Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 160 / Friday, August 17, 2018 / Notices 41043 

Dated: August 13, 2018. 

Bruce Summers, 

Administrator, Agricultural Marketing 

Service. 

[FR Doc. 2018–17725 Filed 8–16–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–02–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Food and Nutrition Service 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Proposed Collection; 

Comment Request—Supplemental 

Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), 

Store Applications, Forms FNS–252, 

FNS–252–E, FNS–252–FE, FNS–252–R, 

FNS–252–2 and FNS–252–C 

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 the 

proposed collection. This is a revision 

of a currently approved collection in the 

Supplemental Nutrition Assistance 

Program and concerns Retail Store 

Applications (Forms FNS–252; FNS– 

252–E; FNS–252–FE; FNS–252–R; FNS– 

252–2; and FNS–252–C). 

DATES: Written comments must be 

received on or before October 16, 2018. 

ADDRESSES: 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 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 to: Nicole 

Budzius, Chief, Retailer Administration 

Branch, Supplemental Nutrition 

Assistance Program, Retailer Policy and 

Management Division, Food and 

Nutrition Service, U.S. Department of 

Agriculture, 3101 Park Center Drive, 

Room 422, Alexandria, VA 22302. 

Comments may be faxed to the attention 

of Ms. Budzius at (703) 305–1863 or via 

email to: RPMDHQ-WEB@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 written 

comments will be open for public 

inspection at the FNS office located at 

3101 Park Center Drive, Room 422, 

Alexandria, Virginia 22302, during 

regular business hours (8:30 a.m. to 5 

p.m. Monday through Friday). 

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 Nicole Budzius at 

RPMDHQ-WEB@fns.usda.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Supplemental Nutrition 

Assistance Program (SNAP)—Store 

Applications. 

Form Number: FNS–252; 252–E; 252– 

FE; 252–R; 252–2; and 252–C. 

OMB Number: 0584–0008. 

Expiration Date: January 31, 2021. 

Type of Request: Revision of a 

currently approved collection of 

information. 

Abstract: Section 9(a) of the Food and 

Nutrition Act of 2008, as amended, (the 

Act) (7 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.) requires that 

FNS determine the eligibility of retail 

food stores and certain food service 

organizations to accept SNAP benefits 

and to monitor them for compliance and 

continued eligibility and to ensure 

Program integrity. 

FNS is also responsible for requiring 

updates to application information and 

reviewing retail food store applications 

at least once every five years to ensure 

that each firm is under the same 

ownership and continues to meet 

eligibility requirements. The Act 

specifies that only those applicants 

whose participation will ‘‘effectuate the 

purposes of the program’’ should be 

authorized. 

There are six forms associated with 

this approved Office of Management 

and Budget (OMB) information 

collection number 0584–0008—the 

Supplemental Nutrition Assistance 

Program Application for Stores, Forms 

FNS–252 (English and Spanish) and 

FNS–252–E (paper and online version 

respectively); Farmer’s Market 

Application, Form FNS–252–FE; Meal 

Service Application, Form FNS–252–2; 

Reauthorization Application, Form 

FNS–252–R; and the Corporation 

Supplemental Application, Form FNS– 

252–C used for individual (chain) stores 

under a corporation. For new 

authorizations, the majority of 

applicants use form FNS–252 or FNS– 

252–E (paper or online, respectively). 

FNS is responsible for reviewing retail 

food store applications at least once 

every five years to ensure that each firm 

is under the same ownership and 

continues to meet eligibility guidelines. 

In order to accomplish this regulatory 

requirement, form FNS–252–R is used 

for reauthorization. In addition to these 

forms, during authorization or 

reauthorization, FNS may conduct an 

on-site store visit of the firm. The store 

visit of the firm helps FNS confirm that 

the information provided on the 

application is correct. An FNS 

representative or store visit contractor 

obtains permission to fill in the store 

visit checklist, photograph the store and 

asks the store owner or manager about 

the continued ownership of the store. 

Applicants using form FNS–252–E or 

FNS–252–FE must also first self-register 

for a Level 1 access account through the 

USDA eAuthentication system in order 

to start an online application. USDA 

eAuthentication facilitates the 

electronic authentication of an 

individual. 

