Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 207 / Friday, October 25, 2024 / Notices 85147 

Tameka Owens, 

Acting Administrator and Assistant 

Administrator, Food and Nutrition Service. 

[FR Doc. 2024–24868 Filed 10–24–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–30–C 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Food and Nutrition Service 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: FNS 245—Supplemental 

Nutrition Assistance Program Negative 

Case Action Review Schedule 

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, the FNS–245, 

Negative Case Action Review Schedule, 

is designed to collect quality control 

(QC) data and serve as the data entry 

form for negative case action QC 

reviews in the Supplemental Nutrition 

Assistance Program (SNAP). Revisions 

to the form, its instructions, and burden 

hours are within. 

DATES: Written comments must be 

received on or before December 24, 

2024. 

ADDRESSES: Comments may be sent to: 

John McCleskey, 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 

SM.FN.SNAPQCRules-ICR@usda.gov or 

may 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 John McCleskey at 

703–457–7747. 

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: FNS–245: SNAP Negative Case 

Action Review Schedule. 

Form Number: FNS–245. 

OMB Control Number: 0584–0034. 

Expiration Date: December 31, 2024. 

Type of Request: Revision of a 

currently approved collection. 

Abstract: The FNS–245, Negative Case 

Action Review Schedule, is designed to 

collect quality control (QC) data and 

serves as the data entry form for 

negative case action QC reviews in the 

Supplemental Nutrition Assistance 

Program (SNAP). State agencies 

complete the FNS–245 for each negative 

case in their QC sample. The number of 

responses for reporting and 

recordkeeping increased from 177,230 

to 196,615 responses; a total increase of 

19,385 due to the increase in number of 

cases selected for negative review. The 

reporting and recordkeeping burden 

associated with the completion of the 

FNS–245 has increased from 

approximately 112,491.43 hours to 

125,778.55 hours. The 13,203.96-hour 

increase in the total burden is largely a 

result of an administrative adjustment 

due to the increase in total SNAP 

negative action case selections for 

review from 34,322 cases in fiscal year 

(FY) 2018 to 39,323 cases in FY 2023 

and due to a program change to add two 

new codes to the form for the head of 

household’s race/ethnic information 

and to include household zip code. The 

program is adding 1.5 minutes or 0.025 

hours to the case record review burden 

to now include reviewing this 

information in the case record to 

properly report the information on the 

form. A summary of the revised 

reporting and recordkeeping estimates 

are below, along with a revision of the 

burden table. 

The program is making additional 

revisions to the form that do not impact 

burden. These include: 

—Clarification that Section I must be 

submitted to FNS for the QC review 

process, though the information 

contained within will not be part of 

the official Federal record of FNS 245 

data, which is permanently retained 

per Federal record requirements. 

—In Section II, instead of three case 

classification codes for item 9, there 

will now be two—included or 

excluded from the error rate 

calculation. 

—For Section III, 

—Existing elements 111, 130, 162, 365 

and 413 include terminology updates 

for accuracy, and elements 313 and 

540 are now 314 and 541 to align with 

the element numbering on the active 

QC forms, FNS 380-Worksheet for 

active QC reviews (OMB 0584–0074 

FNS–380 Worksheet for the 

Supplemental Nutrition Assistance 

Program Quality Control Reviews, 

expiration 7–31–25) and FNS 380–1, 

the Review Schedule for Active cases 

(OMB 0584–0299 FNS–380–1 

Supplemental Nutrition Assistance 

Program’s Quality Control Review 

Schedule, expiration 9–30–26). 

—Item 10a, Disposition of the review, 

code 3, is revised to indicate the 

review cannot be processed since no 

electronic or paper records exist. 

—Item 14d’s code 99 is revised to code 

00 to correct the numerical 

association with the code description. 

—Items 17 and 18 now have four new 

possible elements for variance 

identification: Element 214— 

Substantial Lottery or Gambling 

Winnings, 362—Homeless shelter 

deduction, 540—Missing Required 

Reports (Monthly, Quarterly or 

Periodic Report Forms), and Element 

542—Expired Certification Period. All 

changes may be reviewed on the form 

provided with this notice. 

Reporting 

Affected Public: State, Local and 

Tribal Government. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 53 

State Agencies. 

Estimated Number of Responses per 

Respondent: 2,967.77. 

Estimated Total Annual Responses: 

157,292. 

Estimated Time per Response: 3.175 

hours. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden on 

Respondents: 124,850.53. 

Recordkeeping 

Affected Public: State, Local and 

Tribal Government. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 53 

State Agencies. 

Estimated Number of Responses per 

Respondent: 741.94. 

Estimated Total Annual Responses: 

39,323. 

Estimated Time per Response: 0.0236 

hour. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden on 

Respondents: 928.02. 


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Grand Total Reporting and 

Recordkeeping Annual Burden: 

125,778.55. 

