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Vol. 88, No. 202 

Friday, October 20, 2023 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Food and Nutrition Service 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Employment and Training 

Opportunities in the Supplemental 

Nutrition Assistance Program 

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 a 

currently approved collection. This 

information collection includes the 

requirement for case management 

services to individuals participating in 

Supplemental Nutrition Assistance 

Program (SNAP) Employment and 

Training (E&T) program as mandated by 

the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 

(FNA), as amended. The current 

information collection also includes 

four other provisions of the FNA and 

SNAP regulations that are being merged 

into other existing information 

collections. Those provisions include 

State agencies notifying individuals 

who have been determined ill-suited by 

an E&T provider for a particular E&T 

component; State agency notification to 

inform Able-bodied Adults without 

Dependents (ABAWD) about work 

requirements and the ABAWD time 

limit through a written notice and oral 

explanation; the requirement that State 

agencies inform SNAP households not 

otherwise exempt from the general work 

requirements in writing of available 

employment and training services 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 the their last 

recertification or required report; and 

the addition of four data elements to the 

FNS–583 reports (SNAP Employment 

and Training Program Activity Report). 

DATES: Written comments must be 

received on or before December 19, 

2023. 

ADDRESSES: Comments may be sent to: 

Marcie Foster, Food and Nutrition 

Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, 

1320 Braddock Place, 5th Floor, 

Alexandria, VA 22314. Comments may 

also be submitted via email to 

rachel.gragg@usda.gov. 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 Rachel Gragg at 

703–605–3213. 

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 

Opportunities in the Supplemental 

Nutrition Assistance Program. 

Form Number: N/A. 

OMB Control Number: 0584–0653. 

Expiration Date: 03/31/2024. 

Type of Request: Revision of a 

currently approved collection. 

Abstract: Section 6(d)(4)(B)(i) of the 

Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (FNA), 

as amended, and Supplemental 

Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) 

regulations at 7 CFR 273.7(e)(1) requires 

State agencies to provide case 

management services, such as 

comprehensive intake assessments, 

individualized service plans, progress 

monitoring or coordination with service 

providers to all SNAP Employment and 

Training (E&T) participants. The 

purpose of the case management 

services is to guide E&T participants 

towards appropriate E&T components 

and activities based on the participant’s 

needs and interests, support the 

participant in the E&T program and to 

provide activities and resources that 

will assist the participant toward selfsufficiency. State agencies may adopt 

different modes for the delivery of case 

management services, such as virtual, 

over the telephone, in-person or hybrid 

approach. This information will be used 

to better administer the SNAP E&T 

Program and provide improved 

customer service to SNAP E&T 

participants. If the Department does not 

require State agencies to conduct case 

management services, the Department 

will be out of compliance with Federal 

law. 

Discussed in the Employment and 

Training Opportunities in the 

Supplemental Nutrition Assistance 

Program Final rule was the intent to 

merge certain reporting burdens to OMB 

Controls #0584–0064 and #0584–0594. 

Merging OMB-Approved Burden from 

OMB Control Number 0584–0653 to 

OMB Control Number 0584–0064: Three 

provisions included in the current 

information collection for the 

Employment and Training 

Opportunities in SNAP are being 

merged into the OMB-Approved burden 

for the SNAP Forms: Applications, 

Periodic Reporting, Notices (OMB 

Control Number 0584–0064, expiration 

date: 02/28/24. Those provisions 

include the requirement under 7 CFR 

273.7(c)(18)(i) for notifying E&T 

participants of provider determinations; 

requirement under 7 CFR 273.24(b)(8) 

regarding informing Able-bodied Adults 

without Dependents (ABAWDs) of the 

ABAWD work requirements and time 

limits; and the requirement under 7 CFR 

273.7(b)(5) for informing certain 

households of employment and training 

services. 

Merging OMB-Approved Burden for 

the FNS–583 from OMB Control Number 

0584–0653 to OMB Control Number 

0584–0594: The requirement under 7 


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CFR 273.7(c)(11) regarding four 

additional data elements in the FNS– 

583 reports (SNAP Employment and 

Training Program Activity Report) was 

merged into the OMB-Approved burden 

for the Food Program and Reporting 

System (OMB Control Number 0584– 

0594, expiration date 07/31/23 currently 

under review). 

The following is the estimated burden 

for State agencies to provide, record and 

maintain records in State E&T 

management information systems (MIS) 

on the provision of case management 

services and individuals receiving case 

management services. 

FNS is seeking an overall burden of 

375,053 respondents (53 States + 

375,000 Individuals/Households); 

5,325,568.45 total annual responses 

(2,662,508.00 State reporting + 

1,331,254 Individuals/Households 

reporting + 1,331,254 States 

recordkeeping; and 1,424,613.04 total 

annual burden hours (711,555.26 States 

reporting + 533,431,88 Individuals/ 

Households reporting + 186,375.56) see 

breakout in the table below. 

