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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Food and Nutrition Service
Agency Information Collection
Activities: WIC Nutrition Assessment
and Tailoring Study—In-Person Data
Collection
Food and Nutrition Service
(FNS), Agriculture (USDA).
ACTION: 60-Day 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 revision of the
currently approved collection for the
Special Supplemental Nutrition
Program for Women, Infants, and
Children (WIC) Nutrition Assessment
and Tailoring Study (WIC NATS) [OMB
Control Number 0584–0663]. The
revision adds data collection from inperson site visits, where the data
collection activities planned for the
currently approved remote site visits
will be replicated for use with 30 WIC
clinic sites for in-person site visits once
WIC clinic sites safely resume in-person
operations.
DATES: Written comments must be
received on or before October 4, 2021.
ADDRESSES: Comments may be sent to:
Alexander Bush, Office of Policy
Support, Food and Nutrition Service,
USDA, 1320 Braddock Place,
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Alexandria, VA 22314. Comments may
also be submitted via fax to the attention
of Karen Castellanos-Brown at 703–305–
2732 or via email to Karen.CastellanosBrown@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 on
or copies of this information collection
should be directed to Karen CastellanosBrown at Karen.Castellanos-Brown@
usda.gov or Courtney Paolicelli at 571–
302–6447.
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: WIC Nutrition Assessment and
Tailoring Study: In-Person Data
Collection.
Form Number: Not applicable.
OMB Number: 0584–0663.
Expiration Date: 04/30/2024.
Type of Request: Revision of a
currently approved collection.
Abstract: The Special Supplemental
Nutrition Program for Women, Infants,
and Children (WIC) provides
supplemental foods, nutrition education
and breastfeeding support, and referrals
to health care and other social services
to safeguard the health of low-income
women, infants, and children up to 5
years of age who are at nutritional risk.
As part of the certification and
recertification process, WIC staff
perform a comprehensive nutrition risk
assessment with each participant to
screen for certain nutrition risks and
collect other relevant dietary and health
information. Based on the nutrition risk
assessment, WIC staff can individualize
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the food package benefits, nutrition
education, and referrals the participant
receives to meet their unique nutritional
needs. While guidelines for conducting
a quality nutrition risk assessment are
described in the Value Enhanced
Nutrition Assessment (VENA)
guidance,1 there is flexibility in how
WIC staff conduct the nutrition risk
assessment, and specifics of the process
may vary by WIC State Agency (SA) and
by WIC Local Agency (LA). Through
this study, FNS seeks to better
understand the nutrition services
process as it transpires at WIC clinics,
and WIC staff and participants’
satisfaction with the process. The
findings from this study will be used to
develop guidance for WIC staff to
enhance service delivery to improve
program satisfaction, retention, and
participant health and nutrition
outcomes.
The four study objectives are: (1)
Provide in-depth descriptive
information on how a large, diverse
sample of local WIC agencies performs
the WIC nutrition risk assessment; (2)
Systematically describe how a national
sample of diverse local WIC agencies
uses the collection of nutrition risk
assessment information to tailor
program benefits, including food
packages, nutrition education,
breastfeeding promotion and support,
and referrals to health and social
services; (3) Investigate relationships
between WIC nutrition risk services
processes (to include the nutrition risk
assessment and the associated tailoring
of program benefits), and the clinic
experience, participant and staff
perceptions, and overall clinic flow and
efficiency; and (4) Identify specific
practices or features of nutrition risk
service processes that facilitate the use
of nutrition assessment information for
providing tailored program benefits, and
that are associated with participant and
staff satisfaction.
Under the currently approved WIC
NATS data collection [OMB Control
Number 0584–0663], 30 clinic sites will
be selected to participate in remote site
visits—where the study team will
observe remote nutrition assessment
visits (i.e., assessments done via
telephone or video call) and then
interview WIC participants and staff by
telephone. Under this revision, 30 clinic
sites will be recruited to participate in
the same data collection activities—
including direct observation of nutrition
assessments and interviews with
1 U.S. Department of Agriculture Food and
Nutrition Service. VENA Value Enhanced Nutrition
Assessment. Available at: https://wicworks.
fns.usda.gov/resources/value-enhanced-nutritionassessment-vena-guidance.
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participants and staff—during in-person
site visits. Information collected under
this revision will be used to better
understand how the nutrition risk
assessment process is conducted in a
typical, face-to-face setting. This
information will also be compared to
similar information collected during the
remote site visits.
This phase of data collection for inperson site visits reduces the burden to
the information collection. While the
Local Agencies participated in the
remote data collection, the collection
activities for the in-person site visits do
not collect information from them. As a
result, they have been removed from the
collection. Although the data collection
from the in-person site visits actually
adds burden to the four currently
approved elements of the collection: (1)
Direct observation of nutrition
assessments, (2) interviews with clinic
site directors; (3) interviews with clinic
staff, and (4) interviews with WIC
participants, this increase is offset by
the removal of the Local Agencies from
this collection. Estimates of the number
of respondents and hours associated
with this data collection are given
below. The content of the currently
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approved data collection instruments
has not changed.
