depending upon
applicable reporting requirements as
defined at 7 CFR 273.12.
Estimated
number of
respondents
Notice: The Notice of Adverse Action
or Notice of Denial is issued by State
agencies to participating households
whose benefits will be reduced or
terminated as the result of a change in
household circumstances. Should the
State agency independently verify
unreported or underreported income
discovered through NDNH, and that
income results in a reduction of benefits
or change in eligibility, the State agency
must take action by issuing the
household a Notice of Adverse Action
or Notice of Denial and adjusting
benefits accordingly.
Burden Estimates: The previous
burden for this collection was 252,432
reporting hours (209,899 reporting
burden hours for State agencies + 41,583
reporting burden hours for households).
The requested burden is 521,719.02
(482,290.88 reporting burden hours for
State agencies + 39,428.14 reporting
burden hours for households), which
represents an increase of 269,287.02
hours due to program adjustments.
There are no recordkeeping
requirements associated with this
collection.
Affected Public: State and local
agencies, households.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
1,180,536.20.
Estimated Number of Responses per
Respondent: 8.8567.
Estimated Total Annual Responses:
10,455,713.40.
Estimated Time per Response:
0.04989.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on
Respondents: 521,719.02 hours. See the
table below for estimated total annual
burden for each type of respondent.
Estimated
total
annual
responses
Estimated
responses per
respondent
Estimated
hours per
response
Estimated
total annual
hours
Regulation
Burden activity
272.2 ...............................
272.15 .............................
272.15 .............................
272.15 .............................
Program Activity Statement .....................................
NDNH—Applicant/Recipient Screening ...................
NDNH—Verification of Match ..................................
NDND—Notice of Adverse Action or Notice of Denial.
0
53
53
53
0
147,162.75
19,886.85
7,954.74
0
7,799,626.00
1,054,003.00
421,601.20
0
0.0501
0.0668
0.0501
0
390,761.26
70,407.40
21,122.22
State Agency Total ........................................................................................
53
175,004.34
9,275,230.20
0.051997726
482,290.88
State Agency Reporting Burden
Household Reporting Burden
272.15 .............................
272.15 .............................
NDNH—Response to Request for Contact .............
NDNH—Response to Notice of Adverse Action or
Notice of Denial.
758,882.00
421,601.20
1.00
1.00
758,882.00
421,601.20
0.0334
0.0334
25,346.66
14,081.48
Household Reporting Total ............................................................................
1,180,483.20
1
1,180,483.20
0.0334
39,428.14
Grand Totals ...........................................................................................
1,180,536.20
8.856749501
10,455,713.40
0.049897984
521,719.02
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Pamilyn Miller,
Administrator, Food and Nutrition Service.
[FR Doc. 2020–29007 Filed 12–31–20; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Food and Nutrition Service
Privacy Act of 1974; Computer
Matching Program
Food and Nutrition Service
(FNS), USDA.
ACTION: Notice of reestablished
matching program.
AGENCY:
In accordance with the
Privacy Act of 1974, the U.S.
Department of Agriculture (USDA) Food
and Nutrition Service (FNS) is
providing notice of a reestablished
computer matching program between
FNS and the State agencies that
administer the Supplemental Nutrition
Assistance Program (SNAP). The
matching program allows State agencies
access to the Electronic Disqualified
Recipient System (eDRS), a national
database operated by FNS. The system
maintains records of SNAP
disqualifications imposed by State
agencies on individuals who have been
found to have committed an intentional
program violation (IPV). State agencies
need access to nationwide
disqualification information to meet
program integrity requirements because
a disqualification in any State applies to
SNAP nationally. Matches against eDRS
enhance program integrity by providing
State agencies assistance in determining
eligibility for SNAP benefits and the
proper disqualification length when
imposing a new disqualification.
DATES: The deadline for comments on
this notice is February 3, 2021. The
effective date of the reestablished
matching program will be not sooner
than 30 days from the publication of
this notice, provided no comments are
received that result in a contrary
determination. The matching program
will be conducted for an initial term of
18 months and, within three months of
expiration, may be renewed for one
additional year if the parties make no
change to the matching program and
certify that the program has been
conducted in compliance with the
agreement.
