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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
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Submission for OMB Review;
Comment Request
The Department of Agriculture has
submitted the following information
collection requirement(s) to OMB for
review and clearance under the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,
Public Law 104–13. Comments are
requested regarding; whether the
collection of information is necessary
for the proper performance of the
functions of the agency, including
whether the information will have
practical utility; the accuracy of the
agency’s estimate of burden including
the validity of the methodology and
assumptions used; ways to enhance the
quality, utility and clarity of the
information to be collected; and ways to
minimize the burden of the collection of
information on those who are to
respond, including through the use of
appropriate automated, electronic,
mechanical, or other technological
collection techniques or other forms of
information technology.
Comments regarding this information
collection received by August 28, 2024
will be considered. Written comments
and recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be
submitted within 30 days of the
publication of this notice on the
following website www.reginfo.gov/
public/do/PRAMain. Find this
particular information collection by
selecting ‘‘Currently under 30-day
Review—Open for Public Comments’’ or
by using the search function. An agency
may not conduct or sponsor a collection
of information unless the collection of
information displays a currently valid
OMB control number and the agency
informs potential persons who are to
respond to the collection of information
that such persons are not required to
respond to the collection of information
unless it displays a currently valid OMB
control number.
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Food and Nutrition Service
Title: Supplemental Nutrition
Assistance Program Repayment Demand
and Program Disqualification.
OMB Control Number: 0584–0492.
Summary of Collection: This
information collection request is
associated with initiating collection
actions against households who
received an over issuance in the
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance
Program (SNAP), issuing notifications to
SNAP households regarding processes
related to intentional program violations
(IPV), and using disqualified recipient
data to ascertain the correct penalty for
IPVs, based on prior disqualifications.
Section 13(b) of the Food and
Nutrition Act of 2008, as amended (7
U.S.C. 2022(b)), and SNAP regulations
at 7 CFR 273.18(a)(2) require State
agencies to initiate collection action
against households that have been
overissued benefits. To initiate
collection action, State agencies must
provide the affected household with
written notification informing the
household of the claim and demanding
repayment. This process is automated in
most State agencies.
SNAP regulations at 7 CFR
273.16(a)(1) require State agencies to
investigate any case of suspected fraud
and, where applicable, make an IPV
determination either administratively or
judicially. This activity is vital to
protect and enhance the integrity of
SNAP.
SNAP regulations at 7 CFR
273.16(i)(4) require State agencies to use
disqualified recipient data to ascertain
the correct penalty for IPVs, based on
prior disqualifications.
Electronic Disqualified Recipient
System (eDRS) for Accessing, Reviewing,
and Updating Disqualified Recipient
Data—SNAP regulations at 7 CFR
273.16(i)(4) require State agencies to use
disqualified recipient data to ascertain
the correct penalty for IPVs, based on
prior disqualifications. State agencies
determine this by accessing and
reviewing records located in the
Electronic Disqualified Recipient
System (eDRS). eDRS is an automated
system developed by the Food and
Nutrition Service (FNS) that contains
records of disqualifications in every
State. State agencies are also responsible
for updating the system, as required at
273.16(i)(2)(i), which includes reporting
disqualifications in eDRS as they occur
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and updating eDRS when records are no
longer accurate, relevant, or complete.
Retention of records. Each State
agency shall retain all Program records
in an orderly fashion for audit and
review purposes for no less than 3 years
from the month of origin of each record.
In addition:
Case records relating to intentional
Program violation disqualifications and
related notices to the household shall be
retained indefinitely until the State
agency obtains reliable information that
the record subject has died or until FNS
advises via the disqualified recipient
database system edit report that all
records associated with a particular
individual, including the disqualified
recipient database record, may be
permanently removed from the database
because of the individual’s 80th
birthday.
Disqualification records submitted to
the disqualified recipient database must
be purged by the State agency that
submitted them when the supporting
documents are no longer accurate,
relevant, or complete. The State agency
shall follow a prescribed records
management program to meet this
requirement. Information about this
program shall be available for FNS
review.
