91314 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 223 / Tuesday, November 19, 2024 / Notices 

by Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 (BBA) 

(Pub. L. 115–123). 

FSA also administers the QLA 

Program to provide financial assistance 

to eligible producers who experienced a 

crop quality loss due to a qualifying 

disaster event in calendar years 2018 or 

2019, which was authorized by the 

Additional Supplemental 

Appropriations for Disaster Relief Act, 

2019 (Pub. L. 116–20), as amended by 

the Further Consolidated 

Appropriations Act, 2020 (Pub. L. 116– 

94). 

Extension 

Title: 2017 WHIP and Block Grant to 

Florida and Quality Loss Adjustment 

(QLA) Program. 

OMB Control Number: 0560–0291. 

Type of Request: Extension. 

OMB Expiration Date: June 30, 2025. 

Abstract: This information collection 

is required to support the regulation in 

7 CFR part 760, subpart O, for 2017 

WHIP requirements for eligible 

producers who suffered eligible crop, 

tree, bush, and vine losses resulting 

from a qualifying disaster event. The 

information collection is necessary to 

evaluate the application and other 

required paperwork for determining the 

producer’s eligibility and the producer’s 

payment calculations. FSA also granted 

funds to Florida to provide the 

payments to eligible citrus crop growers; 

the Florida grantee used the same FSA 

application for the growers. FSA also 

administers the QLA Program to provide 

financial assistance to crop producers 

who experienced a crop quality loss due 

to a qualifying disaster event in calendar 

years 2018 or 2019. The application 

period for WHIP and the QLA Program 

has ended; however, the collection is 

continuing for additional information 

that may be needed to verify compliance 

with program eligibility requirements, 

such as the requirement to purchase 

crop insurance or Noninsured Crop 

Disaster Assistance Program coverage 

for the next two available crop years. 

For the following estimated total 

annual burden on respondents, the 

formula used to calculate the total 

burden hour is the estimated average 

time per response multiplied by the 

estimated total annual responses. 

Estimate of Respondent Burden: 

Public reporting burden for this 

information collection is estimated to 

average 0.6983 hours per response, 

including the time for reviewing 

instructions, searching existing data 

sources, gathering and maintaining the 

data needed and completing and 

reviewing the collections of 

information. 

Type of Respondents: Producers or 

farmers. 

Estimated Annual Number of 

Respondents: 236,100. 

Estimated Number of Reponses per 

Respondent: 1. 

Estimated Total Annual Responses: 

236,100. 

Estimated Average Time per 

Response: 0.78 hours. 

Estimated Annual Burden on 

Respondents (WHIP applicants): 

183,454. 

Estimated Annual Burden on 

Respondents (Florida Grant): 1,097. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden on 

Respondents: 184,551. 

We are requesting comments on all 

aspects of this information collection to 

help us to: 

(1) Evaluate whether the collection of 

information is necessary for the proper 

performance of the functions of the 

FSA, including whether the information 

will have practical utility; 

(2) Evaluate the accuracy of the FSA’s 

estimate of burden including the 

validity of the methodology and 

assumptions used; 

(3) Enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; or 

(4) 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. 

All comments received in response to 

this notice, including names and 

addresses when provided, will be a 

matter of public record. Comments will 

be summarized and included in the 

submission for Office of Management 

and Budget approval. 

William Marlow, 

Acting Administrator, Farm Service Agency. 

[FR Doc. 2024–26960 Filed 11–18–24; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Food and Nutrition Service 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities, Proposed Collection: 

Request for Comments on Guidance 

for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance 

Program (SNAP) Certification and 

Quality Control Interviews Study 

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 is a new information collection for 

the contract of the study titled Guidance 

for SNAP Certification and Quality 

Control Interviews. The purpose of this 

collection is to help FNS develop new 

guidance for SNAP eligibility and 

Quality Control interviews based on 

principles of human-centered design 

and cultural competency. 

DATES: Written comments must be 

received on or before January 21, 2025. 

ADDRESSES: Comments may be mailed to 

Eric Williams, 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 

eric.williams@usda.gov. Comments will 

also be accepted through the Federal 

eRulemaking Portal. Go to https://

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 Eric Williams at 

(703) 305–2640. 

