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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Food and Nutrition Service
7 CFR Part 246
RIN 0584–AD77
Special Supplemental Nutrition
Program for Women, Infants and
Children (WIC): Revisions in the WIC
Food Packages
AGENCY: Food and Nutrition Service
(FNS), USDA.
ACTION: Final rule; technical correction.
SUMMARY: This document corrects a
typographical error published in an
interim final rule concerning maximum
monthly allowances of supplemental
foods for infants in food (packages I, II,
and III) published in the Federal
Register on December 6, 2007. A table
contained a typographical error; this
document corrects that error. All other
information remains unchanged.
DATES: Effective Date: This correction is
effective September 25, 2009.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Debra R. Whitford, Chief, Policy and
Program Development Branch,
Supplemental Food Programs Division,
Food and Nutrition Service, USDA,
3101 Park Center Drive, Room 528,
Alexandria, VA 22302, (703) 305–2746;
Debbie.Whitford@fns.usda.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Correction
Interim rule document ‘‘Special
Supplemental Nutrition Program for
Women, Infants and Children (WIC):
Revisions in the WIC Food Packages’’
published on December 6, 2007, at 72
FR 68966, § 246.10, ‘‘Table 1.—
Maximum Monthly Allowances of
Supplemental Foods For Infants in Food
Packages I, II, and III’’, contained a
typographical error in the heading of the
5th column. As a result, the January
2009 revision of the CFR contained the
incorrect column heading. This
document ensures the correct heading
will appear in the January 2010 edition
of the CFR. For reasons of convenience
and context, we are presenting table 1
revised in its entirety, though the only
change is the above-mentioned
typographical error.
List of Subject in 7 CFR Part 246
Administrative practice and
procedure, Civil rights, Food assistance
programs, Grant programs—health,
Grant programs—social programs,
Infants and children, Maternal and child
health, Nutrition.
For reasons set forth in the preamble,
the Food and Nutrition Service correctly
amends 7 CFR part 246 as follows:
■
PART 246—SPECIAL SUPPLEMENTAL
NUTRITION PROGRAM FOR WOMEN,
INFANTS AND CHILDREN
1. The authority citation for part 246
continues to read as follows:
■
Authority: 42 U.S.C. 1786.
2. In § 246.10, revise table 1 to read as
follows:
■
§ 246.10
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Supplemental foods.
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TABLE 1—MAXIMUM MONTHLY ALLOWANCES OF SUPPLEMENTAL FOODS FOR INFANTS IN FOOD PACKAGES I, II AND III
Fully formula fed (FF)
Food packages
I-FF & III–FF
A: 0 through 3
months
B: 4 through 5
months
Foods 1
Partially breastfed (BF/FF)
Food packages
II–FF & III–FF
6 through 11
months
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WIC Formula 4 5 6 7 ..
A: 806 fl oz reconstituted liquid
concentrate or
832 fl. oz. RTF
or 870 fl oz reconstituted powder.
B: 884 fl oz reconstituted liquid
concentrate or
896 fl. oz. RTF
or 960 fl oz reconstituted powder.
624 fl. oz. reconstituted liquid concentrate or 640
fl. oz. RTF or
696 fl oz reconstituted powder.
Infant cereal 8 .........
Infant food fruits
and vegetables 8 9 10.
...............................
...............................
24 oz .....................
128 oz ...................
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Food packages
I-BF/FF & III BF/FF
A: 0 to 1 month 2
B: 1 through 3
months 2
C: 4 through 5
months
A: 104 fl oz reconstituted powder 3.
B: 364 fl oz reconstituted liquid
concentrate or
384 fl oz RTF or
435 fl oz reconstituted powder.
C: 442 fl. oz. reconstituted liquid
concentrate or
448 fl. oz. RTF
or 522 fl oz reconstituted powder.
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Fully breastfed (BF)
Food packages IIBF/FF & III BF/FF
6 through 11
months
Food package
I–BF
0 through 5
months
Food package
II–BF
6 through 11
months
312 fl. oz. reconstituted liquid concentrate or 320
fl. oz. RTF or
384 fl oz reconstituted powder.
24 oz .....................
128 oz ...................
