Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 166 / Tuesday, August 31, 2021 / Notices 48663 

Cynthia Long, 

Acting Administrator, Food and Nutrition 

Service. 

[FR Doc. 2021–18733 Filed 8–30–21; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Food and Nutrition Service 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Proposed Collection; 

Comment Request—Annual State 

Report on Verification of Supplemental 

Nutrition Assistance Program 

Participation 

AGENCY: Food and Nutrition Service, 

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 the 

proposed information collection for the 

Annual State Report of Verification of 

Supplemental Nutrition Assistance 

Program (SNAP) Participation. This is a 

revision of a currently approved 

information collection request. The 

purpose of the Annual State Report of 

Verification of SNAP Participants is to 

ensure that no person who is deceased, 

or has been permanently disqualified 

from SNAP, improperly received SNAP 

benefits for the fiscal year preceding the 

report submission. Section 4032 of the 

Agricultural Act of 2014 is the basis for 

this collection. Section 4032 mandates 

that States will ‘‘submit to the Secretary 

a report containing sufficient 

information for the Secretary to 

determine whether the State agency has, 

for the most recently concluded fiscal 

year preceding that annual date, verified 

that the State agency in that fiscal year 

(1) did not issue benefits to a deceased 

individual; and (2) did not issue 

benefits to an individual who had been 

permanently disqualified from receiving 

benefits.’’ An email from each State 

agency to the corresponding Food and 

Nutrition Service (FNS) Regional SNAP 

Program Director containing the 

answers to the above questions will be 

used as the mechanism for State 

agencies to report their compliance with 

the Agriculture Act of 2014. 

DATES: Written comments must be 

submitted on or before November 1, 

2021. 

ADDRESSES: Comments are invited on: 

(a) Whether the proposed information 

collection is necessary for the proper 

performance of the functions of the 

agency, including whether the 

information has practical utility; (b) the 

accuracy of the agency’s estimated 

burden for the proposed information 

collection, including the validity of the 

methodology and assumptions 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 information collection on 

those who are to respond, including the 

use of appropriate automated, 

electronic, mechanical, or other 

technological collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology. 

Comments may be sent to Maribelle 

Balbes, Branch Chief, State 

Administration Branch, Program 

Accountability and Administration 

Division, Food and Nutrition Service, 

5th floor, 703–605–4272, U.S. 

Department of Agriculture, 1320 

Braddock Place, Alexandria, VA 22314. 

You may also download an electronic 

version of this notice at http://

www.fns.usda.gov/snap/federal-registerdocuments/rules/view-all and comment 

via email at SNAPSAB@fns.usda.gov or 

the Federal e-Rulemaking Portal. Go to 

http://www.regulations.gov and follow 

the online instructions for submitting 

comments electronically. 

All written comments will be open for 

public inspection at the office of the 

Food and Nutrition Service during 

regular business hours (8:30 a.m. to 5 

p.m., Monday through Friday) at 1320 

Braddock Place, Alexandria, VA 22314, 

5th floor. 

All comments to this notice will be 

included in the request for Office of 

Management and Budget approval. All 

comments will also become a matter of 

public record. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Requests for additional information or 

copies of this information collection 

should be directed to Evan Sieradzki at 

703–605–3212. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Annual State Report on 

Verification of SNAP Participation. 

OMB Number: 0584–0605. 

Expiration Date: July 31, 2022. 

Type of Request: Revision of a 

currently approved information 

collection. 

Abstract: SNAP regulations at 7 CFR 

273.16 require that State agencies 

disqualify an individual who has 

committed an intentional program 

violation (IPV). Paragraph 7 CFR 

273.16(e)(8) requires that these 

individuals ‘‘be disqualified in 

accordance with the disqualification 

periods and procedures in paragraph (b) 

of this section’’ (273.16(b)). Paragraph 7 

CFR 273.16(i) requires State agencies to 

report information concerning each 

individual disqualified for an IPV to the 

disqualified recipient database, the 

electronic Disqualified Recipient 

System (eDRS), and to use eDRS data to 

determine the eligibility of individual 

applicants prior to certification. SNAP 

regulations at 7 CFR 272.14 require that 

each State agency establish a system to 

verify and ensure that benefits are not 

issued to individuals who are deceased, 

and that data source is the Social 

Security Administration’s (SSA) Death 

Master File. The information required 

for the Annual State Report on 

Verification of SNAP Participation is 

obtained by validating that the State had 

the appropriate systems in place and 

followed procedures currently 

mandated at 7 CFR 272.14 and 7 CFR 

273.16 for the preceding fiscal year. The 

burdens associated with establishing a 

system to verify and ensure that benefits 

are not issued to deceased individuals 

or those permanently disqualified from 

SNAP using both the SSA Death Master 

File and eDRS are already approved 

under OMB burden number 0584–0064, 

expiration date August 31, 2021. Upon 

OMB approval of the renewal of the 

information collection for 0584–0605, 

FNS intends to merge the hours 

associated with 0584–0605 into OMB 

Control Number 0584–0083, expiration 

08/31/2023. 

