Notice2026-06590
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
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Published
April 6, 2026
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Agriculture Department
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 65 (Monday, April 6, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17243-17244]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-06590]
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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 May 6,
2026 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: WIC Tribal Organizations and U.S. Territories Study.
OMB Control Number: 0584-NEW.
Summary of Collection: The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA)
Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) is conducting a study titled WIC
Tribal Organizations and U.S. Territories. This study aims to inform
FNS about variations in operations for the Special Supplemental
Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) among Tribal
Organizations, U.S. territories, and geographic States administering
the program as local and State agencies.
Congress authorized WIC in 1972 in an amendment to the Child
Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1786, Sec. 17), which included
``Indian tribes'' and ``intertribal councils'' recognized by the
Department of the Interior in the definition of State and local
agencies. Legislation in 1975 (Pub. L. 94-105) formally established WIC
as a permanent national health and nutrition program. Section 28 of the
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Russell National School Lunch Act as amended by the Healthy, Hunger-
Free Kids Act of 2010 (Pub. L. 111-296, Sec. 305) provides general
statutory authority for this planned data collection.
Need and Use of the Information: This data collection will inform
FNS about WIC operations among 32 Tribal Organizations and 5 U.S.
territories administering the program as State agencies and 5 Tribally
operated local agencies (collectively referred to as ``case study
agencies''). Although limited information is available about the
experiences of Tribal Organizations and U.S. territories operating WIC,
previous research shows that WIC programs in Tribal Organizations and
U.S. territories have unique funding and administrative issues and
typically have the highest costs across all State agencies. This study
will help fill those knowledge gaps and improve FNS's understanding of
the strengths and challenges these agencies face when administering and
implementing the program. Insights from this study can inform efforts
to enhance the effectiveness of WIC program operations and services.
This study will also provide FNS with the necessary information to
determine WIC coverage rates (i.e., the share of eligible people who
receive WIC benefits). Currently, no other effort can address the
research objectives of the proposed study.
Description of Respondents: State, local, and tribal governments,
Individuals/households.
Number of Respondents: 210.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting: Once.
Total Burden Hours: 268.47.
Rachelle Ragland-Greene,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2026-06590 Filed 4-3-26; 8:45 am]
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