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eggs.
Description of Respondents: Business
or other for-profit; Federal Government.
Number of Respondents: 201.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting:
On occasion.
Total Burden Hours: 3,405.
Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection
Clearance Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Food and Nutrition Service
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Proposed Collection;
Comment Request—Special
Supplemental Nutrition Program for
Women, Infants, and Children (WIC)
Program Regulations—Reporting and
Record-Keeping Burden
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 to a
currently approved information
collection in the Special Supplemental
Nutrition Program for Women, Infants,
and Children (WIC) Regulations (7 CFR
part 246) for the reporting and recordkeeping burdens associated with the
WIC Program regulations.
DATES: Written comments must be
received on or before April 24, 2017.
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 sent to: Kurtria
Watson, Food and Nutrition Service,
U.S. Department of Agriculture, 3101
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Park Center Drive, Room 524,
Alexandria, VA 22302. Comments may
also be submitted via fax to the attention
of Kurtria Watson at 703–305–2196 or
via email to Kurtria.Watson@
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 Kurtria Watson at
703–605–4387.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Special Supplemental Nutrition
Program for Women, Infants, and
Children (WIC) Program Regulations—
Reporting and Record-keeping Burden.
Form Number: N/A.
OMB Number: 0584–0043.
Expiration Date: April 30, 2017.
Type of Request: Revision of a
currently approved collection.
Abstract: The purpose of the Special
Supplemental Nutrition Program for
Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) is
to provide supplemental foods,
nutrition education, and health care
referrals to low income, nutritionally atrisk pregnant, breastfeeding and
postpartum women, infants, and
children up to age five. Currently, WIC
operates through State health
departments in 50 States, 34 Indian
Tribal Organizations, American Samoa,
District of Columbia, Guam,
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana
Islands, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin
Islands. The Federal regulations
governing the WIC Program (7 CFR part
246) require that certain program-related
information be collected and that full
and complete records concerning WIC
operations are maintained. The
information reporting and recordkeeping burdens are necessary to ensure
appropriate and efficient management of
the WIC program.
The reporting and record-keeping
burdens covered by this Information
Collection Burden (ICB) include
requirements that involve the
certification of WIC participants; the
nutrition education that is provided to
participants; the authorization, training
and monitoring of vendors; and the
collection of vendor pricing information
in order to comply with the Federal
regulations regarding WIC cost
containment. State Plans are the
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principal source of information about
how each State agency operates its WIC
Program. Information collected from
participants and local agencies is
collected through State-developed forms
or Management Information Systems.
The information collected is used by the
Department of Agriculture to manage,
plan, evaluate, make decisions and
report on WIC program operations. This
information collection is requesting a
revision in the burden hours due to
program changes related to Electronic
Benefits Transfer (EBT) delivery and
program adjustments that primarily
reflect expected changes in the number
of WIC participants; WIC authorized
vendors; and WIC local agencies. The
revisions decreased the approved
reporting burden by 169,424 hours and
decreased the total approved recordkeeping burden by 88,203 hours.
Reporting Burden
Affected Public: Individual/
Households; Business or Other for
Profit; State, Local and Tribal
Government.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
The total estimated number of
respondents is 7,739,970. This includes:
1,927 State and local agencies;
7,693,319 WIC participants; and 44,724
Retail Vendors.
Estimated Number of Responses per
Respondent: The estimated number of
responses per respondent is 3.07.
Estimated Total Annual Responses:
The estimated total for annual responses
is 23,734,452.
Estimated Time per Response: The
estimated time per response is .13
hours.
Estimated Total Annual Reporting
Burden Hours: The estimated total
annual reporting burden hours is
3,159,555.
Current OMB Inventory: 3,328,979.
Difference (Burden Revisions
Requested): 169,424.
Record-Keeping Burden
Estimated Number of Record-keepers:
The estimated number of record-keepers
is 11,927.
Estimated Number of Records: The
estimated number of records is 2,586.
Total Estimated Annual Records: The
total estimated annual records is
30,848,590.
Estimated Annual Hours per Recordkeeper: The estimated annual hours per
record-keeper is .02.
Estimated Total Record-keeping
Burden Hours: The estimated total
record-keeping burden hours is 607,555.
Current OMB Inventory: 695,758.
Difference (Burden Revisions
Requested): 88,203.
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Estimated Grand Total for Reporting
and Record-keeping Burden: The
estimated grand total for reporting and
record-keeping is 3,767,110.