Reporting 

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 reporting 

burden of case management services is 

53 State agencies representing the 

agencies responsible for SNAP E&T 

administration in 50 States, the District 

of Columbia, Guam and the U.S. Virgin 

Islands. 

Estimated Number of Responses per 

Respondent: The total estimated number 

of responses per respondent for the 

provision and documenting of case 

management services is 50,236. 

Based upon an average participation 

in E&T between FY 2016 to FY 2021, it 

is estimated that an average of 375,000 

individuals participates in SNAP E&T 

annually divided by 53 State agencies 

equals an annual average of 7,075.47 

E&T participants per State agency. 

Individuals participate in E&T 

programs an average of 3.55 months. 

Estimated number of provisions of 

case management services per each 

State agency: 7,075.47 E&T participants 

× 3.55 months = 25,117.92. 

Estimated number of documentations 

of case management services per each 

State agency: 7,075.47 E&T participants 

× 3.55 months =25,117.92. 

Estimated Total Annual Responses: 

The total estimated annual responses for 

the provision and documenting of case 

management services is 2,662,508. 

Estimated number of provisions of 

case management services per each 

State agency: 7,075.47 E&T participants 

× 3.55 months = 25,117.92. 

Total annual responses of provisions 

of case management services: 25,117.92 

× 53 State agencies = 1,331,249.76. 

Estimated number for 

documentations of case management 

services per each State agency: 7,075.47 

E&T participants × 3.55 months = 

25,117.92. 

Total annual responses for 

documentations of case management 

services: 25,117.92 × 53 State agencies = 

1,331,249.76. 

Estimated Time per Response: The 

estimated hours per response is .27. 

Estimated time for initial case 

management meeting is .5 hours and 

each subsequent meeting is .25 hours, 

for an average of 0.3007 hours per 

meeting ([0.5 hours + .25 hours + .25 

hours + 0.0676 hours]/3.55 months = 

0.3007). 

Estimated time for case manager to 

prepare for each case management 

session is an average of 0.1538 hours per 

meeting. 

Total time for provision of case 

management is .4545 (0.3007 + 0.1538 

= 0.4545). 

Estimated Total Annual Burden on 

Respondents: The estimated total 

annual burden on State agencies to 

provide and document case 

management services is 711,555.26. 

Affected Public: Individual/ 

Household. Respondent group includes 

SNAP participants referred to SNAP 

E&T receiving case management 

services. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

The estimated number of respondents is 

375,000 individuals participating in 

SNAP E&T and receive case 

management services. Based upon an 

average participation in E&T between 

FY 2016 to FY 2021. 

Estimated Number of Responses per 

Respondent: The estimated number of 

responses per respondent is 3.55001067. 

This represents the average number of 

months that E&T participants 

participate and receive case 

management services. 

Estimated Total Annual Responses: 

The estimated total annual responses is 

1,331,254. 

375,000 E&T participants receiving 

case management services for 3.55 

months (375,000 * 3.55 = 1,331,254.) 

Estimated Time per Response: The 

estimated time per response is .4007 

hours. 

Average meeting time for each case 

management meeting is .3007 hours. 

It is assumed that 90 percent of the 

case management meetings will be held 

telephonically or virtually with only 10 

percent held in-person and 

consequently requiring the participant 

to travel to an E&T site adding one hour 

to the average meeting time. For this 

reason, the average meeting time per 

participant is 0.4007 hours per meeting 

([0.3007 *0.90] + [1.3007*.10] = 0.4007). 

Estimated Total Annual Burden on 

Respondents: The estimated total 

annual burden on respondents is 

533,431.88 hours. 

See the table below for estimated total 

annual reporting burden for each type of 

respondent. 

TOTAL ANNUAL REPORTING BURDEN—SNAP EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING PROVISION AND RECORDING OF CASE

MANAGEMENT SERVICES

Respondent 

category 

(affected public) 

Type of 

respondents Burden activity CFR citation 

Estimated 

number of 

respondents 

Responses 

per 

respondent 

(col. G/E) 

Total annual 

responses 

(col. E × F) 

Estimated 

hours per 

response 

(col. I/G) 

Estimated 

total burden 

hours 

(col. G × H) 

A B C D E F G H I 

REPORTING 

State Government .. State Agency E&T 

Case Managers.

Provide Case Management Services.7 CFR 273.7(e)(1) 53.00 25,118.00 1,331,254.00 0.45 605,054.94 

Document Case 

Management 

Services.

7 CFR 273.7(e)(1) 53.00 25,118.00 1,331,254.00 0.08 106,500.32 

State Agency Eligibility Worker.Notify E&T Participants of Provider 

Determination.

