[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 123 (Wednesday, June 26, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 30083-30084]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-13611]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Food and Nutrition Service


Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; 
Comment Request--Performance Reporting System, Management Evaluation

AGENCY: Food and Nutrition Service (FNS), 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 is an extension of a 
currently approved collection under OMB No. 0584-0010, which is due to 
expire October 31, 2019.

DATES: Written comments must be received on or before August 26, 2019.

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: Simon Miller, Food and Nutrition Service, 
U.S. Department of Agriculture, 3101 Park Center Drive, Room 08.0051, 
Alexandria, VA 22302. Comments may also be submitted via fax to the 
attention of Simon Miller at 703-305-4397 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 Simon 
Miller at 703-605-3205.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title: Performance Reporting System, Management Evaluation.
    OMB Number: 0584-0010.
    Expiration Date: October 31, 2022.
    Type of Request: Extension, without change, of a currently approved 
collection.
    Abstract: The purpose of the Performance Reporting System (PRS) is 
to ensure that each State agency and project area is operating the 
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) in accordance with the 
requirements of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (the Act) (7 U.S.C. 
2011, et seq.), as amended, and corresponding program regulations. 
Under Section 11 of the Act (7 U.S.C. 2020), State agencies must 
maintain necessary records to ascertain that SNAP is operating in 
compliance with the Act and regulations and must make these records 
available to the Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) for inspection and 
audit.
    Per Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 275, each State agency 
is required to submit one Management Evaluation (ME) review schedule 
every one, two, or three years, depending on the project area make-up 
of the State, unless the State receives approval for an alternative 
Management Evaluation review schedule.
    Under 7 CFR part 275, each State must establish a system for 
analysis and evaluation of all data available to the State. Data 
analysis and evaluation is an ongoing process that facilitates the 
development of effective and prompt corrective action.
    Under 7 CFR part 275, State agencies must prepare a corrective 
action plan (CAP) addressing identified deficiencies. The State 
agencies must develop a system for monitoring and evaluating corrective 
action and submit CAP updates, as necessary.
    Affected Public: State, Local and Tribal Government; Respondent 
Type: SNAP State and local agencies.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 53 State agencies.
    Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: State agencies will 
submit one review schedule and one corrective action plan per year, and 
will conduct and document ME reviews for an average total of 27 project 
areas, totaling 29 responses per State agency.
    Estimated Total Annual Responses: 1,537 (53 State agencies * 29 
estimated responses per State Agency).
    Estimated Time per Response: FNS estimates that it takes 4 hours to 
prepare a review schedule, and that each of the 53 State agencies will 
submit one review schedule per year resulting in a total burden of 212 
hours (53 State

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agencies * 1 review schedule * 4 hours). FNS estimates that it takes on 
average approximately 80 hours to develop a comprehensive State and 
local corrective action plan, resulting in a total of 4,240 hours (80 
hours * 53 State plans). FNS estimates that it takes an average of 340 
hours to conduct a review. It is estimated that ME reviews are 
conducted for one-half of the total number of project areas (1,430). 
Therefore, FNS estimates that it takes approximately 486,200 hours 
annually for State agencies to conduct their reviews (340 hours x 1,430 
ME reviews). FNS also estimates that the time necessary for 
recordkeeping, that is, the time required for State agencies to 
document and maintain the findings of an ME review for internal 
purposes is 0.1169 hours, or 7 minutes, per State record. If State 
agencies each maintain approximately 29 records, then the total amount 
of time for recordkeeping required is 180 hours (1,537 records * 0.1169 
hours).
    See the table below for estimated total annual burden for each type 
of respondent.

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                                                                                             Responses
                                                                            Estimated #    annually per    Total annual   Estimated avg.     Estimated
              Section of CFR                         Respondent             respondent      respondent/      responses    # of hours per    total hours
                                                                                              reviews      (Col. b x c)      response      (Col. d x e)
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                                                                    Reporting Burden
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7 CFR 275.20..............................  State and local agencies                  53               1              53               4             212
                                             review schedule.
7 CFR 275.16-18...........................  State and Local corrective                53               1              53              80           4,240
                                             action plan development.
7 CFR 275.19..............................  State and Local agencies                  53              27           1,430             340         486,200
                                             conducting reviews.
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    Total Reporting Burden................  ............................              53              29           1,537  ..............         490,652
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                                                                  Recordkeeping Burden
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7 CFR 275.4...............................  State and local agencies....              53              29           1,537           .1169          179.68
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    Total Recordkeeping Burden............  ............................              53  ..............           1,537  ..............             180
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    The total estimated annual reporting burden is as follows:

Prepare Review Schedules: 4 x 53 = 212 hours
Prepare Corrective Action Plans: 80 x 53 = 4,240 hours
Conduct ME Reviews: 340 x 1,430 = 486,200 hours
Record Keeping: .1169 x 1,537 = 180 hours
Estimated Total Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping Burden: 490,832 
hours

    Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 29,449,920 minutes 
(490,832 hours).

    Dated: June 19, 2019.
Brandon Lipps,
Administrator, Food and Nutrition Service.
[FR Doc. 2019-13611 Filed 6-25-19; 8:45 am]
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