Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request-Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP): Operating Guidelines, Forms, Waivers, and Annual State Report on Verification of SNAP Participation, 17784-17790 [2023-06107]
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Ruth Brown,
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Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2023–06039 Filed 3–23–23; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3410–10–P
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Food and Nutrition Service
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Proposed Collection;
Comment Request—Supplemental
Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP):
Operating Guidelines, Forms, Waivers,
and Annual State Report on
Verification of SNAP Participation
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 information collection. This is a
revision of a currently approved
collection that consists of several
components of State agency reporting
and/or recordkeeping: State Plan of
Operations, Puerto Rico Plan of
Operations, Territory Memorandums of
Understanding (MOUs), a budget
projection statement, a program activity
report, waiver requests submitted via
the Waiver Information Management
System (WIMS), card skimming
reporting, and other plans and
submissions such as advance planning
documents for information systems and
for electronic benefit transfer (EBT)
systems. This collection also merges the
activities under the Annual State Report
on Verification of SNAP participation,
OMB Control Number 0584–0605,
expiration date 06/30/2025 into this
collection which ensures that no person
who is deceased, or who has been
permanently disqualified from SNAP,
improperly received SNAP benefits for
the fiscal year preceding the report
submission. Section 4032 of the
Agriculture Act of 2014 is the basis for
this collection. The Food and Nutrition
Service (FNS) considers an email from
each State agency to their corresponding
FNS Regional SNAP Program Director
verifying their compliance with Section
4032 of the Agriculture Act of 2014 as
the mechanism for compliance. FNS
intends to discontinue the Annual State
Report of Verification of SNAP
Participants, OMB Control Number
0584–0605 expiration date 06/30/2025
following OMB approval of this
information collection request.
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SUMMARY:
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Written comments must be
received on or before May 23, 2023.
ADDRESSES: Comments may be sent to:
Maribelle Balbes, Branch Chief, State
Administration Branch, Program
Administration and Nutrition Division,
Food and Nutrition Service, 5th Floor,
U.S. Department of Agriculture, 1320
Braddock Place, Alexandria, VA 22302.
Comments may also be submitted via
email to SM.FN.SNAPSAB@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 Maribelle Balbes
703–605–4272.
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: Operating Guidelines, Forms,
Waivers, and Annual State Report on
Verification of SNAP Participation.
OMB Number: 0584–0083.
Forms: FNS–366A; FNS–366B; FNS–
388; FNS–388A; SF–425/FNS–778
Recordkeeping Only.
Expiration Date: August 31, 2023.
Type of Request: Revision of a
currently approved collection.
Abstract: Section 16(a) of the Food
and Nutrition Act of 2008 (the Act)
authorizes 50 percent Federal
reimbursement for State agency costs to
administer the program. 7 CFR 272.2(a)
of SNAP regulations states that State
agencies shall periodically plan and
budget program operations and establish
objectives for the next year. The basic
components of the State Plan of
Operation are the Federal/State
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Agreement, the Budget Projection
Statement (FNS–366A), the Program
Activity Statement (FNS–366B) (7 CFR
272.2(a)(2)), and a new requirement for
State plans for the replacement of stolen
SNAP benefits using Federal funds as
required by statute under section 501(b)
of the Consolidated Appropriations Act,
2023. Under 7 CFR 272.2(c), the State
agency shall annually submit to FNS for
approval a Budget Projection Statement
(FNS–366A) which shall contain
projections for each quarter of the next
Federal Fiscal Year and a narrative
justification document explaining the
assumptions used to arrive at the
projections. The State agency shall also
submit quarterly a Program Activity
Statement (FNS–366B) soliciting a
summary of Program activity for the
State agency’s operations during the
preceding reporting period.
Additionally, State agencies and
territories will submit a monthly report
of benefit issuance and participation
data using the FNS–388, and a semiannual report of benefit and
participation data by project area using
the FNS–388A. The FNS–366A, the
FNS–366B, FNS–388 and FNS 388A are
submitted via the Food Programs
Reporting System (FPRS), OMB Control
Number 0584–0594 expiration date 07/
31/2023, at https://fprs.fns.usda.gov.
State agencies must also submit
annually a State plan for the
replacement of benefits stolen via card
skimming, card cloning, and other
similar fraudulent methods, which
allows States to replace stolen benefits
with Federal funds. All State Plans of
Operation are submitted to FNS via the
FNS PartnerWeb at https://
partnerweb.usda.gov/. Additionally,
State agencies must submit quarterly
data reports on card skimming via
WIMS. Certain attachments to the plan
are to be submitted, as applicable. State
agencies must provide FNS with
changes to these attachments as they
occur. Consequently, these attachments
are considered State plan updates.
Puerto Rico submits a State Plan of
Operations while American Samoa and
Commonwealth of Northern Mariana
Islands (CNMI) submit an MOU that
functions as a State Plan of Operations,
each of these documents are submitted
via email. While working on this
revision, FNS became aware that the
agency has been collecting this
information from American Samoa,
Puerto Rico, and the Commonwealth of
the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI);
this information was not previously
accounted for in this information
collection, in violation of the Paperwork
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Reduction Act (PRA). FNS has
addressed this oversight in this revision.
Under Section 11(o) of the Act, each
State agency is required to develop and
submit plans via email for the use of
automated data processing (ADP) and
information retrieval systems to
administer SNAP. State agencies and
territories are also required to submit a
transmittal letter along with the ADP to
verify the accuracy of information
provided to FNS. Section 16(a) of the
Act authorizes partial Federal
reimbursement of State costs for State
ADP systems that the Secretary
determines will assist meeting the
requirements of the Act, meets
conditions prescribed by the Secretary,
are likely to provide more efficient and
effective administration of the program,
and are compatible with certain other
Federally-funded systems. Under 7 CFR
277.18(c)(1) of SNAP regulations, State
agencies must obtain prior written
approval from FNS when it plans to
enhance, replace, or acquire Information
System (IS) equipment with a total
acquisition cost of $6 million or more in
Federal and State funds. The State
agency must submit via email an
Advance Planning Document (APD)
prior to acquiring planning services and
an Implementation APD prior to
acquiring ADP equipment or services.
