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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Food and Nutrition Service 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Supplemental Nutrition 

Assistance Program (SNAP) Forms: 

Applications, Periodic Reporting, and 

Notices 

AGENCY: Food and Nutrition Service 

(FNS), USDA. 

ACTION: Notice. 

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. 

This collection is a revision of the 

currently approved collection for the 

applications, periodic reporting, and 

notices burden calculations for the 

Supplemental Nutrition Assistance 

Program (SNAP). 

DATES: Written comments must be 

received on or before November 13, 

2023. 

ADDRESSES: Comments may be sent to: 

Certification Policy Branch, Program 

Development Division Food and 

Nutrition Service, U.S. Department of 

Agriculture, 1320 Braddock Place, 5th 

Floor, Alexandria, VA 22314. Comments 

may also be submitted via fax to the 

attention of the Certification Policy 

Branch at 703–305–2022 or via email to 

SNAPCPBRules@usda.gov. Comments 

will also be accepted through the 

Federal eRulemaking Portal. Go to 

https://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 

(OMB) 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 Muhammad Kara 

by telephone at 703–305–2022. 

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: Supplemental Nutrition 

Assistance Program Forms: 

Applications, Periodic Reporting, and 

Notices. 

Form Number: N/A. 

OMB Control Number: 0584–0064. 

Expiration Date: 2/29/2024. 

Type of Request: Revision of a 

currently approved collection. 

Abstract: The information collection 

addresses the burden estimates 

associated with applications, which are 

designed at the State level; client 

reporting; and notices sent to SNAP 

participants or applicants (Individuals/ 

Households). Following Federal 

requirements, State agencies are 

responsible for determining the 

eligibility of SNAP households and 

issuing benefits to those households 

entitled to benefits under the Food and 

Nutrition Act of 2008 (the Act), as 

amended. State agencies obtain 

demographics such as: names, social 

security numbers, and date of births of 

all household members; addresses; and 

individual or household income 

information from households through 

the initial application and 

recertification processes as well as 

through various reports to determine 

program eligibility and benefit levels. 

SNAP notices sent to individuals or 

households addresses are the primary 

method State agencies communicate 

with SNAP applicants and current 

participants. This information must be 

collected from households to ensure 

that they are eligible for the program 

and that they receive the correct amount 

of SNAP benefits. 

Additionally, State agencies are 

limited in the use or disclosure of 

information obtained from SNAP 

application forms or contained in case 

files of participating SNAP households 

to certain persons, specifically those 

directly connected with: the 

administration of SNAP; the 

administration of other Federal or 

Federally assisted means-tested 

programs; the verification of 

immigration status of aliens; the Office 

of the Comptroller General of the U.S. 

for audit and examination authorized by 

any other provisions of law; local, State, 

or Federal law enforcement for the 

purpose of investigating an alleged 

violation of the Act or SNAP 

regulations; local, State, or Federal law 

enforcement for the purpose of 

investigating if a household member is 

a fleeing felon or a parole violator; and 

agencies of the Federal Government for 

the purposes of collecting the amount of 

an over issuance from Federal pay. 

The Federal procedures for 

implementing the application and 

certification procedures, as well as 

third-party disclosure requests, in the 

Act are in Parts 271, 272, and 273 of the 

Title 7 of the Code of Federal 

Regulations (CFR). Part 271 contains 

general information and definitions, 

Part 272 contains requirements for 

participating State agencies, and Part 

273 contains procedures for the 

certification of eligible households. 

In the process of renewing this 

information collection, FNS modified 

the burden of some of its reporting and 

recordkeeping requirements to reflect 

current SNAP caseload levels and more 

recent or accurate data sources, where 

possible. These adjustments represent 

an increase of 14,957,613.94 total 

annual burden hours. In addition, FNS 

added burden hours to reflect program 

changes related to two final rules, 

described in more detail below. The 

burden associated with these rules 

represents an increase of 827,239.41 

total annual burden hours. Together, 

these updates represent an increase of 

85,968,762.93 total annual responses 

and 15,784,853.36 total annual burden 

hours for 53 State agencies, 2,724 Local 

agencies, and 18,802,000 Individuals/ 

Households compared to the last to the 

burden in the currently approved 

information collection. 

