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the role of local communities in the
development of agreement or contract
plans through stewardship contracting.
To meet that requirement FS conducts
an annual telephone survey to gather
the necessary information for FS to
develop its annual report to Congress.
Need and Use of the Information: The
survey will collect information on the
role of local communities in the
development of agreement or contract
plans through stewardship contracting.
The survey will provide information
regarding the nature of the local
community involved in developing
agreement or contract plans, the nature
of roles played by the entities involved
in developing agreement or contract
plans, the benefits to the community
and agency by being involved in
planning and development of contract
plans, and the usefulness of stewardship
contracting in helping meet the needs of
local communities. FS posts the report
on its Web page for viewing by the
public. Congress also makes the agency
reports available for use by
organizations both inside and outside
the government.
Description of Respondents:
Individuals or households; Business or
other for-profit; Not-for-profit
institutions; Federal Government; State,
Local or Tribal Government.
Number of Respondents: 75.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting:
Annually.
Total Burden Hours: 56.
Forest Service
Title: Post-Decisional Administrative
Review Process.
OMB Control Number: 0596–0231.
Summary of Collection: Under 36 CFR
part 214, the Forest Service (FS), at its
own discretion, provides a process by
which holders, operators, and solicited
applicants may appeal certain written
decisions issued by a Responsible
Official involving a written instrument
authorizing the occupancy or use of
National Forest System (NFS) lands and
resources.
Need and Use of the Information:
Information is collected and submitted
from individuals who are holders or
operators of a valid written
authorization to occupy or use NFS
lands and resources. The appellant must
provide name, mailing address, daytime
telephone number, email address,
signature, and statements of how
appellant is adversely affected by
decision being appealed; relevant facts
underlying the decision; discussion of
issues raised by the decision; attempts
to resolve issues under appeal with the
Responsible Official and a statement of
the relief sought. The information is
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used to review an agency decision on a
written authorization against the issues
raised by the appellant and determine
whether to affirm or reverse the
decision.
Description of Respondents:
Individuals or households.
Number of Respondents: 226.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting:
On occasion.
Total Burden Hours: 1,808.
Charlene Parker,
Departmental Information Collection
Clearance Officer.
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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.
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
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 October 28, 2016.
ADDRESSES: Comments may be
submitted using the Federal
eRulemaking Portal: https://
www.regulations.gov or by mail: Sarah
Widor, 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
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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: 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.
Title: Special Supplemental Nutrition
Program for Women, Infants and
Children (WIC) Loving Support Award
of Excellence.
Form Number: Not applicable.
OMB Number: 0584–0591.
Expiration Date: 03/31/2017.
Type of Request: Revision of a
Currently Approved 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 8 million
Americans it serves each month.
Breastfeeding is a priority in WIC and
WIC mothers are strongly encouraged to
breastfeed their infants unless the
mother or baby have a medical
condition where breastfeeding is not
advised.
In recognizing exemplary local
agencies and clinics, the HHFKA
requires that the Secretary consider the
following criteria: (1) Performance
measurements of breastfeeding; (2) the
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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,
Territories and Tribal Government.
Respondent groups identified include
the WIC local agencies who are applying
for the award and the WIC State
agencies who evaluate the applications.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
The total estimated number of
participants is 453: 363 local WIC
agencies and 90 State WIC agencies.
A recent FNS study on WIC
Breastfeeding Peer Counseling found
that approximately two thirds 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 1,210 of
the 1,834 WIC local agencies will be
eligible to apply for an award. Although
the number of local agencies operating
a Loving Support Program has
increased, an average of only 16.4% of
eligible respondents have applied over
the past two years. In Fiscal Year (FY)
2014, 77 out of 607 eligible local
agencies applied for an award (12.7%)
and in FY 2015, 123 out of 607 eligible
local agencies applied for an award
(20.3%). Therefore, unlike the previous
information collection request, the
estimated number of respondents for
local agency applications will not
assume all eligible local WIC agencies
will apply for an award. To better reflect
the estimated number of respondents for
subsequent years, FNS estimates that
30% (363) of eligible local agencies will
respond annually. This reduces the total
number of burden hours for the local
WIC agencies from 1,214 to 907.5 hours.
The estimated number of respondents
for the State agency application
evaluation 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 4.03, as each WIC State
agency will evaluate approximately four
Estimated
number of
respondent
Respondent
Responses
annually per
respondent
applications annually. The estimated
number of 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, 363, by the
total number of WIC State agencies, 90.
