Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
| Citation | 85 FR 52942 |
| Record Number | 2020-18884 |
| Published date | 27 August 2020 |
| Section | Notices |
| Court | Agriculture Department |
Federal Register, Volume 85 Issue 167 (Thursday, August 27, 2020)
[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 167 (Thursday, August 27, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Page 52942]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-18884]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
August 24, 2020.
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
September 28, 2020 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 www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. 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.
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. 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: 6,913,189.
Frequency of Responses: Recordkeeping; Reporting: Quarterly; Semi-
annually; Monthly; Annually; and as Needed.
Total Burden Hours: 3,347,011.
Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2020-18884 Filed 8-26-20; 8:45 am]
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