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)

Page Range		60669-60669
FR Document		2016-21112

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

[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 171 (Friday, September 2, 2016)]
[Notices]
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[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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This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER persons are not required to respond to DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
contains documents other than rules or the collection of information unless it
proposed rules that are applicable to the displays a currently valid OMB control Forest Service
public. Notices of hearings and investigations,
number.
committee meetings, agency decisions and Tahoe National Forest; Placer County,
rulings, delegations of authority, filing of Food and Nutrition Service California; Sugar Pine Project Water
petitions and applications and agency Right Permit 15375 Extension and
statements of organization and functions are Title: State Agency (NSLP/SNAP) Radial Gates Installation
examples of documents appearing in this Direct Certification Rate Data Element
section. Report (FNS–834). AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA.
OMB Control Number: 0584–0577. ACTION:Notice of intent to prepare an
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE environmental impact statement.
Summary of Collection: Section
101(b) of the HHFKA (Pub. L. 111–296), SUMMARY: Foresthill Public Utility
Food and Nutrition Service amended section 9(b)(4) of the NSLA District (Foresthill) has submitted an
Submission for OMB Review; (42 U.S.C. 1758(b)(4)) to define required application to the Tahoe National Forest
Comment Request percentage benchmarks for directly (TNF) to amend their existing Special
certifying children in households that Use Permit (Permit) for Sugar Pine Dam
August 29, 2016. receive assistance SNAP and further and Reservoir (Sugar Pine Project) to
The Department of Agriculture has amended the NSLA to require State increase water storage capacity of the
submitted the following information agencies that do not meet the reservoir and improve the stability of
collection requirement(s) to OMB for benchmark for a particular school year Foresthill’s water supply by installing
review and clearance under the develop, submit, and implement a radial steel gates in the spillway of the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, continuous improvement plan (CIP) to dam. Installation of the radial gates
Public Law 104–13. Comments are would increase water storage capacity
fully meet the benchmarks and to
requested regarding (1) whether the by 3,950 acre-feet (AF) up from 6,922
improve direct certification for the
collection of information is necessary AF currently to 10,872 AF after
following school year. The purpose of
for the proper performance of the installation; the maximum surface
functions of the agency, including the State Agency (NSLP/SNAP) Direct
Certification Rate Data Element Report elevation of the reservoir would rise 20
whether the information will have vertical feet and inundate
practical utility; (2) the accuracy of the (FNS–834) is to collect direct
certification data elements from SNAP approximately 44 additional acres of
agency’s estimate of burden including NFS lands. The surface area of the
the validity of the methodology and State agencies and NSLP State agencies
reservoir would increase from 160 acres
assumptions used; (3) ways to enhance to calculate these direct certification
to approximately 204 acres if the project
the quality, utility and clarity of the rates.
is implemented. Important NFS
information to be collected; and (4) Need and Use of the Information: The resources would be impacted by the
ways to minimize the burden of the data collection is necessary to monitor project; popular reservoir recreation
collection of information on those who compliance with the requirements of facilities would be inundated along with
are to respond, including through the Section 101(b) of Public Law 111–296. habitat for plants and wildlife,
use of appropriate automated, The form FNS–834, State Agency Direct including habitat for Forest Service
electronic, mechanical, or other Certification Rate Data Element Report, Sensitive Species.
technological collection techniques or provides for the collection of data DATES: Comments concerning the scope
other forms of information technology. elements needed to compute each
Comments regarding this information of the analysis must be received by
State’s direct certification performance October 3, 2016 for purposes of standing
collection received by October 3, 2016
will be considered. Written comments rate to compare with the benchmarks. pursuant to Forest Service predecisional
should be addressed to: Desk Officer for Description of Respondents: State, administrative review regulations at 36
Agriculture, Office of Information and Local, or Tribal Government. CFR part 218; however, public input
Regulatory Affairs, Office of will be continue to be accepted and
Number of Respondents: 106. considered by the Forest Service
Management and Budget (OMB), OIRA_
Submission@omb.eop.gov or fax (202) Frequency of Responses: Reporting throughout the course of the
395–5806 and to Departmental Annually. environmental analysis. The draft
Clearance Office, USDA, OCIO, Mail Total Burden Hours: 53. environmental impact statement is
Stop 7602, Washington, DC 20250– expected in winter 2016 and the final
Ruth Brown, environmental impact statement is
7602. Copies of the submission(s) may
be obtained by calling (202) 720–8958. Departmental Information Collection expected by fall of 2017.
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An agency may not conduct or Clearance Officer. ADDRESSES: Send written comments to:
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unless the collection of information BILLING CODE 3410–30–P Supervisor, c/o NEPA Contractor, 2525
displays a currently valid OMB control Warren Drive, Rocklin, CA 95677.
number and the agency informs Comments may also be sent via email to
potential persons who are to respond to sugarpinecomments@
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FR Citation		81 FR 60669

81 FR 60669 - Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTUREFood and Nutrition Service

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

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Food and Nutrition Service