[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 18 (Wednesday, January 28, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 4529-4530]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-01532]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

January 21, 2015.
    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: Waivers Under Section 6(o) of the Food and Nutrition Act.
    OMB Control Number: 0584-0479.
    Summary of Collection: This is a renewal of an existing information 
collection. Section 824 of the Personal Responsibility and Work 
Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996, Public Law 104-193 (PRWORA) 
establishes a time limit for the receipt of Supplemental Nutrition 
Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits for certain able-bodied adults who 
are not working. The provision authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture, 
upon a State agency's request, to waive the provision for any group of 
individuals if the Secretary determines ``that the areas in which the 
individuals reside has an unemployment rate of over 10 percent or does 
not have a sufficient number of jobs to provide employment for the 
individuals.''
    Need and Use of the Information: The Food and Nutrition Service 
uses the information provided by State SNAP agencies to evaluate 
whether the statutory requirements for a waiver of the SNAP time limit 
have been met and to determine specifically whether the designated 
areas' unemployment rate is over ten percent or if there is a lack of 
sufficient jobs available. If the information is not collected, the 
State SNAP agencies could not obtain waivers of time limits contained 
in Section 6(o) of the Act.
    Description of Respondents: State, Local, or Tribal Government; 
Individuals or household; Federal Government.
    Number of Respondents: 53.
    Frequency of Responses: Reporting: On occasion; Annually.
    Total Burden Hours: 1,195.

Food and Nutrition Service

    Title: Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Pre-
Screening Tool.
    OMB Control Number: 0584-0519.
    Summary of Collection: This is a renewal of an existing information 
collection. Consistent with Section 5 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 
2008, as amended, the Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) has developed 
the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Pre-Screening Tool 
to enable applicants to assess their eligibility and the order of 
magnitude of the potential benefit for which they may qualify. This 
Pre-Screening Tool also enables citizen advocacy groups to help 
constituents assess their benefit eligibility.
    Need and Use of the Information: The SNAP Pre-Screening Tool is 
accessible to the public as an online web-based system. The user is 
prompted to enter household size, income, expenses and resource 
information, and the tool calculates and provides the user with an 
estimated range of benefits that the household may be eligible to 
receive.
    Description of Respondents: Individuals or households.
    Number of Respondents: 402,534.
    Frequency of Responses: Reporting: On occasion.
    Total Burden Hours: 67,223.

Food and Nutrition Service

    Title: FNS User Access Request Form.
    OMB Control Number: 0584-0532.
    Summary of Collection: This is a renewal of an existing information 
collection. The Office of Management and Budget Circular No. A-130, 
Appendix III, Security of Federal Automated Information Resources, 
dated February 8, 1996, established a minimum set of controls to be 
included in Federal automated information security programs. 
Establishing personal controls to screen users to allow access to an 
authorized system is directed in this appendix. The Food and Nutrition 
Service (FNS) User Access Request Form, FNS-674, is designed for this 
purpose and will be used in all situations where access to an FNS 
computer system is required, where current access is required to be 
modified, or where access is no longer required and must be deleted. 
Users who access FNS systems are: State agencies, other Federal 
agencies, FNS Regional offices, FNS Field offices, FNS Compliance 
Offices, staff contractors, and FNS headquarters staff.
    Need and Use of the Information: The State Coordinator is 
responsible for ensuring that State users and entities comply with the 
FNS Information Systems Security Guidelines and the Procedures Handbook 
702 developed for State systems for their use in maintaining proper 
controls over FNS security features used by State clients. The 
information to be collected is: Name, e-Authentication ID, telephone 
number, home zip code, email address,

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contract expiration date, temporary employee expiration date, office 
address, State/locality codes, system name, form type, type of access, 
action requested, comments and special instructions. If access were not 
granted, users would be denied access to systems needed to deliver FNS 
programs.
    Description of Respondents: State, Local, or Tribal Government; 
Federal Government; Businesses or other for-profit.
    Number of Respondents: 2,700.
    Frequency of Responses: Reporting: On occasion.
    Total Burden Hours: 870.

Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2015-01532 Filed 1-27-15; 8:45 am]
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