The Agricultural Act of 2014 (2014 

Farm Bill) amended the Food and 

Nutrition Act of 2008 (the Act) and the 

Supplemental Nutrition Assistance 

Program (SNAP) revised all retailer 

application forms (paper and electronic) 

in January, 2018, as a result of 

regulatory changes required by the Act 

and amended by the 2014 Farm Bill. 

Such changes to the Act amended the 

definition of ‘‘retail food store’’ to 

clarify when a retailer is a restaurant 

rather than a retail food store. Among 

the changes made to the SNAP retailer 

application form(s), the Food and 

Nutrition Service (FNS) added a new 

question, Question 18, concerning 

restaurant licensing, and revised 

Question 22, regarding total retail sales 

on Form FNS–252. Currently, 

respondents select a Yes or No response 

if they have or are applying for a 

restaurant license for their store in 

Question 18. Question 22 currently asks 

retailers to enter their total retail sales 

by category in dollars for a one year 

period. Sales categories include 

gasoline, lottery, tobacco, alcohol, other 

nonfood, and hot foods, cold prepared 

foods, accessory foods, and staple foods. 

Due to concern with the manner in 

which FNS is currently asking for 

retailer sales data, FNS is updating the 

retailer application question regarding 

sales. FNS is also removing the question 

concerning restaurant licensing and the 

requirement for businesses located in 

community property states to provide 

spousal information for each owner. 

Question 22 will revert back to asking 


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for percentages for each category as 

opposed to exact dollar amounts. FNS 

will also change from asking for 

individual sales amounts for each nonfood category to asking for the 

percentage of total sales in gasoline and 

an aggregate percentage of all other total 

non-foods sold by the firm. 

FNS intends to (1) rename Question 3, 

‘‘Doing Business As (if different from 

Store Name)’’ to ‘‘Legal Business Name 

(if different from Store Name)’’, (2) 

update Question 14 to remove the 

sentence requiring spousal information 

for businesses located in community 

property states, and in the Business 

Title section remove the word ‘‘spouse’’ 

in questions 14a–14d, (3) delete 

Question 18 regarding restaurant 

licensing, (4) revise Question 22 

concerning total retail sales in the 

following manner: (a) Respondents will 

provide a response for either estimated 

or actual sales for a one year period. If 

actual sales are provided, the 

respondent will indicate the applicable 

tax year for this information. FNS also 

added back in the option to provide 

estimated retail sales per day, week, 

month, or year for total retail sales in 

Question 22b, and (b) provide a 

percentage of total retail sales for each 

category of product sold: Staple foods; 

accessory foods; hot foods, cold foods 

prepared on site; gasoline, and other 

non-food items, (5) add a new sentence 

to the Certification and Signature 

Statement to more clearly outline the 

risk for owners that are disqualified or 

fined for violation of Program rules; and 

(6) where appropriate, re-number the 

questions and update assistance 

material such as the General and 

Specific Instructions sections and online help screens. With the exception of 

the question identified in 4(b) above, no 

new questions or data information is 

being asked. 

A draft of the proposed revision to 

Question 22 is provided in Attachment 

A. FNS also shared a draft of the 

proposed changes with our 

stakeholders. The proposed revision 

incorporates the feedback FNS received 

with the exception of any changes that 

would render FNS unable to make an 

eligibility decision or complete retailer 

monitoring activities. FNS would like to 

take this opportunity to clarify that 

while cold foods prepared on-site, such 

as at an in-store deli or salad bar, are 

eligible for purchase with SNAP 

benefits, collection of the percentage 

sales information is still necessary for 

FNS to make a restaurant determination. 

Additionally, all information provided 

on the application is information 

‘‘provided by the retailer’’ and is 

protected under Section 9(c) of the Food 

and Nutrition Act of 2008, as amended, 

(the Act) (7 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.) and as 

such, not subject to release under the 

Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). The 

feedback FNS incorporated includes 

asking for sales percentages as opposed 

to an exact sales amount for each 

category, removing the requirement to 

provide individual sales figures for 

lottery, tobacco, and alcohol, rewording 

‘‘cold prepared foods’’ to ‘‘cold food 

prepared on site,’’ continuing to 

separate hots foods from cold foods, and 

clarifying the instructions for Question 

22. The aggregated percentages of nonfood sales, of accessory sales, and of gas 

sales, in particular, will provide FNS 

with an indicator as to whether a 

criteria B eligibility or restaurant 

assessment are necessary. 

