[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 231 (Tuesday, December 1, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 77140-77142]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-26375]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Food and Nutrition Service


Agency Information Collection Activities: Recordkeeping of D-SNAP 
Benefit Issuance and Commodity Distribution for Disaster Relief

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 collection is a revision 
of a currently approved collection. This information collection 
addresses the recordkeeping burden associated with forms FNS-292A 
(Report of Commodity Distribution for Disaster Relief) and FNS-292B 
(Report of Disaster Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Benefit 
Issuance). The reporting burden for these forms, which we are not 
seeking in this request, are already approved under OMB Control Number: 
0584-0594; Expiration Date: 07/31/2023.

DATES: Written comments must be received on or before February 1, 2021.

ADDRESSES: The Food and Nutrition Services, USDA, invites interested 
persons to submit written comments.
     Preferred Method: Go to http://www.regulations.gov, and 
follow the online instructions for submitting comments electronically.

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     Regarding recordkeeping for form FNS-292A may be sent to 
Amanda Tucker, Program Analyst, Policy Branch, Food Distribution 
Division, Braddock Metro Center II, 1320 Braddock Place, Alexandria, VA 
22314, U.S. Department of Agriculture, or via email to 
[email protected].
     Regarding recordkeeping for form FNS-292B may be sent to 
Certification Policy Branch, Program Development Division, Braddock 
Metro Center II, 1320 Braddock Place, Alexandria, VA 22314.

All responses to this notice will be summarized and included in the 
request for Office of Management and Budget (OMB) 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:
    Regarding recordkeeping for form FNS-292A may be sent to Amanda 
Tucker, Program Analyst, Food Distribution Division, Food and Nutrition 
Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, via email to 
[email protected], or phone 202-720-6051.
    Regarding recordkeeping for form FNS-292B may be sent to 
Certification Policy Branch, Program Development Division, Braddock 
Metro Center II, 1320 Braddock Place, Alexandria, VA 22314, or via 
email to [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    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.
    Title: Report of Disaster Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program 
Benefit Issuances and Report of Commodity Distribution for Disaster 
Relief.
    Form Number: FNS-292A and FNS-292B.
    OMB Number: 0584-0037.
    Expiration Date: 2/28/2021.
    Type of Request: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Abstract: This information collection pertains only to the 
recordkeeping burden associated with forms FNS-292A and FNS-292B. The 
reporting burden associated with these forms is approved under OMB No. 
0584-0594 (Food Program Reporting System; expiration date: 7/31/2023). 
The Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) utilizes forms FNS-292A and FNS-
292B to collect information not otherwise available on the extent of 
FNS-funded disaster relief operations.
    The total number of respondents who could utilize commodities for 
disaster relief is approximately 190 State agencies and Indian Tribal 
Organizations administering the Commodity Supplemental Food Program 
(CSFP), the Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP), the Food 
Distribution Program on Indian Reservations (FDPIR), or the USDA Foods 
in Schools program. However, the total number of State agencies 
potentially using this form in a given year is 108 (55 Food 
Distribution State agencies for Form FNS-292A; and, 53 State SNAP 
agencies will maintain the Form FNS-292B).
    Form FNS-292A, Report of Commodity Distribution for Disaster 
Relief, is used by State distributing agencies, including Indian Tribal 
Organizations administering FDPIR or CSFP, to provide a summary report 
to FNS following termination of disaster commodity assistance and to 
request replacement of donated foods distributed during the disaster or 
situation of distress. Donated food distribution in disaster situations 
is authorized under Section 32 of the Act of August 24, 1935 (7 U.S.C. 
612c); Section 416 of the Agricultural Act of 1949 (7 U.S.C. 1431); 
Section 709 of the Food and Agriculture Act of 1965 (7 U.S.C. 1446a-1); 
Section 4(a) of the Agriculture and Consumer Protection Act of 1973 (7 
U.S.C. 612c note); and by Sections 412 and 413 of the Robert T. 
Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5179, 
5180). Program implementing regulations are contained in Part 250 of 
Title 7 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR). In accordance with 7 
CFR 250.69(f) and 7 CFR 250.70(f), State distributing agencies shall 
provide a summary report to FNS within 45 days following termination of 
the disaster assistance, and maintain records of these reports and 
other information relating to disasters. The number of disasters that 
will result in a State distributing agency requesting to operate a 
disaster commodity assistance in a given year is impossible to predict. 
However, 55 is the maximum number of State distributing agencies that 
have ever utilized disaster commodity assistance in a given year. 
Accordingly, FNS is estimating this burden by assuming that, at 
maximum, 55 State distributing agency will distribute donated foods 
during a disaster or situation of distress once per year.
    Form FNS-292B, Report of Disaster Supplemental Nutrition Assistance 
Benefit Issuance, is used by 53 State SNAP agencies to report to FNS 
the number of households and persons certified for Disaster 
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (D-SNAP) benefits as well as 
the value of benefits issued. D-SNAP is a separate program from the 
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and is authorized by 
Sections 402 and 502 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and 
Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.) and the temporary 
emergency provisions contained in Section 5 of the Food and Nutrition 
Act of 2008, and in 7 CFR part 280 of the SNAP regulations. State 
agencies may request FNS approval to operate a D-SNAP to address the 
temporary food needs of certain households in affected areas following 
a disaster after certain criteria is met. If approved to operate D-SNAP 
by FNS, a State agency must submit its final FNS-292B to FNS within 45 
days of terminating D-SNAP operations, and maintain records of this 
report. Similarly, the number of disasters that result in a State SNAP 
agency requesting to operate D-SNAP in a given year is impossible to 
predict. However, FNS is estimating this burden assuming that, at 
maximum, each of the 53 State SNAP agencies will request and be 
approved to operate D-SNAP once per year.
    Affected Public: State agencies that administer FNS disaster food 
relief activities.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 108 State agencies: 55 Food 
Distribution State agencies for Form FNS-292A; 53 State SNAP agencies 
for Form FNS-292B.
    Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 1 recordkeeping 
response per State distributing agency; 1 recordkeeping responses per 
State SNAP agency.
    Estimated Total Annual Responses: 108.
    Estimated Time per Response: Recordkeeping burden for the State 
agencies is estimated to be 5 minutes (.0835 hours) per form FNS-292A 
per State distributing agency respondent, and 5 minutes (.0835 hours) 
per form FNS-292B per State SNAP agency respondent.

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    Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: Recordkeeping burden 
for the State agencies is estimated to be 4.59 total annual hours for 
respondents using FNS-292A, and 4.426 total annual burden estimates for 
respondents using FNS-292B, for a combined total of 9.02 total annual 
burden hours rounded down to 9 total annual burden hours.

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                                                                                                                      Total                     Annual
      Respondent  category        Type of respondents      Instruments          Form      Number of    Frequency      annual     Hours per      burden
                                       (optional)                                        respondents  of response   responses     response     (hours)
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State Government................  Food Distribution    Commodity               FNS-292A           55            1           55       0.0835         4.59
                                   State Agencies       Distribution Form
                                   Staff.               FNS-292A.
State Government................  SNAP State Agencies  D-SNAP Benefit          FNS-292B           53            1           53       0.0835        4.426
                                   Staff.               Issuance Form FNS
                                                        292-B.
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    Total.......................  ...................  ...................  ...........          108        1.000          108        0.084         9.02
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Pamilyn Miller,
Administrator, Food and Nutrition Service.
[FR Doc. 2020-26375 Filed 11-30-20; 8:45 am]
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