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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 227 (Monday, November 25, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 92886]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-27582]

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

    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 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 December 
26, 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: Assessment of Administrative Costs of Electronic Healthy 
Incentives Projects.
    OMB Control Number: 0584-NEW.
    Summary of Collection: The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) 
Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) is authorized to collect data under 
Section 17 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008, which authorizes the 
Secretary of Agriculture to contract with private institutions to 
undertake research that will help improve the administration and 
effectiveness of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) 
in delivering nutrition-related benefits.
    The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), administered 
by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Food and 
Nutrition Service (FNS), distributes benefits to eligible low-income 
households through Electronic Benefits Transfer (EBT) card technology.
    In Fiscal Year 2023 FNS awarded grants to three States, Colorado, 
Louisianna, and Washington for implementing Electronic Healthy 
Incentives Projects (eHIP) to leverage EBT integration to deliver 
financial incentives at point of purchase to SNAP households when they 
purchase qualifying foods (e.g., fruits and vegetables).
    Need and Use of the Information: The aim of this study is to 
calculate the costs of eHIP in the three States to determine the 
startup and ongoing costs of administering incentives to SNAP 
households through EBT integration and to estimate the cost of 
administering eHIP at scale. The study will quantify startup and 
ongoing administrative costs to State grantees, retailers, and other 
eHIP stakeholders. It will also compare administrative costs to the 
amount of funding distributed as incentives. In addition, existing 
national data (such as SNAP caseloads and SNAP-authorized retailers) 
and State data from non-project States (such as State wage rates) will 
be examined in order to estimate the cost of nationwide expansion of 
eHIP. Lastly, data from select Gus Schumacher Nutrition Incentive 
Program (GusNIP) grantees--that do not use EBT integration for 
delivering incentives to SNAP households for purchasing fruits and 
vegetables will be examined to estimate the costs and return on 
investment (ROI) of GusNIP and compare these to the eHIP costs and ROI, 
in order to provide information on how these two incentive delivery 
modalities differ in costs and economic impact.
    Description of Respondents: State, Local and Tribal Governments, 
Businesses.
    Number of Respondents: 50.
    Frequency of Responses: Reporting: Once.
    Total Burden Hours: 198.48.

Rachelle Ragland-Greene,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2024-27582 Filed 11-22-24; 8:45 am]
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