FNS estimates that the overall responses
per respondent for the entire collection
is 1.60, which was derived by dividing
the number of total annual responses
725.7, by the estimated number of
respondents, 453.
Estimated Total Annual Responses:
725.7.
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. The overall response for the
entire collection is 2.0 hours, which was
derived by dividing the number of
estimated total hours, 1,451.6, by the
number of total annual responses by all
respondents, 725.7.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on
Respondents: 1,451.6 hours. 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.
See the table below for estimated total
annual burden for each type of
respondent.
Total annual
responses
(Col. B × C)
Estimated
average
number of
hours per
response *
Estimated
total hours
(Col. D × E)
Reporting Burden:
WIC Local Agency Application .....................................
WIC State Agency Evaluation ......................................
363.0
90.0
1.00
4.03
363.0
362.7
2.5
1.5
907.5
544.1
Total Reporting Burden .........................................
453.0
1.60
725.7
2.0
1,451.6
* Estimated average # of hours per response includes .5 hours for reviewing instructions
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Dated: August 9, 2016.
Audrey Rowe,
Administrator, Food and Nutrition Service.
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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 revision
of a currently approved 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 October 28, 2016.
ADDRESSES: Comments may be submitted using the Federal eRulemaking
Portal: https://www.regulations.gov or by mail: Sarah Widor, 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: 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.
Title: Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants
and Children (WIC) Loving Support Award of Excellence.
Form Number: Not applicable.
OMB Number: 0584-0591.
Expiration Date: 03/31/2017.
Type of Request: Revision of a Currently Approved 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 8 million Americans
it serves each month. Breastfeeding is a priority in WIC and WIC
mothers are strongly encouraged to breastfeed their infants unless the
mother or baby have a medical condition where breastfeeding is not
advised.
In recognizing exemplary local agencies and clinics, the HHFKA
requires that the Secretary consider the following criteria: (1)
Performance measurements of breastfeeding; (2) the
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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, Territories and Tribal Government.
Respondent groups identified include the WIC local agencies who are
applying for the award and the WIC State agencies who evaluate the
applications.
Estimated Number of Respondents: The total estimated number of
participants is 453: 363 local WIC agencies and 90 State WIC agencies.
A recent FNS study on WIC Breastfeeding Peer Counseling found that
approximately two thirds 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 1,210 of the 1,834 WIC local agencies will be
eligible to apply for an award. Although the number of local agencies
operating a Loving Support Program has increased, an average of only
16.4% of eligible respondents have applied over the past two years. In
Fiscal Year (FY) 2014, 77 out of 607 eligible local agencies applied
for an award (12.7%) and in FY 2015, 123 out of 607 eligible local
agencies applied for an award (20.3%). Therefore, unlike the previous
information collection request, the estimated number of respondents for
local agency applications will not assume all eligible local WIC
agencies will apply for an award. To better reflect the estimated
number of respondents for subsequent years, FNS estimates that 30%
(363) of eligible local agencies will respond annually. This reduces
the total number of burden hours for the local WIC agencies from 1,214
to 907.5 hours. The estimated number of respondents for the State
agency application evaluation 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 4.03, as
each WIC State agency will evaluate approximately four applications
annually. The estimated number of 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, 363, by
the total number of WIC State agencies, 90. FNS estimates that the
overall responses per respondent for the entire collection is 1.60,
which was derived by dividing the number of total annual responses
725.7, by the estimated number of respondents, 453.
Estimated Total Annual Responses: 725.7.
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. The overall response for the entire collection is 2.0 hours,
which was derived by dividing the number of estimated total hours,
1,451.6, by the number of total annual responses by all respondents,
725.7.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 1,451.6 hours. 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.
See the table below for estimated total annual burden for each type
of respondent.
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Estimated
Estimated Responses Total annual average Estimated
Respondent number of annually per responses number of total hours
respondent respondent (Col. B x C) hours per (Col. D x E)
response *
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Reporting Burden:
WIC Local Agency Application 363.0 1.00 363.0 2.5 907.5
WIC State Agency Evaluation. 90.0 4.03 362.7 1.5 544.1
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Total Reporting Burden.. 453.0 1.60 725.7 2.0 1,451.6
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* Estimated average # of hours per response includes .5 hours for reviewing instructions
Dated: August 9, 2016.
Audrey Rowe,
Administrator, Food and Nutrition Service.
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