80 FR 72946 - Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request-Review of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program/Medicaid Eligibility Technology Integration

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Food and Nutrition Service

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 225 (November 23, 2015)

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 collection for the purpose of identifying best practices and informing future FNS policy decisions pertaining to State eligibility system integration.

[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 225 (Monday, November 23, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 72946-72947]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2015-29697]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Food and Nutrition Service


Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; 
Comment Request--Review of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program/
Medicaid Eligibility Technology Integration

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 collection for 
the purpose of identifying best practices and informing future FNS 
policy decisions pertaining to State eligibility system integration.

DATES: Written comments must be received on or before January 22, 2016.

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 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.
    Comments may be sent to: Sasha Gersten-Paal, 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 703-305-2454 or via email to 
[email protected]. 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 at the 
office of the Food and Nutrition Service during regular business hours 
(8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday) at 3101 Park Center 
Drive, Room 1014 Alexandria, Virginia 22302.
    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 Jennifer 
McNabb at 703-305-2142.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: Review of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program/Medicaid 
Eligibility Technology Integration.
    Form Number: N/A.
    OMB Number: 0584-NEW.
    Expiration Date: Not Yet Determined.
    Type of Request: New information collection request.
    Abstract: The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), 
(The Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 [As Amended Through Pub. L. 113-
128, Enacted July 22, 2014]) provides nutrition assistance benefits to 
millions of eligible, low-income individuals and families nationwide. 
SNAP is administered by FNS, but operates at the State and local level. 
States have varying degrees of integration across their health and 
human service programs. To meet statutory requirements of the Patient 
Protection and Affordable Care Act (Pub. L. 111-148), many States have 
altered their technical platforms and business processes. In order to 
assess how these changes may have positively or negatively impacted 
SNAP, FNS proposes to collect information on State agency structure, 
staffing, and operations; eligibility system and business process 
functions; application procedures; the nature of relationships and 
connections between Medicaid and SNAP; and other details relevant to 
understanding how clients engage State systems and ways in which their 
access to SNAP can be enhanced. Specifically, this information 
collection will be undertaken through administration of a voluntary 
Integration/Operations Survey to 50 States, the District of Columbia, 
Guam, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Based on previous experience, we

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anticipate a 60 percent response rate (32 of 53 State SNAP directors).
    Affected Public: 53 State, Local and Tribal Government Agencies: 
Respondent group identified includes approximately 32 State SNAP 
directors who will complete 1 survey annually which will take 
approximately 45 minutes each to complete.
    Estimated Total Annual Number of Respondents: 32.
    Estimated Total Annual Number of Responses per Respondent: 1.
    Estimated Total Annual Responses: 32.
    Estimated Time per Response: .75 hours per respondent.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 24 burden hours.

    Dated: November 16, 2015.
Audrey Rowe,
Administrator, Food and Nutrition Service.
[FR Doc. 2015-29697 Filed 11-20-15; 8:45 am]
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