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TABLE 1—MAXIMUM MONTHLY ALLOWANCES OF SUPPLEMENTAL FOODS FOR INFANTS IN FOOD PACKAGES I, II AND III—
Continued
Fully formula fed (FF)
Partially breastfed (BF/FF)
Fully breastfed (BF)
Food packages
I-FF & III–FF
A: 0 through 3
months
B: 4 through 5
months
Foods 1
Infant food meat 8 10
Food packages
II–FF & III–FF
6 through 11
months
Food packages
I-BF/FF & III BF/FF
A: 0 to 1 month 2
B: 1 through 3
months 2
C: 4 through 5
months
Food packages IIBF/FF & III BF/FF
6 through 11
months
Food package
I–BF
0 through 5
months
...............................
...............................
...............................
...............................
...........................
Food package
II–BF
6 through 11
months
77.5 oz.
Table 1 Footnotes: (Abbreviations in order of appearance in table): FF = fully formula fed; BF/FF = partially breastfed (i.e., the infant is
breastfed but also receives formula from the WIC Program); BF = fully breastfed (i.e., the infant receives no formula through the WIC program).
1 Table 4 describes the minimum requirements and specifications for the supplemental foods.
2 The powder form is the form recommended for partially breastfed infants ages 0 through 3 months in Food Package I.
3 Liquid concentrate and ready-to-feed (RTF) may be substituted at rates that provide comparable nutritive value.
4 WIC formula means infant formula, exempt infant formula, or WIC-eligible medical food. Only infant formula may be issued for infants in Food
Packages I and II. Exempt infant formula may only be issued for infants in Food Package III.
5 The maximum monthly allowance is specified in reconstituted fluid ounces for liquid concentrate, RTF liquid, and powder forms of infant formula and exempt infant formula. Reconstituted fluid ounce is the form prepared for consumption as directed on the container.
6 If powder infant formula is provided, State agencies must provide at least the number of reconstituted fluid ounces as the maximum allowance for the liquid concentrate form of the same product in the same Food Package up to the maximum monthly allowance for powder. State
agencies must issue whole containers that are all the same size.
7 State agencies may round up and disperse whole containers of infant formula over the food package timeframe to allow participants to receive the full authorized nutritional benefit (FNB). State agencies must use the methodology described in accordance with paragraph (h)(1) of
this section.
8 State agencies may round up and disperse whole containers of infant foods (infant cereal, fruits and vegetables, and meat) over the Food
Package timeframe. State agencies must use the methodology described in accordance with paragraph (h)(2) of this section.
9 Fresh banana may replace up to 16 ounces of infant food fruit at a rate of 1 pound of bananas per 8 ounces of infant food fruit.
10 In lieu of infant foods (cereal, fruit and vegetables, and meat), infants greater than 6 months of age in Food Package III may receive exempt
infant formula or WIC-eligible medical foods at the same maximum monthly allowance as infants ages 4 through 5 months of age of the same
feeding option.
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Dated: August 25, 2009.
Julia Paradis,
Administrator, Food and Nutrition Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Agricultural Marketing Service
7 CFR Parts 916 and 917
[Doc. No. AMS–FV–09–0013; FV09–916/917–
2 IFR]
Nectarines and Peaches Grown in
California; Decreased Assessment
Rates
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AGENCY: Agricultural Marketing Service,
USDA.
ACTION: Affirmation of interim final rule
as final rule.
SUMMARY: The Department of
Agriculture (USDA) is adopting, as a
final rule, without change, an interim
final rule that decreased the assessment
rates established for the Nectarine
Administrative Committee and the
Peach Commodity Committee
(Committees) for the 2009–10 and
subsequent fiscal periods. The Nectarine
Administrative Committee (NAC)
program decreased its assessment rate
from $0.06 to $0.0175 per 25-pound
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container or container equivalent of
nectarines handled. The Peach
Commodity Committee (PCC) program
decreased its assessment rate from $0.06
to $0.0025 per 25-pound container or
container equivalent of peaches
handled. The Committees locally
administer the marketing orders for
nectarines and peaches grown in
California (order). The interim final rule
was necessary to align the Committees’
expected revenue with decreases in its
proposed budget for the 2009–10 fiscal
period, which began March 1, 2009.
