Approval is granted with the requirement that FNS shall submit a separate ICR for any collection of information not specifically enumerated in 7 CFR 273.24 or Section 6(o) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008, as amended, including any agency statement of general applicability, intended to have future effect on the behavior of regulated parties, that sets forth a policy on a statutory, regulatory, or technical issue, or an interpretation of a statute or regulation regarding the information states should submit for a Section 6(o) waiver.
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
01/31/2023
36 Months From Approved
07/31/2021
2,174,072
0
36
171,256
0
1,198
0
0
0
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 based on a final rule. The current OMB burden inventory is 1,198 and 36 total annual responses. FNS is requesting
171,255 total burden annual hours and 2,174,072 total annual responses, an increase of 170,058 burden hours and 2,174,036 responses. This increase in burden hours and responses is largely due to the one-time startup activities associated with implementing the rule.
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.
SNAP - Unemployment Data and Methods for ABAWD Waivers - Jan 2020.pdf
OMB 0584-0479-SupportingStatement assoc w RIN AE57 -11192019.docx
AppendixA2-Burden Table 11212019.xlsx
Waiver Under Section 6(o) of the Food Stamp Act (State Agencies)