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: Guidance for SNAP Certification 

and Quality Control Interviews. 

Form Number: Not applicable. 

OMB Number: 0584–NEW. 

Expiration Date: Not yet determined. 

Type of Request: New collection. 

Abstract: The SNAP is the foundation 

of the nation’s nutrition safety net. 

SNAP provides benefits to millions of 

people who are experiencing economic 

hardship, and those benefits help to 


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avert hunger. SNAP eligibility 

interviews help determine eligibility 

and benefit levels for SNAP applicants. 

SNAP Quality Control (QC) interviews 

help measure how accurately State 

agencies determine SNAP households’ 

eligibility and benefit amounts. 

This project will produce new guides 

for SNAP eligibility and QC interviews 

that SNAP agencies will have the option 

to use or adapt. The guides will 

incorporate principles of humancentered design (HCD) and cultural 

competency (that is, the ability to serve 

clients from diverse cultures and 

communities effectively). Infusing the 

interview processes with the principles 

of HCD and cultural competency will 

help expand equitable access to SNAP. 

To draft the updated interview guides, 

the study team examined literature on 

HCD and cultural competency and 

reviewed existing guidance on SNAP 

interviews. The study team also 

assembled expert panels of SNAP 

participants and State SNAP agency 

staff to get their perspectives. 

The study team will conduct semistructured interviews with staff from 

state SNAP agencies in four States 

during virtual site visits. During these 

interviews, the team will collect 

qualitative data on State SNAP agency 

interview processes, the training SNAP 

staff receive on conducting them, and 

information about any written guidance 

State agencies give staff on conducting 

interviews. The team will also ask State 

agency staff for feedback on the draft 

guides. After revising the guides based 

on this feedback, the study team will 

test them with the community; for each 

guide, they will conduct cognitive 

interviews with 40 individuals with low 

incomes. The cognitive interviews will 

use a mix of in-person and telephone 

formats. 

Affected public. Members of the 

public affected by the data collection 

include State or local SNAP agency 

staff, CBO staff, and people with low 

incomes. Respondent groups include (1) 

State SNAP directors, (2) State SNAP 

management officials who helped 

develop interview guides, (3) State QC 

reviewers, (4) State SNAP policy 

officials, (5) State SNAP training 

officials, (6) local SNAP directors, (7) 

SNAP eligibility workers, (8) managers 

at not-for-profit organizations, and (9) 

people with low incomes. 

Estimated number of respondents. 

The total estimated number of unique 

respondents—which includes everyone 

contacted for data collection regardless 

of whether they participate—is 278. 

This includes up to 185 individuals 

with low incomes, 85 State or local 

SNAP agency staff, and eight CBO staff. 

The study team will contact State SNAP 

agency directors to ask them to 

participate in the study. To obtain 

approval from four agency directors, the 

study team expects to contact up to 

eight, with half agreeing to participate 

and half declining. 

Across the four States selected, the 

study will seek to complete semistructured interviews with four State 

SNAP management officials who helped 

develop interview guides, four State 

SNAP policy officials, four State SNAP 

training officials, 16 State QC reviewers, 

and 32 SNAP eligibility workers. The 

study team will send the interview 

guides to respondents at least a week 

before the interviews so that they can 

review them in advance. State SNAP 

management officials, SNAP policy 

officials, and SNAP training officials 

will review both the eligibility and QC 

interview guides before their semistructured interviews. Eligibility 

workers will review the eligibility 

interview guide and QC reviewers will 

review the QC interview guide. The 

study team will seek assistance from the 

SNAP agency directors in the four 

participating States to schedule 

interviews and identify community 

partners. 

To locate people with low incomes to 

participate in cognitive testing, the 

study team will contact up to eight CBO 

managers and request referrals. The 

study team expects to contact as many 

as 160 individuals with low incomes 

and ask them to participate. The study 

team will schedule cognitive tests with 

up to 120 of them, with the expectation 

that 40 will not agree to participate. 

Among the 120 individuals scheduled 

to participate in a cognitive test, the 

study team expects to complete a 

cognitive test with 80, with the 

expectation that the other 40 will 

ultimately be considered 

nonrespondents. Of the 80 respondents, 

40 will complete a cognitive test of the 

eligibility interview guide and 40 will 

complete a cognitive test of the QC 

interview guide. 

