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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Food and Nutrition Service
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Proposed Collection;
Comment Request—Third National
Survey of WIC Participants (NSWP–III)
Food and Nutrition Service
(FNS), United States Department of
Agriculture (USDA).
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments.
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 new collection to
conduct the Third National Survey of
WIC Participants (NSWP–III).
DATES: Written comments must be
received on or before November 7, 2016.
ADDRESSES: Comments are invited on
the following topics: (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, and/or other forms of
information technology.
Comments may be sent to: Anthony
Panzera, 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
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of Anthony Panzera at 703–305–2576, or
via email to Anthony.Panzera@
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 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 Anthony Panzera
at Anthony.Panzera@fns.usda.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Third National Survey of WIC
Participants (NSWP–III).
Form Number: N/A.
OMB Number: Not yet assigned.
Expiration Date: Not yet determined.
Type of Request: New collection.
Abstract: The Third National Survey
of WIC Participants (NSWP–III) is
designed to provide nationally
representative estimates of improper
payments in the WIC program arising
from errors in the certification or denial
of WIC applicants, to investigate
potential State and local agency
characteristics that may correlate with
these errors, and to assess WIC
participants’ reasons for satisfaction or
dissatisfaction with the program. The
NSWP–III builds on three previous
studies and reports spanning several
decades.
To accomplish study objectives, the
following data collections are planned:
(1) A Certification Survey with up to
2,000 recently certified WIC
participants; (2) a Denied Applicant
Survey with up to 240 WIC applicants
who did not qualify for the program; (3)
a Program Experiences Survey with up
to 2,500 current WIC program
participants; (4) a Former Participant
Case Study with 520 inactive WIC
program participants who have stopped
redeeming WIC benefits; (5) a State
Agency Survey with 90 agencies,
including 50 States and the District of
Columbia, the 34 Indian Tribal
Organizations (ITOs), and 5 U.S.
Territories; (6) and a Local WIC Agency
Survey with 1,500 local WIC agency
directors.
In addition, NSWP–III will pilot a
new methodology for the future annual
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estimates of improper payments in the
WIC program. Under this approach, the
data collection instruments and
recruiting materials, developed for the
2017 Certification Survey and Denied
Applicants Survey, will be fielded in
2018 and 2019 by replacing one of 10
‘‘panels’’ from the 2017 sample with
newly selected WIC participants (180
per year) and denied applicants (24 per
year); these data will be pooled with the
extant 2017 data from the remaining
(non-replaced) panels to update the
estimates of improper payments in each
year. Data collection activities in these
2 years will include recruiting recently
certified WIC participants to complete
the Certification Survey and denied WIC
applicants to complete the Denied
Applicant Survey.
Affected Public: This study includes
two respondent groups: (1) State, Local,
and Tribal Government (State WIC
agency directors and local WIC agency
directors); and (2) Individuals or
Households (current WIC program
participants, denied applicants, and
former WIC participants).
Estimated Number of Respondents:
The total estimated number of
respondents is 7,008. This figure
includes 4,745 respondents and 2,263
non-respondents. This study will
include six data collection activities.
The initial sample for the State
Agency Survey will consist of 90 State
WIC agency directors. Assuming that
100 percent respond to the web-based
survey, the resulting respondent sample
will include approximately 90 State
WIC agency directors.
Local WIC agency directors will also
complete a web-based survey, the Local
WIC Agency Survey. The initial sample
will include 1,500 local WIC agency
directors and, assuming an 80 percent
response rate, the final sample will
result in 1,200 local WIC agency
directors.
The initial sample size for the
Certification Survey is 2,000 current
WIC program participants. A portion of
the current WIC program participants in
the sample unit may complete up to two
surveys, the Certification Survey and
the Program Experiences Survey. A
sample of 1,000 current WIC program
participants, a subset of the sample of
2,000 WIC program participants, will be
recruited to complete both the
Certification Survey and the Program
Experiences Survey interviews in
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person during the same visit. Assuming
an 80 percent response rate for each
survey, a total of 1,600 current WIC
program participants will complete
Certification Surveys, and 800 will also
complete the Program Experiences
Survey.
