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Vol. 89, No. 199 

Tuesday, October 15, 2024 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Food and Nutrition Service 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Supplemental Nutrition 

Assistance Program (SNAP) Benefit 

Expungement and Off-Line Storage 

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 

associated with SNAP benefit storage 

and expungement provisions of the 

2008 and 2018 Farm Bills. This 

collection is an extension, without 

change, of a currently approved 

collection. This collection is for 

providing SNAP households advance or 

concurrent notice of State agency action 

to store unused SNAP benefits offline 

due to three or more months of account 

inactivity and for those households to 

seek reinstatement of benefits prior to 

permanent expungement. This 

collection is also for providing SNAP 

households advance or concurrent 

notice prior to the State agency 

expunging unused SNAP benefits from 

the household’s Electronic Benefit 

Transfer (EBT) account due to nine 

months of account inactivity. 

DATES: Written comments must be 

received on or before December 16, 

2024. 

ADDRESSES: Comments may be sent to 

Erica Kain, Chief, Issuance Support 

Branch, Issuance Policy and Innovation 

Division, Food and Nutrition Service 

(FNS), U.S. Department of Agriculture 

(USDA), 1320 Braddock Place, 5th 

Floor, Alexandria, Virginia 22314, or via 

email to SM.FN.SNAP.Issuance.Policy@

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 Erica Kain at 

SM.FN.SNAP.Issuance.Policy@usda.gov 

or (312)–339–1939. 

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: SNAP Benefit Storage and 

Expungement. 

Form Number: Not applicable. 

OMB Number: 0584–0673. 

Expiration Date: 07/31/2025. 

Type of Request: Extension, without 

change, of a currently approved 

collection. 

Abstract: On August 24, 2020, the 

Department published the final rule, 

‘‘Supplemental Nutrition Assistance 

Program: 2008 Farm Bill Provisions on 

Clarification of Split Issuance; Accrual 

of Benefits and Definition Changes’’ (85 

FR 52025) to implement the mandatory 

SNAP benefit storage and expungement 

provisions of the Food, Conservation 

and Energy Act of 2008, Public Law 

110–243 (2008 Farm Bill). In the final 

rule, the Department also adopted as 

final the provisions in the Agriculture 

Improvement Act of 2018, Public Law 

115–334 (2018 Farm Bill), that 

mandated changes to the requirements 

governing the storage and expungement 

of unused benefits. 

As a result, State agencies are 

required to provide a 30-day advance 

notice prior to permanently expunging 

unused SNAP benefits that remain in 

household’s account nine months after 

issuance or after nine months of account 

inactivity. State agencies that opt to take 

unused benefits off-line after three 

months of SNAP EBT account inactivity 

must also provide up to 10 days 

advance or concurrent notice prior to 

taking such action and to reinstate 

benefits store off-line within 48 hours of 

a household’s request if the benefits 

have not reached the expungement 

timeframe. Currently, FNS is not aware 

of any State agency exercising the 

option to store unused benefits off-line 

prior to expungement. 

1. Expungement Notice 

Affected Public: (a) Individuals/ 

Households and (b) State agencies: 

Respondent groups identified include: 

(1) 3,505,979 SNAP households 

(approximately 18 percent of all SNAP 

households nationwide) who do not 

access their benefits within nine months 

and (2) 53 State SNAP agencies. 

a. Individuals/Households Annual 

Burden 

Estimated Annual Number of 

Respondents: 3,505,797. 

Estimated Annual Number of 

Responses per Respondent: 1.17. 

Estimated Total Annual Responses: 

4,101,782. 

Estimated Annual Time per Response: 

3 minutes or 0.05 hours. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden on 

Respondents: 205,089 hours. 

b. State Agency Annual Burden 

Estimated Annual Number of 

Respondents: 53. 

Estimated Annual Number of 

Responses per Respondent: 77,392. 

Estimated Total Annual Responses: 

4,101,782. 

Estimated Annual Time per Response: 

30 seconds or 0.0083 hours. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden on 

Respondents: 34,045 hours. 

c. Grand Total Annual Burden 

Estimated Annual Number of 

Respondents: 3,505,850. 

Estimated Annual Number of 

Responses per Respondent: 2.33996434. 

Estimated Total Annual Responses: 

8,203,564.00. 

Estimated Annual Time per Response: 

0.02915000. 


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Estimated Total Annual Burden on 

Respondents: 239,134. 

2. Off-Line Storage Notice 

Affected Public: No members of the 

public are affected as FNS is not aware 

of any State agency currently exercising 

the option to store benefits off-line. 

