[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 212 (Friday, November 1, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Page 65606]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-26131]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

October 29, 2013.
    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]V 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: Impact of Implementation of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) on 
SNAP Operations and Participation.
    OMB Control Number: 0584--NEW.
    Summary of Collection: The Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) seeks 
approval to conduct a new information data collection to access the 
impact of implementation of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) on 
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) operations and 
participation. This issue has major significance not only in its 
implications for Federal and state budgets, but also more generally for 
the economic well-being of American's adult workers and their families. 
Section 17 [7 U.S.C. 2026] (a)(1) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 
provides general legislative authority for the planned data collection.
    Need and Use of the Information: This study will assess the impact 
of ACA implementation on SNAP participation specifically among 
nonelderly nondisabled adults aged 19 to 64. ACA could potentially have 
a profound impact on SNAP participation among this group of people in 
many ways. The main research objectives for this study are grouped into 
the following three categories: (1) Describe the coordination of SNAP 
and Medicaid enrollment and renewal processes in the state and whether 
this changes due to ACA; (2) Describe the process of directing Medicaid 
applicants to SNAP; and (3) Determine the impact of ACA implementation 
on the number of SNAP applications. If the data collection in this 
study is not conducted, those responsible at the Federal, state and 
local levels for designing and implementing SNAP and Medicaid policies 
and procedures will not have the value of this research in making their 
decisions on matters affecting potential cost-saving coordination and 
integration between the two programs.
    Description of Respondents: Individuals or households; Not-for-
profit institutions; State, Local or Tribal Government.
    Number of Respondents: 121.
    Frequency of Responses: Reporting: Annually.
    Total Burden Hours: 915.

Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2013-26131 Filed 10-31-13; 8:45 am]
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