[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 18 (Friday, January 29, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 7526-7527]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-01994]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

January 26, 2021.
    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 March 1, 
2021 will be considered. Written comments and recommendations for the 
proposed information collection should be submitted within 30 days of 
the publication of this notice on the following website 
www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this particular information 
collection by selecting ``Currently under 30-day Review--Open for 
Public Comments'' or by using the search function.
    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: Recordkeeping for Employment and Training Program Activity 
Report and Requests for Additional 100 Percent Funding.
    OMB Control Number: 0584-0339.
    Summary of Collection: The Balanced Budget Act of 1997 (Pub. L. 
105-33),

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modified the Employment and Training (E&T) Program so that States' 
efforts are now focused on a particular segment of the Supplemental 
Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) population--able-bodied adults 
without dependents (ABAWDs).
    Requests for Additional E&T Funds: 7 CFR 273.7(d)(1)(i)(D) provides 
that if a State agency will not expend all of the funds allocated to it 
for a fiscal year, FNS will reallocate unexpended funds to other State 
agencies during the fiscal year or the subsequent fiscal year as FNS 
considers appropriate and equitable. After FNS makes initial E&T 
allocations, under 7 CFR 273.7(d)(1)(i), State agencies may request 
additional E&T funds if needed. FNS will reallocate available funds 
(e.g., funds that are unallocated or funds that are allocated but will 
not be spent) in a fair and equitable manner.
    Retention and Custody of Records. Under 7 CFR 277.12 (1) and (2), 
all financial records, supporting documents, statistical records, 
negotiated contracts, and all other records pertinent to program funds 
shall be maintained for three years from the date of submission of the 
annual financial status report or if any litigation, claim, or audit is 
started before the expiration of the three-year period, the applicable 
records shall be retained until these have been resolved.
    Need and Use of the Information: FNS will review requests about 
their E&T programs so that the Department can monitor State performance 
to ensure that the program is being efficiently and economically 
operated. Without the information, FNS would be unable to make 
adjustments or allocate exemptions in accordance with the statute.
    Description of Respondents: State, Local, or Tribal Government.
    Number of Respondents: 53.
    Frequency of Responses: Recordkeeping; Reporting: Occasionally; 
Annually.
    Total Burden Hours: 50.

Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2021-01994 Filed 1-28-21; 8:45 am]
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