[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 15 (Wednesday, January 25, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Page 8396]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-01641]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

January 19, 2017.
    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 
are requested regarding (1) 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; (2) the 
accuracy of the agency's estimate of burden including the validity of 
the methodology and assumptions used; (3) ways to enhance the quality, 
utility and clarity of the information to be collected; and (4) 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.
    Comments regarding this information collection received by February 
24, 2017 will be considered. Written comments 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. 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 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: 2,268.

Charlene Parker,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2017-01641 Filed 1-24-17; 8:45 am]
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