Appendix H. SNAP Retailer Survey: Invitation Phone Script- 3rd Contact (English and Spanish)
[INTRODUCTION]: Hello, my name is ______________. The company I work for, MSG, recently sent a letter to __________ about a Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Retailer Survey we are conducting on behalf of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Food and Nutrition Service (FNS). We are interested in asking you a few questions about your Electronic Benefits Transfer (EBT) equipment and payment processing services used by retailers participating in SNAP. Do you have a few minutes now?
Yes — [PROCEED TO SECTION B.]
No — [OBTAIN CALLBACK DATE AND TIME]: Is there a better time when we can speak sometime this week, in the next few days?
CALLBACK DATE: _______________ CALLBACK TIME: _______________
[INSTRUCTION: IF CALLBACK IS NEEDED, OBTAIN SPECIFIC TIME/DATE FOR CALL. BECAUSE OF TIME CONSTRAINTS, ATTEMPT TO MAKE SCHEDULED CALLBACK WITHIN 2 DAYS.]
Thank you for your time. I will call you back on _____ [DAY] at _____ [TIME] to discuss the study.
[FOR ALL CALLBACKS]: Hello, this is ______________ from MSG and I’m calling about the letter you received from us on the Food and Nutrition Service (FNS). We are interested in asking you a few questions about your Electronic Benefits Transfer (EBT) equipment and payment processing services used by retailers participating in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). GO TO SECTION B.
[AVAILABLE NOW]
[NAME OF PERSON TO WHOM THE LETTER WAS ADDRESSED], you should have received a letter about the study on ____________ [DATE FEDEXED LETTER SHOULD HAVE BEEN RECEIVED]. Did you receive that letter?
Yes, the letter was received – [GO TO SECTION C]
No, the letter was not received – If you would like a copy of the letter, please tell me your email address so I can re-send the letter as an attachment after this call. [RESPONDENT’S EMAIL ADDRESS]: ______________________. [GO TO SECTION C]
OMB BURDEN STATEMENT: According to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, an agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, a collection of information unless it displays a valid OMB control number. The valid OMB control number for this information collection is 0584-XXXX. The time required to read the invitation letter is estimated to average 3 minutes. The time required to complete the survey is estimated to average 15 minutes per response, including the time for reviewing instructions, searching existing data sources, and completing and reviewing the collection of information.
The Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) of the U.S. Department of Agriculture has contracted the Manhattan Strategy Group, an independent research firm, to conduct a retailer satisfaction survey. This survey examines Electronic Benefits Transfer (EBT) equipment and payment processing services used by retailers participating in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). We invite you to complete a brief survey that will assist FNS in understanding how SNAP retailers acquire products and services for processing in-store SNAP EBT transactions. This information will be used to develop a set of best practices that can educate retailers acquiring those EBT products and/or services. The survey questions focus on your business procurement and use of (1) EBT card-reading equipment and (2) EBT payment processing services. The survey should take approximately 20 minutes to complete. To facilitate completion of the survey, we encourage you to have on hand a copy of your terms of agreement and statement/bill for EBT card-reading equipment and payment processing services. Your responses to this survey will not be published in a form that identifies you and will be kept separate from your contact information. Any information that can identify individual retailers will not be reported, outside the research team, except as otherwise required by law. When this study is completed, FNS will publish a report that will be available on its website at https://www.fns.usda.gov/report-finder.
In this survey, we use the following key definitions: Card-reading equipment: This is the processing equipment used to swipe the EBT and/or credit or debit card. It may or may not be integrated with other point-of-sale (POS) equipment. Payment processor: A vendor that provides electronic payment processing services to complete an EBT, credit or debit card transaction, and settles the payment into your business’s account.
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If the call says “Accept” – [GO TO QUESTION 2 IN THE RETALER SURVEY IN APPENDIX I FOR ENGLISH]
[INTRODUCTION]: Hola, mi nombre es ______________. La empresa en la que trabajo, MSG, recientemente le envió una carta sobre la Encuesta de Comerciantes SNAP que estamos realizando para el Departamento de Agricultura, Servicio de Alimentos y Nutrición (FNS) de los EE.UU. Estamos interesados en hacerle algunas preguntas sobre su equipo para la Transferencia Electrónica de Beneficios (EBT por sus siglas en inglés) y los servicios de procesamiento de pagos que usan los comerciantes que participan en el Programa de Asistencia de Nutrición Suplementaria (SNAP). ¿Tienes unos minutos ahora?
Si — [PROCEED TO SECTION B.]
No — [OBTAIN CALLBACK DATE AND TIME]: Hay otro tiempo que sea más conveniente para usted entre los próximos días?
CALLBACK DATE: _______________ CALLBACK TIME: _______________
[INSTRUCTION: IF CALLBACK IS NEEDED, OBTAIN SPECIFIC TIME/DATE FOR CALL. BECAUSE OF TIME CONSTRAINTS, ATTEMPT TO MAKE SCHEDULED CALLBACK WITHIN 2 DAYS.]
Gracias por tu tiempo. Le llamaré el _____ [DAY] a las _____ [TIME] para discutir el estudio.
[FOR ALL CALLBACKS]: Hola, le habla ______________ de MSG y estoy llamando sobre la carta que recibió de nosotros sobre el Servicio de Alimentos y Nutrición (FNS). Estamos interesados en hacerle algunas preguntas sobre su equipo para la Transferencia Electrónica de Beneficios (EBT) y los servicios de procesamiento de pagos usados por los comerciantes que participan en el Programa de Asistencia de Nutrición Suplementaria (SNAP). GO TO SECTION B.
[AVAILABLE NOW]
[NAME OF PERSON TO WHOM THE LETTER WAS ADDRESSED], debería haber recibido una carta sobre el estudio el ____________ [DATE FEDEXED LETTER SHOULD HAVE BEEN RECEIVED]. ¿Recibiste esa carta?
Yes, the letter was received – [GO TO SECTION C]
No, the letter was not received – Si desea una copia de la carta, por favor dígame su dirección de correo electrónico, y le mandare la carta por correo electrónico como un archivo adjunto después de esta llamada. [RESPONDENT’S EMAIL ADDRESS]: ______________________. [GO TO SECTION C]
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If the call says “Acepto” – [GO TO QUESTION 2 IN THE RETALER SURVEY IN APPENDIX J FOR SPANISH]
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