Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program: Trafficking Controls and Fraud Investigations (Card Replacement)

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
Attachment A Legal Authority Card Replacement Rulemaking.docx Supplementary Document	2016-09-12
Card Replacement Supporting Statement Renewal 2016 FINAL.docx Supporting Statement A	2016-09-12

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
208155	Household: Notice	Modified
208154	State and Local Agencies: Notices	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 0584-0587	ICR Reference No: 201609-0584-001
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201308-0584-002
Agency/Subagency: USDA/FNS	Agency Tracking No: Renewal
Title: Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program: Trafficking Controls and Fraud Investigations (Card Replacement)
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 01/17/2017
	Date Received in OIRA: 09/26/2016
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	01/31/2020	36 Months From Approved	01/31/2017
Responses	550,994	0	59,528
Time Burden (Hours)	21,941	0	8,336
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: The information collection requires States agencies to issue a warning notice to withhold replacement electronic benefit transfer (EBT) cards or a warning notice for excessive EBT card replacements for individual members of a Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) household requesting four EBT cards in a 12-month period. These notices are being issued to educate SNAP recipients on use of the EBT card and to deter fraudulent activity.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 7 USC 2011-2036 Name of Law: SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
	Not associated with rulemaking

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Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	81 FR 41287	06/24/2016
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	81 FR 65995	09/26/2016
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? Yes

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 2

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
State and Local Agencies: Notices
Household: Notice

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ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to New Statute	Change Due to Agency Discretion	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate	Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses	550,994	59,528	0	0	491,466	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	21,941	8,336	0	0	13,605	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0	0	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Increase Due to:

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: This is a revision of a currently approved information collection; we are requesting 21,940.85 rounded up to 21,941 burden hours. The current overall burden for this collection is 8,336 burden hours. The reporting hours in this submission will increase by 13,605 burden hours. This revision is a more accurate burden request as FNS now has access to almost three years of data collection. This revision is due to adjustments. Data shows that there are more excessive replacement cards than originally estimated. In the previous request we estimated households were 23,811 and we now estimate the number of households at 267,915, an increase of 244,103. The total number of annual responses was previously estimated at 59,528 and now we have increased to 550,994 an increase of 491,466 due to adjustments. Further, the original request did not include any estimate of how long it would take households required to make contact with a State Agency when an EBT card is being withheld. Finally, this revision more accurately reflects the time it takes a State agency to process and send the required notice to a household and the time it would take a household to read the notice sent by the State agency and make contact when necessary.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $98,687

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Is the Supporting Statement intended to be a Privacy Impact Assessment required by the E-Government Act of 2002? No

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? No

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? No

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? No

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? Uncollected

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Common Form ICR:  No

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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:

(a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions;

(b) It avoids unnecessary duplication;

(c) It reduces burden on small entities;

(d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous language that is understandable to respondents;

(e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices;

(f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements;

(g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8 (b)(3) about:

(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;

(h) It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected.

(i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology (if applicable); and

(j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.

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.

Certification Date: 09/26/2016

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