Section 824 of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (PRWORA) establishes a time limit for the receipt of Supplemental Nutrition and Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits for able-bodied adults without dependents. In order to obtain and evaluate waivers for this provision, State agencies must submit sufficient supporting information so that the Secretary of Agriculture can make the required determination as to an area's unemployment rate or its insufficient number of jobs.
This is a revision of a currently approved collection. The current OMB burden inventory is 1,195 and 43 total annual responses. FNS is requesting 1,198 total burden annual hours and 36 total annual response.
This adjustment is an increase of 3 hours since the last extension of this collection. At that time, FNS estimated 43 States would submit waiver requests; now FNS anticipates approximately 36 States will submit waiver requests, which is a decrease of 7 annual responses.
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.