[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 133 (Wednesday, July 13, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 41656-41657]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-14893]


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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 August 
12, 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 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: Assessing SNAP Participants' Fitness for Work.
    OMB Control Number: 0584-NEW.
    Summary of Collection: The Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 requires 
that Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program (SNAP) participants 
between the ages 16 and 59 to meet certain work requirements, unless 
they are exempt or show good cause as to why they cannot work. Whether 
a participant is required to meet these work requirements is based upon 
a SNAP eligibility worker (caseworker) making a determination whether 
an individual is exempt from these work requirements, including a 
determination whether the individual is physically or mentally unfit 
for work. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Food and Nutrition 
Service (FNS) offers general guidance and States develop their own 
policies and procedures with little input from FNS. States are given a 
great degree of latitude in making determinations regarding unfitness 
for work exemptions.

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    Need and Use of the Information: FNS has contracted with MEF 
Associates and its subcontractor, Mathematica, to conduct a study to 
better understand how States determine whether individuals are exempted 
from work requirements or have good cause for not meeting work 
requirements due to a physical or mental limitation. By surveying all 
53 State SNAP Agencies, which include the States, the District of 
Columbia, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and Guam, and conducting in-depth 
case studies of four States, this study will provide FNS with valuable 
insights into how States develop and implement policies and procedures 
for making fitness for work determinations. This information can help 
FNS assess States' needs for technical assistance around fitness for 
work issues and identify lessons learned to share across all State SNAP 
Agencies.
    Description of Respondents: State, Local, or Tribal government, 
Business or Other For Profit and Not for Profit, Individuals.
    Number of Respondents: 408.
    Frequency of Responses: Reporting: Annually.
    Total Burden Hours: 412.

Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2022-14893 Filed 7-12-22; 8:45 am]
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