Additionally, State agencies
administering SNAP may submit a
request through WIMS, to obtain
approval from FNS to deviate from a
specific program rule or regulation.
Current procedures require that in order
for FNS to approve a SNAP waiver
request, the State agency must submit
the SNAP Waiver Request to FNS via
WIMS.
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’’ (7 CFR 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. Activities associated with
the reporting of this data are covered
under Federal Collection Methods for
SNAP Recipient Claims, OMB Control
Number 0584–0446, expiration 09/30/
2025; SNAP regulations at 7 CFR 272.14
require that each State agency establish
a system to verify and ensure that
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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
SNAP Forms: Applications Periodic
Reporting, Notices, OMB burden
number 0584–0064, expiration date 02/
29/2024.
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 reporting and
recordkeeping burden from OMB
Control Number 0584–0605, Annual
State Report on Verification of SNAP
Participation, expiration date 06/30/
2025 is being merged into this collection
to improve operational efficiency and
streamline information collection. The
reporting burden being merged from this
collection includes an annual email
reminder from the FNS regional Offices,
the compilation of information to
confirm proper systems are in place for
matches, and reporting information to
FNS via email. Recordkeeping burden
being merged from this collection
includes maintaining match records.
Burden Estimates: The burden within
this collection consists of reporting
burden for the State Plan of Operation
and Territory Memorandum of
Understandings, APD Plans or Updates,
and SNAP waiver requests via WIMS.
With the merging of reporting burden
from OMB Control Number 054–0605
into this collection, additional reporting
burden includes an annual email
reminder from FNS Regional Offices,
the compiling of information to confirm
proper systems are in place for eDRS
and Deceased Matching System, and
reporting that information to FNS via
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email. Recordkeeping burden for this
collection includes forms FNS–366A
FNS–366B, FNS–388, and FNS 388A,
Plan of Operations Updates, card
skimming records, Territory MOU
Updates, SF–425, other APD Plans or
Updates, and the maintenance of the
confirmation of match records. The
previously reported burden for this
information collection was 1,124 burden
hours. The requested burden for this
collection is 1,230.95 hours (1,138.1
reporting burden hours and 92.85
recordkeeping hours). The increase in
requested burden is to account for
previously unreported burden related to
information collected from territories in
violation of the PRA, the merging of
OMB Control Number 0584–0605 into
this collection, the addition of card
skimming plans as a part of the State
Plans of Operations, and card skimming
reporting.
Reporting
Reporting Burden Estimates: Affected
public: State, Territory, local and Tribal
Government agencies.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
164.
Estimated Number of Responses per
Respondent: 4.82.
Estimated Total Annual Responses:
790.
Estimated Reporting Time per
Response: 1.44.
Estimated Annual Reporting Burden
Hours: 1,138.10.
Under 7 CFR 272.2 & 285.3—State
Plan of Operations: 53 State agencies
submit 1 response annually for a total of
53 annual responses. The reporting
burden for submission of updates to
State Plans of Operation is 7.5845 hours
per respondent, resulting in an
estimated 401.98 burden hours. FNS
increased the time it takes to complete
a State Plan of Operations by 1 hour,
from 6.5845 hours per respondent to
7.5845 hours per respondent to account
for the annual submission of a card
skimming plan as a part of the State
Plan of Operations.
Under the Consolidated
Appropriations Act, 2023 Section
501(b)—Card Skimming Reporting: 53
State agencies report on card skimming
quarterly (4) for a total of 212 responses.
The reporting burden for submissions of
card skimming reporting is 1 hour per
respondent, resulting in an estimated
212 burden hours.
Under 7 U.S.C. 2028 and 7 CFR
272.2—Territories Memorandum of
Understandings and Puerto Rico Plan of
Operations: 3 Territories (CNMI
American Samoa, and Puerto Rico)
submit 1 response annually for a total of
3 annual responses. The reporting
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burden for submission of Territory
MOUs and Puerto Rico Plan of
Operations is 6.5845 hours per
respondent resulting in an estimated
19.7535 burden hours.
Under 7 CFR 277.18—Advance
Planning Document: FNS estimates that
up to 56 State agencies and territories
submit 1 APD, plan, or update
submissions for a total of 56 annual
responses at an average estimate of 2.5
hours per respondent. The estimated
reporting burden for submission of other
APD Plans or Updates is 140 burden
hours.
Under 7 CFR 277.18—Report ADP to
FNS via email: FNS estimates that 56
State agencies and territories will
submit 1 APD via email to FNS once a
year for a total of 56 responses. FNS
estimates it will take approximately .5
hours (30 minutes) to compile this
information and email it to FNS for a
total of 28 burden hours.
Under 7 CFR 277.18—FNS
Transmittal Letter for APD: FNS
estimates that 56 State agencies and
territories may submit 1 transmittal
letter in conjunction with the APD to
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verify the accuracy of the information
they are submitting once per year for a
total of 56 annual responses. FNS
estimates it will take .167 hours (10
minutes) for a State agency to draft and
submit the transmittal letter for an
estimated burden of 9.352 hours.
Under 7 CFR 277.18—Other APD Plan
or Update: FNS estimates that
approximately 12 State agencies or
territories will update its APD once a
year for a total of 12 annual responses.
FNS estimates it will take 2.5 hours to
update the APD plan for a total of 30
burden hours to submit updates to the
APD.
Under 7 CFR 272.3(c)—SNAP Waiver
Requests (WIMS): FNS estimates that 45
of 53 State agencies will submit 4
waivers annually for a total number of
180 waivers annually. Completion and
submission of these waivers take
approximately 1 hour for a total of 180
burden hours annually.
Under 7 CFR 272.13 and 7 CFR
273.16—Annual Email Reminder from
FNS Regional Offices: FNS estimates
that 53 State agencies and Puerto Rico
will receive an annual reminder to
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confirm use of matches related to eDRS
and/or Deceased Matching System for
an estimated total annual response of
54. FNS estimates it will take .167 hours
(10 minutes) to delegate this task for a
total of 9.018 burden hours.