On January 5, 2021, FNS published 

the final rule, ‘‘Employment and 

Training Opportunities in the 

Supplemental Nutrition Assistance 

Program’’ (84 FR 358). This rule requires 

State agencies to consult with their State 

workforce development boards on the 

design of their employment and training 

(E&T) programs and to document in 

their E&T State plans the extent to 

which their E&T programs will be 

carried out in coordination with 

activities under title I of the Workforce 

Innovation and Opportunity Act 

(WIOA). The final rule also made 

changes to E&T components including: 

replacing job search with supervised job 

search as a component; eliminating job 

finding clubs; replacing job skills 

assessments with employability 

assessments; adding apprenticeships 

and subsidized employment as 

allowable activities; requiring a 30-day 

minimum for provision of job retention 

services; and allowing those activities 

from the E&T pilots authorized under 

the Agricultural Act of 2014 (Pub. L. 

113–79) that have had the most 

demonstrable impact on the ability of 

participants to find and retain 

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income and reduced reliance on public 

assistance to become allowable E&T 

activities. As noted in the final rule, 

FNS is merging some of the burden 

associated with this rule with this 

collection by adding new reporting 

burden line items. The burden 

associated with this program change is 

listed below: 

1. Review and modify list of available 

E&T Services (7 CFR 273.14(b)(5)): 

Under this requirement, 53 State 

agencies will each review and modify 

one list of available E&T opportunities 

annually. Thus, the information 

collection activities associated with this 

requirement results in 53 responses for 

State agencies. FNS estimates that it will 

take State agencies approximately 24 

hours per response, resulting in 1,272 

burden hours. This program change to 

the burden reflects an increase of 53 

total annual responses and 1,272 total 

annual burden hours for State agencies. 

2. Provide list of available 

Employment and Training (E&T) 

services (7 CFR 273.14(b)(5)): Under this 

requirement, 53 State agencies will each 

send, on average, 103,698.11 lists 

advising SNAP households not 

otherwise exempt from the general work 

requirements in writing of available 

employment and training (E&T) 

opportunities at the time of 

recertification if these individuals are 

members of households that contain at 

least one adult, with no elderly or 

disabled individuals, and with no 

earned income at their last certification 

or required report. Thus, the 

information collection activities 

associated with this requirement result 

in 5,496,000 responses for State 

agencies. FNS estimates that it takes 

States approximately one minute 

(0.0200 hours) per response, resulting in 

109,920 burden hours. This program 

change to the burden reflects an 

increase of 5,496,000 total annual 

responses and 109,920 total annual 

burden hours for State agencies. FNS 

also estimates that 5,496,000 

individuals will each receive and read 

one list of available E&T services. Thus, 

the information collection activities 

associated with this requirement results 

in 5,496,000 responses for individuals. 

FNS estimates that it takes individuals 

approximately one minute (0.0200 

hours) per response, resulting in 

109,920 burden hours. This adjustment 

to the burden reflects an increase of 

5,496,000 total annual responses and 

109,920 total annual burden hours for 

households. FNS notes that while the 

household burden associated with this 

requirement is outlined in the final rule 

published January 5, 2021, FNS has not 

previously delineated the State agency 

burden associated with this 

requirement. In this information 

collection renewal, FNS chose to 

delineate the State agency burden 

associated with this requirement to 

reflect the process of State agencies 

sending the list of available E&T 

services and associated burden more 

accurately. 

