Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request, 60752 [2020-21323]

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• DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 188 (Monday, September 28, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Page 60752]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-21323]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

September 23, 2020.
    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; 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; the 
accuracy of the agency's estimate of burden including the validity of 
the methodology and assumptions used; ways to enhance the quality, 
utility and clarity of the information to be collected; and 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 October 
28, 2020 will be considered. Written comments and recommendations for 
the proposed information collection should be submitted within 30 days 
of the publication of this notice on the following website 
www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this particular information 
collection by selecting ``Currently under 30-day Review--Open for 
Public Comments'' or by using the search function.
    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: WIC Breastfeeding Award of Excellence.
    OMB Control Number: 0584-0591.
    Summary of Collection: The Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010 
(HHFKA) (Pub. L. 111-296, Sec 231) requires the U.S. Department of 
Agriculture (USDA) to implement a program to recognize exemplary 
breastfeeding support practices at Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) 
local agencies and clinics. The WIC program, of which the breastfeeding 
award of excellence is a part, is authorized by the Child Nutrition Act 
of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1787). The award program for breastfeeding 
excellence was originally titled the Loving Support Award of 
Excellence, consistent with the former WIC breastfeeding campaign, 
Loving Support Makes Breastfeeding Work. In 2018, the WIC breastfeeding 
campaign was updated and rebranded as WIC Breastfeeding Support so the 
name of the award program was changed as well.
    Need and Use of the Information: While HHFKA mandates that the USDA 
provide a program to recognize exemplary breastfeeding support 
practices, it is voluntary for the WIC local agencies and clinics to 
apply for an award. Information is collected from the WIC local 
agencies to apply for an award and used by the WIC state agencies to 
evaluate the applications. The award application period is open once 
annually, and has been designed to allow local WIC agencies at 
different stages of progress in breastfeeding promotion and support 
program development to apply for an award. The information collection 
will meet the HHFKA requirement to implement a program to recognize 
exemplary breastfeeding support practices at WIC local agencies and 
clinics. The information collected through this program will be used to 
evaluate components of existing breastfeeding programs and support 
within WIC local agencies, to recognize local WIC agencies that provide 
exemplary breastfeeding programs and support services, and to provide 
examples of model programs to motivate local agencies and clinics to 
strengthen their breastfeeding promotion and support activities.
    Description of Respondents: State, Local, or Tribal Government.
    Number of Respondents: 269.
    Frequency of Responses: Reporting: Annually.
    Total Burden Hours: 574.

Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2020-21323 Filed 9-25-20; 8:45 am]
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