82 FR 49781 - Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 207 (October 27, 2017)

[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 207 (Friday, October 27, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Page 49781]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-23383]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

October 24, 2017.
    The Department of Agriculture has submitted the following 
information collection requirement(s) to OMB for review and clearance 
under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104-13. Comments 
are requested regarding (1) whether the collection of information is 
necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, 
including whether the information will have practical utility; (2) the 
accuracy of the agency's estimate of burden including the validity of 
the methodology and assumptions used; (3) ways to enhance the quality, 
utility and clarity of the information to be collected; and (4) ways to 
minimize the burden of the collection of information on those who are 
to respond, including through the use of appropriate automated, 
electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or 
other forms of information technology.
    Comments regarding this information collection received by November 
27, 2017 will be considered. Written comments should be addressed to: 
Desk Officer for Agriculture, Office of Information and Regulatory 
Affairs, Office of Management and Budget (OMB), 
[email protected] or fax (202) 395-5806 and to Departmental 
Clearance Office, USDA, OCIO, Mail Stop 7602, Washington, DC 20250-
7602. Copies of the submission(s) may be obtained by calling (202) 720-
8958.
    An agency may not conduct or sponsor a collection of information 
unless the collection of information displays a currently valid OMB 
control number and the agency informs potential persons who are to 
respond to the collection of information that such persons are not 
required to respond to the collection of information unless it displays 
a currently valid OMB control number.

Food and Nutrition Service

    Title: Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Case and 
Procedural Case Action Review Schedule.
    OMB Control Number: 0584-0034.
    Summary of Collection: State agencies must complete and maintain 
the FNS-245 for each negative case in their SNAP Quality Control (QC) 
sample. The legal authority for SNAP QC can be found in Section 16(c) 
of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008, as amended; the legislative 
requirement for the recordkeeping requirements is Section 11(a) of the 
Act.
    Need and Use of the Information: The FNS-245, Negative Case Action 
Review Schedule, is designed to collect QC data and serve as the data 
entry form for negative case action QC reviews in the Supplemental 
Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP).
    Description of Respondents: State, Local, or Tribal Government.
    Number of Respondents: 53.
    Frequency of Responses: Recordkeeping; Reporting: On occasion; 
Annually.
    Total Burden Hours: 115,514.87.

Food and Nutrition Service

    Title: Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Connection 
Resource Sharing Form.
    OMB Control Number: 0584-0625.
    Summary of Collection: 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. SNAP-Ed is authorized under 
Section 28 of the Food and Nutrition Act (FNA) of 2008, as amended 
through P.L. 113-79.
    Need and Use of the Information: Information collected via this 
form enables the SNAP-Ed Connection staff to review materials for 
possible inclusion in the SNAP-Ed Library. By using this database, 
SNAP-Ed-funded programs can share resources with each other, reduce 
duplication of efforts, and improve program quality.
    Description of Respondents: Business-for-profit; Not-for-profit 
institutions; State, Local or Tribal Government.
    Number of Respondents: 25.
    Frequency of Responses: Reporting: On occasion.
    Total Burden Hours: 20.

Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2017-23383 Filed 10-26-17; 8:45 am]
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