Notice2024-31632
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
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January 6, 2025
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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 3 (Monday, January 6, 2025)]
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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: 2024-31632]
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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 February
5, 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: Evaluating the Interview Requirement for SNAP Certification.
OMB Control Number: 0584-NEW.
Summary of Collection: The Food and Nutrition Service (FNS), part
of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), is authorized to collect
these data under Section 17 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008, as
amended through Public Law 118-5, enacted June 3, 2023. The
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) is the foundation of
the nation's nutrition assistance safety net and is a core source of
support to millions of Americans, particularly during economic
downturns. To help States handle increased need and participation amid
the health risks of the pandemic, the Food and Nutrition Service (FNS)
offered States a range of flexibilities which provided support to
States administering the program and clients in the application
process, including the option to waive the certification and
recertification interview requirement. This allowed States to continue
administering SNAP during the public health emergency with minimal
client contact. FNS required States that waived the interview
requirement to document their experiences processing cases without the
interview. However, more rigorous evidence is needed to confidently
understand the effects of waiving the interview requirement.
Need and Use of the Information: The Evaluating the Interview
Requirement for SNAP Certification study will collect information in
five States to assess how eliminating interviews affects outcomes,
including administrative efficiency, costs, benefit accuracy, and
client access. The project will include a randomized control trial
(RCT) to analyze the impacts of outcomes between those clients assigned
to receive an interview (the regular interview process group) and those
assigned to not receive an interview (the no-interview group).
Description of Respondents: State and Local Governments, Businesses
(Not-for-profit), and Individuals and Households.
Number of Respondents: 494.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting: Once.
Total Burden Hours: 1,807.33.
Rachelle Ragland-Greene,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2024-31632 Filed 1-3-25; 8:45 am]
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