3. Off-Line Benefit Reinstatement 

Affected Public: No members of the 

public are affected as FNS is not aware 

of any State agency exercising the 

option to move benefits off-line, thereby 

removing the need for reinstatement. 

Respondent Activity 

Estimated 

annual 

number 

respondent 

Responses 

annually per 

respondent 

Total annual 

responses 

Estimated avg. 

number of 

hours per 

response 

annually 

Estimated 

annual 

total hours 

Individual or Household SNAP Recipients ...... Expungement Notice .............. 3,505,797 1.17 4,101,782 .05 205,089 

Off-line Storage Notice ........... 0 0 0 0 0 

Off-line Benefit Reinstatement 0 0 0 0 0 

Sub-total of Individual/Household SNAP 

recipients.

................................................. 3,505,797 1.17 4,101,782 .05 205,089 

State Agencies ................................................. Expungement Notice .............. 53 77,392 4,101,782 0.0083 34,045 

Off-line Storage Notice ........... 0 0 0 0 0 

Off-line Benefit Reinstatement 0 0 0 0 0 

Sub-total of State Agencies ...................... ................................................. 53 77,392 4,101,782 0.0083 34,045 

Total Reporting Burden with both Affect Public.................................................. 3,505,850 2.33996434 8,203,564 0.02915000 239,134 

Tameka Owens, 

Acting Administrator and Assistant 

Administrator, Food and Nutrition Service. 

[FR Doc. 2024–23727 Filed 10–11–24; 8:45 am] 

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Notice of Public Meeting of the 

Arkansas Advisory Committee to the 

U.S. Commission on Civil Rights 

AGENCY: U.S. Commission on Civil 

Rights. 

ACTION: Notice of virtual 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, that 

the Arkansas Advisory Committee 

(Committee) to the U.S. Commission on 

Civil Rights will hold a public meetings 

via Zoom. The purpose of this meeting 

is for the Committee to discuss postreport activity plans for their recently 

completed report regarding the Right to 

Counsel in Arkansas. This will be the 

final meeting of the current 

appointment term. 

DATES: Wedneday, October 23, 2024, 

from 2 p.m.–3 p.m. Central Time. 

ADDRESSES: This meeting will be held 

via Zoom. 

October 23rd Meeting: 

• Registration Link (Audio/Visual): 

https://www.zoomgov.com/webinar/ 

register/WN_

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• Join by Phone (Audio Only): 1–833– 

435–1820 USA Toll Free; Webinar ID: 

161 447 1491# 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Melissa Wojnaroski, Designated Federal 

Officer, at mwojnaroski@usccr.gov or 1– 

202–618–4158. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

meeting is available to the public 

through the registration link above. Any 

interested members of the public may 

attend. An open comment period will be 

provided to allow members of the 

public to make oral statements as time 

allows. Pursuant to the Federal 

Advisory Committee Act, public 

minutes of the meeting will include a 

list of persons who are present at these 

meetings. If joining via phone, callers 

can expect to incur regular charges for 

calls they initiate over wireless lines, 

according to their wireless plan. The 

Commission will not refund any 

incurred charges. Callers will incur no 

charge for calls they initiate over landline connections to the toll-free 

telephone number. Closed captioning is 

available by selecting ‘‘CC’’ in the 

meeting platform. To request additional 

accommodations, please email 

csanders@usccr.gov at least 10 business 

days prior to each meeting. 

Members of the public are entitled to 

submit written comments; the 

comments must be received in the 

regional office within 30 days following 

the scheduled meeting. Written 

comments may be emailed to Melissa 

Wojnaroski at mwojnaroski@usccr.gov. 

Persons who desire additional 

information may contact the Regional 

Programs Coordination Unit at 1–202– 

618–4158. 

Records generated from these 

meetings may be inspected and 

reproduced at the Regional Programs 

Coordination Unit Office, as they 

become available, both before and after 

each meeting. Records of the meetings 

will be available via 

www.facadatabase.gov under the 

Commission on Civil Rights, Arkansas 

Advisory Committee link. 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 

Coordination Unit at csanders@

usccr.gov. 

Agenda 

I. Welcome and Roll Call 

II. Chair’s Comments 

III. Post-Report Discussion: Right to 

Counsel 

IV. Public Comment 

V. Adjournment 

Exceptional Circumstance: Pursuant 

to 41 CFR 102–3.150, the notice for this 

meeting is given less than 15 calendar 

days prior to the meeting because of the 

exceptional circumstance of the end of 

the current Committee appointment 

term. 

Dated: October 9, 2024. 

David Mussatt, 

Supervisory Chief, Regional Programs Unit. 

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AGENCY: United States Commission on 

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ACTION: Notice of Commission public 

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