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Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 207 / Friday, October 25, 2024 / Notices
Tameka Owens,
Acting Administrator and Assistant
Administrator, Food and Nutrition Service.
[FR Doc. 2024–24868 Filed 10–24–24; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3410–30–C
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Food and Nutrition Service
Agency Information Collection
Activities: FNS 245—Supplemental
Nutrition Assistance Program Negative
Case Action Review Schedule
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. This
information collection, the FNS–245,
Negative Case Action Review Schedule,
is designed to collect quality control
(QC) data and serve as the data entry
form for negative case action QC
reviews in the Supplemental Nutrition
Assistance Program (SNAP). Revisions
to the form, its instructions, and burden
hours are within.
DATES: Written comments must be
received on or before December 24,
2024.
ADDRESSES: Comments may be sent to:
John McCleskey, Food and Nutrition
Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture,
1320 Braddock Place, 5th Floor,
Alexandria, VA 22314. Comments may
also be submitted via email to
SM.FN.SNAPQCRules-ICR@usda.gov or
may 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 John McCleskey at
703–457–7747.
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
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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: FNS–245: SNAP Negative Case
Action Review Schedule.
Form Number: FNS–245.
OMB Control Number: 0584–0034.
Expiration Date: December 31, 2024.
Type of Request: Revision of a
currently approved collection.
Abstract: The FNS–245, Negative Case
Action Review Schedule, is designed to
collect quality control (QC) data and
serves as the data entry form for
negative case action QC reviews in the
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance
Program (SNAP). State agencies
complete the FNS–245 for each negative
case in their QC sample. The number of
responses for reporting and
recordkeeping increased from 177,230
to 196,615 responses; a total increase of
19,385 due to the increase in number of
cases selected for negative review. The
reporting and recordkeeping burden
associated with the completion of the
FNS–245 has increased from
approximately 112,491.43 hours to
125,778.55 hours. The 13,203.96-hour
increase in the total burden is largely a
result of an administrative adjustment
due to the increase in total SNAP
negative action case selections for
review from 34,322 cases in fiscal year
(FY) 2018 to 39,323 cases in FY 2023
and due to a program change to add two
new codes to the form for the head of
household’s race/ethnic information
and to include household zip code. The
program is adding 1.5 minutes or 0.025
hours to the case record review burden
to now include reviewing this
information in the case record to
properly report the information on the
form. A summary of the revised
reporting and recordkeeping estimates
are below, along with a revision of the
burden table.
The program is making additional
revisions to the form that do not impact
burden. These include:
—Clarification that Section I must be
submitted to FNS for the QC review
process, though the information
contained within will not be part of
the official Federal record of FNS 245
data, which is permanently retained
per Federal record requirements.
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—In Section II, instead of three case
classification codes for item 9, there
will now be two—included or
excluded from the error rate
calculation.
—For Section III,
—Existing elements 111, 130, 162, 365
and 413 include terminology updates
for accuracy, and elements 313 and
540 are now 314 and 541 to align with
the element numbering on the active
QC forms, FNS 380-Worksheet for
active QC reviews (OMB 0584–0074
FNS–380 Worksheet for the
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance
Program Quality Control Reviews,
expiration 7–31–25) and FNS 380–1,
the Review Schedule for Active cases
(OMB 0584–0299 FNS–380–1
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance
Program’s Quality Control Review
Schedule, expiration 9–30–26).
—Item 10a, Disposition of the review,
code 3, is revised to indicate the
review cannot be processed since no
electronic or paper records exist.
—Item 14d’s code 99 is revised to code
00 to correct the numerical
association with the code description.
—Items 17 and 18 now have four new
possible elements for variance
identification: Element 214—
Substantial Lottery or Gambling
Winnings, 362—Homeless shelter
deduction, 540—Missing Required
Reports (Monthly, Quarterly or
Periodic Report Forms), and Element
542—Expired Certification Period. All
changes may be reviewed on the form
provided with this notice.
Reporting
Affected Public: State, Local and
Tribal Government.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 53
State Agencies.
Estimated Number of Responses per
Respondent: 2,967.77.
Estimated Total Annual Responses:
157,292.
Estimated Time per Response: 3.175
hours.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on
Respondents: 124,850.53.
Recordkeeping
Affected Public: State, Local and
Tribal Government.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 53
State Agencies.
Estimated Number of Responses per
Respondent: 741.94.
Estimated Total Annual Responses:
39,323.
Estimated Time per Response: 0.0236
hour.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on
Respondents: 928.02.
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Grand Total Reporting and
Recordkeeping Annual Burden:
125,778.55.
REPORTING AND RECORDKEEPING BURDEN FOR STATE AGENCIES FNS 245, OMB 0584–0034
Regulation
Description of activity
Number of
respondents
Estimated
frequency
number of
negative
sample
cases per
respondent
Estimated
total
annual
number of
negative
sample
cases per
annum
Estimated
annual
reporting
hours per
respondents
Estimated
total
annual
burden
hours
Previous
submission
total hours
Difference
due to
program
changes
Difference
due to
adjustments
Reporting Burden
275.13(b) .........
