[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 18 (Friday, January 26, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 3731-3732]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-01388]
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families
Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request
Proposed Projects
Title: Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Matching
Program Performance Outcomes.
OMB No.: 0970-0464.
Description: State agencies administering the Supplemental
Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) are mandated to participate in a
computer matching program with the federal Office of Child Support
Enforcement (OCSE). The matching program compares SNAP applicant and
recipient information with employment and wage information maintained
in the National Directory of New Hires (NDNH). The outcomes of the
compared information help state SNAP agencies with administering the
program and verifying and determining an individual's benefit
eligibility. To receive NDNH information, state agencies enter into a
computer matching agreement and adhere to its terms and conditions,
including providing OCSE with annual performance outcomes attributable
to the use of NDNH information.
The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) requires OCSE to
periodically report performance measurements demonstrating how the use
of
[[Page 3732]]
information in the NDNH supports OCSE's strategic mission, goals, and
objectives. OCSE will provide the annual SNAP performance outcomes to
OMB.
The information collection activities for the SNAP performance
outcomes reports are authorized by: (1) Subsection 453 (j)(10) of the
Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 653(j)(10)), which allows the Secretary
of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to disclose
information maintained in the NDNH to state agencies administering SNAP
under the Nutrition Act of 2008, as amended by the Agriculture Act of
2014; (2) the Privacy Act of 1974, as amended by the Computer Matching
and Privacy Protection Act of 1988 (5 U.S.C. 552a), which sets forth
the terms and conditions of a computer matching program; and, (3) the
Government Performance and Results Modernization Act of 2010 (Pub. L.
111-352), which requires agencies to report program performance
outcomes to the Office of Management and Budget and for the reports to
be available to the public.
Respondents: State SNAP Agencies.
Annual Burden Estimates
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Number of Average
Information collection title Number of responses per burden hours Total burden
respondents respondent per response hours
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
SNAP Matching Program Performance Outcomes...... 53 1 1.92 101.76
---------------------------------------------------------------
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours:........ .............. .............. .............. 101.76
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
In compliance with the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act
of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-13, 44 U.S.C. Chap 35), the Administration for
Children and Families is soliciting public comment on the specific
aspects of the information collection described above. Copies of the
proposed collection of information can be obtained and comments may be
forwarded by writing to the Administration for Children and Families,
Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation, 330 C Street SW,
Washington DC 20201. Attn: ACF Reports Clearance Officer. Email
address: [email protected]. All requests should be identified
by the title of the information collection.
The Department specifically requests comments on: (a) Whether the
proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper
performance of the functions of the agency, including whether the
information shall have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the
agency's estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of
information; (c) the quality, utility, and clarity of the information
to be collected; and (d) ways to minimize the burden of the collection
of information on respondents, including through the use of automated
collection techniques or other forms of information technology.
Consideration will be given to comments and suggestions submitted
within 60 days of this publication.
Robert Sargis,
Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2018-01388 Filed 1-25-18; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4184-41-P