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information collection reporting
process, contact Mr. Joseph Moxey,
APHIS’ Paperwork Reduction Act
Coordinator, at (301) 851–2483;
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Commercial Transportation of
Equines to Slaughter.
OMB Control Number: 0579–0332.
Type of Request: Revision to and
extension of approval of an information
collection.
Abstract: Sections 901–905 of the
Federal Agriculture Improvement and
Reform Act of 1996 (7 U.S.C. 1901)
authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to
issue guidelines for regulating the
commercial transportation of equines to
slaughter by persons regularly engaged
in that activity within the United States.
Specifically, the Secretary is authorized
to regulate the food, water, and rest
provided to these equines while the
equines are in transit and to review
related issues appropriate to ensuring
that these animals are treated humanely.
To implement the provisions of this
Act, the Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service (APHIS) within the
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)
has established minimum standards to
ensure the humane movement of
equines to slaughtering facilities or to
assembly points while en route to
slaughtering facilities, via commercial
transportation. These standards,
contained in 9 CFR part 88, require that
conveyances protect the health and
well-being of the animals and meet
certain other criteria; that double-decker
conveyances are prohibited; and that
access to food, water, and rest be
provided to these animals 6 hours prior
to shipment. APHIS’ regulations also
require the application of backtags and
completion of owner/shipper
certificates of fitness to travel to a
slaughtering facility with identification
of the animals and details of the
transportation and signatures attesting
to compliance with the provision of
food, rest, and water and to the animal’s
fitness to travel. The regulations further
prohibit the use of electric prods and
state aggressive animals must be
separated. Any owner/shipper
transporting equines to slaughtering
facilities outside the United States must
present the owner-shipper certificates to
USDA representatives at the border.
Implementing these regulations
entails the use of information collection
activities, such as providing business
information; completing owner/shipper
certificates of fitness to travel to a
slaughtering facility; applying backtags,
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as needed; and maintaining records of
the owner/shipper certificates and
continuation sheets.
We are asking the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) to
approve our use of these information
collection activities, as described, for an
additional 3 years.
The purpose of this notice is to solicit
comments from the public (as well as
affected agencies) concerning our
information collection. These comments
will help us:
(1) Evaluate 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;
(2) Evaluate the accuracy of our
estimate of the burden of the collection
of information, including the validity of
the methodology and assumptions used;
(3) Enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and
(4) Minimize the burden of the
collection of information on those who
are to respond, through use, as
appropriate, of automated, electronic,
mechanical, and other collection
technologies; e.g., permitting electronic
submission of responses.
Estimate of burden: The public
burden for this collection of information
is estimated to average 0.25 hours per
response.
Respondents: Owners and shippers of
slaughter horses, owners or operators of
slaughtering facilities, and drivers of the
transport vehicles.
Estimated annual number of
respondents: 232.
Estimated annual number of
responses per respondent: 69.
Estimated annual number of
responses: 16,100
Estimated total annual burden on
respondents: 4,049 hours. (Due to
averaging, the total annual burden hours
may not equal the product of the annual
number of responses multiplied by the
reporting burden per response.)
All responses to this notice will be
summarized and included in the request
for OMB approval. All comments will
also become a matter of public record.
Done in Washington, DC, this 25th day of
September 2023.
Michael Watson,
Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant
Health Inspection Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Food and Nutrition Service
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Supplemental Nutrition
Assistance Program (SNAP) Retailer
Applications
Food and Nutrition Service
(FNS), USDA.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this
notice invites the general public and
other public agencies to comment on
this proposed information collection.
This collection is a revision of a
currently approved collection. FNS
seeks OMB approval for the burden
associated with SNAP application forms
and other document requests that are
necessary to effectively administer a
large population of retailers, varied in
type and scope, and ensure that these
retailers remain in compliance with
program requirements.
DATES: Written comments must be
received on or before November 28,
2023.
SUMMARY:
The Food and Nutrition
Service, USDA, invites interested
persons to submit written comments on
this information collection. Comments
may be submitted in writing by one of
the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to
https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the
online instructions for submitting
comments electronically.
Mail: Comments should be addressed
to Marga Ortiz, Chief, Retailer Policy
Branch, Retailer Policy Division,
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance
Program, 1320 Braddock Place,
Alexandria, Virginia 22314.
FNS will summarize all responses to
this notice and include them 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 Marga Ortiz at
703–305–2546.
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
ADDRESSES:
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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: Supplemental Nutrition
Assistance Program (SNAP) Store
Applications.
Form Numbers: FNS–252; FNS–252–
E; FNS–252–FE; FNS–252–R; FNS–252–
2; and FNS–252–C.
OMB Control Number: 0584–0008.
Expiration Date: 1/31/2024.
Type of Request: Revision of a
currently approved collection.
