80 FR 59726 - Nominations Open for the Vacancies on the National Advisory Council on Maternal, Infant and Fetal Nutrition

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Food and Nutrition Service

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 191 (October 2, 2015)

Page Range		59726-59727
FR Document		2015-25052

FNS is seeking nominations for 8 vacancies on the National Advisory Council on Maternal, Infant and Fetal Nutrition (Council). The Council is composed of 24 members. Members of the Council from outside USDA and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) are appointed for 3-year terms. State and local officials may serve only during their official tenure. Parent participants are appointed for 2- year terms. Members appointed from USDA and HHS serve at the pleasure of their respective Secretaries. The Council studies the operation of the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC), and related programs such as the Commodity Supplemental Food Program (CSFP). Categories of membership are specified by law. To assure a balance of differing views, Council members are drawn from Federal, State and local governments, industry, and organizations with a common interest in the management of WIC and CSFP, including parent participants in both programs. The vacant positions include:

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Food and Nutrition Service

Nominations Open for the Vacancies on the National Advisory
Council on Maternal, Infant and Fetal Nutrition

AGENCY: Food and Nutrition Service (FNS), USDA.

ACTION: Nominations open for the vacancies on the National Advisory
Council on Maternal, Infant and Fetal Nutrition.

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SUMMARY: FNS is seeking nominations for 8 vacancies on the National
Advisory Council on Maternal, Infant and Fetal Nutrition (Council). The
Council is composed of 24 members. Members of the Council from outside
USDA and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) are
appointed for 3-year terms. State and local officials may serve only
during their official tenure. Parent participants are appointed for 2-
year terms. Members appointed from USDA and HHS serve at the pleasure
of their respective Secretaries.
The Council studies the operation of the Special Supplemental
Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC), and related
programs such as the Commodity Supplemental Food Program (CSFP).
Categories of membership are specified by law. To assure a balance of
differing views, Council members are drawn from Federal, State and
local governments, industry, and organizations with a common interest
in the management of WIC and CSFP, including parent participants in
both programs.
The vacant positions include:

State CSFP Director

The individual responsible for administering the CSFP at the State
level. Has operational knowledge about all aspects of CSFP management.

State Health Officer

The official usually referred to as the health commissioner or
director, who heads the State health department. This person is
responsible for overseeing a wide range of public health services
provided by the State health agency.

State Public Health Nutrition Director

The official of the State health department responsible for
directing public health nutrition services, which include the areas of
maternal, infant and child nutrition, elderly nutrition, and nutrition
for persons with developmental disabilities and chronic diseases.

Official From a State Agency Serving Predominantly Indians

Individual responsible for WIC Program Operations for an Indian
Tribal Organization. WIC authorizing legislation allows Indian tribes,
bands or groups that are recognized by the Department of Interior to
operate as State agencies independent of geographic WIC State agencies.

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Local CSFP Project Director

The individual responsible for administering the CSFP at the local
level. Has operational knowledge about all aspects of CSFP management.

CSFP Parent Participant

A pregnant, postpartum or breastfeeding woman, or the parent/
guardian of an infant and/or child participating in CSFP.

Person Involved at the Retail Sales Level of Food

An individual from a company or organization involved in retail
food sales.

Expert in Drug Abuse Education and Prevention

An individual experienced in alcohol abuse education and
prevention, especially in the areas of screening, counseling and
referring for treatment of pregnant and postpartum women.
Section 17(k) of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966, as amended (42
U.S.C. 1786), mandates the Council and authorizes the Secretary of
Agriculture to appoint the members. The White House Liaison Office is
responsible for vetting every candidate who applies for membership to
the Council. In order to be appointed by the Secretary of Agriculture
to serve on a board, council or committee, each applicant must clear
all stages of the vetting process. Vetting is a comprehensive personal
and professional background investigation that specifically includes,
but is not limited to, an analysis of each candidate's criminal
history, bankruptcy filings, liens and judgments, affiliations and
associations, lobbyist status, and prior involvement with USDA.
This process is used to ensure that the finest candidates are
selected to represent the interests of the United States Department of
Agriculture. Individuals and organizations who wish to nominate experts
for this or any other USDA advisory committee should submit a letter to
the Secretary listing these individuals' names and business address,
phone, and email contact information. These individuals may be
contacted now or in the future to determine their interest in serving
as a committee member.
Candidates who wish to be considered for membership on the Council
should submit an AD-755 application form and resume to the Secretary of
Agriculture. Cover letters should be addressed to the Secretary of
Agriculture. All nomination materials should be mailed in a single,
complete package and postmarked by November 2, 2015 to: Thomas Vilsack,
Secretary, U.S. Department of Agriculture, 1400 Independence Avenue
SW., Washington, DC 20250 at the attention of Robin Young, DFO, USDA/
FNS/SFPD. The application form and more information about advisory
committees can be found at http://www.usda.gov/wps/portal/usda/usdahome?contentidonly=true&contentid=advisory_committees.xml.
FNS has special interest in assuring that women, minority groups,
and the physically disabled are adequately represented on these
advisory committees. We encourage and welcome nominations for qualified
female, minority, or disabled candidates.

