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BUREAU OF CONSUMER FINANCIAL
PROTECTION
Proposed Information Collection;
Comment Request; Generic Clearance
for Research in Development of
Disclosure Forms
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September 20, 2011.
Summary: The Bureau of Consumer
Financial Protection (‘‘CFPB’’) will
submit a Generic Information Collection
Request (Generic ICR): ‘‘Generic
Clearance for Research in Development
of Disclosure Forms’’ to OMB for review
and clearance under the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. 3501
et seq. on or after the date of publication
of this notice. Copies of the
submission(s) may be obtained by
calling the agency contact listed below.
Comments regarding this information
collection should be addressed to the
OMB reviewer listed and to the
Treasury Department Clearance Officer,
Department of the Treasury, Room
11010, 1750 Pennsylvania Avenue,
NW., Washington, DC 20220.
DATES: Written comments should be
received on or before October 26, 2011
to be assured of consideration.
OMB Number: 1505–XXXX.
Type of Review: Generic Clearance
Request.
Title: Generic Clearance for Research
in Development of Disclosure Forms.
Abstract: The Dodd-Frank Wall Street
Reform and Consumer Protection Act,
Public Law 111–203, Title X, requires
the CFPB to develop model forms that
integrate separate disclosures
concerning residential mortgage loans
that are required under the Truth in
Lending Act (‘‘TILA’’) and Real Estate
Settlement Procedures Act (‘‘RESPA’’).
The development of the integrated
disclosures will involve qualitative
testing of the disclosures given in
connection with consummation of the
transaction and may involve testing of
additional disclosures required by TILA
and RESPA during the shopping,
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application, and origination process. In
addition, the CFPB may perform
qualitative testing of other model
disclosures or materials related to the
integrated mortgage loan disclosures,
such as instructions for loan originators,
tools to assist consumers in
understanding the disclosures and loan
products and features, other mortgage
loan-related disclosures, and of industry
usability. Additionally, the CFPB
anticipates engaging the public to obtain
feedback about the draft integrated
mortgage loan disclosures and related
materials before formal notice and
comment of proposed rules.
The CFPB will collect qualitative data
through a variety of collection methods,
which may include interviews, focus
groups and the Internet, to inform its
design and development of the
mandated integrated disclosures and
their implementation. The information
collected through qualitative evaluation
methods will inform the disclosure
form’s design and content, using an
iterative process to improve the draft
form to make it easier for consumers to
use the document to identify the terms
of the loan, compare among different
loan products, and understand the final
terms and costs of the loan transaction.
The research will result in
recommendations for development of
and revisions to disclosure forms and
related materials provided to consumers
in connection with obtaining mortgage
loans. The research activities will be
conducted primarily by external
contractors employing cognitive
psychological testing methods. This
approach has been demonstrated to be
feasible and valuable by other agencies
in developing disclosures and other
forms. The planned research activities
will be conducted during FY 2012
through FY 2014 with the goal of
creating effective disclosures and
related materials for consumers.
Affected Public: Individuals,
businesses or other for-profit
institutions, and not-for-profit
institutions.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours
Annual Number of Respondents:
34,900.
Average Minutes per Response: 7
minutes.
Annual Burden Hours: 3544.
Comments are invited on: (a) Whether
the collection of information shall have
practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the
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agency’s estimate of the burden of the
collection of information (including
hours and costs); (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
respondents, including through the use
of automated collection techniques on
other forms of information technology.
All comments will be a matter of public
record.
Agency Contact: Richard Horn,
Bureau of Consumer Financial
Protection, 1801 L Street, NW.,
Washington, DC 20036; (202) 435–7406.
OMB Reviewer: Shagufta Ahmed,
Office of Management and Budget, New
Executive Office Building, Room 10235,
Washington, DC 20503. (202) 395–7873.
Robert Dahl,
Treasury PRA Clearance Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Food and Nutrition Service
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Proposed Collection;
Comment Request—National Universal
Product Code (UPC) Database
Food and Nutrition Service
(FNS), USDA.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
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 the
development and maintenance of a
central repository containing
information about authorized WIC foods
as approved by various WIC State
agencies.
DATES: Written comments must be
received on or before November 25,
2011.
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
SUMMARY:
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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: Debra Whitford, Food and
Nutrition Service, U.S. Department of
Agriculture, 3101 Park Center Drive,
Room 520, Alexandria, VA 22302.
Comments may also be submitted via email to WICHQ-SFPD@fns.usda.gov.
Comments will also be accepted through
the Federal eRulemaking Portal. Go to
https://www.regulations.gov, and follow
the online instructions for submitting
comments electronically.
