The general purpose of the Nutrition
Education Evaluation and Reporting System (NEERS) is to provide the
data needed to assure the quality of the educational program and to
provide diagnostic assessments of participant needs and summarize
data for state and national assessment of the program's
impact.
The increase in total burden is
a result of a program change that added the 1890 land-grant
institutions as recipients of EFNEP funds. The 1890 land-grant
institutions are now recipients as the result of CSREES
implementation of a revised EFNEP formula allocation based in
regulation. The burden for each institutions response has not
changed, but the increase of eligible recipients does increase the
overall annual burden total.
On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that
the collection of information encompassed by this request complies
with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR
1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding
the proposed collection of information, that the certification
covers:
(i) Why the information is being collected;
(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a
benefit, or mandatory);
(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control
number;
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of
these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked
and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.