Before the start of data collection, the 

study team will pre-test the semistructured interview guide with one 

State SNAP management official who 

helped develop interview guides, one 

State SNAP policy official, one State 

SNAP training official, two State QC 

reviewers, and four eligibility workers 

in one non-study State. The study team 

will pre-test the eligibility interview 

guide with up to nine individuals with 

low incomes. Up to nine individuals 

with low incomes will complete a 

cognitive test of the QC interview guide. 

Estimated number of responses per 

respondent. Across all 278 unique 

respondents (227 respondents and 51 

nonrespondents) and 1,177 responses 

annually, the average number of 

responses is 4.30. 

Estimated total annual responses. 

1,177. 

Estimated time per response. The 

estimated time per response varies from 

0.02 hours for activities related to 

reading recruitment texts for the 

interviews to 1.5 hours for the cognitive 

testing interviews. The response time 

will vary depending on the respondent 

group, with an average estimated time 

per respondent of 89 minutes (1.48 

hours). 

Estimated total annual burden on 

respondents. The total estimated annual 

burden on respondents is 412.22 hours. 

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NONRESPONDENTS 

RESPONDENTS 

Total Annua Annu 

annu I al 

Number al Hours burde Number Frequen Total Hours burd 

Samp of Frequency resp per n of non- cyof annual per en 

Affected Type of le responde of onse respon (hours responde respons respons respon (hour 

eubllc reseondents Instruments size nts reseonse s se l nts e es se s) 

State SNAP Study overview flier 8 4 1 4 0.08 0.32 4 1 4 0.08 0.3 

directors 2 

Template of email 

State SNAP from FNS to State 8 4 1 4 0.08 0.32 4 1 4 0.08 0.3 

directors SNAP agency: Study 2 

announcement 

Template of email 

State SNAP from Mathematica to 8 4 1 4 0.08 0.32 4 1 4 0.08 0.3 

directors State SNAP agency: 2 

Study recruitment Call script for 

Mathematica 

State SNAP contacting State 8 4 1 4 1.00 4.00 4 1 4 0.17 0.6 

directors SNAP agency: Study 8 

recruitment and 

scheduling 

State or Template of email 

local State SNAP from Mathematica to 0.3 

SNAP directors State SNAP agency: 8 4 1 4 0.08 0.32 4 1 4 0.08 2 

agency Study overview and 

staff scheduling 

State SNAP Review of Revised a.a 

management eligibility interview 4 4 1 4 1.00 4.00 0 0 0 0.00 

officials guide 0 

State SNAP Review of Revised 0.0 

policy eligibility interview 4 4 1 4 1.00 4.00 a a a 0.00 0 

officials guide 

State SNAP Review of Revised 0.0 

training eligibility interview 4 4 1 4 1.00 4.00 a a a 0.00 a 

officials guide 

State SNAP Review of Revised 0.0 

management QC interview guide 4 4 1 4 1.00 4.00 a a a 0.00 a 

officials 

State SNAP Review of Revised 0.0 

policy QC interview guide 4 4 1 4 1.00 4.00 0 a 0 0.00 a 

officials 

State SNAP Review of Revised 0.0 

training QC interview guide 4 4 1 4 1.00 4.00 0 a 0 0.00 0 

officials 

State QC Review of Revised 16 16 1 16 1.00 16.0 a a a 0.00 0.0 

reviewers QC interview guide a a 

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State QC Protocol for interviews 16 16 1 16 1.00 16.0 0 0 0 0.00 0.0 

