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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Food and Nutrition Service
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Proposed Collection;
Comment Request—WIC Participant
and Program Characteristics Study
Food and Nutrition Service,
USDA.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the
Food and Nutrition Service (FNS)
invites the general public and other
public agencies to comment on this
proposed information collection. This
collection is a new collection for the
WIC Participant and Program
Characteristics study.
DATES: Written comments on this notice
must be received on or before May 8,
2015.
SUMMARY:
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 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: Jinee Burdg,
Policy Analyst, Office of Policy Support,
Food and Nutrition Service, U.S.
Department of Agriculture, 3101 Park
Center Drive, Room 1014, Alexandria,
VA 22302. Comments may also be
submitted via fax to the attention of
Jinee Burdg at 703–305–2576 or via
email to jinee.burdg@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 1014,
Alexandria, VA 22302.
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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 Jinee Burdg at
703–305–2744.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: 2016 & 2018 WIC Participant
and Program Characteristics Study.
Form Number: N/A.
OMB Number: 0584–NEW.
Expiration Date: Not yet determined.
Type of Request: New collection.
Abstract: The Special Supplemental
Nutrition Program for Women, Infants,
and Children (WIC) is administered by
the Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) of
the U.S. Department of Agriculture
(USDA). WIC benefits include nutritious
supplemental foods; nutrition
education; counseling, including
breastfeeding promotion and support;
and referrals to health care, social
service, and other community providers
for pregnant, breastfeeding, and
postpartum women, infants, and
children up to the age of 5 years. For
pregnant women, WIC seeks to improve
fetal development and reduce the
incidence of low birth weight, short
gestation, and anemia through
intervention during the prenatal period.
For infants and children, WIC seeks to
provide nutritious foods during critical
times of growth and development in an
effort to prevent health problems and to
improve the health status of these
children.
WIC was established in 1972 by an
amendment to the Child Nutrition Act
of 1966. WIC is not an entitlement
program. To receive WIC benefits, an
individual must be categorically
eligible: A pregnant, breastfeeding, or
postpartum woman; an infant up to the
age of 1 year; or a child age 1 through
his or her fifth birthday. In addition,
each applicant must be found to be
income eligible and at nutritional risk.
Eligible applicants receive supplemental
food, usually in the form of vouchers,
checks, or Electronic Benefits Transfer
(EBT) cards that allow them to obtain
specific types of food (for example,
milk, juice, and cereal) from
participating retail vendors at no charge.
Since 1988, FNS has produced
biennial reports on participant and
program characteristics in WIC. This
information is used for general program
monitoring as well as for managing the
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information needs of the program. FNS
uses this regularly updated WIC
information to estimate budgets, submit
civil rights reporting, identify needs for
research, and review current and
proposed WIC policies and procedures.
This study will be the 15th and 16th
completed in the WIC Participant and
Program Characteristics (PC) Study
series.
Like all biennial WIC PC reports since
1992, the 2016 and the 2018 reports
(PC2016 and PC2018) employ the
prototype reporting system developed
by FNS in consultation with the Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention
(CDC) and WIC State Agencies that uses
participant information compiled from
State WIC administrative records. The
reports, including PC2016 and PC 2018,
contain information on a census of WIC
participants in April of the reporting
year, and provide information as
summary statistics and maps.
The current system for reporting
participant data is based on the
automated transfer of an agreed-upon
set of data elements. State WIC agencies
download routinely collected
information from their existing
automated client and management
information systems. State and local
WIC staff use these data to certify
applicant eligibility for WIC benefits
and to issue food vouchers and checks.
This set of 20 agreed-upon items is
called the Minimum Data Set (MDS) and
was developed by FNS working with the
Information Committee of the National
WIC Association (formerly the National
Association of WIC Directors) and the
Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC). This minimum data
set will be used for this study. The MDS
consists of 20 items, and the
Supplemental Data Set (SDS) consists of
11 items. State agencies can provide
supplemental data if they are available.
