[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 217 (Tuesday, November 10, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 69634-69635]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-28539]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Food and Nutrition Service


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

November 4, 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: Evaluation of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program 
(SNAP) Employment and Training (E&T) Pilots.
    OMB Control Number: 0584-NEW.
    Summary of Collection: The SNAP Employment and Training (E&T) 
program provides assistance to unemployed and underemployed clients in 
the form of job search, job skills training, education (basic, post-
secondary, vocational), work experience

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or training and workfare. The Agriculture Act of 2014 (Pub. L. 113-79, 
Section 4022), authorized grants for up to 10 pilot sites to develop 
and rigorously test innovative SNAP E&T strategies for engaging more 
SNAP work registrants in employment, increasing participants' earnings 
and reducing reliance on public assistance.
    Need and Use of the Information: An evaluation of the pilot sites 
will be critical in helping Congress and FNS identify strategies that 
effectively assist SNAP participants to succeed in the labor market and 
become self-sufficient. The data collected for this evaluation will be 
used for implementation, impact, participant and cost-benefit analyses 
for each pilot site.
    Description of Respondents: Individual/Households; Business or 
other for-Profit; Not-for-profit institutions; State, Local, or Tribal 
Government.
    Number of Respondents: 54,820.
    Frequency of Responses: Reporting: Annually.
    Total Burden Hours: 41,765.

Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2015-28539 Filed 11-9-15; 8:45 am]
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