Need and Use of the Information:
Initiating Collection Action—The
notification must conform to the
requirements of 7 CFR 273.18(e)(3)(iv)
to include the data The amount of the
claim, the intent to collect from all adult
household members, the type of and
reason for the claim, the time period
associated with the claim, how the
claim was calculated, a listing of
payment procedures and applicable
options, a listing of appeal and due
process rights, and listing of actions that
may be taken if the claim is not timely
paid.
Intentional Program Violations
(IPV)—A State agency may determine an
IPV by the individual accepting the
penalty by signing a waiver of right to
an administrative disqualification
hearing (ADH), the individual signing a
disqualification consent agreement in
cases of deferred adjudication, or an
administrative hearing official or a court
of appropriate jurisdiction determining
that the individual committed the IPV.
SNAP regulations at 7 CFR
273.16(e)(3) require that State agencies
provide written notification of an
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impending ADH to the individual
suspected of committing an IPV. The
notification contains an explanation of
the charge against the individual, the
potential penalties, and a listing of the
rights and options afforded to the
individual. A similar notification is sent
to individuals who are being prosecuted
through the court.
In some State agencies, one of the
options available to the individual
under 7 CFR 273.16(f)(2) is the ability
for the individual to waive the right to
an ADH and accept the disqualification
penalty. The disqualification waiver
may be included in the advance
notification or provided as a separate
attachment for the individual to sign
and submit to avoid having the ADH.
Similarly, under 7 CFR 273.16(h)(2),
State agencies may establish procedures
to provide the accused individual with
the option to consent to a Program
disqualification to avoid criminal
prosecution.
Once a determination is made
regarding an IPV, the State agency must
send notification to the affected
individual of the action taken on the
ADH or court decision, as required at 7
CFR 273.16(e)(9). This includes
notifying the person that he/she will be
disqualified and when the
disqualification will become effective.
One of the factors used by a State
agency to determine the appropriate
disqualification penalty to assign to an
individual is whether or not the
individual was found to have
committed any prior IPVs. The way that
State agencies determine this is by
accessing and checking eDRS. eDRS is
an automated system developed by FNS
that contains records of
disqualifications in every State. Per 7
CFR 273.16(i)(4) State agencies are
responsible for checking eDRS to
determine the appropriate length of
each disqualification.
7 CFR 273.16(i)(2)(i) requires State
agencies to update the eDRS system,
which includes reporting
disqualifications as they occur and
removing records which are no longer
accurate, relevant, or complete. States
have a choice between using a batch
process for correcting and resubmitting
data or submitting data directly through
the eDRS website. Data entry errors are
identified at the point of entry and
corrections can be made immediately.
Description of Respondents: State
Agencies and Individuals.
Number of Respondents: 486,769.
Frequency of Responses:
Recordkeeping; Reporting: Occasionally;
Annually.
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Total Burden Hours: 99,786.9643.
Rachelle Ragland-Greene,
Departmental Information Collection
Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2024–16592 Filed 7–26–24; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Submission for OMB Review;
Comment Request
The Department of Agriculture has
submitted the following information
collection requirement(s) to OMB for
review and clearance under the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,
Public Law 104–13. Comments are
requested regarding; whether the
collection of information is necessary
for the proper performance of the
functions of the agency, including
whether the information will have
practical utility; the accuracy of the
agency’s estimate of burden including
the validity of the methodology and
assumptions used; ways to enhance the
quality, utility and clarity of the
information to be collected; and ways to
minimize the burden of the collection of
information on those who are to
respond, including through the use of
appropriate automated, electronic,
mechanical, or other technological
collection techniques or other forms of
information technology.
Comments regarding this information
collection received by August 28, 2024
will be considered. Written comments
and recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be
submitted within 30 days of the
publication of this notice on the
following website www.reginfo.gov/
public/do/PRAMain. Find this
particular information collection by
selecting ‘‘Currently under 30-day
Review—Open for Public Comments’’ or
by using the search function. An agency
may not conduct or sponsor a collection
of information unless the collection of
information displays a currently valid
OMB control number and the agency
informs potential persons who are to
respond to the collection of information
that such persons are not required to
respond to the collection of information
unless it displays a currently valid OMB
control number.
Food and Nutrition Service
Title: The FNS User Access Request
Form Data Collection.
OMB Control Number: 0584–0532.
