[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 245 (Friday, December 20, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 77094-77095]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-30289]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

December 16, 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] 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: Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Regulations, Part 
275--Quality Control.
    OMB Control Number: 0584-0303.
    Summary of Collection: Section 16 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 
2008 (the Act), provides the legislative basis for the operation of the 
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Quality Control (QC) 
system. The Food and Nutrition Service (FNS), as administrator of the 
SNAP, requires each State agency to develop a sampling plan that 
demonstrates the integrity of its case selection procedures. The QC 
system is designed to measure each State agency's payment error rate 
based on a statistically valid sample of SNAP cases. The QC system 
contains procedures for resolving differences in

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review findings between State agencies and FNS (arbitration process). 
The QC system also contains procedures that provide relief for State 
agencies when a State agency can demonstrate that a part or all of an 
excessive error rate was due to an unusual event that had an 
uncontrollable impact on the State agency's payment error rate (good 
cause process). Additionally, State agencies are required to maintain 
case records for three years to ensure compliance with provisions of 
the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008.
    Need and Use of the Information: The quality control information 
collection is necessary to meet the requirements of Section 16 of the 
Act, which requires USDA to establish a system that enhances payment 
accuracy and improves administration by determining payment error 
rates, liabilities and performance bonuses.
    Description of Respondents: State, Local, or Tribal Government; 
Federal Government.
    Number of Respondents: 53.
    Frequency of Responses: Recordkeeping; Reporting: On occasion; 
Annually.
    Total Burden Hours: 1,379.

Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2013-30289 Filed 12-19-13; 8:45 am]
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