[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 167 (Tuesday, August 28, 2012)]
[Notices]
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[FR Doc No: 2012-21199]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

August 23, 2012.
    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 
regarding (a) 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; (b) the accuracy 
of the agency's estimate of burden including the validity of the 
methodology and assumptions used; (c) ways to enhance the quality, 
utility and clarity of the information to be collected; (d) 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 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. Comments regarding these 
information collections are best assured of having their full effect if 
received within 30 days of this notification. 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: The Assessment of Contribution of an Interview to SNAP 
Eligibility and Benefit Determination Study
    OMB Control Number: 0584-NEW.
    Summary of Collection: The Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) seeks 
approval to conduct data collection as part of the Assessment of the 
Contributions of an Interview to Supplemental Nutrition Assistance 
Program (SNAP) Eligibility and Benefit Determinations. The overall aid 
of this evaluation is to examine the impact of eliminating client 
interviews at SNAP certification and recertification. A central feature 
of the changes is a waiver that allows States to conduct the in-person 
eligibility interview over the telephone. Many States have implemented 
this interview waiver. Some States have expressed interest in exploring 
alternative certification approaches that do not require conducting any 
interviews in the SNAP eligibility determination process. However, 
little data is available to access the impact of eliminating a 
certification interview on client access, customer service, and program 
integrity. The authority for this collection in contained in Section 17 
[7 U.S.C. 2026](a)(1) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008.
    Need and Use of the Information: The study will focus on the 
contribution of interviews of the determination of SNAP eligibility and 
benefits. The overall purpose of this study is to meet its research 
objectives with the precision necessary to inform future SNAP policy. 
It will quantify the impact of replacing the in-person interview with 
no interview and examine how this affects participation, efficiency, 
access, payment accuracy, and client satisfaction.
    Description of Respondents: Individuals or households; not-for-
profit institutions.
    Number of Respondents: 4,358.
    Frequency of Responses: Reporting: Other (one time).
    Total Burden Hours: 1,082.

Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2012-21199 Filed 8-27-12; 8:45 am]
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