82 FR 11173 - Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request-Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) Program Regulations-Reporting and Record-Keeping Burden
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Food and Nutrition Service Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 33 (February 21, 2017)
Food and Nutrition Service
Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 33 (February 21, 2017)
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| FR Document | 2017-03340 |
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 33 (Tuesday, February 21, 2017)] [Notices] [Pages 11173-11174] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2017-03340] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Food and Nutrition Service Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request--Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) Program Regulations--Reporting and Record- Keeping Burden 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 to a currently approved information collection in the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) Regulations (7 CFR part 246) for the reporting and record-keeping burdens associated with the WIC Program regulations. DATES: Written comments must be received on or before April 24, 2017. ADDRESSES: 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. Comments may be sent to: Kurtria Watson, Food and Nutrition Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, 3101 Park Center Drive, Room 524, Alexandria, VA 22302. Comments may also be submitted via fax to the attention of Kurtria Watson at 703-305-2196 or via email to [email protected]. Comments will also be accepted through the Federal eRulemaking Portal. Go to http://www.regulations.gov, and follow the online instructions for submitting comments electronically. All responses to this notice will be summarized and included in the request for Office of Management and Budget approval. All comments will be a matter of public record. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or copies of this information collection should be directed to Kurtria Watson at 703-605-4387. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title: Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) Program Regulations--Reporting and Record-keeping Burden. Form Number: N/A. OMB Number: 0584-0043. Expiration Date: April 30, 2017. Type of Request: Revision of a currently approved collection. Abstract: The purpose of the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) is to provide supplemental foods, nutrition education, 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, 34 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 information reporting and record-keeping burdens are necessary to ensure appropriate and efficient management of the WIC program. The reporting and record-keeping burdens covered by this Information Collection Burden (ICB) include requirements that involve the certification of WIC participants; the nutrition education that is provided to participants; the authorization, training and monitoring of vendors; and the collection of vendor pricing information in order to comply with the Federal regulations regarding WIC cost containment. State Plans are the principal source of information about how each State agency operates its WIC Program. Information collected from participants and local agencies is collected through State-developed forms or Management Information Systems. The information collected is used by the Department of Agriculture to manage, plan, evaluate, make decisions and report on WIC program operations. This information collection is requesting a revision in the burden hours due to program changes related to Electronic Benefits Transfer (EBT) delivery and program adjustments that primarily reflect expected changes in the number of WIC participants; WIC authorized vendors; and WIC local agencies. The revisions decreased the approved reporting burden by 169,424 hours and decreased the total approved record-keeping burden by 88,203 hours. Reporting Burden Affected Public: Individual/Households; Business or Other for Profit; State, Local and Tribal Government. Estimated Number of Respondents: The total estimated number of respondents is 7,739,970. This includes: 1,927 State and local agencies; 7,693,319 WIC participants; and 44,724 Retail Vendors. Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: The estimated number of responses per respondent is 3.07. Estimated Total Annual Responses: The estimated total for annual responses is 23,734,452. Estimated Time per Response: The estimated time per response is .13 hours. Estimated Total Annual Reporting Burden Hours: The estimated total annual reporting burden hours is 3,159,555. Current OMB Inventory: 3,328,979. Difference (Burden Revisions Requested): 169,424. Record-Keeping Burden Estimated Number of Record-keepers: The estimated number of record- keepers is 11,927. Estimated Number of Records: The estimated number of records is 2,586. Total Estimated Annual Records: The total estimated annual records is 30,848,590. Estimated Annual Hours per Record-keeper: The estimated annual hours per record-keeper is .02. Estimated Total Record-keeping Burden Hours: The estimated total record-keeping burden hours is 607,555. Current OMB Inventory: 695,758. Difference (Burden Revisions Requested): 88,203. [[Page 11174]] Estimated Grand Total for Reporting and Record-keeping Burden: The estimated grand total for reporting and record-keeping is 3,767,110. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total Number of Total estimated Annual estimated burden hours Estimated Type of respondent number of responses per annual per request burden hours respondents respondent responses (hours) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State, Local, & Indian Tribal 1,927 6,192 11,932,833 0.20 2,397,410 Governments (90 WIC State agencies; 1,837 WIC local agencies)................... Business or Other For-Profit 44,724 2.24 100,338 1.77 177,455 (44,724 WIC authorized vendors).................... Individuals/Households 7,693,319 1.52 11,701,281 0.05 584,689 (7,693,319 WIC participants) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total Reporting Burden... 7,739,970 .............. 24,756,206 .............. 3,271,644 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Estimated Total Type of respondent Estimated number number of estimated Estimated time Estimated of record-keepers records annual records (hours) burden hours -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State, Local, & Indian Tribal Governments (90 WIC State 11,927 2,586 30,848,590 0.02 607,555 agencies; 1,837 WIC local agencies, 10,000).................... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dated: February 13, 2017. Jessica Shahin, Acting Administrator, Food and Nutrition Service, USDA. [FR Doc. 2017-03340 Filed 2-17-17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3410-30-P
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unable to export poultry and hatching Park Center Drive, Room 524, principal source of information about
eggs. Alexandria, VA 22302. Comments may how each State agency operates its WIC
Description of Respondents: Business also be submitted via fax to the attention Program. Information collected from
or other for-profit; Federal Government. of Kurtria Watson at 703–305–2196 or participants and local agencies is
Number of Respondents: 201. via email to Kurtria.Watson@ collected through State-developed forms
Frequency of Responses: Reporting: fns.usda.gov. Comments will also be or Management Information Systems.
On occasion. accepted through the Federal The information collected is used by the
Total Burden Hours: 3,405. eRulemaking Portal. Go to http:// Department of Agriculture to manage,
Ruth Brown, www.regulations.gov, and follow the plan, evaluate, make decisions and
Departmental Information Collection online instructions for submitting report on WIC program operations. This
Clearance Officer. comments electronically. information collection is requesting a
[FR Doc. 2017–03303 Filed 2–17–17; 8:45 am] All responses to this notice will be revision in the burden hours due to
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summarized and included in the request program changes related to Electronic
for Office of Management and Budget Benefits Transfer (EBT) delivery and
approval. All comments will be a matter program adjustments that primarily
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE of public record. reflect expected changes in the number
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: of WIC participants; WIC authorized
Food and Nutrition Service Requests for additional information or vendors; and WIC local agencies. The
copies of this information collection revisions decreased the approved
Agency Information Collection should be directed to Kurtria Watson at reporting burden by 169,424 hours and
Activities: Proposed Collection; 703–605–4387. decreased the total approved record-
Comment Request—Special keeping burden by 88,203 hours.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Supplemental Nutrition Program for
Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) Title: Special Supplemental Nutrition Reporting Burden
Program Regulations—Reporting and Program for Women, Infants, and
Affected Public: Individual/
Record-Keeping Burden Children (WIC) Program Regulations—
Households; Business or Other for
Reporting and Record-keeping Burden.
AGENCY: Food and Nutrition Service Form Number: N/A. Profit; State, Local and Tribal
(FNS), USDA. OMB Number: 0584–0043. Government.
Expiration Date: April 30, 2017. Estimated Number of Respondents:
ACTION: Notice.
