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agency’s estimate of the burden of the 

proposed collection of information 

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 

the use of appropriate automated, 

electronic, mechanical, or other 

technological collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology. 

Comments may be sent to United States 

Department of Agriculture, 1400 

Independence Ave. SW, Room 4054, 

Washington, DC 20250–9810. All 

comments received will be available for 

public inspection during regular 

business hours at the same address. 

All responses to this notice will be 

summarized and included in the request 

for OMB approval. All comments will 

become a matter of public record. 

Cynthia Nickerson, 

Deputy Chief Economist, United States 

Department of Agriculture. 

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Food and Nutrition Service 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Proposed Collection; 

Comment Request—Supplemental 

Nutrition Assistance Program 

Education (SNAP-Ed) Intervention 

Submission Form and Scoring Tool 

AGENCY: Food and Nutrition Service 

(FNS), Department of Agriculture 

(USDA). 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this 

notice invites the general public and 

other public agencies to comment on 

this proposed revision to the currently 

approved information collection for the 

Supplemental Nutrition Assistance 

Program (SNAP) FNS–885, ‘‘SNAP 

Education (SNAP-Ed) Intervention 

Scoring Tool’’ and the FNS–886, ‘‘SNAP 

Education (SNAP-Ed) Intervention 

Submission Form.’’ This revision to 

forms FNS–885 and FNS–886 will 

provide an improved user experience by 

simplifying scoring criteria and 

clarifying the information requested for 

certain fields. These updates will also 

align with the new SNAP-Ed National 

Program Evaluation and Reporting 

System (N–PEARS), to ensure 

consistency with SNAP-Ed specific 

terms. More information on changes to 

these forms is in the SUPPLEMENTARY

INFORMATION section of this notice. 

DATES: Comments on this notice must be 

received on or before April 2, 2024 to 

be assured of consideration. 

ADDRESSES: Comments may be sent to 

Aurora Calvillo Buffington, Food and 

Nutrition Service, Supplemental 

Nutrition Assistance Program, Program 

Administration and Nutrition Division, 

1320 Braddock Place, 5th Floor, 

Alexandria, VA 22314. Comments may 

also be submitted via email to SNAPEd@usda.gov or through the Federal 

eRulemaking Portal. Go to http://

www.regulations.gov, and follow the 

online instructions for submitting 

comments electronically. 

All responses to this notice will be 

summarized and included in the request 

for Office of Management and Budget 

approval. All comments will become a 

matter of public record. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Requests for additional information or 

copies of this information collection 

should be directed to Divyani Pendleton 

at 703–305–2031 or Divyani.Pendleton@

usda.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Comments 

are invited on: (a) whether the proposed 

collection of information is necessary 

for the proper performance of agency 

functions, including whether the 

information shall 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 use of appropriate automated, 

electronic, mechanical, or other 

technology. 

Title: SNAP-Ed Intervention Scoring 

Tool and SNAP-Ed Intervention 

Submission Form. 

Form Number: FNS–885 and FNS– 

886. 

OMB Number: 0584–0639. 

Expiration Date: 9/30/2024. 

Type of Request: Revision of a 

currently approved collection. 

Abstract: The Food and Nutrition Act 

of 2008, as amended (the Act) 

§ 28(c)(3)(A) states that State agencies 

‘‘may use funds provided under this 

section for any evidence-based 

allowable use of funds’’ including ‘‘(i) 

individual and group-based nutrition 

education, health promotion, and 

intervention strategies; (ii) 

comprehensive, multilevel interventions 

at multiple complementary 

organizational and institutional levels; 

and (iii) community and public health 

approaches to improve nutrition.’’ 7 

CFR 272.2(d)(2)(vii)(D) states ‘‘SNAP-Ed 

activities must include evidence-based 

activities using two or more of these 

approaches: individual or group-based 

nutrition education, health promotion, 

and intervention strategies; 

comprehensive, multi-level 

interventions at multiple 

complementary organizational and 

institutional levels; community and 

public health approaches to improve 

nutrition and physical activity.’’ 

The SNAP-Ed Strategies and 

Interventions: An Obesity Prevention 

Toolkit for States (SNAP-Ed Toolkit) 

was developed collaboratively by FNS 

National and Regional Office SNAP-Ed 

staff, the National Collaborative on 

Childhood Obesity Reduction (NCCOR), 

and the Association of SNAP Nutrition 

Education Administrators (ASNNA). 