All written comments will be open for
public inspection at the office of the
Food and Nutrition Service during
regular business hours (8:30 a.m. to 5
p.m. Monday through Friday) at 3101
Park Center Drive, Room 528,
Alexandria, Virginia 22302.
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 Patricia Davis at
703–305–2746.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: National Universal Product
Code (UPC) Database.
Form Number: N/A.
OMB Number: 0584–0552.
Expiration Date: March 31, 2012.
Type of Request: Revision of a
currently approved collection.
Abstract: The Special Supplemental
Nutrition Program for Woman, Infants
and Children (WIC), (Public Law 109–
85), provides low-income pregnant,
breastfeeding, and postpartum women,
infants, and children up to age five with
nutritious supplemental foods. The
program also provides nutrition
education and referrals to health and
social services.
The WIC Program is administered by
the USDA Food and Nutrition Service
(FNS). FNS provides grant funding and
issues regulations which are utilized by
WIC State agencies to operate the WIC
Program and distribute benefits through
local WIC clinics. The program operates
throughout the 50 States, in the District
of Columbia, Guam, Puerto Rico,
American Samoa, Commonwealth of the
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Northern Mariana Islands, the Virgin
Islands, and in 34 Indian Tribal
Organizations.
WIC State agencies are required to
authorize eligible foods on their WIC
food list by federal regulations at 7 CFR
part 246. Under these regulations, State
agencies must review food products for
eligibility in accordance with federal
regulations and State agency (SA)
policies. State agencies are not required
to authorize all food products eligible
under Federal regulations, but generally
select foods based on factors such as
cost, availability and acceptability to
participants. After review, the State
agency develops a list of food items
available to WIC participants for
purchase. State agencies require
Authorized Vendors (i.e., stores
authorized to provide WIC foods) to
ensure that only authorized food items
are purchased. A few of these vendors
have programmed their point of sale
systems to identify WIC approved foods
and their associated Universal Product
Code (UPC) or Price Look-Up (PLU)
code as individual products are scanned
at the checkout; however, many vendors
still rely on their checkout clerks to
ensure only authorized WIC products
are approved for purchase.
WIC State agencies operating WIC
Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT)
systems provide their Authorized
Vendors with an electronic file
containing the State agency’s current list
of authorized foods. This food list is
known as the Authorized Products List
(APL). In State agencies that have
implemented EBT systems, as products
are scanned at the checkout lane, the
UPC or PLU is matched to the State
specific APL. Food items that match the
APL, and which are presented in
quantities less than or equal to the
remaining benefit balance associated
with the participant’s WIC EBT card, are
approved for purchase. Unmatched
items, or items in excess of the available
account balance, may not be purchased.
Authorized WIC Vendors then submit
an electronic claim for payment which
is evaluated by the SA and is sometimes
adjusted by the SA prior to making
payment. Subsequent payment of an
Authorized Vendor’s claim for
redemption of WIC benefits is made via
an Automated Clearinghouse House
electronic transfer.
The Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of
2010 directs the Secretary of Agriculture
to establish a National Universal
Product Code (NUPC) database to be
used by all WIC State agencies as they
implement Electronic Benefit Transfer
(EBT) statewide, which is a requirement
of the law. As a result of this legislation,
FNS has adopted a plan to expand the
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number of data elements contained in
the existing NUPC database while
simultaneously reducing the burden of
manual data entry currently borne by
WIC State agency employees tasked
with populating the database. Planned
NUPC database modifications and
expansion activities are expected to
allow for the storage and retrieval of
additional data elements for each WIC
authorized food to include: Nutrition
facts panel, ingredients, allergies, gluten
free status, special processing practices
(e.g. Kosher or Halal), free form
comments field at the Federal level, and
all currently existing product identifier
fields. Responsibility for populating the
NUPC database, which currently resides
with individual State agencies, will be
shifted to an independent contractor
who will serve as the single point of
entry for all information entering the
NUPC database to ensure that NUPC
data is captured with a high level of
accuracy while preserving data integrity
in a standardized format. Currently it is
anticipated that State agencies intending
to utilize the NUPC database to create
an initial APL may choose to provide
only 5 data elements (i.e. UPC, Item
Name, Package size, Container type, and
National Category & Subcategory code)
when adding new products to the NUPC
database. In addition, State agencies
which operate WIC EBT systems, or
distribute an APL to their Authorized
Vendors, will be asked to forward a
copy of their APL to the NUPC database
as changes occur.