reviewers with state staff 0 0 

State SNAP Protocol for interviews 0.0 

management with state staff 4 4 1 4 1.00 4.00 0 0 0 0.00 0 

officials 

State SNAP Protocol for interviews 0.0 

policy 4 4 1 4 1.00 4.00 0 0 0 0.00 

officials with state staff 0 

State SNAP Protocol for interviews 0.0 

training with state staff 4 4 1 4 1.00 4.00 0 0 0 0.00 0 

officials 

Template of email 

from Mathematica to 

Local SNAP local SNAP office: 0.0 

directors Study overview, 8 8 1 8 0.08 0.64 0 0 0 0.00 0 

interview scheduling, 

and identification of 

community eartners 

Mathematica call 

script for contacting 

Local SNAP local SNAP office: 0.0 

directors Study participation, 8 8 1 8 1.00 8.00 0 0 0 0.00 0 

interview scheduling, 

and identification of 

community eartners 

SNAP Review of Revised 32.0 0.0 

eligibility eligibility interview 32 32 1 32 1.00 0 0 0 0.00 

workers guide 0 0 

SNAP Protocol for interviews 32.0 0.0 

eligibility with state staff 32 32 1 32 1.00 0 0 0 0 0.00 0 

workers 

State SNAP Protocol for interviews 0.0 

policy with state staff - pre- 3 3 1 3 1.50 4.50 0 0 0 0.00 0 

officials test 

State QC Protocol for interviews 0.0 

reviewers with state staff - pre- 2 2 1 2 1.50 3.00 0 0 0 0.00 0 

test 

SNAP Protocol for interviews 0.0 

eligibility with state staff - pre- 4 4 1 4 1.50 6.00 0 0 0 0.00 0 

workers test 

State SNAP Review of Revised 0.0 

policy QC interview guide - 3 3 1 3 1.00 3.00 0 0 0 0.00 0 

officials re-test 

State QC Review of Revised 0.0 

reviewers QC interview guide - 2 2 1 2 1.00 2.00 0 0 0 0.00 0 

re-test 

State SNAP Review of Revised 0.0 

policy eligibility interview 3 3 1 3 1.00 3.00 0 0 0 0.00 0 

officials guide - ere-test 

SNAP Review of Revised 0.0 

eligibility eligibility interview 4 4 1 4 1.00 4.00 0 0 0 0.00 0 

workers guide - pre-test 

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Template of email 

Managers at from Mathematica to 0.0 

not-for-profit community partner. 8 8 1 8 0.08 0.64 0 0 0 0.00 0 

organizations Study overview and 

Communit referral request 

y-based Mathematica call 

organizati script for contacting 

ans Managers at community partner: 

not-for-profit Script for telephone 8 8 1 8 1.00 8.00 0 0 0 0.00 0.0 

organizations call with community 0 

partner regarding 

study overview and 

referral reguest 

Individuals Template of email 16 12 3.2 

with low from Mathematica to 0 120 1 0 0.08 9.60 40 1 40 0.08 0 

incomes testing earticieant 

Individuals Template of follow-up 

with low email from 16 120 1 12 0.08 9.60 40 1 40 0.08 3.2 

Mathematica to 0 0 0 

incomes testing earticieant 

Individuals Template of follow-up 16 12 0.8 

with low text from Mathematica 0 120 1 0 0.02 2.40 40 1 40 0.02 0 

incomes to testing ~rticieant 

Individual Individuals Mathematica call 16 12 20.4 6.8 

s/ with low script for contacting 0 120 1 0 0.17 0 40 1 40 0.17 0 

Househol incomes testing earticieant 

ds Individuals Mathematica call 16 12 20.4 6.8 

with low script for contacting 0 120 1 0 0.17 0 40 1 40 0.17 0 

incomes testing earticieant 

Individuals Master cognitive 12 120. 0.0 

with low 80 1 80 1.50 40 1 40 0.00 

incomes testing protocol 0 00 0 

Individuals Master cognitive 13.5 0.0 

with low testing protocol - QC 13 9 1 9 1.50 0 4 1 7 0.00 0 

incomes re-test 

Individuals Master cognitive 13.5 0.0 

with low testing protocol - 12 9 1 9 1.50 0 3 1 7 0.00 0 

incomes Eli ibilit re-test 

Subtotal of unique Slate or local SNAP 85 81 27 18 0.91 171. 4 5 20 0.10 1.9 

a enc staff 9 42 6 

Subtotal of unique community-based 8 8 2 16 0.54 8.64 0 0 0 0.00 0 

or anizations 

Subtotal of unique SNAP 18 138 8 69 0.30 209. 47 8 254 0.08 20.80 

individuals/households 5 8 40 

Grand total 27 227 37 90 0.43 389. 51 13 274 0.08 22.76 

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[FR Doc. 2024–26941 Filed 11–18–24; 8:45 am] 

Administrator, Food and Nutrition Service. 

