[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 205 (Monday, October 24, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Page 73056]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-25556]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
October 18, 2016.
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: (1) 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; (2) the
accuracy of the agency's estimate of burden including the validity of
the methodology and assumptions used; (3) ways to enhance the quality,
utility and clarity of the information to be collected; and (4) 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 November
23, 2016 will be considered. Written comments 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. 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: Identifying Program Components and Practices that Influence
SNAP Application Processing Timeliness Rates.
OMB Control Number: 0584-NEW.
Summary of Collection: The Food and Nutrition Act of 2008, as
amended (the Act), Sections 11(e)(3) and 11(e)(9) requires that initial
SNAP applications be processed and benefits provided within 30 days of
the application date, or within 7 days for expedited applications.
Need and Use of the Information: FNS monitors compliance with
statutory requirements through the SNAP Quality Control System (SNAP-
QC). Results of these monitoring activities have indicated that a
majority of States do not meet the acceptable performance criterion of
a 95 percent application processing timeliness (APT) rate. The primary
purpose of this study is to determine best practices for facilitating
high APT rates, and to identify policy and procedural practices that
hinder and facilitate high APT rates.
Description of Respondents: 51 State, Local or Tribal Government
including the District of Columbia.
Number of Respondents: 360.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting: Annually.
Total Burden Hours: 536.
Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2016-25556 Filed 10-21-16; 8:45 am]
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