Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request, 44332 [2021-17232]

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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 153 (Thursday, August 12, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Page 44332]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-17232]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

August 9, 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 
September 13, 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: Evaluation of Child Support Enforcement Cooperation 
Requirements.
    OMB Control Number: 0584-NEW.
    Summary of Collection: The Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 
(Pub. L. 115-334) requires the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) 
Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) to conduct an independent evaluation 
of the child support cooperation requirement in the Supplemental 
Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). The planned data collection 
fulfills this evaluation requirement. Section 17 [7 U.S.C. 2026] (m) 
(1, 2) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 Section 17, 7 U.S.C. 
2026), as amended by the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018, 
authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture to enter into contracts with 
private institutions to assess the implementation, impacts, costs, and 
benefits of having a child support cooperation requirement in SNAP. The 
Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 
(Appendix A3: Legal Authority Pub. L. 104-193) gave States the option 
to require custodial and noncustodial parents who apply for and 
participate in SNAP to cooperate with the child support program. The 
goals of this requirement are to increase child support participation, 
increase the income of families, and reduce their need for public 
assistance.
    Need and Usse of the Information: The primary purpose of this 
voluntary, one-time data collection is to assess the implementation of 
the following: (1) The implementation of the child support cooperation 
requirement for each State in the study that currently implements the 
requirement; (2) the feasibility of implementing the child support 
cooperation requirement in a sample of State agencies that formerly 
implemented the requirement or are considering implementing the 
requirement; (3) the impact of the child support cooperation 
requirement in SNAP on both custodial and noncustodial parents in study 
States that have or formerly had a child support cooperation 
requirement; (4) how State agencies align the procedures for the 
implementing child support cooperation requirement in SNAP to those in 
other Federal programs; (5) determine the costs and benefits to State 
SNAP agencies, child support agencies, and households of requiring 
State agencies to implement the requirement; (6) assess the impact of 
the requirement on SNAP eligibility, benefit levels, food security, 
income, and economic stability.
    Description of Respondents: Individuals/Households (750) Business-
for-not-for-Profit (12) State, Local, or Tribal Government (352).
    Number of Respondents: 1,114.
    Frequency of Responses: Reporting; On occasion.
    Total Burden Hours: 1,514.

Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2021-17232 Filed 8-11-21; 8:45 am]
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