[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 202 (Friday, October 20, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 48786-48787]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-22793]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

October 17, 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 November 
20, 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

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displays a currently valid OMB control number.

Food and Nutrition Service

    Title: Evaluation of Alternatives to Improve Elderly Access to 
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Study.
    OMB Control Number: 0584-NEW.
    Summary of Collection: The Food and Nutrition Service (FNS), under 
authorization of SEC. 17. [7 U.S.C. 2026] of the FOOD AND NUTRITION ACT 
OF 2008, as amended, intends to conduct the Evaluation of Alternatives 
to Improve Elderly Access. FNS is interested in exploring whether 
policy options designed to improve access to the Supplemental Nutrition 
Assistance Program (SNAP) for the elderly are effective. The objective 
of the study is to better understand how to maximize elder (60+) access 
to SNAP.
    Need and Use of the Information: This study will provide FNS with a 
better understanding of the barriers to serving elderly populations in 
SNAP and the extent to which available policy options improve program 
access, whether certain program models or combinations are more 
effective than others, and what tradeoffs exist between program 
simplification/access goals and ensuring benefit adequacy.
    Description of Respondents: Individuals/Households (681); Business-
not-for-profit (90) and State, Local & Tribal agencies (253).
    Number of Respondents: 1,024.
    Frequency of Responses: Reporting: Once.
    Total Burden Hours: 1,380.

Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2017-22793 Filed 10-19-17; 8:45 am]
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