[Federal Register: March 9, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 44)]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Food and Nutrition Service
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program: Agency Information
Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Disaster
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program
AGENCY: Food and Nutrition Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this
notice invites the general public and other public agencies to comment
on proposed information collections. This information collection is
based on the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency
Assistance Act and Section 5(h) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008,
which provide the Secretary of Agriculture with the authority to
develop a Disaster Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (D-SNAP)
to address the needs of families temporarily in need of food assistance
after a disaster. The information collection under this notice is
required for the establishment and operation of a D-SNAP.
DATES: Written comments must be received on or before May 8, 2009.
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 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
respond to this information collection, including through the use of
appropriate automated, electronic, mechanical, or other technological
collection techniques or other forms of information technology.
Comments may be sent to Sandra Clark, Chief, Certification Policy
Branch, Program Development Division, Food and Nutrition Service, U.S.
Department of Agriculture, 3101 Park Center Drive, Alexandria, Virginia
22302. Comments may also be faxed to the attention of Ms. Clark at
(703) 305-2486. The Internet address is: Sandy.Clark@FNS.USDA.GOV. 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 3101 Park Center Drive,
Alexandria, Virginia, 22302, Room 812.
All responses to this notice will be summarized and included in the
request for OMB approval. All comments will be a matter of public
record.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information
should be directed to Ms. Clark at (703) 305-2495.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Disaster Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (D-SNAP).
OMB Number: 0584-0336.
Expiration Date: June 30, 2009.
Type of Request: Extension of a previously approved collection.
Abstract: Pursuant to the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and
Emergency Assistance Act, Pub. L. 100-707, and Section 5(h) of the Food
and Nutrition Act of 2008, 7 U.S.C. 2014(h), the Secretary of
Agriculture has the authority to develop a Disaster Supplemental
Nutrition Assistance Program (D-SNAP) to address the temporary food
needs of families following a disaster. The information collection
under this notice is required to be provided by State agencies in order
to receive approval from the Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) to
operate a D-SNAP in response to a disaster.
The number of disasters that occur annually and the average number
of households affected by the disasters cannot be predicted. During the
period from calendar year 2003 through calendar year 2008, the number
of State requests to operate disaster programs has ranged from a low of
five in calendar year 2006 to a high of 26 in calendar year 2005, which
included program modifications requested by some States to accommodate
evacuees from disasters which did not directly affect the States
themselves. The information collection under this reporting burden is
limited to the burden experienced by State agencies in preparing their
requests to operate D-SNAPs. The burden associated with the actual
operation of D-SNAPs, including the processing of applications from
households affected by disasters, is included under OMB docket
0584-0064 rather than this information collection. FNS
estimates that approximately 10 hours of State agency personnel time
are required to prepare such requests. The burden associated with
preparing requests to operate D-SNAPs does not vary significantly from
disaster to disaster and is relatively independent of the scope of the
disaster. Major disasters require little additional document
preparation time than relatively minor disasters. Based on an estimate
of 14 State agency requests per year to operate D-SNAPs and 10 hours of
State agency personnel time to prepare each application, FNS has
calculated an estimated burden of 140 hours per year in an average
year. This represents a significant increase from our previous
estimate, which was based on an annual average of eight disaster
programs.
Affected Public: State and local governments.
Estimated Number of Responses: 14.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 14.
Estimated Number of Responses per Recipient: 1.
Estimated Time per Response: 10 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Burden: 140 hours.
Dated: March 3, 2009.
E. Enrique Gomez,
Acting Administrator, Food and Nutrition Service.
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