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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
Food and Nutrition Service
(FNS), USDA.
ACTION: Notice.
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AGENCY:
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 new 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 May 7, 2013.
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
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collection techniques or other forms of
information technology. Comments may
be submitted using the Federal
eRulemaking Portal: https://
www.regulations.gov or by mail: Debra
R. Whitford, 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
https://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:
Title: Request for Public Comments
for Special Supplemental Nutrition
Program for Women, Infants and
Children (WIC) Loving Support Award
of Excellence.
Form Number: Not applicable.
OMB Number: 0584–NEW
Expiration Date: Not Yet Determined.
Type of Request: New 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 9 million
Americans it serves each month.
Breastfeeding is a priority in WIC and
WIC mothers are strongly encouraged to
breastfeed their infants unless medically
contraindicated.
In recognizing exemplary local
agencies and clinics, the HHFKA
requires that the Secretary consider the
following criteria: (1) Performance
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measurements of breastfeeding; (2) the
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 and
Tribal Government.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
The total estimated number of
participants is 697: 607 local WIC
agencies, 90 State WIC agencies.
A recent FNS study on WIC
Breastfeeding Peer Counseling found
that approximately one third 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 607 of the
1838 WIC local agencies will be eligible
to apply for an award. The estimated
number of respondents for local agency
applications assumes all eligible local
WIC agencies will apply for an award.
The estimated number of respondents
for the State agency application
verification 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 6.74, as each WIC State
agency will evaluate approximately 6.74
applications. The estimated number of
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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, 607, by the total number of
WIC State agencies, 90.
Estimated Total Annual Responses:
1213.7.
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.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on
Respondents: 2427.4 hours.
See the table below for estimated total
annual burden for each type of
respondent.
REPORTING BURDEN
Estimated
number
respondent
Respondent
Responses
annually per
respondent
Total annual
responses
(Col. bxc)
WIC Local Agency Applications .......................................
WIC State Agency Evaluation .........................................
607
90
1.00
6.74
607
606.7
Total Reporting Burden ............................................
697
1.74
Estimated
average
number of
hours per
response*
1213.70
Estimated total
hours
(Col. dxe)
2.5
1.5
1517.50
909.90
2
2427.40
* Estimated average number of hours per response includes .5 hours for reviewing instructions.
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.
Dated: February 28, 2013.
Audrey Rowe,
Administrator, Food and Nutrition Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service
Notice of New Fee Site
Kaibab National Forest, USDA
Forest Service, Arizona.
ACTION: Notice of New Fee Sites.
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AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The Kaibab National Forest is
proposing to charge fees for the
overnight rental of three historic
facilities on the North Kaibab Ranger
District. Jumpup cabin is the oldest
Ranger Station on the North Kaibab
Ranger District. The cabin was recently
rehabilitated with American Recovery
and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) and
Forest Service funds and is a popular
overnight stop for hikers in the Kanab
Creek Wilderness Area. The new fee is
proposed at $60.00 per night for Jumpup
Cabin with a maximum capacity of eight
people. Pleasant Valley Cabin is located
on Highway 67, a few miles north of the
Grand Canyon National Park. The cabin
will require substantial rehabilitation
work over the next two years to prepare
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it for public use. The new fee is
proposed at $140.00 per night for
Pleasant Valley Cabin with a maximum
capacity of four people. Big Springs
Administrative Center is on the National
Register of Historic Places and has been
used by homesteaders, and later the
Forest Service, since the 1800’s. The
complex consists of a historic office,
dining hall, shower house, group
kitchen, seven residential units, and
several administrative structures. The
residential units were recently restored
using ARRA funds. While Big Springs
serves as an active administrative site
for the U.S. Forest Service, rental cabins
available to the public are in a discrete
location separated from administrative
structures. The proposed fee is $65.00
per night for an individual cabin at Big
Springs. Individual cabins vary in
occupancy from two to four people per
cabin and includes use of the shower
house, kitchen and dining hall.
