[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 163 (Tuesday, August 24, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 51976-51977]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-20997]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

August 19, 2010.
    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), <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#8bc4c2d9cad4d8fee9e6e2f8f8e2e4e5cbc4c6c9a5cec4dba5ccc4dd"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="1f50564d5e404c6a7d72766c6c7670715f50525d315a504f31585049">[email protected]</span></a> 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: Evaluation of the Underserved Elderly and Working Poor in 
the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) FY 2009 Pilots.
    OMB Control Number: 0584-NEW.
    Summary of Collection: The Omnibus Appropriations Act of 2009 (Pub. 
L. 118-8) provided $4.5 million for the USDA Food and Nutrition Service 
(FNS) to pilot and evaluate a range of approaches for expanding access 
to Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) among two key 
underserved populations--eligible households with elderly members and 
eligible households with adult members who are working or are looking 
for work (working poor households). According to the latest (2007) U.S. 
Department of Agriculture estimates, less than one-third of elderly 
(age 60 and older) persons who are eligible for SNAP actually 
participate in the program. Less than three-fifths of persons in 
eligible households with someone working participate in the program. 
These low participation rates suggest that many elderly or working poor 
people who need SNAP are not receiving its assistance. Without SNAP, 
elderly individuals may not be able to meet their nutritional needs or 
may forgo medicine for food; working people may not be able to 
adequately feed their families, despite their work efforts.
    Need and Use of the Information: FNS has funded six State 
demonstration projects to increase SNAP access to eligible households 
with either person over age 60 or with adult members who are working or 
looking for work. FNS is conducting an evaluation of the demonstration 
projects. By evaluating these demonstrations, FNS will be able to 
advise Federal policymakers and State administrators on the best 
approaches to increasing SNAP access for those two populations. The 
evaluation will describe each demonstration project and the 
implementation process; assess the impact on SNAP participation in the 
target groups, application barriers, client satisfaction, household 
benefits, administrative costs and payment errors; and assess the 
sustainability and replicability of each demonstration project. FNS 
will collect and analyze administrative data in each demonstration 
State and will conduct site visits to each demonstration project and 
conduct focus groups with SNAP applicants.
    Description of Respondents: Individuals or households.
    Number of Respondents: 1,200.
    Frequency of Responses: Reporting: Other (One-time).

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    Total Burden Hours: 195.

Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2010-20997 Filed 8-23-10; 8:45 am]
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