[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 1 (Monday, January 4, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 51-52]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-29005]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Food and Nutrition Service


Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; 
Comment Request--FNS 245--SNAP Quality Control Regulations

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 a revision of a 
currently approved information collection request.

DATES: Written comments must be received on or before March 4, 2021.

ADDRESSES: Comments may be sent to Stephanie Proska, Food and Nutrition 
Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, 1320 Braddock Place, Room 
05.5040, Alexandria, VA 22314. Comments may also be submitted 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.

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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or 
copies of this information collection should be directed to Stephanie 
Proska at 703-305-2437.

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: Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP).
    OMB Number: 0584-0034.
    Expiration Date: April 30, 2021.
    Type of Request: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Abstract: The FNS-245, Negative Case Action Review Schedule, is 
designed to collect quality control (QC) data and serve as the data 
entry form for negative case action QC reviews in the Supplemental 
Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). State agencies complete the FNS-
245 for each negative case in their QC sample. The reporting and 
recordkeeping burden associated with the completion of the FNS-245 has 
decreased from approximately 115,514.87 hours to 102,001 hours. The 
13,513.87 hour decrease in the total burden is largely a result of the 
decrease in total SNAP negative case selections from 38,970 cases in FY 
2015 to 34,322 cases in FY 2018.

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                                                                             Estimated       Estimated                       Number of       Estimated
          Reg. section              Affected public     Description of       number of     responses per   Total annual    burden hours    total burden
                                                           activity         respondents     respondent       responses     per response        hours
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                                                                    Reporting Burden
                                               Reporting Burden for State Agencies FNS 245, OMB 0584-0034
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275.13 (b)......................  State Agencies....  Household Case                  53        647.5849       34,322.00            1.75       60,063.50
                                                       Record Review.
275.12 (b)......................  State Agencies....  Variance                        53        647.5849       34,322.00          0.6906       23,702.77
                                                       identification.
275.13 (c)......................  State Agencies....  Error analysis....              53        647.5849       34,322.00             0.5       17,161.00
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    Grand Totals Reporting Burden.......................................           53.00  ..............      102,966.00          2.9406      100,927.27
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                                                                  Record Keeping Burden
                                             Recordkeeping Burden for State Agencies FNS 245, OMB 0584-0034
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275.4...........................  State Agencies....  Record Retention..              53        647.5849          34,322          0.0236        1,073.73
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    Overall Grand Total Reporting and Recordkeeping.....................           53.00  ..............      137,288.00            2.96      102,001.00
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    Affected Public: State, Local and Tribal Government.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 53 State Agencies.
    Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 647.59.
    Estimated Total Annual Responses: 102,966.
    Estimated Time per Response: 2.9406 hours.
    Estimated Total Burden Hours: 100,927.27.
    Number of Record Keepers: 53.
    Number of Records per Record Keeper: 647.59 Records.
    Estimated Number of Records/Response to Keep: 34,322 Records.
    Recordkeeping Time per Response: .0236 hours.
    Total Estimated Recordkeeping Burden Hours: 1,073.73 hours.
    Estimated Total Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping Burden on 
Respondents: 137,288 hours.

Pamilyn Miller,
Administrator, Food and Nutrition Service.
[FR Doc. 2020-29005 Filed 12-31-20; 8:45 am]
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