Agency Information Collection Activities: Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Benefit Expungement and Off-Line Storage, 82969-82970 [2024-23727]
Download as PDF
<![CDATA[
82969
Notices
Federal Register
Vol. 89, No. 199
Tuesday, October 15, 2024
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.
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Food and Nutrition Service
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Supplemental Nutrition
Assistance Program (SNAP) Benefit
Expungement and Off-Line Storage
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
associated with SNAP benefit storage
and expungement provisions of the
2008 and 2018 Farm Bills. This
collection is an extension, without
change, of a currently approved
collection. This collection is for
providing SNAP households advance or
concurrent notice of State agency action
to store unused SNAP benefits offline
due to three or more months of account
inactivity and for those households to
seek reinstatement of benefits prior to
permanent expungement. This
collection is also for providing SNAP
households advance or concurrent
notice prior to the State agency
expunging unused SNAP benefits from
the household’s Electronic Benefit
Transfer (EBT) account due to nine
months of account inactivity.
DATES: Written comments must be
received on or before December 16,
2024.
ADDRESSES: Comments may be sent to
Erica Kain, Chief, Issuance Support
Branch, Issuance Policy and Innovation
Division, Food and Nutrition Service
(FNS), U.S. Department of Agriculture
(USDA), 1320 Braddock Place, 5th
Floor, Alexandria, Virginia 22314, or via
email to SM.FN.SNAP.Issuance.Policy@
usda.gov. Comments will also be
accepted through the Federal
eRulemaking Portal: Go to https://
khammond on DSKJM1Z7X2PROD with NOTICES
SUMMARY:
VerDate Sep<11>2014
16:35 Oct 11, 2024
Jkt 265001
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 Erica Kain at
SM.FN.SNAP.Issuance.Policy@usda.gov
or (312)–339–1939.
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: SNAP Benefit Storage and
Expungement.
Form Number: Not applicable.
OMB Number: 0584–0673.
Expiration Date: 07/31/2025.
Type of Request: Extension, without
change, of a currently approved
collection.
Abstract: On August 24, 2020, the
Department published the final rule,
‘‘Supplemental Nutrition Assistance
Program: 2008 Farm Bill Provisions on
Clarification of Split Issuance; Accrual
of Benefits and Definition Changes’’ (85
FR 52025) to implement the mandatory
SNAP benefit storage and expungement
provisions of the Food, Conservation
and Energy Act of 2008, Public Law
110–243 (2008 Farm Bill). In the final
rule, the Department also adopted as
final the provisions in the Agriculture
Improvement Act of 2018, Public Law
115–334 (2018 Farm Bill), that
mandated changes to the requirements
governing the storage and expungement
of unused benefits.
PO 00000
Frm 00001
Fmt 4703
Sfmt 4703
As a result, State agencies are
required to provide a 30-day advance
notice prior to permanently expunging
unused SNAP benefits that remain in
household’s account nine months after
issuance or after nine months of account
inactivity. State agencies that opt to take
unused benefits off-line after three
months of SNAP EBT account inactivity
must also provide up to 10 days
advance or concurrent notice prior to
taking such action and to reinstate
benefits store off-line within 48 hours of
a household’s request if the benefits
have not reached the expungement
timeframe. Currently, FNS is not aware
of any State agency exercising the
option to store unused benefits off-line
prior to expungement.
1. Expungement Notice
Affected Public: (a) Individuals/
Households and (b) State agencies:
Respondent groups identified include:
(1) 3,505,979 SNAP households
(approximately 18 percent of all SNAP
households nationwide) who do not
access their benefits within nine months
and (2) 53 State SNAP agencies.
a. Individuals/Households Annual
Burden
Estimated Annual Number of
Respondents: 3,505,797.
Estimated Annual Number of
Responses per Respondent: 1.17.
Estimated Total Annual Responses:
4,101,782.
