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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 Joseph Binns at 

703–605–1181. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Background Investigation 

Request for Contractor Employees Form. 

Form Number: FNS–775. 

OMB Number: 0584–NEW. 

Expiration Date: Not yet determined. 

Type of Request: Update of a currently 

approved collection. 

Abstract: Form FNS–775 is designed 

to collect user information required to 

conduct background investigations for 

contractor employees required in order 

to grant security clearances for 

contractor employees. 

Affected Public: Contractors, FNS. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

750. 

The respondents are contractor 

employees at all FNS locations across 

the nation, inclusive of the FNS 

Headquarters in Alexandria, VA and at 

the seven (7) FNS regional offices across 

the USA. The estimated annual number 

of respondents who will be required to 

complete the FNS–775 for requisite 

background investigation requests for 

contract employees is 750. 

Estimated Number of Responses per 

Respondent: 1. 

Estimated Total Annual Responses: 

750. 

Estimated Time per Response: 0.167 

of an hour. Each respondent takes 

approximately 0.167 of an hour, or 10 

minutes, to complete the required 

information on the online form. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden on 

Respondents: 125 hours. See the table 

below for estimated total annual burden 

for each type of respondent. 

ESTIMATED TOTAL ANNUAL BURDEN ON RESPONDENTS

Affected public Form number Number of 

respondents 

Number of 

responses 

annually per 

respondent 

Total 

annual 

responses 

Estimate of 

burden 

hours per 

response 

Total 

annual 

burden 

hours 

Contractors ................... FNS–775 ..................... 750 1 750 0.16667 (10 minutes) .. 125 

Annualized Totals ......... ..................................... 750 1 750 10 minutes .................. 125 

Dated: June 19, 2018. 

Brandon Lipps, 

Administrator, Food and Nutrition Service. 

[FR Doc. 2018–14539 Filed 7–6–18; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Food and Nutrition Service 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Comment Request: 

Assessment of Mandatory 

Supplemental Nutrition Assistance 

Program Employment & Training (E&T) 

Programs 

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 for 

the Assessment of Mandatory 

Supplemental Nutrition Assistance 

Program (SNAP) Employment &Training 

(E&T) Programs. This collection is a new 

information collection. 

This study will help identify how 

specific E&T processes and services 

affect a participant’s likelihood of 

participating or being sanctioned, with 

particular attention to potential leakage 

points, such as initial referral, intake, 

and orientation. This study also will 

describe what data exists on how well 

mandatory programs help SNAP 

participants gain skills, certificates and 

credentials and gain stable, well-paying 

employment. 

DATES: Written comments must be 

received on or before September 7, 

2018. 

ADDRESSES: Comments may be sent to: 

Jordan Younes, Food and Nutrition 

Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, 

3101 Park Center Drive, Room 1024, 

Alexandria, VA 22302. Comments may 

also be submitted via fax to the attention 

of Jordan Younes at 703–305–2576 or 

via email to jordan.younes@

fns.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 Jordan Younes at 

703–305–2935. 

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: Assessment of Mandatory 

Employment and Training (E&T) 

Programs. 

Form Number: N/A. 

OMB Number: 0584–XXXX. 

Expiration Date: Not Yet Determined. 

Type of Request: New collection. 

Abstract: Section 17 [7 U.S.C. 2026] 

(a)(1) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 

2008, as amended, provides general 

legislative authority for the planned 

data collection. It authorizes the 

Secretary of Agriculture to enter into 

contracts with private institutions to 

undertake research that will help to 

improve the administration and 

effectiveness of the Supplemental 

Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) in 

delivering nutrition-related benefits. 

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s 

Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) has 

funded the Assessment of Mandatory 

E&T Programs to examine program 

features and administrative practices of 

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1The study assumes information will be collected 

from 6 States. Information will be collected from 1 

State SNAP agency per State for a total of 6 State 

offices; 2 local SNAP offices per State for a total of 

12 local offices; and 3 E&T providers per State for 

a total of 18 E&T provider organizations. The 3 E&T 

providers are assumed to be a mix of State, Business 

or Other For-Profit, and Not-For-Profit organizations 

(i.e., 1 State, 1 For-Profit, and 1 Not-For-Profit E&T 

provider per State). Interviews will be conducted 

with all 3 of the E&T providers in each State (i.e., 

interviews will be conducted with staff at a total of 

18 E&T providers), but only 1 of the 3 E&T 

providers will provide administrative data in each 

State (i.e., data files will be obtained from a total 

of 6 E&T providers comprised of 2 State, 2 Business, 

and 2 Not-For-Profit E&T providers). The 3 E&T 

providers in each State will indicate which 1 will 

provide administrative data in the initial contact 

with the E&T provider. 

