[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 53 (Friday, March 18, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Page 14899]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-6437]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

National Agricultural Library


Notice of Intent To Seek Approval To Collect Information

AGENCY: Agricultural Research Service, National Agricultural Library, 
USDA.

ACTION: Notice and Request for comments.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. 
L. 104-13) and Office of Management and Budget (OMB) regulations at 5 
CFR part 1320, this notice announces the National Agricultural 
Library's intent to request approval for renewal of an information 
collection relating to existing nutrition education and training 
materials targeting low-income persons. This voluntary form gives 
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Education (SNAP-Ed) providers 
the opportunity to share resources that they have developed or used.

DATES: Comments on this notice must be received by 65 days after date 
of publication in the Federal Register to be assured of consideration.

ADDRESSES: Address all comments concerning this notice to Gina Hundley 
Gomez, Technical Information Specialist, Food and Nutrition Information 
Center, National Agricultural Library, 10301 Baltimore Avenue, 
Beltsville, MD 20705-2351, telephone (301) 504-5414 or fax (301) 504-
6409.
    Submit electronic comments to [email protected]

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: [email protected]

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: SNAP-Ed Connection Resource Sharing Form.
    OMB Number: PRA 0518-0031.
    Expiration Date: Three years from date of approval.
    Type of Request: Renewal of existing data collection from SNAP-Ed 
providers, data collection previously titled the Food Stamp Nutrition 
Connection Sharing Form.
    Abstract: This voluntary ``Sharing Form'' gives SNAP-Ed providers 
the opportunity to share information about resources that they have 
developed or used. Data collected using this form help the Food and 
Nutrition Information Center (FNIC) identify existing nutrition 
education and training resources for review and inclusion in an online 
database. Educators can search this database via the SNAP-Ed Connection 
Web site http://snap.nal.usda.gov. In 2001, the United States 
Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Food and Nutrition Service 
established the Food Stamp Nutrition Connection to improve access to 
Food Stamp Program nutrition resources. Educators nationwide can use 
this site to identify curricula, lesson plans, research, training tools 
and participant materials. In 2008, the Food Stamp Program was renamed 
the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program and the Food Stamp 
Nutrition Connection Web site became the SNAP-Ed Connection. Developed 
and maintained at the National Agricultural Library's FNIC, this 
resource system helps educators find the tools and information they 
need to provide quality nutrition education for low-income audiences.
    The Sharing Form is available for completion online at the SNAP-Ed 
Connection Web site. Individuals may also print the form and return it 
via fax or mail. The form consists of four parts. These various 
sections include: Part 1 consisting of three questions about the 
responder; Part 2 with nine questions about the resource; Part 3 with 
five questions about the resource development; and Part 4 with six 
questions about ordering/obtaining the resource. Responders are asked 
to complete only relevant sections of the form. Instructions about 
which sections to complete, based on one's relationship to the 
resource, are provided in Part 1. For instance, those that use the 
resource but are neither its developer or distributor would only 
complete Parts 1 and 2.
    This form enables FNIC to inform nutrition educators of existing 
nutrition education and training materials targeting low-income 
Americans. This identification of existing materials will help 
educators spend their monies wisely by reducing duplication of efforts 
in nutrition education material development and by aiding in 
identifying areas of need for nutrition education resource development.
    Estimate of Burden: Public reporting burden for this collection of 
information is estimated to average 19 minutes per response.
    Respondents: SNAP-Ed providers.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 50 per year.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 16 hrs.
    Copies of this information collection and related instructions may 
be obtained without charge from the SNAP-Ed Connection Sharing Center 
at http://www.nal.usda.gov/fsn/sharing_center_submission.shtml.

Comments

    Comments are invited on (a) Whether the proposed collection of 
information is necessary for the proper performance for the functions 
of the agency, including whether the information will have practical 
utility; (b) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the 
proposed collection of information, including the validity of the 
methodology and the assumptions used; (c) ways to enhance the quality, 
utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (d) ways 
to minimize the burden of the collection of information on those who 
respond, including the use of appropriate automated, electronic, 
mechanical, or other technology. Comments should be sent to the address 
in the preamble. All responses to this notice will be summarized and 
included in the request for Office of Management and Budget (OMB) 
approval. All comments will become a matter of public record.

    Dated: March 3, 2011.
Caird E. Rexroad, Jr,
Associate Administrator, ARS.
[FR Doc. 2011-6437 Filed 3-17-11; 8:45 am]
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