ADDRESSES: Interested parties may
submit written comments on this notice
to Maribelle Balbes, Chief, State
Administration Branch, Program
Accountability and Administration
Division, SNAP, by email at
SM.FN.SNAPSAB@usda.gov, or by mail
SUMMARY:
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at 1320 Braddock Place, Alexandria,
Virginia 22314.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If
you have questions about the matching
program, you may contact Maribelle
Balbes, (703) 605–4272.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Privacy Act of 1974, as amended, 5
U.S.C. 552a, provides certain
protections for individuals applying for
and receiving federal benefits. The law
governs the use of computer matching
by federal agencies when records in a
system of records, which contains
information about individuals that are
retrieved by name or other personal
identifier, are matched with records of
other Federal, State, or local government
records. The Privacy Act requires
agencies involved in a matching
program to:
1. Obtain approval of a Computer
Matching Agreement, prepared in
accordance with the Privacy Act, by the
Data Integrity Board of any Federal
agency participating in a matching
program.
2. Enter into a written Computer
Matching Agreement.
3. Provide a report of the matching
program to Congress and the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB), and
make it available to the public, as
required by 5 U.S.C. 552a(o), (u)(3)(A),
and (u)(4).
4. Publish a notice of the matching
program in the Federal Register as
required by 5 U.S.C. 552a(e)(12) after
OMB and Congress complete their
review of the report, as provided by
OMB Circular A–108, Federal Agency
Responsibilities for Review, Reporting,
and Publication under the Privacy Act.
5. Notify the individuals whose
information will be used in the
matching program that the information
they provide is subject to verification
through matching, as required by 5
U.S.C. 552a(o)(1)(D).
6. Verify match findings before
suspending, terminating, reducing, or
making a final denial of an individual’s
benefits or payments or taking other
adverse action against the individual, as
required by 5 U.S.C. 552a(p).
This matching program meets these
requirements.
Participating Agencies: FNS and the
State agencies that administer SNAP to
include all 50 States, the District of
Columbia, and the territories of Guam
and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
Authority for Conducting the
Matching Program: The Food and
Nutrition Act of 2008 (the Act), as
amended, 7 U.S.C. 2015(b), provides the
legal authority for conducting the
matching program. Section 6(b) of the
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Act, prescribes mandatory periods of
ineligibility for persons found to have
committed an IPV such as fraud,
misrepresentation, or other violation of
statute or regulation in connection with
SNAP. Section 6(b)(4) prescribes
regulations to ensure that appropriate
State and Federal entities forward
information concerning determinations
arising out of such proscribed activity
by a specific individual.
Purpose: The eDRS matching program
maintains program integrity and reduces
payment errors by providing
information to assist State agencies with
establishing or verifying the eligibility
of individuals for SNAP benefits and
determining the appropriate
disqualification period to be imposed
for a new IPV as required in regulations
at 7 CFR 273.16, Disqualification for
intentional Program violation. Each
State agency must submit information
about individuals who have been
disqualified from SNAP within their
State to eDRS. As a participant in this
matching program, each State agency
has access to this national system to
both submit the required information for
their State and perform the required
matches against information provided
by all State agencies.
Categories of Individuals: SNAP
applicants and new household members
are matched against eDRS as part of the
eligibility determination process to
ensure the individual is not currently
disqualified from receiving benefits due
to an IPV. Individuals who are being
disqualified by a State agency due to a
new IPV finding are matched against
eDRS to assist the State agency in
determining the appropriate duration of
the new disqualification.
Categories of Records: The data
elements in eDRS provide information
about individuals who have been
disqualified, the disqualification details,
and the agency that imposed the
disqualification. State agencies submit
this information about disqualifications
imposed in their State and this
information is then available to all
participating State agencies with access
to eDRS. State agencies use personally
identifying information to search eDRS
for the individual being matched.
1. Information about the disqualified
individual:
• Name
• Social security number or
alternative ID
• Date of birth
• Gender
• Alias
2. Disqualification details:
• Disqualification number
• Disqualification decision date
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Food and Nutrition Service
Agency Information Collection Activities: Supplemental Nutrition
Assistance Program (SNAP) Requirement for National Directory of New
Hires Employment Verification
AGENCY: Food and Nutrition Service (FNS), USDA.
ACTION: Notice.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
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.
DATES: Written comments must be received on or before March 5, 2021.
