Agency Information Collection Activities: Recordkeeping for Employment and Training Program Activity Report and Requests for Additional 100 Percent Funding
| Published date | 14 August 2020 |
| Citation | 85 FR 49621 |
| Record Number | 2020-17673 |
| Section | Notices |
| Court | Food And Nutrition Service |
Federal Register, Volume 85 Issue 158 (Friday, August 14, 2020)
[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 158 (Friday, August 14, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 49621-49622]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-17673]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Food and Nutrition Service
Agency Information Collection Activities: Recordkeeping for
Employment and Training Program Activity Report and Requests for
Additional 100 Percent Funding
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 extension, without
change, of a currently approved collection for the Supplemental
Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Employment and Training (E&T)
Program Activity Report (form FNS-583) and State requests for
additional funding only. Requests and recordkeeping for these
activities are currently approved under OMB No. 0584-0339, expiration
date 01/31/2021. The burden hours and total annual responses remains
unchanged. FNS is not seeking public comments on the reporting burden
for the FNS-583 because that is under FNS' web-based Food Program
Reporting System, OMB Control No: 0584-0594, expiration date 07/31/
2023.
DATES: Written comments must be received on or before October 13, 2020.
ADDRESSES: Comments may be sent to: Moira Johnston, Food and Nutrition
Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, 1320 Braddock Place,
Alexandria, VA 22314. Comments may also be submitted 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 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 collection should be directed to Moira
Johnston at 703-305-2515.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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 shall have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the
agency's estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of
information, including the validity of the methodology and assumptions
that were used; (c) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity
of the information to be collected; and (d) 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.
Title: Employment and Training Program Activity Report and Requests
for Additional 100 percent Funding.
Form Number: FNS-583 (Recordkeeping burden only).
OMB Number: 0584-0339.
Expiration Date: 01/31/2021.
Type of Request: Extension, without change, of a currently approved
collection.
Abstract: 7 CFR 273.7(c)(9) requires State agencies to maintain
quarterly E&T Program Activity Reports containing monthly figures for
participation in the program. FNS uses Form FNS-583 to provide the
format for this data. State agencies report this data using the online
Food Program Reporting System (FPRS, OMB Control No: 0584-0594
expiration date 7/31/2023). State agencies must maintain records in
order to support data reported in FPRS.
The information collected on the FNS-583 report includes:
On the first quarter report, the number of work
registrants receiving SNAP as of October 1 of the new fiscal year;
On each quarterly report, by month, the number of new work
registrants; the number of able-bodied adults without dependents
(ABAWDs) applicants and recipients participating in qualifying
components; the number of all other applicants and recipients
(including ABAWDs involved in non-qualifying activities) participating
in components; and the number of ABAWDs exempt under the State agency's
15 percent exemption allowance;
On the fourth quarter report, the total number of
individuals who participated in each component, which is also sorted by
ABAWD and non-ABAWD participants and the number of individuals who
participated in the E&T Program during the fiscal year.
7 CFR 273.7(d)(1)(i)(D) provides that if a State agency will not
expend all of the funds allocated to it for a fiscal year, FNS will
reallocate unexpended funds to other State agencies during the fiscal
year or the subsequent fiscal year as FNS considers appropriate and
equitable. After FNS makes initial E&T allocations, State agencies may
request more funds as needed. Typically FNS receives eighteen such
requests per year.
The time it takes to prepare these requests is included in the
burden. After receiving the State requests, FNS will reallocate
unexpended funds as provided above. The following is the estimated
burden for E&T reporting including the burden for State agencies to
request additional funds.
Affected Public: State, Local and Tribal Government. Respondent
groups identified include State agencies administering the SNAP E&T
program in 50 States, the District of Columbia, Guam, and the U.S.
Virgin Islands.
Estimated Number of Respondents: The total estimated number of
respondents annually for the recordkeeping burden of the FNS-583 is 53
State agencies, including the agencies responsible for SNAP
administration in 50 States, the District of Columbia, Guam, and the
U.S. Virgin Islands.
The estimated number of respondents for requesting additional funds
and maintaining records to support these requests is 18 per year.
Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: The 53 States
agencies are required to submit data on the FNS-583 quarterly. State
agencies will be required to maintain data to support 4 reports per
year.
The State agencies requesting additional funds typically do so once
per year.
Estimated Total Annual Responses: 248.
Estimated Time per Response: The estimated time of response varies
from 8 to 60 minutes depending on respondent group, as shown in the
table below, with an average estimated time of .199 hours per response.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 2,971 minutes (49.51
hours rounded to 50 burden hours). See the table below for estimated
total annual burden for each type of respondent.
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Total Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping Burden: Compiling and Reporting for the FNS-583 and Requests for More Funding SNAP Employment and Training
Program Activity Report
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Estimated
Number of Reports filed Total number of Estimated
Section of regulation Title respondents annually responses (C x hours per total hours (C
D) response x D x F)
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A B........................... C D E F G
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REPORTING
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7 CFR 273.7(d)(1)(i)(F) Preparing requests for more 18 1 18 1 18
funds after initial
allocation.
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Total Reporting Additional Funds ............................ 18 1 18 1 18
Requests.
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RECORDKEEPING
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7 CFR 277.12.............................. Recordkeeping burden for.... 53 4 212 0.137 29.04
FNS-583.....................
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7 CFR 277.12.............................. Record-keeping burden for 18 1 18 0.137 2.47
additional requests.
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Total Recordkeeping Burden for FNS 583 ............................ 53 4.34 230 0.137 31.51
and Additional Funds Requests.
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SUMMARY
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Total all burdens................. ............................ 53 4.679 248 0.199 49.51
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Pamilyn Miller,
Administrator,Food and Nutrition Service.
[FR Doc. 2020-17673 Filed 8-13-20; 8:45 am]
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