An additional sample for the Program
Experiences Survey will be
administered the questionnaire by
telephone or in person during a followup home visit. The initial sample size is
1,500 current WIC program participants,
and assuming an 80 percent response
rate, the final sample will include 1,200
current program participants (750 by
telephone and 450 in person).
The Denied Applicant Survey,
administered in person, will include an
initial sample of 240 recently denied
WIC program applicants. Assuming an
80 percent response rate, the final
sample will be 192 recently denied WIC
program applicants.
This study includes a Former WIC
Participant Case Study with an initial
sample of 520 former WIC program
participants. As a qualitative case study
with people who are no longer
participating in the program, the
expected response rate is 30 percent.
This response rate will result in 156
respondents who will be asked
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screening questions. Assuming 20
percent are screened out, the final
screened sample will be 125 former
participants.
The Alternative Methodology Pilot
Studies will take place in 2018 and
2019. The initial sample size for each is
estimated to be 186 current WIC
program participants for the
Certification Survey sample and 24
recently denied WIC program applicants
for the Denied Applicant Survey
sample. Assuming an 80 percent
response rate for each sample, the
resulting respondent sample will
include approximately 150 current WIC
program participants and 19 recently
denied WIC program applicants for each
year.
Estimated Frequency of Responses per
Respondent: FNS estimates that the
frequency of responses per respondent
will average 5.92 responses per
respondent (including respondents and
non-respondents) across the entire
collection. State agency directors, local
WIC agency directors, denied
applicants, and former WIC participants
will provide a one-time response during
their respective survey or interview. A
portion of the current WIC participants
will be invited to complete two surveys,
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although most will provide responses
on only one survey. Each respondent
type may be contacted several times by
telephone, mail, email, and home visits
to encourage participation and, when
appropriate, to remind the respondent
of the importance of their contribution
to this study.
Estimated Total Annual Responses:
The total number of responses
(including respondents and nonrespondents) expected across all
respondent categories is 41,504.
Estimated Time per Response: The
estimated time will vary depending on
the respondent category and will range
from 1.2 minutes (0.02 hours) to 66
minutes (1.1 hours). The following table
outlines the estimated total annual
burden for each type of respondent.
Across all study respondents and nonrespondents, the average estimated time
per response is 0.10 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours on Respondents: 3,898.05 hours
(see Table 1: Burden Estimate for
Respondents and Non-Respondents for
estimated total annual burden hours by
type of respondent).
Dated: August 31, 2016.
Audrey Rowe,
Administrator, Food and Nutrition Service.
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Table 1: Burden Estimate for Respondents and Non-Respondents
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Respondent
Category
Instrument
Respondent Type
ID
Total
Sample
Size
Estimated
Frequency
Total
Number of
of
Annual
Respondents Response Responses
81
90
90
Letter to State Agencies
A2
90
Study Description for State and Local WIC Agencies
A3
90
NSWP-111 Extant State Agency Data Overview
A4
23
State Agency Survey Invitation Email
A5a
State Agency Survey Invitation Letter with Instrument
A5b
Estimated
Number of
Frequency
Burden
Non-
of Non-
Estimate
Responden
Response
Hours
Is
lime Per
Response
(Hours)
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Census of State Agen~esSurvey-Web
Total
Annual
Average
Average
Annual
NonResponses
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.
Total
Time Per
Non-
Total
Annual
Burden
Response
Estimate
Hours
Grand
Hours
Total
Burden
Estimate
(Hours)
..