Under 7 CFR 272.13 and 7 CFR
273.16—Compile Information to
Confirm Proper Systems are in Place for
Matches: FNS estimates that 53 State
agencies and Puerto Rico will compile
information to confirm their systems are
in place for eDRS and Deceased
Matching Systems for an estimated total
annual response of 54. FNS estimates it
will take approximately 1 hours to
compile this information for a total of 54
annual burden hours.
Under 7 CFR 272.13 and 7 CFR
273.16—Report Information to FNS via
Email: FNS estimates that 53 State
agencies and Puerto Rico will report the
compiled information to FNS once for a
total of 54 annual responses. FNS
estimates it will take approximately 1
hour to report this information to FNS
for a total of 54 annual burden hours.
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Eligibility Interviewer
272.14, 273.16 ..........
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State Agency Reporting Total Burden
Estimates.
Annual Email Reminder from FNS
Regional Offices
(0605) *.
Compile Information
to Confirm Proper
Systems are in
Place for Matches
(0605).
Report Information to
FNS via email
(0605) *.
4.817073171 ............
SNAP Waiver Requests (WIMS).
Other APD Plan or
Update*.
Transmittal Letter for
APD.
Report ADP to FNS
via email.
3
Territory Memorandum of Understanding (MOU)
and Puerto Rico
Plan of Operations.
Advance Planning
Document (APD).
790
54
54
54
45
12
56
56
56
53
53
Estimated
number of
respondents
Card Skimming Reporting.
Plan of Operations ..
Burden activity
REPORTING
Estimated
total
annual
responses
1.440635443
1
1
1
4
1
1
1
1
1
4
1
1138.10
54
54
54
180
12
56
56
56
3
212
53
199.2725
1
1
0.167
1
2.5
0.167
0.5
2.5
6.5845
1
7.5845
Estimated
hours per
response
State Agency Burden
Estimated
responses per
respondent
................
54
54
9.018
180
30
9.352
28
140
19.7535
212
401.9785
Estimated
total
annual
hours
................
1
1
0.167
................
................
9.352
28
140
19.7535
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Burden
hours
in use
without
a valid
OMB
control
No.
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212
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177.3
530
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348.74
Previously
approved
burden hours
for 0083
53
53
8.85
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Previously
approved
burden hours
merge from
0605
....................
1
1
0.167
2.7
¥500
9.352
28
140
19.7535
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53.2385
Difference
due to
adjustments
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212
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Differences
due to
program
changes
* Note: 54 State agency Administrative Managers and 54 State agency Eligibility Interviewer are counted 1 time each, plus the 56 State agencies and territories for a total of 164 respondents for this data collection.
Administrative Manager.
272.14, 273.16 ..........
272.14, 273.16 ..........
272.3(c) .....................
277.18 .......................
277.18 .......................
277.18 .......................
State Government
Management Analyst.
State Government
Management Analyst.
State Government
Management Analyst.
State Government
Management Analyst.
State Government
Management Analyst.
Administrative Manager.
State Government
Management Analyst.
State Government
Management Analyst.
State Government
Management Analyst.
Respondent type
277.18 .......................
Consolidated Appropriations Act, Section 501(b).
272.2 .........................
272.2, 285.3 ..............
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Recordkeeping
Recordkeeping Burden Estimates:
Affected Public: State, Territory, Local
and Tribal Government Agencies.
Estimated Number of Recordkeepers:
68.
Estimated Number of Records per
Recordkeepers: 25.35.
Estimated Total Annual Records:
1,724.
Estimated Recordkeeping time per
Recordkeepers: 0.06.
Estimated Annual Recordkeeping
Burden Hours: 93.45.
Using 7 CFR 272.21(f) for all of the
recordkeeping burden established for
this information collection request—
FNS–366A: 53 State agencies and Puerto
Rico, are required to submit to FNS for
approval a Budget Projection Statement,
Form FNS–366A, which includes
projections of the total Federal costs for
major areas of program operations.
There is a total of 54 recordkeepers for
this activity. Each respondent submits 1
response annually for a total of 54
annual responses. A copy is maintained
for 3 years. It takes approximately
0.0501 hours (3 minutes) to maintain
each record. Total annual recordkeeping
burden for FNS–366A is estimated at
2.7054 hours annually.
FNS–366B: 53 State agencies, Puerto
Rico, and CNMI are required to submit
to FNS quarterly, a Program Activity
Statement, Form FNS–366B, providing a
summary of program activity for the
State agency’s operations during its
preceding quarter. Each State agency
submits 4 responses annually for a total
of 220 annual responses; each record
takes approximately 0.0501 hours (3
minutes) to maintain. The annual
recordkeeping burden for FNS–366B is
estimated to be 11.022 hours.
FNS–388: 53 State agencies, American
Samoa, CNMI, and Puerto Rico are
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required to submit to FNS a monthly
report of benefit issuance and
participation data using the form FNS–
388. Each State agency submits 12
responses annually for a total of 672
annual responses; each record takes
approximately .0501 hours (3 minutes)
to maintain. The annual recordkeeping
burden for FNS–388 is estimated to be
33.6672 hours.
FNS–388A: 53 State agencies and
American Samoa are required to submit
to FNS a semi-annual report of benefit
and participation data by project area
using the form FNS–388A. Each State
agency submits 2 responses annually for
a total of 108 annual responses; each
record takes approximately .0501 hours
(3 minutes) to maintain. The annual
recordkeeping burden for FNS–388A is
estimated to be 5.4108 hours.
State Plan of Operation Updates: 53
State agencies update the State plan of
operations once annually for a total of
53 annual records; each record takes
approximately 0.0668 hours (4 minutes)
to maintain. The annual recordkeeping
burden for updates to State Plans of
Operation is 3.5404 hours.
Card Skimming Records: 53 State
agencies are required to submit to FNS
quarterly, card skimming records,
providing updates and estimates on card
skimming plans and activities in their
State. Each State agency submits 4
responses annually for a total of 212
annual responses; each record takes
approximately 0.668 hours (4 minutes)
to maintain. The annual recordkeeping
burden for updates to card skimming
Records is 14.16 hours.
Territory MOUs and Puerto Rico Plan
of Operations Updates: American
Samoa and CNMI update their MOUs,
and Puerto Rico updates its Plan of
Operations, once annually for a total of
3 total annual records. Each record takes
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approximately .0668 hours (4 minutes)
to maintain. The annual recordkeeping
burden for updates to Territory MOUs
and Puerto Rico Plan of Operations
Updates is .2004 hours.