7 CFR 

273.7(c)(18)(i).

0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 


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TOTAL ANNUAL REPORTING BURDEN—SNAP EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING PROVISION AND RECORDING OF CASE

MANAGEMENT SERVICES—Continued 

Respondent 

category 

(affected public) 

Type of 

respondents Burden activity CFR citation 

Estimated 

number of 

respondents 

Responses 

per 

respondent 

(col. G/E) 

Total annual 

responses 

(col. E × F) 

Estimated 

hours per 

response 

(col. I/G) 

Estimated 

total burden 

hours 

(col. G × H) 

A B C D E F G H I 

Inform ABAWDs of 

the ABAWD work 

requirement.

7 CFR 

273.7(c)(1)(ii)– 

(iii); and 

273.24(b)(8).

0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 

State Agency Administrative Staff.Develop list of Employment and 

Training Services.

7 CFR 273.14(b)(5) 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 

Develop ABAWD 

written statement 

of work requirements.

7 CFR 

273.7(c)(1)(iii).

0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 

Reporting FNS–583 

data elements 

(OMB Control 

#0584–0594).

7 CFR 273.7(c)(11) 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 

Reporting additional 

FNS–583 data 

elements.

7 CFR 273.7(c)(11) 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 

State Government Sub-Total 53.00 50,236.00 2,662,508.00 0.27 711,555.26 

Individuals/Household.E&T Participants .... Participating in 

Case Management Services.

7 CFR 273.7(e)(1) 375,000.00 3.55 1,331,254.00 0.40 533,433.48 

Review Information 

on Provider Determination.

7 CFR 

273.7(c)(18)(i).

0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 

Read ABAWD written statement of 

work requirements.

7 CFR 

273.7(c)(1)(iii) 

and 273.24(b)(8).

0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 

Read list of Employment and 

Training Services.

7 CFR 273.14(b)(5) 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 

Individuals/Household Sub-Total 375,000.00 3.55 1,331,254.00 0.40 533,433.48 

Grand Total Reporting Burden 375,053.00 10.65 3,993,762.00 0.31 1,244,988.74 

Recordkeeping 

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 for maintaining 

records of case management services is 

53 State agencies, including the 

agencies responsible for SNAP E&T 

administration in 50 States, the District 

of Columbia, Guam and the U.S. Virgin 

Islands. 

Estimated Number of Responses per 

Respondent: The total estimated number 

of responses per respondent for the 

provision and documenting of case 

management services is 25,118. 

Estimated Total Annual Responses: 

The total estimated annual responses for 

the provision and documenting of case 

management services is 1,331,254. 

Estimated Time per Response: The 

estimated time per response is .14 

hours. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden on 

Respondents: The estimated total 

annual burden on respondents is 

186,375.56 hours. 

See table below for estimated total 

burden for each type of respondent. 

TOTAL ANNUAL RECORDKEEPING BURDEN—SNAP EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING MAINTAINING RECORDS OF CASE

MANAGEMENT SERVICES

Respondent 

category 

(affected public) 

Type of 

respondents Burden activity CFR citation 

Estimated 

number of 

respondents 

Responses 

per 

respondent 

(col. G/E) 

Total annual 

responses 

(col. E × F) 

Estimated 

hours per 

response 

(col. I/G) 

Estimated 

total burden 

hours 

(col. G × H) 

A B C D E F G H I 

RECORDKEEPING 

State Government State Agency ........ Maintain Case 

Management 

Records.

273.7(e)(1) ............ 53.00 25,118.00 1,331,254.00 0.14 186,375.56 

Grand Total Recordkeeping Burden 53.00 25,118.00 1,331,254.00 0.14 186,375.56 


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Tameka Owens, 

Assistant Administrator, Food and Nutrition 

Service. 

[FR Doc. 2023–23238 Filed 10–19–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–30–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Rural Utilities Service 

[Docket No. RUS–23–TELECOM–0015] 

Notice of an Extension to an Existing 

Information Collection 

AGENCY: Rural Utilities Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice and request for comment. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this 

notice announces the Rural Utilities 

Service’s (RUS or Agency), an agency 

within the United States Department of 

Agriculture, Rural Development, 

intention to request an extension to an 

existing information collection package 

for the Special Servicing of 

Telecommunications Programs Loans 

for Financially Distressed Borrowers. 

The Telecommunications Infrastructure 

Loan Program, Rural Broadband 

Program, Distance Learning and 

Telemedicine Program, and the Rural 

eConnectivity Program (hereinafter 

collectively referred to as the ‘‘RUS 

Telecommunications Programs’’) 

provide loan funding to build and 

expand broadband and 

telecommunications services in rural 

communities. 

