[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 23 (Friday, February 5, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Page 8337]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-02414]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

February 2, 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 8, 
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: How States Safeguard Supplemental Nutrition Assistance 
Program Participant's Personally Identifiable Information (PII).
    OMB Control Number: 0584-NEW.
    Summary of Collection: Section 11(e)(8) of the Food, Conservation, 
and Energy Act of 2008 requires that these millions of households must 
submit personally identifiable information (PII) in order to receive 
SNAP benefits. PII includes information that directly identifies 
individuals, such as individuals' names and Social Security numbers, as 
well as information like home addresses, which can be used to deduce 
the identity of an individual. While State agencies (SAs) implement 
policies to safeguard SNAP PII, little is systematically known about 
the policies and practices that SAs have in place. Accordingly, FNS 
wants to assess the ways that States safeguard SNAP PII and identify 
best practices to protect such information.
    Need and Use of the Information: FNS will use the information 
collected to provide information to SAs on ways they can improve how 
they safeguard SNAP PII. This study has five main objectives: (1) 
Describe legislation, regulations, and policies that address how 
participants' PII must be safeguarded; (2) describe methods that can be 
used to safeguard PII; (3) describe how States currently safeguard 
participants' PII; (4) examine the consistency of safeguarding 
practices across States; and (5) provide recommendations to States to 
improve safeguarding of PII.
    Description of Respondents: State, Local, Tribal Government, 
Private Sector (Business-for-profit and not-for profit).
    Number of Respondents: 186.
    Frequency of Responses: Reporting: On occasion.
    Total Burden Hours: 132.

Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2021-02414 Filed 2-4-21; 8:45 am]
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