1.10
99.00
0
0
0
0.00
0.0
99.00
90
0.02
1.80
0
0
0
0.00
0.0
1.80
90
1
90
0.02
1.80
0
0
0
0.00
0.0
1.80
23
1
23
0.02
0.46
0
0
0
0.00
0.0
0.46
90
34
1
34
0.05
1.71
56
1
56
0.02
1.1
2.83
90
56
1
56
0.07
3.91
34
1
34
0.02
0.7
4.59
State Agency Survey Reminder Email, 1
56
21
1
21
0.05
1.06
35
1
35
0.02
0.7
1.75
State Agency Survey Reminder Email, 2
35
13
1
13
0.05
0.66
21
1
21
0.02
0.4
1.09
State Agency Survey Reminder Email, 3
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90
90
1
1
21
8
1
8
0.05
0.41
13
1
13
0.02
0.3
0.67
A5c
13
5
1
5
0.05
0.25
8
1
8
0.02
0.2
0.42
State Agency Survey Reminder Email, 5
8
3
1
3
0.05
0.16
5
1
5
0.02
0.1
0.26
State Agency Survey Reminder Email, 6
5
2
1
2
0.05
0.10
3
1
3
0.02
0.1
0.16
State Agency Survey Reminder Email, 7
3
3
1
3
0.05
0.16
0
0
0
0.02
0.0
0.16
2.62
State Agency Survey Reminder Email, 4
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Call1
56
25
1
25
0.08
2.01
31
1
31
0.02
0.6
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31
14
1
14
0.08
1.10
17
0
0
0.00
0.0
1.10
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Call3
17
8
1
8
0.08
0.61
9
0
0
0.00
0.0
0.61
State Agency Survey Reminder Phone
Scrip~
Call4
9
4
1
4
0.08
0.33
5
1
5
0.02
0.1
0.44
State Agency Survey Reminder Phone
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Call5
5
2
1
2
0.08
0.18
3
0
0
0.00
0.0
0.18
State Agency Survey Reminder Phone
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3
1
1
1
0.08
0.10
2
0
0
0.00
0.0
0.10
State Agency Survey Reminder Phone
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Tribal Government
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2
2
1
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0.05
0.08
0
0
0
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State Agency Survey Thank You Letter
C1
90
90
1
90
0.02
1.80
0
0
0
0.00
0.0
1.80
local WIC Agency Survey- Web
82
1500
1200
1
1200
067
800.00
300
0
0
0.00
0.0
800.00
Local WIC Agency Survey Invitation Email
A7a
1500
525
1
525
0.05
26.25
975
1
975
0.02
19.5
45.75
Local WIC Agency Survey Invitation Letter with Instrument
A7b
1500
675
1
675
0.07
47.25
825
1
825
0.02
16.5
63.75
Sfmt 4725
Local WIC Agency Survey Reminder Email, 1
975
146
1
146
0.05
7.31
828
1
828
0.02
16.6
23.87
Local WIC Agency Survey Reminder Email, 2
828
152
1
152
0.05
7.62
676
1
676
0.02
13.5
21.13
Local WIC Agency Survey Reminder Email, 3
676
124
1
124
0.05
6.22
551
1
551
0.02
11.0
17.24
551
102
1
102
0.05
5.08
450
1
450
0.02
9.0
14.07
Local WIC Agency Survey Reminder Email, 5
450
83
1
83
0.05
4.14
367
1
367
0.02
7.3
11.48
Local WIC Agency Survey Reminder Email, 6
367
68
1
68
0.05
3.38
299
1
299
0.02
6.0
9.36
Local WIC Agency Survey Reminder Email, 7
299
55
1
55
0.05
2.76
244
1
244
0.02
4.9
7.64
12.14
673
1
673
0.02
13.5
25.61
A7c
Local WIC Agency Survey Reminder Email, 4
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Call1
825
152
1
152
0.08
Local WIC Agency Survey Reminder Phone
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673
123
1
123
0.08
9.86
550
0
0
0.00
0.0
9.86
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Call3
550
101
1
101
0.08
805
449
0
0
0.00
0.0
805
Local WIC Agency Survey Reminder Phone
Scrip~
Call4
449
82
1
82
0.08
6.58
367
1
367
0.02
7.3
13.92
Local WIC Agency Survey Reminder Phone
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Call5
367
67
1
67
0.08
5.37
300
0
0
0.00
0.0
5.37
Local WIC Agency Survey Reminder Phone
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Call6
300
55
1
55
0.08
4.39
245
0
0
0.00
0.0
4.39
Local WIC Agency Survey Reminder Phone
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Call7
245
45
1
45
0.08
3.59
200
1
200
0.02
4.0
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1
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0.02
24.00
0
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0.20