3. Inform Able-Bodied Adults without 

Dependents (ABAWD) of the ABAWD 

work requirement (7 CFR 273.7(c)(1)(ii) 

& (iii) & 273.24(b)(8)): Under this 

requirement, 53 State agencies will each 

send, on average, 50,943.40 notices 

informing able-bodied adults without 

dependents (ABAWD) about the 

ABAWD work requirement and time 

limit. Thus, the information collection 

activities associated with this 

requirement result in 2,700,000 

responses for State agencies. FNS 

estimates that it will take each State 

agency approximately 5 minutes (0.0830 

hours) per response, resulting in 

224,100 burden hours. This program 

change to the burden reflects an 

increase of 2,700,000 total annual 

responses and 224,100 total annual 

burden hours for State agencies. FNS 

also estimates that 2,700,000 

individuals subject to the ABAWD work 

requirement and time limit will each 

read one notice. Thus, the information 

collection activities associated with this 

requirement results in 2,700,000 

responses for households. FNS 

estimates that it takes households 

approximately 5 minutes (0.0830 hours) 

per response, resulting in 224,100 

burden hours. This program change to 

the burden reflects an increase of 

2,700,000 total annual responses and 

224,100 total annual burden hours for 

households. 

4. Inform Employment and Training 

(E&T) Participants of Provider 

Determination (7 CFR 273.7(c)(18)(i)): 

Under this requirement, 53 State 

agencies will each send, on average, 

867.92 notifications to E&T participants 

who receive a provider determination 

by an E&T provider. Thus, the 

information collection activities 

associated with this requirement result 

in 46,000 responses for State agencies. 

FNS estimates it will take State agencies 

approximately 5 minutes (0.0830 hours) 

per response, resulting in 3,818 burden 

hours. This program change to the 

burden reflects an increase of 46,000 

total responses and 3,818 burden hours 

for State agencies. FNS also estimates 

that 46,000 E&T participants will each 

read one provider determination. Thus, 

the information collection activities 

associated with this requirement result 

in 46,000 responses for households. 

FNS estimates that it takes households 

approximately 5 minutes (0.0830 hours) 

per response, resulting in 3,818 burden 

hours. This adjustment to the burden 

reflects an increase of 46,000 total 

annual responses and 3,818 total annual 

burden hours for households. 

On October 3, 2022, FNS published 

the interim final rule, ‘‘Supplemental 

Nutrition Assistance Program: 

Requirement for Interstate Data 

Matching to Prevent Duplicate 

Issuances’’ (87 FR 59633). This rule 

requires State agencies to provide 

information to the National Agency 

Clearinghouse (NAC) regarding 

individuals receiving SNAP benefits in 

their States to ensure they are not 

already receiving benefits in another 

State. It also requires State agencies to 

take appropriate action with respect to 

each indication from the NAC that an 

individual may already be receiving 

SNAP benefits from another State 

agency. FNS is merging most of the 

burden associated with this rule with 

this collection by updating existing 

verification and noticing burden 

estimates for both State agencies and 

individuals/households. The estimates 

below are solely related to the program 

changes related to the rule, but FNS 

notes that it also made adjustments to 

the following line items related to SNAP 

caseload levels and participation. These 

adjustments are delineated further in 

the burden table, but for purposes of 

this notice, FNS is focusing on the 

program changes specifically. The 

burden associated with this program 

change is listed below: 

1. Verification: Questionable 

Information (7 CFR 273.2(f)(1)&(2)): 

Under this requirement, 53 State 

agencies will each send, on average, 

4,611.57 notifications to households 

who have questionable and/or unclear 

information following a positive NAC 

match. Thus, the information collection 

activities associated with this 

requirement result in 244,413.10 

responses for State agencies. FNS 

estimates that it takes States 

approximately 6 minutes (0.1002 hours) 

per response, resulting in 24,490.19 

burden hours. This program change to 

the burden reflects an increase of 

244,413.10 total annual responses and 

24,490.19 total annual burden hours for 

States agencies. FNS also estimates that 

244,413.10 households will each read 

one notification. Thus, the information 

collection activities associated with this 

requirement result in 244,413.10 

responses for households. FNS 

estimates that it takes households 

approximately 4 minute (0.0668 hours) 

per response, resulting in 16,326.79 

burden hours. This program change to 

the burden reflects an increase of 


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244,413.10 total annual responses and 

16,326.79 total annual burden hours for 

households. 