Estimated Annual Time per Response:
3 minutes or 0.05 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on
Respondents: 205,089 hours.
b. State Agency Annual Burden
Estimated Annual Number of
Respondents: 53.
Estimated Annual Number of
Responses per Respondent: 77,392.
Estimated Total Annual Responses:
4,101,782.
Estimated Annual Time per Response:
30 seconds or 0.0083 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on
Respondents: 34,045 hours.
c. Grand Total Annual Burden
Estimated Annual Number of
Respondents: 3,505,850.
Estimated Annual Number of
Responses per Respondent: 2.33996434.
Estimated Total Annual Responses:
8,203,564.00.
Estimated Annual Time per Response:
0.02915000.
E:\FR\FM\15OCN1.SGM
15OCN1
82970
Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 199 / Tuesday, October 15, 2024 / Notices
Estimated Total Annual Burden on
Respondents: 239,134.
of any State agency currently exercising
the option to store benefits off-line.
2. Off-Line Storage Notice
Affected Public: No members of the
public are affected as FNS is not aware
3. Off-Line Benefit Reinstatement
Affected Public: No members of the
public are affected as FNS is not aware
Responses
annually per
respondent
Total annual
responses
Estimated avg.
number of
hours per
response
annually
Estimated
annual
total hours
Respondent
Activity
Individual or Household SNAP Recipients ......
Expungement Notice ..............
Off-line Storage Notice ...........
Off-line Benefit Reinstatement
3,505,797
0
0
1.17
0
0
4,101,782
0
0
.05
0
0
205,089
0
0
.................................................
3,505,797
1.17
4,101,782
.05
205,089
State Agencies .................................................
Expungement Notice ..............
Off-line Storage Notice ...........
Off-line Benefit Reinstatement
53
0
0
77,392
0
0
4,101,782
0
0
0.0083
0
0
34,045
0
0
Sub-total of State Agencies ......................
.................................................
53
77,392
4,101,782
0.0083
34,045
.................................................
3,505,850
2.33996434
8,203,564
0.02915000
239,134
Sub-total of Individual/Household SNAP
recipients.
Total Reporting Burden with both Affect Public.
Tameka Owens,
Acting Administrator and Assistant
Administrator, Food and Nutrition Service.
[FR Doc. 2024–23727 Filed 10–11–24; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3410–30–P
COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS
Notice of Public Meeting of the
Arkansas Advisory Committee to the
U.S. Commission on Civil Rights
U.S. Commission on Civil
Rights.
ACTION: Notice of virtual meetings.
AGENCY:
Notice is hereby given,
pursuant to the provisions of the rules
and regulations of the U.S. Commission
on Civil Rights (Commission) and the
Federal Advisory Committee Act, that
the Arkansas Advisory Committee
(Committee) to the U.S. Commission on
Civil Rights will hold a public meetings
via Zoom. The purpose of this meeting
is for the Committee to discuss postreport activity plans for their recently
completed report regarding the Right to
Counsel in Arkansas. This will be the
final meeting of the current
appointment term.
DATES: Wedneday, October 23, 2024,
from 2 p.m.–3 p.m. Central Time.
ADDRESSES: This meeting will be held
via Zoom.
October 23rd Meeting:
• Registration Link (Audio/Visual):
https://www.zoomgov.com/webinar/
register/WN_
GScAm45WRAeGdMhDJ03Z6w
• Join by Phone (Audio Only): 1–833–
435–1820 USA Toll Free; Webinar ID:
161 447 1491#
SUMMARY:
khammond on DSKJM1Z7X2PROD with NOTICES
Estimated
annual
number
respondent
of any State agency exercising the
option to move benefits off-line, thereby
removing the need for reinstatement.
