80 FR 27885 - Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request-Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Forms: Applications, Periodic Reporting and Notices
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Food and Nutrition Service Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 94 (May 15, 2015)
Food and Nutrition Service
Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 94 (May 15, 2015)
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| FR Document | 2015-11752 |
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 94 (Friday, May 15, 2015)] [Notices] [Pages 27885-27886] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2015-11752] ======================================================================== 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. 80, No. 94 / Friday, May 15, 2015 / Notices [[Page 27885]] DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Food and Nutrition Service Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request--Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Forms: Applications, Periodic Reporting and Notices AGENCY: Food and Nutrition Service, USDA. ACTION: Notice. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, this Notice invites the general public and other public agencies to comment on proposed information collections. This collection is a revision of currently approved burden for the applications, periodic reporting, and notices burden calculations for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). The revision also modifies the net estimates for PRA burden associated with proposed rule ``Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP): Eligibility, Certification, and Employment and Training Provisions'' published on May 4, 2011 at 76 FR 25413. DATES: Written comments must be submitted on or before July 14, 2015 to be assured consideration. ADDRESSES: 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 will 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 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 through the use of appropriate, automated, electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or other forms of information technology. Send comments to Sasha Gersten-Paal, Chief, Certification Policy Branch, Program Development Division, Food and Nutrition Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, 3101 Park Center Drive, Room 812, Alexandria, VA 22302. Comments may also be submitted via fax to the attention of Sasha Gersten-Paal at 703-305-2486. Comments will also be accepted through the Federal eRulemaking Portal. Go to http://www.regulations.gov and follow the online instructions for submitting comments electronically. All written comments will be open for public inspection during regular business hours (8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday) at the office of the Food and Nutrition Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, 3101 Park Center Drive, Alexandria, Virginia 22302, Room 800. All comments will be summarized and included in the request for Office of Management and Budget approval of the information collection. All comments will become a matter of public record. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information should be directed to Sasha Gersten-Paal at 703-305-2507. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title: Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Forms: Applications, Periodic Reporting and Notices. OMB Number: 0584-0064. Form Number: None. Expiration Date: April 30, 2016. Type of Request: Revision of an existing collection. Abstract: This notice revises the Applications, Periodic Reporting, and Notices burden for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). The Federal procedures for implementing the application and certification procedures in the Act are in Parts 271, 272, and 273 of the Title 7 of the Code of Federal Register. Part 271 contains general information and definitions, Part 272 contains requirements for participating State agencies, and Part 273 contains procedures for the certification of eligible households. After careful review and consideration of the burden inventory under OMB No. 0584-0064, FNS has determined the burden baseline does not accurately reflect the burden activities or hours required by the SNAP under this collection. We have corrected the burden inventory baseline to establish burden estimates under OMB No. 0584-0064 that more accurately reflect the information collection burdens of SNAP's existing application and recertification process. An overview is provided in this notice and additional details are available in the docket at [Placeholder]. Section 3502.2 of the PRA defines burden as ``time, effort, or financial resources expended by a person to generate, maintain, or provide information to or for a Federal agency.'' In keeping with the PRA definition of burden, we created sub- activity categories that allowed for the inclusion of time and effort expended on behalf of households and State agencies and revised the time estimates. Note that no changes have been made to the existing reporting and recordkeeping requirements. The change in burden is due to formulating more accurate burden estimates associated with the existing requirements. The following tables compare the time estimates for activities contained in the currently approved information collection with the revised burden baseline activities. [[Page 27886]] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Time estimates established in the currently approved OMB Activities and time estimates for revising burden No. 0584-0064 baseline for OMB No. 0584-0064 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State agency State agency ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Time estimate Time estimate Information collection activities (minutes) Information collection activities (minutes) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Initial Application....................... 19 Initial Application:.............. 19 Interview...................... 30 Verification................... 24 Recertification Application............... 19 Recertification Application:...... 15 Interview...................... 20 Verification................... 10 Reports: Periodic Reports: Monthly Reports....................... 11 Monthly Reports................ 7 Quarterly Reports..................... 12 Quarterly Reports.............. 8 Simplified Reports.................... 11 Simplified Reports............. 11 Change Reports........................ 11 Change Report.................. 11 Notices: Notices: Notice of Eligibility or Denial....... 