Notice2024-05436
Agency Information Collection Activities: Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Requirements for National Directory of New Hires for Employment Verification
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Published
March 14, 2024
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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 revision of a currently approved collection.
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 51 (Thursday, March 14, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 18593-18594]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-05436]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Food and Nutrition Service
Agency Information Collection Activities: Supplemental Nutrition
Assistance Program (SNAP) Requirements for National Directory of New
Hires for Employment Verification
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 a revision
of a currently approved collection.
DATES: Written comments must be received on or before May 13, 2024.
ADDRESSES: Comments may be sent to: Maribelle Balbes, Food and
Nutrition Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, 1320 Braddock Place,
5th Floor, Alexandria, VA 22314. Comments may also be submitted via
email to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#73001d120300121133060017125d141c05"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="55263b342526343715202631347b323a23">[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 for submitting comments electronically.
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 Jennifer
Ragan at 703-457-6786.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In 2016, an Interim Final Rule titled
``Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program: Requirement for National
Directory of New Hires Employment Verification and Annual Program
Activity Reporting,'' was published in the Federal Register. This rule
codified section 4013 of the Agricultural Act of 2014, requiring State
agencies to access employment data through the National Directory of
New Hires (NDNH) at the time of certification, including
recertification, to determine eligibility status and correct benefit
amount for SNAP applicants.
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: SNAP Requirement for National Directory of New Hires
Employment Verification.
Form Number: N/A.
OMB Control Number: 0584-0608.
Expiration Date: 07/31/2024.
Type of Request: Revision of a currently approved collection.
Abstract: Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)
regulations at 7 CFR 272.16 require that each State agency must compare
identifiable information about each adult household member against data
from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' (HHS) National
Directory of New Hires (NDNH). This comparison will be used to
determine the eligibility status of the household and determine the
correct benefit amount the household should receive. Following OMB
approval of this collection, FNS intends to merge this collection with
OMB control number 0584-0064.
Verification of Match; Notice of Match Results: The State agency
must independently verify the information prior to taking any adverse
action against an individual. Should the State agency receive
employment information via the NDNH that was previously unreported by
the household, the State agency must issue a notice of match results
informing the household of the match and providing them with the
opportunity to verify the information. The State agency may contact the
employer directly, depending upon applicable reporting requirements as
defined at 7 CFR 273.12.
Notice of Adverse action or Notice of Denial: The Notice of Adverse
Action or Notice of Denial is issued by State agencies to participating
households whose benefits will be reduced or terminated as the result
of a change in household circumstances. Should the State agency
independently verify unreported or underreported income discovered
through NDNH, and that income results in a reduction of benefits or
change in eligibility, the State agency must take action by issuing the
household a Notice of Adverse Action or Notice of Denial and adjust or
deny benefits accordingly.
Burden Estimates: The previous burden for this collection was
521,719.02 reporting hours (482,290.88 reporting burden hours for State
agencies + 39,428.14 reporting burden hours for households). The
requested burden is 3,365,064.98 (1,261,899.37 reporting burden hours
for State agencies + 2,103,165.61 reporting burden hours for
households), which represents an increase of 2,843,345.96 hours due to
program adjustments. These program adjustments result from the
availability of State usage data and an increase in the number of State
agencies utilizing NDNH database. There are no recordkeeping or third
party/disclosure requirements associated with this collection.
Reporting
Affected Public: State and local agencies, households.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 25,187,665.15.
Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 1.99.
Estimated Total Annual Responses: 50,375,224.29.
Estimated Time per Response: 0.0668.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 3,365,064.98.
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Estimated Estimated Estimated Estimated Estimated
Regulation Burden activity number of responses per total annual hours per total annual
respondents respondent responses response hours
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State Agency Reporting Burden
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272.16.................................... Verification of Match; 53 316,825.31 16,791,741.43 0.0501 841,266.25
Notice of Match results.
272.16.................................... NDNH--Notice of Adverse 53 158,412.66 8,395,870.72 0.0501 420,633.12
Action or Notice of Denial.
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State Agency Reporting Total........................................ 53 475,237.97 25,187,612.15 0.0501 1,261,899.37
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Household Reporting Burden
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272.16.................................... NDNH--Response to Notice of 16,791,741.43 1.00 16,791,741.43 0.0835 1,402,110.41
Match Results.
272.16.................................... NDNH--Response to Notice of 8,395,870.72 1.00 8,395,870.72 0.0835 701,055.20
Adverse Action or Notice of
Denial.
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Household Reporting Total........................................... 25,187,612.15 1.00 25,187,612.15 0.0835 2,103,165.61
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Grand Totals.................................................... 25,187,665.15 1.999995792 50,375,224.29 0.0668 3,365,064.98
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Tameka Owens,
Assistant Administrator, Food and Nutrition Service.
[FR Doc. 2024-05436 Filed 3-13-24; 8:45 am]
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