Agency Information Collection Activities, Proposed Collection: Request for Comments on Guidance for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Certification and Quality Control Interviews Study, 91314-91319 [2024-26941]
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by Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 (BBA)
(Pub. L. 115–123).
FSA also administers the QLA
Program to provide financial assistance
to eligible producers who experienced a
crop quality loss due to a qualifying
disaster event in calendar years 2018 or
2019, which was authorized by the
Additional Supplemental
Appropriations for Disaster Relief Act,
2019 (Pub. L. 116–20), as amended by
the Further Consolidated
Appropriations Act, 2020 (Pub. L. 116–
94).
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Extension
Title: 2017 WHIP and Block Grant to
Florida and Quality Loss Adjustment
(QLA) Program.
OMB Control Number: 0560–0291.
Type of Request: Extension.
OMB Expiration Date: June 30, 2025.
Abstract: This information collection
is required to support the regulation in
7 CFR part 760, subpart O, for 2017
WHIP requirements for eligible
producers who suffered eligible crop,
tree, bush, and vine losses resulting
from a qualifying disaster event. The
information collection is necessary to
evaluate the application and other
required paperwork for determining the
producer’s eligibility and the producer’s
payment calculations. FSA also granted
funds to Florida to provide the
payments to eligible citrus crop growers;
the Florida grantee used the same FSA
application for the growers. FSA also
administers the QLA Program to provide
financial assistance to crop producers
who experienced a crop quality loss due
to a qualifying disaster event in calendar
years 2018 or 2019. The application
period for WHIP and the QLA Program
has ended; however, the collection is
continuing for additional information
that may be needed to verify compliance
with program eligibility requirements,
such as the requirement to purchase
crop insurance or Noninsured Crop
Disaster Assistance Program coverage
for the next two available crop years.
For the following estimated total
annual burden on respondents, the
formula used to calculate the total
burden hour is the estimated average
time per response multiplied by the
estimated total annual responses.
Estimate of Respondent Burden:
Public reporting burden for this
information collection is estimated to
average 0.6983 hours per response,
including the time for reviewing
instructions, searching existing data
sources, gathering and maintaining the
data needed and completing and
reviewing the collections of
information.
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Type of Respondents: Producers or
farmers.
Estimated Annual Number of
Respondents: 236,100.
Estimated Number of Reponses per
Respondent: 1.
Estimated Total Annual Responses:
236,100.
Estimated Average Time per
Response: 0.78 hours.
Estimated Annual Burden on
Respondents (WHIP applicants):
183,454.
Estimated Annual Burden on
Respondents (Florida Grant): 1,097.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on
Respondents: 184,551.
We are requesting comments on all
aspects of this information collection to
help us to:
(1) Evaluate whether the collection of
information is necessary for the proper
performance of the functions of the
FSA, including whether the information
will have practical utility;
(2) Evaluate the accuracy of the FSA’s
estimate of burden including the
validity of the methodology and
assumptions used;
(3) Enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected; or
(4) 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.
All comments received in response to
this notice, including names and
addresses when provided, will be a
matter of public record. Comments will
be summarized and included in the
submission for Office of Management
and Budget approval.
William Marlow,
Acting Administrator, Farm Service Agency.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Food and Nutrition Service
Agency Information Collection
Activities, Proposed Collection:
Request for Comments on Guidance
for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance
Program (SNAP) Certification and
Quality Control Interviews Study
Food and Nutrition Service
(FNS), USDA.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this
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notice invites the general public and
other public agencies to comment on
this proposed information collection.
This is a new information collection for
the contract of the study titled Guidance
for SNAP Certification and Quality
Control Interviews. The purpose of this
collection is to help FNS develop new
guidance for SNAP eligibility and
Quality Control interviews based on
principles of human-centered design
and cultural competency.
DATES: Written comments must be
received on or before January 21, 2025.
ADDRESSES: Comments may be mailed to
Eric Williams, 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
eric.williams@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 Eric Williams at
(703) 305–2640.
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: Guidance for SNAP Certification
and Quality Control Interviews.
Form Number: Not applicable.
OMB Number: 0584–NEW.
Expiration Date: Not yet determined.
Type of Request: New collection.
Abstract: The SNAP is the foundation
of the nation’s nutrition safety net.
SNAP provides benefits to millions of
people who are experiencing economic
hardship, and those benefits help to
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avert hunger. SNAP eligibility
interviews help determine eligibility
and benefit levels for SNAP applicants.
SNAP Quality Control (QC) interviews
help measure how accurately State
agencies determine SNAP households’
eligibility and benefit amounts.
This project will produce new guides
for SNAP eligibility and QC interviews
that SNAP agencies will have the option
to use or adapt. The guides will
incorporate principles of humancentered design (HCD) and cultural
competency (that is, the ability to serve
clients from diverse cultures and
communities effectively). Infusing the
interview processes with the principles
of HCD and cultural competency will
help expand equitable access to SNAP.
To draft the updated interview guides,
the study team examined literature on
HCD and cultural competency and
reviewed existing guidance on SNAP
interviews. The study team also
assembled expert panels of SNAP
participants and State SNAP agency
staff to get their perspectives.