FNS estimates that the hourly burden 

time per response associated with this 

information collection for respondents 

remains unchanged from our previous 

submission. The revisions to the 

application(s) are due to program 

adjustments and the update to Question 

3, the removal of a sentence in Question 

14, the deletion of Question 18, the 

reformatting of information collected in 

Question 22; and the revision to the 

Certification and Signature Statement. 

FNS used FY 2017 data in our 

calculation of burden estimates 

associated with this information 

collection as this was the most complete 

data available to us at this time. Table 

A below clarifies the burden of this 

information collection. 

As currently approved by OMB, the 

hourly burden rate per response varies 

by the type of application used and the 

response time per respondent varies 

from 1 minute to 19 minutes. We 

estimate the new burden, on average, to 

be 9.13 minutes per respondent. There 

is no recordkeeping burden associated 

with these forms. 

Affected Public: Business for Profit; 

Retail food stores; Farmers’ Markets, 

Military Commissaries and Meal 

Services. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

The total estimated number of 

respondents is 143,354 annually. 

Estimated Number of Responses per 

Respondent: Respondents complete 

either 1 application form at initial 

authorization or 1 reauthorization 

application, as appropriate, for a total of 

1 response each. 

Estimated Total Annual Responses: 

143,354. 

Estimated Time per Response: 9.13 

minutes (0.1534941). The estimated 

time response varies from 1 minute to 

19 minutes depending on respondent 

group, as shown in the table below: 

TABLE A—REPORTING ESTIMATE OF HOUR BURDEN

[Summary of burden—#0584–0008] 

(a) (b) (c) (d) (e) (f) (g) 

Affected public Respondent type Description of 

collection activity 

Form No. Number of 

respondents 

Number of 

responses 

per 

respondent 

Total 

annual 

responses 

(cxd) 

Hours per 

response 

Total 

burden 

(exf) 

Reporting 

Farms, Business for 

not for profit.

SNAP Retailer, 

Farmers’ Market, 

and Meal Service.

Applications Received.

Applications Received.

252 ..........................

252–E ......................

1,381 

31,480 

1 

1 

1,381 

31,480 

0.3167 

0.25 

437.36 

7,870 

E-Authentication ...... 252–E and FNS– 

252–FE.

33,213 1 33,2139 0.1336 4,437.25 

Applications Received.252–FE .................... 1,730 1 1,730 0.25 432.50 

Applications Received.252–2 ...................... 386 1 386 0.25 96.50 

Applications Received.252–C ...................... 5,658 1 5,658 0.25 1,414.50 

Store Visits .............. .................................. 43,126 1 43,126 0.0167 720.20 

Reauthorization ....... 252–R ...................... 26,377 1 26,377 0.25 6,594.25 


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TABLE A—REPORTING ESTIMATE OF HOUR BURDEN—Continued 

[Summary of burden—#0584–0008] 

(a) (b) (c) (d) (e) (f) (g) 

Affected public Respondent type Description of 

collection activity 

Form No. Number of 

respondents 

Number of 

responses 

per 

respondent 

Total 

annual 

responses 

(cxd) 

Hours per 

response 

Total 

burden 

(exf) 

Sub-Total For Farm & Business ........................................................................................ 143,351 1 143,351 0.1534873 22,002.56 

Federal .................... Military Commissaries.Applications Received.252–E ...................... 3 1 3 0.3167 0.95 

Reauthorization ....... 252–R ...................... 0 1 0 0.25 0 

Sub-Total For Federal Respondents ................................................................................. 3 1 3 0.3167 0.95 

Grand Total Reporting Burden ................................................................................... 143,354 1 143,354 0.1534907 22,003.51 

SUMMARY OF BURDEN FOR THIS COLLECTION ............................................................... 143,354 1 143,354 0.1534941 22,004 

* Note: The respondents for the 252–E and the 252–FE are the same respondents for e-Authentication and therefore not double counted in the total number of 

respondents. 

Attachment A: Draft FNS–252. 

Dated: August 8, 2018. 

Brandon Lipps, 

Administrator, Food and Nutrition Service. 

