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collection techniques or other forms of 

information technology. 

Comments regarding this information 

collection received by March 25, 2024 

will be considered. Written comments 

and recommendations for the proposed 

information collection should be 

submitted within 30 days of the 

publication of this notice on the 

following website www.reginfo.gov/ 

public/do/PRAMain. Find this 

particular information collection by 

selecting ‘‘Currently under 30-day 

Review—Open for Public Comments’’ or 

by using the search function. An agency 

may not conduct or sponsor a collection 

of information unless the collection of 

information displays a currently valid 

OMB control number and the agency 

informs potential persons who are to 

respond to the collection of information 

that such persons are not required to 

respond to the collection of information 

unless it displays a currently valid OMB 

control number. 

Food and Nutrition Service 

Title: Supplemental Nutrition 

Assistance Program (SNAP) Forms: 

Applications, Periodic Reporting and 

Notices. 

OMB Control Number: 0584–0064. 

Summary of Collection: The Food and 

Nutrition Act of 2008 (the Act), requires 

verification of household eligibility for 

SNAP benefits, confirm household 

eligibility throughout participation in 

the program, and ensure that 

households receive the correct benefit 

amount. State agencies are responsible 

for determining the eligibility of 

applicant households and issuing 

benefits to those households entitled to 

benefits under the Act. 

The Federal regulations for 

implementing these procedures are 

contained in Title 7 of the Code of 

Federal Regulations (CFR) in 7 CFR part 

271, 7 CFR part 272, and 7 CFR part 

273. 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. 

SNAP Applications, Periodic 

Reporting and Notices: The information 

collected by State agencies and 

electively provided by households upon 

initial application and then 

recertification (an application to 

continue participation in the program 

after an initial period of eligibility) 

includes (PII), as well as information 

about various household circumstances, 

such as household size and income. 

Applications are available in electronic 

and paper format. Once electively 

provided by households, State agencies 

must verify application information 

provided to determine their SNAP 

eligibility and benefit amounts, and 

then conduct an interview with the 

applicant household. Interviews are 

conducted in person or over the 

telephone. The information 

requirements for recertification are 

similar. Households with regular earned 

income are generally required to 

recertify every 12 months, although the 

recertification period can be as little as 

one month, or as long as two years, 

based on their circumstances. 

As part of the initial application and 

recertification process, State agencies 

are required to issue certain notices to 

households. This include notices when 

an application is denied, if an 

application is missing information, if a 

household misses their interview, if 

household benefits will soon expire, if 

household benefits will change, and 

when household benefits officially 

change. Notices provided by State 

agencies can be issued electronically or 

by paper. 

Following initial certification or 

recertification, households are required 

to notify (FNS) of any changes to their 

household status on a quarterly basis, 

monthly basis, or whenever a change 

occurs based on the reporting options 

chosen by their State agency, in order to 

maintain SNAP benefits and eligibility. 

Most State agencies also use simplified 

or periodic reporting, which requires 

households to report only certain 

changes to their status during the 

certification period. All reporting 

requirements can be completed 

electronically or by paper. 

Retention and Custody of Records. 

Under recordkeeping requirements, 

State agencies must maintain records to 

ascertain whether the program is 

administered in compliance with 

Federal statutes and regulations. State 

agencies must maintain case records of 

households participating in SNAP for a 

period of three years from the date of 

origin. In addition, State agencies must 

also maintain the ability to search 

household case records in order to 

prevent individuals from receiving 

benefits in more than one household, 

and to prevent households from 

receiving benefits in more than one 

jurisdiction (commonly referred to as 

‘‘duplicate participation’’). Records can 

be maintained using automated retrieval 

systems rather than paper records. 

SNAP regulations (7 CFR 273.21) 

provide for a one month or two-month 

reporting option to determine SNAP 

eligibility and benefits of the affected 

households. This requires households 

and State agencies to conduct reporting 

more frequently than a quarterly basis. 

This monthly collection is necessary to 

ensure the integrity of the program and 

to meet regulatory requirements. FNS 

notes that while all State agencies have 

the option to use monthly reporting, 

only one State uses this reporting 

system, and the number of households 

subject to this reporting system within 

the State is small. 

Need and Use of the Information: To 

determine initial and continued 

eligibility for SNAP, applicants must 

provide, and State agencies must verify, 

various information on household 

members, such as age, income, 

resources, allowable deductions, and 

Social Security Numbers (SSNs). This 

information must be collected to ensure 

households are eligible for SNAP, 

receive the correct benefit, and maintain 

eligibility for the program. This 

information collection is mandatory for 

State agencies that administer SNAP, as 

they are responsible for accepting 

applications from, and determining 

eligibility for, individuals and 

households that apply for SNAP. While 

a response is voluntary for households 

that apply for SNAP, it is required in 

order for them to obtain or maintain 

SNAP benefits from their State agency. 

Description of Respondents: State, 

Local, Tribal Government, Individuals, 

Households. 

Number of Respondents: 21,623,495. 

Frequency of Responses: 

Recordkeeping; Reporting: Occasionally; 

Annually. 

Total Burden Hours: 142,800,634.27. 

