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Cynthia Long,
Acting Administrator, Food and Nutrition
Service.
[FR Doc. 2021–18733 Filed 8–30–21; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Food and Nutrition Service
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Proposed Collection;
Comment Request—Annual State
Report on Verification of Supplemental
Nutrition Assistance Program
Participation
Food and Nutrition Service,
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 the
proposed information collection for the
Annual State Report of Verification of
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance
Program (SNAP) Participation. This is a
revision of a currently approved
information collection request. The
purpose of the Annual State Report of
Verification of SNAP Participants is to
ensure that no person who is deceased,
or has been permanently disqualified
from SNAP, improperly received SNAP
benefits for the fiscal year preceding the
report submission. Section 4032 of the
Agricultural Act of 2014 is the basis for
this collection. Section 4032 mandates
that States will ‘‘submit to the Secretary
a report containing sufficient
information for the Secretary to
determine whether the State agency has,
for the most recently concluded fiscal
year preceding that annual date, verified
that the State agency in that fiscal year
(1) did not issue benefits to a deceased
individual; and (2) did not issue
benefits to an individual who had been
permanently disqualified from receiving
benefits.’’ An email from each State
agency to the corresponding Food and
Nutrition Service (FNS) Regional SNAP
Program Director containing the
answers to the above questions will be
used as the mechanism for State
agencies to report their compliance with
the Agriculture Act of 2014.
DATES: Written comments must be
submitted on or before November 1,
2021.
ADDRESSES: Comments are invited on:
(a) Whether the proposed information
collection is necessary for the proper
performance of the functions of the
agency, including whether the
information has practical utility; (b) the
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accuracy of the agency’s estimated
burden for the proposed information
collection, including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions 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 information collection on
those who are to respond, including the
use of appropriate automated,
electronic, mechanical, or other
technological collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
Comments may be sent to Maribelle
Balbes, Branch Chief, State
Administration Branch, Program
Accountability and Administration
Division, Food and Nutrition Service,
5th floor, 703–605–4272, U.S.
Department of Agriculture, 1320
Braddock Place, Alexandria, VA 22314.
You may also download an electronic
version of this notice at https://
www.fns.usda.gov/snap/federal-registerdocuments/rules/view-all and comment
via email at SNAPSAB@fns.usda.gov or
the Federal e-Rulemaking Portal. Go to
https://www.regulations.gov and follow
the online instructions for submitting
comments electronically.
All written comments will be open for
public inspection at the office of the
Food and Nutrition Service during
regular business hours (8:30 a.m. to 5
p.m., Monday through Friday) at 1320
Braddock Place, Alexandria, VA 22314,
5th floor.
All comments to this notice will be
included in the request for Office of
Management and Budget approval. All
comments will also become 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:
Title: Annual State Report on
Verification of SNAP Participation.
OMB Number: 0584–0605.
Expiration Date: July 31, 2022.
Type of Request: Revision of a
currently approved information
collection.
Abstract: SNAP regulations at 7 CFR
273.16 require that State agencies
disqualify an individual who has
committed an intentional program
violation (IPV). Paragraph 7 CFR
273.16(e)(8) requires that these
individuals ‘‘be disqualified in
accordance with the disqualification
periods and procedures in paragraph (b)
of this section’’ (273.16(b)). Paragraph 7
CFR 273.16(i) requires State agencies to
report information concerning each
individual disqualified for an IPV to the
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disqualified recipient database, the
electronic Disqualified Recipient
System (eDRS), and to use eDRS data to
determine the eligibility of individual
applicants prior to certification. SNAP
regulations at 7 CFR 272.14 require that
each State agency establish a system to
verify and ensure that benefits are not
issued to individuals who are deceased,
and that data source is the Social
Security Administration’s (SSA) Death
Master File. The information required
for the Annual State Report on
Verification of SNAP Participation is
obtained by validating that the State had
the appropriate systems in place and
followed procedures currently
mandated at 7 CFR 272.14 and 7 CFR
273.16 for the preceding fiscal year. The
burdens associated with establishing a
system to verify and ensure that benefits
are not issued to deceased individuals
or those permanently disqualified from
SNAP using both the SSA Death Master
File and eDRS are already approved
under OMB burden number 0584–0064,
expiration date August 31, 2021. Upon
OMB approval of the renewal of the
information collection for 0584–0605,
FNS intends to merge the hours
associated with 0584–0605 into OMB
Control Number 0584–0083, expiration
08/31/2023.
