Notice2023-13313
Agency Information Collection Activities: WIC Participant and Program Characteristics 2024 & 2026 Study
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June 23, 2023
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Agriculture DepartmentFood and Nutrition Service
Abstract
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice invites the general public and other public agencies to comment on this proposed information collection. This collection is a reinstatement, with change, of a previously approved collection for which approval has expired for the WIC Participant and Program Characteristics 2024 and 2026 Study.
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 120 (Friday, June 23, 2023)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-13313]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Food and Nutrition Service
Agency Information Collection Activities: WIC Participant and
Program Characteristics 2024 & 2026 Study
AGENCY: Food and Nutrition Service (FNS), USDA.
ACTION: Notice.
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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 information collection. This collection is a
reinstatement, with change, of a previously approved collection for
which approval has expired for the WIC Participant and Program
Characteristics 2024 and 2026 Study.
DATES: Written comments must be received on or before August 22, 2023.
ADDRESSES: Comments may be sent to: Rachel Zack at
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#691b080a010c054713080a02291c1a0d08470e061f"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="b3c1d2d0dbd6df9dc9d2d0d8f3c6c0d7d29dd4dcc5">[email protected]</span></a>. Comments will also be accepted through the
Federal eRulemaking Portal. Go to <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a>, 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
be a matter of public record.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or
copies of this information collection should be directed to Rachel Zack
at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#2c5e4d4f44494002564d4f476c595f484d024b435a"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="97e5f6f4fff2fbb9edf6f4fcd7e2e4f3f6b9f0f8e1">[email protected]</span></a> or 703-305-2127.
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 of 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 to be 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.
Title: WIC Participant and Program Characteristics 2024 & 2026
Study.
Form Number: N/A.
OMB Number: 0584-0609.
Expiration Date: 12/31/2022.
Type of Request: Reinstatement, with change, of a previously
approved collection for which approval has expired.
Abstract: The Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women,
Infants, and Children (WIC) is administered by the U.S. Department of
Agriculture's (USDA) Food and Nutrition Service (FNS). WIC provides
supplemental foods, health care referrals, breastfeeding promotion and
support, and nutrition education to nutritionally at-risk, income-
eligible pregnant, breastfeeding and non-breastfeeding postpartum
women, infants, and children up to age five years. WIC is administered
through 89 State agencies consisting of the 50 States, the District of
Columbia, 5 territories, and 33 Indian Tribal Organizations (ITOs).
Since 1988, FNS has produced the biennial WIC Participant and
Program Characteristics Study (PC) report that describes demographic,
income, breastfeeding, and health-related information of a census of
WIC participants as well as information on the benefits they receive
through WIC. Data used to produce the PC reports are collected from
participants by State agencies at the time of participant certification
in WIC and then submitted to FNS biennially. FNS uses the regularly
updated PC reports to evaluate the impact of the program, support State
agencies, estimate budgets, submit civil rights reporting, identify
research needs, and review current and proposed WIC policies and
procedures.
The WIC Participant and Program Characteristics 2024 and 2026 Study
will be the 19th and 20th completed in the biennial PC study series.
The information collection subject to this notice includes the
following, including a few changes and additions to the previous PC
study collections:
1. Collection of the WIC PC Minimum and Supplemental Data Sets from
89 State agencies: Like all PC studies since 1992, Minimum and
Supplemental Data Sets consisting of administrative information used by
State agencies to certify WIC applicants and to issue benefits will be
collected using a reference month of April of the PC reference year.
The 20-item Minimum Data Set (e.g., birth date, race, ethnicity,
height, weight, hemoglobin measurements) will be obtained from all
State agency's existing Management Information Systems (MIS) and the
11-item Supplemental Data Set (SDS) (e.g., date of first WIC
certification, years of education, birth length) will be obtained from
those State agencies which can provide SDS items if they are available.
2. Collection of longitudinal WIC PC-related data from 89 State
agencies: To enhance the utility of the PC data and allow for
assessment of participant-level retention and health outcomes over
time, this study will include a new pilot effort to collect up to two
years of longitudinal retrospective PC-related data from as many State
agencies as possible (it is possible that not all State agencies have
the capability and capacity to provide these data). Longitudinal data
will be collected in a similar manner as the MDS and SDS data and will
include MDS and SDS variables over a specified time period plus any
variables deemed necessary for useful longitudinal evaluation of WIC
participant and program characteristics such as participant ID and date
of first certification.
3. Collection of WIC Electronic Benefits Transfer Data (EBT) from 4
EBT processors and 17 State agencies: Like all PC studies since 2016,
information on WIC food package issuance and costs will be reported for
this study. However, this study will include a new data collection
element that will allow for more accurate reporting on food package
issuance and costs and will also allow for reporting on food package
redemption. The new element will consist of collecting EBT data from
the four WIC EBT processors and from 17 State agencies that operate EBT
offline.
Affected Public: State, Local and Tribal Government include State
WIC
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officials. Business and other for profit include WIC EBT processor
staff. Respondent groups include State WIC officials and EBT processor
staff.
Estimated Number of Respondents: The total estimated number of
respondents is 364. This includes, for each of the two rounds of the
study: 89 WIC State agency office and administrative support staff, 89
WIC State agency state database administrators, and 4 WIC EBT processor
staff.
Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 5.88.
Estimated Total Annual Responses: 2,158. This includes 2,140
responses from respondents and 18 responses from non-respondents.
Estimated Time per Response: 64.8 minutes (1.08 hours). The
estimated time of response varies from 3 minutes (0.05 hours) for
reminder emails to 35 hours for running the data reports.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: The total estimated
annual burden for respondents and non-respondents is 2325.4 hours. See
the table below for estimated total annual burden for each type of
respondent.
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Tameka Owens,
Assistant Administrator, Food and Nutrition Service.
[FR Doc. 2023-13313 Filed 6-22-23; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3410-30-C
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