Affected Public: State, Local, or Tribal
Government.
Type of Respondents: State WIC
Officials.
Estimated Total Number of
Respondents: 90.
Frequency of Response: 8 annually.
Estimated Total Annual Responses:
712.
Estimated Time per Respondent and
Annual Burden: 31 minutes (0.52
hours). The estimated time of response
varies from 3 minutes (0.05 hours) for
reminders to 60 minutes (1 hour) for
running the reports. The total estimated
annual burden is 370 hours.
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Estimated
number
of respondents
State WIC Agency Officials
(2016).
MDS Reports ..................................
SDS Reports ...................................
90
86
1
1
90
86
1
1
90
86
Advance/Follow-up Communication
Advance/Follow-up Communication
MDS Reports ..................................
SDS Reports ...................................
90
90
90
86
1
1
1
1
90
90
90
86
0.05
0.05
1
1
4.50
4.50
90
86
Advance/Follow-up Communication
Advance/Follow-up Communication
90
90
1
1
90
90
0.05
0.05
4.50
4.50
.........................................................
90
8
712
0.52
Total ............
Dated: February 24, 2015.
Audrey Rowe,
Administrator, Food and Nutrition Service.
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Total annual
responses
Total annual
burden
estimate
(hours)
Data collection activity
State WIC Agency Officials
(2018).
Frequency of
response
Average
burden hours
per response
Affected public/respondents
impairments may also follow the
proceedings by first calling the Federal
Relay Service at 1–800–977–8339 and
providing the Service with the
conference call number and conference
ID number.
Member of the public are also entitled
to submit written comments; the
comments must be received in the
regional office by April 27, 2015.
Written comments may be mailed to the
Midwestern Regional Office, U.S.
Commission on Civil Rights, 55 W.
Monroe St., Suite 410, Chicago, IL
60615. They may also be faxed to the
Commission at (312) 353–8324, or
emailed to Administrative Assistant,
Carolyn Allen at callen@usccr.gov.
Persons who desire additional
information may contact the
Midwestern Regional Office at (312)
353–8311.
Records generated from this meeting
may be inspected and reproduced at the
Midwestern Regional Office, as they
become available, both before and after
the meeting. Records of the meeting will
be available via www.facadatabase.gov
under the Commission on Civil Rights,
Oklahoma Advisory Committee link.
Persons interested in the work of this
Committee are directed to the
Commission’s Web site, https://
www.usccr.gov, or may contact the
Midwestern Regional Office at the above
email or street address.
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3 p.m. to 3:05 p.m.
Vicki Limas, Chair
Discussion of Proposal on School to
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3:05 p.m. to 3:35 p.m.
Oklahoma Advisory Committee
Planning Next Steps
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Adjournment
4 p.m.
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Friday, March 27, 2015, at 3 p.m.
Public Call Information:
Dial: 888–466–4462
Conference ID: 7610695
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Food and Nutrition Service
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection;
Comment Request--WIC Participant and Program Characteristics Study
AGENCY: Food and Nutrition Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the
Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) invites the general public and other
public agencies to comment on this proposed information collection.
This collection is a new collection for the WIC Participant and Program
Characteristics study.
DATES: Written comments on this notice must be received on or before
May 8, 2015.
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 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: Jinee Burdg, Policy
Analyst, Office of Policy Support, Food and Nutrition Service, U.S.
Department of Agriculture, 3101 Park Center Drive, Room 1014,
Alexandria, VA 22302. Comments may also be submitted via fax to the
attention of Jinee Burdg at 703-305-2576 or via email to
jinee.burdg@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 1014, Alexandria, VA 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 Jinee Burdg
at 703-305-2744.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: 2016 & 2018 WIC Participant and Program Characteristics
Study.
Form Number: N/A.
OMB Number: 0584-NEW.
Expiration Date: Not yet determined.
Type of Request: New collection.