In order to meet the reporting
requirements specified in section 4032
of the Act, States are required to confirm
via email to their FNS Regional SNAP
Program Director that in the
immediately preceding Federal fiscal
year, they had the appropriate systems
in place to meet the requirements of
regulations at 7 CFR 272.14 and
273.16(i)(4) and that they conducted the
matches required by these regulations.
States are required to submit their
section 4032 reports to the FNS
Regional SNAP Director by March 31
each year for the preceding Federal
fiscal year. The estimated annual
burden for this collection is 57.4255
hours. This estimate includes the time
it takes each State agency to confirm
that they have complied with FNS
regulations for performing mandated
checks against both eDRS and the SSA
Death Master File, send an email to their
FNS Regional Office SNAP Program
Director to provide the verification, and
any additional recordkeeping associated
with this burden. States must perform
this verification once a year and must
retain these records for 3 years.
Burden Estimates: The previous
burden for this collection was 53
reporting hours. The requested burden
is 53 reporting hours. There is no
change in reporting hours. The previous
burden reported for recordkeeping was
4.41649. The requested recordkeeping
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hours is 4.4255, a decrease of .00901
hours, due to program calculation
adjustment.
Regulation
Affected Public: State and local
agencies, households.
Estimated
number of
respondents
Burden activity
Estimated Number of Respondents:
53.
Annual Reporting Burden Estimates:
Estimated
responses
per
respondent
Estimated
total annual
responses
Estimated
hours per
response
Estimated
total annual
hours
State Agency Reporting Burden
272.14 ..................
Deceased Matching System ..............
53
1
53
53
53
............................................................
53
1
53
1
53
State Agency
Total.
Recordkeeping
273.16(i)(4) ..........
Recordkeeping for matching agreement and data sharing.
53
1
53
.0835
4.4255
Recordkeeping
Total.
............................................................
53
1
53
.0835
53
............................................................
53
1
53
1
57.4255
Grand
Totals.
Affected Public: State, Local and
Tribal Government Agencies.
Number of Respondents: 53 State
Agencies.
Number of Responses per
Respondent: 1.
Total Annual Responses: 53.
Reporting time per Response: 1 Hour.
Estimated Annual Reporting Burden
Hours: 53.
Annual Recordkeeping Burden
Estimates:
Affected Public: State, Local and
Tribal Government Agencies.
Number of Respondents: 53 State
Agencies.
Number of Responses per
Respondent: 1.
Total Annual Responses: 53.
Reporting time per Response: 0.0835
Hours.
Estimated Annual Reporting Burden
Hours: 4.4255.
Annual Grand Total Burden Estimates
for Reporting and Recordkeeping:
57.4255 hours.
Cynthia Long,
Acting Administrator, Food and Nutrition
Service.
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Notice of Public Meeting of the
Pennsylvania Advisory Committee to
the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights
U.S. Commission on Civil
Rights.
ACTION: Announcement of meeting.
AGENCY:
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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 that
the Pennsylvania Advisory Committee
(Committee) to the U.S. Commission on
Civil Rights will hold a meeting on
Wednesday, October 6, 2021 at 10:00
a.m. Eastern time. The Committee will
discuss civil rights concerns in the state.
DATES: The meeting will take place on
Wednesday, October 6, 2021, from 10:00
a.m.–11:30 a.m. Eastern time.
Online Regisration (Audio/Visual):
https://bit.ly/2W7BqV2
Telephone (Audio Only): Dial 800–360–
9505 USA Toll Free; Access code: 199
419 4979
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Melissa Wojnaroski, DFO, at
mwojnaroski@usccr.gov or 312–353–
8311.
