80_FR_73171 80 FR 72946 - Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request-Review of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program/Medicaid Eligibility Technology Integration

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)

Page Range72946-72947
FR Document2015-29697

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 Issue 225 (Monday, November 23, 2015)
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[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.
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                                                                                                                                                          Annual grant opportunities

                                                                                                                                                                                                           Estimated
                                                                                                                   Number of             Frequency of            Total annual          Estimated time     total annual
                                                                                                                  respondents             responses               responses             per response     burden hours

                                             Pre-Award Annual Total Reporting Burden                                           950                    1                     950                  60              57,000

                                                                                                                                                Annual post award reporting burden totals

                                                                                                                   Number of             Frequency of            Total annual          Estimated time      Estimated
                                                                                                                  respondents             responses               responses             per response      total annual
                                                                                                                                                                                                         burden hours

                                             Post-Award Total Reporting Burden ............                                    644                   38                  24,472                   2.26           55,307

                                                   Grand Total Annual Reporting Burden                                       1,594                   15.95               25,422                   4.42          112,307

                                                                                                                   Number of            Annual number             Estimated              Hours per       Total burden
                                                                                                                 recordkeepers           records per             total annual          recordkeeper
                                                                                                                                         respondent                records

                                             Post Award Recordkeeping Total Burden
                                               Estimates ..................................................                    332                   10                   3,320                   0.25              830

                                                   Grand Total ...........................................                   1,594                   18.03               28,742                   3.94          113,137



                                              Dated: November 16, 2015.                                            were used; (c) ways to enhance the                        Title: Review of Supplemental
                                             Audrey Rowe,                                                          quality, utility, and clarity of the                   Nutrition Assistance Program/Medicaid
                                             Administrator, Food and Nutrition Service.                            information to be collected; and (d)                   Eligibility Technology Integration.
                                             [FR Doc. 2015–29695 Filed 11–20–15; 8:45 am]                          ways to minimize the burden of the                        Form Number: N/A.
                                             BILLING CODE 3410–30–P                                                collection of information on those who                    OMB Number: 0584–NEW.
                                                                                                                   are to respond, including use of                          Expiration Date: Not Yet Determined.
                                                                                                                   appropriate automated, electronic,                        Type of Request: New information
                                             DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE                                             mechanical, or other technological                     collection request.
                                                                                                                   collection techniques or other forms of                   Abstract: The Supplemental Nutrition
                                             Food and Nutrition Service                                            information technology.                                Assistance Program (SNAP), (The Food
                                                                                                                     Comments may be sent to: Sasha                       and Nutrition Act of 2008 [As Amended
                                             Agency Information Collection
                                                                                                                   Gersten-Paal, Food and Nutrition                       Through Pub. L. 113–128, Enacted July
                                             Activities: Proposed Collection;
                                                                                                                   Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture,               22, 2014]) provides nutrition assistance
                                             Comment Request—Review of
                                                                                                                   3101 Park Center Drive, Room 812,                      benefits to millions of eligible, low-
                                             Supplemental Nutrition Assistance
                                                                                                                   Alexandria, VA 22302. Comments may                     income individuals and families
                                             Program/Medicaid Eligibility
                                                                                                                   also be submitted via fax to the attention             nationwide. SNAP is administered by
                                             Technology Integration
                                                                                                                   of Sasha Gersten-Paal at 703–305–2454                  FNS, but operates at the State and local
                                             AGENCY: Food and Nutrition Service                                    or via email to Sasha.Gersten-Paal@                    level. States have varying degrees of
                                             (FNS), USDA.                                                          fns.usda.gov. Comments will also be                    integration across their health and
                                             ACTION: Notice.                                                       accepted through the Federal                           human service programs. To meet
                                                                                                                   eRulemaking Portal. Go to http://                      statutory requirements of the Patient
                                             SUMMARY:   In accordance with the                                     www.regulations.gov, and follow the                    Protection and Affordable Care Act
                                             Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this                                 online instructions for submitting                     (Pub. L. 111–148), many States have
                                             notice invites the general public and                                 comments electronically.                               altered their technical platforms and
                                             other public agencies to comment on                                     All written comments will be open for                business processes. In order to assess
                                             this proposed information collection.                                 public inspection at the office of the                 how these changes may have positively
                                             This is a new collection for the purpose                              Food and Nutrition Service during                      or negatively impacted SNAP, FNS
                                             of identifying best practices and                                     regular business hours (8:30 a.m. to 5:00              proposes to collect information on State
                                             informing future FNS policy decisions                                 p.m., Monday through Friday) at 3101                   agency structure, staffing, and
                                             pertaining to State eligibility system                                Park Center Drive, Room 1014                           operations; eligibility system and
                                             integration.                                                          Alexandria, Virginia 22302.                            business process functions; application
                                             DATES: Written comments must be                                         All responses to this notice will be                 procedures; the nature of relationships
                                             received on or before January 22, 2016.                               summarized and included in the request                 and connections between Medicaid and
                                             ADDRESSES: Comments are invited on:                                   for Office of Management and Budget                    SNAP; and other details relevant to
                                             (a) Whether the proposed collection of                                approval. All comments will be a matter                understanding how clients engage State
                                             information is necessary for the proper                               of public record.                                      systems and ways in which their access
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                                             performance of the functions of the                                                                                          to SNAP can be enhanced. Specifically,
                                                                                                                   FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
                                             agency, including whether the                                                                                                this information collection will be
                                             information shall have practical utility;                             Requests for additional information or                 undertaken through administration of a
                                             (b) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate                             copies of this information collection                  voluntary Integration/Operations Survey
                                             of the burden of the proposed collection                              should be directed to Jennifer McNabb                  to 50 States, the District of Columbia,
                                             of information, including the validity of                             at 703–305–2142.                                       Guam, and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
                                             the methodology and assumptions that                                  SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:                             Based on previous experience, we