Abstract: The Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women,
Infants, and Children (WIC) is administered by the Food and Nutrition
Service (FNS) of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). WIC
benefits include nutritious supplemental foods; nutrition education;
counseling, including breastfeeding promotion and support; and
referrals to health care, social service, and other community providers
for pregnant, breastfeeding, and postpartum women, infants, and
children up to the age of 5 years. For pregnant women, WIC seeks to
improve fetal development and reduce the incidence of low birth weight,
short gestation, and anemia through intervention during the prenatal
period. For infants and children, WIC seeks to provide nutritious foods
during critical times of growth and development in an effort to prevent
health problems and to improve the health status of these children.
WIC was established in 1972 by an amendment to the Child Nutrition
Act of 1966. WIC is not an entitlement program. To receive WIC
benefits, an individual must be categorically eligible: A pregnant,
breastfeeding, or postpartum woman; an infant up to the age of 1 year;
or a child age 1 through his or her fifth birthday. In addition, each
applicant must be found to be income eligible and at nutritional risk.
Eligible applicants receive supplemental food, usually in the form of
vouchers, checks, or Electronic Benefits Transfer (EBT) cards that
allow them to obtain specific types of food (for example, milk, juice,
and cereal) from participating retail vendors at no charge.
Since 1988, FNS has produced biennial reports on participant and
program characteristics in WIC. This information is used for general
program monitoring as well as for managing the information needs of the
program. FNS uses this regularly updated WIC information to estimate
budgets, submit civil rights reporting, identify needs for research,
and review current and proposed WIC policies and procedures. This study
will be the 15th and 16th completed in the WIC Participant and Program
Characteristics (PC) Study series.
Like all biennial WIC PC reports since 1992, the 2016 and the 2018
reports (PC2016 and PC2018) employ the prototype reporting system
developed by FNS in consultation with the Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention (CDC) and WIC State Agencies that uses participant
information compiled from State WIC administrative records. The
reports, including PC2016 and PC 2018, contain information on a census
of WIC participants in April of the reporting year, and provide
information as summary statistics and maps.
The current system for reporting participant data is based on the
automated transfer of an agreed-upon set of data elements. State WIC
agencies download routinely collected information from their existing
automated client and management information systems. State and local
WIC staff use these data to certify applicant eligibility for WIC
benefits and to issue food vouchers and checks. This set of 20 agreed-
upon items is called the Minimum Data Set (MDS) and was developed by
FNS working with the Information Committee of the National WIC
Association (formerly the National Association of WIC Directors) and
the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). This minimum data
set will be used for this study. The MDS consists of 20 items, and the
Supplemental Data Set (SDS) consists of 11 items. State agencies can
provide supplemental data if they are available.
Affected Public: State, Local, or Tribal Government.
Type of Respondents: State WIC Officials.
Estimated Total Number of Respondents: 90.
Frequency of Response: 8 annually.
Estimated Total Annual Responses: 712.
Estimated Time per Respondent and Annual Burden: 31 minutes (0.52
hours). The estimated time of response varies from 3 minutes (0.05
hours) for reminders to 60 minutes (1 hour) for running the reports.
The total estimated annual burden is 370 hours.
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Total annual
Estimated Frequency of Total annual Average burden burden
Affected public/respondents Data collection activity number of response responses hours per estimate
respondents response (hours)
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State WIC Agency Officials (2016)...... MDS Reports.................... 90 1 90 1 90
SDS Reports.................... 86 1 86 1 86
Advance/Follow-up Communication 90 1 90 0.05 4.50
Advance/Follow-up Communication 90 1 90 0.05 4.50
State WIC Agency Officials (2018)...... MDS Reports.................... 90 1 90 1 90
SDS Reports.................... 86 1 86 1 86
Advance/Follow-up Communication 90 1 90 0.05 4.50
Advance/Follow-up Communication 90 1 90 0.05 4.50
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Total.............................. ............................... 90 8 712 0.52 370
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Dated: February 24, 2015.
Audrey Rowe,
Administrator, Food and Nutrition Service.
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