Summary of Collection: The Federal
Information Security Modernization Act
of 2014 (Pub. L. 113–283) and Office of
Management and Budget (OMB)
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Circular A–130, Managing Information
as a Strategic Resource, established a
minimum set of controls to be included
in Federal automated information
security programs. Establishing
minimum controls over the provisioning
of access to sensitive systems and data
is directed in OMB Circular A–130.
Need and Use of the Information: The
FNS User Access Request Form, FNS–
674, is designed for this purpose and
can be used in situations where (1)
access to the FNCS network or an FNCS
information system is required; (2)
current access is required to be
modified; and (3) access is no longer
required and must be revoked. FNCS
employees, contractors, State Agencies
and partners (Food Banks, etc.) have
requested access to FNCS systems via
the User Access Request form. FNCS has
used the information collected to grant
access to the FNCS network and
information systems. Information that is
collected includes: Name,
e-Authentication ID (if applicable),
telephone number, email address,
contract expiration date, temporary
employee expiration date, office
address, State/locality codes, system
name, form type, type of access, action
requested, comments and special
instructions.
Description of Respondents: State and
Local Government, Private Sector
Businesses or other for-profits
institutions.
Number of Respondents: 7,200.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting:
On occasion.
Total Burden Hours: 2,370.
Rachelle Ragland-Greene,
Departmental Information Collection
Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2024–16555 Filed 7–26–24; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Rural Housing Service
[Docket No. RHS–24–CF–0026]
Announcement of the Availability of
Community Facilities Program Disaster
Grants
Rural Housing Service, USDA.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The Rural Housing Service
(RHS or Agency), a Rural Development
(RD) mission area of the United States
Department of Agriculture (USDA),
announces the availability of up to $38
million in grant funding through its
Community Facilities Program (CF) to
repair essential community facilities
SUMMARY:
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This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER contains documents other than rules
or proposed rules that are applicable to the public. Notices of hearings
and investigations, committee meetings, agency decisions and rulings,
delegations of authority, filing of petitions and applications and agency
statements of organization and functions are examples of documents
appearing in this section.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
The Department of Agriculture has submitted the following
information collection requirement(s) to OMB for review and clearance
under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104-13. Comments
are requested regarding; whether the collection of information is
necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency,
including whether the information will have practical utility; the
accuracy of the agency's estimate of burden including the validity of
the methodology and assumptions used; ways to enhance the quality,
utility and clarity of the information to be collected; and ways to
minimize the burden of the collection of information on those who are
to respond, including through the use of appropriate automated,
electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
Comments regarding this information collection received by August
28, 2024 will be considered. Written comments and recommendations for
the proposed information collection should be submitted within 30 days
of the publication of this notice on the following website
www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this particular information
collection by selecting ``Currently under 30-day Review--Open for
Public Comments'' or by using the search function. An agency may not
conduct or sponsor a collection of information unless the collection of
information displays a currently valid OMB control number and the
agency informs potential persons who are to respond to the collection
of information that such persons are not required to respond to the
collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB
control number.
Food and Nutrition Service
Title: Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Repayment Demand
and Program Disqualification.
OMB Control Number: 0584-0492.
Summary of Collection: This information collection request is
associated with initiating collection actions against households who
received an over issuance in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance
Program (SNAP), issuing notifications to SNAP households regarding
processes related to intentional program violations (IPV), and using
disqualified recipient data to ascertain the correct penalty for IPVs,
based on prior disqualifications.
Section 13(b) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008, as amended (7
U.S.C. 2022(b)), and SNAP regulations at 7 CFR 273.18(a)(2) require
State agencies to initiate collection action against households that
have been overissued benefits. To initiate collection action, State
agencies must provide the affected household with written notification
informing the household of the claim and demanding repayment. This
process is automated in most State agencies.
SNAP regulations at 7 CFR 273.16(a)(1) require State agencies to
investigate any case of suspected fraud and, where applicable, make an
IPV determination either administratively or judicially. This activity
is vital to protect and enhance the integrity of SNAP.
SNAP regulations at 7 CFR 273.16(i)(4) require State agencies to
use disqualified recipient data to ascertain the correct penalty for
IPVs, based on prior disqualifications.
