81 FR 60669 - Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Food and Nutrition Service

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 171 (September 2, 2016)

[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 171 (Friday, September 2, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Page 60669]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-21112]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Food and Nutrition Service


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

August 29, 2016.
    The Department of Agriculture has submitted the following 
information collection requirement(s) to OMB for review and clearance 
under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104-13. Comments 
are requested regarding (1) whether the collection of information is 
necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, 
including whether the information will have practical utility; (2) the 
accuracy of the agency's estimate of burden including the validity of 
the methodology and assumptions used; (3) ways to enhance the quality, 
utility and clarity of the information to be collected; and (4) 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.
    Comments regarding this information collection received by October 
3, 2016 will be considered. Written comments should be addressed to: 
Desk Officer for Agriculture, Office of Information and Regulatory 
Affairs, Office of Management and Budget (OMB), 
[email protected] or fax (202) 395-5806 and to Departmental 
Clearance Office, USDA, OCIO, Mail Stop 7602, Washington, DC 20250-
7602. Copies of the submission(s) may be obtained by calling (202) 720-
8958.
    An agency may not conduct or sponsor a collection of information 
unless the collection of information displays a currently valid OMB 
control number and the agency informs potential persons who are to 
respond to the collection of information that such persons are not 
required to respond to the collection of information unless it displays 
a currently valid OMB control number.

Food and Nutrition Service

    Title: State Agency (NSLP/SNAP) Direct Certification Rate Data 
Element Report (FNS-834).
    OMB Control Number: 0584-0577.
    Summary of Collection: Section 101(b) of the HHFKA (Pub. L. 111-
296), amended section 9(b)(4) of the NSLA (42 U.S.C. 1758(b)(4)) to 
define required percentage benchmarks for directly certifying children 
in households that receive assistance SNAP and further amended the NSLA 
to require State agencies that do not meet the benchmark for a 
particular school year develop, submit, and implement a continuous 
improvement plan (CIP) to fully meet the benchmarks and to improve 
direct certification for the following school year. The purpose of the 
State Agency (NSLP/SNAP) Direct Certification Rate Data Element Report 
(FNS-834) is to collect direct certification data elements from SNAP 
State agencies and NSLP State agencies to calculate these direct 
certification rates.
    Need and Use of the Information: The data collection is necessary 
to monitor compliance with the requirements of Section 101(b) of Public 
Law 111-296. The form FNS-834, State Agency Direct Certification Rate 
Data Element Report, provides for the collection of data elements 
needed to compute each State's direct certification performance rate to 
compare with the benchmarks.
    Description of Respondents: State, Local, or Tribal Government.
    Number of Respondents: 106.
    Frequency of Responses: Reporting Annually.
    Total Burden Hours: 53.

Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2016-21112 Filed 9-1-16; 8:45 am]
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