Abstract:
Section 9(a) of the Food and Nutrition
Act of 2008, as amended (7 U.S.C. 2011
et seq.) (the Act), requires that FNS
determine the eligibility of retail food
stores and certain food service
organizations to accept SNAP benefits,
and to monitor them for compliance
purposes and continued eligibility. FNS
is also responsible for requiring updates
to application information and
reviewing retail food store applications
at least once every five years to ensure
that each firm is under the same
ownership and continues to meet
eligibility requirements. FNS relies on
the information obtained from
applicants to ensure that each retailer
continues to meet SNAP eligibility
requirements and effectuate the
purposes of the program. The forms and
other instruments in this information
collection are voluntary; however, a
retailer may not participate in SNAP
without completing an application for
FNS approval.
There are six forms associated with
this approved Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) information
collection number 0584–0008—the
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance
Program Application for Stores, Forms
FNS–252 (English and Spanish) and
FNS–252–E (paper and online version
respectively); Farmer’s Market
Application, Form FNS–252–FE; Meal
Service Application, Form FNS–252–
2;Reauthorization Application, Form
FNS–252–R (form mailed or available
electronically); and the Corporation
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Supplemental Application, Form FNS–
252–C used for individual (chain) stores
under a corporation. For new
authorizations, the majority of
applicants use form FNS–252 or FNS–
252–E (paper or online, respectively).
FNS–252–E and FNS–252–FE are true
online forms with a different format
than the paper version. For
reauthorization, form FNS–252–R is
used. It is available as a paper form and
online in the exact same format as the
paper form.
In addition to these forms, during new
authorization or reauthorization, FNS
may conduct an on-site store visit of the
firm. The store visit of the firm helps
FNS confirm that the information
provided on an application is correct.
An FNS representative or store visit
contractor obtains permission to
complete the store visit checklist,
photograph the store and asks the store
owner or manager about the continued
ownership of the store. Previous
submissions estimated that the retailer
spent one minute interacting with the
FNS representative or contractor during
the store visit. Under this proposed
revision, FNS is increasing the estimate
to 10 minutes, which we believe is a
more accurate estimate of the time the
retailer must spend with the FNS
representative or contractor.
Applicants using form FNS–252–E,
FNS–252–FE, or electronically accessing
FNS–252–R must self-register for a
Level 1 access account through the
USDA eAuthentication system prior to
starting an online application. USDA
eAuthentication facilitates the
electronic authentication of an
individual. Previous submissions
included authorization applicants using
FNS–252–E and FNS–252–FE but did
not include burden estimates for
electronic reauthorization applicants
registering for eAuthentication access to
complete FNS–252–R. Respondents
using the electronic version of FNS–
252–R are included under the proposed
revision, in Table A below.
We are also taking this opportunity to
more accurately reflect the burden hours
for FNS–252–E and FNS–252–FE by
accounting in this notice for time to
gather documents. During the
preparation of the last submission under
Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) Control Number 0584–0008, FNS
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consulted with stakeholders who
commented that the burden for
gathering information and completing
the previous paper form FNS–252 was
between 60 to 90 minutes. The Agency
used this information to adjust the
burden estimate for the paper version,
FNS–252, but inadvertently failed to
apply it to the electronic forms, FNS–
252–E and FNS–252–FE, in the last
submission. In Table A, below, we
estimate 60 minutes per response for the
FNS–252–E and FNS–252–FE and 90
minutes per response for the paper
FNS–252, to account for time gathering
documents.
We estimate that the average hours
per response across all applications for
this revised information collection will
be 0.54, which is 32.1 minutes. This is
an increase of .38 hours compared to the
Agency’s previous notice under OMB
Control Number 0584–0008. The
increase is due to our revision of
estimated response times to more
accurately reflect the burden on
respondents, especially the increased
estimated response time for the FNS–
252–E.
FNS used Fiscal Year 2022 data in our
calculations of burden estimates
associated with this information
collection as this was the most complete
data available to us at this time. Table
A below clarifies the burden of this
information collection. The hours per
response vary by the type of application
used from 8 minutes to 1.5 hours. There
are no recordkeeping, third-party or
public disclosure burdens associated
with the information collection.
Reporting
Affected Public: For-profit businesses;
retail food stores; farmers’ markets;
military commissaries; and meal
services.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
55,708.
Estimated Number of Responses per
Respondent: 1.7.
Estimated Total Annual Responses:
95,038.3.
Estimated Time per Response: 0.54
hours.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on
Respondents: 50,857.1 hours.
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2. Respondents who receive store visits are the same respondents who submit various applications are not doublecounted in the number of respondents.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Food and Nutrition Service
Agency Information Collection Activities: Supplemental Nutrition
Assistance Program (SNAP) Retailer Applications
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 proposed information collection. This collection is a revision
of a currently approved collection. FNS seeks OMB approval for the
burden associated with SNAP application forms and other document
requests that are necessary to effectively administer a large
population of retailers, varied in type and scope, and ensure that
these retailers remain in compliance with program requirements.
DATES: Written comments must be received on or before November 28,
2023.
ADDRESSES: The Food and Nutrition Service, USDA, invites interested
persons to submit written comments on this information collection.
