[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 159 (Friday, August 18, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 39404-39405]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-17517]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Food and Nutrition Service


Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection 
Comment Request--Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program Education 
(SNAP Ed) Connection Resource Sharing Form

AGENCY: Food and Nutrition Service (FNS), USDA.

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 this 
notice announces the Food and Nutrition Service's intent to request 
approval to collect information via an online form. This is a revision 
of a currently approved information collection request which was 
transferred from Agricultural Research Service. This voluntary form 
will be used by SNAP Education (SNAP-Ed) instructors and nutrition 
education material developers to submit materials for review and 
possible inclusion in the SNAP-Ed Library (formerly known as the SNAP-
Ed Connection Resource Finder). The following materials may be 
submitted: Obesity prevention education materials targeting 
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program eligible persons; materials 
related to the development, implementation, administration and 
evaluation of SNAP Education programs; reports or other materials that 
demonstrate the effectiveness of SNAP-Ed funded programs; other 
materials developed by SNAP-Ed funded programs. The SNAP-Ed Library may 
be used by SNAP-Ed instructors and others to easily search for 
resources and to learn about the work of other SNAP-Ed programs.

DATES: Comments on this notice must be received by 60 days after date 
of publication in the Federal Register to be assured of consideration.

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ADDRESSES: Comments may be sent to: Usha Kalro, Food and Nutrition 
Service, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, Program 
Administration and Accountability Division, SNAP-Ed Connection, 3101 
Park Center Drive, Room 822, Alexandria, VA 22302, telephone (703) 305-
2397 or via Fax- 703 305 0928. Submit electronic comments to [email protected]; comments will also be accepted through the 
Federal eRulemaking Portal. Go to http://www.regulations.gov and follow 
the online instructions for submitting comments electronically.
    All written comments will be open for public inspection at the 
office of the Food and Nutrition Service during regular business hours 
(8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday) at 3101 Park Center Drive, 
Alexandria, Virginia 22302.
    All responses to this notice will be summarized and included in the 
request for Office of Management and Budget approval. All comments will 
be a matter of public record.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or 
copies of this information collected should be directed to Usha Kalro 
at usha [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: SNAP-Ed Connection Resource Sharing Form.
    Form Number:
    OMB Number: 0584-0625.
    Expiration Date: 10/30/2017.
    Type of Request: Revision of existing data collection.
    Abstract: We are requesting an update to the name of this form. The 
previous data collection was titled the Food Stamp Nutrition Connection 
Sharing Form. The name change from Food Stamp to SNAP was based on the 
Farm Bill, The Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (Pub. L. 110-
234, H.R. 2419, 122 Stat. 923, Section 4001 enacted May 22, 2008, also 
known as the 2008 U.S. Farm Bill).
    The Web site is developed and maintained at the USDA Food and 
Nutrition Service. The SNAP-Ed Connection is a resource Web site for 
SNAP-Ed administrators and educators. SNAP-Ed educators (e.g., State 
Agencies, Business or Federal Government, such as the Center for 
Disease Control) use the SNAP-Ed Connection Web site to locate 
curricula, participant materials, nutrition research, administrative 
documents, and information regarding SNAP-Ed program development, 
implementation and evaluation. This resource Web site helps SNAP-Ed 
instructors find the tools and information they need to implement high-
quality evidence-based obesity prevention programs. Instructors may 
complete the form online. Respondents will provide contact information, 
ordering information, and information about the resource they are 
submitting.
    The SNAP-Ed Library is an online database of SNAP-Ed related 
materials. The SNAP-Ed Connection Resource Sharing Form gives SNAP-Ed 
instructors, as well as those who develop nutrition education 
materials, the opportunity to voluntarily share information about 
resources that can be used to administer, develop, implement, evaluate 
or showcase SNAP-Ed programs. Information collected via this form 
enables the SNAP-Ed Connection staff to review materials for possible 
inclusion in the SNAP-Ed Library. SNAP-Ed instructors and other 
interested parties then search this database via the SNAP-Ed Connection 
Web site https://snaped.fns.usda.gov to locate materials of interest. 
By using this database, SNAP-Ed funded programs can share resources 
with each other, reduce duplication of efforts, and improve program 
quality. SNAP-Ed funded programs can also learn about useful nutrition 
education materials created by other organizations.
    Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed collection of 
information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of 
the agency, including whether the information shall have practical 
utility; (b) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden on the 
proposed collection of information, including the validity of the 
methodology and assumptions that were used; (c) ways to enhance the 
quality, utility, and clarity of the information collected; and (d) 
ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on those 
who are to respond, including use of appropriate automated, electronic, 
mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or other forms 
of information technology.
    Affected Public: 12 State Agencies, 12 Business, and 1 Federal 
Government (Respondents are SNAP-Ed instructors and others educators 
who develop nutrition education materials)
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 25.
    Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 4.44.
    Estimated Total Annual Response: 111.
    Estimated Time per Response: 0.167 (10 minutes).
    Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 18.54 (rounded up to 
19 burden hours).

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                                                                                                                              Average time
                                                                                      Number of     Frequency   Total annual       per      Total annual
               Affected public                         Type of respondent            respondents       per         response     response        burden
                                                                                                   respondents                   (hours)        hours
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State, Local or Tribal Agencies.............  SNAP Ed (nutrient education                     14             5            70         0.167         11.69
                                               instructors).
Business-for-not-for-profit.................  SNAP Ed (nutrient education                     10             4            40         0.167          6.68
                                               instructors).
Federal Government (such as CDC)............  SNAP Ed (nutrient education                      1             1             1         0.167         0.167
                                               instructors).
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    Total Respondents Cost..................  ....................................            25          4.44           111         0.167         18.54
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    Dated: August 10, 2017.
Brandon Lipps,
Administrator, Food and Nutrition Service.
[FR Doc. 2017-17517 Filed 8-17-17; 8:45 am]
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