Notice2022-18212
Agency Information Collection Activities: Comment Request-Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program-Trafficking Controls and Fraud Investigations
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Published
August 24, 2022
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Agriculture DepartmentFood and Nutrition Service
Abstract
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 is a revision of a currently approved collection codified in Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) regulations.
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 163 (Wednesday, August 24, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 51964-51965]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-18212]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Food and Nutrition Service
Agency Information Collection Activities: Comment Request--
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program--Trafficking Controls and
Fraud Investigations
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 is a revision of a
currently approved collection codified in Food and Nutrition Service
(FNS) regulations.
DATES: Written comments must be received on or before October 24, 2022.
ADDRESSES: Comments may be sent to: Maribelle Balbes, Chief, State
Administration Branch, Food and Nutrition Service, U.S. Department of
Agriculture, 1320 Braddock Place Alexandria, VA 22314, 5th Floor.
Comments may also be submitted via email to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#64372a253437252624020a174a111700054a030b12"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="c3908d829390828183a5adb0edb6b0a7a2eda4acb5">[email protected]</span></a>, or
through the federal eRulemaking Portal. Go to <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">http://www.regulations.gov</a>, and follow the online instructions for submitting
comments electronically. All written comments will be open for public
inspection at the office of the Food and Nutrition Service during
regular business hours (8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday) at
1320 Braddock Place, Alexandria, Virginia 22314. All responses to this
notice will be summarized and included in the request for Office of
Management and Budget approval. All comments will be a matter of public
record.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or
copies of this information collection should be directed to Evan
Sieradzki 703-605-3212.
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: Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program: Trafficking
Controls and Fraud Investigations.
OMB Number: 0584-0587.
Expiration Date: 02/28/2023.
Type of Request: Revision of a currently approved collection.
Abstract: FNS regulations at 7 CFR 274.6(b)(5) and (b)(6) requires
State Agencies to issue warning notices to withhold replacement cards
or a notice for excessive replacement cards.
Withhold Replacement Card Warning Notice.
FNS regulations at 7 CFR 274.6(b)(5) and (b)(5)(i) State option to
withhold replacement card requires a State agency to require an
individual member of a household to contact the State agency to provide
an explanation in cases where the number of requests for card
replacements is deemed excessive. The State agency is required to
notify the household in writing when it has reached the threshold,
indicated that the next request for card replacement will require
contact with the State agency to provide an explanation for the
requests, before the replacement card will be issued. The State agency
is also required to notify the household in writing once the threshold
has been exceeded that the State agency is withholding the card until
contact is made.
Excessive Replacement Card Notice
FNS regulations at 7 CFR 274.6(b)(6) and (b)(6)(i) Excessive
Replacement Card Notice requires the State agency to monitor all client
requests for EBT card replacements and send a notice, upon the fourth
request in a 12-month period, alerting the household that their account
is being monitored for potential, suspicious activity. The State agency
is exempt from sending the excessive replacement card notice if they
have chosen to service the option to withhold the replacement card
until contact is made with the State agency per 7 CFR 274.6(b)(5).
FNS is currently aware out of the 53 State agencies, six State
agencies have opted to follow our regulations at 7 CFR 274.6(b)(5) to
withhold replacement cards. The remaining 47 State agencies follow our
regulations at 7 CFR 274.6(b)(6) for the Excessive Replacement Card
Notice.
Affected Public: Individuals/Households participating in SNAP and
State Government Agencies that administer SNAP.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 372,338 (372,285 individuals/
households + 53 State agencies). Card replacement data, adjusted for
changes in SNAP caseload, suggest that approximately 372,285 households
request four replacement EBT cards within a 12-month period annually.
These households, plus the 53 State agencies that must send the notices
required by 7 CFR 274.6(b) make up the respondents.
Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: There is an average
estimated 2.11 responses (7,413.13 per State agency + 1.06 per
individual/household) for each respondent. See the table below for
estimated responses for each type of respondent.
Estimated Total Annual Responses: 785,791 (392,896 individuals/
households total annual response + 392,896 States agencies total annual
response). See the table below for estimated responses for each type of
respondent. Of the 372,285 households requesting four replacement EBT
cards, approximately 41,222 are estimated to be in the six States where
the agencies have opted to follow our regulations at 7 CFR 274.6(b)(5)
to withhold replacement cards. FNS estimates that half of all
recipients who receive a notice upon issuance of their fourth
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card will request a fifth card for approximately 20,611 households
receiving the replacement card withheld notice.
Estimated Time per Response: FNS estimates that it will take State
personnel approximately 2 minutes (.0334 hours) to generate and mail
each required notice to the client, to comply with 7 CFR 274.6; and
that it will take SNAP recipients approximately 2 minutes (.0334 hours)
to read each notice they receive and 28 minutes (.4676 hours) to make
contact with the State agency when required for a total of 30 minutes
(.5 hours) for this activity. There is an average estimated time of
2.74 minutes (0.0456 hours) for each response (0.0334 for State
agencies + 0.058 for individuals/households).
Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 35,863 hours
(22,739.75 burden hours for individuals/households and 13,122.72 for
State agencies). The currently approved annual burden is 22,989 hours.
The revision reflects the increase in the number of households
participating in SNAP therefore, we have more excessive replacement EBT
card requests and notices than previously reported.
There is no third party reporting associated with this information
collection request.
See the table below for estimated total reporting annual burden for
each type of respondent.
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Number of Total annual Burden hours Total burden
CFR Title respondents Annual reports responses per response hours
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State Agencies
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274.6(b)(5)............................ Withhold Replacement Card 6 6,870.29 41,221.76 0.0334 1,376.81
Warning Notice.
274.6(b)(5)............................ Replacement Card Withheld 6 3,435.15 20,610.88 0.0334 688.40
Notice.
274.6(b)(6)............................ Excessive Replacement Card 47 7,043.90 331,063.09 0.0334 11,057.51
Notice.
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Subtotal........................... ............................... 53 7413.13 392,895.73 0.0334 13,122.72
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Participating Households
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274.6(b)(5)............................ Reading Withhold Replacement 41,221.76 1 41,221.76 0.0334 1,376.81
Card Warning Notice.
274.6(b)(5)............................ Reading Replacement Card 20,610.88 1 20,610.88 0.50 10,305.44
Withheld Notice and making
contact with State agency.
274.6(b)(6)............................ Reading Excessive Replacement 331,063.09 1 331,063.09 0.0334 11,057.51
Card Notice.
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Subtotal........................... ............................... 372,284.85 1.06 392,895.73 0.058 22,739.75
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Grand Total........................ ............................... 372,337.85 2.11 785,791.46 0.0456 35,862.47
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* Note: The 20,610.88 Individuals/Households SNAP participants are the same I/H accounted for in the 41,221.76 and therefore not double counted.
Tameka Owens,
Assistant Administrator, Food and Nutrition Service.
[FR Doc. 2022-18212 Filed 8-23-22; 8:45 am]
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