2 Notice of Eligibility or Denial 2 Notice of Missing or Incomplete Report 2 Notice of Missing or Incomplete 2 Report. Notice of Missed Interview............ 1 Notice of Missed Interviews.... 1 Notice of Expiration.................. 2 Notice of Expiration........... 2 Notice of Adverse Action.............. 2 Notice of Adverse Action....... 2 Adequate Notice for Monthly Reports... 2 Adequate Notice................ 2 Request for Contact................... 2 Request for Contact............ 2 Transition Notice..................... 0 Transitional notice............ 0 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Time estimates established in the currently approved OMB Activities and time estimates for revising burden No. 0584-0064 baseline for OMB No. 0584-0064 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Households Households ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Time estimate Time estimate Information collection activities (minutes) Information collection activities (minutes) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Initial Application....................... 19 Initial SNAP Application:......... 19 Interview...................... 30 Travel time--In office 120 interview. Verification................... 24 Recertification Application............... 19 SNAP Recertification Application:. 15 Interview...................... 20 Travel time--In office 120 interview. Verification................... 10 Reports: Periodic Reports: Monthly Reports....................... 7 Monthly Reports................ 7 Quarterly Reports..................... 8 Quarterly Reports.............. 8 Simplified Reports.................... 8 Simplified or Periodic Reports. 10 Change Report............................. 5 Change Reports................. 10 Notices: Notices: Notice of Missed Interview............ 1 Notice of Missed Interviews.... 1 Notice of Adverse Action.............. 1 Notice of Adverse Action....... 1 Adequate Notice....................... 1 Adequate Notice................ 1 Request for Contact................... 2 Request for Contact............ 2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Additionally, the burden estimates included in this collection account for the burden applicable to each SNAP applicant. The estimated number of applicants has increased from the prior estimate of approximately 11 million applicants to over 14.5 million applicants in Fiscal Year 2014. The net impact to the burden is summarized below. Summary of Estimated Burden Affected Public: State and local government agencies administering SNAP and Individuals/Households. Estimated Number of Respondents: 14,619,642. Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 45.04. Estimated Total Number of Annual Responses: 658,539,827. Estimated Hours per Response: .1795. Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 118,221,440. Current Burden Inventory: 24,897,947. Net Increase: 93,323,493. Dated: May 4, 2015. Audrey Rowe, Administrator, Food and Nutrition Service. [FR Doc. 2015-11752 Filed 5-14-15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3410-30-P
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Vol. 80, No. 94
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This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER of the burden of the proposed collection Abstract: This notice revises the
contains documents other than rules or of information, including the validity of Applications, Periodic Reporting, and
proposed rules that are applicable to the the methodology and assumptions used; Notices burden for the Supplemental
public. Notices of hearings and investigations, (c) ways to enhance the quality, utility, Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP).
committee meetings, agency decisions and and clarity of the information to be The Federal procedures for
rulings, delegations of authority, filing of
petitions and applications and agency
collected; and (d) ways to minimize the implementing the application and
statements of organization and functions are burden of the collection of information certification procedures in the Act are in
examples of documents appearing in this on those who are to respond, including Parts 271, 272, and 273 of the Title 7 of
section. through the use of appropriate, the Code of Federal Register. Part 271
automated, electronic, mechanical, or contains general information and
other technological collection definitions, Part 272 contains
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE techniques or other forms of information requirements for participating State
technology. agencies, and Part 273 contains
Food and Nutrition Service Send comments to Sasha Gersten- procedures for the certification of
Paal, Chief, Certification Policy Branch, eligible households.
Agency Information Collection Program Development Division, Food
Activities: Proposed Collection; After careful review and
and Nutrition Service, U.S. Department consideration of the burden inventory
Comment Request—Supplemental of Agriculture, 3101 Park Center Drive,
Nutrition Assistance Program Forms: under OMB No. 0584–0064, FNS has
Room 812, Alexandria, VA 22302. determined the burden baseline does
Applications, Periodic Reporting and Comments may also be submitted via
Notices not accurately reflect the burden
fax to the attention of Sasha Gersten- activities or hours required by the SNAP
AGENCY: Food and Nutrition Service, Paal at 703–305–2486. Comments will under this collection. We have corrected
USDA. also be accepted through the Federal the burden inventory baseline to
eRulemaking Portal. Go to http:// establish burden estimates under OMB
ACTION: Notice.
www.regulations.gov and follow the No. 0584–0064 that more accurately
SUMMARY: In accordance with the online instructions for submitting reflect the information collection
Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of comments electronically. burdens of SNAP’s existing application
1995, this Notice invites the general All written comments will be open for and recertification process. An overview
public and other public agencies to public inspection during regular is provided in this notice and additional
comment on proposed information business hours (8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., details are available in the docket at
collections. This collection is a revision Monday through Friday) at the office of [Placeholder].
of currently approved burden for the the Food and Nutrition Service, U.S.
Section 3502.2 of the PRA defines
applications, periodic reporting, and Department of Agriculture, 3101 Park
burden as ‘‘time, effort, or financial
notices burden calculations for the Center Drive, Alexandria, Virginia
resources expended by a person to
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance 22302, Room 800.