2. Notice of Adverse Action (7 CFR 

273.13(a)): Under this requirement, 53 

State agencies will be required to issue 

a combined notice for a match on an 

individual during the certification 

period prior to a change in SNAP 

benefit allotment to a participant as a 

result of a match found through the 

NAC. Thus, the information collection 

activities associated with this 

requirement results in 409,709.52 

responses for State agencies. FNS 

estimates that it takes States 

approximately 3 minutes (0.0501 hours) 

per response, resulting in 20,526.45 

annual burden hours. This program 

change to the burden reflects an 

increase of 409,709.52 total annual 

responses and 20,526.45 total annual 

burden hours for States agencies. FNS 

also estimates that 409,709.52 

households will each receive a 

combined notice of match results and 

notice of adverse action as a result of a 

positive NAC match received during the 

certification period. Thus, the 

information collection activities 

associated with this requirement result 

in 409,709.52 responses for households. 

FNS estimates that it takes households 

approximately 5 minutes (0.0835 hours) 

per response, resulting in 34,210.75 

burden hours. This program change to 

the burden reflects an increase of 

409,709.52 total annual responses and 

34,210.75 total annual burden hours for 

households. 

3. Notice of Match Results (7 CFR 

237.12(c)(3)(iii)): Under this 

requirement, 53 State agencies will be 

required to issue a notice of match 

results, as necessary, to a household 

following a positive NAC match on an 

applicant, recertifying individual, or a 

newly added household member. Thus, 

the information collection activities 

associated with this requirement results 

in 409,709.52 responses for State 

agencies. FNS estimates that it takes 

States approximately 3 minutes (0.0501 

hours) per response, resulting in 

20,526.45 annual burden hours. This 

program change reflects an increase of 

409,709.52 total annual responses and 

20,526.45 total annual burden hours for 

States agencies. FNS also estimates that 

409,709.52 households will each receive 

a notice of match results. Thus, the 

information collection activities 

associated with this requirement results 

in 409,709.52 responses for households. 

FNS estimates that it takes households 

approximately 5 minutes (0.0835 hours) 

per response, resulting in 34,210.75 

burden hours. This program change to 

the burden reflects an increase of 

409,709.52 total annual responses and 

34,210.75 total annual burden hours for 

households. 

Inclusive of all burden adjustments 

and program changes made as part of 

this renewal, FNS is requesting an 

overall burden of 1,023,763,956 total 

annual responses and 139,973,104 total 

annual burden hours. These burden 

estimates include 866,533,635 total 

annual responses and 135,372,295 total 

annual burden hours for reporting by 

State agencies and Individuals/ 

Households. The estimates also include 

157,228,413 total annual responses and 

4,599,855 total annual burden hours for 

recordkeeping by Local agencies. 

Finally, the estimates include 1,908 

total annual responses and 954 total 

annual burden hours for third- party 

disclosures by State agencies. 

The currently approved burden for 

this information collection is 

937,795,193 total annual responses and 

124,188,251 total annual burden hours. 

Thus, when compared to the burden in 

the currently approved information 

collection, the adjustments and program 

changes in this renewal represent an 

increase of 15,784,853.36, rounded to 

15,784,853, total annual responses and 

1,023,763,955.93, rounded to 

1,023,763,956, total annual burden 

hours. 

A breakdown of the burden estimates 

per type of affected public is provided 

below. 

Reporting Burden for State Agencies 

Estimated Total Number of 

Respondents: 53. 

Estimated Frequency of Responses per 

Respondents: 8,285,674.69. 

Estimated Time per Response: 0.13. 

Estimated Total Annual Reporting 

Burden: 58,835,613.04. 