and assess how those features and 

practices may affect E&T participation, 

sanctions, and outcomes for mandatory 

E&T participants. While the intent of the 

mandatory E&T program is to assist 

SNAP participants in ‘‘gaining skills, 

trainings, or experience that will 

increase their ability to obtain regular 

employment,’’ little is known about 

whether or how specific E&T processes 

and services affect a participant’s 

likelihood of participating or being 

sanctioned. In particular, little is known 

on whether complex intake or referral 

processes, rather than a lack of interest 

in participating in E&T, may negatively 

impact participation in mandatory 

programs. This study also seeks to 

understand what data exists on how 

well mandatory programs help SNAP 

participants gain skills, certificates, and 

credentials as well as stable, goodpaying jobs. The findings from this 

study will identify lessons learned and 

best practices for operating mandatory 

E&T programs. 

To address these issues, FNS is 

conducting a study to accomplish three 

objectives: 

1. Understand the process for 

screening and notifying participants and 

enrolling them in mandatory E&T 

programs. 

2. Determine the main reasons why 

mandatory E&T participants are 

sanctioned, with particular attention to 

program drop-off points that result in 

sanctions. 

3. Assess how well mandatory 

programs help SNAP E&T participants 

gain skills, certificates, and credentials; 

gain stable, well-paying employment; 

and move toward economic selfsufficiency. 

The study will gather data through 

site visits to six States operating 

mandatory E&T programs and from 

administrative caseload data. Data will 

be collected in each of the six study 

States through: (1) Interviews with the 

State SNAP director and E&T manager; 

(2) in-person interviews, processmapping group discussions, and 

observations at two local SNAP offices; 

and (3) in-person interviews and 

observations at three local E&T 

providers. These data will provide 

information on overall State policies, 

client flow through the process, and 

staff perspectives on the effects of 

different practices on participation and 

sanctions. SNAP administrative 

caseload data will also be requested 

from the six study States, and if 

available, from E&T providers to obtain 

quantitative data to complement the 

interviews. Administrative data will be 

used to examine the characteristics of 

mandatory E&T participants in each 

State and to assess the E&T services, 

sanctions, case closures, and other 

outcomes associated with their E&T 

participation. 

Affected Public: (1) State, Local and 

Tribal Governments; (2) Business or 

Other For-Profit; and (3) Not-For-Profit. 

Respondent groups identified include: 

1. State, Local, and Tribal 

Government: State SNAP directors, State 

E&T managers, State database 

administrators, and State E&T provider 

staff and database administrators in six 

study States 1; and Local SNAP office 

staff in six study States; 

2. Business or Other For-Profit: 

Business E&T provider staff and 

database administrators in six study 

States; 

3. Not-For-Profit: Not-For-Profit E&T 

provider staff and database 

administrators in six study States 

Note that the E&T providers are 

assumed to be a mix of State, Business 

or Other For-Profit, and Not-For-Profit 

organizations (i.e., 1 State, 1 For-Profit, 

and 1 Not-For-Profit E&T provider per 

State). 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

The total estimated number of 

respondents is 147 (includes 101 State 

and Local Government staff, 23 Business 

or Other For-Profit staff, and 23 Not-ForProfit staff). Out of the 147 contacted, 

138 are estimated to be responsive and 

9 are estimated to be nonresponsive. 

The breakout is as follows: 

1. 101 State and Local Government 

staff: (out of 12 State SNAP staff 

contacted, 12 are estimated to be 

responsive; out of 6 State database 

administrators contacted, 6 are 

estimated to be responsive; out of 23 

State E&T provider staff contacted, 20 

are estimated to be responsive; out of 60 

Local office staff contacted, 60 are 

estimated to be responsive.) 

2. 23 Business or Other For-Profit 

staff: (out of 23 Business E&T provider 

staff contacted, 20 are estimated to be 

responsive.) 

3. 23 Not-For-Profit staff: (out of 23 

Not-For-Profit E&T provider staff 

contacted, 20 are estimated to be 

responsive.) 

Estimated Number of Responses per 

Respondent: 1.5714 (based on 231 total 

annual responses (222 responsive and 9 

nonresponsive) made by the 147 

respondents (138 responsive and 9 

nonresponsive). See table below for the 

estimated number of responses per 

respondent for each type of respondent. 

