[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 104 (Thursday, June 1, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 25227-25228]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-11244]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Food and Nutrition Service


Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; 
Comment Request--Negative QC Review Schedule, Status of Sample 
Selection of Completion

AGENCY: Food and Nutrition Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this 
notice invites the general public and other public agencies to comment 
on this proposed information collection. This collection is a revision 
of a currently approved collection for FNS-245, Case and Procedural 
Case Action Review Schedule.

DATES: Written comments must be received on or before July 31, 2017.

ADDRESSES: Comments are invited 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, including the validity of the 
methodology and assumptions that were used; (c) ways to enhance the 
quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and 
(d) ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on 
those who are to respond, including use of appropriate automated, 
electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or 
other forms of information technology.
    Comments may be sent to: Lacy O'Neal, Food and Nutrition Service, 
U.S. Department of Agriculture, 3101 Park Center Drive, Room 824, 
Alexandria, VA 22302. Comments may also be submitted via fax to the 
attention of Stephanie Proska at 703-305-2516 or via email to [email protected]. Comments will also be accepted through the Federal 
eRulemaking Portal. Go to http://www.regulations.gov, and follow the 
online instructions for submitting comments electronically.
    All responses to this notice will be summarized and included in the 
request for Office of Management and Budget approval. All comments will 
be a matter of public record.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or 
copies of this information collection should be directed to Lacy O'Neal 
at 703-305-2516.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: Case and Procedural Case Action Review Schedule.
    Form Number: FNS 245.
    OMB Number: 0584-0034.
    Expiration Date: October 31, 2017.
    Type of Request: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Abstract: State agencies must complete and maintain the FNS-245 for 
each negative case in their SNAP Quality Control (QC) sample. The FNS-
245, Negative Case Action Review Schedule, is designed to collect QC 
data and serve as the data entry form for negative case action QC 
reviews in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). The 
legal authority for SNAP QC can be found in Section 16(c) of the Food 
and Nutrition Act of 2008, as amended; the regulatory requirement for 
the QC reporting requirements is provided by 7 CFR 275.14(d) and 7 CFR 
275.2; and the legislative requirement for the recordkeeping 
requirements is Section 11(a) of the Act. In addition, SNAP 
regulations, in Section 272.1(f), specify that program records are to 
be retained for a period of three years from the date of fiscal or 
administrative closure.
    The reporting and recordkeeping burden associated with the 
completion of the FNS-245 has decreased from approximately 118,569 
hours to 115,514.87 hours. The 3,054.13 hour decrease in the total 
burden is largely a result of the decrease in total SNAP negative case 
selections from 38,911 cases in FY 2010 to 38,970 cases in FY 2015.
    Affected Public: State, Local and Tribal Government.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 53 State Agencies.
    Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 735.28.
    Estimated Total Annual Responses: 38,970.
    Estimated Time per Response: 176.436 minutes (2.9406 hours).
    Estimated Total Burden Hours: 114,595.18.
    Number of Record Keepers: 53.
    Number of Records per Record Keeper: 735.28 Records.
    Estimated Number of Records/Response to Keep: 38,970 Records.
    Recordkeeping time per Response: 1.416 minutes (.0236 hours).
    Total Estimated Recordkeeping Burden Hours: 55,181.4 minutes 
(919.692 hours).
    Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents including reporting 
and recording: 6,930,892.2 minutes (115,514.87 hours).

                                       Reporting and Recordkeeping Burden
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                                                     Estimated
                                     Estimated         total         Estimated       Estimated
           Respondent                 number         responses     total annual   average number     Estimated
                                    respondents    annually per      responses     of hours per     total hours
                                                    respondent                       response
                                                      (Col. d/b)      (Col. bxc)                      (Col. dxe)
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State Agencies (SA) Reporting...              53          735.28          38,970          2.9406      114,595.18
State Agencies (SA)                           53          735.28          38,970          0.0236          919.69
 Recordkeeping..................
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    Grand Total Reporting &                  106  ..............          77,940  ..............      115,514.87
     Recordkeeping Burden for
     the entire collection I/H
     case files and SA..........
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    Dated: May 18, 2017.
Jessica Shahin,
Acting Administrator, Food and Nutrition Service.
[FR Doc. 2017-11244 Filed 5-31-17; 8:45 am]
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