[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 75 (Tuesday, April 19, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 23159-23160]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-08333]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

    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 19, 
2022 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.

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Food and Nutrition Service

    Title: Annual State Report on Verification of Supplemental 
Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Participation.
    OMB Control Number: 0584-0605.
    Summary of Collection: SNAP regulations at 7 CFR 273.16 require 
that State agencies disqualify an individual who has committed an 
intentional program violation (IPV). Paragraph 7 CFR 273.16(e)(8) 
requires that these individuals ``be disqualified in accordance with 
the disqualification periods and procedures in paragraph (b) of this 
section'' (273.16(b)). Paragraph 7 CFR 273.16(i) requires State 
agencies to report information concerning each individual disqualified 
for an IPV to the disqualified recipient database, the electronic 
Disqualified Recipient System (eDRS), and to use eDRS data to determine 
the eligibility of individual applicants prior to certification. SNAP 
regulations at 7 CFR 272.14 require that each State agency establish a 
system to verify and ensure that benefits are not issued to individuals 
who are deceased, and that data source is the Social Security 
Administration's (SSA) Death Master File. The information required for 
the Annual State Report on Verification of SNAP Participation is 
obtained by validating that the State had the appropriate systems in 
place and followed procedures currently mandated at 7 CFR 272.14 and 7 
CFR 273.16 for the preceding fiscal year.
    Need and Use of the Information: The information required for the 
Annual State Report on Verification of SNAP Participation is obtained 
by validating that the State agency had the appropriate systems in 
place and followed procedures currently mandated at 7 CFR 272.14 and 7 
CFR 273.16 for the preceding fiscal year. State agencies must annually 
confirm, by stating in one email to their FNS Regional SNAP Program 
Director, that the appropriate systems were in place in the State to 
meet the requirements of regulations at 7 CFR 272.14 and 273.16(i)(4), 
and that they conducted the matches required by these regulations. 
States are required to submit their Section 4032 reports to the FNS 
Regional SNAP Director by March 31 each year for the preceding Federal 
fiscal year. 7 CFR 272.1(f) mandates that State agencies are required 
to retain all records associated with the administration of SNAP for no 
less than 3 years.
    Description of Respondents: State, Local, or Tribal government.
    Number of Respondents: 106.
    Frequency of Responses: Reporting: Annually.
    Total Burden Hours: 119.

    Dated: April 14, 2022.
Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2022-08333 Filed 4-18-22; 8:45 am]
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