[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 18 (Friday, January 26, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 3731-3732]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-01388]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request

Proposed Projects

    Title: Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Matching 
Program Performance Outcomes.
    OMB No.: 0970-0464.
    Description: State agencies administering the Supplemental 
Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) are mandated to participate in a 
computer matching program with the federal Office of Child Support 
Enforcement (OCSE). The matching program compares SNAP applicant and 
recipient information with employment and wage information maintained 
in the National Directory of New Hires (NDNH). The outcomes of the 
compared information help state SNAP agencies with administering the 
program and verifying and determining an individual's benefit 
eligibility. To receive NDNH information, state agencies enter into a 
computer matching agreement and adhere to its terms and conditions, 
including providing OCSE with annual performance outcomes attributable 
to the use of NDNH information.
    The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) requires OCSE to 
periodically report performance measurements demonstrating how the use 
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information in the NDNH supports OCSE's strategic mission, goals, and 
objectives. OCSE will provide the annual SNAP performance outcomes to 
OMB.
    The information collection activities for the SNAP performance 
outcomes reports are authorized by: (1) Subsection 453 (j)(10) of the 
Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 653(j)(10)), which allows the Secretary 
of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to disclose 
information maintained in the NDNH to state agencies administering SNAP 
under the Nutrition Act of 2008, as amended by the Agriculture Act of 
2014; (2) the Privacy Act of 1974, as amended by the Computer Matching 
and Privacy Protection Act of 1988 (5 U.S.C. 552a), which sets forth 
the terms and conditions of a computer matching program; and, (3) the 
Government Performance and Results Modernization Act of 2010 (Pub. L. 
111-352), which requires agencies to report program performance 
outcomes to the Office of Management and Budget and for the reports to 
be available to the public.
    Respondents: State SNAP Agencies.

                                             Annual Burden Estimates
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                                                                     Number of        Average
          Information collection title               Number of    responses  per   burden hours    Total burden
                                                    respondents      respondent    per response        hours
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SNAP Matching Program Performance Outcomes......              53               1            1.92          101.76
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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours:........  ..............  ..............  ..............          101.76
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    In compliance with the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act 
of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-13, 44 U.S.C. Chap 35), the Administration for 
Children and Families is soliciting public comment on the specific 
aspects of the information collection described above. Copies of the 
proposed collection of information can be obtained and comments may be 
forwarded by writing to the Administration for Children and Families, 
Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation, 330 C Street SW, 
Washington DC 20201. Attn: ACF Reports Clearance Officer. Email 
address: [email protected]. All requests should be identified 
by the title of the information collection.
    The Department specifically requests comments 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; (c) the quality, utility, and clarity of the information 
to be collected; and (d) ways to minimize the burden of the collection 
of information on respondents, including through the use of automated 
collection techniques or other forms of information technology. 
Consideration will be given to comments and suggestions submitted 
within 60 days of this publication.

 Robert Sargis,
Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2018-01388 Filed 1-25-18; 8:45 am]
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