81 FR 59179 - Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request-Request for Public Comments for the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC) Loving Support Award of Excellence
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Food and Nutrition Service Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 167 (August 29, 2016)
Food and Nutrition Service
Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 167 (August 29, 2016)
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[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 167 (Monday, August 29, 2016)] [Notices] [Pages 59179-59180] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2016-20555] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Food and Nutrition Service Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request--Request for Public Comments for the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC) Loving Support Award of Excellence AGENCY: Food and Nutrition Service (FNS), USDA. ACTION: Notice. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice invites the general public and other public agencies to comment on this proposed information collection. This collection is a revision of a currently approved collection for awarding local agencies for excellence in WIC breastfeeding services and support. Section 231 of the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010, Public Law 111-296, requires that the Department of Agriculture (USDA) establish a program to recognize WIC local agencies and clinics that demonstrate exemplary breastfeeding promotion and support activities. DATES: Written comments must be received on or before October 28, 2016. ADDRESSES: Comments may be submitted using the Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov or by mail: Sarah Widor, Director, Supplemental Food Programs Division, FNS, USDA, 3101 Park Center Drive, Room 520, Alexandria, VA 22302. All comments submitted in response to this notice will be included in the record and will be made available to the public. Please be advised that the substance of the comments and the identity of the individuals or entities submitting the comments will be subject to public disclosure. All comments will be made available publicly on the internet at http://www.regulations.gov. All responses to this notice will be summarized and included in the request for Office of Management and Budget approval. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Anne Bartholomew, Chief, Nutrition Services Branch, Supplemental Food Programs Division, FNS, USDA, 3101 Park Center Drive, Room 520, Alexandria, VA 22302. Telephone: (703) 305-2746. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, including whether the information shall have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of information, including the validity of the methodology and assumptions that were used; (c) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (d) ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on those who are to respond, including use of appropriate automated, electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or other forms of information technology. Title: Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC) Loving Support Award of Excellence. Form Number: Not applicable. OMB Number: 0584-0591. Expiration Date: 03/31/2017. Type of Request: Revision of a Currently Approved Collection. Abstract: This information collection is mandated by section 231 of the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010 (HHFKA) (Pub. L. 111-296). Section 231 of the HHFKA requires USDA to implement a program to recognize exemplary breastfeeding support practices at WIC local agencies and clinics. The WIC Program provides breastfeeding promotion and support for pregnant and postpartum mothers as a part of its mission to improve the health of the approximately 8 million Americans it serves each month. Breastfeeding is a priority in WIC and WIC mothers are strongly encouraged to breastfeed their infants unless the mother or baby have a medical condition where breastfeeding is not advised. In recognizing exemplary local agencies and clinics, the HHFKA requires that the Secretary consider the following criteria: (1) Performance measurements of breastfeeding; (2) the [[Page 59180]] effectiveness of a peer counselor program; (3) the extent to which the agency or clinic has partnered with other entities to build a supportive breastfeeding environment for women participating in WIC; and (4) other criteria the Secretary considers appropriate after consultation with State and local program agencies. The information will be submitted voluntarily by WIC local agencies who will be applying for an award. FNS will use the information collected to evaluate the components of existing breastfeeding programs and support in WIC local agencies and make decisions about awards. This program is expected to provide models and motivate other local agencies and clinics to strengthen their breastfeeding promotion and support activities. Applications will be submitted online. Affected Public: State, Local, Territories and Tribal Government. Respondent groups identified include the WIC local agencies who are applying for the award and the WIC State agencies who evaluate the applications. Estimated Number of Respondents: The total estimated number of participants is 453: 363 local WIC agencies and 90 State WIC agencies. A recent FNS study on WIC Breastfeeding Peer Counseling found that approximately two thirds of the local WIC agencies operate a ``Loving Support Program.'' The Loving Support Program is an FNS initiative that equips WIC programs with an implementation and management model--the ``Loving Support Model''--that serves as a framework for designing, building, and sustaining peer counseling programs; a requirement for award eligibility. Based on the findings of the study, it is estimated that approximately 1,210 of the 1,834 WIC local agencies will be eligible to apply for an award. Although the number of local agencies operating a Loving Support Program has increased, an average of only 16.4% of eligible respondents have applied over the past two years. In Fiscal Year (FY) 2014, 77 out of 607 eligible local agencies applied for an award (12.7%) and in FY 2015, 123 out of 607 eligible local agencies applied for an award (20.3%). Therefore, unlike the previous information collection request, the estimated number of respondents for local agency applications will not assume all eligible local WIC agencies will apply for an award. To better reflect the estimated number of respondents for subsequent years, FNS estimates that 30% (363) of eligible local agencies will respond annually. This reduces the total number of burden hours for the local WIC agencies from 1,214 to 907.5 hours. The estimated number of respondents for the State agency application evaluation is derived from the total number of State WIC agencies. Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: The estimated number of responses per respondent for the WIC local agency is one, as each eligible WIC local agency will submit one application. The estimated number of responses per respondent for the WIC State agency is 4.03, as each WIC State agency will evaluate approximately four applications annually. The estimated number of responses per respondent for the WIC State agency application evaluation was derived by dividing the total number of respondents for the WIC local agency applications, 363, by the total number of WIC State agencies, 90. FNS estimates that the overall responses per respondent for the entire collection is 1.60, which was derived by dividing the number of total annual responses 725.7, by the estimated number of respondents, 453. Estimated Total Annual Responses: 725.7. Estimated Time per Response: FNS estimates the WIC local agency application response is 2.5 hours, and the WIC State agency response is 1.5 hours. The overall response for the entire collection is 2.0 hours, which was derived by dividing the number of estimated total hours, 1,451.6, by the number of total annual responses by all respondents, 725.7. Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 1,451.6 hours. The time for the WIC local agency is an estimated time for the agency to voluntarily review the instructions, fill out the ``Loving Support Award of Excellence'' application, and attach supportive documentation. The time for the State WIC agency is an estimated time for the agency to review the instructions, evaluate the components of the local WIC agencies applications, and make a recommendation for an award. See the table below for estimated total annual burden for each type of respondent. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Estimated Estimated Responses Total annual average Estimated Respondent number of annually per responses number of total hours respondent respondent (Col. B x C) hours per (Col. D x E) response * .............. .............. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Reporting Burden: WIC Local Agency Application 363.0 1.00 363.0 2.5 907.5 WIC State Agency Evaluation. 90.0 4.03 362.7 1.5 544.1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total Reporting Burden.. 453.0 1.60 725.7 2.0 1,451.6 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Estimated average # of hours per response includes .5 hours for reviewing instructions Dated: August 9, 2016. Audrey Rowe, Administrator, Food and Nutrition Service. [FR Doc. 2016-20555 Filed 8-26-16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3410-30-P
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the role of local communities in the used to review an agency decision on a available publicly on the internet at
development of agreement or contract written authorization against the issues http://www.regulations.gov.
plans through stewardship contracting. raised by the appellant and determine All responses to this notice will be
To meet that requirement FS conducts whether to affirm or reverse the summarized and included in the request
an annual telephone survey to gather decision. for Office of Management and Budget
the necessary information for FS to Description of Respondents: approval.
develop its annual report to Congress. Individuals or households. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Need and Use of the Information: The Number of Respondents: 226.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting: Anne Bartholomew, Chief, Nutrition
survey will collect information on the Services Branch, Supplemental Food
role of local communities in the On occasion.
Total Burden Hours: 1,808. Programs Division, FNS, USDA, 3101
development of agreement or contract Park Center Drive, Room 520,
plans through stewardship contracting. Charlene Parker, Alexandria, VA 22302. Telephone: (703)
The survey will provide information Departmental Information Collection 305–2746.
regarding the nature of the local Clearance Officer. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Comments
community involved in developing [FR Doc. 2016–20611 Filed 8–26–16; 8:45 am]
agreement or contract plans, the nature are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed
of roles played by the entities involved
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in developing agreement or contract for the proper performance of the
plans, the benefits to the community functions of the agency, including
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE whether the information shall have
and agency by being involved in
planning and development of contract Food and Nutrition Service practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the
plans, and the usefulness of stewardship agency’s estimate of the burden of the
contracting in helping meet the needs of Agency Information Collection proposed collection of information,
local communities. FS posts the report Activities: Proposed Collection; including the validity of the
on its Web page for viewing by the Comment Request—Request for Public methodology and assumptions that were
public. Congress also makes the agency Comments for the Special used; (c) ways to enhance the quality,
reports available for use by Supplemental Nutrition Program for utility, and clarity of the information to
organizations both inside and outside Women, Infants and Children (WIC) be collected; and (d) ways to minimize
the government. Loving Support Award of Excellence the burden of the collection of
Description of Respondents: information on those who are to
AGENCY: Food and Nutrition Service respond, including use of appropriate
Individuals or households; Business or (FNS), USDA.
