[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 161 (Tuesday, August 22, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 39757-39758]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-17524]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Food and Nutrition Service


Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection 
Comment Requested--Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program 
Education (SNAP-Ed) Collection Recipe Submission and Review Forms

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 (FNS) intent to 
request approval to collect information via online forms. This is a 
revision of a currently approved information collection request which 
was transferred from Agricultural Research Service. These voluntary 
forms (SNAP-Ed Connection Recipe Submission and Review Forms) will be 
used by Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Education (SNAP-Ed) 
instructors, Individuals/Households (consumers from the general 
public), Business (the private sector), USDA Food program operators, 
and other Federal entities and State Agencies (school nutrition 
experts, State Agency nutrition programs) to submit recipes. These same 
groups will also be able to review recipes. These two voluntary forms 
(The Recipe Finder Submission Form and The Recipe Review Form) give 
consumers and nutrition program experts the opportunity to share 
recipes that they have developed and review recipes that have been 
submitted by either group.

DATES: Comments on this notice must be received by October 23, 2017 to 
be assured of consideration.

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, 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.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or 
copies of this information collected should be directed to Usha Kalro, 
telephone (703) 305-2397, or at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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.
    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.
    Title: SNAP-Ed Connection Recipe Submission and Review Forms.
    OMB Number: 0584-0624.
    Form Number: N/A.
    Expiration Date: 10.31.17.
    Type of Request: Revision of a currently approved information 
collect request.
    Abstract: We are requesting an update in the name of this 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 What's Cooking? USDA Mixing Bowl (formerly the Food Stamp 
Nutrition Connection Recipe Finder, and then SNAP-Ed Connection Recipe 
Finder) https://whatscooking.fns.usda.gov is an on-line recipe 
database. This database is a central location for recipe users to 
submit and search for healthy recipes that support the Dietary 
Guidelines for Americans 2015 (DGA). The recipe database is now a 
combination of recipes from other USDA Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) 
programs such as the Food Distribution Programs (FDP) (Food 
Distribution on Indian Reservations, Commodity Supplemental Food 
Program, and The Emergency Food Assistance Program), Child Nutrition 
Programs (CNP), and the Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion 
(CNPP). The recipes benefit (individuals/households) consumers, State 
Agency staff, SNAP-Ed instructors, school nutrition experts, and 
(business-for-not-for-profit) the private sector.
    The Recipe Finder Submission Form allows SNAP-Ed instructors, 
individuals/household consumers from the general public, USDA Foods 
program operators, other Federal entities and State Agency nutrition 
programs, school nutrition experts, and (business-for-not-for-profit) 
the private sector to submit recipes on-line, making the submission 
process efficient. The criteria for recipe inclusion vary by program 
area. Staff from SNAP-Ed Connection, CNPP, FDP, and CNP reviews the 
data collected from the voluntary Recipe Finder Submission Form. Only 
Staff will review the form to determine whether a recipe is eligible 
for inclusion in the database.
    Data collected (such as names, addresses, emails and affiliations) 
from The Recipe Review Form allows recipe users to provide feedback 
about the recipe that may help future users & allows the Federal entity 
to reach out to request any changes in the recipe to meet the DGA. Any 
Web site user is able to leave comments. Estimated burden for each form 
and affected public is defined in the table below.

Form 1: The Recipe Finder Submission Form

    Affected Public: State Agencies (15); Business-for-not-for-profit 
(5) and Individuals or Households (5).
    Estimated Total Number of Respondents: 25 (There are15 State 
Agencies--who SNAP-Ed instructors, school nutrition experts, state 
agency nutrition programs), 5 business from the private sector, 5 
individuals and household consumers from the general public, the USDA 
Foods program operators, and Federal. We are not counting burden for 
the Federal Government entities since these agencies specializes in 
food nutrition which falls within the scope of their mission.
    Estimated Frequency of Responses: 1.
    Estimated Total Number of Annual Responses: 25.
    Estimated Burden per Response: 0.1837 (The Recipe Submission Form

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(estimated average 11 minutes per response.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours for Recipe Submission Form: 
4.59.

Form 2: The Recipe Review Form

    Affected Public: State Agencies (75); Business-for-not-for-profit 
(50) and Individuals or Households (100).
    Estimated Total Number of Respondents: 225.
    (There are 75 State Agencies--who SNAP-Ed instructors, school 
nutrition experts, state agency nutrition programs), 50 business from 
the private sector, 100 individuals and household consumers from the 
general public, the USDA Foods program operators, and Federal. We are 
not counting burden for the Federal Government entities since these 
agencies specializes in food nutrition which falls within the scope of 
their mission.
    Estimated Frequency of Responses: 1.
    Estimated Total Annual Responses: 225.
    Estimate of Burden for Recipe Review Form: 0.1002 (approximately 6 
minutes per response).
    Respondents:
    Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents for Recipe Review 
Form: 22.54 hours.
    Overall Burden Estimate Summary for both Forms: 4.59 + 22.54 = 
27.13.
    See table below for overall breakdown by affected public and forms:

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                                                                                                                           Average time
              Affected public                    Type of respondent          Number of     Frequency per   Total annual    per response    Total annual
                                                                            respondents     respondents      response         (hours)      burden hours
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State, Local or Tribal Agencies...........  Recipe Submission Form......              15               1              15          0.1837            2.75
State, Local or Tribal Agencies...........  Recipe Review Form..........              75               1              75          0.1002            7.51
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    State, Local or Tribal Agencies Sub-    ............................              90               1              90           0.144           10.26
     Total.
Business-for-not-for-profit...............  Recipe Submission Form......               5               1               5          0.1837          0.9185
Business-for-not-for-profit...............  Recipe Review Form..........              50               1              50          0.1002            5.01
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    Business Sub-Total....................  ............................              55               1              55         0.10779          5.9285
Individual or Households..................  Recipe Submission Form......               5               1               5          0.1837          0.9185
Individual or Households..................  Recipe Review Form..........             100               1             100          0.1002           10.02
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    Individual or Households Sub-Total....  ............................             105               2             105          0.1837          10.938
 
        Grand Total Burden Estimates......  ............................             250               1             250           0.108              27
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    Dated: August 10, 2017.
Brandon Lipps,
Administrator, Food and Nutrition Service.
[FR Doc. 2017-17524 Filed 8-21-17; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 3410-30-P