DATES: Effective Date: Effective
September 26, 2009.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Jennifer Robinson, Marketing Specialist,
or Kurt J. Kimmel, Regional Manager,
California Marketing Field Office,
Marketing Order Administration
Branch, Fruit and Vegetable Programs,
AMS, USDA; Telephone: (559) 487–
5901, Fax: (559) 487–5906; or E-mail:
Jen.Robinson@ams.usda.gov or
Kurt.Kimmel@ams.usda.gov.
Small businesses may obtain
information on complying with this and
other marketing order regulations by
viewing a guide at the following Web
site: https://www.ams.usda.gov/
AMSv1.0/ams.fetchTemplateData.do?
template=TemplateN&page=Marketing
OrdersSmallBusinessGuide; or by
contacting Jay Guerber, Marketing Order
Administration Branch, Fruit and
PO 00000
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Vegetable Programs, AMS, USDA, 1400
Independence Avenue, SW., STOP
0237, Washington, DC 20250–0237;
Telephone: (202) 720–2491, fax: (202)
720–8938, or e-mail:
Jay.Guerber@ams.usda.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This rule
is issued under Marketing Order Nos.
916 and 917, both as amended (7 CFR
parts 916 and 917), regulating the
handling of nectarines and peaches
grown in California, respectively,
hereinafter referred to as the ‘‘orders.’’
The orders are effective under the
Agricultural Marketing Agreement Act
of 1937, as amended (7 U.S.C. 601–674),
hereinafter referred to as the ‘‘Act.’’
USDA is issuing this rule in
conformance with Executive Order
12866.
Under the orders, California nectarine
and peach handlers are subject to
assessments, which provide funds to
administer the orders. Assessment rates
issued under the orders are intended to
be the applicable to all assessable
nectarines and peaches for the entire
fiscal period, and continue indefinitely
until amended, suspended, or
terminated. The Committee’s fiscal
period begins on March 1, and ends on
the last day of February.
In an interim final rule published in
the Federal Register on June 18, 2009,
and effective on June 19, 2009 (74 FR
28869, Doc. No. AMS–FV–09–0013;
FV09–916/917–2 IFR), §§ 916.234 and
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The Code of Federal Regulations is sold by the Superintendent of Documents.
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Rules and Regulations
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Food and Nutrition Service
7 CFR Part 246
RIN 0584-AD77
Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and
Children (WIC): Revisions in the WIC Food Packages
AGENCY: Food and Nutrition Service (FNS), USDA.
ACTION: Final rule; technical correction.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
SUMMARY: This document corrects a typographical error published in an
interim final rule concerning maximum monthly allowances of
supplemental foods for infants in food (packages I, II, and III)
published in the Federal Register on December 6, 2007. A table
contained a typographical error; this document corrects that error. All
other information remains unchanged.
DATES: Effective Date: This correction is effective September 25, 2009.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Debra R. Whitford, Chief, Policy and
Program Development Branch, Supplemental Food Programs Division, Food
and Nutrition Service, USDA, 3101 Park Center Drive, Room 528,
Alexandria, VA 22302, (703) 305-2746; Debbie.Whitford@fns.usda.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Correction
Interim rule document ``Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for
Women, Infants and Children (WIC): Revisions in the WIC Food Packages''
published on December 6, 2007, at 72 FR 68966, Sec. 246.10, ``Table
1.--Maximum Monthly Allowances of Supplemental Foods For Infants in
Food Packages I, II, and III'', contained a typographical error in the
heading of the 5th column. As a result, the January 2009 revision of
the CFR contained the incorrect column heading. This document ensures
the correct heading will appear in the January 2010 edition of the CFR.
For reasons of convenience and context, we are presenting table 1
revised in its entirety, though the only change is the above-mentioned
typographical error.
List of Subject in 7 CFR Part 246
Administrative practice and procedure, Civil rights, Food
assistance programs, Grant programs--health, Grant programs--social
programs, Infants and children, Maternal and child health, Nutrition.
0
For reasons set forth in the preamble, the Food and Nutrition Service
correctly amends 7 CFR part 246 as follows:
PART 246--SPECIAL SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION PROGRAM FOR WOMEN, INFANTS
AND CHILDREN
0
1. The authority citation for part 246 continues to read as follows:
Authority: 42 U.S.C. 1786.
0
2. In Sec. 246.10, revise table 1 to read as follows:
Sec. 246.10 Supplemental foods.
