Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

Published date24 June 2019
Citation84 FR 29493
Record Number2019-13357
SectionNotices
CourtAgriculture Department
Federal Register, Volume 84 Issue 121 (Monday, June 24, 2019)
[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 121 (Monday, June 24, 2019)]
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                [FR Doc No: 2019-13357]
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                DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
                Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
                June 19, 2019.
                 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; 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; the
                accuracy of the agency's estimate of burden including the validity of
                the methodology and assumptions used; ways to enhance the quality,
                utility and clarity of the information to be collected; and 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 July 24,
                2019 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: Evaluation of Technology Modernization for SNAP Benefit
                Redemption through Online Transactions.
                 OMB Control Number: 0584-NEW.
                 Summary of Collection: Section 4011 of the Agricultural Act of 2014
                (The Farm Bill) mandated by Congress that the U.S. Department of
                Agriculture's Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) conduct an Electronic
                Benefits Transfer Online Purchasing Pilot (referred to in this document
                as the SNAP Online Purchasing Pilot) to test the feasibility and
                implications of allowing retail food stores to accept Supplemental
                Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits through online
                transactions. The Farm Bill provided FNS and its stakeholders an
                opportunity to begin modernizing benefit redemption through online
                purchasing for SNAP.
                 Need and Use of the Information: FNS seeks to learn how the seven
                retailer pilots operate, the implementation challenges and lessons
                learned, the characteristics of SNAP online customers, the risks and
                benefits of online purchasing for the integrity of SNAP, and the
                requirements for expansion. The results of this evaluation will inform
                FNS' decisions about how to make SNAP online purchases more widely
                available, how to ensure the accessibility and quality of online
                purchases, and how to ensure that protections against abuse remain
                strong or grow stronger. Ultimately, the findings from this evaluation
                will help FNS in setting new requirements, policies, and procedures for
                authorization of online retailers.
                 Description of Respondents: State, Local or Tribal Government;
                Business-for-not-for-profit.
                 Number of Respondents: 57,000.
                 Frequency of Responses: Reporting.
                 Total Burden Hours: 12,004.
                Ruth Brown,
                Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
                [FR Doc. 2019-13357 Filed 6-21-19; 8:45 am]
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