All comments will be summarized generate, maintain, or provide
Program (SNAP). The revision also information to or for a Federal agency.’’
modifies the net estimates for PRA and included in the request for Office of
Management and Budget approval of the In keeping with the PRA definition of
burden associated with proposed rule burden, we created sub-activity
‘‘Supplemental Nutrition Assistance information collection. All comments
will become a matter of public record. categories that allowed for the inclusion
Program (SNAP): Eligibility, of time and effort expended on behalf of
Certification, and Employment and FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Requests for additional information households and State agencies and
Training Provisions’’ published on May revised the time estimates. Note that no
4, 2011 at 76 FR 25413. should be directed to Sasha Gersten-
Paal at 703–305–2507. changes have been made to the existing
DATES: Written comments must be reporting and recordkeeping
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
submitted on or before July 14, 2015 to requirements. The change in burden is
Title: Supplemental Nutrition
be assured consideration. due to formulating more accurate
Assistance Program Forms:
ADDRESSES: Comments are invited on: Applications, Periodic Reporting and burden estimates associated with the
(a) Whether the proposed collection of Notices. existing requirements.
information is necessary for the proper OMB Number: 0584–0064. The following tables compare the time
performance of the functions of the Form Number: None. estimates for activities contained in the
agency, including whether the Expiration Date: April 30, 2016. currently approved information
information will have practical utility; Type of Request: Revision of an collection with the revised burden
(b) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate existing collection. baseline activities.
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Time estimates established in the currently Activities and time estimates for revising
approved OMB No. 0584–0064 burden baseline for OMB No. 0584–0064
State agency State agency
Time estimate Time estimate
Information collection activities Information collection activities
(minutes) (minutes)
Initial Application ......................................................... 19 Initial Application: ....................................................... 19
Interview ............................................................. 30
Verification .......................................................... 24
Recertification Application ........................................... 19 Recertification Application: ........................................ 15
Interview ............................................................. 20
Verification .......................................................... 10
Reports: Periodic Reports:
Monthly Reports ................................................... 11 Monthly Reports ................................................. 7
Quarterly Reports ................................................. 12 Quarterly Reports ............................................... 8
Simplified Reports ................................................ 11 Simplified Reports .............................................. 11
Change Reports ................................................... 11 Change Report ................................................... 11
Notices: Notices:
Notice of Eligibility or Denial ................................ 2 Notice of Eligibility or Denial .............................. 2
Notice of Missing or Incomplete Report .............. 2 Notice of Missing or Incomplete Report ............. 2
Notice of Missed Interview ................................... 1 Notice of Missed Interviews ............................... 1
Notice of Expiration .............................................. 2 Notice of Expiration ............................................ 2
Notice of Adverse Action ..................................... 2 Notice of Adverse Action .................................... 2
Adequate Notice for Monthly Reports .................. 2 Adequate Notice ................................................. 2
Request for Contact ............................................. 2 Request for Contact ........................................... 2
Transition Notice .................................................. 0 Transitional notice .............................................. 0
Time estimates established in the currently Activities and time estimates for revising
approved OMB No. 0584–0064 burden baseline for OMB No. 0584–0064
Households Households
Time estimate Time estimate
Information collection activities Information collection activities
(minutes) (minutes)
Initial Application ......................................................... 19 Initial SNAP Application: ............................................ 19
Interview ............................................................. 30
Travel time—In office interview .......................... 120
Verification .......................................................... 24
Recertification Application ........................................... 19 SNAP Recertification Application: ............................. 15
Interview ............................................................. 20
Travel time—In office interview .......................... 120
Verification .......................................................... 10
Reports: Periodic Reports:
Monthly Reports ................................................... 7 Monthly Reports ................................................. 7
Quarterly Reports ................................................. 8 Quarterly Reports ............................................... 8
Simplified Reports ................................................ 8 Simplified or Periodic Reports ............................ 10
Change Report ............................................................ 5 Change Reports ................................................. 10
Notices: Notices:
Notice of Missed Interview ................................... 1 Notice of Missed Interviews ............................... 1
Notice of Adverse Action ..................................... 1 Notice of Adverse Action .................................... 1
Adequate Notice .................................................. 1 Adequate Notice ................................................. 1
Request for Contact ............................................. 2 Request for Contact ........................................... 2
Additionally, the burden estimates Estimated Number of Responses per DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
included in this collection account for Respondent: 45.04.
the burden applicable to each SNAP Rural Business-Cooperative Service
Estimated Total Number of Annual
applicant. The estimated number of Responses: 658,539,827.
applicants has increased from the prior Inviting Applications for Value-Added
estimate of approximately 11 million Estimated Hours per Response: .1795. Producer Grants
applicants to over 14.5 million Estimated Total Annual Burden AGENCY: Rural Business-Cooperative
applicants in Fiscal Year 2014. Hours: 118,221,440. Service, USDA.
The net impact to the burden is Current Burden Inventory: 24,897,947. ACTION: Notice, Correction.
summarized below.
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Net Increase: 93,323,493.
Summary of Estimated Burden SUMMARY: The Rural Business-
Dated: May 4, 2015.
Cooperative Service published a Notice
Affected Public: State and local Audrey Rowe, in the Federal Register on Friday, May
government agencies administering Administrator, Food and Nutrition Service. 8, 2015 (80 FR 26528), inviting
SNAP and Individuals/Households. [FR Doc. 2015–11752 Filed 5–14–15; 8:45 am] applications for the Value Added
Estimated Number of Respondents: BILLING CODE 3410–30–P Producer Grant Program. The document
14,619,642. contained an incorrect date for
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