Total estimated
number of
respondents
Type of respondent
Annual
responses per
respondent
Total
estimated
annual
responses
Number of
burden hours
per request
(hours)
Estimated
burden
hours
State, Local, & Indian Tribal Governments (90 WIC
State agencies; 1,837 WIC local agencies) ...............
Business or Other For-Profit (44,724 WIC authorized
vendors) ......................................................................
Individuals/Households (7,693,319 WIC participants) ...
1,927
6,192
11,932,833
0.20
2,397,410
44,724
7,693,319
2.24
1.52
100,338
11,701,281
1.77
0.05
177,455
584,689
Total Reporting Burden ..........................................
7,739,970
........................
24,756,206
........................
3,271,644
Type of respondent
Estimated number
of record-keepers
Estimated
number of
records
Total
estimated
annual
records
Estimated time
(hours)
Estimated
burden hours
State, Local, & Indian Tribal Governments (90 WIC
State agencies; 1,837 WIC local agencies, 10,000) ..
11,927
2,586
30,848,590
0.02
607,555
Dated: February 13, 2017.
Jessica Shahin,
Acting Administrator, Food and Nutrition
Service, USDA.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service
Butte County Resource Advisory
Committee
Forest Service, USDA.
Notice of meeting.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The Butte County Resource
Advisory Committee (RAC) will meet in
Oroville, California. The committee is
authorized under the Secure Rural
Schools and Community SelfDetermination Act (the Act) and
operates in compliance with the Federal
Advisory Committee Act. The purpose
of the committee is to improve
collaborative relationships and to
provide advice and recommendations to
the Forest Service concerning projects
and funding consistent with Title II of
the Act. RAC information can be found
at the following Web site: https://
www.fs.usda.gov/main/pts/
specialprojects/racweb.
DATES: The meeting will be held on
February 28, 2017, at 6:30 p.m. For
anyone who would like to attend via
conference call, please contact the
person listed under the FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT.
All RAC meetings are subject to
cancellation. For status of meeting prior
to attendance, please contact the person
listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT.
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The meeting will be held at
the Feather River Ranger District,
Conference Room, 875 Mitchell Avenue,
Oroville, California.
Written comments may be submitted
as described under SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION. All comments, including
names and addresses when provided,
are placed in the record and are
available for public inspection and
copying. The public may inspect
comments received at the Plumas
National Forest Supervisor‘s Office.
Please call ahead to facilitate entry into
the building.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lee
Anne Schramel, RAC Coordinator, by
phone at 530–283–7850 or by email at
easchramel@fs.fed.us.
Individuals who use
telecommunication devices for the deaf
(TDD) may call the Federal Information
Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–800–877–8339
between 8:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m.,
Eastern Standard Time, Monday
through Friday.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
purpose of the meeting is to recommend
projects for Title II funds.
The meeting is open to the public.
The agenda will include time for people
to make oral statements of three minutes
or less. Individuals wishing to make an
oral statement should request in writing
by February 16, 2017, to be scheduled
on the agenda. Anyone who would like
to bring related matters to the attention
of the committee may file written
statements with the committee staff
before or after the meeting. Written
comments and requests for time to make
oral comments must be sent to Lee Anne
Schramel, Plumas National Forest
Supervisor’s Office, 159 Lawrence
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Street, Quincy, California 95971; or by
email to easchramel@fs.fed.us.
Meeting Accommodations: If you are
a person requiring reasonable
accommodation, please make requests
in advance for sign language
interpreting, assistive listening devices,
or other reasonable accommodation. For
access to the facility or proceedings,
please contact the person listed in the
section titled FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT. All reasonable
accommodation requests are managed
on a case by case basis.
Dated: February 8, 2017.
Jeanne Higgins,
Acting Associate Deputy Chief, National
Forest System.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service
Lake Tahoe Basin Federal Advisory
Committee
Forest Service, USDA.
Notice of meeting.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The Lake Tahoe Basin Federal
Advisory Committee (LTBFAC) will
meet in South Lake Tahoe, California.
The Committee is established pursuant
to Executive Order 13057, and the
Federal Advisory Committee Act of
1972. Additional information
concerning the Committee can be found
by visiting the Committee’s Web site at:
https://www.fs.usda.gov/goto/ltbmu/
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Tuesday, February 28, 2017, from 1:00
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Food and Nutrition Service
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection;
Comment Request--Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women,
Infants, and Children (WIC) Program Regulations--Reporting and Record-
Keeping Burden
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
to a currently approved information collection in the Special
Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC)
Regulations (7 CFR part 246) for the reporting and record-keeping
burdens associated with the WIC Program regulations.
DATES: Written comments must be received on or before April 24, 2017.
