[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 183 (Friday, September 22, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 44377-44378]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-20206]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

September 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 October 
23, 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: Assessment of States' Use of Computer Matching Protocols in 
SNAP.
    OMB Control Number: 0584-NEW.
    Summary of Collection: This study is authorized under Section 3 of 
the

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Improper Payments Information Act 2010 (31 U.S.C. 3301) Supplemental 
Nutrition Assistance Program: Disqualified Recipient Reporting and 
Computer Matching Requirements). State agencies are required to check 
for disqualified recipients in the Electronic Disqualified Recipient 
System, validate against a list of incarcerated people using the Social 
Security Administration's Prisoner Verification System, verify 
applicant employment data through the National Directory of New Hires 
and confirm an individual is not in the Social Security 
Administration's Death Master File. Additional program integrity tools 
and methods vary by State and can vary within States, particularly 
those that are decentralized and administer SNAP at the county level. 
Local offices may also conduct matches that vary from those used at the 
county or State level.
    Need and Use of the Information: This study will help FNS update 
the nationwide inventory of State SNAP data-matching and improve SNAP 
computer-matching efforts across the nation to maximize efficiencies 
and minimize fraud and waste. State agencies administering SNAP use 
data matching to verify information submitted at the application and 
recertification stages of the application process and to monitor 
changes in benefit recipients' household circumstances. In order for 
USDA to make informed decisions, it is important to gather current 
information about how and to what extent SNAP agencies conduct computer 
data matching and systematically use that information to improve 
program integrity.
    Description of Respondents: State, Local and Tribal Agencies.
    Number of Respondents: 372.
    Frequency of Responses: Reporting: Annually.
    Total Burden Hours: 196.

Food and Nutrition Service

    Title: Understanding the Anti-Fraud Measures of Large Supplemental 
Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Retailers.
    OMB Control Number: 0584-NEW.
    Summary of Collection: This study is authorized under the Food and 
Nutrition Act of 2008 through the Agricultural Act of 2014 (Pub. L. 
113-79). The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has the 
authority to ``undertake research that will help improve the 
administration and effectiveness of the supplemental nutrition 
assistance program in delivering nutrition-related benefits.'' This is 
a new collection for the purpose of learning about the types of 
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) related fraud activity 
observed by large retailers and the methods they use to prevent fraud 
and minimize their losses.
    Need and Use of the Information: This study will help FNS learn 
more about the types of SNAP fraud that occur in large retailer 
settings; document retailer practices to detect, deter, and deal with 
fraud (collectively known as loss prevention or loss prevention 
practices); and determine which practices could provide information 
that would help FNS in detecting and preventing SNAP fraud.
    Description of Respondents: Businesses-for-and-not-for-profit.
    Number of Respondents: 2,045.
    Frequency of Responses: Reporting: Annually.
    Total Burden Hours: 2,851.40.

Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2017-20206 Filed 9-21-17; 8:45 am]
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