82 FR 13576 - Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 48 (March 14, 2017)

[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 48 (Tuesday, March 14, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13576-13577]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-04971]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

March 9, 2017.
    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 April 
13, 2017 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

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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: Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), State Law 
Enforcement Bureau (SLEB) Fraud Investigations.
    OMB Control Number: 0584-NEW.
    Summary of Collection: FNS works with State partners to establish 
State Law Enforcement Bureau (SLEB) agreements to improve program 
administration and ensure program integrity. Through SLEB agreements, 
FNS authorizes State agencies to conduct investigations into possible 
SNAP retailer/electronic benefits transfer (EBT) fraud, and to obtain 
Electronic Benefits Transfer (EBT) benefits for such law enforcement 
and investigative activities. These agreements provide State agencies 
with additional resources to conduct investigations, including, but not 
limited to, the authorized use of SNAP benefits to carry out covert 
investigations of retailers, as well as other retailer-related law 
enforcement techniques. FNS created a form FNS-878, titled SLEB SNAP 
Fraud Investigation Cost Reconciliation, that records costs associated 
with SLEB investigations.
    Need and Use of the Information: FNS will use this information for 
accounting purposes, and to document findings that will help the agency 
to adequately allocate resources and ensure program integrity.
    Description of Respondents: State, Local or Tribal Government.
    Number of Respondents: 53.
    Frequency of Responses: Reporting: Bi-annually.
    Total Burden Hours: 212.

Food and Nutrition Service

    Title: The Loving Support Award of Excellence.
    OMB Control Number: 0584-0591.
    Summary of Collection: The Healthy, Hunger-Free Kid Act of 2010 
(HHFKA) (Pub. L. 111-296, Sec 231) requires the U.S. Department of 
Agriculture (USDA) to implement a program to recognize exemplary 
breastfeeding support practices at Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) 
local agencies and clinics. The HHFKA requires the USDA to annually 
compile and publish breastfeeding performance measurements. The 
breastfeeding performance measurements will be used in the process to 
determine awardees for the top two level awards.
    Need and Use of the Information: The award application period is 
open one time, annually, and has been designed to allow local WIC 
agencies at different stages of progress in breastfeeding support 
practices to apply for an award. The information collection will meet 
the HHFKA requirement to implement a program to recognize exemplary 
breastfeeding support practices at WIC local agencies and clinics and 
the performance reporting requirements.
    Description of Respondents: State, Local or Tribal Government.
    Number of Respondents: 453.
    Frequency of Responses: Reporting: Annually.
    Total Burden Hours: 1,161.

Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2017-04971 Filed 3-13-17; 8:45 am]
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