Household Case
Record Review.
Error analysis ............
Reporting of review
findings.
Disposition of case review.
53
741.94
39,323.00
1.525
59,967.58
53,169.00
983.08
5,815.50
53
53
741.94
741.94
39,323.00
39,323.00
1.15
0.25
45,221.45
9,830.75
40,762.90
8,861.50
....................
....................
4,458.55
969.25
53
741.94
39,323.00
0.25
9,830.75
8,861.50
....................
969.25
Total Reporting Burden ....................
53
2,967.77
157,292.00
3.175
124,850.53
111,654.90
983.08
12,212.55
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928.0228
836.5256
....................
91.4972
983.08
12,304.05
275.13(c) .........
275.13(d) .........
275.13(e) .........
13,195.63
Recordkeeping Burden
275.4 ...............
Record Retention ......
53
741.9433962
39,323.00
0.0236
Total Recordkeeping Burden
Total Reporting and Recordkeeping Burden.
53
3709.72
196,615.00
3.1986
125,778.55
112,491.43
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Tameka Owens,
Acting Administrator and Assistant
Administrator, Food and Nutrition Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Rural Utilities Service
[Docket No.: RUS–24–ELECTRIC–0032]
Notice of Funding Opportunity for
Section 313A Guarantees for Bonds
and Notes Issued for Utility
Infrastructure Purposes for Fiscal Year
(FY) 2025
Rural Utilities Service, USDA
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The Rural Utilities Service
(RUS or the Agency), a Rural
Development agency of the United
States Department of Agriculture
(USDA), announces the acceptance of
applications under the Guarantees for
Bonds and Notes Issued for Utility
Infrastructure Purposes Program (the
313A Program) for Fiscal Year (FY)
2025. This notice is being issued in
order to allow applicants sufficient time
to prepare and submit their applications
and give the Agency time to process
applications within FY 2025. In FY
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2024, Congress appropriated $900
million for the 313A Program. Because
full-year appropriations have not been
enacted as of this date, the final amount
that will be made available in FY 2025
will be determined by subsequent
Congressional action. The agency is
accepting applications up to the amount
made available in FY 2024, subject to
Congressional action. The purpose of
the 313A Program is to guarantee loans
to selected applicants as a Guaranteed
Lender. Successful applications will be
selected by the Agency for funding and
subsequently awarded to the extent that
funding may ultimately be made
available through apportionment. All
applicants are responsible for all
expenses incurred in developing their
applications.
DATES: Completed applications must be
electronically received by RUS no later
than 5 p.m. Eastern Time (ET) on
December 24, 2024. Applicants
intending to submit applications must
have their applications received by the
closing deadline.
ADDRESSES: Completed applications
must be submitted electronically to
Amy McWilliams, Branch Chief, Policy
and Outreach Branch, Office of
Customer Service and Technical
Assistance, Electric Program, RUS at
amy.mcwilliams@usda.gov.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Amy McWilliams, Branch Chief, Policy
and Outreach Branch, Office of
Customer Service and Technical
Assistance, Electric Program, Rural
Utilities Service, USDA, 1400
Independence Avenue SW, Mail Stop
1560, Room 4121-South, Washington,
DC 20250–1560, by email at
amy.mcwilliams@usda.gov, or call (202)
205–8663.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Overview
Federal Awarding Agency Name:
Rural Utilities Service.
Funding Opportunity Title: Notice of
Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for
Section 313A Guarantees for Bonds and
Notes Issued for Utility Infrastructure
Purposes for Fiscal Year (FY) 2025.
Announcement Type: Notice of
Funding Opportunity.
Assistance Listing: 10.850.
Dates: Completed applications must
be received by RUS no later than 5:00
p.m. Eastern Time (ET) on December 24,
2024.
Rural Development Key Priorities: The
Agency encourages applicants to
consider projects that will advance the
following key priorities (more details
available at rd.usda.gov/priority-points):
• Addressing Climate Change and
Environmental Justice—Reducing
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[FR Doc No: 2024-24866]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Food and Nutrition Service
Agency Information Collection Activities: FNS 245--Supplemental
Nutrition Assistance Program Negative Case Action Review Schedule
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. This information collection, the
FNS-245, Negative Case Action Review Schedule, is designed to collect
quality control (QC) data and serve as the data entry form for negative
case action QC reviews in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program
(SNAP). Revisions to the form, its instructions, and burden hours are
within.
DATES: Written comments must be received on or before December 24,
2024.
ADDRESSES: Comments may be sent to: John McCleskey, Food and Nutrition
Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, 1320 Braddock Place, 5th
Floor, Alexandria, VA 22314. Comments may also be submitted via email
to [email protected] or may 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 John
McCleskey at 703-457-7747.
