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15186 

Vol. 80, No. 55 

Monday, March 23, 2015 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

March 18, 2015. 

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 

regarding (a) 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; 

(b) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate 

of burden including the validity of the 

methodology and assumptions used; (c) 

ways to enhance the quality, utility and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; (d) 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 should be addressed to: Desk 

Officer for Agriculture, Office of 

Information and Regulatory Affairs, 

Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB), OIRA_Submission@omb.eop.gov 

or fax (202) 395–5806 and to 

Departmental Clearance Office, USDA, 

OCIO, Mail Stop 7602, Washington, DC 

20250–7602. Comments regarding these 

information collections are best assured 

of having their full effect if received 

within 30 days of this notification. 

Copies of the submission(s) may be 

obtained by calling (202) 720–8958. 

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: Supplementation Nutrition 

Assistance Program (SNAP) 

Employment & Training Study. 

OMB Control Number: 0584–NEW. 

Summary of Collection: The 

Supplemental Nutrition Assistance 

Program (SNAP) serves as a safety net 

for families who are having difficulty 

obtaining adequate nutrition. The U.S. 

Department of Agriculture’s (USDA), 

Food and Nutrition Service (FNS), 

which administers SNAP, also 

administers the SNAP Employment and 

Training (E&T) Program to assist 

members of households participating in 

SNAP in gaining skills, training or 

experience to ‘‘increase their ability to 

obtain regular employment’’. The Food 

and Nutrition Act of 2008 authorizes the 

USDA to conduct program research and 

evaluation activities to ‘‘implement an 

employment and training program 

designed by the State agency and 

approved by the Secretary for the 

purpose of assisting members of 

households participating in the 

Supplemental Nutrition Assistance 

Program in gaining skills, training, 

work, or experience that will increase 

their ability to obtain regular 

employment (H.R. 2642, Pub. L. 113– 

128, Sec. 6(d)(4), p. 34).’’ 

Need and Use of the Information: The 

study is needed to provide Food and 

Nutrition Service with information 

about the characteristics of work 

registrants, E&T participants, and the 

providers that serve them. This 

nationally representative study will 

identify the characteristics of registrants 

and participants, the challenges they 

face and the E&T services available to 

SNAP participants. The information 

generated will help FNS understand 

how these programs serve clients, what 

participants need to develop their skills, 

and whether current programs meet 

clients’ needs. This study has three 

objectives: (1) To provide FNS with a 

detailed description of the 

characteristics of SNAP work registrants 

and SNAP E&T participants; (2) to 

describe the needs and challenges faced 

by registrants and participants in 

finding and retaining employment in 

the changing economy; and (3) to 

describe the characteristics of the E&T 

service providers and the types of 

services available to participants. 

Description of Respondents: Not-forprofit institutions; Individual or 

households; Business or other for-profit; 

State, Local or Tribal Government. 

Number of Respondents: 5,261. 

Frequency of Responses: Reporting: 

On occasion. 

Total Burden Hours: 2,238. 

Ruth Brown, 

Departmental Information Collection 

Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2015–06590 Filed 3–20–15; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–30–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Food and Nutrition Service 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Proposed Collection; 

Comment Request—Study on Nutrition 

and Wellness Quality in Childcare 

Settings (SNAQCS) 

AGENCY: Food and Nutrition Service 

(FNS), USDA. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the 

Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) 

invites the general public and other 

public agencies to comment on this 

proposed information collection. This 

collection is a new collection for the 

Study on Nutrition and Wellness 

Quality in Childcare Settings 

(SNAQCS). 

DATES: Written comments on this notice 

must be received on or before May 22, 

2015. 

ADDRESSES: 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. 

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