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identified as such and do not obtain
benefits to which they are not eligible.
FCIC and RMA do not obtain
information used to identify a person as
ineligible for benefits under the Federal
crop insurance program directly from
the ineligible person. AIPs notify RMA
of persons with a delinquent debt
electronically through a secure
automated system. RMA (1) sends
written notification to the person
informing them they are ineligible for
benefits under the Federal crop
insurance program; and (2) places that
person on the RMA Ineligible Tracking
System until the person regains
eligibility for such benefits.
RMA’s Office of General Counsel
notifies RMA in writing of persons
convicted of controlled substance
violations. RMA (1) sends written
notification to the person informing
them they are ineligible for benefits
under the Federal crop insurance
program; and (2) places that person on
RMA’s Ineligible Tracking System until
the person regains eligibility for such
benefits.
Persons debarred, suspended or
disqualified by RMA are (1) notified, in
writing, they are ineligible for benefits
under the Federal crop insurance
program; and (2) placed on RMA’s
Ineligible Tracking System until the
person regains eligibility for such
benefits.
Information identifying persons who
are ineligible for benefits under the
Federal crop insurance program is made
available to all AIPs through RMA’s
Ineligible Tracking System. The
Ineligible Tracking System is an
electronic system, maintained by RMA,
which identifies persons who are
ineligible to participate in the Federal
crop insurance program. The
information must be made available to
all AIPs to ensure ineligible persons
cannot circumvent the mandates by
switching from one AIP to another.
In addition, information identifying
persons who are debarred, suspended or
disqualified by RMA is provided to the
General Services Administration to be
included in the Excluded Parties List
System, an electronic system
maintained by the General Services
Administration that provides current
information about persons who are
excluded or disqualified from covered
transactions.
Estimate of burden: Reporting burden
for the collection and transmission of
information by AIPs, including
reporting for late payment of debt for
AIP reinstatement and Administrator
reinstatement, is estimated to average 19
minutes per response.
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Respondents: Approved Insurance
Providers.
Estimated number of respondents: 14
AIPs.
Estimated number of forms per
respondent: All information is obtained
electronically from AIPs.
Estimated total annual responses:
8,428 from all respondents.
Estimated total annual respondent
burden: 2,647 from all respondents.
We are requesting comments on all
aspects of this information collection to
help us to:
(1) Evaluate whether the collection of
information is necessary for the proper
performance of the functions of the
agencies, including whether the
information will have practical utility;
(2) evaluate the accuracy of the
agency’s estimate of burden including
the validity of the methodology and
assumptions used;
(3) enhance the quality, utility and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and
(4) minimize the burden of the
collection of information on those who
are to respond.
All responses to this notice will be
summarized and included in the request
for OMB approval. All comments will
also become a matter of public record.
Martin R. Barbre,
Manager, Federal Crop Insurance
Corporation.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Food and Nutrition Service
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Special Supplemental
Nutrition Program for Women, Infants,
and Children (WIC) Program
Regulations—Reporting and RecordKeeping 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 of a
currently approved information
collection in the Special Supplemental
Nutrition Program for Women, Infants,
and Children (WIC) for the reporting
and record-keeping burdens associated
with the WIC Program regulations.
DATES: Written comments must be
received on or before April 20, 2020.
SUMMARY:
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Comments may be sent to:
Lisa Southworth, Food and Nutrition
Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture,
Braddock Metro Center II, 1320
Braddock Place, Room 328, Alexandria,
VA 22314. Comments may also be
submitted via email to
Lisa.Southworth@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 Lisa Southworth
at 703–305–2086.
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) Program Regulations—
Reporting and Record-keeping Burden.
Form Number: N/A.
OMB Number: 0584–0043.
Expiration Date: August 31, 2020.
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, 33 Indian
Tribal Organizations, American Samoa,
District of Columbia, Guam,
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana
Islands, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin
ADDRESSES:
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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 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
adjustments that primarily reflect
expected changes in the number of WIC
participants; WIC authorized vendors;
and WIC State and local agencies. The
revisions decreased the approved
reporting burden by 317,028 hours and
decreased the total approved recordkeeping burden by 69,358 hours.