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: FNS-245: SNAP Negative Case Action Review Schedule.
Form Number: FNS-245.
OMB Control Number: 0584-0034.
Expiration Date: December 31, 2024.
Type of Request: Revision of a currently approved collection.
Abstract: The FNS-245, Negative Case Action Review Schedule, is
designed to collect quality control (QC) data and serves as the data
entry form for negative case action QC reviews in the Supplemental
Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). State agencies complete the FNS-
245 for each negative case in their QC sample. The number of responses
for reporting and recordkeeping increased from 177,230 to 196,615
responses; a total increase of 19,385 due to the increase in number of
cases selected for negative review. The reporting and recordkeeping
burden associated with the completion of the FNS-245 has increased from
approximately 112,491.43 hours to 125,778.55 hours. The 13,203.96-hour
increase in the total burden is largely a result of an administrative
adjustment due to the increase in total SNAP negative action case
selections for review from 34,322 cases in fiscal year (FY) 2018 to
39,323 cases in FY 2023 and due to a program change to add two new
codes to the form for the head of household's race/ethnic information
and to include household zip code. The program is adding 1.5 minutes or
0.025 hours to the case record review burden to now include reviewing
this information in the case record to properly report the information
on the form. A summary of the revised reporting and recordkeeping
estimates are below, along with a revision of the burden table.
The program is making additional revisions to the form that do not
impact burden. These include:
--Clarification that Section I must be submitted to FNS for the QC
review process, though the information contained within will not be
part of the official Federal record of FNS 245 data, which is
permanently retained per Federal record requirements.
--In Section II, instead of three case classification codes for item 9,
there will now be two--included or excluded from the error rate
calculation.
--For Section III,
--Existing elements 111, 130, 162, 365 and 413 include terminology
updates for accuracy, and elements 313 and 540 are now 314 and 541 to
align with the element numbering on the active QC forms, FNS 380-
Worksheet for active QC reviews (OMB 0584-0074 FNS-380 Worksheet for
the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Quality Control Reviews,
expiration 7-31-25) and FNS 380-1, the Review Schedule for Active cases
(OMB 0584-0299 FNS-380-1 Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program's
Quality Control Review Schedule, expiration 9-30-26).
--Item 10a, Disposition of the review, code 3, is revised to indicate
the review cannot be processed since no electronic or paper records
exist.
--Item 14d's code 99 is revised to code 00 to correct the numerical
association with the code description.
--Items 17 and 18 now have four new possible elements for variance
identification: Element 214--Substantial Lottery or Gambling Winnings,
362--Homeless shelter deduction, 540--Missing Required Reports
(Monthly, Quarterly or Periodic Report Forms), and Element 542--Expired
Certification Period. All changes may be reviewed on the form provided
with this notice.
Reporting
Affected Public: State, Local and Tribal Government.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 53 State Agencies.
Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 2,967.77.
Estimated Total Annual Responses: 157,292.
Estimated Time per Response: 3.175 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 124,850.53.
Recordkeeping
Affected Public: State, Local and Tribal Government.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 53 State Agencies.
Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 741.94.
Estimated Total Annual Responses: 39,323.
Estimated Time per Response: 0.0236 hour.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 928.02.
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Grand Total Reporting and Recordkeeping Annual Burden: 125,778.55.
Reporting and Recordkeeping Burden for State Agencies FNS 245, OMB 0584-0034
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Estimated
Estimated total
frequency annual Estimated Estimated Difference
Description of Number of number of number of annual total Previous due to Difference
Regulation activity respondents negative negative reporting annual submission program due to
sample cases sample hours per burden total hours changes adjustments
per cases per respondents hours
respondent annum
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Reporting Burden
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275.13(b)............ Household Case 53 741.94 39,323.00 1.525 59,967.58 53,169.00 983.08 5,815.50
Record Review.
275.13(c)............ Error analysis...... 53 741.94 39,323.00 1.15 45,221.45 40,762.90 ........... 4,458.55
275.13(d)............ Reporting of review 53 741.94 39,323.00 0.25 9,830.75 8,861.50 ........... 969.25
findings.
275.13(e)............ Disposition of case 53 741.94 39,323.00 0.25 9,830.75 8,861.50 ........... 969.25
review.
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Total Reporting Burden................. 53 2,967.77 157,292.00 3.175 124,850.53 111,654.90 983.08 12,212.55
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Recordkeeping Burden
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275.4................ Record Retention.... 53 741.9433962 39,323.00 0.0236 928.0228 836.5256 ........... 91.4972
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Total Recordkeeping Burden
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Total Reporting and Recordkeeping Burden... 53 3709.72 196,615.00 3.1986 125,778.55 112,491.43 983.08 12,304.05
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Tameka Owens,
Acting Administrator and Assistant Administrator, Food and Nutrition
Service.
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