other for-profit; Not-for-profit automated, electronic, mechanical, or
ACTION: Notice. other technological collection
institutions; Federal Government; State,
Local or Tribal Government. techniques or other forms of information
SUMMARY: In accordance with the
Number of Respondents: 75. technology.
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this
Frequency of Responses: Reporting: Title: Special Supplemental Nutrition
notice invites the general public and
Annually. Program for Women, Infants and
other public agencies to comment on
Total Burden Hours: 56. Children (WIC) Loving Support Award
this proposed information collection.
of Excellence.
Forest Service This collection is a revision of a Form Number: Not applicable.
currently approved collection for OMB Number: 0584–0591.
Title: Post-Decisional Administrative
awarding local agencies for excellence Expiration Date: 03/31/2017.
Review Process.
OMB Control Number: 0596–0231. in WIC breastfeeding services and Type of Request: Revision of a
Summary of Collection: Under 36 CFR support. Section 231 of the Healthy, Currently Approved Collection.
part 214, the Forest Service (FS), at its Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010, Public Abstract: This information collection
own discretion, provides a process by Law 111–296, requires that the is mandated by section 231 of the
which holders, operators, and solicited Department of Agriculture (USDA) Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010
applicants may appeal certain written establish a program to recognize WIC (HHFKA) (Pub. L. 111–296). Section 231
decisions issued by a Responsible local agencies and clinics that of the HHFKA requires USDA to
Official involving a written instrument demonstrate exemplary breastfeeding implement a program to recognize
authorizing the occupancy or use of promotion and support activities. exemplary breastfeeding support
National Forest System (NFS) lands and DATES: Written comments must be practices at WIC local agencies and
resources. received on or before October 28, 2016. clinics. The WIC Program provides
Need and Use of the Information: ADDRESSES: Comments may be breastfeeding promotion and support for
Information is collected and submitted submitted using the Federal pregnant and postpartum mothers as a
from individuals who are holders or eRulemaking Portal: http:// part of its mission to improve the health
operators of a valid written www.regulations.gov or by mail: Sarah of the approximately 8 million
authorization to occupy or use NFS Widor, Director, Supplemental Food Americans it serves each month.
lands and resources. The appellant must Programs Division, FNS, USDA, 3101 Breastfeeding is a priority in WIC and
provide name, mailing address, daytime Park Center Drive, Room 520, WIC mothers are strongly encouraged to
telephone number, email address, Alexandria, VA 22302. All comments breastfeed their infants unless the
signature, and statements of how submitted in response to this notice will mother or baby have a medical
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appellant is adversely affected by be included in the record and will be condition where breastfeeding is not
decision being appealed; relevant facts made available to the public. Please be advised.
underlying the decision; discussion of advised that the substance of the In recognizing exemplary local
issues raised by the decision; attempts comments and the identity of the agencies and clinics, the HHFKA
to resolve issues under appeal with the individuals or entities submitting the requires that the Secretary consider the
Responsible Official and a statement of comments will be subject to public following criteria: (1) Performance
the relief sought. The information is disclosure. All comments will be made measurements of breastfeeding; (2) the
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effectiveness of a peer counselor framework for designing, building, and applications annually. The estimated
program; (3) the extent to which the sustaining peer counseling programs; a number of responses per respondent for
agency or clinic has partnered with requirement for award eligibility. Based the WIC State agency application
other entities to build a supportive on the findings of the study, it is evaluation was derived by dividing the
breastfeeding environment for women estimated that approximately 1,210 of total number of respondents for the WIC
participating in WIC; and (4) other the 1,834 WIC local agencies will be local agency applications, 363, by the
criteria the Secretary considers eligible to apply for an award. Although total number of WIC State agencies, 90.