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 sent to: Kurtria Watson, Food and Nutrition
Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, 3101 Park Center Drive, Room
524, Alexandria, VA 22302. Comments may also be submitted via fax to
the attention of Kurtria Watson at 703-305-2196 or via email to
Kurtria.Watson@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 Kurtria
Watson at 703-605-4387.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants,
and Children (WIC) Program Regulations--Reporting and Record-keeping
Burden.
Form Number: N/A.
OMB Number: 0584-0043.
Expiration Date: April 30, 2017.
Type of Request: Revision of a currently approved collection.
Abstract: The purpose of the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program
for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) is to provide supplemental
foods, nutrition education, and health care referrals to low income,
nutritionally at-risk pregnant, breastfeeding and postpartum women,
infants, and children up to age five. Currently, WIC operates through
State health departments in 50 States, 34 Indian Tribal Organizations,
American Samoa, District of Columbia, Guam, Commonwealth of the
Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands. The
Federal regulations governing the WIC Program (7 CFR part 246) require
that certain program-related information be collected and that full and
complete records concerning WIC operations are maintained. The
information reporting and record-keeping burdens are necessary to
ensure appropriate and efficient management of the WIC program.
The reporting and record-keeping burdens covered by this
Information Collection Burden (ICB) include requirements that involve
the certification of WIC participants; the nutrition education that is
provided to participants; the authorization, training and monitoring of
vendors; and the collection of vendor pricing information in order to
comply with the Federal regulations regarding WIC cost containment.
State Plans are the principal source of information about how each
State agency operates its WIC Program. Information collected from
participants and local agencies is collected through State-developed
forms or Management Information Systems. The information collected is
used by the Department of Agriculture to manage, plan, evaluate, make
decisions and report on WIC program operations. This information
collection is requesting a revision in the burden hours due to program
changes related to Electronic Benefits Transfer (EBT) delivery and
program adjustments that primarily reflect expected changes in the
number of WIC participants; WIC authorized vendors; and WIC local
agencies. The revisions decreased the approved reporting burden by
169,424 hours and decreased the total approved record-keeping burden by
88,203 hours.
Reporting Burden
Affected Public: Individual/Households; Business or Other for
Profit; State, Local and Tribal Government.
Estimated Number of Respondents: The total estimated number of
respondents is 7,739,970. This includes: 1,927 State and local
agencies; 7,693,319 WIC participants; and 44,724 Retail Vendors.
Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: The estimated number
of responses per respondent is 3.07.
Estimated Total Annual Responses: The estimated total for annual
responses is 23,734,452.
Estimated Time per Response: The estimated time per response is .13
hours.
Estimated Total Annual Reporting Burden Hours: The estimated total
annual reporting burden hours is 3,159,555.
Current OMB Inventory: 3,328,979.
Difference (Burden Revisions Requested): 169,424.
Record-Keeping Burden
Estimated Number of Record-keepers: The estimated number of record-
keepers is 11,927.
Estimated Number of Records: The estimated number of records is
2,586.
Total Estimated Annual Records: The total estimated annual records
is 30,848,590.
Estimated Annual Hours per Record-keeper: The estimated annual
hours per record-keeper is .02.
Estimated Total Record-keeping Burden Hours: The estimated total
record-keeping burden hours is 607,555.
Current OMB Inventory: 695,758.
Difference (Burden Revisions Requested): 88,203.
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Estimated Grand Total for Reporting and Record-keeping Burden: The
estimated grand total for reporting and record-keeping is 3,767,110.
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Total Number of
Total estimated Annual estimated burden hours Estimated
Type of respondent number of responses per annual per request burden hours
respondents respondent responses (hours)
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State, Local, & Indian Tribal 1,927 6,192 11,932,833 0.20 2,397,410
Governments (90 WIC State
agencies; 1,837 WIC local
agencies)...................
Business or Other For-Profit 44,724 2.24 100,338 1.77 177,455
(44,724 WIC authorized
vendors)....................
Individuals/Households 7,693,319 1.52 11,701,281 0.05 584,689
(7,693,319 WIC participants)
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Total Reporting Burden... 7,739,970 .............. 24,756,206 .............. 3,271,644
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Estimated Total
Type of respondent Estimated number number of estimated Estimated time Estimated
of record-keepers records annual records (hours) burden hours
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State, Local, & Indian Tribal Governments (90 WIC State 11,927 2,586 30,848,590 0.02 607,555
agencies; 1,837 WIC local agencies, 10,000)....................
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Dated: February 13, 2017.
Jessica Shahin,
Acting Administrator, Food and Nutrition Service, USDA.
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