SF 425/FNS–778: 53 State agencies,
Puerto Rico, CNMI, and American
Samoa complete an SF–425/FNS–778
quarterly for a total of 224 estimated
total records. It takes approximately
.0501 hours (3 minutes) to maintain
these records for a total of 11.2224
recordkeeping burden hours.
Advance Planning Documents: FNS
estimates that 56 State agencies and 3
territories may submit 1 APD
submission and approximately 56
records at an average estimate of 0.0501
hours (3 minutes) per record for an
estimated total of 2.8056 recordkeeping
burden hours.
Transmittal Letter for APD: FNS
estimates that 56 State agencies and
territories submit 1 transmittal letter for
APDs for a total of 56 submissions and
records at an estimate of .0501 hours (3
minutes) per record. The total estimated
recordkeeping hours for a transmittal
letter for APDs is 2.8056 hours.
Other APD plan or Update: FNS
estimates that 12 State agencies and
territories may submit 1 update to its
APD for a total of 12 records. FNS
estimates it will take .1169 hours (7
minutes) to maintain each record for a
total of 1.4028 recordkeeping burden
hours.
Maintain Confirmation of Match
Records: FNS estimates that 53 State
agencies and Puerto Rico will maintain
1 confirmation of match records for an
estimated total of 54 annual records.
FNS estimates it will take .0835 hours
(5 minutes) to maintain these records for
an estimated total of 4.51 recordkeeping
burden hours.
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State Government
Management Analyst.
State Government
Management Analyst.
State Government
Management Analyst.
State Government
Management Analyst.
Eligibility Interviewer
State Government
Management Analyst.
State Government
Management Analyst.
State Government
Management Analyst.
State Government
Management Analyst.
State Government
Management Analyst.
State Government
Management Analyst.
State Government
Management Analyst.
Respondent type
12
Other APD Plan or
Update.
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68
54
56
Transmittal Letter for
APD.
Maintain Confirmation of Match
Records (0605).
56
Advance Planning
Document (APD).
56
3
53
Card Skimming
Records.
Territory MOU and
Puerto Rico Plan
of Operations Updates.
SF–425/FNS–778 ...
53
54
FNS–388A ...............
Plan of Operations
Updates.
56
55
FNS–366B ...............
FNS–388 .................
54
Number
of recordkeepers
FNS–366A ...............
Form No.
or activities
25.35294118
1
1
1
1
4
1
4
1
2
12
4
1
Number of
records per
recordkeeper
1,724
54
12
56
56
224
3
212
53
108
672
220
54
Estimated
total
annual
records
0.054207193
0.0835
0.1169
0.0501
0.0501
0.0501
0.0668
0.0668
0.0668
0.0501
0.0501
0.0501
0.0501
Estimated
hours per
recordkeeper
93.45
4.51
1.4028
2.8056
2.8056
11.2224
0.2004
14.1616
3.5404
5.4108
33.6672
11.022
2.7054
Estimated
total
annual
hours
8.8009
0.0835
................
2.8056
2.8056
0.6012
0.2004
................
................
0.1002
1.8036
0.4008
0.0501
Burden
hours
in use
without
a valid
OMB
control
No.
........................
4.4
........................
........................
........................
........................
........................
........................
........................
........................
........................
........................
........................
Previously
approved
burden hours
merge from
0605
3.15
2.54
15.26
10.6
2.65
Previously
approved
burden hours
merge from
0083
........................
........................
23.32
........................
........................
10.6
........................
........................
* Note: The 56 State agencies and territories employees and the maintenance of match records employees were only counted once each for a total of 112 recordkeepers.
Recordkeeping
Total Estimates.
7 CFR 272.1(f) ........
Regulations
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8.5521
14.1616
....................
....................
¥21.9172
0.0835
....................
....................
....................
....................
14.1616
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
Differences
due to
program
changes
2.8056
2.8056
0.6012
0.2004
....................
0.3904
2.971
20.2108
0.4008
0.0501
Difference
due to
adjustments
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Tameka Owens,
Assistant Administrator, Food and Nutrition
Service.
[FR Doc. 2023–06107 Filed 3–23–23; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service
Black Hills National Forest Advisory
Board
Forest Service, Agriculture
(USDA).
ACTION: Notice of meeting.
AGENCY:
The Black Hills National
Forest Advisory Board will hold a
public meeting according to the details
shown below. The committee is
authorized under the Forest and
Rangeland Renewable Resources
Planning Act of 1974, the National
Forest Management Act of 1976, the
Federal Public Lands Recreation
Enhancement Act, and operates in
compliance with the Federal Advisory
Committee Act (FACA). The purpose of
the committee is to provide advice and
recommendations on a broad range of
forest issues such as forest plan
revisions or amendments, forest health
including fire, insect and disease, travel
management, forest monitoring and
evaluation, recreation fees, and sitespecific projects having forest-wide
implications.
SUMMARY:
An in-person meeting will be
held on April 19, 2023, 1 p.m.–4:30 p.m.
Mountain Daylight Time.
Written Comments: Written public
comments will be accepted by 11:59
p.m. (MDT) on April 14, 2023. Written
comments must be sent by email to
scott.j.jacobson@usda.gov or via mail
(i.e., postmarked) to Scott Jacobson,
8221 Mount Rushmore Road, Rapid
City, South Dakota 57702. The Forest
Service strongly prefers comments be
submitted electronically.
Oral Comments: Persons or
organizations wishing to make oral
comments must pre-register by 11:59
p.m. MDT, April 14, 2023, and speakers
can only register for one speaking slot.
Oral comments must be sent by email to
scott.j.jacobson@usda.gov or via mail
(i.e., postmarked) to Scott Jacobson,
8221 Mount Rushmore Road, Rapid
City, South Dakota 57702. Anyone
wishing to provide in-person oral
comments must pre-register by 11:59
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Comments submitted after this date will
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All board meetings are subject to
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prior to attendance, please contact the
person listed under FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT.
