Information collected is used to
determine eligibility and participation in the food stamp program.
Certifications and periodic reporting are to verify current
eligibility.
This is a revision to the
currently approved information collection. The currently approved
burden for this ICR is 29,994,434 hours. The total burden requested
in this submission is 23,642,768 hours. This is a decrease of
6,351,666 hours. The majority of the change is the result of a
review of calculations used in deriving the burden. These changes
are being reported as an adjustment due to agency estimates. Also,
this submission reports an increase in the number of annual
responses from 157,216,781 to 286,545,662. The increase of
129,328,881 responses is due to the increase in number of
applications and corrections in the calculations of responses, but
there was an overall decrease in the total burden hours.
On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that
the collection of information encompassed by this request complies
with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR
1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding
the proposed collection of information, that the certification
covers:
(i) Why the information is being collected;
(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a
benefit, or mandatory);
(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control
number;
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of
these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked
and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.