ADDRESSES: Comments may be sent to: Maribelle Balbes, Food and
Nutrition Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, 1320 Braddock Place,
Alexandria, Virginia 22314. 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 Evan
Sieradzki at 703-605-3212.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This collection is a revision of an expired
collection at 84 FR 11928. In 2016, an Interim Final Rule titled
``Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program: Requirement for National
Directory of New Hires Employment Verification and Annual Program
Activity Reporting,'' was published in the Federal Register. This rule
codified section 4013 of the Agricultural Act of 2014, requiring State
agencies to access employment data through the National Directory of
New Hires (NDNH) at the time of certification, including
recertification, to determine eligibility
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status and correct benefit amount for SNAP applicants. The rule also
amended regulations to increase the frequency of the requirement for
State agency submission of the Program Activity Statement from an
annual requirement based on the State fiscal year to a quarterly
requirement. The burden hours for the increase in submission frequency
for the Program Activity Statement, form FNS-366B, have been merged
into the Food Programs Reporting System (FPRS) information collection,
OMB #0584- 0594 (expiration 7/31/2023). Therefore, this notice seeks to
renew the burden hours associated with the National Directory of New
Hires portion of this information collection only and removes burden
hours and references for the Program Activity Statement, form FNS-366B.
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: SNAP Requirement for National Directory of New Hires
Employment Verification.
Form Number: N/A.
OMB Number: 0584-0608.
Expiration Date: 5/31/2019.
Type of Request: Revision of a currently approved collection.
Abstract: Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)
regulations at 7 CFR 272.16 require that each State agency must
establish a system to compare identifiable information about each adult
household member against data from the U.S. Department of Health and
Human Services' (HHS) National Directory of New Hires (NDNH). This
comparison will be used to determine the eligibility status of the
household and determine the correct benefit amount the household should
receive.
Applicant and Recipient Screening: The State agency must compare
identifiable information about each adult household member against
information from the NDNH. States must make the comparison of matched
data at the time of application and recertification and must
independently verify any positive match results. Verification of Match:
The State agency must independently verify the information prior to
taking any adverse action against an individual. Should the State
agency receive employment information via the NDNH that was previously
unreported by the household, the State agency may issue a Request for
Contact to the household to verify the information or contact the
employer directly, depending upon applicable reporting requirements as
defined at 7 CFR 273.12.
Notice: The Notice of Adverse Action or Notice of Denial is issued
by State agencies to participating households whose benefits will be
reduced or terminated as the result of a change in household
circumstances. Should the State agency independently verify unreported
or underreported income discovered through NDNH, and that income
results in a reduction of benefits or change in eligibility, the State
agency must take action by issuing the household a Notice of Adverse
Action or Notice of Denial and adjusting benefits accordingly.
Burden Estimates: The previous burden for this collection was
252,432 reporting hours (209,899 reporting burden hours for State
agencies + 41,583 reporting burden hours for households). The requested
burden is 521,719.02 (482,290.88 reporting burden hours for State
agencies + 39,428.14 reporting burden hours for households), which
represents an increase of 269,287.02 hours due to program adjustments.
There are no recordkeeping requirements associated with this
collection.
Affected Public: State and local agencies, households.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 1,180,536.20.
Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 8.8567.
Estimated Total Annual Responses: 10,455,713.40.
Estimated Time per Response: 0.04989.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 521,719.02 hours. See
the table below for estimated total annual burden for each type of
respondent.
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Estimated Estimated Estimated Estimated Estimated
Regulation Burden activity number of responses per total annual hours per total annual
respondents respondent responses response hours
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State Agency Reporting Burden
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272.2..................................... Program Activity Statement.. 0 0 0 0 0
272.15.................................... NDNH--Applicant/Recipient 53 147,162.75 7,799,626.00 0.0501 390,761.26
Screening.
272.15.................................... NDNH--Verification of Match. 53 19,886.85 1,054,003.00 0.0668 70,407.40
272.15.................................... NDND--Notice of Adverse 53 7,954.74 421,601.20 0.0501 21,122.22
Action or Notice of Denial.
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State Agency Total.................................................. 53 175,004.34 9,275,230.20 0.051997726 482,290.88
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Household Reporting Burden
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272.15.................................... NDNH--Response to Request 758,882.00 1.00 758,882.00 0.0334 25,346.66
for Contact.
272.15.................................... NDNH--Response to Notice of 421,601.20 1.00 421,601.20 0.0334 14,081.48
Adverse Action or Notice of
Denial.
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Household Reporting Total........................................... 1,180,483.20 1 1,180,483.20 0.0334 39,428.14
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Grand Totals.................................................... 1,180,536.20 8.856749501 10,455,713.40 0.049897984 521,719.02
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Pamilyn Miller,
Administrator, Food and Nutrition Service.
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