[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 230 (Tuesday, December 1, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 75044-75045]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-30442]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Food and Nutrition Service
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection;
Comment Request--Follow Up to an Assessment of the Roles and
Effectiveness of Community-Based Organizations in the Supplemental
Nutrition Assistance Program
AGENCY: Food and Nutrition Service, 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 is a revision of an
existing collection for the Food and Nutrition Service to describe the
roles of community-based organizations (CBOs) in the Supplemental
Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), and to assess if, and how, the use
of CBOs to conduct SNAP applicant interviews has impacted SNAP program
outcomes such as timeliness, payment error rates, access, and client
satisfaction across five (5) States.
DATES: Written comments on this notice must be received on or before
February 1, 2016.
ADDRESSES: 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 will have practical
utility; (b) the accuracy of the agency's burden estimate for the
proposed collection of information, including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions that were used; (c) 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, and (d) ways to enhance the quality, utility and clarity of
the information to be collected.
Comments may be sent to: Rosemarie Downer, Food and Nutrition
Service/U.S. Department of Agriculture, 3101 Park Center Drive, Room
1014, Alexandria, VA 22302. Comments may also be submitted via fax to
the attention of Rosemarie Downer at 703-305-2576 or via email to
[email protected]. Comments will also be accepted through
the Federal eRulemaking Portal. Go to http://www.regulations.gov and
follow the online instructions for submitting comments electronically.
All written comments will be open for public inspection at the
office of the Food and Nutrition Service during regular business hours
(8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday) at 3101 Park Center
Drive, Room 1014, Alexandria, Virginia 22302.
All responses to this notice will be summarized and included in the
request for Office of Management and Budget approval. All comments will
also become a matter of public record.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or
copies of this information collection should be directed to Rosemarie
Downer at 703-305-2129. Information requests submitted through email
should refer to the title of this proposal.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Follow Up to an Assessment of the Roles and Effectiveness of
Community-Based Organizations in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance
Program.
OMB Number: 0584-0578.
Form Number: Not Applicable.
Expiration Date: May 31, 2016.
Type of Request: Revision of a currently approval information
collection.
Abstract: To provide more timely and efficient services to the
growing number of applicants to SNAP, State and local SNAP offices are
partnering with CBOs that have the capacity to provide application
assistance and conduct applicant interviews for SNAP across five (5)
States. FNS has approved these partnerships as part of a demonstration
of ``Community Partner Interviewer Projects.'' In 2015, FNS released a
report that assessed whether the use of CBOs to conduct SNAP applicant
interviews had an impact on SNAP program performance. Specific program
outcomes included efficiency, payment accuracy and client satisfaction.
FNS has extended the demonstration projects, and to further assess the
impact of these SNAP-CBO partnerships on SNAP program outcomes, FNS is
seeking to collect additional data from the five States that are
participating in the demonstration.
The information collection plan for this follow-up includes a
satisfaction survey to be completed by SNAP
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participants who were interviewed by CBO staff at the time of
application or recertification for SNAP, and program administration
data (error rates, timeliness, payment accuracy, and eligibility
determination) from the five participating States. FNS' data collection
strategy aims to maximize both efficiency and data quality. The
participant satisfaction survey will take no more than five minutes.
FNS will use the information collected to evaluate whether the 10
Community Partner Interviewer projects have helped to improve SNAP
access and performance.
Affected Public: 3,452 Individuals and Households (3,384 Respondent
& 68 Non-Respondent type SNAP participants).
Estimated Number of Respondents: 3,384.
Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 1.
Estimated Total Annual Response: 3,384.
Estimated Time per Respondent: 0.08 hours (4.8 minutes).
Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 272.08 burden hours.
Affected Public: State Agencies.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 5 States.
Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 2.
Estimated Total Annual Responses: 10.
Estimated Time per Respondent: 1.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 10 burden hours.
Affected Public: Business-for-not-for-Profit (Respondent type:
Community-Based Organizations (CBOs).
Estimated Number of Respondents: 10.
Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 338.40.
Estimated Total Annual Responses: 3,384.
Estimated Time per Respondent: 0.08.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 270.40.
FNS is requesting 552.48 burden hours.
There is no recordkeeping requirements involved in this data
collection.
Dated: November 24, 2015.
Yvette S. Jackson,
Acting Administrator, Food and Nutrition Service.
[FR Doc. 2015-30442 Filed 11-30-15; 8:45 am]
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