[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 231 (Monday, December 4, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 84121-84123]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-26561]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Food and Nutrition Service


Agency Information Collection Activities: Recordkeeping of D-SNAP 
Benefit Issuance and Commodity Distribution for Disaster Relief

AGENCY: Food and Nutrition Service (FNS), USDA.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this 
notice invites the general public and other public agencies to comment 
on this proposed information collection. This collection is an 
extension of a currently approved collection. This information 
collection addresses the recordkeeping burden associated with forms 
FNS-292A (Report of Commodity Distribution for Disaster Relief) and 
FNS-292B (Report of Disaster Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Benefit 
Issuance).

DATES: Written comments must be received on or before February 2, 2024.

ADDRESSES: The Food and Nutrition Services, USDA, invites interested 
persons to submit written comments.
     Preferred Method: Go to http://www.regulations.gov, and 
follow the online instructions for submitting comments electronically.
     Regarding form FNS-292A, comments may be sent to Polly 
Fairfield, Chief, Food Distribution Policy Branch, Policy Division, 
Food and Nutrition Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, 1320 
Braddock Place, Alexandria, VA 22314, or via email to 
[email protected].
     Regarding form FNS-292B, comments may be sent to John 
``David'' Noble, Chief, Program Modernization and Integration Branch, 
Program Development Division, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance 
Program, Food and Nutrition Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, 
1320 Braddock Place, Alexandria, VA 22314, or via email to 
[email protected].
    All responses to this notice will be summarized and included in the 
request for Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval. All 
comments will be a matter of public record.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or

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copies of this information collection should be directed to David 
Noble, (703) 305-4382 or to Polly Fairfield, (703) 305-2746.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the 
proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper 
performance of the functions of the agency, including whether the 
information shall have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the 
agency's estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of 
information, including the validity of the methodology and assumptions 
that were used; (c) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity 
of the information to be collected; and (d) ways to minimize the burden 
of the collection of information on those who are to respond, including 
use of appropriate automated, electronic, mechanical, or other 
technological collection techniques or other forms of information 
technology.
    Title: Report of Disaster Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program 
Benefit Issuances and Report of Commodity Distribution for Disaster 
Relief.
    Form Number: FNS-292A and FNS-292B.
    OMB Number: 0584-0037.
    Expiration Date: 5/31/2024.
    Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Abstract: This information collection pertains only to the 
recordkeeping burden associated with forms FNS-292A and FNS-292B. The 
reporting burden associated with these forms is approved under OMB No. 
0584-0594 (Food Program Reporting System; expiration date: 9/30/2026). 
The Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) utilizes forms FNS-292A and FNS-
292B to collect information not otherwise available on the extent of 
FNS-funded disaster relief operations. Following OMB approval of this 
extension, this information collection will be merged with OMB Control 
# 0584-0336 (expiration 11/30/2025) to streamline burden estimates 
related to disasters into one information collection.
    Form FNS-292A, Report of Commodity Distribution for Disaster 
Relief, is used by State distributing agencies, including Indian Tribal 
Organizations administering the Food Distribution Program on Indian 
Reservations (FDPIR), to provide a summary report to FNS following 
termination of disaster commodity assistance and to request replacement 
of donated foods distributed during the disaster or situation of 
distress. Donated food distribution in disaster situations is 
authorized under section 32 of the Act of August 24, 1935 (7 U.S.C. 
612c); Section 416 of the Agricultural Act of 1949 (7 U.S.C. 1431); 
Section 709 of the Food and Agriculture Act of 1965 (7 U.S.C. 1446a-1); 
Section 4(a) of the Agriculture and Consumer Protection Act of 1973 (7 
U.S.C. 612c note); and by sections 412 and 413 of the Robert T. 
Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5179, 
5180). Program implementing regulations are contained in part 250 of 
title 7 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR). In accordance with 7 
CFR 250.69(f) and 7 CFR 250.70(f), State distributing agencies shall 
provide a summary report to FNS within 45 days following termination of 
the disaster assistance and maintain records of these reports and other 
information relating to disasters.
    Form FNS-292B, Report of Disaster Supplemental Nutrition Assistance 
Benefit Issuance, is used by State agencies to report to FNS the number 
of households and persons certified for Disaster Supplemental Nutrition 
Assistance Program (D-SNAP) benefits as well as the value of benefits 
issued. D-SNAP is a separate program from the Supplemental Nutrition 
Assistance Program (SNAP) and is authorized by sections 402 and 502 of 
the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 
U.S.C. 5121 et seq.) and the temporary emergency provisions contained 
in section 5 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008, and in 7 CFR part 
280 of the SNAP regulations. State agencies may request FNS approval to 
operate a D-SNAP to address the temporary food needs of certain 
households in affected areas following a disaster after certain 
criteria is met. If approved to operate D-SNAP by FNS, a State agency 
must submit its final FNS-292B to FNS within 45 days of terminating D-
SNAP operations, and maintain records of this report.
    The number of disasters that will result in a State requesting to 
operate a FNS disaster food relief activity in a given year is 
impossible to predict. However, 55 is the maximum number of State 
distributing agencies that have ever utilized disaster commodity 
assistance in a given year. Accordingly, FNS is estimating this burden 
by assuming that, at maximum, 55 State distributing agency will 
distribute donated foods during a disaster or situation of distress 
once per year. In the case of State SNAP agencies, FNS is estimating 
this burden assuming that each State SNAP agency will request and be 
approved to operate D-SNAP once per year.
    Affected Public: State agencies that administer FNS disaster food 
relief activities.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 55 Food Distribution State 
agencies for Form FNS-292A; 53 State SNAP agencies for Form FNS-292B.
    Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 1 recordkeeping 
response per State distributing agency; 1 recordkeeping responses per 
State SNAP agency. 1.964 responses per respondent.
    Estimated Total Annual Responses: 108.
    Estimated Time per Response: Recordkeeping burden for the State 
agencies is estimated to be 7.5 minutes (.125 hours) per form (FNS-292A 
and FNS-292B) per respondent.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: Recordkeeping burden 
for the State agencies is estimated to be 7.5 minutes (.125 hours) per 
form (FNS-292A and FNS-292B) per respondent for a total of 14 hours 
(13.5 rounded up).

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                                                                                   Estimated
                                   Estimated       Number of     Total annual   average number   Estimated total
          Respondent               number of      records per       records      of hours per         hours
                                 recordkeepers   recordkeeper                       record
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                                              Record Keeping Burden
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Food Distribution State                     55            1.00              55           0.125  6.875.
 Agencies--Commodity
 Distribution Form FNS-292A.
State SNAP Agencies--D-SNAP                 53            1.00              53           0.125  6.625.
 Benefit Issuance Form FNS-
 292B.
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    Total Record Keeping                    55           1.964             108          0.1250  14 (13.5 rounded
     Burden.                                                                                     up).
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Tameka Owens,
Assistant Administrator, Food and Nutrition Service.
[FR Doc. 2023-26561 Filed 12-1-23; 8:45 am]
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