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                                             anticipate a 60 percent response rate (32                  Members of the public are entitled to              COMMERCE/DEPT–5, Freedom of
                                             of 53 State SNAP directors).                            make comments during the open period                  Information Act and Privacy Act
                                               Affected Public: 53 State, Local and                  at the end of the meeting. Members of                 Request Records.
                                             Tribal Government Agencies:                             the public may also submit written
                                             Respondent group identified includes                    comments. The comments must be                        SUMMARY:   The Department of Commerce
                                             approximately 32 State SNAP directors                   received in the Western Regional Office               publishes this notice to announce the
                                             who will complete 1 survey annually                     of the Commission by January 15, 2016.                effective date of a Privacy Act System of
                                             which will take approximately 45                        The address is Western Regional Office,               Records notice entitled Notice of
                                             minutes each to complete.                               U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, 300 N.               Amendment to: COMMERCE/DEPT–5,
                                               Estimated Total Annual Number of                      Los Angeles Street, Suite 2010, Los                   Freedom of Information Act and Privacy
                                             Respondents: 32.                                        Angeles, CA 90012. Persons wishing to                 Act Request Records.
                                               Estimated Total Annual Number of                      email their comments may do so by                     DATES: The system of records
                                             Responses per Respondent: 1.                            sending them to Peter Minarik, Regional               amendment becomes effective on
                                               Estimated Total Annual Responses:                     Director, Western Regional Office, at                 November 23, 2015.
                                             32.                                                     pminarik@usccr.gov. Persons who                       ADDRESSES: For a copy of the system of
                                               Estimated Time per Response: .75                      desire additional information should                  records please mail requests to: Michael
                                             hours per respondent.                                   contact the Western Regional Office, at               J. Toland, Freedom of Information and
                                               Estimated Total Annual Burden on                      (213) 894–3437, (or for hearing impaired              Privacy Act Officer, Office of Privacy
                                             Respondents: 24 burden hours.                           TDD 913–551–1414), or by email to                     and Open Government, 1401
                                                                                                     pminarik@usccr.gov. Hearing-impaired                  Constitution Ave. NW., Room 52010,
                                              Dated: November 16, 2015.
                                                                                                     persons who will attend the meeting                   Washington, DC 20230.
                                             Audrey Rowe,                                            and require the services of a sign
                                             Administrator, Food and Nutrition Service.                                                                    FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
                                                                                                     language interpreter should contact the               Michael J. Toland, Freedom of
                                             [FR Doc. 2015–29697 Filed 11–20–15; 8:45 am]            Regional Office at least ten (10) working             Information and Privacy Act Officer,
                                             BILLING CODE 3410–30–P                                  days before the scheduled date of the                 Office of Privacy and Open Government,
                                                                                                     meeting.                                              1401 Constitution Ave. NW., Room
                                                                                                        Records and documents discussed
                                                                                                                                                           52010, Washington, DC 20230.
                                             COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS                              during the meeting will be available for
                                                                                                     public viewing prior to and after the                 SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On
                                             Notice of Public Meeting of the                         meeting at http://facadatabase.gov/                   October 9, 2015 (80 FR 61162), the
                                             Washington State Advisory Committee                     committee/meetings.aspx?cid=299 and                   Department of Commerce published and
                                             for the Purpose To Discuss                              clicking on the ‘‘Meeting Details’’ and               sought comment on a notice in the
                                             Recommendations Regarding School                        ‘‘Documents’’ links. Records generated                Federal Register, entitled ‘‘Notice of
