Notice2024-16413
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
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July 25, 2024
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Agriculture Department
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 143 (Thursday, July 25, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 60349-60350]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-16413]
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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 August
26, 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.
In accordance with the Child Nutrition Act of 1996, as amended the
final rule titled, Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women,
Infants and Children (WIC), revised regulations to align the WIC food
packages with the current Dietary Guidelines for Americans and to
reflect recommendations from the National Academies of Science,
Engineering, and Medicine while promoting nutrition security and equity
and considering program administration. As a result, the changes made
encourages fruit and vegetable consumption; addresses key nutritional
needs to support healthy dietary patterns; provides greater
flexibility, variety, and choice to accommodate personal and cultural
food preferences and special dietary needs; and strengthens support for
individual breastfeeding goals to help establish long-term
breastfeeding.
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
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agencies and required to obtain or retain benefits for the WIC
participants. The information collection includes an explanation to
participants about the food package changes, identification of foods
acceptable for use in the Program for each State agency and vendor
application and agreement information. The foods provided in the WIC
food package are critical to the integrity of the Program and its
mission to provide the nutrition needed during periods of rapid growth
and development among infants, children, and pregnant, postpartum, and
breastfeeding individuals. The vendor application and agreement
information are necessary to ensure that vendors comply with the
updated stocking requirements in the rule so that participants have
access to a greater variety of vegetables. 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: 6,283,126.
Frequency of Responses: Recordkeeping; Reporting: Quarterly; Semi-
annually; Monthly; Annually; and as Needed.
Total Burden Hours: 17,362,904.
Rachelle Ragland-Greene,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2024-16413 Filed 7-24-24; 8:45 am]
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