Notice2023-06956
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request: Improving Coordination Between SNAP and Medicaid in State Agencies
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April 4, 2023
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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 collection is a new collection for (1) identifying and describing relevant federal statutory, regulatory, and operational barriers and facilitators that have considerable impact on coordination between the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and Medicaid agencies; (2) identifying and describing relevant State statutory, regulator, and operational barriers and facilitators that have considerable impact on coordination between SNAP and Medicaid agencies; (3) identifying and describing systems used by States to determine eligibility and manage SNAP and Medicaid application and recertification information; (4) identifying and describing similarities and differences in State SNAP and Medicaid applications; and (5) using information collected from Objectives 1-4 to develop a Best Practices Guide that explains how States can better improve coordination between SNAP and Medicaid.
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 64 (Tuesday, April 4, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 19903-19905]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-06956]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Food and Nutrition Service
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection;
Comment Request: Improving Coordination Between SNAP and Medicaid in
State Agencies
AGENCY: Food and Nutrition Service (FNS), USDA.
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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 a new
collection for (1) identifying and describing relevant federal
statutory, regulatory, and operational barriers and facilitators that
have considerable impact on coordination between the Supplemental
Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and Medicaid agencies; (2)
identifying and describing relevant State statutory, regulator, and
operational barriers and facilitators that have considerable impact on
coordination between SNAP and Medicaid agencies; (3) identifying and
describing systems used by States to determine eligibility and manage
SNAP and Medicaid application and recertification information; (4)
identifying and describing similarities and differences in State SNAP
and Medicaid applications; and (5) using information collected from
Objectives 1-4 to develop a Best Practices Guide that explains how
States can better improve coordination between SNAP and Medicaid.
DATES: Written comments must be received on or before June 5, 2023.
ADDRESSES: Comments may be sent to: Michael Burke, Senior Social
Science Research Analyst, Food and Nutrition Service, U.S. Department
of Agriculture, 1320 Braddock Place, Alexandria, VA 22314. Comments may
also be submitted via email to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#6b060208030a0e0745091e19000e2b1e180f0a450c041d"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="e5888c868d848089cb8790978e80a590968184cb828a93">[email protected]</span></a>. Comments will
also be accepted through the Federal eRulemaking Portal. Go to <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">http://www.regulations.gov</a> and follow the online instructions or 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 5:00 p.m.), Monday through Friday at Braddock Metro
Center II, 1320 Braddock Place, Alexandria, VA 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 collected should be directed to Michael
Burke by email at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#c5a8aca6ada4a0a9eba7b0b7aea085b0b6a1a4eba2aab3"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="deb3b7bdb6bfbbb2f0bcabacb5bb9eabadbabff0b9b1a8">[email protected]</span></a> or by phone at (703) 305-4369.
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: Improving Coordination Between SNAP and Medicaid in State
Agencies.
Form Number: Not applicable.
OMB Number: 0584-NEW.
Expiration Date: Not yet determined.
Type of Request: New collection.
Abstract: This is a new information collection request. SNAP and
Medicaid serve similar populations, which provides opportunities for
State Agencies administering the programs to coordinate policies and
processes to improve efficiency, customer service, and program access.
This study will conduct case studies in up to five states to understand
the challenges with improving program coordination and highlight the
best practices that could be shared with other states. FNS has
identified five objectives for this study:
1. Identify and describe relevant federal statutory, regulatory,
and operational barriers and facilitators that have considerable impact
on coordination between SNAP and Medicaid agencies.
2. Identify and describe relevant State statutory, regulatory, and
operational barriers and facilitators that have considerable impact on
coordination between SNAP and Medicaid agencies.
3. Identify and describe systems used by States to determine
eligibility and manage SNAP and Medicaid application and
recertification information.
4. Identify and describe similarities and differences in State SNAP
and Medicaid applications.
5. Using information collected from Objectives 1-4, develop a Best
Practices Guide that explains how States can better improve
coordination between SNAP and Medicaid.
Affected Public: Members of the public affected by the data
collection include (1) State and local governments, (2) business not-
for-profit organizations, or (3) business for-profit agencies.
Case Studies: FNS will reach out to a maximum of ten States to
participate in in-depth case studies and expects five to participate.
The case studies will involve semi-structured interviews with policy
and program administrators and staff of State SNAP and Medicaid
agencies, data systems staff from SNAP and Medicaid offices, local SNAP
and Medicaid offices, and community-based providers that assist in SNAP
and Medicaid application and renewals. After recruiting the five State
SNAP and Medicaid agencies, FNS expects one selected local SNAP agency
and one selected local Medicaid office to participate in each State.