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133.35
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2000
1600
1
1600
0.50
800.00
400
0
0.00
0.00
800.00
Certification Survey Invitation Phone Script, Call1
2000
362
1
362
0.08
28.94
1638
1
1638
0.02
32.76
61.71
Certification Survey Invitation Phone Script, Call 2
1638
296
1
296
0.08
23.71
1343
0
0
0.00
0.00
23.71
Certification Survey Invitation Phone Script, Call 3
1343
243
1
243
0.08
19.43
1100
0
0
0.00
0.00
19.43
1100
101
1
101
0.08
8.05
999
1
999
0.02
19.99
28.04
999
91
1
91
0.08
7.32
908
0
0
0.00
0.00
7.32
908
83
1
83
0.08
6.65
825
0
0
0.00
0.00
6.65
825
125
1
125
0.08
9.96
700
1
700
0.02
14.01
23.97
700
300
1
300
0.02
6.01
400
0
0
0.00
0.00
6.01
1600
880
1
800
0.02
17.60
720
0
0
0.00
0.00
17.60
36.00
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Certification Survey Invitation Phone Script, Call 4
B3a. 63b
A10a
Certification Survey Invitation Phone Script, Call 5
Individuals or
Households
Certification Survey Invitation Phone Script, Call 6
Current\MC Program
Certification Survey Invitation Phone Script, Call 7
Participants
Certification Survey In-Person Invitation Script, Door Knock 1
A10b
Text Message Reminder for Scheduled Certification Survey
A10c
720
360
1
800
0.08
28.80
360
1
360
0.02
7.20
Certification Survey Information Letter from State Agencies
A9
2000
1600
1
1600
0.02
32.00
400
1
400
0.02
8.00
40.00
Participant Consent Form Phone Script
C3
1600
1600
1
1600
0.10
160.00
0
0
0
0.00
0.00
160.00
Program Experiences Survey (after Certification Survey)- In
Person
B5a, B5b
1000
800
1
800
0.52
416.00
200.00
1
200
0.02
4.00
420.00
Phone Reminder for Scheduled Certification Survey
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Respondent Type
Appendix
Instrument
ID
Total
Sample
Size
tfon·R•sptin'dents
I
Estimated
Average
lime Per
Number of
Total
Total I Average
Estimated IFrequencyl
Annual
Frequency
Annual
NonNumber of
of
Annual
Time Per
Burden
NonRes onse
.
of NonNonResponse
Respondents Response Responses
p
Estimate Responden
Response Responses
(Hours)~
Is
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Program Experiences Survey- Telephone
Grand
Total
Burden
Estimate
(Hours)
~
0.00
0.02
23.25
50.25
988
0.00
0.00
13.95
8.85
877
0.00
0.00
8.85
0.08
3.51
834
0.02
16.67
20.18
2.79
750
0.50
375.00
750
o
1163
Call1
1500
338
338
0.08
27.00
1163
Program Experiences Survey Invitation Phone
Scrip~
Call 2
1163
174
174
0.08
13.95
Program Experiences Survey Invitation Phone
Scrip~
Call 3
988
111
111
0.08
877
44
44
13
Total
Annual
Burden
Estimate
o.oo
750
Scrip~
IA
~
I
1500
Program Experiences Survey Invitation Phone
(rogram Experiences Survey Invitation Phone Scrip~ Call4
I
Total
834
I
375.00
Scrip~
Call 5
834
35
35
0.08
2.79
799
0.00
0.00
Program Experiences Survey Invitation Phone
Scrip~
Call 6
799
25
25
0.08
2.00
774
0.00
0.00
2.00
Program Experiences Survey Invitation Phone
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Scrip~
Call 7
774
14
14
0.08
1.11
760
0.02
15.19
16.31
760
10
10
0.08
0.80
750
0.00
0.00
0.80
0.03
0.00
0.02
0.00
0.00
0.02
19.31
19.60
75.00
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Participants
760
A15a
Program Experiences Survey Invitation Email
A15b
975
10
10
0.03
0.29
Participant Consent Form Phone Script
C4
750
750
750
0.10
75.00
0.00
0.00
Program Experiences Survey Thank You Letter and Gilt Card
C5
750
750
750
0.02
15.00
0.00
0.00
15.00
Program Experiences Survey- In Person
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Program Experiences Survey Invitation Letter
B5a, B5b
750
450
450
0.50
225.00
300
Q.OO
0.00
225.00
0.00
0.00
36.00
0.02
14.33
15.00
0.00
0.00
Program Experiences Survey Invitation In-Person Scrip~ Door Knock 1 !A14
965
450
450
0.08
36.00
300
A15b
750
34
34
0.02
0.68
716
Participant Brochure
A16
750
450
450
0.02
9.00
300
Participant Consent Form