The breakout is as follows: 

1. State SNAP Staff: The estimated 

number of responses per State SNAP 

staff is 1.5: 

• 6 State SNAP directors will respond 

to advance materials and scheduling; 

the same 6 State SNAP directors plus 6 

additional State E&T managers will take 

part in an interview. 

2. State Database Administrators: The 

estimated number of responses per State 

Database Administrator is two: 

• 6 State SNAP database 

administrators will respond to advance 

materials and scheduling; the same 6 

State SNAP database administrators will 

submit an administrative data file. 

3. State E&T Provider Staff: The 

estimated number of responses per State 

E&T provider staff is 1.4: 

• 6 State E&T provider staff will 

respond to advance materials and 

scheduling, the same 6 E&T provider 

staff plus 12 additional E&T provider 

staff will take part in an interview (3 

other State E&T provider staff will not 

respond). 

• 2 State E&T provider database 

administrators will respond to advance 

materials and scheduling; the same 2 

State SNAP database administrators will 

submit an administrative data file. 

4. Local SNAP Office Staff: The 

estimated number of responses per 

Local SNAP office staff is 1.8: 

• 12 Local SNAP office staff will 

respond to advance materials and 

scheduling, the same 12 Local SNAP 

office staff plus 24 additional Local 

SNAP office staff will take part in an 

interview; 36 of the Local SNAP office 

staff plus 24 additional Local SNAP 

office staff will take part in a group 

mapping exercise. 

5. Business E&T Provider Staff: The 

estimated number of responses per 

Business E&T provider staff is 1.4: 

• 6 Business E&T provider staff will 

respond to advance materials and 

scheduling, the same 6 Business E&T 

provider staff plus 12 additional 

Business E&T provider staff will take 

part in an interview (3 other Business 

E&T provider staff will not respond). 

• 2 Business E&T provider database 

administrators will respond to advance 

materials and scheduling; the same 2 


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Business SNAP database administrators 

will submit an administrative data file. 

6. Not-For-Profit E&T Provider Staff: 

The estimated number of responses per 

Not-For-Profit E&T provider staff is 1.4: 

• 6 Not-For-Profit E&T provider staff 

will respond to advance materials and 

scheduling, the same 6 Not-For-Profit 

E&T provider staff plus 12 additional 

Not-For-Profit E&T provider staff will 

take part in an interview (3 other NotFor-Profit E&T provider staff will not 

respond). 

• 2 Not-For-Profit E&T provider 

database administrators will respond to 

advance materials and scheduling; the 

same 2 Not-For-Profit SNAP database 

administrators will submit an 

administrative data file. 

Estimated Total Annual Responses: 

230.9958 (222 annual responses for 

responsive participants and 9 annual 

responses for nonresponsive 

participants). 

Estimated Time per Response: 

1.33047619 hours (1.38239 hours for 

responsive participants and 0.45 hours 

for nonresponsive participants). The 

estimated time of response varies from 

0.05 hours to 8.7 hours depending on 

respondent group and activity, as shown 

in the table below. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden on 

Respondents: 307.34 hours (306.89 

hours for responsive participants, and 

0.45 hours for nonresponsive 

participants). See the table below for 

estimated total annual burden for each 

type of respondent. 

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Dated: June 28, 2018. 

Brandon Lipps, 

Administrator, Food and Nutrition Service. 

[FR Doc. 2018–14538 Filed 7–6–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–30–C 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Forest Service 

Shasta-Trinity National Forest; 

California; I–5 Corridor Fuels 

Reduction Project 

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Withdrawal of Notice of Intent 

to prepare an Environmental Impact 

Statement. 

SUMMARY: The Shasta-Trinity National 

Forest is withdrawing its Notice of 

Intent issued on April 22, 2011, for 

preparation of an Environmental Impact 

Statement (EIS) for the I–5 Corridor 

Fuels Reduction Project. No significant 

issues were identified during this 

scoping period or any other opportunity 

to comment. Upon further evaluation, it 

also appears that there are no potential 

significant impacts to the human 

environment associated with the 

project. As a result, the Forest is 

withdrawing its intent to prepare an EIS 

and is now preparing an Environmental 

Assessment (EA). All comments 

previously received regarding this 

project will be retained and considered 

in the development of the EA. If it is 

determined that the project may have 

significant impacts, the EIS process will 

be reinitiated and a notice of intent will 

be published. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Questions concerning this notice and 

requests to be added to the project 

mailing list should be directed to 

Andrew Spain, Shasta Lake Ranger 

District, Shasta-Trinity National Forest, 

14225 Holiday Road, Redding, CA 

96003. Telephone: (530) 242–5548. 

Email: aspain@fs.fed.us. Individuals 

who have previously submitted 

comments on this project will remain on 

the project mailing list and do not need 

to contact the Forest. 