The NUPC database will therefore
provide all State agencies with access to
a central repository containing
comprehensive information about
authorized WIC foods. State agencies are
expected to use the NUPC database to
create an initial list of authorized foods
eligible for redemption by WIC Program
participants. Subsequently, State
agencies may use the NUPC database to
maintain their list of authorized foods
and to create an APL for distribution to
Authorized Vendors operating in the
EBT environment.
Affected Public: State and Tribal
Governments. Respondent groups
identified include all WIC State
agencies currently operating WIC EBT
systems, all WIC State agencies
currently implementing WIC EBT
systems, and all WIC State agencies
which have requested funding to
implement WIC EBT systems.
Estimated Number of Respondents
(March 2012 to March 2015): The total
estimated number of respondents is 17.
This includes 10 WIC State agencies
currently operating EBT systems, 3 WIC
State agencies currently implementing
WIC EBT systems, and 4 WIC State
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agencies which have requested funds for
EBT implementation projects.
Estimated Number of Responses per
Respondent: The WIC State agencies
operating or implementing EBT systems
will be asked to provide an electronic
copy of their APL in the format
specified in the ANSI standard X.9.93
2008 part 2 whenever the contents of
the APL change. FNS estimates that
each State agency will modify their
respective APL’s no more than 3 times
per week which is equivalent to a
maximum of 156 responses per year.
Estimated Total Annual Responses:
2,652 = 17 SA’s * 3 submissions/week
* 52 weeks/year.
Estimated Time per Response:
648.153 seconds (10.8 minutes or 0.180
hours). The estimated time per response
is comprised of the following three
components: 92.307 seconds (0.025641
hours) which represents a one-time
expenditure of 4 hours per State agency
per year to develop or maintain a
software application for use transmitting
the APL to FNS (amortized over 156
responses per year); 2 seconds (.000243
hours) per response to transmit each
APL file electronically; and 553.846
seconds (0.153846 hours) which
represents a recurring expenditure of 24
hours per State agency per year to
correct or troubleshoot failed APL
transmissions (amortized over 156
responses per year).
Estimated Total Annual Burden on
Respondents: 28,641.6 minutes (477.36
hours). The table below provides an
estimated total annual burden for each
type of respondent.
REPORTING BURDEN
Estimated
number
respondent
Respondent
Responses
annually per
respondent
Total annual
responses
Estimated avg.
number of
hours per
response
Estimated total
hours
WIC State agencies operating EBT systems. .....................
WIC State agencies implementing EBT systems ................
WIC State agencies requesting implementation funds .......
10
3
4
156
156
156
1560
468
624
0.180
0.180
0.180
280.80
84.24
112.32
Total Reporting Burden ................................................
17
........................
2652
........................
477.36
Dated: September 12, 2011.
Audrey Rowe,
Administrator, Food and Nutrition Service.
background information on the 43rd
Session of the CCFH and to address
items on the agenda.
DATES: The public meeting is scheduled
for November 15, 2011, from 1 p.m. to
4 p.m.
ADDRESSES: The public meeting will be
held in the Jamie L. Whitten Building,
USDA, 1400 Independence Avenue,
SW., Room 107–A, Washington, DC
20250.
Documents related to the 43rd Session
of the CCFH will be accessible via the
World Wide Web at the following
address: https://
www.codexalimentarius.net/current.asp
Jenny Scott, U.S. Delegate to the
CCFH, invites U.S. interested parties to
submit their comments electronically to
the following e-mail address
Jenny.Scott@fda.hhs.gov.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Food Safety and Inspection Service
[Docket No. FSIS–2011–0017]
Codex Alimentarius Commission:
Meeting of the Codex Committee on
Food Hygiene
Office of the Under Secretary
for Food Safety, U.S. Department of
Agriculture.
ACTION: Notice of public meeting and
request for comments.
AGENCY:
The Office of the Under
Secretary for Food Safety, (USDA), and
the Food and Drug Administration
(FDA), U.S. Department of Health and
Human Services (HHS), are sponsoring
a public meeting on November 15, 2011.
The objective of the public meeting is to
provide information and receive public
comments on agenda items and draft
United States (U.S.) positions that will
be discussed at the 43rd Session of the
Codex Committee on Food Hygiene
(CCFH) of the Codex Alimentarius
Commission (Codex), which will be
held in Miami, Florida, from December
5–9, 2011. The Under Secretary for Food
Safety and the FDA recognize the
importance of providing interested
parties the opportunity to obtain
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Call-In Number
If you wish to participate in the
public meeting for the 43rd Session of
the CCFH by conference call, please use
the call-in number and participant code
listed below.
Call-in Number: 1–888–858–2144.