ADDRESSES: This meeting will be held in
person, at the U.S. Forest Service,
Mystic Ranger District Office, 8221
Mount Rushmore Road, Rapid City,
South Dakota 57702. Board information
and meeting details can be found at the
following website: https://
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workingtogether/advisorycommittees or
by contacting the person listed under
FOR FUTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Bryan Karchut, Designated Federal
Officer (DFO), by phone at 605–673–
9201 or email at bryan.karchut@
usda.gov or Scott Jacobson, Committee
Coordinator, at 605–440–1409 or email
at scott.j.jacobson@usda.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
meeting agenda will include:
1. Non-Motorized Recreation;
2. Recreation Residence Program;
3. Lands Program;
4. Priority Firesheds; and
5. Forest Plan Revision.
The agenda will include time for
individuals to make oral statements of
three minutes or less. Individuals
wishing to make an oral statement
should make a request in writing at least
three days prior to the meeting date to
be scheduled on the agenda. Written
comments may be submitted to the
Forest Service up to seven days after the
meeting date listed under DATES.
Please contact the person listed under
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or before the deadline, for all questions
related to the meeting. All comments,
including names and addresses when
provided, are placed in the record and
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copying. The public may inspect
comments received upon request.
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USDA provides reasonable
accommodation to individuals with
disabilities where appropriate. If you are
a person requiring reasonable
accommodation, please make requests
in advance for sign language
interpretation, assistive listening
devices, or other reasonable
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identity (including gender expression),
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marital status, family/parental status,
income derived from a public assistance
program, political beliefs, or reprisal or
retaliation for prior civil rights activity,
in any program or activity conducted or
funded by USDA (not all bases apply to
all programs). Remedies and complaint
filing deadlines vary by program or
incident.
Equal opportunity practices in
accordance with USDA’s policies will
be followed in all appointments to the
Committee. To ensure that the
recommendations of the Committee
have taken into account the needs of the
diverse groups served by USDA,
membership shall include to the extent
possible, individuals with demonstrated
ability to represent minorities, women,
and persons with disabilities. USDA is
an equal opportunity provider,
employer, and lender.
Dated: March 20, 2023.
Cikena Reid,
USDA Committee Management Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Office of Partnerships and Public
Engagement
Advisory Committee on Minority
Farmers
Office of Partnerships and
Public Engagement (OPPE), USDA.
ACTION: Notice of solicitation for
members.
AGENCY:
The Department of
Agriculture’s (USDA) Office of
Partnerships and Public Engagement
(OPPE) is seeking nominations for
individuals to serve on the Advisory
Committee on Minority Farmers
(‘‘Advisory Committee’’). The Advisory
Committee consists of 15 members who
are expected to serve a 2-year term and
may be reappointed for an additional
two terms. Advisory Committee
members will represent historically
underserved farmers and farming
communities and should also reflect the
diversity of agriculture in geography,
size, scale, type of production. The
membership shall include: six (6) or
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more individuals from minority serving
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Food and Nutrition Service
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection;
Comment Request--Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP):
Operating Guidelines, Forms, Waivers, and Annual State Report on
Verification of SNAP Participation
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 information collection. This is a revision of a currently
approved collection that consists of several components of State agency
reporting and/or recordkeeping: State Plan of Operations, Puerto Rico
Plan of Operations, Territory Memorandums of Understanding (MOUs), a
budget projection statement, a program activity report, waiver requests
submitted via the Waiver Information Management System (WIMS), card
skimming reporting, and other plans and submissions such as advance
planning documents for information systems and for electronic benefit
transfer (EBT) systems. This collection also merges the activities
under the Annual State Report on Verification of SNAP participation,
OMB Control Number 0584-0605, expiration date 06/30/2025 into this
collection which ensures that no person who is deceased, or who has
been permanently disqualified from SNAP, improperly received SNAP
benefits for the fiscal year preceding the report submission. Section
4032 of the Agriculture Act of 2014 is the basis for this collection.
The Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) considers an email from each State
agency to their corresponding FNS Regional SNAP Program Director
verifying their compliance with Section 4032 of the Agriculture Act of
2014 as the mechanism for compliance. FNS intends to discontinue the
Annual State Report of Verification of SNAP Participants, OMB Control
Number 0584-0605 expiration date 06/30/2025 following OMB approval of
this information collection request.
DATES: Written comments must be received on or before May 23, 2023.
ADDRESSES: Comments may be sent to: Maribelle Balbes, Branch Chief,
State Administration Branch, Program Administration and Nutrition
Division, Food and Nutrition Service, 5th Floor, U.S. Department of
Agriculture, 1320 Braddock Place, Alexandria, VA 22302. 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 Maribelle
Balbes 703-605-4272.
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: Operating Guidelines, Forms, Waivers, and Annual State
Report on Verification of SNAP Participation.
OMB Number: 0584-0083.
Forms: FNS-366A; FNS-366B; FNS-388; FNS-388A; SF-425/FNS-778
Recordkeeping Only.
Expiration Date: August 31, 2023.
Type of Request: Revision of a currently approved collection.
Abstract: Section 16(a) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (the
Act) authorizes 50 percent Federal reimbursement for State agency costs
to administer the program. 7 CFR 272.2(a) of SNAP regulations states
that State agencies shall periodically plan and budget program
operations and establish objectives for the next year. The basic
components of the State Plan of Operation are the Federal/State
Agreement, the Budget Projection Statement (FNS-366A), the Program
Activity Statement (FNS-366B) (7 CFR 272.2(a)(2)), and a new
requirement for State plans for the replacement of stolen SNAP benefits
using Federal funds as required by statute under section 501(b) of the
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023. Under 7 CFR 272.2(c), the State
agency shall annually submit to FNS for approval a Budget Projection
Statement (FNS-366A) which shall contain projections for each quarter
of the next Federal Fiscal Year and a narrative justification document
explaining the assumptions used to arrive at the projections. The State
agency shall also submit quarterly a Program Activity Statement (FNS-
366B) soliciting a summary of Program activity for the State agency's
operations during the preceding reporting period. Additionally, State
agencies and territories will submit a monthly report of benefit
issuance and participation data using the FNS-388, and a semi-annual
report of benefit and participation data by project area using the FNS-
388A. The FNS-366A, the FNS-366B, FNS-388 and FNS 388A are submitted
via the Food Programs Reporting System (FPRS), OMB Control Number 0584-
0594 expiration date 07/31/2023, at https://fprs.fns.usda.gov. State
agencies must also submit annually a State plan for the replacement of
benefits stolen via card skimming, card cloning, and other similar
fraudulent methods, which allows States to replace stolen benefits with
Federal funds. All State Plans of Operation are submitted to FNS via
the FNS PartnerWeb at https://partnerweb.usda.gov/. Additionally, State
agencies must submit quarterly data reports on card skimming via WIMS.
