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Vol. 82, No. 159 

Friday, August 18, 2017 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

August 15, 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 September 18, 

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), OIRA_Submission@omb.eop.gov 

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: Scanner Capability Assessment 

of SNAP-Authorized Small Retailers 

(SCANR) Study. 

OMB Control Number: 0584—NEW. 

Summary of Collection: The SCANR 

Study will provide FNS with an 

understanding of the extent to which 

small retailers participating in the 

Supplemental Nutrition Assistance 

Program (SNAP) are able to meet 

Section 4002 of the Agricultural Act of 

2014 (2014 Farm Bill) requirement that 

all authorized SNAP retailers use 

scanning technologies at the point of 

sale (POS) to redeem SNAP benefits. 

Understanding the number of small 

retailers that lack scanning systems, the 

costs of adopting and maintaining 

scanning systems, and the barriers small 

retailers face in adopting the technology 

are key to informing rulemaking for the 

2014 Farm Bill requirement. 

Need and Use of the Information: 

This study will result in a 

comprehensive description of the 

scanner capability of small SNAPauthorized retailers that will provide 

FNS with information to inform 

rulemaking for the 2014 Farm Bill 

requirement. Cost estimates from the 

industry interviews and follow-up 

interviews with retailers and data from 

secondary sources will be used to 

estimate store-level costs for adopting 

scanning systems with different levels 

of functionality. The cost estimates will 

account for all costs associated with the 

purchase, installation, and maintenance 

of scanning systems. Using the storelevel costs and data from the SCANR 

Survey on the number of small SNAPauthorized retailers without scanning 

systems, the study will also include the 

total cost estimate for all small SNAPauthorized retailers to comply with the 

2014 Farm Bill requirements. Finally, 

the study will include a descriptive 

assessment of the technological and 

economic barriers small SNAP retailers 

face in adopting and using scanning 

systems. 

Description of Respondents: Businessfor-profit. 

Number of Respondents: 1,443. 

Frequency of Responses: Reporting: 

Annually. 

Total Burden Hours: 370. 

Ruth Brown, 

Departmental Information Collection 

Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2017–17472 Filed 8–17–17; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–30–P 

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. 

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 SNAPEd 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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