Participant Code: 6208658.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ABOUT THE
43RD SESSION OF THE CCFH CONTACT:
Jenny Scott, Senior Advisor, Office of
Food Safety, Center for Food Safety and
Applied Nutrition, FDA, 5100 Paint
Branch Parkway, HFS–300, Room
3B–014, College Park, MD 20740–3835,
telephone: (240) 402–2166, fax: (202)
436–2632, e-mail:
Jenny.Scott@fda.hhs.gov.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ABOUT THE
PUBLIC MEETING CONTACT: Barbara
McNiff, U.S. Codex Office, 1400
Independence Avenue, SW., Room
4861, Washington, DC 20250, telephone:
(202) 690–4719, fax: (202) 720–3157,
e-mail: Barbara.McNiff@fsis.usda.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
Codex was established in 1963 by two
United Nations organizations, the Food
and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and
the World Health Organization (WHO).
Through adoption of food standards,
codes of practice, and other guidelines
developed by its committees, and by
promoting their adoption and
implementation by governments, Codex
seeks to protect the health of consumers
and ensure that fair practices are used
in the food trade.
The CCFH is responsible for:
(a) Drafting basic provisions on food
hygiene applicable to all food;
(b) Considering, amending if
necessary, and endorsing provisions on
hygiene prepared by Codex commodity
committees and contained in Codex
commodity standards;
(c) Drafting provisions on hygiene
applicable to specific food items or food
groups, whether coming within the
terms of reference of a Codex
commodity committee or not;
(d) Considering specific hygiene
problems assigned to it by Codex;
(e) Suggesting and prioritizing areas
where there is a need for
microbiological risk assessment at the
international level and to develop
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Food and Nutrition Service
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection;
Comment Request--National Universal Product Code (UPC) Database
AGENCY: Food and Nutrition Service (FNS), USDA.
ACTION: Notice.
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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 the development and maintenance
of a central repository containing information about authorized WIC
foods as approved by various WIC State agencies.
DATES: Written comments must be received on or before November 25,
2011.
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
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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: Debra Whitford,
Food and Nutrition Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, 3101 Park
Center Drive, Room 520, Alexandria, VA 22302. Comments may also be
submitted via e-mail to WICHQ-SFPD@fns.usda.gov. Comments will also be
accepted through the Federal eRulemaking Portal. Go to https://www.regulations.gov, and follow the online instructions for submitting
comments electronically.
All written comments will be open for public inspection at the
office of the Food and Nutrition Service during regular business hours
(8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday) at 3101 Park Center Drive,
Room 528, Alexandria, Virginia 22302.
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 Patricia
Davis at 703-305-2746.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: National Universal Product Code (UPC) Database.
Form Number: N/A.
OMB Number: 0584-0552.
Expiration Date: March 31, 2012.
Type of Request: Revision of a currently approved collection.
Abstract: The Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Woman,
Infants and Children (WIC), (Public Law 109-85), provides low-income
pregnant, breastfeeding, and postpartum women, infants, and children up
to age five with nutritious supplemental foods. The program also
provides nutrition education and referrals to health and social
services.
The WIC Program is administered by the USDA Food and Nutrition
Service (FNS). FNS provides grant funding and issues regulations which
are utilized by WIC State agencies to operate the WIC Program and
distribute benefits through local WIC clinics. The program operates
throughout the 50 States, in the District of Columbia, Guam, Puerto
Rico, American Samoa, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the
Virgin Islands, and in 34 Indian Tribal Organizations.
WIC State agencies are required to authorize eligible foods on
their WIC food list by federal regulations at 7 CFR part 246. Under
these regulations, State agencies must review food products for
eligibility in accordance with federal regulations and State agency
(SA) policies. State agencies are not required to authorize all food
products eligible under Federal regulations, but generally select foods
based on factors such as cost, availability and acceptability to
participants. After review, the State agency develops a list of food
items available to WIC participants for purchase. State agencies
require Authorized Vendors (i.e., stores authorized to provide WIC
foods) to ensure that only authorized food items are purchased. A few
of these vendors have programmed their point of sale systems to
identify WIC approved foods and their associated Universal Product Code
(UPC) or Price Look-Up (PLU) code as individual products are scanned at
the checkout; however, many vendors still rely on their checkout clerks
to ensure only authorized WIC products are approved for purchase.
WIC State agencies operating WIC Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT)
systems provide their Authorized Vendors with an electronic file
containing the State agency's current list of authorized foods. This
food list is known as the Authorized Products List (APL). In State
agencies that have implemented EBT systems, as products are scanned at
the checkout lane, the UPC or PLU is matched to the State specific APL.
