[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 153 (Tuesday, August 9, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 48799-48800]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-20082]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Food and Nutrition Service


Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; 
Comment Request--Characteristics and Circumstances of Zero-Income SNAP 
Households

AGENCY: Food and Nutrition Service, 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 collection is a new 
collection for the Food and Nutrition Service to examine the 
characteristics, circumstances, program dynamics, and benefit 
redemption patterns of participants whose households reported zero 
gross income in their applications for participation in the 
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP).

DATES: Written comments on this notice must be received on or before 
October 11, 2011.

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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 will 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; and (c) ways to enhance the 
quality, utility and clarity of the information to be collected.
    Written comments may be sent to: Steven Carlson, Office of Research 
and Analysis, Food and Nutrition Service, U.S. Department of 
Agriculture, 3101 Park Center Drive, Room 1014, Alexandria, VA 22302. 
Comments may also be submitted via fax to the attention of Steven 
Carlson at (703) 305-2576 or via e-mail 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 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 OMB approval. All comments will be also become a matter of 
public record.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or 
copies of this information collection should be directed to Steven 
Carlson at 703-305-2017. Information requests submitted through e-mail 
should refer to the title of this proposal and/or the OMB approval 
number in the subject line.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: Characteristics and Circumstances of Zero-Income SNAP 
Households.
    OMB Number:
    Expiration Date of Approval: Not yet determined.
    Type of Request: New collection.
    Abstract: Recent data suggest that the percentage of zero-gross-
income Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) units has been 
increasing steadily over the past decade, and increasing at a higher 
rate than the Nation's unemployment rate. FNS is seeking to carry out a 
study to examine the characteristics, circumstances, program dynamics, 
and benefit redemption patterns of these zero income SNAP households. 
The study will conduct 50 in-person, semi-structured interviews with 
heads of zero-gross income SNAP households, with a particular focus on 
working-age, able-bodied adults.
    Estimate of Burden: Zero-Income Household Interviews: Public burden 
is estimated at 90 minutes for one response each with a total of 75 
hours for 50 respondents.

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                                                                                      Average
       Type of respondent            Number of     Frequency of    Total annual    burden hours    Total annual
                                    respondents      response        responses     per response     hour burden
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Adults (18-65 years old)........              50               1              50             1.5              75
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    Dated: July 29, 2011.
Audrey Rowe,
Administrator, Food and Nutrition Service.
[FR Doc. 2011-20082 Filed 8-8-11; 8:45 am]
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