The study team will conduct semistructured interviews with staff from
state SNAP agencies in four States
during virtual site visits. During these
interviews, the team will collect
qualitative data on State SNAP agency
interview processes, the training SNAP
staff receive on conducting them, and
information about any written guidance
State agencies give staff on conducting
interviews. The team will also ask State
agency staff for feedback on the draft
guides. After revising the guides based
on this feedback, the study team will
test them with the community; for each
guide, they will conduct cognitive
interviews with 40 individuals with low
incomes. The cognitive interviews will
use a mix of in-person and telephone
formats.
Affected public. Members of the
public affected by the data collection
include State or local SNAP agency
staff, CBO staff, and people with low
incomes. Respondent groups include (1)
State SNAP directors, (2) State SNAP
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management officials who helped
develop interview guides, (3) State QC
reviewers, (4) State SNAP policy
officials, (5) State SNAP training
officials, (6) local SNAP directors, (7)
SNAP eligibility workers, (8) managers
at not-for-profit organizations, and (9)
people with low incomes.
Estimated number of respondents.
The total estimated number of unique
respondents—which includes everyone
contacted for data collection regardless
of whether they participate—is 278.
This includes up to 185 individuals
with low incomes, 85 State or local
SNAP agency staff, and eight CBO staff.
The study team will contact State SNAP
agency directors to ask them to
participate in the study. To obtain
approval from four agency directors, the
study team expects to contact up to
eight, with half agreeing to participate
and half declining.
Across the four States selected, the
study will seek to complete semistructured interviews with four State
SNAP management officials who helped
develop interview guides, four State
SNAP policy officials, four State SNAP
training officials, 16 State QC reviewers,
and 32 SNAP eligibility workers. The
study team will send the interview
guides to respondents at least a week
before the interviews so that they can
review them in advance. State SNAP
management officials, SNAP policy
officials, and SNAP training officials
will review both the eligibility and QC
interview guides before their semistructured interviews. Eligibility
workers will review the eligibility
interview guide and QC reviewers will
review the QC interview guide. The
study team will seek assistance from the
SNAP agency directors in the four
participating States to schedule
interviews and identify community
partners.
To locate people with low incomes to
participate in cognitive testing, the
study team will contact up to eight CBO
managers and request referrals. The
study team expects to contact as many
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as 160 individuals with low incomes
and ask them to participate. The study
team will schedule cognitive tests with
up to 120 of them, with the expectation
that 40 will not agree to participate.
Among the 120 individuals scheduled
to participate in a cognitive test, the
study team expects to complete a
cognitive test with 80, with the
expectation that the other 40 will
ultimately be considered
nonrespondents. Of the 80 respondents,
40 will complete a cognitive test of the
eligibility interview guide and 40 will
complete a cognitive test of the QC
interview guide.
Before the start of data collection, the
study team will pre-test the semistructured interview guide with one
State SNAP management official who
helped develop interview guides, one
State SNAP policy official, one State
SNAP training official, two State QC
reviewers, and four eligibility workers
in one non-study State. The study team
will pre-test the eligibility interview
guide with up to nine individuals with
low incomes. Up to nine individuals
with low incomes will complete a
cognitive test of the QC interview guide.
Estimated number of responses per
respondent. Across all 278 unique
respondents (227 respondents and 51
nonrespondents) and 1,177 responses
annually, the average number of
responses is 4.30.
Estimated total annual responses.
1,177.
Estimated time per response. The
estimated time per response varies from
0.02 hours for activities related to
reading recruitment texts for the
interviews to 1.5 hours for the cognitive
testing interviews. The response time
will vary depending on the respondent
group, with an average estimated time
per respondent of 89 minutes (1.48
hours).
Estimated total annual burden on
respondents. The total estimated annual
burden on respondents is 412.22 hours.
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Outcomes in Utah’s K–12 Education
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Note: Average hourly wage rates for management occupations (11-0000) including State and local government management are at htlps://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes110000.htm; for government, management occupations
(11-000), at hllps://www.bls.gov/oes/current/naics4_999300.htm; for community and social service occupations (21-0000) at hltps://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes210000.htm; for social and community service managers (119151) at https:liwww.bls.gov/oes/current/oes119151.htm. The baseline labor rate for individuals with low incomes is $22.03. This is based on data from the most recent full fiscal year (FY 2023) available from the Current
Population Survey (CPS) median weekly earnings for full-time and salary workers, ages 16 and up ($1, 101.25/week, divided by 40 hours to produce an hourly rate of $27.53). Because burden on SNAP participants reflects
activities, like completing SNAP fomns, that occur outside of an employment selling, the hourly rate derived from the weekly wage is discounted by 20 percent to remove the value of taxes and other work-related costs, resulting
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Food and Nutrition Service
Agency Information Collection Activities, Proposed Collection:
Request for Comments on Guidance for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance
Program (SNAP) Certification and Quality Control Interviews Study
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 is a new information
collection for the contract of the study titled Guidance for SNAP
Certification and Quality Control Interviews. The purpose of this
collection is to help FNS develop new guidance for SNAP eligibility and
Quality Control interviews based on principles of human-centered design
and cultural competency.
