Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comments Request-Survey of SNAP and Work
| Published date | 30 September 2019 |
| Citation | 84 FR 51508 |
| Record Number | 2019-21170 |
| Section | Notices |
| Court | Agriculture Department,Food And Nutrition Service |
Federal Register, Volume 84 Issue 189 (Monday, September 30, 2019)
[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 189 (Monday, September 30, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 51508-51509]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-21170]
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Federal Register / Vol. 84, No. 189 / Monday, September 30, 2019 /
Notices
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Food and Nutrition Service
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection;
Comments Request--Survey of SNAP and Work
AGENCY: Food and Nutrition Service (FNS), 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 for the Survey of Supplemental
Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and Work. This NEW information
collection will provide the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Food and
Nutrition Service (FNS) with information about the employment patterns
and characteristics of nondisabled adult SNAP participants, and
identify health, social, and personal factors that promote or inhibit
employment among SNAP participants.
DATES: Written comments must be received on or before November 29,
2019.
ADDRESSES: Comments may be sent to: Michael Burke, Social Science
Research Analyst, Food and Nutrition Service, USDA, 3101 Park Center
Drive, Room 1014, Alexandria, VA 22302. Comments may also be submitted
via fax to the attention of Michael Burke at (703) 305-4369 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, 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
be a matter of public record.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or
copies of this information collected should be directed to Michael
Burke by email at [email protected] or by phone at (703) 305-4369.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Comments are invited on the following
topics: (1) 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; (2) the accuracy
of the agency's estimate of the burden on the proposed collection of
information, including the validity of the methodology and assumptions
that were used; (3) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity
of the information collected; and (4) 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 (IT).
Title: Survey of SNAP and Work.
Form Number: Not applicable.
OMB Number: 0584-NEW.
Expiration Date: Not Yet Determined.
Type of Request: New information collection.
Abstract: SNAP is the largest of the nutrition assistance programs
administered by the Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) of the U.S.
Department of Agriculture. It is the primary policy mechanism to
provide a nutrition safety net and reduce food insecurity among low-
income Americans by increasing access to healthy foods. In Fiscal Year
(FY) 2018, SNAP served 39.6 million people with an average monthly
benefit of $126.96 per person.
About one-third of SNAP households have earnings from employment.
However, FNS knows few details about current job characteristics and
work histories of adults participating in SNAP. The Survey of SNAP and
Work will provide FNS with a better understanding of current and past
workforce participation characteristics among nondisabled adult SNAP
participants. The survey of current SNAP participants ages 18 to 69
will provide information on employment status, length of workforce
detachment, types of job held, education and training, and social,
physical, and environmental barriers to work, with estimates at the
national and state-levels. The six study objectives include:
Produce descriptive statistics on sociodemographic and
economic characteristics.
Produce descriptive statistics on employment status and
employment characteristics.
Produce descriptive statistics on length of detachment
from the workforce.
Produce descriptive statistics on education and training.
Produce descriptive statistics on health, social, and
personal factors related to employment.
Examine the individual associations between key
characteristics and employment status adjusted for other relevant
characteristics.
A two-tiered sample design that yields state level samples of non-
disabled SNAP participants ages 18 through 69 will be used to address
the six study objectives. SNAP participants will be selected using
administrative data from State SNAP agencies. In the first stage,
primary sampling units (PSUs) in each State and the District of
Columbia (DC) will be randomly selected with probability proportional
to the number of SNAP participants. At the second stage, nondisabled
SNAP participants ages 18 to 69 in each PSU will be randomly sampled.
State samples will be aggregated to obtain National-level estimates.
Affected Public: Respondent groups identified include: (1) Non-
disabled individuals ages 18 through 69 that received SNAP benefits in
a specific sampling month, and (2) 51 State SNAP agencies. SNAP
participants include all SNAP participants living in SNAP households
and eligible to receive SNAP benefits.
Estimated Number of Respondents: (88,434). The total estimated
number of individuals/households (I/H) SNAP participation respondents
initially contacted is 88,383 SNAP participants. Out of the initial
number of I/H contacted 39,780 respondents will be surveyed. In
addition, 51 State SNAP Agencies (including the District of
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Columbia) will be asked to provide caseload data only once to support
development of the survey sampling frame. All 51 are expected to
respond.
Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: The estimated number
of responses 3.8 per SNAP participant respondent. The survey will be
administered only once. The estimated number of responses per state
SNAP agency is six.
Estimated Total Annual Responses: The estimate total annual
responses is 119,361, of which 70,707 are survey respondents, 48,603
are survey non-respondents, and 51 are state agency respondents.
Estimated Time per Response: Based on pretesting of the survey
instrument, the estimated time of response for SNAP participants will
vary from 12 minutes to 69 minutes, with an overall average of 33
minutes (0.55 hours). SNAP participants with multiple jobs over the
reference period will require more time to complete the survey than
participants with one job or no jobs. The estimated time of response
for State SNAP agencies is 4.3 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: The total public
reporting burden for this collection of information is estimated at
37,170 hours (annually). See Table 1 (Total Public Burden Hours) for
estimated total annual burden for each type of respondent.
Estimated Annual Burden Hours: The estimated annual burden hours is
37,170.
Table A-2--Total Public Burden Hours
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Grand
total
Instruments and Sample Number of Frequency Total Hours per Annual Number of Frequency Total Hours per Annual annual
Type of respondents activities size respondents of annual response burden non- of annual response burden burden
response responses (hours) respondents response responses (hours) estimate
(hours)
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SNAP participant.................. Invitation letter... 88,383 70,707 1 70,707 0.0167 1,181 17,676 1 17,676 0.0167 295 1,476
Survey brochure (to 88,383 70,707 1 70,707 0.0833 5,890 17,676 1 17,676 0.0833 1,472 7,362
be sent with
invitation letter).
Survey reminder 64,874 58,387 1 58,387 0.0167 975 6,487 1 6,487 0.0167 108 1,083
postcard--1st.
Survey reminder 65,169 63,103 1 63,103 0.0167 1,054 2,066 1 2,066 0.0167 35 1,088
postcard--2nd.
Guide for telephone 56,596 17,677 1 17,677 0.0500 884 38,919 1 38,919 0.0500 1,946 2,830
call.
Thank you letter 9,945 9,945 1 9,945 0.0167 166 0 0 0 0.0167 0 166
early response.
Thank you letter.... 29,835 29,835 1 29,835 0.0167 498 0 0 0 0.0167 0 498
Field locating 13,258 8,618 1 8,618 0.0167 144 4,640 1 4,640 0.0167 77 221
letter.
Sorry I missed you 6,894 5,170 1 5,170 0.0167 86 1,724 1 1,724 0.0167 29 115
card.
Guidelines for in- 4,653 4,375 1 4,375 0.0500 219 278 1 278 0.0500 14 233
field recruitment.
Participant survey.. 88,383 39,780 1 39,780 0.5500 21,879 48,603 0 0 0.5500 0 21,879
Total............... 88,383 70,707 1 70,707 ......... 32,976 48,603 1 48,603 ......... 3,977 36,952
State SNAP Agency................. FNS email to agency. 51 51 1 51 0.0167 1 0 0 0 0.0167 0 1
Email request for 51 51 1 51 0.0167 1 0 0 0 0.0167 0 1
call.
Fact sheet.......... 51 51 1 51 0.0333 2 0 0 0 0.0333 0 2
Call script......... 51 51 1 51 0.1667 9 0 0 0 0.1667 0 9
Email to request 51 51 1 51 0.0333 2 0 0 0 0.0333 0 2
data.
Preparations and 51 51 1 51 4.0000 204 0 0 0 4.0000 0 204
sending data.
Total............... 51 51 1 51 ......... 219 0 0 0 ......... 0 219
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COMBINED TOTAL................ 88,434.............. ......... 70,758 1 70,758 ......... 33,193 48,603 1 48,603 ......... 3,977 37,170
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Dated: September 16, 2019.
Pamilyn Miller,
Administrator, Food and Nutrition Service.
[FR Doc. 2019-21170 Filed 9-27-19; 8:45 am]
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