[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 195 (Friday, October 8, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Page 62363]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-25410]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Food and Nutrition Service
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection;
Comment Request--Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, Form FNS-
46, Issuance Reconciliation
AGENCY: Food and Nutrition Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice and request for comments.
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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 collection. This collection is an extension,
without change, of a currently approved collection for Form FNS-46,
Issuance Reconciliation Report, which concerns benefit issuance
operations in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.
DATES: Written comments must be received on or before December 7, 2010
to be assured of consideration.
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 will 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; and (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.
Comments may be sent to: Andrea Gold, Chief, Retailer Management
and Issuance Branch, Benefit Redemption Division, Food and Nutrition
Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, 3101 Park Center Drive, Room
403, Alexandria, VA 22302; FAX number (703) 305-1863; or via e-mail to:
[email protected]. Comments will also be accepted through the
Federal eRulemaking Portal. Go to http://www.regulations.gov. and
follow the online instructions for submitting comments electronically.
All responses to this notice will be summarized and 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: Andrea Gold, Chief, Retailer
Management and Issuance Branch at (703) 305-2456.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program: Form FNS-46,
Issuance Reconciliation.
Form Number: FNS-46.
OMB Number: 0584-0080.
Expiration Date: February 28, 2011.
Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Abstract: Section 7(d) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008, as
amended, (the Act) (7 U.S.C. 2016(d)), requires State agencies to
report on their benefits issuance operations not less than monthly.
Section 11(a) of the Act (7 U.S.C. 2020(a)) requires State agencies to
assume responsibility for the issuance, control, and accountability of
benefits. Regulations at 7 CFR 274.4 (a) and 274.4(b)(2) require State
agencies to account for all issuance through the reconciliations
process and to submit a report on this process using Form FNS-46,
Issuance Reconciliation Report. These reports must be submitted to the
Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) monthly and must reach FNS no later
than 90 days following the end of each report month. The FNS-46 report
reflects the total issuance, returns, and unauthorized issuance amounts
resulting in the net Federal obligation.
With all States implementing EBT systems, the State have generally
reduced the time they spend on reconciling SNAP benefit issuance and
completing the FNS-46. Therefore, there is a corresponding reduction in
the burden of collecting the FNS-46 data.
Affected Public: State, Local and Tribal Government.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 54.
Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 12.
Estimated Total Annual Responses: 648.
Estimated Time per Response: 4.0 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Burden: 2592 hours annually.
Dated: October 1, 2010.
Julia Paradis,
Administrator, Food and Nutrition Service.
[FR Doc. 2010-25410 Filed 10-7-10; 8:45 am]
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