Federal Register: November 4, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 212)
DOCID: fr04no09-26 FR Doc E9-26606
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Food and Nutrition Service
NOTICE: NOTICES
DOCID: fr04no09-26
DOCUMENT ACTION: Notice.
SUBJECT CATEGORY:
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request--Performance Reporting System, Management Evaluation
DATES: Written comments must be received on or before January 4, 2010.
DOCUMENT SUMMARY:
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice invites the general public and other public agencies to comment on this proposed information collection which concerns the Performance Reporting System for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. This collection is a revision of a currently approved collection under OMB No. 05840010 which is due to expire March 31, 2010.
SUMMARY:
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals
SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION
Title: Performance Reporting System, Management Evaluation.
OMB Number: 05840010.
Expiration Date: March 31, 2010.
Type of Request: Revision of a currently approved collection.
Abstract: The purpose of the Performance Reporting System (PRS) is to ensure that each State agency and project area is operating the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) in accordance with the requirements of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (the Act) (7 U.S.C. 2011, et seq.), as amended, and corresponding program regulations. Under Section 11 of the Act (7 U.S.C. 2020), State agencies must maintain necessary records to ascertain that SNAP is operating in compliance with the Act and regulations and must make these records available to the Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) for inspection and audit. The only changes to the existing collection are to the burden amount which has been slightly adjusted to account for a correction to the number of respondents, and a refined assessment, based on past experience, to the number of responses. Despite these edits, the estimated total hours are very nearly the same.
Management Evaluation (ME) Review SchedulesUnless the State receives approval for an alternative Management Evaluation review schedule, each State agency is required, under 7 CFR Part 275, to submit one review schedule every one, two, or three years, depending on the project area makeup of the State.
Data AnalysisUnder 7 CFR Part 275, each State must establish a system for analysis and evaluation of all data available to the State. Data analysis and evaluation is an ongoing process that facilitates the development of effective and prompt corrective action.
Corrective Action PlansUnder 7 CFR Part 275, State agencies must prepare a corrective action plan (CAP) addressing identified deficiencies. The State agencies must develop a system for monitoring and evaluating corrective action and submit CAP updates, as necessary.
Affected Public: Respondent groups identified include SNAP State and local agencies.
Estimated Number of Respondents: The total estimated number of respondents is 53. This includes 53 State agencies.
Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: Based on past experience FNS estimates that State agencies will submit one review schedule and ME review plan per year, and will conduct and document ME reviews for a total of 30 responses each.
Estimated Total Annual Responses: 53 x 30 = 1,590.
Estimated Time per Response: FNS estimates that it takes 4 hours to
prepare a review schedule, and that each of the 53 State agencies will
submit one review schedule per year resulting in a total burden of 212
hours (53 State agencies x 1 review schedule x 4 hours). FNS estimates
that it takes on average approximately 80 hours to develop a
comprehensive State review plan, resulting in a total of 4240 hours (80
hours x 53 State plans). FNS estimates that it takes an average of 340
hours to conduct a review. It is estimated that ME reviews are
conducted for onehalf of the total number of project areas (1,430)
annually. FNS estimates that it takes approximately 487,820 hours
annually to (340 hours x 1430 ME reviews). FNS also estimates that the
time necessary for record keeping, that is, the time necessary to find
and file a record in the conduct of an ME review, is based on 53 record
keepers x approximately 30 hours (1590 hours). The total estimated annual reporting burden is as follows:
Prepare Review Schedules 4 x 53 = 212 hours
Prepare Review Plans 80 x 53 = 4,240 hours
Conduct ME Reviews 340 x 1,430 = 486,200 hours
Recordkeeping 30 x 53 = 1,590 hours
Total Annual Reporting Burden = 492,242 hours
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The estimated time of response is 309.58 hours, as shown in the table below.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 29,534,520 minutes
(492,242 hours). See the table below for estimated total annual burden for each type of respondent.
Estimated avg.
Estimated Responses Total annual mumber of Estimated
Respondent number of annually per responses hours per total hours
respondents respondent (col. bxc) response (col. dxe) Reporting Burden:
State and local agencies.... 53 30 1590 309.58 492,242
Total Reporting Burden.. 53 .............. 1590 .............. 492,242
Dated: October 27, 2009.
Julia Paradis,
Administrator.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT
Requests for additional information or copies of this information collection should be directed to Harriet Kornegay at 7033052501.