Notice2024-27582
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
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Published
November 25, 2024
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Agriculture Department
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 227 (Monday, November 25, 2024)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-27582]
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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 December
26, 2024 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 particular 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: Assessment of Administrative Costs of Electronic Healthy
Incentives Projects.
OMB Control Number: 0584-NEW.
Summary of Collection: The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA)
Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) is authorized to collect data under
Section 17 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008, which authorizes the
Secretary of Agriculture to contract with private institutions to
undertake research that will help improve the administration and
effectiveness of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)
in delivering nutrition-related benefits.
The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), administered
by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Food and
Nutrition Service (FNS), distributes benefits to eligible low-income
households through Electronic Benefits Transfer (EBT) card technology.
In Fiscal Year 2023 FNS awarded grants to three States, Colorado,
Louisianna, and Washington for implementing Electronic Healthy
Incentives Projects (eHIP) to leverage EBT integration to deliver
financial incentives at point of purchase to SNAP households when they
purchase qualifying foods (e.g., fruits and vegetables).
Need and Use of the Information: The aim of this study is to
calculate the costs of eHIP in the three States to determine the
startup and ongoing costs of administering incentives to SNAP
households through EBT integration and to estimate the cost of
administering eHIP at scale. The study will quantify startup and
ongoing administrative costs to State grantees, retailers, and other
eHIP stakeholders. It will also compare administrative costs to the
amount of funding distributed as incentives. In addition, existing
national data (such as SNAP caseloads and SNAP-authorized retailers)
and State data from non-project States (such as State wage rates) will
be examined in order to estimate the cost of nationwide expansion of
eHIP. Lastly, data from select Gus Schumacher Nutrition Incentive
Program (GusNIP) grantees--that do not use EBT integration for
delivering incentives to SNAP households for purchasing fruits and
vegetables will be examined to estimate the costs and return on
investment (ROI) of GusNIP and compare these to the eHIP costs and ROI,
in order to provide information on how these two incentive delivery
modalities differ in costs and economic impact.
Description of Respondents: State, Local and Tribal Governments,
Businesses.
Number of Respondents: 50.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting: Once.
Total Burden Hours: 198.48.
Rachelle Ragland-Greene,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2024-27582 Filed 11-22-24; 8:45 am]
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