                                             Integration                                             from this meeting may also be inspected               Proposed Amendment to Privacy Act
                                                                                                     and reproduced at the Western Regional                System of Records: COMMERCE/DEPT–
                                             AGENCY: U.S. Commission on Civil                        Office, as they become available, both                5, Freedom of Information Act and
                                             Rights.                                                 before and after the meeting. Persons                 Privacy Act Request Records.’’ Data
                                             ACTION: Announcement of meeting.                        interested in the work of this Committee              elements for this system of records were
                                                                                                     are directed to the Commission’s Web                  provided in the October 9, 2015, notice
                                             SUMMARY:    Notice is hereby given,                     site, http://www.usccr.gov, or may                    and are not repeated here. No comments
                                             pursuant to the provisions of the rules                 contact the Western Regional Office at                were received in response to the request
                                             and regulations of the U.S. Commission                  the above email or street address.                    for comments. By this notice, the
                                             on Civil Rights (Commission) and the                       Agenda:                                            Department of Commerce is adopting
                                             Federal Advisory Committee Act                          3:00 p.m.—Committee discussion on                     the proposed changes to the system as
                                             (FACA) that a meeting of the                               school integration                                 final without changes effective
                                             Washington State Advisory Committee                     4:00 p.m.—Public comment                              November 23, 2015.
                                             (Committee) to the Commission will be                   Adjournment                                             Dated: November 17, 2015.
                                             held on Tuesday, December 15, 2015,                     DATES: Tuesday, November 17, 2015                     Michael J. Toland,
                                             for the purpose to discuss
                                                                                                     FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:                      Department of Commerce, Freedom of
                                             recommendations regarding school
                                                                                                     Peter Minarik, DFO, at (213) 894–3437                 Information and Privacy Act Officer.
                                             integration.
                                                                                                     or pminarik@usccr.gov.                                [FR Doc. 2015–29834 Filed 11–20–15; 8:45 am]
                                               This meeting is available to the public
                                             through the following toll-free call-in                   Dated: November 17, 2015.                           BILLING CODE 3510–17–P

                                             number: 888–503–8169, conference ID:                    David Mussatt,
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                                                                                                                                                           DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
                                             public may call this number and listen                  [FR Doc. 2015–29741 Filed 11–20–15; 8:45 am]
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                                             the toll-free telephone number. Persons                 Privacy Act System of Records,                        Department of Commerce.
                                             with hearing impairments may also                       Amended System of Records                             ACTION: Notice of Proposed Amendment
                                             follow the proceedings by first calling
                                                                                                     AGENCY:  U.S. Department of Commerce,                 to Privacy Act System of Records:
                                             the Federal Relay Service at 1–800–977–
                                                                                                     Office of the Secretary.                              COMMERCE/NOAA–16, Crab Economic
                                             8339 and providing the Service with the
                                                                                                                                                           Data Report (EDR) for BSAI off the Coast
                                             conference call number and conference                   ACTION: Notice of Amendment to
                                                                                                                                                           of Alaska.
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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
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ActionNotice.
DatesWritten comments must be received on or before January 22, 2016.
ContactRequests for additional information or copies of this information collection should be directed to Jennifer McNabb at 703-305-2142.
FR Citation80 FR 72946 

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