REPORTING AND RECORDKEEPING BURDEN FOR STATE AGENCIES FNS 245, OMB 0584–0034 

Regulation Description of activity Number of 

respondents 

Estimated 

frequency 

number of 

negative 

sample 

cases per 

respondent 

Estimated 

total 

annual 

number of 

negative 

sample 

cases per 

annum 

Estimated 

annual 

reporting 

hours per 

respondents 

Estimated 

total 

annual 

burden 

hours 

Previous 

submission 

total hours 

Difference 

due to 

program 

changes 

Difference 

due to 

adjustments 

Reporting Burden 

275.13(b) ......... Household Case 

Record Review.

53 741.94 39,323.00 1.525 59,967.58 53,169.00 983.08 5,815.50 

275.13(c) ......... Error analysis ............ 53 741.94 39,323.00 1.15 45,221.45 40,762.90 .................... 4,458.55 

275.13(d) ......... Reporting of review 

findings.

53 741.94 39,323.00 0.25 9,830.75 8,861.50 .................... 969.25 

275.13(e) ......... Disposition of case review.53 741.94 39,323.00 0.25 9,830.75 8,861.50 .................... 969.25 

Total Reporting Burden .................... 53 2,967.77 157,292.00 3.175 124,850.53 111,654.90 983.08 12,212.55 

...................... ...................... .................... ...................... .................... ttl rep diff 13,195.63 

Recordkeeping Burden 

275.4 ............... Record Retention ...... 53 741.9433962 39,323.00 0.0236 928.0228 836.5256 .................... 91.4972 

Total Recordkeeping Burden 

Total Reporting and Recordkeeping Burden.53 3709.72 196,615.00 3.1986 125,778.55 112,491.43 983.08 12,304.05 

...................... ...................... .................... ...................... .................... ttl rep/rcdkp 

difference 

13,287.12 

Tameka Owens, 

Acting Administrator and Assistant 

Administrator, Food and Nutrition Service. 

[FR Doc. 2024–24866 Filed 10–24–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–30–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Rural Utilities Service 

[Docket No.: RUS–24–ELECTRIC–0032] 

Notice of Funding Opportunity for 

Section 313A Guarantees for Bonds 

and Notes Issued for Utility 

Infrastructure Purposes for Fiscal Year 

(FY) 2025 

AGENCY: Rural Utilities Service, USDA 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Rural Utilities Service 

(RUS or the Agency), a Rural 

Development agency of the United 

States Department of Agriculture 

(USDA), announces the acceptance of 

applications under the Guarantees for 

Bonds and Notes Issued for Utility 

Infrastructure Purposes Program (the 

313A Program) for Fiscal Year (FY) 

2025. This notice is being issued in 

order to allow applicants sufficient time 

to prepare and submit their applications 

and give the Agency time to process 

applications within FY 2025. In FY 

2024, Congress appropriated $900 

million for the 313A Program. Because 

full-year appropriations have not been 

enacted as of this date, the final amount 

that will be made available in FY 2025 

will be determined by subsequent 

Congressional action. The agency is 

accepting applications up to the amount 

made available in FY 2024, subject to 

Congressional action. The purpose of 

the 313A Program is to guarantee loans 

to selected applicants as a Guaranteed 

Lender. Successful applications will be 

selected by the Agency for funding and 

subsequently awarded to the extent that 

funding may ultimately be made 

available through apportionment. All 

applicants are responsible for all 

expenses incurred in developing their 

applications. 

DATES: Completed applications must be 

electronically received by RUS no later 

than 5 p.m. Eastern Time (ET) on 

December 24, 2024. Applicants 

intending to submit applications must 

have their applications received by the 

closing deadline. 

ADDRESSES: Completed applications 

must be submitted electronically to 

Amy McWilliams, Branch Chief, Policy 

and Outreach Branch, Office of 

Customer Service and Technical 

Assistance, Electric Program, RUS at 

amy.mcwilliams@usda.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Amy McWilliams, Branch Chief, Policy 

and Outreach Branch, Office of 

Customer Service and Technical 

Assistance, Electric Program, Rural 

Utilities Service, USDA, 1400 

Independence Avenue SW, Mail Stop 

1560, Room 4121-South, Washington, 

DC 20250–1560, by email at 

amy.mcwilliams@usda.gov, or call (202) 

205–8663. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Overview 

Federal Awarding Agency Name: 

Rural Utilities Service. 

Funding Opportunity Title: Notice of 

Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for 

Section 313A Guarantees for Bonds and 

Notes Issued for Utility Infrastructure 

Purposes for Fiscal Year (FY) 2025. 

Announcement Type: Notice of 

Funding Opportunity. 

Assistance Listing: 10.850. 

Dates: Completed applications must 

be received by RUS no later than 5:00 

p.m. Eastern Time (ET) on December 24, 

2024. 

Rural Development Key Priorities: The 

Agency encourages applicants to 

consider projects that will advance the 

following key priorities (more details 

available at rd.usda.gov/priority-points): 

• Addressing Climate Change and 

Environmental Justice—Reducing 


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