DATES: Comments on this notice must be 

received by December 19, 2023 to be 

assured of consideration. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Pamela Bennett, Regulations 

Management Division, Innovation 

Center, U.S. Department of Agriculture. 

Email: pamela.bennett@usda.gov. 

Telephone: (202) 720–9639. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Office 

of Management and Budget’s (OMB) 

regulation (5 CFR part 1320) 

implementing provisions of the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. 

L. 104–13) requires that interested 

members of the public and affected 

agencies have an opportunity to 

comment on information collection and 

recordkeeping activities (see 5 CFR 

1320.8(d)). This notice identifies an 

information collection that RUS will 

submit to OMB for regular approval. 

Comments are invited on: (a) Whether 

the proposed collection of information 

is necessary for the proper performance 

of the functions of the Rural BusinessCooperative Service, including whether 

the information will have practical 

utility; (b) the accuracy of the Rural 

Business-Cooperative Service’s estimate 

of the burden of the proposed collection 

of information including 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, including 

through the use of appropriate 

automated, electronic, mechanical, or 

other technological collection 

techniques or other forms of information 

technology. 

Comments may be sent by the Federal 

eRulemaking Portal: Go to https://

www.regulations.gov and, in the 

‘‘Search’’ box, type in the Docket No. 

RUS–23–TELECOM–0015. A link to the 

Notice will appear. You may submit a 

comment here by selecting the 

‘‘Comment’’ button or you can access 

the ‘‘Docket’’ tab, select the ‘‘Notice,’’ 

and go to the ‘‘Browse & Comment on 

Documents’’ Tab. Here you may view 

comments that have been submitted as 

well as submit a comment. To submit a 

comment, select the ‘‘Comment’’ button, 

complete the required information, and 

select the ‘‘Submit Comment’’ button at 

the bottom. Information on using 

Regulations.gov, including instructions 

for accessing documents, submitting 

comments, and viewing the docket after 

the close of the comment period, is 

available through the site’s ‘‘FAQ’’ link 

at the bottom. 

A Federal agency may not conduct or 

sponsor, and a person is not required to 

respond to, nor shall a person be subject 

to a penalty for failure to comply with 

a collection of information subject to the 

requirements of the Paperwork 

Reduction Act unless that collection of 

information displays a currently valid 

OMB Control Number. Data furnished 

by the applicants will be used to 

determine eligibility for program 

benefits. Furnishing the data is 

voluntary; however, failure to provide 

data could result in program benefits 

being withheld or denied. 

Title: Special Servicing of 

Telecommunications Programs Loans 

for Financially Distressed Borrowers. 

OMB Control Number: 0572–0153. 

Type of Request: Extension to an 

existing information collection. 

Abstract: The RUS 

Telecommunications Programs 

currently take servicing actions on 

approximately 10–12 projects each year. 

These actions are taken in accordance 

with 7 CFR part 1752 which outlines the 

general policies and procedures for 

servicing actions associated with the 

RUS Telecommunications Programs 

Borrowers in financial distress. The 

reporting burden covered by this 

collection from the borrower may 

include but is not limited to, a request 

and explanation for servicing action, 

various financial, subscriber, and 

organizational information, as well as 

other documents and information that 

may be relevant as determined by RUS. 

The collection of this information will 

help the Agency streamline and 

expedite servicing actions, improve the 

Government’s recovery on such loans, 

and improve overall customer service. 

Since most RUS Telecommunications 

Program borrowers are utilities, faster 

resolution of servicing actions will 

ensure that rural Americans continue to 

receive service. 

Estimate of Burden: The public 

reporting burden for this collection of 

information is estimated to average 5 

hours per response. 

Respondents: Respondents for this 

data may include not-for-profit 

institutions; businesses or other forprofit. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 5. 

Estimated Number of Responses per 

Respondent: 27.4. 

Estimated Number of Responses: 137. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden on 

Respondents: 694.50 hours. 

Copies of this information collection 

can be obtained from Pamela Bennett, 

Rural Development Innovation Center, 

Regulations Management Division, at 

(202) 720–9639. All responses to this 

notice will be summarized and included 

in the request for OMB approval. All 

comments will also become a matter of 

public record. 

Andrew Berke, 

Administrator, Rural Utilities Service. 

[FR Doc. 2023–23243 Filed 10–19–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–15–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Rural Utilities Service 

[Docket No.: RUS–23–TELECOM–0014] 

60-Day Notice of Proposed Information 

Collection: Lien Accommodation and 

Subordination Policy; OMB Control 

No.: 0572–0126 

AGENCY: Rural Utilities Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice; request for comments. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the 

United States Department of Agriculture 

(USDA) Rural Utilities Service (RUS) 

announces its’ intention to request a 

revision of a currently approved 

information collection and invites 

comments on this information 

collection. 


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