[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 27 (Friday, February 8, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Page 2807]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-01615]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
February 5, 2019.
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 March
11, 2019 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--Store
Applications.
OMB Control Number: 0584-0008.
Summary of Collection: Section 9(a) of the Food and Nutrition Act
of 2008 as amended, (7 U.S.C. 2018 et seq.) requires that the Food and
Nutrition Service (FNS) provide for the submission of applications for
approval by retailers, wholesalers, meal service providers, certain
types of group homes, shelters, and state-contracted restaurants that
wish to participate in the Supplemental Nutrition Program (SNAP). FNS
is responsible for reviewing the application in order to determine
whether or not applicants meet eligibility requirements, and make
determinations whether to grant or deny authorization to accept and
redeem SNAP benefits. FNS will collect information using forms FNS-252,
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Application for Store, FNS-
252-E, On line Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Application
for Store, FNS 252-2, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program for
Meal Service Application, FNS-252-C, Corporate Supplemental
Application, and FNS 252-R, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program
for Stores Reauthorization and FNS-252FE, Supplemental Nutrition
Assistance Program Farmer's Market Application.
Need and Use of the Information: FNS will collect information to
determine the eligibility of retail food stores, wholesale food
concern, and food service organizations applying for authorization to
accept and redeem SNAP benefits and to monitor these firms for
continued eligibility, and to sanction stores for noncompliance with
the Act, and for Program management. Disclosure of information other
than Employer Identification Numbers and Social Security Numbers may be
made to Federal and State law enforcement or investigative agencies or
instrumentalities administering or enforcing specified Federal or State
laws, or regulations issued under those laws. Without the information
on the application or reauthorization application, the consequence to
the Federal program is the Agency's reduced ability to effectively
monitor accountability for program compliance and to detect fraud and
abuse would be severely jeopardized.
Description of Respondents: Business for-and-not-for-profit, Farms;
Federal Military Commissaries.
Number of Respondents: 143,357.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting: On occasion.
Total Burden Hours: 20,004.
Food and Nutrition Service
Title: Evaluation of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program
(SNAP) Employment and Training (E&T) Pilots.
OMB Control Number: 0584-0604.
Summary of Collection: The SNAP Employment and Training (E&T)
program provides assistance to unemployed and underemployed clients in
the form of job search, job skills training, education (basic, post-
secondary, vocational), work experience or training and workfare. The
Agriculture Act of 2014 (Pub. L. 113-79, Section 4022), authorized
grants for up to 10 pilot sites to develop and rigorously test
innovative SNAP E&T strategies for engaging more SNAP work registrants
in employment, increasing participants' earnings and reducing reliance
on public assistance.
Need and Use of the Information: An evaluation of the pilot sites
will be critical in helping Congress and FNS identify strategies that
effectively assist SNAP participants to succeed in the labor market and
become self-sufficient. The data collected for this evaluation will be
used for implementation, impact, participant and cost-benefit analyses
for each pilot site.
Description of Respondents: Individual/Households; Business for-
not-for-Profit; State, Local, or Tribal Government.
Number of Respondents: 53,830.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting: Annually.
Total Burden Hours: 17,965.
Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
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