[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 109 (Tuesday, June 7, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 34631-34632]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-12264]


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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 8, 
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 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

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displays a currently valid OMB control number.

Food and Nutrition Service

    Title: Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Forms: 
Applications, Periodic Reporting, and Notices Final Rulemaking: 
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program: 2008 Farm Bill Provisions on 
Clarification of Split Issuance; Accrual of Benefits and Definition 
Changes (RIN 0584-AE02).
    OMB Control Number: 0584-NEW.
    Summary of Collection: Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) 
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) to include the benefit 
off-line storage and expungement activities contained in the Final Rule 
``Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program: 2008 Farm Bill Provisions 
on Clarification of Split Issuance; Accrual of Benefits and Definition 
Changes,'' (85 FR 52025) published August 24, 2020, which implements 
benefit issuance provisions of the Food, Conservation and Energy Act of 
2008, Public Law 110-234 (2008 Farm Bill) and the Agricultural 
Improvement Act of 2018, Public Law 115-334, (2018 Farm Bill). Both 
Farm Bills amended the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (the Act), which 
includes benefit issuance, storage, and expiration requirements for 
administering the program.
    A subsequent interim final rule, titled ``Supplemental Nutrition 
Assistance Program (SNAP): 2008 Farm Bill Provisions on Clarification 
of Split Issuance; Accrual of Benefits and Definition Changes: Delay of 
Implementation Date for Certain Provisions'', published July 29, 2021 
(86 FR 40763), delayed from September 24, 2021, until September 24, 
2022, the implementation date of certain provisions of the Final Rule. 
This included the provisions in 7 CFR 274.2(h) and 274.2(i)(1)-(3) 
regarding storage of benefits off-line and permanent expungement of 
unused benefits.
    Need and Use of the Information: State agencies are responsible for 
issuing benefits to those households entitled to benefits under the 
Act. SNAP regulations at 7 CFR 274.2, require State agencies to send 
notices via mail to SNAP participants to inform them if their benefits 
are being moved off-line and if their benefits are about to be 
expunged. Notices are sent to the home address of SNAP individuals/
households via United States Postal Service. Off-line storage notices 
are sent up to 10 days prior to or concurrent with benefits moving off-
line, and expungement notices must be sent, at a minimum, 30 days prior 
to benefits being expunged. If a household contacts the State agency 
after the off-line notice has been sent or reapplies for SNAP benefits, 
the State agency must reinstate those benefits and make them available 
within 48 hours. Similarly, if a household follows the guidance in 
their expungement notice prior to the benefits being expunged, they can 
prevent expungement. If the household does not respond to the notice, 
the benefits will be moved off-line or expunged from their account.
    Each notice is required to include specific information as outlined 
in SNAP Regulation 7 CFR 274.2(h)-(i). Off-line storage notices must 
include the steps necessary to bring the benefits back on-line and the 
State agency's permanent expungement policy. Expungement notices must 
be written in easily understandable plain language and include the date 
that benefit expungement will begin, the action needed to prevent the 
expungement, and the household's right to request a fair hearing.
    Description of Respondents: 53 State, Local, or Tribal Government; 
2,961,834 Individuals/Households.
    Number of Respondents: 2,961,887.
    Frequency of Responses: Recordkeeping; Reporting: On occasion; 
Annually.
    Total Burden Hours: 163,970.49.

    Dated: June 2, 2022.
Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2022-12264 Filed 6-6-22; 8:45 am]
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