Acting Administrator and Assistant 

Tameka Owens, 

Committee’s report on the topic, 

purpose of this meeting is to discuss the 

Wednesday, February 26, 2025. The 

meeting via Zoom at 1:00 p.m. ET on 

Civil Rights will hold a virtual, public 

(Committee) to the U.S. Commission on 

the North Carolina Advisory Committee 

Federal Advisory Committee Act, that 

on Civil Rights (Commission) and the 

g

Civil 

DATES

North Carolina. 

Rights and the Child Welfare System in 

: Wednesday, February 26, 2025, 

ADDRESSES

from 1:00 p.m.–2:30 p.m. Eastern Time. 

: The meeting will be held 

via Zoom Webinar. 

Registration Link (Audio/Visual): 

register/WN

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

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Join by Phone (Audio Only): (833) 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT

160 260 6883. 

435–1820 USA Toll-Free; Meeting ID: 

: Ana 

Officer, at 

Victoria Fortes, Designated Federal 

afortes@usccr.gov or (202) 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION

681–0857. 

: This 

lschiller@usccr.gov 

Schiller, Support Services Specialist, at 

accommodations, please email Liliana 

impairments. To request additional 

certain cognitive or learning 

deaf, hard of hearing, or who have 

will be available for individuals who are 

telephone number. Closed captioning 

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charge for calls they initiate over landincurred charges. Callers will incur no 

Commission will not refund any 

according to their wireless plan. The 

they initiate over wireless lines, 

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meeting. If joining via phone, callers can 

list of persons who are present at the 

minutes of the meeting will include a 

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to allow members of the public to make 

open comment period will be provided 

public may listen to the meeting. An 

above. Any interested member of the 

public through the registration link 

committee meeting is available to the 

at least 10 business 

days prior to the meeting. 

Members of the public are entitled to 

submit written comments; the 

sharing website, 

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website, 

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interested in the work of this Committee 

http://www.usccr.gov, or may 

V. Adjournment 

IV. Next Steps 

III. Public Comment 

II. Committee Discussion 

I. Welcome & Roll Call 

Agenda 

number. 

Coordination Unit at the above phone 

contact the Regional Programs 

Dated: November 12, 2024. 

AGENCY

Commission on Civil Rights 

Advisory Committee to the U.S. 

Notice of Public Meeting of the Utah 

COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS 

BILLING CODE P 

[FR Doc. 2024–26728 Filed 11–18–24; 8:45 am] 

Supervisory Chief, Regional Programs Unit. 

David Mussatt, 

: U.S. Commission on Civil 

ACTION

Rights. 

: Notice of public meeting. 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given, 

testimony received on the topic, 

purpose of the meeting is to debrief the 

Wednesday, November 20, 2024. The 

via Zoom at 3:00 p.m. MT on 

Civil Rights will hold a public meeting 

(Committee) to the U.S. Commission on 

the Utah Advisory Committee 

Federal Advisory Committee Act, that 

on Civil Rights (Commission) and the 

and regulations of the U.S. Commission 

pursuant to the provisions of the rules 

The 

DATES

System. 

Outcomes in Utah’s K–12 Education 

Civil Rights Implications of Disparate 

: Wednesday, November 20, 2024, 

ADDRESSES

Time. 

from 3:00 p.m.–4:30 p.m. Mountain 

: The meeting will be held 

via Zoom Webinar. 

Registration Link (Audio/Visual): 

register/WN

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Note: Average hourly wage rates for management occupations (11-0000) including State and local government management are at htlps://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes110000.htm; f

(11-000), at hllps://www.bls.gov/oes/current/naics4_999300.htm; for community and social service occupations (21-0000) at hltps://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes210000.htm; for socia

9151) at https:liwww.bls.gov/oes/current/oes119151.htm. The baseline labor rate for individuals with low incomes is $22.03. This is based on data from the most recent full fiscal year 

Population Survey (CPS) median weekly earnings for full-time and salary workers, ages 16 and up ($1, 101.25/week, divided by 40 hours to produce an hourly rate of $27.53). Becaus

activities, like completing SNAP fomns, that occur outside of an employment selling, the hourly rate derived from the weekly wage is discounted by 20 percent to remove the value of t

in $22.03.