[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 108 (Monday, June 6, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 34233-34234]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-12067]


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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 July 6, 
2022 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: Quality Control Review Schedule (FNS 380) Control 
(Associated with Interim Final Rule E64).
    OMB Control Number: 0584-0074.
    Summary of Collection: Section 16 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 
2008 provides the legislative basis for the operation of the Quality 
Control (QC) system. Part 275, Subpart C, of SNAP regulations 
implements the legislative mandates found in Section 16. Regulations at 
7 CFR 275.1, 275.14(d) and 275.21(a) and (b)(1) provide the regulatory 
basis for the QC reporting requirements. Section 11(a) of the Food and 
Nutrition Act of 2008 provides the legislative basis for the 
recordkeeping requirements. SNAP regulations, at 7 CFR 272.1(f), 
specify that program records must be retained for three years from the 
month of origin. Regulations at 7 CFR 275.4 specifically address record 
retention requirements for form FNS-380.
    State agencies are required to perform Quality Control (QC) reviews 
for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). In order to 
determine the accuracy of SNAP benefits authorized by State agencies, a 
statistical sample of SNAP cases is selected for review from each State 
agency. Relevant information from the case record, investigative work 
and documentation about individual cases is recorded on the form FNS-
380, Worksheet for SNAP Quality Control Reviews.
    The purpose is for State agencies to analyze each household case 
record including planning and carrying out the field investigation; 
gathering, comparing, analyzing and evaluating the review of data and 
forwarding selected cases to the Food and Nutrition Service for Federal 
validation, for the entire caseload.
    Need and Use of the Information: Form FNS-380, is a SNAP worksheet 
used to determine eligibility and benefits for households selected for 
review in the quality control sample of active cases and to ensure 
program integrity. FNS will produce a report of our findings.
    Description of Respondents: 53 State, Local, or Tribal Government; 
45,497 Individuals/Households.
    Number of Respondents: 45,550.
    Frequency of Responses: Reporting; Recordkeeping: Annually.
    Total Burden Hours: 405,996 for reporting and recordkeeping.

Food and Nutrition Service

    Title: Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Regulations--
Quality Control (Associated with Interim Final Rule AE64).
    OMB Control Number: 0584-0303.
    Summary of Collection: Section 16 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 
2008, provides the legislative basis for the operation of the 
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Quality Control 
system. The Food and Nutrition Service (FNS), as administrator of the 
SNAP, requires each State agency to implement a quality control system 
to provide basis for determining each State agency's error rates 
through review of a sample of SNAP cases. Each State agency is 
responsible for the design and selection of the quality control samples 
and must submit a quality control sampling plan for approval to FNS. 
However, State agencies are required to maintain case records for three 
years to ensure compliance with provisions of the Food and Nutrition 
Act of 2008.
    In addition, the date of an administrative closure could cause the 
case to be kept more than three years after the initial case review. 
This particularly impacts the arbitration component of this collection.
    Need and Use of the Information: The quality control sampling plan 
is necessary for FNS to monitor State operations and is essential to 
the determination of a State agency's error rate and corresponding 
entitlement to increased Federal share of its administrative costs or 
liability for sanctions.
    Description of Respondents: State, Local, or Tribal Government; 
Federal Government.
    Number of Respondents: 53.
    Frequency of Responses: Recordkeeping; Reporting: On occasion; 
Annually.
    Total Burden Hours: 2,829.


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    Dated: June 1, 2022.
Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2022-12067 Filed 6-3-22; 8:45 am]
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