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Table 1--Maximum Monthly Allowances of Supplemental Foods for Infants in Food Packages I, II and III
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Fully formula fed (FF) Partially breastfed (BF/FF) Fully breastfed (BF)
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Food packages
Food packages I[dash]BF/FF &
Foods 1 I[dash]FF & III- Food packages II- III BF/FF A: 0 Food packages
FF A: 0 through FF & III-FF 6 to 1 month 2 B: II[dash] BF/FF & Food package I-BF 0 Food package II-BF 6
3 months B: 4 through 11 months 1 through 3 III BF/FF 6 through 5 months through 11 months
through 5 months months 2 C: 4 through 11 months
through 5 months
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WIC Formula 4 5 6 7........... A: 806 fl oz 624 fl. oz. A: 104 fl oz 312 fl. oz.
reconstituted reconstituted reconstituted reconstituted
liquid liquid powder 3. liquid
concentrate or concentrate or B: 364 fl oz concentrate or
832 fl. oz. RTF 640 fl. oz. RTF reconstituted 320 fl. oz. RTF
or 870 fl oz or liquid or
reconstituted 696 fl oz concentrate or 384 fl oz
powder. reconstituted 384 fl oz RTF or reconstituted
B: 884 fl oz powder. 435 fl oz powder.
reconstituted reconstituted
liquid powder.
concentrate or C: 442 fl. oz.
896 fl. oz. RTF reconstituted
or 960 fl oz liquid
reconstituted concentrate or
powder. 448 fl. oz. RTF
or 522 fl oz
reconstituted
powder.
Infant cereal 8............... ................. 24 oz............ ................. 24 oz............ ..................... 24 oz.
Infant food fruits and ................. 128 oz........... ................. 128 oz........... ..................... 256 oz.
vegetables 8 9 10.
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Infant food meat 8 10......... ................. ................. ................. ................. ..................... 77.5 oz.
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Table 1 Footnotes: (Abbreviations in order of appearance in table): FF = fully formula fed; BF/FF = partially breastfed (i.e., the infant is breastfed
but also receives formula from the WIC Program); BF = fully breastfed (i.e., the infant receives no formula through the WIC program).
\1\ Table 4 describes the minimum requirements and specifications for the supplemental foods.
\2\ The powder form is the form recommended for partially breastfed infants ages 0 through 3 months in Food Package I.
\3\ Liquid concentrate and ready-to-feed (RTF) may be substituted at rates that provide comparable nutritive value.
\4\ WIC formula means infant formula, exempt infant formula, or WIC-eligible medical food. Only infant formula may be issued for infants in Food
Packages I and II. Exempt infant formula may only be issued for infants in Food Package III.
\5\ The maximum monthly allowance is specified in reconstituted fluid ounces for liquid concentrate, RTF liquid, and powder forms of infant formula and
exempt infant formula. Reconstituted fluid ounce is the form prepared for consumption as directed on the container.
\6\ If powder infant formula is provided, State agencies must provide at least the number of reconstituted fluid ounces as the maximum allowance for the
liquid concentrate form of the same product in the same Food Package up to the maximum monthly allowance for powder. State agencies must issue whole
containers that are all the same size.
\7\ State agencies may round up and disperse whole containers of infant formula over the food package timeframe to allow participants to receive the
full authorized nutritional benefit (FNB). State agencies must use the methodology described in accordance with paragraph (h)(1) of this section.
\8\ State agencies may round up and disperse whole containers of infant foods (infant cereal, fruits and vegetables, and meat) over the Food Package
timeframe. State agencies must use the methodology described in accordance with paragraph (h)(2) of this section.
\9\ Fresh banana may replace up to 16 ounces of infant food fruit at a rate of 1 pound of bananas per 8 ounces of infant food fruit.
\10\ In lieu of infant foods (cereal, fruit and vegetables, and meat), infants greater than 6 months of age in Food Package III may receive exempt
infant formula or WIC-eligible medical foods at the same maximum monthly allowance as infants ages 4 through 5 months of age of the same feeding
option.
* * * * *
Dated: August 25, 2009.
Julia Paradis,
Administrator, Food and Nutrition Service.
[FR Doc. E9-22590 Filed 9-24-09; 8:45 am]
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