[FR Doc. 2018–17722 Filed 8–16–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–30–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Forest Service 

Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest; 

Clark Counties, Nevada; Lee Canyon 

Notice of Availability 

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of Availability of the 

Draft Environmental Impact Statement 

for the Lee Canyon Ski Area Master 

Development Plan Phase I and Public 

Comment Period for the Associated 

Forest Plan Amendment. 

SUMMARY: The Humboldt-Toiyabe 

National Forest is issuing this notice to 

advise the public of the 45-day public 

comment period for the Draft 

Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) 

for the Lee Canyon Ski Area Master 

Development Plan Phase I (Lee Canyon 

Project) and the addition of a proposed 

project-specific amendment to the 

Toiyabe National Forest Land and 

Resource Management Plan (Forest 

Plan) for the Proposed Action and 

alternatives other than the No Action 

alternative. The Notice of Intent for the 

Lee Canyon Project was published in 

the Federal Register on March 23, 2017 

(82 FR 14865). Today’s notice has been 

published to ensure all persons and 

entities interested in the Lee Canyon 

Project are aware of the addition of the 

proposed amendment and to identify 

the Forest Service planning rule 

provisions likely to be directly related 

and, therefore, applicable to the Forest 

Plan amendment. The public is advised 

that during the 45 day comment period 

for the Lee Canyon Project Draft EIS, 

comments may also be submitted 

regarding the substantive requirements 

that are likely to be directly related to 

the amendment and the scope and scale 

to which the substantive requirements 

would apply. Comments will be 

considered in the preparation of the 

Final EIS and Draft Record of Decision 

for the Lee Canyon Project. 

DATES: The comment period ends 45 

days after today’s Notice of Availability 

or 45 days after the Environmental 

Protection Agency’s Notice of 

Availability is published in the Federal 

Register, whichever is later. All relevant 

comments received during the public 

comment period related to the 

substantive requirements that would 

likely be directly related to the proposed 

Forest Plan amendment and the scope 

and scale of the proposed Forest Plan 

amendment will be considered in the 

preparation of the Final EIS and Draft 

Record of Decision (ROD). 

ADDRESSES: Comments may be 

submitted by any one of the following 

methods: 

• Electronic Submissions: Comments 

can be filed electronically at: 

leecanyoneis@fs.fed.us. Electronic 

comments must be submitted as part of 

the email message or as an attachment 

in plain text (.txt), Microsoft Word 

(.doc), rich text format (.rtf), or portable 

document format (.pdf). Emails 

submitted to addresses other than the 

one listed above, or in formats other 

than those listed or containing viruses, 

will be rejected. 

• Mail: Written, specific comments 

must be submitted to Donn 

Christiansen, Area Manager, Spring 

Mountains National Recreation Area, 

701 Torrey Pines Dr., Las Vegas, NV 

89130. 

Instructions: Comments sent by any 

other method, to any other address or 

individual, or received after the end of 

the comment period may not be 

considered by the Forest. All comments 

received are part of the public record 

and will generally be posted for public 

viewing without change. All personal 

identifying information (e.g., name, 

address, etc.), confidential business 

information, or otherwise sensitive 

information submitted voluntarily by 

the sender will be publicly accessible. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Chris Linehan, Interdisciplinary Team 

Leader, at (702) 515–5401, or via email 

at clinehan@fs.fed.us. Individuals who 

use telecommunication devices for the 

deaf (TDD) may call the Federal 

Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1– 

800–877–8339 between 8 a.m. and 8 

p.m., Eastern Time, Monday through 

Friday. Information about the Lee 

Canyon Project may be found on the 

Forest Service website at http://

www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project

=50649. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

purpose and need for the proposed Lee 

Canyon Project, as described in the 

Notice of Intent, is to address the length 

of time since the resort’s facilities have 

been upgraded and emerging trends in 

winter recreation. Specific details of 

these needs are described in Draft EIS. 

The purpose and need for the proposed 

plan amendment is to ensure 

consistency between the Forest Plan and 

the proposed Lee Canyon Project. As 

described in the Draft EIS, the need was 

identified for exempting the Lee Canyon 

Project from the following Standards of 

the 1996 Spring Mountains National 

Recreation Area (SMNRA) General 


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