Certain attachments to the plan are to be submitted, as applicable.
State agencies must provide FNS with changes to these attachments as
they occur. Consequently, these attachments are considered State plan
updates. Puerto Rico submits a State Plan of Operations while American
Samoa and Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) submit an MOU
that functions as a State Plan of Operations, each of these documents
are submitted via email. While working on this revision, FNS became
aware that the agency has been collecting this information from
American Samoa, Puerto Rico, and the Commonwealth of the Northern
Mariana Islands (CNMI); this information was not previously accounted
for in this information collection, in violation of the Paperwork
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Reduction Act (PRA). FNS has addressed this oversight in this revision.
Under Section 11(o) of the Act, each State agency is required to
develop and submit plans via email for the use of automated data
processing (ADP) and information retrieval systems to administer SNAP.
State agencies and territories are also required to submit a
transmittal letter along with the ADP to verify the accuracy of
information provided to FNS. Section 16(a) of the Act authorizes
partial Federal reimbursement of State costs for State ADP systems that
the Secretary determines will assist meeting the requirements of the
Act, meets conditions prescribed by the Secretary, are likely to
provide more efficient and effective administration of the program, and
are compatible with certain other Federally-funded systems. Under 7 CFR
277.18(c)(1) of SNAP regulations, State agencies must obtain prior
written approval from FNS when it plans to enhance, replace, or acquire
Information System (IS) equipment with a total acquisition cost of $6
million or more in Federal and State funds. The State agency must
submit via email an Advance Planning Document (APD) prior to acquiring
planning services and an Implementation APD prior to acquiring ADP
equipment or services. Additionally, State agencies administering SNAP
may submit a request through WIMS, to obtain approval from FNS to
deviate from a specific program rule or regulation. Current procedures
require that in order for FNS to approve a SNAP waiver request, the
State agency must submit the SNAP Waiver Request to FNS via WIMS.
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'' (7 CFR
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. Activities associated
with the reporting of this data are covered under Federal Collection
Methods for SNAP Recipient Claims, OMB Control Number 0584-0446,
expiration 09/30/2025; 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 SNAP Forms: Applications Periodic Reporting,
Notices, OMB burden number 0584-0064, expiration date 02/29/2024.
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 reporting and recordkeeping burden from OMB Control Number
0584-0605, Annual State Report on Verification of SNAP Participation,
expiration date 06/30/2025 is being merged into this collection to
improve operational efficiency and streamline information collection.
The reporting burden being merged from this collection includes an
annual email reminder from the FNS regional Offices, the compilation of
information to confirm proper systems are in place for matches, and
reporting information to FNS via email. Recordkeeping burden being
merged from this collection includes maintaining match records.
Burden Estimates: The burden within this collection consists of
reporting burden for the State Plan of Operation and Territory
Memorandum of Understandings, APD Plans or Updates, and SNAP waiver
requests via WIMS. With the merging of reporting burden from OMB
Control Number 054-0605 into this collection, additional reporting
burden includes an annual email reminder from FNS Regional Offices, the
compiling of information to confirm proper systems are in place for
eDRS and Deceased Matching System, and reporting that information to
FNS via email. Recordkeeping burden for this collection includes forms
FNS-366A FNS-366B, FNS-388, and FNS 388A, Plan of Operations Updates,
card skimming records, Territory MOU Updates, SF-425, other APD Plans
or Updates, and the maintenance of the confirmation of match records.
The previously reported burden for this information collection was
1,124 burden hours. The requested burden for this collection is
1,230.95 hours (1,138.1 reporting burden hours and 92.85 recordkeeping
hours). The increase in requested burden is to account for previously
unreported burden related to information collected from territories in
violation of the PRA, the merging of OMB Control Number 0584-0605 into
this collection, the addition of card skimming plans as a part of the
State Plans of Operations, and card skimming reporting.
Reporting
Reporting Burden Estimates: Affected public: State, Territory,
local and Tribal Government agencies.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 164.
Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 4.82.
Estimated Total Annual Responses: 790.
Estimated Reporting Time per Response: 1.44.
Estimated Annual Reporting Burden Hours: 1,138.10.
Under 7 CFR 272.2 & 285.3--State Plan of Operations: 53 State
agencies submit 1 response annually for a total of 53 annual responses.
The reporting burden for submission of updates to State Plans of
Operation is 7.5845 hours per respondent, resulting in an estimated
401.98 burden hours. FNS increased the time it takes to complete a
State Plan of Operations by 1 hour, from 6.5845 hours per respondent to
7.5845 hours per respondent to account for the annual submission of a
card skimming plan as a part of the State Plan of Operations.
Under the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 Section 501(b)--
Card Skimming Reporting: 53 State agencies report on card skimming
quarterly (4) for a total of 212 responses. The reporting burden for
submissions of card skimming reporting is 1 hour per respondent,
resulting in an estimated 212 burden hours.
Under 7 U.S.C. 2028 and 7 CFR 272.2--Territories Memorandum of
Understandings and Puerto Rico Plan of Operations: 3 Territories (CNMI
American Samoa, and Puerto Rico) submit 1 response annually for a total
of 3 annual responses. The reporting
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burden for submission of Territory MOUs and Puerto Rico Plan of
Operations is 6.5845 hours per respondent resulting in an estimated
19.7535 burden hours.
Under 7 CFR 277.18--Advance Planning Document: FNS estimates that
up to 56 State agencies and territories submit 1 APD, plan, or update
submissions for a total of 56 annual responses at an average estimate
of 2.5 hours per respondent. The estimated reporting burden for
submission of other APD Plans or Updates is 140 burden hours.