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750
Program Experiences Survey Postcard
C6
450
450
450
0.10
45.00
84•, B4b
716
9.00
45.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
112.00
0.02
4.24
6.49
187
0.00
0.00
1.99
1.76
165
0.00
0.00
1.76
0.08
0.59
157
0.02
3.15
3.74
157
0.08
0.50
151
0.00
0.00
0.50
151
0.08
0.48
145
0.00
0.00
0.48
145
0.08
0.43
140
0.02
2.80
3.22
82
0.08
6.54
58
0.00
0.00
6.54
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192
192
0.58
112.00
48
Scrip~
Call1
240
28
28
0.08
2.26
212
Denied Applicant Survey Invitation Phone
Scrip~
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Food and Nutrition Service
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection;
Comment Request--Third National Survey of WIC Participants (NSWP-III)
AGENCY: Food and Nutrition Service (FNS), United States Department of
Agriculture (USDA).
ACTION: Notice and request for comments.
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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 to conduct the Third National Survey of WIC Participants
(NSWP-III).
DATES: Written comments must be received on or before November 7, 2016.
ADDRESSES: Comments are invited on the following topics: (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, and/or other forms of information
technology.
Comments may be sent to: Anthony Panzera, 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 Anthony Panzera at 703-305-2576, or via email to
Anthony.Panzera@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 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 Anthony
Panzera at Anthony.Panzera@fns.usda.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Third National Survey of WIC Participants (NSWP-III).
Form Number: N/A.
OMB Number: Not yet assigned.
Expiration Date: Not yet determined.
Type of Request: New collection.
Abstract: The Third National Survey of WIC Participants (NSWP-III)
is designed to provide nationally representative estimates of improper
payments in the WIC program arising from errors in the certification or
denial of WIC applicants, to investigate potential State and local
agency characteristics that may correlate with these errors, and to
assess WIC participants' reasons for satisfaction or dissatisfaction
with the program. The NSWP-III builds on three previous studies and
reports spanning several decades.
To accomplish study objectives, the following data collections are
planned: (1) A Certification Survey with up to 2,000 recently certified
WIC participants; (2) a Denied Applicant Survey with up to 240 WIC
applicants who did not qualify for the program; (3) a Program
Experiences Survey with up to 2,500 current WIC program participants;
(4) a Former Participant Case Study with 520 inactive WIC program
participants who have stopped redeeming WIC benefits; (5) a State
Agency Survey with 90 agencies, including 50 States and the District of
Columbia, the 34 Indian Tribal Organizations (ITOs), and 5 U.S.
Territories; (6) and a Local WIC Agency Survey with 1,500 local WIC
agency directors.
In addition, NSWP-III will pilot a new methodology for the future
annual estimates of improper payments in the WIC program. Under this
approach, the data collection instruments and recruiting materials,
developed for the 2017 Certification Survey and Denied Applicants
Survey, will be fielded in 2018 and 2019 by replacing one of 10
``panels'' from the 2017 sample with newly selected WIC participants
(180 per year) and denied applicants (24 per year); these data will be
pooled with the extant 2017 data from the remaining (non-replaced)
panels to update the estimates of improper payments in each year. Data
collection activities in these 2 years will include recruiting recently
certified WIC participants to complete the Certification Survey and
denied WIC applicants to complete the Denied Applicant Survey.