Reporting Burden
Affected Public: Individual/
Households; Business or Other for
Profit; and State, Local and Tribal
Government. Respondent groups
include WIC participants (women,
infants, and children), WIC retail
vendors, and WIC State and local
agencies (including Indian Tribal
Organizations and those in U.S.
territories).
Estimated Number of Respondents:
The total estimated number of
respondents is 6,913,189. This includes:
1,897 State and local agencies;
6,870,128 WIC participants; and 41,164
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 21,254,756.
Estimated Time per Response: The
average estimated time per response for
all participants is .13 hours. The
estimated time of response varies from
1 minute to 160 hours, depending on
the activity and the respondent group,
as shown in the table below.
Estimated Total Annual Reporting
Burden Hours: The estimated total
annual reporting burden hours is
2,848,015. See the table below for the
estimated total annual burden for each
type of respondent.
Current OMB Inventory: 3,165,043.
Difference (Burden Revisions
Requested): ¥317,028.
Record-Keeping Burden
Affected Public: State, Local, and
Tribal Government. The respondent
groups include the WIC State and local
agencies and WIC clinics (including
Indian Tribal Organizations and those in
U.S. territories).
Estimated Number of Record-keepers:
The estimated number of record-keepers
is 11,897.
Estimated Number of Records per
Respondent: The estimated number of
records is 2,315.
Total Estimated Annual Records: The
total estimated number of annual
records is 27,544,044.
Estimated Annual Hours per Recordkeeper: The average estimated annual
hours per record-keeper is .02. The
estimated time of response varies from
1 minute to 50 hours, depending on the
activity, as shown in the table below.
Estimated Total Record-keeping
Burden Hours: The estimated total
record-keeping burden hours is 538,197.
See the table below for the estimated
total annual burden.
Current OMB Inventory: 607,555.
Difference (Burden Revisions
Requested): ¥69,358.
Estimated Grand Total for Reporting
and Record-keeping Burden: The
estimated grand total for reporting and
record-keeping is 3,386,212.
REPORTING
Total
number of
respondents
Type of respondent
Average
responses per
respondent
Total
estimated
annual
responses
Number of
burden hours
per response
(hours)
Estimated
burden hours
STATE, LOCAL, & INDIAN TRIBAL GOVERNMENTS (89 WIC State agencies;
1,808 WIC local agencies) ................................................................................
BUSINESS OR OTHER FOR-PROFIT (41,164 WIC authorized vendors) ..........
INDIVIDUALS/HOUSEHOLDS (6,870,128 WIC participants) ..............................
1,897
41,164
6,870,128
5,609
2.20
1.53
10,640,409
90,742
10,523,605
0.20
1.85
0.05
2,154,666
167,511
525,838
Total Reporting Burden ..................................................................................
6,913,189
........................
21,254,756
........................
2,848,015
RECORDKEEPING
Type of respondent
Total
number of
record-keepers
Average
responses per
respondent
11,897
2,315
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STATE, LOCAL, & INDIAN TRIBAL GOVERNMENTS (89 WIC State agencies;
1,808 WIC local agencies, 10,000 WIC clinics) ................................................
Dated: February 6, 2020.
Pamilyn Miller,
Administrator, Food and Nutrition Service,
USDA.
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27,544,044
Number of
burden hours
per response
(hours)
0.02
Estimated
burden hours
538,197
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ACTION:
The United States Department
of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Utilities
Service (RUS) administers rural utilities
programs, including the
Telecommunications Program. RUS
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AGENCY:
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Food and Nutrition Service
Agency Information Collection Activities: 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
of a currently approved information collection in the Special
Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC)
for the reporting and record-keeping burdens associated with the WIC
Program regulations.
DATES: Written comments must be received on or before April 20, 2020.