In order to meet the reporting 

requirements specified in section 4032 

of the Act, States are required to confirm 

via email to their FNS Regional SNAP 

Program Director that in the 

immediately preceding Federal fiscal 

year, they had the appropriate systems 

in place to meet the requirements of 

regulations at 7 CFR 272.14 and 

273.16(i)(4) and that they conducted the 

matches required by these regulations. 

States are required to submit their 

section 4032 reports to the FNS 

Regional SNAP Director by March 31 

each year for the preceding Federal 

fiscal year. The estimated annual 

burden for this collection is 57.4255 

hours. This estimate includes the time 

it takes each State agency to confirm 

that they have complied with FNS 

regulations for performing mandated 

checks against both eDRS and the SSA 

Death Master File, send an email to their 

FNS Regional Office SNAP Program 

Director to provide the verification, and 

any additional recordkeeping associated 

with this burden. States must perform 

this verification once a year and must 

retain these records for 3 years. 

Burden Estimates: The previous 

burden for this collection was 53 

reporting hours. The requested burden 

is 53 reporting hours. There is no 

change in reporting hours. The previous 

burden reported for recordkeeping was 

4.41649. The requested recordkeeping 


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hours is 4.4255, a decrease of .00901 

hours, due to program calculation 

adjustment. 

Affected Public: State and local 

agencies, households. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

53. 

Annual Reporting Burden Estimates: 

Regulation Burden activity 

Estimated 

number of 

respondents 

Estimated 

responses 

per 

respondent 

Estimated 

total annual 

responses 

Estimated 

hours per 

response 

Estimated 

total annual 

hours 

State Agency Reporting Burden 

272.14 .................. Deceased Matching System .............. 53 1 53 53 53 

State Agency 

Total.

............................................................ 53 1 53 1 53 

Recordkeeping 

273.16(i)(4) .......... Recordkeeping for matching agreement and data sharing.53 1 53 .0835 4.4255 

Recordkeeping 

Total.

............................................................ 53 1 53 .0835 53 

Grand 

Totals.

............................................................ 53 1 53 1 57.4255 

Affected Public: State, Local and 

Tribal Government Agencies. 

Number of Respondents: 53 State 

Agencies. 

Number of Responses per 

Respondent: 1. 

Total Annual Responses: 53. 

Reporting time per Response: 1 Hour. 

Estimated Annual Reporting Burden 

Hours: 53. 

Annual Recordkeeping Burden 

Estimates: 

Affected Public: State, Local and 

Tribal Government Agencies. 

Number of Respondents: 53 State 

Agencies. 

Number of Responses per 

Respondent: 1. 

Total Annual Responses: 53. 

Reporting time per Response: 0.0835 

Hours. 

Estimated Annual Reporting Burden 

Hours: 4.4255. 

Annual Grand Total Burden Estimates 

for Reporting and Recordkeeping: 

57.4255 hours. 

Cynthia Long, 

Acting Administrator, Food and Nutrition 

Service. 

[FR Doc. 2021–18740 Filed 8–30–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–30–P 

COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS 

Notice of Public Meeting of the 

Pennsylvania Advisory Committee to 

the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights 

AGENCY: U.S. Commission on Civil 

Rights. 

ACTION: Announcement of meeting. 

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 Pennsylvania Advisory Committee 

(Committee) to the U.S. Commission on 

Civil Rights will hold a meeting on 

Wednesday, October 6, 2021 at 10:00 

a.m. Eastern time. The Committee will 

discuss civil rights concerns in the state. 

DATES: The meeting will take place on 

Wednesday, October 6, 2021, from 10:00 

a.m.–11:30 a.m. Eastern time. 

Online Regisration (Audio/Visual): 

https://bit.ly/2W7BqV2 

Telephone (Audio Only): Dial 800–360– 

9505 USA Toll Free; Access code: 199 

419 4979 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Melissa Wojnaroski, DFO, at 

mwojnaroski@usccr.gov or 312–353– 

8311. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Members 

of the public can listen to these 

discussions. Committee meetings are 

available to the public through the 

above call in number. Any interested 

member of the public may call this 

number and listen to the meeting. An 

open comment period will be provided 

to allow members of the public to make 

a statement as time allows. 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. Individuals who are 

deaf, deafblind and hard of hearing may 

also follow the proceedings by first 

calling the Federal Relay Service at 1– 

800–877–8339 and providing the 

Service with the conference call number 

and conference ID number. 

Members of the public are also 

entitled to submit written comments; 

the comments must be received in the 

regional office within 30 days following 

the meeting. Written comments may be 

emailed to Corrine Sanders at csanders@

usccr.gov. Persons who desire 

additional information may contact the 

Regional Programs Unit at (312) 353– 

8311. 

Records generated from this meeting 

may be inspected and reproduced at the 

Regional Programs Unit Office, as they 

become available, both before and after 

the meeting. Records of the meeting will 

be available via www.facadatabase.gov 

under the Commission on Civil Rights, 

Pennsylvania 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 Unit at the above 

email or street address. 

Agenda 

Welcome and Roll Call 

Discussion: Civil Rights in Pennsylvania 

Future Plans and Actions 

Public Comment 

Adjournment 

Dated: August 26, 2021. 

David Mussatt, 

Supervisory Chief, Regional Programs Unit. 

[FR Doc. 2021–18774 Filed 8–30–21; 8:45 am] 

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