Notice2023-24264
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
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Published
November 3, 2023
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Agriculture Department
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 212 (Friday, November 3, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 75537-75538]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-24264]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
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; 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; the
accuracy of the agency's estimate of burden including the validity of
the methodology and assumptions used; ways to enhance the quality,
utility and clarity of the information to be collected; and 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 December
4, 2023 will be considered. Written comments and recommendations for
the proposed information collection should be submitted within 30 days
of the publication of this notice on the following website
<a href="http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain">www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain</a>. Find this particular information
collection by selecting ``Currently under 30-day Review--Open for
Public Comments'' or by using the search function.
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
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displays a currently valid OMB control number.
Food and Nutrition Service
Title: Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants,
and Children (WIC) Breastfeeding Award of Excellence.
OMB Control Number: 0584-0591.
Summary of Collection: The Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010
(HHFKA) (Pub. L. 111-296, Sec 231) requires the U.S. Department of
Agriculture (USDA) to implement a program to recognize exemplary
breastfeeding support practices at Women, Infants, and Children (WIC)
local agencies and clinics. The WIC program, of which the breastfeeding
award of excellence is a part, is authorized by the Child Nutrition Act
of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1787). The WIC Program provides breastfeeding
promotion and support for pregnant and postpartum mothers as a part of
its mission to improve the health of the approximately 6 million
Americans it serves each month. Breastfeeding is a priority in WIC and
WIC mothers are strongly encouraged to breastfeed their infants unless
medically contraindicated.
Need and Use of the Information: While HHFKA mandates that the USDA
provide a program to recognize exemplary breastfeeding support
practices, it is voluntary for the WIC local agencies and clinics to
apply for an award. Information is collected from the WIC local
agencies to apply for an award and used by the WIC state agencies to
evaluate the applications. The award application period is open once
annually and has been designed to allow local WIC agencies at different
stages of progress in breastfeeding promotion and support program
development to apply for an award. The information collection will meet
the HHFKA requirement to implement a program to recognize exemplary
breastfeeding support practices at WIC local agencies and clinics. The
information collected through this program will be used to evaluate
components of existing breastfeeding programs and support within WIC
local agencies, to recognize local WIC agencies that provide exemplary
breastfeeding programs and support services, and to provide examples of
model programs to motivate local agencies and clinics to strengthen
their breastfeeding promotion and support activities.
Description of Respondents: State, Local, or Tribal Government.
Number of Respondents: 239.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting: Annually.
Total Burden Hours: 514.
Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2023-24264 Filed 11-2-23; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3410-30-P
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