[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 51 (Monday, March 16, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 14875-14876]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-05319]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

March 11, 2020
    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; 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; the 
accuracy of the agency's estimate of burden including the validity of 
the methodology and assumptions used; ways to enhance the quality, 
utility and clarity of the information to be collected; and 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 April 
15, 2020 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: Job Search as a supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program 
(SNAP) Employment and Training (E&T) Component.
    OMB Control Number: 0584-NEW.
    Summary of Collection: The Food and Nutrition Act of 2008, as 
amended through Public Law 113-128, enacted July 22, 2014 [7 U.S.C. 
2026], provides the legislative authority for the U.S. Department of 
Agriculture's (USDA) Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) to administer the 
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). Section 17 of the 
Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 provides the authority to FNS to conduct 
research to help improve the administration and effectiveness of SNAP. 
The Food Security Act of 1985 established the SNAP employment and 
training (E&T) program to help SNAP recipients gain the ``skills, 
training, or experience that will increase their ability to obtain 
regular employment'' and achieve economic self-sufficiency.
    Need and Use of the Information: The purpose of this study is to 
document the types of job search activities offered through SNAP E&T 
programs, examine State implementation of these activities, and assess 
the effectiveness of those activities in moving participants toward 
employment. FNS will collect information from a sample of participating 
State SNAP offices, local SNAP offices, SNAP E&T providers, and other 
SNAP E&T stakeholders. The study will profile the job search component 
of SNAP E&T programs in four States via site visits. The information 
will be used to provide FNS with a better understanding of the types of 
job search activities offered through SNAP E&T programs, examine State 
implementation of those activities, and help FNS better understand the 
effectiveness of those activities in moving participants toward self-
sufficiency. FNS will use findings from the study to inform program 
enhancements and SNAP E&T policy and guidance to States. States may 
also use study findings to improve their job search components.
    Description of Respondents: 328 Individuals or households; 31 
Business-for-or-not for-profit organizations; 101 State, Local or 
Tribal Government.
    Number of Respondents: 460.
    Frequency of Responses: Reporting: Once.

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    Total Burden Hours: 518.

Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2020-05319 Filed 3-13-20; 8:45 am]
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