Notice2022-14893
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
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Published
July 13, 2022
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Agriculture Department
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 133 (Wednesday, July 13, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 41656-41657]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[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
<a href="http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain">www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain</a>. 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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