Electronic Disqualified Recipient System (eDRS) for Accessing,
Reviewing, and Updating Disqualified Recipient Data--SNAP regulations
at 7 CFR 273.16(i)(4) require State agencies to use disqualified
recipient data to ascertain the correct penalty for IPVs, based on
prior disqualifications. State agencies determine this by accessing and
reviewing records located in the Electronic Disqualified Recipient
System (eDRS). eDRS is an automated system developed by the Food and
Nutrition Service (FNS) that contains records of disqualifications in
every State. State agencies are also responsible for updating the
system, as required at 273.16(i)(2)(i), which includes reporting
disqualifications in eDRS as they occur and updating eDRS when records
are no longer accurate, relevant, or complete.
Retention of records. Each State agency shall retain all Program
records in an orderly fashion for audit and review purposes for no less
than 3 years from the month of origin of each record. In addition:
Case records relating to intentional Program violation
disqualifications and related notices to the household shall be
retained indefinitely until the State agency obtains reliable
information that the record subject has died or until FNS advises via
the disqualified recipient database system edit report that all records
associated with a particular individual, including the disqualified
recipient database record, may be permanently removed from the database
because of the individual's 80th birthday.
Disqualification records submitted to the disqualified recipient
database must be purged by the State agency that submitted them when
the supporting documents are no longer accurate, relevant, or complete.
The State agency shall follow a prescribed records management program
to meet this requirement. Information about this program shall be
available for FNS review.
Need and Use of the Information: Initiating Collection Action--The
notification must conform to the requirements of 7 CFR 273.18(e)(3)(iv)
to include the data The amount of the claim, the intent to collect from
all adult household members, the type of and reason for the claim, the
time period associated with the claim, how the claim was calculated, a
listing of payment procedures and applicable options, a listing of
appeal and due process rights, and listing of actions that may be taken
if the claim is not timely paid.
Intentional Program Violations (IPV)--A State agency may determine
an IPV by the individual accepting the penalty by signing a waiver of
right to an administrative disqualification hearing (ADH), the
individual signing a disqualification consent agreement in cases of
deferred adjudication, or an administrative hearing official or a court
of appropriate jurisdiction determining that the individual committed
the IPV.
SNAP regulations at 7 CFR 273.16(e)(3) require that State agencies
provide written notification of an
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impending ADH to the individual suspected of committing an IPV. The
notification contains an explanation of the charge against the
individual, the potential penalties, and a listing of the rights and
options afforded to the individual. A similar notification is sent to
individuals who are being prosecuted through the court.
In some State agencies, one of the options available to the
individual under 7 CFR 273.16(f)(2) is the ability for the individual
to waive the right to an ADH and accept the disqualification penalty.
The disqualification waiver may be included in the advance notification
or provided as a separate attachment for the individual to sign and
submit to avoid having the ADH. Similarly, under 7 CFR 273.16(h)(2),
State agencies may establish procedures to provide the accused
individual with the option to consent to a Program disqualification to
avoid criminal prosecution.
Once a determination is made regarding an IPV, the State agency
must send notification to the affected individual of the action taken
on the ADH or court decision, as required at 7 CFR 273.16(e)(9). This
includes notifying the person that he/she will be disqualified and when
the disqualification will become effective. One of the factors used by
a State agency to determine the appropriate disqualification penalty to
assign to an individual is whether or not the individual was found to
have committed any prior IPVs. The way that State agencies determine
this is by accessing and checking eDRS. eDRS is an automated system
developed by FNS that contains records of disqualifications in every
State. Per 7 CFR 273.16(i)(4) State agencies are responsible for
checking eDRS to determine the appropriate length of each
disqualification.
7 CFR 273.16(i)(2)(i) requires State agencies to update the eDRS
system, which includes reporting disqualifications as they occur and
removing records which are no longer accurate, relevant, or complete.
States have a choice between using a batch process for correcting and
resubmitting data or submitting data directly through the eDRS website.
Data entry errors are identified at the point of entry and corrections
can be made immediately.
Description of Respondents: State Agencies and Individuals.
Number of Respondents: 486,769.
Frequency of Responses: Recordkeeping; Reporting: Occasionally;
Annually.
Total Burden Hours: 99,786.9643.
Rachelle Ragland-Greene,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2024-16592 Filed 7-26-24; 8:45 am]
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