Notice2024-10421
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
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May 13, 2024
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 93 (Monday, May 13, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 41372]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-10421]
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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 June 12,
2024 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 displays a currently valid OMB
control number.
Food and Nutrition Service
Title: Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants,
and Children (WIC) Program Regulations--Reporting and Recordkeeping
Burden.
OMB Control Number: 0584-0043.
Summary of Collection: The Special Supplemental Nutrition Program
for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) provides supplemental foods,
nutrition education, including breastfeeding promotion and support, and
health care referrals to low income, nutritionally at-risk pregnant,
breastfeeding and postpartum women, infants, and children up to age
five. Currently, WIC operates through State health departments in 50
States, 33 Indian Tribal Organizations, American Samoa, District of
Columbia, Guam, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto
Rico, and the Virgin Islands. The Federal regulations governing the WIC
Program (7 CFR part 246) require that certain program-related
information be collected and that full and complete records concerning
WIC operations are maintained. The WIC Program is authorized by the
Child Nutrition Act of 1966, as amended.
Access to Baby Formula Act (ABFA) of 2022 Implementation (RIN 0584-
AE94) and amends the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women,
Infants, and Children (WIC) program regulations by incorporating
provisions of the Access to Baby Formula Act of 2022.
ABFA established waiver authority for the Secretary of Agriculture
to address certain emergencies, disasters, and supply chain disruptions
impacting WIC, and adds requirements to State agency infant formula
cost containment contracts to protect against disruptions to the
program in the event of a recall. The amended provision focuses on
improving State agencies' ability to ensure continuity of program
operations during emergencies, public health emergencies, and major
disasters (emergency periods) and supply chain disruptions, while
ensuring access to program benefits among low-income infants, children,
and pregnant, postpartum, and breastfeeding applicants and participants
Need and Use of the Information: The Food and Nutrition Service
(FNS) collects information from state and local agencies, applicants,
and retail vendors to determine eligibility in the WIC Program. This
ongoing information collection is mandatory for state agencies and
required to obtain or retain benefits for the WIC participants. This
information includes participant certification information (e.g.,
income and nutrition risk); nutrition education documentation; local
agency and vendor application and agreement information; vendor sales
and shelf price data; data related to vendor monitoring and training;
financial and food delivery system records, and Electronic Benefits
Transfer (EBT) delivery, alternate operating procedures in the event of
an emergency period or supply-chain disruption, and remedies for infant
formula cost containment contracts related to the changes in the rule.
State Plans are the principal source of information about how each
State agency operates its WIC Program. The information is needed for
the general operation of the Program, including regulatory compliance,
and for ongoing program integrity and cost-saving efforts. The
information is also used by FNS to manage, plan, evaluate, make
decisions, and report on WIC Program operations. If the information
were not collected, the efficiency and effectiveness of the Program
would be jeopardized, improper use of Federal funds would increase, and
FNS' ability to detect violations would diminish greatly.
Description of Respondents: Individuals or Households; Businesses
or Other for Profit; Not-for profit institutions; and State, Local, or
Tribal Government.
Number of Respondents: 6,283,276.
Frequency of Responses: Recordkeeping; Reporting: Quarterly; Semi-
annually; Monthly; Annually; and as Needed.
Total Burden Hours: 15,693,814.
Rachelle Ragland-Greene,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2024-10421 Filed 5-10-24; 8:45 am]
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