Currently, more than 150 interventions 

are available on the SNAP-Ed Toolkit 

website https://snapedtoolkit.org/. State 

agencies use the SNAP-Ed Toolkit to 

locate evidence-based interventions for 

their implementation of SNAP-Ed 

programming. 

The SNAP-Ed Intervention 

Submission Form, FNS–886, and the 

SNAP-Ed Intervention Scoring Tool, 

FNS–885, provide a uniform and 

transparent method for submission, 

review, and scoring of nutrition 

education, physical activity promotion, 

and obesity prevention interventions for 

inclusion in the SNAP-Ed Toolkit. 

SNAP-Ed State and implementing 

agencies, nutrition education and public 

health agencies, and other organizations 

use these voluntary forms to submit 

interventions for consideration. The 

SNAP-Ed Intervention Submission Form 

and Scoring Tool make it possible for 

SNAP-Ed implementers and the review 

committee to determine if the 

intervention submitted for inclusion in 

the SNAP-Ed Toolkit is evidence-based 

and uses one or more of the required 

approaches. These forms support FNS 

efforts to increase the selection of 

interventions available in the SNAP-Ed 

Toolkit, improve innovation in service 

delivery using interventions which 

reflect the latest research, and respond 

directly to entities submitting 

interventions (submitters) for the SNAPEd Toolkit. 

The collection of this information for 

the submission, review, and scoring of 

nutrition education, physical activity 

promotion, and obesity prevention 

interventions for inclusion in the SNAPEd Toolkit is necessary to: 


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—Provide agencies with an increased 

selection of interventions to fit their 

specific needs. 

—Increase innovation in service 

delivery by encouraging adoption of 

interventions which reflect the latest 

research on nutrition education, 

physical activity, and obesity 

prevention behavior change. 

—Allow FNS to respond to each 

submitter’s requests to include their 

intervention in the SNAP-Ed Toolkit 

using a clear and transparent review 

process and inclusion criteria. 

Submitters use the FNS–886, SNAPEd Intervention Submission Form, to 

provide information about the 

intervention they are submitting for 

inclusion in the SNAP-Ed Toolkit. 

Information requested includes 

intervention materials, (such as 

materials used to develop and test the 

intervention, evaluation materials, or 

reports), how these materials have been 

and will be used, and the evidence base 

which illustrates their effectiveness. The 

FNS–886 captures this information 

through a combination of multiplechoice boxes and text response areas. 

Submitters are members of State or 

implementing agencies, researchers 

from academic institutions and Federal 

agencies, and non-profit or private 

sector nutrition education and physical 

activity intervention developers. 

FNS collects SNAP-Ed Intervention 

Submission Forms and attachments and 

distributes them via email to 

intervention reviewers. Reviewers 

include relevant FNS staff, relevant staff 

from other Federal agencies, such as the 

Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention (CDC), researchers from 

academic institutions, and SNAP-Ed 

State and implementing agency staff. 

Reviewers use the Scoring Tool to assess 

and rate each submission for inclusion 

in the SNAP-Ed Toolkit. Information 

from reviewers is collected through a 

combination of numerical and text entry 

fields. 

FNS will accept interventions to the 

SNAP-Ed Toolkit in FY 2024. The 

intervention submission and review 

period occur biennially. 

FNS updated the forms and burden 

estimates based on consultations with 

SNAP-Ed State and implementing 

agency partners, other Federal agencies, 

and users of the forms. FNS has refined 

and streamlined the forms where realworld use has indicated this is possible, 

and included additional instructions, 

questions, or opportunities for response 

where users, trainers, and FNS partners 

indicated areas for improvement. FNS 

has also made wording changes to fix 

typographical errors and improve 

readability. Overall, the changes to the 

forms are focused on form 

improvements for the end user. 

The following updates to the FNS– 

886, SNAP-Ed Intervention Submission 

Form are proposed: 

1. Restructuring, formatting, and 

wording edits to all sections. 

2. In Section I, Intervention Name and 

Contact Information, move three 

questions related to costs and materials 

to Section VI, Training, Materials, and 

Resources. 