Dated: June 8, 2018. 

Chris French, 

Associate Deputy Chief, National Forest 

System . 

[FR Doc. 2018–14578 Filed 7–6–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3411–15–P 

COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS 

Notice of Public Meeting of the 

Minnesota Advisory Committee 

AGENCY: U.S. Commission on Civil 

Rights. 

ACTION: Announcement of meeting. 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given, 

pursuant to the provisions of the rules 

and regulations of the U.S. Commission 

on Civil Rights (Commission) and the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act 

(FACA) that a meeting of the Minnesota 

Advisory Committee (Committee) to the 

Commission will be held from 3:00–4:00 

p.m. CDT Monday August 6, 2018 to 

discuss civil rights concerns in the 

State. 

DATES: The meeting will be held on 

Monday August 6, 2018, from 3:00–4:00 

p.m. CDT. 

Public Call Information: Dial: 888– 

500–6973; Conference ID: 9083856. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Carolyn Allen at callen@usccr.gov or 

(312) 353–8311. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

meeting is available to the public 

through the above toll-free call-in 

number. Any interested member of the 

public may call this number and listen 

to the meeting. Callers can expect to 

incur charges for calls they initiate over 

wireless lines, and the Commission will 

not refund any incurred charges. Callers 

will incur no charge for calls they 

initiate over land-line connections to 

the toll-free telephone number. Persons 

with hearing impairments may also 

follow the proceedings by first calling 

the Federal Relay Service at 1–800–877– 

8339 and providing the Service with the 

conference call number and conference 

ID number. 

Members of the public are entitled to 

make comments during the open period 

at the end of the meeting. Members of 

the public may also submit written 

comments; the comments must be 

received in the Regional Programs Unit 

within 30 days following the meeting. 

Written comments may be mailed to the 

U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, 

Regional Programs Unit, 230 S. 

Dearborn, Suite 2120, Chicago, IL 

60604. They may be faxed to the 

Commission at (312) 353–8324, or 

emailed Carolyn Allen at callen@

usccr.gov. Persons who desire 

additional information may contact the 

Regional Programs Unit at (312) 353– 

8311. 

Records and documents discussed 

during the meeting will be available for 

public viewing prior to and after the 

meeting at https://facadatabase.gov/ 

committee/meetings.aspx?cid=256. 

Please click on the ‘‘Meeting Details’’ 

and ‘‘Documents’’ links to download. 

Records generated from this meeting 

may also be inspected and reproduced 

at the Regional Programs Unit, as they 

become available, both before and after 

the meeting. Persons interested in the 

work of this Committee are directed to 

the Commission’s website, http://

www.usccr.gov, or may contact the 

Regional Programs Unit at the above 

email or street address. 

Agenda 

I. Welcome 

II. Approval of Minutes 

III. Discussion: Civil Rights Concerns in 

Minnesota 

IV. Public Comment 

V. Next Steps 

VI. Adjournment 

Dated: July 2, 2018. 

David Mussatt, 

Supervisory Chief, Regional Programs Unit. 

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BILLING CODE P 

COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS 

Notice of Public Meetings of the 

Hawai’i Advisory Committee 

AGENCY: Commission on Civil Rights. 

ACTION: Announcement of meetings. 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given, 

pursuant to the provisions of the rules 

and regulations of the U.S. Commission 

on Civil Rights (Commission), and the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act 

(FACA) that a meeting of the Hawai’i 

Advisory Committee to the Commission 

will convene by conference call at 11:00 

a.m. (HDT) on: Monday, July 9, 2018. 

The purpose of the meeting is for the 

Committee to approve a list of speakers, 

and to approve a date for the briefing. 

DATES: Monday, July 9, 2018 at 11:00 

a.m. HDT. 

PUBLIC CALL-IN INFORMATION: Conference 

call-in number: 888–724–9513 and 

conference ID# 1067565. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

David Barreras, at dbarreras@usccr.gov 

or by phone at 312–353–8311. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Interested 

members of the public may listen to the 

discussion by calling the following tollfree conference call-in number: 1–888– 

724–9513 and conference ID# 1067565. 

Please be advised that before placing 

them into the conference call, the 

conference call operator will ask callers 

to provide their names, their 

organizational affiliations (if any), and 

email addresses (so that callers may be 


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