Reporting Burden for Individual/ 

Households 

Estimated Total Number of 

Respondents: 18,802,000. 

Estimated Frequency of Responses per 

Respondents: 22.73. 

Estimated Time per Response: 0.18. 

Estimated Total Annual Reporting 

Burden: 76,536,682.18. 

Recordkeeping Burden for Local 

Agencies 

Estimated Total Number of 

Recordkeepers: 2,724. 

Estimated Frequency of Responses per 

Recordkeeper: 57,719.68. 

Estimated Total Annual Responses: 

157,228,413. 

Estimated Time per Record: 0.03. 

Estimated Total Annual 

Recordkeeping Burden: 4,599,854.90. 

Third Party Disclosure for State 

Agencies 

Estimated Total Number of 

Respondents: 53. 

Estimated Frequency of Responses per 

Respondents: 36.00. 

Estimated Time per Response: 0.50. 

Estimated Total Annual Reporting 

Burden: 954.00. 

Total Burden Estimate 

Estimated Overall Total Number of 

Respondents: 18,804,777. 

Estimated Overall Frequency of 

Responses per Respondents: 54.44. 

Estimated Overall Total Annual 

Responses: 1,023,763,955.93. 

Estimated Overall Time per Response: 

0.14. 

Estimated Overall Grand Total 

Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping 

Burden: 139,973,104.13. 

FNS SNAP FORMS ICR TOTAL BURDEN ESTIMATE

[OMB Control No. 0584–0064] 

Affected public 

Estimated 

number of 

respondent 

Estimated 

responses 

annually per 

respondent 

Estimated 

total annual 

responses 

Estimated 

average 

number of 

hours per 

response 

Estimated 

total hours 

Reporting Burden: 

State/Local/Tribal Governments ........................................................ 53 8,285,674.69 439,140,758.62 0.13 58,835,613.04 

Households ........................................................................................ 18,802,000 22.73 427,392,876.32 0.18 76,536,682.18 

Total Estimated Reporting Burden .................................................... 18,802,053 46.09 866,533,634.93 0.16 135,372,295.23 

Recordkeeping Burden: 

State/Local/Tribal Governments ........................................................ 2,724 57,719.68 157,228,413 0.03 4,599,854.90 

Total Estimated Recordkeeping Burden ............................................ 2,724 57,719.68 157,228,413 0.03 4,599,854.90 

Third-Party Disclosures: 

State/Local/Tribal Governments ........................................................ 53 36.00 1,908.00 0.50 954.00 


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FNS SNAP FORMS ICR TOTAL BURDEN ESTIMATE—Continued 

[OMB Control No. 0584–0064] 

Affected public 

Estimated 

number of 

respondent 

Estimated 

responses 

annually per 

respondent 

Estimated 

total annual 

responses 

Estimated 

average 

number of 

hours per 

response 

Estimated 

total hours 

Total Estimated Third-Party Disclosures Burden .............................. 53 36.00 1,908.00 0.50 954.00 

Total Burden for 0584–0064 ....................................................... 18,804,777 54.44 1,023,763,955.93 0.14 139,973,104.13 

Tameka Owens, 

Assistant Administrator, Food and Nutrition 

Service. 

[FR Doc. 2023–19633 Filed 9–11–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–30–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

National Agricultural Statistics Service 

Notice of Intent To Request Revision 

and Extension of a Currently Approved 

Information Collection 

AGENCY: National Agricultural Statistics 

Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this 

notice announces the intention of the 

National Agricultural Statistics Service 

(NASS) to request revision and 

extension of a currently approved 

information collection, the Agricultural 

Surveys Program. Revision to burden 

hours will be needed due to changes in 

the size of the target population, 

sampling design, and/or questionnaire 

length. 

DATES: Comments on this notice must be 

received by November 13, 2023 to be 

assured of consideration. 

ADDRESSES: 

• Email: ombofficer@nass.usda.gov. 

