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Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 2 / Tuesday, January 5, 2021 / Rules and Regulations
commonplace and has, therefore, assumed there would be only negligible impacts of this change on the SNAP
ABAWD population.
The requirement that State agencies inform ABAWDs both orally and in writing of the ABAWD work requirement and time limit is expected to result in additional burden for State agencies as this is a new requirement.
The Department received a comment that informing ABAWDs of their work requirement may take longer than
proposed; as a result FNS has increased the burden in the final rule. However, having this information may mean that ABAWDs better understand the work requirement and how to meet it, and thus are better able to fulfill those requirements and retain SNAP
eligibility. States agencies are already required to inform work registrants and mandatory E&T participants of their respective work requirements in existing regulations at 7 CFR 273.7c OMB Control Number 05840064;

Expiration date 12/31/2020, currently under review with OMB. This this additional burden is expected to cost approximately $6.7 million annually when implemented on 10/1/21, with costs divided equally between State agencies and the Federal government.
The table below shows how these estimates were derived. The Department notes that the actual burden associated with this provision may be lower if the COVOD19 public health emergency is still in place at implementation.

TABLE 3STATE AGENCY COST OF BURDEN RELATED TO SENDING NEW REQUIRED ABAWD NOTICE
ABAWD
written notice Occurrences per year 10
Burden hours per occurrence
Hourly wage rate 11

2,700,000
0.083
$30.12

Total Annual Cost Federal and State shares, millions

$6.7

States will also face burden related to the requirement that they notify participants when a provider determination has been made that the individual is not a good fit for the E&T
component and re-direct individuals to
other more suitable activities. The Department estimates that the burden associated with this activity will be about $0.11 million annually when implemented on 10/1/21. To the extent that fewer individuals participate in
E&T due to COVID19, actual burden associated with notifying individuals of the provider determination may be lower for the duration of the pandemic.

TABLE 4STATE AGENCY COST OF BURDEN RELATED TO NOTIFYING PARTICIPANTS OF PROVIDER DETERMINATION
Notify participant of provider determination Occurrences per year 6
Burden hours per occurrence 12
Hourly wage rate 13

46,000
0.083
$30.12

Total Annual Cost Federal and State shares, millions

$0.11

The Department also anticipates a small $0.06 million one-time burden for State Agencies to develop the new ABAWD written notice and the list of employment and training services that will be provided to work registrant households at recertification This assumes States spend on average 24

hours developing the list of E&T
services and 40 hours developing the ABAWD notice, and an average wage of $18.41 per hour 6418.4153 State Agencies = $62,447.
ABAWDs will also face new burden associated with reviewing the ABAWD
written notice when received.

Households with work registrants, who will receive a list of E&T services at recertification, will face additional burden associated with reading that list.
Each activity is expected to result in a minimal amount of administrative burden, about $2.4 million total over the two activities.

TABLE 5HOUSEHOLD COST OF BURDEN RELATED TO NEW INFORMATIONAL ACTIVITIES
ABAWD
written notice
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10 Estimates of occurrences of ABAWD
notifications are based on the expected number of SNAP ABAWD participants in FY 2021. For more information on these estimates, please see the Paperwork Reduction Act section of this rule.
11 Based on the Bureau of Labor Statistics May 2019 Occupational and Wage Statistics for
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eligibility interviewers, government programs, available at https www.bls.gov/oes/tables.htm.
12 Estimates of occurrences of notifying individuals of a provider determination assume 10
percent of E&T participants are found to be illsuited for their assigned activity. For more
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2,700,000

List of employment and training services 5,496,000

information on these estimates, please see the Paperwork Reduction Act section of this rule.
13 Based on the Bureau of Labor Statistics May 2019 Occupational and Wage Statistics for eligibility interviewers, government programs, available at https www.bls.gov/oes/tables.htm.

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