VerDate Sep<11>2014
16:35 Oct 11, 2024
Jkt 265001
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Melissa Wojnaroski, Designated Federal
Officer, at mwojnaroski@usccr.gov or 1–
202–618–4158.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This
meeting is available to the public
through the registration link above. Any
interested members of the public may
attend. An open comment period will be
provided to allow members of the
public to make oral statements as time
allows. Pursuant to the Federal
Advisory Committee Act, public
minutes of the meeting will include a
list of persons who are present at these
meetings. If joining via phone, callers
can expect to incur regular charges for
calls they initiate over wireless lines,
according to their wireless plan. The
Commission will not refund any
incurred charges. Callers will incur no
charge for calls they initiate over landline connections to the toll-free
telephone number. Closed captioning is
available by selecting ‘‘CC’’ in the
meeting platform. To request additional
accommodations, please email
csanders@usccr.gov at least 10 business
days prior to each meeting.
Members of the public are entitled to
submit written comments; the
comments must be received in the
regional office within 30 days following
the scheduled meeting. Written
comments may be emailed to Melissa
Wojnaroski at mwojnaroski@usccr.gov.
Persons who desire additional
information may contact the Regional
Programs Coordination Unit at 1–202–
618–4158.
Records generated from these
meetings may be inspected and
reproduced at the Regional Programs
PO 00000
Frm 00002
Fmt 4703
Sfmt 4703
Coordination Unit Office, as they
become available, both before and after
each meeting. Records of the meetings
will be available via
www.facadatabase.gov under the
Commission on Civil Rights, Arkansas
Advisory Committee link. Persons
interested in the work of this Committee
are directed to the Commission’s
website, https://www.usccr.gov, or may
contact the Regional Programs
Coordination Unit at csanders@
usccr.gov.
Agenda
I. Welcome and Roll Call
II. Chair’s Comments
III. Post-Report Discussion: Right to
Counsel
IV. Public Comment
V. Adjournment
Exceptional Circumstance: Pursuant
to 41 CFR 102–3.150, the notice for this
meeting is given less than 15 calendar
days prior to the meeting because of the
exceptional circumstance of the end of
the current Committee appointment
term.
Dated: October 9, 2024.
David Mussatt,
Supervisory Chief, Regional Programs Unit.
[FR Doc. 2024–23770 Filed 10–11–24; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE P
COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS
Sunshine Act Meeting Notice
United States Commission on
Civil Rights.
ACTION: Notice of Commission public
business meeting.
AGENCY:
E:\FR\FM\15OCN1.SGM
15OCN1
]]>Agencies
[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 199 (Tuesday, October 15, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 82969-82970]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-23727]
========================================================================
Notices
Federal Register
________________________________________________________________________
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.
========================================================================
Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 199 / Tuesday, October 15, 2024 /
Notices
[[Page 82969]]
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Food and Nutrition Service
Agency Information Collection Activities: Supplemental Nutrition
Assistance Program (SNAP) Benefit Expungement and Off-Line Storage
AGENCY: Food and Nutrition Service (FNS), USDA.
ACTION: Notice.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
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 associated with SNAP benefit
storage and expungement provisions of the 2008 and 2018 Farm Bills.
This collection is an extension, without change, of a currently
approved collection. This collection is for providing SNAP households
advance or concurrent notice of State agency action to store unused
SNAP benefits offline due to three or more months of account inactivity
and for those households to seek reinstatement of benefits prior to
permanent expungement. This collection is also for providing SNAP
households advance or concurrent notice prior to the State agency
expunging unused SNAP benefits from the household's Electronic Benefit
Transfer (EBT) account due to nine months of account inactivity.
DATES: Written comments must be received on or before December 16,
2024.
ADDRESSES: Comments may be sent to Erica Kain, Chief, Issuance Support
Branch, Issuance Policy and Innovation Division, Food and Nutrition
Service (FNS), U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), 1320 Braddock
Place, 5th Floor, Alexandria, Virginia 22314, or 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 Erica Kain
at [email protected] or (312)-339-1939.
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: SNAP Benefit Storage and Expungement.
Form Number: Not applicable.
OMB Number: 0584-0673.