Food items that match the APL, and which are presented in quantities
less than or equal to the remaining benefit balance associated with the
participant's WIC EBT card, are approved for purchase. Unmatched items,
or items in excess of the available account balance, may not be
purchased. Authorized WIC Vendors then submit an electronic claim for
payment which is evaluated by the SA and is sometimes adjusted by the
SA prior to making payment. Subsequent payment of an Authorized
Vendor's claim for redemption of WIC benefits is made via an Automated
Clearinghouse House electronic transfer.
The Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010 directs the Secretary of
Agriculture to establish a National Universal Product Code (NUPC)
database to be used by all WIC State agencies as they implement
Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) statewide, which is a requirement of
the law. As a result of this legislation, FNS has adopted a plan to
expand the number of data elements contained in the existing NUPC
database while simultaneously reducing the burden of manual data entry
currently borne by WIC State agency employees tasked with populating
the database. Planned NUPC database modifications and expansion
activities are expected to allow for the storage and retrieval of
additional data elements for each WIC authorized food to include:
Nutrition facts panel, ingredients, allergies, gluten free status,
special processing practices (e.g. Kosher or Halal), free form comments
field at the Federal level, and all currently existing product
identifier fields. Responsibility for populating the NUPC database,
which currently resides with individual State agencies, will be shifted
to an independent contractor who will serve as the single point of
entry for all information entering the NUPC database to ensure that
NUPC data is captured with a high level of accuracy while preserving
data integrity in a standardized format. Currently it is anticipated
that State agencies intending to utilize the NUPC database to create an
initial APL may choose to provide only 5 data elements (i.e. UPC, Item
Name, Package size, Container type, and National Category & Subcategory
code) when adding new products to the NUPC database. In addition, State
agencies which operate WIC EBT systems, or distribute an APL to their
Authorized Vendors, will be asked to forward a copy of their APL to the
NUPC database as changes occur.
The NUPC database will therefore provide all State agencies with
access to a central repository containing comprehensive information
about authorized WIC foods. State agencies are expected to use the NUPC
database to create an initial list of authorized foods eligible for
redemption by WIC Program participants. Subsequently, State agencies
may use the NUPC database to maintain their list of authorized foods
and to create an APL for distribution to Authorized Vendors operating
in the EBT environment.
Affected Public: State and Tribal Governments. Respondent groups
identified include all WIC State agencies currently operating WIC EBT
systems, all WIC State agencies currently implementing WIC EBT systems,
and all WIC State agencies which have requested funding to implement
WIC EBT systems.
Estimated Number of Respondents (March 2012 to March 2015): The
total estimated number of respondents is 17. This includes 10 WIC State
agencies currently operating EBT systems, 3 WIC State agencies
currently implementing WIC EBT systems, and 4 WIC State
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agencies which have requested funds for EBT implementation projects.
Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: The WIC State
agencies operating or implementing EBT systems will be asked to provide
an electronic copy of their APL in the format specified in the ANSI
standard X.9.93 2008 part 2 whenever the contents of the APL change.
FNS estimates that each State agency will modify their respective APL's
no more than 3 times per week which is equivalent to a maximum of 156
responses per year.
Estimated Total Annual Responses: 2,652 = 17 SA's * 3 submissions/
week * 52 weeks/year.
Estimated Time per Response: 648.153 seconds (10.8 minutes or 0.180
hours). The estimated time per response is comprised of the following
three components: 92.307 seconds (0.025641 hours) which represents a
one-time expenditure of 4 hours per State agency per year to develop or
maintain a software application for use transmitting the APL to FNS
(amortized over 156 responses per year); 2 seconds (.000243 hours) per
response to transmit each APL file electronically; and 553.846 seconds
(0.153846 hours) which represents a recurring expenditure of 24 hours
per State agency per year to correct or troubleshoot failed APL
transmissions (amortized over 156 responses per year).
Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 28,641.6 minutes
(477.36 hours). The table below provides an estimated total annual
burden for each type of respondent.
Reporting Burden
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Estimated avg.
Estimated Responses Total annual number of Estimated
Respondent number annually per responses hours per total hours
respondent respondent response
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WIC State agencies operating EBT 10 156 1560 0.180 280.80
systems........................
WIC State agencies implementing 3 156 468 0.180 84.24
EBT systems....................
WIC State agencies requesting 4 156 624 0.180 112.32
implementation funds...........
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Total Reporting Burden...... 17 .............. 2652 .............. 477.36
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Dated: September 12, 2011.
Audrey Rowe,
Administrator, Food and Nutrition Service.
[FR Doc. 2011-24575 Filed 9-23-11; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3410-30-P