appropriate after consultation with State the number of local agencies operating FNS estimates that the overall responses
and local program agencies. The a Loving Support Program has per respondent for the entire collection
information will be submitted increased, an average of only 16.4% of is 1.60, which was derived by dividing
voluntarily by WIC local agencies who eligible respondents have applied over the number of total annual responses
will be applying for an award. FNS will the past two years. In Fiscal Year (FY) 725.7, by the estimated number of
use the information collected to 2014, 77 out of 607 eligible local respondents, 453.
evaluate the components of existing agencies applied for an award (12.7%) Estimated Total Annual Responses:
breastfeeding programs and support in and in FY 2015, 123 out of 607 eligible 725.7.
WIC local agencies and make decisions local agencies applied for an award Estimated Time per Response: FNS
about awards. This program is expected (20.3%). Therefore, unlike the previous estimates the WIC local agency
to provide models and motivate other information collection request, the application response is 2.5 hours, and
local agencies and clinics to strengthen estimated number of respondents for the WIC State agency response is 1.5
their breastfeeding promotion and local agency applications will not hours. The overall response for the
support activities. Applications will be assume all eligible local WIC agencies entire collection is 2.0 hours, which was
submitted online. will apply for an award. To better reflect derived by dividing the number of
Affected Public: State, Local, the estimated number of respondents for estimated total hours, 1,451.6, by the
Territories and Tribal Government. subsequent years, FNS estimates that number of total annual responses by all
Respondent groups identified include 30% (363) of eligible local agencies will respondents, 725.7.
the WIC local agencies who are applying respond annually. This reduces the total Estimated Total Annual Burden on
for the award and the WIC State number of burden hours for the local Respondents: 1,451.6 hours. The time
agencies who evaluate the applications. WIC agencies from 1,214 to 907.5 hours. for the WIC local agency is an estimated
Estimated Number of Respondents: The estimated number of respondents time for the agency to voluntarily
The total estimated number of for the State agency application review the instructions, fill out the
participants is 453: 363 local WIC evaluation is derived from the total ‘‘Loving Support Award of Excellence’’
agencies and 90 State WIC agencies. number of State WIC agencies. application, and attach supportive
A recent FNS study on WIC Estimated Number of Responses per documentation. The time for the State
Breastfeeding Peer Counseling found Respondent: The estimated number of WIC agency is an estimated time for the
that approximately two thirds of the responses per respondent for the WIC agency to review the instructions,
local WIC agencies operate a ‘‘Loving local agency is one, as each eligible WIC evaluate the components of the local
Support Program.’’ The Loving Support local agency will submit one WIC agencies applications, and make a
Program is an FNS initiative that equips application. The estimated number of recommendation for an award.
WIC programs with an implementation responses per respondent for the WIC See the table below for estimated total
and management model—the ‘‘Loving State agency is 4.03, as each WIC State annual burden for each type of
Support Model’’—that serves as a agency will evaluate approximately four respondent.
Estimated
Estimated Responses Total annual average Estimated
Respondent number of annually per responses number of total hours
respondent respondent (Col. B × C) hours per (Col. D × E)
response *
Reporting Burden:
WIC Local Agency Application ..................................... 363.0 1.00 363.0 2.5 907.5
WIC State Agency Evaluation ...................................... 90.0 4.03 362.7 1.5 544.1
Total Reporting Burden ......................................... 453.0 1.60 725.7 2.0 1,451.6
* Estimated average # of hours per response includes .5 hours for reviewing instructions
Dated: August 9, 2016. CHEMICAL SAFETY AND HAZARD MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED: The
Audrey Rowe, INVESTIGATION BOARD Chemical Safety and Hazard
Administrator, Food and Nutrition Service. Investigation Board (CSB) will convene
Sunshine Act Meeting a public meeting on September 21,
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2016, starting at 1:00 p.m. EDT in
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TIME AND DATE: September 21, 2016, Washington, DC, at the CSB offices
1:00 p.m. EDT located at 1750 Pennsylvania Avenue
NW., Suite 910. The Board will provide
PLACE:U.S. Chemical Safety Board,
an overview of: Fiscal Year 2016
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accomplishments, the CSB’s 2017—
Washington, DC 20006.
2021 strategic plan, the status of open
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