Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request, 14865 [2021-05699]

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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 52 (Friday, March 19, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Page 14865]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-05699]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

March 16, 2021.
    The Department of Agriculture has submitted the following 
information collection requirement(s) to OMB for review and clearance 
under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104-13. Comments 
are requested regarding; whether the collection of information is 
necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, 
including whether the information will have practical utility; the 
accuracy of the agency's estimate of burden including the validity of 
the methodology and assumptions used; ways to enhance the quality, 
utility and clarity of the information to be collected; and ways to 
minimize the burden of the collection of information on those who are 
to respond, including through the use of appropriate automated, 
electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or 
other forms of information technology.
    Comments regarding this information collection received by April 
19, 2021 will be considered. Written comments and recommendations for 
the proposed information collection should be submitted within 30 days 
of the publication of this notice on the following website 
www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this particular information 
collection by selecting ``Currently under 30-day Review--Open for 
Public Comments'' or by using the search function.
    An agency may not conduct or sponsor a collection of information 
unless the collection of information displays a currently valid OMB 
control number and the agency informs 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.

Food and Nutrition Service

    Title: Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Requirement for 
National Directory of New Hires Employment Verification.
    OMB Control Number: 0584-0608.
    Summary of Collection: 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 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.
    Need and Use of the Information: 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. 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.
    Description of Respondents: State and Local Government, Individuals 
and Households.
    Number of Respondents: 1,180,536.
    Frequency of Responses: Reporting: On occasion.
    Total Burden Hours: 521,719.

Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2021-05699 Filed 3-18-21; 8:45 am]
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