Under 7 CFR 277.18--Report ADP to FNS via email: FNS estimates that
56 State agencies and territories will submit 1 APD via email to FNS
once a year for a total of 56 responses. FNS estimates it will take
approximately .5 hours (30 minutes) to compile this information and
email it to FNS for a total of 28 burden hours.
Under 7 CFR 277.18--FNS Transmittal Letter for APD: FNS estimates
that 56 State agencies and territories may submit 1 transmittal letter
in conjunction with the APD to verify the accuracy of the information
they are submitting once per year for a total of 56 annual responses.
FNS estimates it will take .167 hours (10 minutes) for a State agency
to draft and submit the transmittal letter for an estimated burden of
9.352 hours.
Under 7 CFR 277.18--Other APD Plan or Update: FNS estimates that
approximately 12 State agencies or territories will update its APD once
a year for a total of 12 annual responses. FNS estimates it will take
2.5 hours to update the APD plan for a total of 30 burden hours to
submit updates to the APD.
Under 7 CFR 272.3(c)--SNAP Waiver Requests (WIMS): FNS estimates
that 45 of 53 State agencies will submit 4 waivers annually for a total
number of 180 waivers annually. Completion and submission of these
waivers take approximately 1 hour for a total of 180 burden hours
annually.
Under 7 CFR 272.13 and 7 CFR 273.16--Annual Email Reminder from FNS
Regional Offices: FNS estimates that 53 State agencies and Puerto Rico
will receive an annual reminder to confirm use of matches related to
eDRS and/or Deceased Matching System for an estimated total annual
response of 54. FNS estimates it will take .167 hours (10 minutes) to
delegate this task for a total of 9.018 burden hours.
Under 7 CFR 272.13 and 7 CFR 273.16--Compile Information to Confirm
Proper Systems are in Place for Matches: FNS estimates that 53 State
agencies and Puerto Rico will compile information to confirm their
systems are in place for eDRS and Deceased Matching Systems for an
estimated total annual response of 54. FNS estimates it will take
approximately 1 hours to compile this information for a total of 54
annual burden hours.
Under 7 CFR 272.13 and 7 CFR 273.16--Report Information to FNS via
Email: FNS estimates that 53 State agencies and Puerto Rico will report
the compiled information to FNS once for a total of 54 annual
responses. FNS estimates it will take approximately 1 hour to report
this information to FNS for a total of 54 annual burden hours.
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Burden
hours in Previously
Estimated Estimated Estimated Estimated Estimated use approved Previously Difference Differences
Regulation Respondent type Burden activity number of responses per total hours per total without a burden hours approved due to due to
respondents respondent annual response annual valid OMB merge from burden hours adjustments program
responses hours control 0605 for 0083 changes
No.
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REPORTING
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State Agency Burden
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272.2, 285.3............................. State Government Management Plan of Operations......... 53 1 53 7.5845 401.9785 ......... .............. 348.74 53.2385 ...........
Analyst.
Consolidated Appropriations Act, Section State Government Management Card Skimming Reporting.... 53 4 212 1 212 ......... .............. .............. ........... 212
501(b). Analyst.
272.2.................................... State Government Management Territory Memorandum of 3 1 3 6.5845 19.7535 19.7535 .............. .............. 19.7535 ...........
Analyst. Understanding (MOU) and
Puerto Rico Plan of
Operations.
277.18................................... State Government Management Advance Planning Document 56 1 56 2.5 140 140 .............. .............. 140 ...........
Analyst. (APD).
277.18................................... State Government Management Report ADP to FNS via email 56 1 56 0.5 28 28 .............. .............. 28 ...........
Analyst.
277.18................................... State Government Management Transmittal Letter for APD. 56 1 56 0.167 9.352 9.352 .............. .............. 9.352 ...........
Analyst.
277.18................................... State Government Management Other APD Plan or Update*.. 12 1 12 2.5 30 ......... .............. 530 -500 ...........
Analyst.
272.3(c)................................. State Government Management SNAP Waiver Requests (WIMS) 45 4 180 1 180 ......... .............. 177.3 2.7 ...........
Analyst.
272.14, 273.16........................... Administrative Manager...... Annual Email Reminder from 54 1 54 0.167 9.018 0.167 8.85 .............. 0.167 ...........
FNS Regional Offices
(0605) *.
272.14, 273.16........................... Eligibility Interviewer..... Compile Information to 54 1 54 1 54 1 53 .............. 1 ...........
Confirm Proper Systems are
in Place for Matches
(0605).
272.14, 273.16........................... Administrative Manager...... Report Information to FNS 54 1 54 1 54 1 53 .............. 1 ...........
via email (0605) *.
State Agency Reporting Total Burden 164......................... 4.817073171................ 790 1.440635443 1138.10 199.2725 ......... ......... -244.789 212 ........... ...........
Estimates.
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* Note: 54 State agency Administrative Managers and 54 State agency Eligibility Interviewer are counted 1 time each, plus the 56 State agencies and territories for a total of 164 respondents for this data collection.
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Recordkeeping
Recordkeeping Burden Estimates: Affected Public: State, Territory,
Local and Tribal Government Agencies.
Estimated Number of Recordkeepers: 68.
Estimated Number of Records per Recordkeepers: 25.35.
Estimated Total Annual Records: 1,724.
Estimated Recordkeeping time per Recordkeepers: 0.06.
Estimated Annual Recordkeeping Burden Hours: 93.45.
Using 7 CFR 272.21(f) for all of the recordkeeping burden
established for this information collection request--FNS-366A: 53 State
agencies and Puerto Rico, are required to submit to FNS for approval a
Budget Projection Statement, Form FNS-366A, which includes projections
of the total Federal costs for major areas of program operations. There
is a total of 54 recordkeepers for this activity. Each respondent
submits 1 response annually for a total of 54 annual responses. A copy
is maintained for 3 years. It takes approximately 0.0501 hours (3
minutes) to maintain each record. Total annual recordkeeping burden for
FNS-366A is estimated at 2.7054 hours annually.