Comments may be submitted in writing by one of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to https://www.regulations.gov.
Follow the online instructions for submitting comments electronically.
Mail: Comments should be addressed to Marga Ortiz, Chief, Retailer
Policy Branch, Retailer Policy Division, Supplemental Nutrition
Assistance Program, 1320 Braddock Place, Alexandria, Virginia 22314.
FNS will summarize all responses to this notice and include them 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 Marga Ortiz
at 703-305-2546.
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
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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: Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Store
Applications.
Form Numbers: FNS-252; FNS-252-E; FNS-252-FE; FNS-252-R; FNS-252-2;
and FNS-252-C.
OMB Control Number: 0584-0008.
Expiration Date: 1/31/2024.
Type of Request: Revision of a currently approved collection.
Abstract:
Section 9(a) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008, as amended (7
U.S.C. 2011 et seq.) (the Act), requires that FNS determine the
eligibility of retail food stores and certain food service
organizations to accept SNAP benefits, and to monitor them for
compliance purposes and continued eligibility. FNS is also responsible
for requiring updates to application information and reviewing retail
food store applications at least once every five years to ensure that
each firm is under the same ownership and continues to meet eligibility
requirements. FNS relies on the information obtained from applicants to
ensure that each retailer continues to meet SNAP eligibility
requirements and effectuate the purposes of the program. The forms and
other instruments in this information collection are voluntary;
however, a retailer may not participate in SNAP without completing an
application for FNS approval.
There are six forms associated with this approved Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) information collection number 0584-0008--
the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Application for Stores,
Forms FNS-252 (English and Spanish) and FNS-252-E (paper and online
version respectively); Farmer's Market Application, Form FNS-252-FE;
Meal Service Application, Form FNS-252-2;Reauthorization Application,
Form FNS-252-R (form mailed or available electronically); and the
Corporation Supplemental Application, Form FNS-252-C used for
individual (chain) stores under a corporation. For new authorizations,
the majority of applicants use form FNS-252 or FNS-252-E (paper or
online, respectively). FNS-252-E and FNS-252-FE are true online forms
with a different format than the paper version. For reauthorization,
form FNS-252-R is used. It is available as a paper form and online in
the exact same format as the paper form.
In addition to these forms, during new authorization or
reauthorization, FNS may conduct an on-site store visit of the firm.
The store visit of the firm helps FNS confirm that the information
provided on an application is correct. An FNS representative or store
visit contractor obtains permission to complete the store visit
checklist, photograph the store and asks the store owner or manager
about the continued ownership of the store. Previous submissions
estimated that the retailer spent one minute interacting with the FNS
representative or contractor during the store visit. Under this
proposed revision, FNS is increasing the estimate to 10 minutes, which
we believe is a more accurate estimate of the time the retailer must
spend with the FNS representative or contractor.
Applicants using form FNS-252-E, FNS-252-FE, or electronically
accessing FNS-252-R must self-register for a Level 1 access account
through the USDA eAuthentication system prior to starting an online
application. USDA eAuthentication facilitates the electronic
authentication of an individual. Previous submissions included
authorization applicants using FNS-252-E and FNS-252-FE but did not
include burden estimates for electronic reauthorization applicants
registering for eAuthentication access to complete FNS-252-R.
Respondents using the electronic version of FNS-252-R are included
under the proposed revision, in Table A below.
We are also taking this opportunity to more accurately reflect the
burden hours for FNS-252-E and FNS-252-FE by accounting in this notice
for time to gather documents. During the preparation of the last
submission under Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Control Number
0584-0008, FNS consulted with stakeholders who commented that the
burden for gathering information and completing the previous paper form
FNS-252 was between 60 to 90 minutes. The Agency used this information
to adjust the burden estimate for the paper version, FNS-252, but
inadvertently failed to apply it to the electronic forms, FNS-252-E and
FNS-252-FE, in the last submission. In Table A, below, we estimate 60
minutes per response for the FNS-252-E and FNS-252-FE and 90 minutes
per response for the paper FNS-252, to account for time gathering
documents.
We estimate that the average hours per response across all
applications for this revised information collection will be 0.54,
which is 32.1 minutes. This is an increase of .38 hours compared to the
Agency's previous notice under OMB Control Number 0584-0008. The
increase is due to our revision of estimated response times to more
accurately reflect the burden on respondents, especially the increased
estimated response time for the FNS-252-E.
FNS used Fiscal Year 2022 data in our calculations of burden
estimates associated with this information collection as this was the
most complete data available to us at this time. Table A below
clarifies the burden of this information collection. The hours per
response vary by the type of application used from 8 minutes to 1.5
hours. There are no recordkeeping, third-party or public disclosure
burdens associated with the information collection.
Reporting
Affected Public: For-profit businesses; retail food stores;
farmers' markets; military commissaries; and meal services.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 55,708.
Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 1.7.
Estimated Total Annual Responses: 95,038.3.
Estimated Time per Response: 0.54 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 50,857.1 hours.
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