Type of Request: Revision of a The total estimated number of
SUMMARY: In accordance with the currently approved collection. respondents is 7,739,970. This includes:
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this Abstract: The purpose of the Special 1,927 State and local agencies;
notice invites the general public and Supplemental Nutrition Program for 7,693,319 WIC participants; and 44,724
other public agencies to comment on Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) is Retail Vendors.
this proposed information collection. to provide supplemental foods, Estimated Number of Responses per
This collection is a revision to a nutrition education, and health care Respondent: The estimated number of
currently approved information referrals to low income, nutritionally at- responses per respondent is 3.07.
collection in the Special Supplemental Estimated Total Annual Responses:
risk pregnant, breastfeeding and
Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, The estimated total for annual responses
postpartum women, infants, and
and Children (WIC) Regulations (7 CFR is 23,734,452.
children up to age five. Currently, WIC
part 246) for the reporting and record- Estimated Time per Response: The
operates through State health
keeping burdens associated with the estimated time per response is .13
departments in 50 States, 34 Indian
WIC Program regulations. hours.
Tribal Organizations, American Samoa, Estimated Total Annual Reporting
DATES: Written comments must be District of Columbia, Guam, Burden Hours: The estimated total
received on or before April 24, 2017. Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana annual reporting burden hours is
ADDRESSES: Comments are invited on: Islands, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin 3,159,555.
(a) Whether the proposed collection of Islands. The Federal regulations Current OMB Inventory: 3,328,979.
information is necessary for the proper governing the WIC Program (7 CFR part Difference (Burden Revisions
performance of the functions of the 246) require that certain program-related Requested): 169,424.
agency, including whether the information be collected and that full
information shall have practical utility; and complete records concerning WIC Record-Keeping Burden
(b) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate operations are maintained. The Estimated Number of Record-keepers:
of the burden of the proposed collection information reporting and record- The estimated number of record-keepers
of information, including the validity of keeping burdens are necessary to ensure is 11,927.
the methodology and assumptions that appropriate and efficient management of Estimated Number of Records: The
were used; (c) ways to enhance the the WIC program. estimated number of records is 2,586.
quality, utility, and clarity of the The reporting and record-keeping Total Estimated Annual Records: The
information to be collected; and (d) burdens covered by this Information total estimated annual records is
ways to minimize the burden of the Collection Burden (ICB) include 30,848,590.
collection of information on those who requirements that involve the Estimated Annual Hours per Record-
certification of WIC participants; the
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are to respond, including use of keeper: The estimated annual hours per
appropriate automated, electronic, nutrition education that is provided to record-keeper is .02.
mechanical, or other technological participants; the authorization, training Estimated Total Record-keeping
collection techniques or other forms of and monitoring of vendors; and the Burden Hours: The estimated total
information technology. collection of vendor pricing information record-keeping burden hours is 607,555.
Comments may be sent to: Kurtria in order to comply with the Federal Current OMB Inventory: 695,758.
Watson, Food and Nutrition Service, regulations regarding WIC cost Difference (Burden Revisions
U.S. Department of Agriculture, 3101 containment. State Plans are the Requested): 88,203.
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Estimated Grand Total for Reporting estimated grand total for reporting and
and Record-keeping Burden: The record-keeping is 3,767,110.
Total Number of
Total estimated Annual Estimated
estimated burden hours
Type of respondent number of responses per burden
annual per request
respondents respondent hours
responses (hours)
State, Local, & Indian Tribal Governments (90 WIC
State agencies; 1,837 WIC local agencies) ............... 1,927 6,192 11,932,833 0.20 2,397,410
Business or Other For-Profit (44,724 WIC authorized
vendors) ...................................................................... 44,724 2.24 100,338 1.77 177,455
Individuals/Households (7,693,319 WIC participants) ... 7,693,319 1.52 11,701,281 0.05 584,689
Total Reporting Burden .......................................... 7,739,970 ........................ 24,756,206 ........................ 3,271,644
Total
Estimated
Estimated number estimated Estimated time Estimated
Type of respondent number of
of record-keepers annual (hours) burden hours
records records
State, Local, & Indian Tribal Governments (90 WIC
State agencies; 1,837 WIC local agencies, 10,000) .. 11,927 2,586 30,848,590 0.02 607,555
Dated: February 13, 2017. ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at Street, Quincy, California 95971; or by
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