[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 79 (Tuesday, April 27, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 22131-22132]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-08732]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

April 22, 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 May 27, 
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

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displays a currently valid OMB control number.

Food and Nutrition Service

    Title: Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Case and 
Procedural Case Action Review Schedule (FNS-245) Negative Case Action 
Review Schedule.
    OMB Control Number: 0584-0034.
    Summary of Collection: State agencies must complete and maintain 
the FNS-245 Negative Case Action Review Schedule for each negative case 
in their SNAP Quality Control (QC) sample. States are required to 
document any discussions about individually sampled cases within the 
SNAP QC record and submit to FNS for subsequent review and auditing 
purposes. The legal authority for SNAP QC is in Section 16(c) of the 
Food and Nutrition Act of 2008, as amended; the legislative requirement 
for the recordkeeping requirements is Section 11(a) of the Act.
    Need and Use of the Information: The FNS-245, Negative Case Action 
Review Schedule collects QC data and serves as the data entry form for 
negative case action QC reviews in the Supplemental Nutrition 
Assistance Program (SNAP). States submit the FNS -245 to FNS when 
States enter into third party contracts. FNS will use this during 
review for audits.
    Description of Respondents: State, Local, or Tribal Government.
    Number of Respondents: 53.
    Frequency of Responses: Recordkeeping; Reporting: On occasion; 
Annually.
    Total Burden Hours: 102,001.

Food and Nutrition Service

    Title: Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Connection 
Resource Sharing Form (FNS 889).
    OMB Control Number: 0584-0625.
    Summary of Collection: The SNAP-Ed Library is an online database of 
SNAP-Ed-related materials. The SNAP-Ed Connection Resource Sharing Form 
(FNS 889) gives SNAP-Ed instructors, as well as those who develop 
nutrition education materials, the opportunity to voluntarily share 
information about resources that can be used to administer, develop, 
implement, evaluate or showcase SNAP-Ed programs. SNAP-Ed is authorized 
under Section 28 of the Food and Nutrition Act (FNA) of 2008, as 
amended through Public Law 113-79.
    Need and Use of the Information: Information collected via this 
form enables the SNAP-Ed Connection staff to review materials for 
possible inclusion in the SNAP-Ed Library. By using this database, 
SNAP-Ed-funded programs can share resources with each other, reduce 
duplication of efforts, and improve program quality.
    Description of Respondents: Business-for-profit; Not-for-profit 
institutions; State, Local or Tribal Government.
    Number of Respondents: 25.
    Frequency of Responses: Reporting: On occasion.
    Total Burden Hours: 19.

Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2021-08732 Filed 4-26-21; 8:45 am]
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