FNS expects that approximately 50 percent of individuals invited to
participate will choose not to participate and oversampled to account
for nonresponse.
Respondent groups identified for the case studies include the
following:
<bullet> State and local government
[cir] State Government or territory SNAP Directors and policy staff
(5 case study recruitment respondents, 5 case study recruitment
nonrespondents, 15 case study interview respondents, and 0 case study
nonrespondents)
[cir] State Government or territory Medicaid Directors (5 case
study recruitment respondents, 5 case study recruitment nonrespondents,
15 case study interview respondents, and 0 case study nonrespondents
[cir] State or territory Medicaid Director and policy staff (15
case study interview respondents, and 0 case study nonrespondents)
[cir] State or territory data staff (15 case study interview
respondents, and 0 case study nonrespondents)
[cir] Local SNAP office administrator (10 case study respondents
and 0 case study nonrespondents)
[cir] Local SNAP office frontline staff (20 case study respondents
and 0 case study nonrespondents)
[cir] Local Medicaid office administrator (10 case study
respondents and 0 case study nonrespondents)
[cir] Local Medicaid office frontline staff (20 case study
respondents and 0 case study nonrespondents)
<bullet> Business for-profit organizations (5 case study recruitment
respondents, 5 case study recruitment nonrespondents, 15 case study
respondents, and 0 case study nonrespondents)
<bullet> Business not-for-profit organizations (5 case study
recruitment respondents, 5 case study recruitment nonrespondents, 15
case study respondents and 0 study non respondents)
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Estimated Number of Respondents: The total estimated number of
respondents is 155 (115 State and local government staff, 20 business
not-for-profit organizations, 20 business for-profit organizations). Of
the 155 contacted, 135 are estimated to be responsive and 20 are
estimated to be nonresponsive. This includes:
<bullet> 10 State or territory SNAP directors will participate in
recruitment calls (a max of 5 States will participate in the case
studies)
<bullet> 10 State or territory Medicaid directors will participate in
recruitment calls (a max of 5 States will participate in the case
studies)
<bullet> 15 State or territory SNAP directors and policy staff will
participate in a semi-structured interview (five State directors will
have participated in recruitment calls and interviews; 100 percent of
whom will be asked to review and provide feedback on the process map)
<bullet> 15 State or territory Medicaid directors and policy staff will
participate in a semi-structured interview (five State directors will
have participated in recruitment calls and interviews; 100 percent of
whom will be asked to review and provide feedback on the process map)
<bullet> 15 State or territory data staff will participate in a semi-
structured interview (100 percent of whom will be asked to review and
provide feedback on the process map)
<bullet> 10 local SNAP office administrators will participate in a
semi-structured interview
<bullet> 10 local Medicaid office administrators will participate in a
semi-structured interview
<bullet> 20 local SNAP office frontline staff will participate in a
semi-structured interview
<bullet> 20 local Medicaid office frontline staff will participate in a
semi-structured interview
<bullet> 10 business for-profit organizations will participate in a
recruitment call (a max of five will participate in semi-structured
interviews)
<bullet> 10 business not-for-profit organizations will participate in a
recruitment call (a max of five will participate in semi-structured
interviews)
<bullet> 15 business for-profit organizations will participate in a
semi-structured interview (five community partner directors will have
participated in recruitment calls and semi-structured interviews)
<bullet> 15 business non-for-profit organizations will participate in a
semi-structured interview (five community partner directors will have
participated in recruitment calls and semi-structured interviews)
Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 2.42 (2.56 for
responsive participants and 1.50 for nonresponsive participants).
Estimated Total Annual Responses: 375 (345 annual responses for
responsive participants and 30 annual responses for nonresponsive
participants).
Estimated Time per Response: .53 hours (.52 for responsive
participants and .68 for nonresponsive participants).
The estimated time of response varies from 0.5 to 1.0357 hours (30
minutes to 62 minutes), depending on the respondent group and activity,
as shown in the table below, with an average estimated time of 0.53
hours (32 minutes) for all responses. The average estimated time is
calculated by dividing the 198.21 estimated total hours for responses
in the table below by the 375 total estimated responses.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 198.21 hours (177.86
for responsive participants and 20.36 for nonresponsive participants).
See the table below for estimated total annual burden for each type of
respondent by data collection activity including the non-responses.
Tameka Owens,
Assistant Administrator, Food and Nutrition Service.
[FR Doc. 2023-06956 Filed 4-3-23; 8:45 am]
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