SUMMARY:
Members
of the public can listen to these
discussions. Committee meetings are
available to the public through the
above call in number. Any interested
member of the public may call this
number and listen to the meeting. An
open comment period will be provided
to allow members of the public to make
a statement as time allows. Callers can
expect to incur regular charges for calls
they initiate over wireless lines,
according to their wireless plan. 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. Individuals who are
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deaf, deafblind and hard of hearing 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 also
entitled to submit written comments;
the comments must be received in the
regional office within 30 days following
the meeting. Written comments may be
emailed to Corrine Sanders at csanders@
usccr.gov. Persons who desire
additional information may contact the
Regional Programs Unit at (312) 353–
8311.
Records generated from this meeting
may be inspected and reproduced at the
Regional Programs Unit Office, as they
become available, both before and after
the meeting. Records of the meeting will
be available via www.facadatabase.gov
under the Commission on Civil Rights,
Pennsylvania Advisory Committee link.
Persons interested in the work of this
Committee are directed to the
Commission’s website, https://
www.usccr.gov, or may contact the
Regional Programs Unit at the above
email or street address.
Agenda
Welcome and Roll Call
Discussion: Civil Rights in Pennsylvania
Future Plans and Actions
Public Comment
Adjournment
Dated: August 26, 2021.
David Mussatt,
Supervisory Chief, Regional Programs Unit.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Food and Nutrition Service
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection;
Comment Request--Annual State Report on Verification of Supplemental
Nutrition Assistance Program Participation
AGENCY: Food and Nutrition Service, 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 the proposed information collection for the Annual State Report of
Verification of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)
Participation. This is a revision of a currently approved information
collection request. The purpose of the Annual State Report of
Verification of SNAP Participants is to ensure that no person who is
deceased, or has been permanently disqualified from SNAP, improperly
received SNAP benefits for the fiscal year preceding the report
submission. Section 4032 of the Agricultural Act of 2014 is the basis
for this collection. Section 4032 mandates that States will ``submit to
the Secretary a report containing sufficient information for the
Secretary to determine whether the State agency has, for the most
recently concluded fiscal year preceding that annual date, verified
that the State agency in that fiscal year (1) did not issue benefits to
a deceased individual; and (2) did not issue benefits to an individual
who had been permanently disqualified from receiving benefits.'' An
email from each State agency to the corresponding Food and Nutrition
Service (FNS) Regional SNAP Program Director containing the answers to
the above questions will be used as the mechanism for State agencies to
report their compliance with the Agriculture Act of 2014.
DATES: Written comments must be submitted on or before November 1,
2021.
ADDRESSES: Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed
information collection is necessary for the proper performance of the
functions of the agency, including whether the information has
practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the agency's estimated burden
for the proposed information collection, including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions 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 information collection on those who are
to respond, including the use of appropriate automated, electronic,
mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or other forms
of information technology.
Comments may be sent to Maribelle Balbes, Branch Chief, State
Administration Branch, Program Accountability and Administration
Division, Food and Nutrition Service, 5th floor, 703-605-4272, U.S.
Department of Agriculture, 1320 Braddock Place, Alexandria, VA 22314.
You may also download an electronic version of this notice at https://www.fns.usda.gov/snap/federal-register-documents/rules/view-all and
comment via email at [email protected] or the Federal e-Rulemaking
Portal. Go to https://www.regulations.gov and follow the online
instructions for submitting comments electronically.
All written comments will be open for public inspection at the
office of the Food and Nutrition Service during regular business hours
(8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday) at 1320 Braddock Place,
Alexandria, VA 22314, 5th floor.
All comments to this notice will be included in the request for
Office of Management and Budget approval. All comments will also become
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:
Title: Annual State Report on Verification of SNAP Participation.
OMB Number: 0584-0605.
Expiration Date: July 31, 2022.