Include the docket number above in the 

subject line of the message. 

• Efax: (855) 838–6382. 

• Mail: Mail any paper, disk, or CD– 

ROM submissions to: Richard Hopper, 

NASS Clearance Officer, U.S. 

Department of Agriculture, Room 5336, 

South Building, 1400 Independence 

Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20250– 

2024. 

• Hand Delivery/Courier: Hand 

deliver to: Richard Hopper, NASS 

Clearance Officer, U.S. Department of 

Agriculture, Room 5336, South 

Building, 1400 Independence Avenue 

SW, Washington, DC 20250–2024. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Kevin L. Barnes, Associate 

Administrator, National Agricultural 

Statistics Service, U.S. Department of 

Agriculture, (202) 720–4333. Copies of 

this information collection and related 

instructions can be obtained without 

charge from Richard Hopper, NASS— 

OMB Clearance Officer, at (202) 720– 

2206 or at ombofficer@nass.usda.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Agricultural Surveys Program. 

OMB Control Number: 0535–0213. 

Expiration Date of Approval: April 30, 

2024. 

Type of Request: To revise and extend 

a currently approved information 

collection for a period of three years. 

Abstract: The primary objective of the 

National Agricultural Statistics Service 

(NASS) is to collect, prepare and issue 

State and national estimates of crop and 

livestock production, prices and 

disposition as well as economic 

statistics, farm numbers, land values, 

on-farm pesticide usage, pest crop 

management practices, as well as the 

Census of Agriculture. The Agricultural 

Surveys Program contains a series of 

surveys that obtains basic agricultural 

data from farmers, ranchers, and 

feedlots throughout the Nation for 

preparing agricultural estimates and 

forecasts of crop acreage, yield, and 

production; stocks of grains and 

soybeans; hog and pig numbers; sheep 

inventory and lamb crop; cattle 

inventory; cattle on feed; grazing fees; 

and land values. Uses of the statistical 

information collected by these surveys 

are extensive and varied. Producers, 

farm organizations, agribusinesses, 

commodity exchanges, State and 

national farm policy makers, and 

government agencies are important 

users of these statistics. Agricultural 

statistics are used to plan and 

administer other related Federal and 

State programs in such areas as 

consumer protection, conservation, 

foreign trade, education, and recreation. 

Revisions to burden are needed due to 

changes in the size of the target 

population, sample design, and minor 

changes in questionnaire design. 

These data will be collected under the 

authority of 7 U.S.C. 2204(a). 

Individually identifiable data collected 

under this authority are governed by 

Section 1770 of the Food Security Act 

of 1985, as amended, 7 U.S.C. 2276, 

which requires USDA to afford strict 

confidentiality to non-aggregated data 

provided by respondents. This Notice is 

submitted in accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 

Public Law 104–13 (44 U.S.C. 3501, et 

seq.) and Office of Management and 

Budget regulations at 5 CFR part 1320. 

All NASS employees and NASS 

contractors must also fully comply with 

all provisions of the Confidential 

Information Protection and Statistical 

Efficiency Act (CIPSEA) of 2018, title III 

of Public Law 115–435, codified in 44 

U.S.C. ch. 35. CIPSEA supports NASS’s 

pledge of confidentiality to all 

respondents and facilitates the agency’s 

efforts to reduce burden by supporting 

statistical activities of collaborative 

agencies through designation of NASS 

agents, subject to the limitations and 

penalties described in CIPSEA. 

Estimate of Burden: Public reporting 

burden for this collection of information 

will range from 5 to 40 minutes per 

response. 

Respondents: Farmers, Ranchers and 

Feed Lots. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

492,000. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden on 

Respondents: 185,000 hours. 

Comments: 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 will 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 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, through 

the use of appropriate automated, 

electronic, mechanical, technological or 

other forms of information technology 

collection methods. 

All responses to this notice will 

become a matter of public record and be 

summarized in the request for OMB 

approval. 


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