3. In Section II, Intervention 

Overview, remove ‘‘Breastfeeding’’ and 

‘‘Food Insecurity’’ and add ‘‘Food 

Resource Behaviors’’ as a Target 

Behavior category, remove four 

questions on evaluation and evidence 

base, and add a question on the core 

intervention components. 

4. In Section III, Intervention 

Development, renumber questions due 

to the insertion of new questions in 

Section II. 

5. In Section IV, Evaluation and 

Outcomes, add a new question asking 

submitters to identify tools they used to 

evaluate their intervention, simplify a 

question on which outcomes the 

intervention achieved, and increase the 

character limit on a question about 

evidence findings included in the 

submission. Update section for 

readability and renumbering to reflect 

the newly inserted questions. 

6. In Section V, Implementation, 

renumber to reflect newly inserted 

questions. 

7. In Section VI, Training, Materials, 

and Resources, clarify training that is 

required to implement the intervention, 

and renumber to reflect newly inserted 

questions. 

8. In Section VII, Intervention 

Attachments, add instructions to clarify 

that submitters should describe how 

evaluation and modification addressed 

intervention sustainability concerns, 

and renumber to reflect newly inserted 

questions. 

9. In Section VIII, Evaluation 

Attachments, add instructions to help 

submitters name and reference their 

attachments throughout the submission 

form. 

The following changes to FNS–885, 

SNAP -Ed Intervention Scoring Tool, are 

proposed: 

1. Rename and restructure all sections 

to align with the changes to FNS–886, 

the SNAP-Ed Intervention Submission 

Form. 

2. In Section I, Intervention Overview 

and Development, add three questions 

on (1) the intervention’s ability to 

address the needs of the target 

population, (2) the target population 

and community partner involvement in 

the intervention development, and (3) 

SNAP-Ed educators, target population, 

and/or partner involvement in testing 

the acceptability of the intervention. 

3. In Section II, Evaluation and 

Outcomes, remove ‘‘emerging’’ as an 

evidence base category from the scoring 

tool, add a question on the use of 

behavior change theories in the 

intervention development, and clarify 

the scoring of intended outcomes and 

alignment with the SNAP-Ed Evaluation 

Framework. 

4. In Section III, Implementation, 

make minor wording clarifications 

across questions, and add a question on 

adaptability of the interventions. 

5. In Section IV, Training, Materials 

and Resources, edit questions for clarity 

and remove one question on 

interventions adopted by partners in 

settings not directly supported by 

SNAP-Ed. 

6. In the Bonus Questions, update the 

list of populations and settings that are 

currently underrepresented in the 

SNAP-Ed Toolkit. 

Reporting 

Affected Public: The affected public 

for the FNS–886 and FNS–885 forms 

includes 50 SNAP-Ed State and 

implementing agencies (37 State/Local/ 

Tribal Governments, 10 non-profit 

organizations, and 3 for-profit 

organizations. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

The estimated number of respondents is 

50. The estimated number of 

respondents for the Intervention 

Submission Form is 28 respondents (22 

State/Local/Tribal Government, 5 nonprofit organizations, and 1 for-profit 

organization). The estimated number of 

respondents for the Intervention Scoring 

Tool is 22 respondents (15 State/Local/ 

Tribal Government, 5 non-profit 

organizations, and 2 for-profit 

organizations). This estimate is a 

decrease based on historical submission 

data and the expectation that fewer 

interventions may be submitted to the 

SNAP-Ed Toolkit on a biennial basis. 

Estimated Number of Responses per 

Respondent: This number of responses 

per respondent is 1.88 responses, based 

on the estimate of 94 responses from 50 

respondents. FNS expects to receive one 

response for the Intervention 

Submission Form, 2 responses for the 

Intervention Scoring Tool and, 1 

required training for the Intervention 

Scoring Tool. This estimate is 

unchanged from the previous OMB 

approval. 

Estimated Total Annual Responses: 

The revised total annual responses is 94, 

which is a reduction to the current 

estimated total annual responses of 160 


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responses. This estimate is a decrease 

based on historical submission data and 

expectation that fewer interventions 

may be submitted to the SNAP-Ed 

Toolkit on a biennial basis. 

Estimated Time per Response: The 

revised estimated time per response for 

this voluntary collection is 5.5 hours for 

the Intervention Submission Form and 3 

hours for the Intervention Scoring Tool. 