Type of Request: Revision of a currently approved information
collection.
Abstract: SNAP regulations at 7 CFR 273.16 require that State
agencies disqualify an individual who has committed an intentional
program violation (IPV). Paragraph 7 CFR 273.16(e)(8) requires that
these individuals ``be disqualified in accordance with the
disqualification periods and procedures in paragraph (b) of this
section'' (273.16(b)). Paragraph 7 CFR 273.16(i) requires State
agencies to report information concerning each individual disqualified
for an IPV to the disqualified recipient database, the electronic
Disqualified Recipient System (eDRS), and to use eDRS data to determine
the eligibility of individual applicants prior to certification. SNAP
regulations at 7 CFR 272.14 require that each State agency establish a
system to verify and ensure that benefits are not issued to individuals
who are deceased, and that data source is the Social Security
Administration's (SSA) Death Master File. The information required for
the Annual State Report on Verification of SNAP Participation is
obtained by validating that the State had the appropriate systems in
place and followed procedures currently mandated at 7 CFR 272.14 and 7
CFR 273.16 for the preceding fiscal year. The burdens associated with
establishing a system to verify and ensure that benefits are not issued
to deceased individuals or those permanently disqualified from SNAP
using both the SSA Death Master File and eDRS are already approved
under OMB burden number 0584-0064, expiration date August 31, 2021.
Upon OMB approval of the renewal of the information collection for
0584-0605, FNS intends to merge the hours associated with 0584-0605
into OMB Control Number 0584-0083, expiration 08/31/2023.
In order to meet the reporting requirements specified in section
4032 of the Act, States are required to confirm via email to their FNS
Regional SNAP Program Director that in the immediately preceding
Federal fiscal year, they had the appropriate systems in place to meet
the requirements of regulations at 7 CFR 272.14 and 273.16(i)(4) and
that they conducted the matches required by these regulations. States
are required to submit their section 4032 reports to the FNS Regional
SNAP Director by March 31 each year for the preceding Federal fiscal
year. The estimated annual burden for this collection is 57.4255 hours.
This estimate includes the time it takes each State agency to confirm
that they have complied with FNS regulations for performing mandated
checks against both eDRS and the SSA Death Master File, send an email
to their FNS Regional Office SNAP Program Director to provide the
verification, and any additional recordkeeping associated with this
burden. States must perform this verification once a year and must
retain these records for 3 years.
Burden Estimates: The previous burden for this collection was 53
reporting hours. The requested burden is 53 reporting hours. There is
no change in reporting hours. The previous burden reported for
recordkeeping was 4.41649. The requested recordkeeping
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hours is 4.4255, a decrease of .00901 hours, due to program calculation
adjustment.
Affected Public: State and local agencies, households.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 53.
Annual Reporting Burden Estimates:
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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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272.14................................. Deceased Matching System....... 53 1 53 53 53
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State Agency Total................. ............................... 53 1 53 1 53
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Recordkeeping
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273.16(i)(4)........................... Recordkeeping for matching 53 1 53 .0835 4.4255
agreement and data sharing.
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Recordkeeping Total................ ............................... 53 1 53 .0835 53
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Grand Totals................... ............................... 53 1 53 1 57.4255
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Affected Public: State, Local and Tribal Government Agencies.
Number of Respondents: 53 State Agencies.
Number of Responses per Respondent: 1.
Total Annual Responses: 53.
Reporting time per Response: 1 Hour.
Estimated Annual Reporting Burden Hours: 53.
Annual Recordkeeping Burden Estimates:
Affected Public: State, Local and Tribal Government Agencies.
Number of Respondents: 53 State Agencies.
Number of Responses per Respondent: 1.
Total Annual Responses: 53.
Reporting time per Response: 0.0835 Hours.
Estimated Annual Reporting Burden Hours: 4.4255.
Annual Grand Total Burden Estimates for Reporting and
Recordkeeping: 57.4255 hours.
Cynthia Long,
Acting Administrator, Food and Nutrition Service.
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