Other cabin rentals within the
Arizona National Forests have shown
that the public appreciates and enjoys
the availability of historic rental
facilities. Funds from the rentals will be
used for the continued operation and
maintenance of these facilities and other
properties in the Arizona ‘‘Rooms with
a View’’ Cabin Rental Program.
DATES: Send any comments about these
fee proposals by June 1, 2013 so
comments can be compiled, analyzed
and shared with the BLM Arizona
Resource Advisory Council (RAC).
Jumpup Cabin will become available for
rent in fall of 2013, Big Springs
Administrative Center will become
available for rent in spring of 2014, and
Pleasant Valley Cabin will be available
for rent in spring of 2015.
ADDRESSES: Forest Supervisor, Kaibab
National Forest, 800 S. 6th St.,
Williams, Arizona 86046–2899.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Missy Spandl, Recreation Manager,
Kaibab National Forest, at (928) 643–
8120 or mmspandl@fs.fed.us.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Federal Recreation Lands Enhancement
Act (Title VII, Public Law 108–447)
directed the Secretary of Agriculture to
publish a six month advance notice in
the Federal Register whenever new
recreation fee areas are established.
Once public involvement is complete,
these new fees will be reviewed by a
Recreation Resource Advisory
Committee prior to a final decision and
implementation.
The Kaibab National Forest currently
has two other cabin rentals available
(Spring Valley Cabin and Hull Cabin)
that rent for $100 to $150 per night.
People wanting to rent any of these
cabins will need to do so through the
National Recreation Reservation
Service, at www.recreation.gov or by
calling 1–877–444–6777. The National
Recreation Reservation Service charges
a $9 reservation fee for internet
reservations and $10 fee for phone
reservations.
Dated: February 28, 2013.
Angela Elam,
Acting Forest Supervisor, Kaibab National
Forest.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Rural Business-Cooperative Service
Notice of Request for Extension of a
Currently Approved Information
Collection
Rural Business-Cooperative
Service, USDA.
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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.
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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 new
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 May 7, 2013.
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 submitted using
the Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov or by mail:
Debra R. Whitford, 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 https://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:
Title: Request for Public Comments for Special Supplemental
Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC) Loving Support
Award of Excellence.
Form Number: Not applicable.
OMB Number: 0584-NEW
Expiration Date: Not Yet Determined.
Type of Request: New 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 9 million Americans
it serves each month. Breastfeeding is a priority in WIC and WIC
mothers are strongly encouraged to breastfeed their infants unless
medically contraindicated.
In recognizing exemplary local agencies and clinics, the HHFKA
requires that the Secretary consider the following criteria: (1)
Performance measurements of breastfeeding; (2) the 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 and Tribal Government.
Estimated Number of Respondents: The total estimated number of
participants is 697: 607 local WIC agencies, 90 State WIC agencies.
A recent FNS study on WIC Breastfeeding Peer Counseling found that
approximately one third 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 607 of the 1838 WIC local agencies will be eligible
to apply for an award. The estimated number of respondents for local
agency applications assumes all eligible local WIC agencies will apply
for an award. The estimated number of respondents for the State agency
application verification 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 6.74, as
each WIC State agency will evaluate approximately 6.74 applications.
The estimated number of
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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, 607, by the total number of WIC
State agencies, 90.
Estimated Total Annual Responses: 1213.7.
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.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 2427.4 hours.
See the table below for estimated total annual burden for each type
of respondent.
Reporting Burden
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Estimated
Estimated Responses Total annual average number Estimated
Respondent number annually per responses of hours per total hours
respondent respondent (Col. bxc) response* (Col. dxe)
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WIC Local Agency Applications.. 607 1.00 607 2.5 1517.50
WIC State Agency Evaluation.... 90 6.74 606.7 1.5 909.90
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Total Reporting Burden..... 697 1.74 1213.70 2 2427.40
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* Estimated average number of hours per response includes .5 hours for reviewing instructions.
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.
Dated: February 28, 2013.
Audrey Rowe,
Administrator, Food and Nutrition Service.
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