80 FR 45993 - Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 148 (August 3, 2015)

[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 148 (Monday, August 3, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Page 45993]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2015-18952]


-----------------------------------------------------------------------

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

    Title: Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) State 
Agency Performance Reporting Tool.
    OMB No.: New Collection.
    Description: State agencies administering a Supplemental Nutrition 
Assistance Program (SNAP) are mandated to participate in a computer 
matching program with the federal Office of Child Support Enforcement 
(OCSE). The outcomes of the computerized comparisons with information 
maintained in the National Directory of New Hires (NDNH) provide the 
state SNAP agencies with information to help administer their programs 
and determine an individual's eligibility. State agencies must enter 
into a computer matching agreement and adhere to its terms and 
conditions, including providing OCSE with annual performance outcomes 
attributable to the use of NDNH information.
    The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) requires OCSE to 
periodically report performance measurements demonstrating how NDNH 
information supports OCSE's strategic mission, goals, and objectives. 
OCSE will provide the annual SNAP performance outcomes to OMB.
    The information collection activities for the SNAP performance 
reports are authorized by: (1) Subsection 453 (j)(10) of the Social 
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 653(j)(10)), which allows the Secretary of the 
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to disclose information 
maintained in the NDNH to state agencies administering SNAP under the 
Nutrition Act of 2008, as amended by the Agriculture Act of 2014; (2) 
the Privacy Act of 1974, as amended by the Computer Matching and 
Privacy Protection Act of 1988 (5 U.S.C. 552a), which sets for the 
terms and conditions of a computer matching program; and (3) the 
Government Performance and Results Modernization Act of 2010 (Pub. L. 
111-352), which requires agencies to report program performance 
outcomes to OMB and for the reports to be available to the public.
    Respondents: State SNAP Agencies.

                                             Annual Burden Estimates
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                 Number of
                                                respondents       Number of      Average burden    Total burden
                 Instrument                        (SNAP        responses per      hours per          hours
                                                 agencies)        respondent        response
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
SNAP Agency Matching Program Performance                  52                1            1.625               84
 Reporting Tool.............................
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 84.
    Additional Information: Copies of the proposed collection may be 
obtained by writing to the Administration for Children and Families, 
Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation, 370 L'Enfant Promenade 
SW., Washington, DC 20447, Attn: ACF Reports Clearance Officer. All 
requests should be identified by the title of the information 
collection. Email address: [email protected].
    OMB Comment: OMB is required to make a decision concerning the 
collection of information between 30 and 60 days after publication of 
this document in the Federal Register. Therefore, a comment is best 
assured of having its full effect if OMB receives it within 30 days of 
publication. Written comments and recommendations for the proposed 
information collection should be sent directly to the following: Office 
of Management and Budget, Paperwork Reduction Project, Email: 
[email protected], Attn: Desk Officer for the Administration 
for Children and Families.

Robert Sargis,
Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2015-18952 Filed 7-31-15; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4184-01-P