[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 11 (Wednesday, January 16, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 3391-3393]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-00815]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Food and Nutrition Service


Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection: 
Comment Request: FNS-583, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program 
Employment and Training Program Activity Report

AGENCY: Food and Nutrition Service (FNS), USDA.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act, this notice 
invites the public and other public agencies to comment on a proposed 
information collection burden for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance 
Program (SNAP), Employment and Training (E&T) Program, currently 
approved under OMB No. 0584-0339. This is a revision of a currently 
approved collection, which proposes to decrease the currently approved 
burden of 26,083 hours by 4,194. The adjusted burden is 21,889 hours. 
This decrease is due to greater efficiencies in tracking and reporting 
E&T component placements. In prior collections, FNS estimated that 
State agencies used one minute per component placement to compile and 
record this data. This estimate is now reduced to 10 seconds per 
component placement, which is the same amount of time allotted for 
States to compile and record work registrant data.

DATES: Submit written comments 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 will have practical 
utility; (b) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of burden of the 
proposed collection of information, including validity of the 
methodology and assumptions 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 through the use of appropriate automated, 
electronic, mechanical or other technological collection techniques or 
other form of information technology.
    Comments may be sent to Moira Johnston, Chief, Program Design 
Branch, Program Development Division, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance 
Program, Food and Nutrition Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, 
3101 Park Center Drive, Room 810, Alexandria, Virginia 22302. Comments 
may also be submitted via fax to the attention of Moira Johnston at 
703-305-2454 or 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 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, Alexandria, 
Virginia 22302, Room 810.
    All responses to this notice will be summarized and included in the 
request for Office of Management and Budget approval. All comments will 
also become a matter of public record.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Request for additional information or 
copies of this information collection should be directed to Moira 
Johnston at (703) 305-2515.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: Employment and Training Program Activity Report.
    OMB Number: 0584-0339.
    Expiration Date: April 30, 2013
    Type of Request: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Abstract: 7 CFR 273.7(c)(9) requires State agencies to submit 
quarterly E&T Program Activity Reports containing monthly figures for 
participation in the program. FNS uses Form FNS-583, to collect 
participation data. The information collected on the FNS-583 report 
includes:
     On the first quarter report, the number of work 
registrants receiving SNAP as of October 1 of the new fiscal year;
     On each quarterly report, by month, the number of new work 
registrants; the number of able-bodied adults without dependents 
(ABAWDs) applicants and recipients participating in qualifying 
components; the number of all other applicants and recipients 
(including ABAWDs involved in non-qualifying activities) participating 
in components; and the number of ABAWDs exempt under the State agency's 
15 percent exemption allowance;
     On the fourth quarter report, the total number of 
individuals who participated in each component, which is also sorted by 
ABAWD and non-ABAWD participants and the number of individuals who 
participated in the E&T Program during the fiscal year.
    7 CFR 273.7(d)(1)(i)(D) provides that if a State agency will not 
expend all of the funds allocated to it for a fiscal year, FNS will 
reallocate unexpended funds to other State agencies during the fiscal 
year or the subsequent fiscal year as FNS considers appropriate and

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equitable. After FNS makes initial E&T allocations, State agencies may 
request more funds as needed. Typically FNS receives fourteen such 
requests per year.
    The time it takes to prepare these requests is included in the 
burden. After receiving the State requests, FNS will reallocate 
unexpended funds as provided above. Following is the revised estimated 
burden for E&T reporting including the burden for State agencies to 
request additional funds.

Reporting

FNS-583 Report

    Frequency: 4.
    Affected Public: State Agency.
    Number of Respondents: 53.
    Number of Responses: 684. (Note this reflects multiple responses 
within the FNS-583 form; In aggregate, 53 State Agencies submit 1 form 
each quarter or 212 total responses per year.)
    Estimated Time per Response: 31.9363 hours per State agency.
    Estimated Total Annual Reporting Burden: 21,844.40 hours.

Requests for Additional Funds

    Frequency: .2641
    Affected Public: State Agency.
    Number of Respondents: 53.
    Number of Responses: 14.
    Estimated Time per Response: 1.00 hour per request.
    Estimated Total Annual Reporting Burden: 14 hours.

Recordkeeping

FNS-583 Report

    Number of Respondents: 53.
    Number of Records: 212.
    Number of Hours per Record: 0.137 hours.
    Estimated Total Annual Recordkeeping Burden: 29.04 hours.

Requests for Additional Funds

    Number of Respondents: 53.
    Number of Records: 14.
    Number of Hours per Record: 0.137 hours.
    Estimated Total Annual Recordkeeping Burden: 1.92 hours.

                                                     Total Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping Burden
                                         [Compiling and reporting for the FNS-583 and requests for more funding]
                                                 [Snap employment and training program activity report]
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                                                                                                                             Estimated
                                                                             Number of     Reports filed       Total         number of       Estimated
           Section of regulation                        Title               respondents      annually     responses (C x     hours per    total hours (C
                                                                                                                D)           response        x D x F)
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A                                           B...........................               C               D               E               F               G
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                                                                        REPORTING
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7 CFR 273.7(c)(8).........................  Compile and report new work               53               4             212           90.94       19,278.28
                                             registrants on FNS-583.
7 CFR 273.24(g)...........................  Compile and report 15                   * 12               4              48            4.59          220.32
                                             percent ABAWD exemptions on
                                             FNS-583.
7 CFR 273.7(f)............................  Compile and report E&T                    53               4             212           10.10        2,142.20
                                             activities (placements) on
                                             FNS-583.
7 CFR 273.7(C)(8).........................  Preparing FNS-583:..........
                                            States filing electronically              50               4             200            1.00             200
                                            States filing manually......               3               4              12             0.3             3.6
7 CFR 273.7(d)(1)(i)(F)...................  Preparing requests for more               53          0.2641              14               1              14
                                             funds after initial
                                             allocation.
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    Total Reporting for FNS-583 and         ............................              53         13.1698             698           31.32       21,858.40
     Additional Funds Requests.
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                                                                      RECORDKEEPING
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7 CFR 277.12..............................  Recordkeeping burden for FNS-             53               4             212           0.137           29.04
                                             583.
7 CFR 277.12..............................  Record-keeping burden for                 53         0.26415              14           0.137            1.92
                                             additional requests.
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    Total Recordkeeping Burden for FNS 583  ............................              53            4.26             226           0.137           30.96
     and Additional Funds Requests.
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                                                                         SUMMARY
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    Total All Burdens.....................  ............................              53           17.43             924          23.689       21,889.36
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* There are 12 States without statewide waivers of the time-limit that will likely use 15 percent exemptions in FY2013.



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    Dated: January 10, 2013.
Audrey Rowe,
Administrator, Food and Nutrition Service.
[FR Doc. 2013-00815 Filed 1-15-13; 8:45 am]
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