Rachelle Ragland-Greene, 

Acting Departmental Information Collection 

Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2024–03749 Filed 2–22–24; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request; Correction 

The Department of Agriculture has 

submitted the following information 

collection requirement(s) to OMB for 

review and clearance under the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 

Public Law 104–13. Comments are 

requested regarding: whether the 

collection of information is necessary 

for the proper performance of the 

functions of the agency, including 

whether the information will have 

practical utility; the accuracy of the 

agency’s estimate of burden including 

the validity of the methodology and 

assumptions used; ways to enhance the 

quality, utility and clarity of the 

information to be collected; and ways to 

minimize the burden of the collection of 


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information on those who are to 

respond, including through the use of 

appropriate automated, electronic, 

mechanical, or other technological 

collection techniques or other forms of 

information technology. 

Comments regarding this information 

collection received by March 25, 2024 

will be considered. Written comments 

and recommendations for the proposed 

information collection should be 

submitted within 30 days of the 

publication of this notice on the 

following website www.reginfo.gov/ 

public/do/PRAMain. Find this 

particular information collection by 

selecting ‘‘Currently under 30-day 

Review—Open for Public Comments’’ or 

by using the search function. 

An agency may not conduct or 

sponsor a collection of information 

unless the collection of information 

displays a currently valid OMB control 

number and the agency informs 

potential persons who are to respond to 

the collection of information that such 

persons are not required to respond to 

the collection of information unless it 

displays a currently valid OMB control 

number. 

National Agricultural Statistics Service 

Title: Agricultural Surveys Program. 

OMB Control Number: 0535–0213. 

Summary of Collection: The 

Department of Agriculture published a 

document in the Federal Register on 

February 16, 2024, 89 FR 12302, 

concerning a request for comments for 

the substantive change request on the 

Information Collection ‘‘Agricultural 

Surveys Program’’ OMB control number 

0535–0213. In this FRN, it was stated 

Comments regarding these information 

collections are best assured of having 

their full effect if received by March 18, 

2024. Written comments and 

recommendations for the proposed 

information collection should be 

submitted, identified by docket number 

0535–0213, within 30 days of the 

publication of this notice by any of the 

following methods: 

• Email: ombofficer@nass.usda.gov. 

Include docket number above in the 

subject line of the message. 

• E-fax: 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. 

That statement needs to be corrected 

to state, ‘‘Comments regarding these 

information collections are best assured 

of having their full effect if received by 

March 18, 2024. Written comments and 

recommendations for the proposed 

information collection should be 

submitted within 30 days of the 

publication of this notice on the 

following website www.reginfo.gov/ 

public/do/PRAMain. Find this 

particular information collection by 

selecting ‘‘Currently under 30-day 

Review—Open for Public Comments’’ or 

by using the search function. 

National Agricultural Statistics Service 

Title: Agricultural Resource 

Management Phases 1 & 2 and Chemical 

Use Surveys. 

OMB Control Number: 0535–0218. 

Summary of Collection: The 

Department of Agriculture published a 

document in the Federal Register on 

February 16, 2024, 89 FR 12302, 

concerning a request for comments for 

the substantive change request on the 

Information Collection ‘‘Agricultural 

Resource Management Phases 1 & 2 and 

Chemical Use Surveys’’ OMB control 

number 0535–0218. In this FRN, it was 

stated Comments regarding these 

information collections are best assured 

of having their full effect if received by 

March 18, 2024. Written comments and 

recommendations for the proposed 

information collection should be 

submitted, identified by docket number 

0535–0218, within 30 days of the 

publication of this notice by any of the 

following methods: 

• Email: ombofficer@nass.usda.gov. 

Include docket number above in the 

subject line of the message. 

• E-fax: 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. 

That statement needs to be corrected 

to state, ‘‘Comments regarding these 

information collections are best assured 

of having their full effect if received by 

March 18, 2024. Written comments and 

recommendations for the proposed 

information collection should be 

submitted within 30 days of the 

publication of this notice on the 

following website www.reginfo.gov/ 

public/do/PRAMain. Find this 

particular information collection by 

selecting ‘‘Currently under 30-day 

Review—Open for Public Comments’’ or 

by using the search function. 

National Agricultural Statistics Service 

Title: Water Use Survey. 

OMB Control Number: 0535–0262. 

Summary of Collection: The 

Department of Agriculture published a 

document in the Federal Register on 

February 16, 2024, 89 FR 12302, 

concerning a request for comments for 

the substantive change request on the 

Information Collection ‘‘Water Use 

Survey’’ OMB control number 0535– 

0262. In this FRN, it was stated 

Comments regarding these information 

collections are best assured of having 

their full effect if received by March 18, 

2024. Written comments and 

recommendations for the proposed 

information collection should be 

submitted, identified by docket number 

0535–0262, within 30 days of the 

publication of this notice by any of the 

following methods: 

• Email: ombofficer@nass.usda.gov. 

Include docket number above in the 

subject line of the message. 

• E-fax: 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. 

That statement needs to be corrected 

to state, ‘‘Comments regarding these 

information collections are best assured 

of having their full effect if received by 

March 18, 2024. Written comments and 

recommendations for the proposed 

information collection should be 

submitted within 30 days of the 

publication of this notice on the 

following website www.reginfo.gov/ 

public/do/PRAMain. Find this 

particular information collection by 

selecting ‘‘Currently under 30-day 

Review—Open for Public Comments’’ or 

by using the search function. 

Levi S. Harrell, 

Departmental Information Collection 

Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2024–03745 Filed 2–22–24; 8:45 am] 

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