[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 11 (Wednesday, January 16, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 3390-3391]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-00812]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Food and Nutrition Service


Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; 
Comment Request--FNS-380, Worksheet for the Supplemental Nutrition 
Assistance Program Quality Control Reviews

AGENCY: Food and Nutrition Service (FNS), 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 is a revision of a 
currently approved collection of FNS-380, Worksheet for the 
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program's Quality Control Reviews.

DATES: Written comments must be received on or before March 18, 2013.

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 shall 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; (c) ways to enhance the 
quality, utility and clarity of the information to be collected; and 
(d) ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on 
those who are to respond, including use of appropriate automated, 
electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or 
other forms of information technology.
    Comments may be sent to: Francis B. Heil, Food and Nutrition 
Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, 3101 Park Center Drive, Room 
822, Alexandria, VA 22302. Comments may also be submitted via email 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 responses to this notice will be summarized and included in the 
request for Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval. All 
comments will be a matter of public record.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or 
copies of this information collection should be directed to Francis B. 
Heil at 703-305-2442.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: Worksheet for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance 
Program's (SNAP) Quality Control Reviews.
    Form Number: FNS-380.
    OMB Number: 0584-0074.
    Expiration Date: April 30, 2013.
    Type of Request: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Abstract: Form FNS-380, is a SNAP worksheet used to determine 
eligibility and benefits for households selected for review in the 
quality control sample of active cases. We estimate the total reporting 
burden for this collection of information as 8.9 hours, equating to a 
total of 467,631 hours collectively. This includes the time for State 
agencies analyzing the household case record; planning and carrying out 
the field investigation; gathering, comparing, analyzing and evaluating 
the review data and forwarding selected cases to the Food and Nutrition 
Service for Federal validation. It also includes an average interview 
burden of 30 minutes (0.5 hours) for each household. Additionally, we 
estimate the recordkeeping burden per record for the State agency to be 
0.0236 hours, thereby making the recordkeeping burden associated with 
this information collection for the State agency to be 1,226 hours. The 
total estimated reporting and recordkeeping burden for this collection 
is 463,661.33 hours.
    The reporting and recordkeeping burden for this form was previously 
approved under OMB clearance number 0584-0074. OMB approved the burden 
through April 30, 2013. Based on the most recent table of active case 
sample sizes and completion rates (FY2011), we estimate 51,959 FNS-380 
worksheets and interviews will now be completed annually. This is a 
decrease of 4,106 responses from the estimate made to substantiate the 
current collection. This estimate will also cause a corresponding 
decrease in the reporting and recordkeeping burden. The decrease in 
response is a result of a reduction in the number of cases being pulled 
for review over the minimum required review amount. We are requesting a 
three-year approval from OMB for this information collection.
    Affected Reporting Public: State, Local and Tribal Governments.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 53 State Agencies (SA).
    Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 980.3584906.
    Estimated Total Annual Responses: 51,959.
    Estimated Time per Response: 8.4 hours per.
    Estimated Total Burden for SA: 436,455.6.
    Affected Reporting Public: Households (HH).
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 51,959.
    Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 1.
    Estimated Total Annual Responses: 51,959.
    Estimated Time per Response: .5 hours.
    Estimated Total Burden for HH: 25,979.5.
    Overall Total Reporting burden: 462,435.10 hours.
    Affected Recordkeeping Public: State, Local and Tribal Governments.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 53 State Agencies.
    Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 980.3584906.
    Estimated Total Annual Responses: 51,959.
    Estimated Time per Response: 0.0236 hours.
    Overall Total Recordkeeping burden: 1,226.2324 hours.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 463,661.33 hours.

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                                                                                  Estimated avg.
                                     Estimated       Responses     Total annual      number of       Estimated
           Respondent                number of     annually per      responses       hours per      total hours
                                    respondents     respondent     (col. b x c)      response      (col. d x e)
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                                                Reporting Burden
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STATE AGENCIES..................              53     980.3584906          51,959             8.4       436,455.6
HOUSEHOLDS......................          51,959               1          51,959              .5        25,979.5
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    Total Reporting Burden......          52,012  ..............         103,918  ..............      462,435.10
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                                              Recordkeeping Burden
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STATE AGENCIES..................              53     980.3584906          51,959          0.0236      1,226.2324
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    Total Recordkeeping Burden..              53  ..............          51,959  ..............      1,226.2324
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        Total Overall Burden              52,012            3.00         155,877            2.97      463,661.33
         Hours..................
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    Dated: January 10, 2013.
Audrey Rowe,
Administrator, Food and Nutrition Service.
[FR Doc. 2013-00812 Filed 1-15-13; 8:45 am]
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