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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
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The Department of Agriculture has
submitted the following information
collection requirement(s) to OMB for
review and clearance under the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,
Public Law 104–13. Comments are
requested regarding (1) whether the
collection of information is necessary
for the proper performance of the
functions of the agency, including
whether the information will have
practical utility; (2) the accuracy of the
agency’s estimate of burden including
the validity of the methodology and
assumptions used; (3) ways to enhance
the quality, utility and clarity of the
information to be collected; and (4)
ways to minimize the burden of the
collection of information on those who
are to respond, including through the
use of appropriate automated,
electronic, mechanical, or other
technological collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
Comments regarding this information
collection received by April 12, 2018
will be considered. Written comments
should be addressed to: Desk Officer for
Agriculture, Office of Information and
Regulatory Affairs, Office of
Management and Budget (OMB), OIRA_
Submission@omb.eop.gov or fax (202)
395–5806 and to Departmental
Clearance Office, USDA, OCIO, Mail
Stop 7602, Washington, DC 20250–
7602. Copies of the submission(s) may
be obtained by calling (202) 720–8958.
An agency may not conduct or
sponsor a collection of information
unless the collection of information
displays a currently valid OMB control
number and the agency informs
potential persons who are to respond to
the collection of information that such
persons are not required to respond to
the collection of information unless it
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Food and Nutrition Service
Title: Third National Survey of WIC
Participants (NSWP–III).
OMB Control Number: 0584—New.
Summary of Collection: The Third
National Survey of WIC Participants
(NSWP–III) is designed to provide
nationally representative estimates of
improper payments in the Special
Supplemental Program for Women,
Infants, and Children (WIC) 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. The Improper
Payments Elimination and Recovery
Improvement Act (IPERIA) of 2012 (P.L.
112–248); 2009 Executive Order
13520—Reducing Improper Payments;
the Office of Inspector General (OIG)
USDA FY 2014 Compliance with
Improper Payments Requirements; and
the Requirements for Effective
Estimation and Remediation of
Improper Payments set forth the
priority, mandate, and requirements for
the Food and Nutrition Service to
identify, estimate, and reduce erroneous
payments in WIC.
Need and use of the Information: The
NSWP–III will collect data from state
and local WIC agency directors, current
and former WIC program participants,
and recently denied WIC program
participants. The surveys for the state
and local WIC agency directors are
mandatory, while the surveys for the
WIC program participants are voluntary.
The NSWP–III has two purposes: (1) To
obtain the data necessary to accomplish
the study objectives noted above and (2)
to pilot a new methodology for future
annual estimates of improper payments
in the WIC program.
Description of Respondents: State,
Local, or Tribal Government;
Individuals or Households.
Number of Respondents: 6,588.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting:
On Occasion.
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Total Burden Hours: 5,110.
Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection
Clearance Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Submission for OMB Review;
Comment Request
March 8, 2018.
The Department of Agriculture has
submitted the following information
collection requirement(s) to OMB for
review and clearance under the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,
Public Law 104–13. Comments are
required regarding (1) whether the
collection of information is necessary
for the proper performance of the
functions of the agency, including
whether the information will have
practical utility; (2) the accuracy of the
agency’s estimate of burden including
the validity of the methodology and
assumptions used; (3) ways to enhance
the quality, utility and clarity of the
information to be collected; and (4)
ways to minimize the burden of the
collection of information on those who
are to respond, including through the
use of appropriate automated,
electronic, mechanical, or other
technological collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
Comments regarding this information
collection received by April 12, 2018
will be considered. Written comments
should be addressed to: Desk Officer for
Agriculture, Office of Information and
Regulatory Affairs, Office of
Management and Budget (OMB), New
Executive Office Building, 725—17th
Street, NW, Washington, DC 20502.
Commenters are encouraged to submit
their comments to OMB via email to:
OIRA_Submission@OMB.EOP.GOV or
fax (202) 395–5806 and to Departmental
Clearance Office, USDA, OCIO, Mail
Stop 7602, Washington, DC 20250–
7602. Copies of the submission(s) may
be obtained by calling (202) 720–8958.
An agency may not conduct or
sponsor a collection of information
unless the collection of information
displays a currently valid OMB control
number and the agency informs
potential persons who are to respond to
the collection of information that such
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statements of organization and functions are examples of documents
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
March 8, 2018.
The Department of Agriculture has submitted the following
information collection requirement(s) to OMB for review and clearance
under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104-13. Comments
are requested regarding (1) whether the collection of information is
necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency,
including whether the information will have practical utility; (2) the
accuracy of the agency's estimate of burden including the validity of
the methodology and assumptions used; (3) ways to enhance the quality,
utility and clarity of the information to be collected; and (4) ways to
minimize the burden of the collection of information on those who are
to respond, including through the use of appropriate automated,
electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
Comments regarding this information collection received by April
12, 2018 will be considered. Written comments should be addressed to:
Desk Officer for Agriculture, Office of Information and Regulatory
Affairs, Office of Management and Budget (OMB),
[email protected] or fax (202) 395-5806 and to Departmental
Clearance Office, USDA, OCIO, Mail Stop 7602, Washington, DC 20250-
7602. Copies of the submission(s) may be obtained by calling (202) 720-
8958.
An agency may not conduct or sponsor a collection of information
unless the collection of information displays a currently valid OMB
control number and the agency informs potential persons who are to
respond to the collection of information that such persons are not
required to respond to the collection of information unless it displays
a currently valid OMB control number.
Food and Nutrition Service
Title: Third National Survey of WIC Participants (NSWP-III).
OMB Control Number: 0584--New.
Summary of Collection: The Third National Survey of WIC
Participants (NSWP-III) is designed to provide nationally
representative estimates of improper payments in the Special
Supplemental Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) 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.
The Improper Payments Elimination and Recovery Improvement Act (IPERIA)
of 2012 (P.L. 112-248); 2009 Executive Order 13520--Reducing Improper
Payments; the Office of Inspector General (OIG) USDA FY 2014 Compliance
with Improper Payments Requirements; and the Requirements for Effective
Estimation and Remediation of Improper Payments set forth the priority,
mandate, and requirements for the Food and Nutrition Service to
identify, estimate, and reduce erroneous payments in WIC.
Need and use of the Information: The NSWP-III will collect data
from state and local WIC agency directors, current and former WIC
program participants, and recently denied WIC program participants. The
surveys for the state and local WIC agency directors are mandatory,
while the surveys for the WIC program participants are voluntary. The
NSWP-III has two purposes: (1) To obtain the data necessary to
accomplish the study objectives noted above and (2) to pilot a new
methodology for future annual estimates of improper payments in the WIC
program.
Description of Respondents: State, Local, or Tribal Government;
Individuals or Households.
Number of Respondents: 6,588.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting: On Occasion.
Total Burden Hours: 5,110.
Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2018-04982 Filed 3-12-18; 8:45 am]
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