Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP): Mobile Payment Pilots (MPPs)

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
0584-NEW-SNAP-MPPs-SupportingStatement - PRAO comments 4-4-2022 snap updated 4.21.22 (OCIO clean).docx Supporting Statement A	2022-04-21
0584-NEW-AppendixD-BurdenTable snap updated OCIO 4.21.22.xlsx Supporting Statement B	2022-04-21

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
253000	Individuals/Households SNAP Recipients (Non-Respondent) Other-NON-RESPONDENT PLACEHOLDER	New
252688	State Agency Other-Request for Volunteers	New
252687	Business (SNAP Retailers, MPP Vendors, EBT Processors) Other-Request for Volunteers	New
252685	Individuals/Households SNAP Recipients (Respondents) Other-Request for Volunteers	New

ICR Details

OMB Control No:	ICR Reference No: 202204-0584-002
Status: Received in OIRA	Previous ICR Reference No:
Agency/Subagency: USDA/FNS	Agency Tracking No: FULL BLOWN
Title: Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP): Mobile Payment Pilots (MPPs)
Type of Information Collection: New collection (Request for a new OMB Control Number)	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular	Date Submitted to OIRA: 04/22/2022

	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	36 Months From Approved
Responses	55,798	0
Time Burden (Hours)	76,902	0
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0

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Abstract: FNS must evaluate the data and observations collected and determine whether it is feasible to implement this technology nation-wide, whether further study is required before doing so, or if implementation is not in the best interest of the program, and submit report to report to Congress with the basis of its findings. This information collection is necessary because Congress has specifically mandated that approval and subsequent evaluation of MPPs by State agencies must occur before FNS can fulfill its broader statutory obligations to allow mobile payment technology in SNAP nation-wide. Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) plans to authorize the use of mobile payment technology for accessing Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits through smart phones, tablets, and other personal mobile devices in place of Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) cards. However, in order to implement this statutory requirement, FNS must approve up to 5 proposals from SNAP State agencies (State agencies) to conduct Mobile Payment Pilots (MPPs) that test the use of mobile payment technology in SNAP and meet several sets of requirements outlined in the Code, such as providing protections to participants that is similar to existing EBT technology, providing price parity between foods purchased with mobile payment technology and those purchased by other methods, ensuring adequate documentation and security measures to deter fraud, and other criteria as determined by FNS.

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Authorizing Statute(s): None

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:
	86 FR 57634	12/17/2021
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	87 FR 24093	04/22/2022
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? Yes

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 4

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Business (SNAP Retailers, MPP Vendors, EBT Processors)
Individuals/Households SNAP Recipients (Non-Respondent)
Individuals/Households SNAP Recipients (Respondents)
State Agency

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ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Request	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	55,798	0	0	55,798	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	76,902	0	0	76,902	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0	0	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Increase Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

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

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: This submission is a new information collection request as a result of a pilot program and will add 25,265 respondents, 55,798 responses, and 76,902 hours of burden to OMB’s inventory.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $474,906

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

Does this ICR request any personally identifiable information (see OMB Circular No. A-130 for an explanation of this term)? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     No

Does this ICR include a form that requires a Privacy Act Statement (see 5 U.S.C. §552a(e)(3))? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     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? No

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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: 04/22/2022

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