ADDRESSES: Comments may be sent to: Lisa Southworth, Food and Nutrition
Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Braddock Metro Center II, 1320
Braddock Place, Room 328, Alexandria, VA 22314. Comments may also be
submitted via email to [email protected]. 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 Lisa
Southworth at 703-305-2086.
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) Program Regulations--Reporting and Record-keeping
Burden.
Form Number: N/A.
OMB Number: 0584-0043.
Expiration Date: August 31, 2020.
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, 33 Indian Tribal Organizations,
American Samoa, District of Columbia, Guam, Commonwealth of the
Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin
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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 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
adjustments that primarily reflect expected changes in the number of
WIC participants; WIC authorized vendors; and WIC State and local
agencies. The revisions decreased the approved reporting burden by
317,028 hours and decreased the total approved record-keeping burden by
69,358 hours.
Reporting Burden
Affected Public: Individual/Households; Business or Other for
Profit; and State, Local and Tribal Government. Respondent groups
include WIC participants (women, infants, and children), WIC retail
vendors, and WIC State and local agencies (including Indian Tribal
Organizations and those in U.S. territories).
Estimated Number of Respondents: The total estimated number of
respondents is 6,913,189. This includes: 1,897 State and local
agencies; 6,870,128 WIC participants; and 41,164 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 21,254,756.
Estimated Time per Response: The average estimated time per
response for all participants is .13 hours. The estimated time of
response varies from 1 minute to 160 hours, depending on the activity
and the respondent group, as shown in the table below.
Estimated Total Annual Reporting Burden Hours: The estimated total
annual reporting burden hours is 2,848,015. See the table below for the
estimated total annual burden for each type of respondent.
Current OMB Inventory: 3,165,043.
Difference (Burden Revisions Requested): -317,028.
Record-Keeping Burden
Affected Public: State, Local, and Tribal Government. The
respondent groups include the WIC State and local agencies and WIC
clinics (including Indian Tribal Organizations and those in U.S.
territories).
Estimated Number of Record-keepers: The estimated number of record-
keepers is 11,897.
Estimated Number of Records per Respondent: The estimated number of
records is 2,315.
Total Estimated Annual Records: The total estimated number of
annual records is 27,544,044.
Estimated Annual Hours per Record-keeper: The average estimated
annual hours per record-keeper is .02. The estimated time of response
varies from 1 minute to 50 hours, depending on the activity, as shown
in the table below.
Estimated Total Record-keeping Burden Hours: The estimated total
record-keeping burden hours is 538,197. See the table below for the
estimated total annual burden.
Current OMB Inventory: 607,555.
Difference (Burden Revisions Requested): -69,358.
Estimated Grand Total for Reporting and Record-keeping Burden: The
estimated grand total for reporting and record-keeping is 3,386,212.
Reporting
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Total Number of
Total number Average estimated burden hours Estimated
Type of respondent of responses per annual per response burden hours
respondents respondent responses (hours)
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STATE, LOCAL, & INDIAN TRIBAL 1,897 5,609 10,640,409 0.20 2,154,666
GOVERNMENTS (89 WIC State
agencies; 1,808 WIC local
agencies)......................
BUSINESS OR OTHER FOR-PROFIT 41,164 2.20 90,742 1.85 167,511
(41,164 WIC authorized vendors)
INDIVIDUALS/HOUSEHOLDS 6,870,128 1.53 10,523,605 0.05 525,838
(6,870,128 WIC participants)...
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Total Reporting Burden...... 6,913,189 .............. 21,254,756 .............. 2,848,015
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Recordkeeping
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Total Number of
Total number Average estimated burden hours Estimated
Type of respondent of record- responses per annual per response burden hours
keepers respondent responses (hours)
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STATE, LOCAL, & INDIAN TRIBAL 11,897 2,315 27,544,044 0.02 538,197
GOVERNMENTS (89 WIC State
agencies; 1,808 WIC local
agencies, 10,000 WIC clinics)..
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Dated: February 6, 2020.
Pamilyn Miller,
Administrator, Food and Nutrition Service, USDA.
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