DATES: Written comments must be received on or before January 21, 2025.
ADDRESSES: Comments may be mailed to Eric Williams, 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]. 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 Eric
Williams at (703) 305-2640.
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: Guidance for SNAP Certification and Quality Control
Interviews.
Form Number: Not applicable.
OMB Number: 0584-NEW.
Expiration Date: Not yet determined.
Type of Request: New collection.
Abstract: The SNAP is the foundation of the nation's nutrition
safety net. SNAP provides benefits to millions of people who are
experiencing economic hardship, and those benefits help to
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avert hunger. SNAP eligibility interviews help determine eligibility
and benefit levels for SNAP applicants. SNAP Quality Control (QC)
interviews help measure how accurately State agencies determine SNAP
households' eligibility and benefit amounts.
This project will produce new guides for SNAP eligibility and QC
interviews that SNAP agencies will have the option to use or adapt. The
guides will incorporate principles of human-centered design (HCD) and
cultural competency (that is, the ability to serve clients from diverse
cultures and communities effectively). Infusing the interview processes
with the principles of HCD and cultural competency will help expand
equitable access to SNAP.
To draft the updated interview guides, the study team examined
literature on HCD and cultural competency and reviewed existing
guidance on SNAP interviews. The study team also assembled expert
panels of SNAP participants and State SNAP agency staff to get their
perspectives.
The study team will conduct semi-structured interviews with staff
from state SNAP agencies in four States during virtual site visits.
During these interviews, the team will collect qualitative data on
State SNAP agency interview processes, the training SNAP staff receive
on conducting them, and information about any written guidance State
agencies give staff on conducting interviews. The team will also ask
State agency staff for feedback on the draft guides. After revising the
guides based on this feedback, the study team will test them with the
community; for each guide, they will conduct cognitive interviews with
40 individuals with low incomes. The cognitive interviews will use a
mix of in-person and telephone formats.
Affected public. Members of the public affected by the data
collection include State or local SNAP agency staff, CBO staff, and
people with low incomes. Respondent groups include (1) State SNAP
directors, (2) State SNAP management officials who helped develop
interview guides, (3) State QC reviewers, (4) State SNAP policy
officials, (5) State SNAP training officials, (6) local SNAP directors,
(7) SNAP eligibility workers, (8) managers at not-for-profit
organizations, and (9) people with low incomes.
Estimated number of respondents. The total estimated number of
unique respondents--which includes everyone contacted for data
collection regardless of whether they participate--is 278. This
includes up to 185 individuals with low incomes, 85 State or local SNAP
agency staff, and eight CBO staff. The study team will contact State
SNAP agency directors to ask them to participate in the study. To
obtain approval from four agency directors, the study team expects to
contact up to eight, with half agreeing to participate and half
declining.
Across the four States selected, the study will seek to complete
semi-structured interviews with four State SNAP management officials
who helped develop interview guides, four State SNAP policy officials,
four State SNAP training officials, 16 State QC reviewers, and 32 SNAP
eligibility workers. The study team will send the interview guides to
respondents at least a week before the interviews so that they can
review them in advance. State SNAP management officials, SNAP policy
officials, and SNAP training officials will review both the eligibility
and QC interview guides before their semi-structured interviews.
Eligibility workers will review the eligibility interview guide and QC
reviewers will review the QC interview guide. The study team will seek
assistance from the SNAP agency directors in the four participating
States to schedule interviews and identify community partners.
To locate people with low incomes to participate in cognitive
testing, the study team will contact up to eight CBO managers and
request referrals. The study team expects to contact as many as 160
individuals with low incomes and ask them to participate. The study
team will schedule cognitive tests with up to 120 of them, with the
expectation that 40 will not agree to participate. Among the 120
individuals scheduled to participate in a cognitive test, the study
team expects to complete a cognitive test with 80, with the expectation
that the other 40 will ultimately be considered nonrespondents. Of the
80 respondents, 40 will complete a cognitive test of the eligibility
interview guide and 40 will complete a cognitive test of the QC
interview guide.
Before the start of data collection, the study team will pre-test
the semi-structured interview guide with one State SNAP management
official who helped develop interview guides, one State SNAP policy
official, one State SNAP training official, two State QC reviewers, and
four eligibility workers in one non-study State. The study team will
pre-test the eligibility interview guide with up to nine individuals
with low incomes. Up to nine individuals with low incomes will complete
a cognitive test of the QC interview guide.
Estimated number of responses per respondent. Across all 278 unique
respondents (227 respondents and 51 nonrespondents) and 1,177 responses
annually, the average number of responses is 4.30.
Estimated total annual responses. 1,177.
Estimated time per response. The estimated time per response varies
from 0.02 hours for activities related to reading recruitment texts for
the interviews to 1.5 hours for the cognitive testing interviews. The
response time will vary depending on the respondent group, with an
average estimated time per respondent of 89 minutes (1.48 hours).
Estimated total annual burden on respondents. The total estimated
annual burden on respondents is 412.22 hours.
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