Affected Public: This study includes two respondent groups: (1)
State, Local, and Tribal Government (State WIC agency directors and
local WIC agency directors); and (2) Individuals or Households (current
WIC program participants, denied applicants, and former WIC
participants).
Estimated Number of Respondents: The total estimated number of
respondents is 7,008. This figure includes 4,745 respondents and 2,263
non-respondents. This study will include six data collection
activities.
The initial sample for the State Agency Survey will consist of 90
State WIC agency directors. Assuming that 100 percent respond to the
web-based survey, the resulting respondent sample will include
approximately 90 State WIC agency directors.
Local WIC agency directors will also complete a web-based survey,
the Local WIC Agency Survey. The initial sample will include 1,500
local WIC agency directors and, assuming an 80 percent response rate,
the final sample will result in 1,200 local WIC agency directors.
The initial sample size for the Certification Survey is 2,000
current WIC program participants. A portion of the current WIC program
participants in the sample unit may complete up to two surveys, the
Certification Survey and the Program Experiences Survey. A sample of
1,000 current WIC program participants, a subset of the sample of 2,000
WIC program participants, will be recruited to complete both the
Certification Survey and the Program Experiences Survey interviews in
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person during the same visit. Assuming an 80 percent response rate for
each survey, a total of 1,600 current WIC program participants will
complete Certification Surveys, and 800 will also complete the Program
Experiences Survey.
An additional sample for the Program Experiences Survey will be
administered the questionnaire by telephone or in person during a
follow-up home visit. The initial sample size is 1,500 current WIC
program participants, and assuming an 80 percent response rate, the
final sample will include 1,200 current program participants (750 by
telephone and 450 in person).
The Denied Applicant Survey, administered in person, will include
an initial sample of 240 recently denied WIC program applicants.
Assuming an 80 percent response rate, the final sample will be 192
recently denied WIC program applicants.
This study includes a Former WIC Participant Case Study with an
initial sample of 520 former WIC program participants. As a qualitative
case study with people who are no longer participating in the program,
the expected response rate is 30 percent. This response rate will
result in 156 respondents who will be asked screening questions.
Assuming 20 percent are screened out, the final screened sample will be
125 former participants.
The Alternative Methodology Pilot Studies will take place in 2018
and 2019. The initial sample size for each is estimated to be 186
current WIC program participants for the Certification Survey sample
and 24 recently denied WIC program applicants for the Denied Applicant
Survey sample. Assuming an 80 percent response rate for each sample,
the resulting respondent sample will include approximately 150 current
WIC program participants and 19 recently denied WIC program applicants
for each year.
Estimated Frequency of Responses per Respondent: FNS estimates that
the frequency of responses per respondent will average 5.92 responses
per respondent (including respondents and non-respondents) across the
entire collection. State agency directors, local WIC agency directors,
denied applicants, and former WIC participants will provide a one-time
response during their respective survey or interview. A portion of the
current WIC participants will be invited to complete two surveys,
although most will provide responses on only one survey. Each
respondent type may be contacted several times by telephone, mail,
email, and home visits to encourage participation and, when
appropriate, to remind the respondent of the importance of their
contribution to this study.
Estimated Total Annual Responses: The total number of responses
(including respondents and non-respondents) expected across all
respondent categories is 41,504.
Estimated Time per Response: The estimated time will vary depending
on the respondent category and will range from 1.2 minutes (0.02 hours)
to 66 minutes (1.1 hours). The following table outlines the estimated
total annual burden for each type of respondent. Across all study
respondents and non-respondents, the average estimated time per
response is 0.10 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours on Respondents: 3,898.05 hours
(see Table 1: Burden Estimate for Respondents and Non-Respondents for
estimated total annual burden hours by type of respondent).
Dated: August 31, 2016.
Audrey Rowe,
Administrator, Food and Nutrition Service.
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