FNS-366B: 53 State agencies, Puerto Rico, and CNMI are required to
submit to FNS quarterly, a Program Activity Statement, Form FNS-366B,
providing a summary of program activity for the State agency's
operations during its preceding quarter. Each State agency submits 4
responses annually for a total of 220 annual responses; each record
takes approximately 0.0501 hours (3 minutes) to maintain. The annual
recordkeeping burden for FNS-366B is estimated to be 11.022 hours.
FNS-388: 53 State agencies, American Samoa, CNMI, and Puerto Rico
are required to submit to FNS a monthly report of benefit issuance and
participation data using the form FNS-388. Each State agency submits 12
responses annually for a total of 672 annual responses; each record
takes approximately .0501 hours (3 minutes) to maintain. The annual
recordkeeping burden for FNS-388 is estimated to be 33.6672 hours.
FNS-388A: 53 State agencies and American Samoa are required to
submit to FNS a semi-annual report of benefit and participation data by
project area using the form FNS-388A. Each State agency submits 2
responses annually for a total of 108 annual responses; each record
takes approximately .0501 hours (3 minutes) to maintain. The annual
recordkeeping burden for FNS-388A is estimated to be 5.4108 hours.
State Plan of Operation Updates: 53 State agencies update the State
plan of operations once annually for a total of 53 annual records; each
record takes approximately 0.0668 hours (4 minutes) to maintain. The
annual recordkeeping burden for updates to State Plans of Operation is
3.5404 hours.
Card Skimming Records: 53 State agencies are required to submit to
FNS quarterly, card skimming records, providing updates and estimates
on card skimming plans and activities in their State. Each State agency
submits 4 responses annually for a total of 212 annual responses; each
record takes approximately 0.668 hours (4 minutes) to maintain. The
annual recordkeeping burden for updates to card skimming Records is
14.16 hours.
Territory MOUs and Puerto Rico Plan of Operations Updates: American
Samoa and CNMI update their MOUs, and Puerto Rico updates its Plan of
Operations, once annually for a total of 3 total annual records. Each
record takes approximately .0668 hours (4 minutes) to maintain. The
annual recordkeeping burden for updates to Territory MOUs and Puerto
Rico Plan of Operations Updates is .2004 hours.
SF 425/FNS-778: 53 State agencies, Puerto Rico, CNMI, and American
Samoa complete an SF-425/FNS-778 quarterly for a total of 224 estimated
total records. It takes approximately .0501 hours (3 minutes) to
maintain these records for a total of 11.2224 recordkeeping burden
hours.
Advance Planning Documents: FNS estimates that 56 State agencies
and 3 territories may submit 1 APD submission and approximately 56
records at an average estimate of 0.0501 hours (3 minutes) per record
for an estimated total of 2.8056 recordkeeping burden hours.
Transmittal Letter for APD: FNS estimates that 56 State agencies
and territories submit 1 transmittal letter for APDs for a total of 56
submissions and records at an estimate of .0501 hours (3 minutes) per
record. The total estimated recordkeeping hours for a transmittal
letter for APDs is 2.8056 hours.
Other APD plan or Update: FNS estimates that 12 State agencies and
territories may submit 1 update to its APD for a total of 12 records.
FNS estimates it will take .1169 hours (7 minutes) to maintain each
record for a total of 1.4028 recordkeeping burden hours.
Maintain Confirmation of Match Records: FNS estimates that 53 State
agencies and Puerto Rico will maintain 1 confirmation of match records
for an estimated total of 54 annual records. FNS estimates it will take
.0835 hours (5 minutes) to maintain these records for an estimated
total of 4.51 recordkeeping burden hours.
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Burden
hours in Previously Previously
Number of Estimated Estimated Estimated use approved approved Difference Differences
Regulations Respondent type Form No. or activities Number of records per total hours per total without a burden hours burden hours due to due to
recordkeepers recordkeeper annual recordkeeper annual valid OMB merge from merge from adjustments program
records hours control 0605 0083 changes
No.
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State Government FNS-366A................. 54 1 54 0.0501 2.7054 0.0501 .............. 2.65 0.0501 ...........
Management Analyst.
State Government FNS-366B................. 55 4 220 0.0501 11.022 0.4008 .............. 10.6 0.4008 ...........
Management Analyst.
State Government FNS-388.................. 56 12 672 0.0501 33.6672 1.8036 .............. 15.26 20.2108 ...........
Management Analyst.
State Government FNS-388A................. 54 2 108 0.0501 5.4108 0.1002 .............. 2.54 2.971 ...........
Management Analyst.
State Government Plan of Operations 53 1 53 0.0668 3.5404 ......... .............. 3.15 0.3904 ...........
Management Analyst. Updates.
State Government Card Skimming Records.... 53 4 212 0.0668 14.1616 ......... .............. .............. ........... 14.1616
Management Analyst.
State Government Territory MOU and Puerto 3 1 3 0.0668 0.2004 0.2004 .............. .............. 0.2004 ...........
Management Analyst. Rico Plan of Operations
Updates.
State Government SF-425/FNS-778........... 56 4 224 0.0501 11.2224 0.6012 .............. 10.6 0.6012 ...........
Management Analyst.
State Government Advance Planning Document 56 1 56 0.0501 2.8056 2.8056 .............. .............. 2.8056 ...........
Management Analyst. (APD).
State Government Transmittal Letter for 56 1 56 0.0501 2.8056 2.8056 .............. .............. 2.8056 ...........
Management Analyst. APD.
State Government Other APD Plan or Update. 12 1 12 0.1169 1.4028 ......... .............. 23.32 -21.9172 ...........
Management Analyst.
7 CFR 272.1(f)......................... Eligibility Interviewer... Maintain Confirmation of 54 1 54 0.0835 4.51 0.0835 4.4 .............. 0.0835 ...........
Match Records (0605).
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Recordkeeping Total Estimates...... .......................... ......................... 68 25.35294118 1,724 0.054207193 93.45 8.8009 .............. .............. 8.5521 14.1616
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* Note: The 56 State agencies and territories employees and the maintenance of match records employees were only counted once each for a total of 112 recordkeepers.
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Tameka Owens,
Assistant Administrator, Food and Nutrition Service.
[FR Doc. 2023-06107 Filed 3-23-23; 8:45 am]
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