Expiration Date: 07/31/2025.
Type of Request: Extension, without change, of a currently approved
collection.
Abstract: On August 24, 2020, the Department published the final
rule, ``Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program: 2008 Farm Bill
Provisions on Clarification of Split Issuance; Accrual of Benefits and
Definition Changes'' (85 FR 52025) to implement the mandatory SNAP
benefit storage and expungement provisions of the Food, Conservation
and Energy Act of 2008, Public Law 110-243 (2008 Farm Bill). In the
final rule, the Department also adopted as final the provisions in the
Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018, Public Law 115-334 (2018 Farm
Bill), that mandated changes to the requirements governing the storage
and expungement of unused benefits.
As a result, State agencies are required to provide a 30-day
advance notice prior to permanently expunging unused SNAP benefits that
remain in household's account nine months after issuance or after nine
months of account inactivity. State agencies that opt to take unused
benefits off-line after three months of SNAP EBT account inactivity
must also provide up to 10 days advance or concurrent notice prior to
taking such action and to reinstate benefits store off-line within 48
hours of a household's request if the benefits have not reached the
expungement timeframe. Currently, FNS is not aware of any State agency
exercising the option to store unused benefits off-line prior to
expungement.
1. Expungement Notice
Affected Public: (a) Individuals/Households and (b) State agencies:
Respondent groups identified include: (1) 3,505,979 SNAP households
(approximately 18 percent of all SNAP households nationwide) who do not
access their benefits within nine months and (2) 53 State SNAP
agencies.
a. Individuals/Households Annual Burden
Estimated Annual Number of Respondents: 3,505,797.
Estimated Annual Number of Responses per Respondent: 1.17.
Estimated Total Annual Responses: 4,101,782.
Estimated Annual Time per Response: 3 minutes or 0.05 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 205,089 hours.
b. State Agency Annual Burden
Estimated Annual Number of Respondents: 53.
Estimated Annual Number of Responses per Respondent: 77,392.
Estimated Total Annual Responses: 4,101,782.
Estimated Annual Time per Response: 30 seconds or 0.0083 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 34,045 hours.
c. Grand Total Annual Burden
Estimated Annual Number of Respondents: 3,505,850.
Estimated Annual Number of Responses per Respondent: 2.33996434.
Estimated Total Annual Responses: 8,203,564.00.
Estimated Annual Time per Response: 0.02915000.
[[Page 82970]]
Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 239,134.
2. Off-Line Storage Notice
Affected Public: No members of the public are affected as FNS is
not aware of any State agency currently exercising the option to store
benefits off-line.
3. Off-Line Benefit Reinstatement
Affected Public: No members of the public are affected as FNS is
not aware of any State agency exercising the option to move benefits
off-line, thereby removing the need for reinstatement.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Estimated avg.
Estimated Responses number of Estimated
Respondent Activity annual number annually per Total annual hours per annual total
respondent respondent responses response hours
annually
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Individual or Household SNAP Recipients... Expungement Notice.......... 3,505,797 1.17 4,101,782 .05 205,089
Off-line Storage Notice..... 0 0 0 0 0
Off-line Benefit 0 0 0 0 0
Reinstatement.
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Sub-total of Individual/Household SNAP ............................ 3,505,797 1.17 4,101,782 .05 205,089
recipients.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
State Agencies............................ Expungement Notice.......... 53 77,392 4,101,782 0.0083 34,045
Off-line Storage Notice..... 0 0 0 0 0
Off-line Benefit 0 0 0 0 0
Reinstatement.
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Sub-total of State Agencies........... ............................ 53 77,392 4,101,782 0.0083 34,045
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total Reporting Burden with both ............................ 3,505,850 2.33996434 8,203,564 0.02915000 239,134
Affect Public.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Tameka Owens,
Acting Administrator and Assistant Administrator, Food and Nutrition
Service.
[FR Doc. 2024-23727 Filed 10-11-24; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3410-30-P
