[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 55 (Monday, March 23, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Page 15224]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-06443]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request

    Proposed Projects:
    Title: Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Agency 
Matching Program Performance Reporting Tool.
    OMB No.: New Collection.
    Description: State agencies administering a Supplemental Nutrition 
Assistance Program (SNAP) are mandated to participate in a computer 
matching program with the federal Office of Child Support Enforcement 
(OCSE). The outcomes of the computerized comparisons with information 
maintained in the National Directory of New Hires (NDNH) provide the 
state SNAP agencies with information to help administer their programs 
and in determining an individual's eligibility. State agencies must 
enter into a computer matching agreement and adhere to its terms and 
conditions, including providing OCSE with annual performance outcomes 
attributable to the use of NDNH information.
    The Office of Management and Budget requires OCSE to periodically 
report performance measurements demonstrating how the use of 
information in the NDNH supports OCSE's strategic mission, goals, and 
objectives. OCSE will provide the annual SNAP performance outcomes to 
the Office of Management and Budget.
    The information collection activities for the SNAP reports are 
authorized by: (1) Subsection 453 (j)(10) of the Social Security Act 
(42 U.S.C. 653(j)(10)), which allows the Secretary of the U.S. 
Department of Health and Human Services to disclose information 
maintained in the NDNH to state agencies administering SNAP under the 
Nutrition Act of 2008, as amended by the Agriculture Act of 2014; (2) 
the Privacy Act of 1974, as amended by the Computer Matching and 
Privacy Protection Act of 1988 (5 U.S.C. 552a), which sets for the 
terms and conditions of a computer matching program; and (3) the 
Government Performance and Results Modernization Act of 2010 (Pub. L. 
111-352), which requires agencies to report program performance 
outcomes to the Office of Management and Budget and for the reports to 
be available to the public.
    Respondents: State SNAP agencies.

                                             Annual Burden Estimates
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                                                                  Number of      Average burden
                 Instrument                      Number of      responses per      hours per       Total burden
                                                respondents       respondent        response          hours
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SNAP Agency Matching Program Performance                  54                1            1.625               88
 Reporting Tool.............................
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    In compliance with the requirements of Section 506(c)(2)(A) of the 
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Administration for Children and 
Families is soliciting public comment on the specific aspects of the 
information collection described above. Copies of the proposed 
collection of information can be obtained and comments may be forwarded 
by writing to the Administration for Children and Families, Office of 
Planning, Research and Evaluation, 370 L'Enfant Promenade SW., 
Washington, DC 20447, Attn: ACF Reports Clearance Officer. Email 
address: [email protected]. All requests should be identified 
by the title of the information collection.
    The Department specifically requests comments 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; (c) the quality, utility, and clarity of the information 
to be collected; and (d) ways to minimize the burden of the collection 
of information on respondents, including through the use of automated 
collection techniques or other forms of information technology. 
Consideration will be given to comments and suggestions submitted 
within 60 days of this publication.

Robert Sargis,
Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2015-06443 Filed 3-20-15; 8:45 am]
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