Dated: September 18, 2015.
Audrey Rowe,
Administrator, Food and Nutrition Service.
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the Office of Management and Budget clearance for qualitative information ACTION: Nominations open for the
and request for comments. will not be used for quantitative vacancies on the National Advisory
information collections that are Council on Maternal, Infant and Fetal
SUMMARY: As part of a Federal designed to yield reliably actionable Nutrition.
Government-wide effort to streamline results, such as monitoring trends over
the process to seek feedback from the time or documenting program SUMMARY: FNS is seeking nominations
public on service delivery, the performance. Such data uses require for 8 vacancies on the National
Department of Agriculture (USDA), more rigorous designs that address: The Advisory Council on Maternal, Infant
Farm Service Agency (FSA) has target population to which and Fetal Nutrition (Council). The
submitted a Generic Information generalizations will be made, the Council is composed of 24 members.
Collection Request (Generic ICR): sampling frame, the sample design Members of the Council from outside
‘‘Generic Clearance for the Collection of USDA and the U.S. Department of
(including stratification and clustering),
Qualitative Feedback on Agency Service Health and Human Services (HHS) are
the precision requirements or power
Delivery ’’ to OMB for approval under appointed for 3-year terms. State and
calculations that justify the proposed
the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) (44 local officials may serve only during
sample size, the expected response rate,
U.S.C. 3501 et. seq.). their official tenure. Parent participants
methods for assessing potential non-
DATES: Comments must be submitted by are appointed for 2-year terms. Members
response bias, the protocols for data
November 2, 2015. appointed from USDA and HHS serve at
collection, and any testing procedures
the pleasure of their respective
ADDRESSES: Written comments may be that were or will be undertaken prior
Secretaries.
submitted to the Desk Officer for fielding the study. Depending on the The Council studies the operation of
Agriculture, Office of Information and degree of influence the results are likely the Special Supplemental Nutrition
Regulatory Affairs, Office of to have, such collections may still be Program for Women, Infants and
Management and Budget, New eligible for submission for other generic Children (WIC), and related programs
Executive Office Building, Washington, mechanisms that are designed to yield such as the Commodity Supplemental
DC 20503; OIRA_Submission@ quantitative results. Food Program (CSFP). Categories of
OMB.EOP.GOV or fax (202) 395–5806 The Agency received no comments in membership are specified by law. To
and to Departmental Clearance Office, response to the 60-day notice published assure a balance of differing views,
USDA, OCIO, Mail Stop 7602, in the Federal Register of June 10, 2015 Council members are drawn from
Washington, DC 20250–7602. (80 FR 32929). [Insert summary of Federal, State and local governments,
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To comments and response, if applicable]. industry, and organizations with a
request additional information, please Farm Service Agency 0560—New common interest in the management of
contact Ruth Brown (202) 720–8958 or WIC and CSFP, including parent
Charlene Parker (202) 720–8681. Current Actions: New collection of participants in both programs.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: information. The vacant positions include:
Title: Generic Clearance for the Type of Review: New Collection.
Affected Public: Individuals and State CSFP Director
Collection of Qualitative Feedback on
Agency Service Delivery. Households. The individual responsible for
Abstract: The information collection Average Expected Annual Number of administering the CSFP at the State
activity will garner qualitative customer activities: [Agency Estimate]. level. Has operational knowledge about
and stakeholder feedback in an efficient, Respondents: 5,000. all aspects of CSFP management.
timely manner, in accordance with the Annual responses: 5,000. State Health Officer
Administration’s commitment to Frequency of Response: Once per The official usually referred to as the
improving service delivery. By request. health commissioner or director, who
qualitative feedback we mean Average minutes per response: 60. heads the State health department. This
information that provides useful Burden hours: 5,000. person is responsible for overseeing a
insights on perceptions and opinions, An agency may not conduct or wide range of public health services
but are not statistical surveys that yield sponsor, and a person is not required to provided by the State health agency.
quantitative results that can be respond to, a collection of information
generalized to the population of study. unless it displays a currently valid State Public Health Nutrition Director
This feedback will provide insights into Office of Management and Budget The official of the State health
customer or stakeholder perceptions, control number. department responsible for directing
experiences and expectations, provide public health nutrition services, which
an early warning of issues with service, Ruth Brown,
include the areas of maternal, infant and
or focus attention on areas where Departmental Information Collection
child nutrition, elderly nutrition, and
communication, training or changes in Clearance Officer.
nutrition for persons with
operations might improve delivery of [FR Doc. 2015–25054 Filed 10–1–15; 8:45 am]
developmental disabilities and chronic
products or services. These collections BILLING CODE 3410–05–P diseases.
will allow for ongoing, collaborative and
actionable communications between the Official From a State Agency Serving
Agency and its customers and DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Predominantly Indians
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stakeholders. It will also allow feedback Individual responsible for WIC
Food and Nutrition Service Program Operations for an Indian Tribal
to contribute directly to the
improvement of program management. Nominations Open for the Vacancies Organization. WIC authorizing
Feedback collected under this generic on the National Advisory Council on legislation allows Indian tribes, bands or
clearance will provide useful Maternal, Infant and Fetal Nutrition groups that are recognized by the
information, but it will not yield data Department of Interior to operate as
that can be generalized to the overall AGENCY: Food and Nutrition Service State agencies independent of
population. This type of generic (FNS), USDA. geographic WIC State agencies.

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80 FR 59726 - Nominations Open for the Vacancies on the National Advisory Council on Maternal, Infant and Fetal Nutrition

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTUREFood and Nutrition Service

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 191 (October 2, 2015)

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Food and Nutrition Service