Notice2024-30643
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
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December 26, 2024
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Agriculture Department
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 247 (Thursday, December 26, 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: 2024-30643]
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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 January
27, 2025 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: Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program: Demonstration
Projects.
OMB Control Number: 0584-NEW.
Summary of Collection: This information collection is for
activities associated with SNAP demonstration projects and the SNAP
State Options Report, respectively. Demonstration projects are pilot or
experimental projects that waive requirements of the Food and Nutrition
Act of 2008 (the Act) (7 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.) and SNAP regulations to
test program changes to increase efficiency and improve the delivery of
benefits to eligible households. Section 17(b) of the Act authorizes
the Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) to approve demonstration projects.
SNAP State agencies must request approval to operate demonstration
projects and submit data reports to evaluate its impact. FNS may
approve demonstration projects for a maximum five-year term and the
projects must maintain cost neutrality and include an evaluation
component. The SNAP State Options Report summarizes each State agency's
policy choices concerning approximately 20 SNAP policy options and
waivers. FNS produces the report on an annual basis and posts it on its
public website.
Need and Use of the Information: State agencies voluntarily conduct
demonstration projects that waive any requirements of the Act and any
SNAP regulations to test program changes to improve program
administration, increase the self-sufficiency of SNAP recipients, or
improve the delivery of benefits to eligible households.
To operate a demonstration project, State agencies must prepare and
submit new project requests, project modifications, and project renewal
requests to FNS for approval. After review, FNS may issue a
demonstration project approval, outlining the terms and conditions of
the demonstration project. States must also prepare and submit data
reports as part of the evaluation component to measure the project's
intended outcomes and benefits.
State agencies must complete and submit new, modification, and
extension requests in the SNAP Waiver Information Management System
(WIMS). FNS uses the information provided by State agencies to evaluate
and determine whether to approve or deny the demonstration project.
After the demonstration project is approved, State agencies must
submit data reports to assess the project's overall performance. Data
report requirements are detailed in the evaluation section of the
demonstration project approval and may include, but is not limited to,
selecting a case sample, conducting case reviews, and validating the
findings. States complete demonstration project data reports using a
combination of caseload-level data, SNAP Quality Control (QC) case
review data, and, if needed, additional case reviews of client
circumstances. Additional case reviews may be necessary if the minimum
sample size for statistical analysis is not met through other means and
involves a State reaching out to a household using the QC review
process.
Annual reports allow FNS to monitor demonstration project trends
such as average caseload size, demographic data (e.g., older adults and
people with disabilities) of the population participating in the
demonstration project, timeliness, and payment error rates. Cost
neutrality reports ensure that the implementation of a demonstration
project does not significantly increase SNAP benefit costs. FNS must
analyze program costs associated with demonstration projects to
determine if any offsets are needed to protect Federal spending and
maintain cost neutrality as required by OMB Memorandum 05-13.
Description of Respondents: States.
Number of Respondents: 6,330.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting: Occasionally; Annually.
Total Burden Hours: 19,797.
Rachelle Ragland-Greene,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2024-30643 Filed 12-23-24; 8:45 am]
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