This estimate was calculated based on 

feedback from the stakeholder 

consultation group. Estimates were 

averaged based on stakeholder feedback; 

any data outliers were not included in 

this estimate. This reflects an increase 

from the current estimate of 2 hours for 

the Intervention Submission Form and a 

decrease from the current estimate of 6 

hours for the Intervention Scoring Tool. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden on 

Respondents: The revised estimated 

total biennial burden on respondents for 

this voluntary collection is 353 hours, as 

this voluntary collection receives 

responses on a biennial basis. The 

revised estimated total annual burden 

on respondents for this voluntary 

collection is 176.5 hours. This revised 

estimate is a reduction from the current 

estimated total annual burden of 523 

hours. This revised estimate is a 

decrease based on historical submission 

data and expectation that fewer 

interventions may be submitted to the 

SNAP-Ed Toolkit on a biennial basis. 

There are no recordkeeping or thirdparty/disclosure requirements 

associated with this information 

collection. 

BURDEN ESTIMATE TABLE

Respondent category Burden activity Form 

Estimated 

number of 

respondents 

Responses 

per 

respondent 

Total annual 

responses 

Estimated 

hours per 

response 

Estimated 

total burden 

hours 

State/Local/Tribal Government.Completing intervention 

submission form.

FNS–886 22 1 22 5.5 121.0 

Completing intervention 

scoring tool.

FNS–885 15 2 30 3 90.0 

Training for intervention 

scoring tool.

FNS–885 15 1 15 1 15.0 

Subtotal: State/Local/ 

Tribal Government.

.......................................... 37 .................... 67 .................... 239.0 

Business, Non-Profit ........ Intervention Submission 

Form.

FNS–886 5 1 5 5.5 27.5 

Scoring Tool .................... FNS–885 5 2 10 3 30.0 

Scoring Tool (Training) ... FNS–885 5 1 5 1 5.0 

Subtotal: Business, 

Non-Profit.

.......................................... 10 .................... 20 .................... 91.5 

Business, Profit ................ Intervention Submission 

Form.

FNS–886 1 1 1 5.5 5.5 

Scoring Tool .................... FNS–885 2 2 4 3 12.0 

Scoring Tool (Training) ... FNS–885 2 1 2 1 2.0 

Subtotal: Business, 

Profit.

.......................................... 3 .................... 7 .................... 22.5 

Total .................. .......................................... 50 1.8800 94 3.7553 353.0 

Tameka Owens, 

Assistant Administrator, Food and Nutrition 

Service. 

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Natural Resources Conservation 

Service 

[Docket No. NRCS–2023–0022] 

Proposed Revisions to the National 

Handbook of Conservation Practices 

for the Natural Resources 

Conservation Service 

AGENCY: Natural Resources 

Conservation Service, U.S. Department 

of Agriculture. 

ACTION: Notice of availability, request 

for comments. 

SUMMARY: The Natural Resources 

Conservation Service (NRCS) is giving 

notice that it intends to issue a series of 

revised conservation practice standards 

in the National Handbook of 

Conservation Practices (NHCP). NRCS is 

also giving the public an opportunity to 

provide comments on the specified 

conservation practice standards in the 

NHCP. 

DATES: We will consider comments that 

we receive by March 4, 2024. 

ADDRESSES: We invite you to submit 

comments in response to this notice. 

You may submit your comments 

through one of the following methods 

below: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to 

http://www.regulations.gov and search 

for Docket ID NRCS–2023–0022. Follow 

the online instructions for submitting 

comments; or 

• Mail or Hand Delivery: Mr. Bill 

Reck, National Environmental Engineer, 

Conservation Engineering Division, 

NRCS, USDA, 1400 Independence 

Avenue, South Building, Room 4636, 

Washington, DC 20250. In your 

comment, please specify the Docket ID 

NRCS–2023–0022. 

All comments received will be made 

publicly available on http://

www.regulations.gov. 

The copies of the proposed revised 

standards are available through http://

www.regulations.gov by accessing 

Docket No. NRCS–2023–0022. 

Alternatively, the proposed revised 

standards can be downloaded or printed 

from https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/gettingassistance/conservation-practices. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

Bill Reck at (202) 317–0245, or email at 

bill.reck@usda.gov. Individuals who 

require alternative means for 

communication may contact the USDA 

TARGET Center at (202) 720–2600 

(voice and text telephone (TTY)) or dial 


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