[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 245 (Friday, December 20, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 77094-77095]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-30289]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
December 16, 2013.
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
regarding (a) 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; (b) the accuracy
of the agency's estimate of burden including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used; (c) ways to enhance the quality,
utility and clarity of the information to be collected; (d) 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 should be addressed to: Desk
Officer for Agriculture, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs,
Office of Management and Budget (OMB), [email protected] or
fax (202) 395-5806 and to Departmental Clearance Office, USDA, OCIO,
Mail Stop 7602, Washington, DC 20250-7602. Comments regarding these
information collections are best assured of having their full effect if
received within 30 days of this notification. Copies of the
submission(s) may be obtained by calling (202) 720-8958.
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 Regulations, Part
275--Quality Control.
OMB Control Number: 0584-0303.
Summary of Collection: Section 16 of the Food and Nutrition Act of
2008 (the Act), provides the legislative basis for the operation of the
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Quality Control (QC)
system. The Food and Nutrition Service (FNS), as administrator of the
SNAP, requires each State agency to develop a sampling plan that
demonstrates the integrity of its case selection procedures. The QC
system is designed to measure each State agency's payment error rate
based on a statistically valid sample of SNAP cases. The QC system
contains procedures for resolving differences in
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review findings between State agencies and FNS (arbitration process).
The QC system also contains procedures that provide relief for State
agencies when a State agency can demonstrate that a part or all of an
excessive error rate was due to an unusual event that had an
uncontrollable impact on the State agency's payment error rate (good
cause process). Additionally, State agencies are required to maintain
case records for three years to ensure compliance with provisions of
the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008.
Need and Use of the Information: The quality control information
collection is necessary to meet the requirements of Section 16 of the
Act, which requires USDA to establish a system that enhances payment
accuracy and improves administration by determining payment error
rates, liabilities and performance bonuses.
Description of Respondents: State, Local, or Tribal Government;
Federal Government.
Number of Respondents: 53.
Frequency of Responses: Recordkeeping; Reporting: On occasion;
Annually.
Total Burden Hours: 1,379.
Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2013-30289 Filed 12-19-13; 8:45 am]
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