Affected Public: (1) State, Local, and
Tribal Government; (2) Business or
Other for Profit; (3), Not For Profit
Organizations; and (4) Individuals/
Households. Respondent groups
identified include: (1) State, local, and
tribal governments (WIC clinic sites); (2)
Businesses/Non-Profits; (WIC clinic
sites); and (3) Individuals (adults who
participate in WIC or who have children
that participate in WIC).
Estimated Number of Respondents:
The total estimated number of
respondents is 1,050 (540 respondents
and 510 non-respondents). The total
includes 30 clinics (21 government and
9 business), and 1,020 individuals.
Estimated Number of Responses per
Respondent: The estimated frequency of
response across the entire collection is
4.63. The estimated frequency of
response is 5.78 annually for
respondents and 3.42 annually for nonrespondents. For most of the items in
the collection, respondents reply to
them only once, with the exception of
the informed consents for the
observation and staff interviews, the
identified risks data collection form,
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and the staff interview guide. The WIC
Clinic respondents will provide consent
six times and will complete the data
collection form and the interview five
times.
Estimated Total Annual Responses:
The estimated total number of annual
responses is 4,865 (3,120 respondents
and 1,745 non-respondents).
Estimated Time per Response: The
estimated average response time per
response across all respondents in the
collection is 0.10 hours (0.15 hours for
responsive participants and 0.02 hours
for nonresponsive participants). The
estimated time of response varies from
one minute (0.02 hours) to one hour
depending on the respondent group and
activity, as shown in table 1.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on
Respondents: The total public reporting
burden for this collection of information
is estimated at 509.38 hours (annually).
See table 1 for estimated total annual
burden for each type of respondent.
Timothy English,
Acting Administrator, Food and Nutrition
Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Food and Nutrition Service
Agency Information Collection Activities: WIC Nutrition
Assessment and Tailoring Study--In-Person Data Collection
AGENCY: Food and Nutrition Service (FNS), Agriculture (USDA).
ACTION: 60-Day 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 revision
of the currently approved collection for the Special Supplemental
Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) Nutrition
Assessment and Tailoring Study (WIC NATS) [OMB Control Number 0584-
0663]. The revision adds data collection from in-person site visits,
where the data collection activities planned for the currently approved
remote site visits will be replicated for use with 30 WIC clinic sites
for in-person site visits once WIC clinic sites safely resume in-person
operations.
DATES: Written comments must be received on or before October 4, 2021.
ADDRESSES: Comments may be sent to: Alexander Bush, Office of Policy
Support, Food and Nutrition Service, USDA, 1320 Braddock Place,
Alexandria, VA 22314. Comments may also be submitted via fax to the
attention of Karen Castellanos-Brown at 703-305-2732 or 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 on
or copies of this information collection should be directed to Karen
Castellanos-Brown at [email protected] or Courtney
Paolicelli at 571-302-6447.
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: WIC Nutrition Assessment and Tailoring Study: In-Person Data
Collection.
Form Number: Not applicable.
OMB Number: 0584-0663.
Expiration Date: 04/30/2024.
Type of Request: Revision of a currently approved collection.
Abstract: The Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women,
Infants, and Children (WIC) provides supplemental foods, nutrition
education and breastfeeding support, and referrals to health care and
other social services to safeguard the health of low-income women,
infants, and children up to 5 years of age who are at nutritional risk.
As part of the certification and recertification process, WIC staff
perform a comprehensive nutrition risk assessment with each participant
to screen for certain nutrition risks and collect other relevant
dietary and health information. Based on the nutrition risk assessment,
WIC staff can individualize the food package benefits, nutrition
education, and referrals the participant receives to meet their unique
nutritional needs. While guidelines for conducting a quality nutrition
risk assessment are described in the Value Enhanced Nutrition
Assessment (VENA) guidance,\1\ there is flexibility in how WIC staff
conduct the nutrition risk assessment, and specifics of the process may
vary by WIC State Agency (SA) and by WIC Local Agency (LA). Through
this study, FNS seeks to better understand the nutrition services
process as it transpires at WIC clinics, and WIC staff and
participants' satisfaction with the process. The findings from this
study will be used to develop guidance for WIC staff to enhance service
delivery to improve program satisfaction, retention, and participant
health and nutrition outcomes.
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\1\ U.S. Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service.
VENA Value Enhanced Nutrition Assessment. Available at: https://wicworks.fns.usda.gov/resources/value-enhanced-nutrition-assessment-vena-guidance.
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The four study objectives are: (1) Provide in-depth descriptive
information on how a large, diverse sample of local WIC agencies
performs the WIC nutrition risk assessment; (2) Systematically describe
how a national sample of diverse local WIC agencies uses the collection
of nutrition risk assessment information to tailor program benefits,
including food packages, nutrition education, breastfeeding promotion
and support, and referrals to health and social services; (3)
Investigate relationships between WIC nutrition risk services processes
(to include the nutrition risk assessment and the associated tailoring
of program benefits), and the clinic experience, participant and staff
perceptions, and overall clinic flow and efficiency; and (4) Identify
specific practices or features of nutrition risk service processes that
facilitate the use of nutrition assessment information for providing
tailored program benefits, and that are associated with participant and
staff satisfaction.
Under the currently approved WIC NATS data collection [OMB Control
Number 0584-0663], 30 clinic sites will be selected to participate in
remote site visits--where the study team will observe remote nutrition
assessment visits (i.e., assessments done via telephone or video call)
and then interview WIC participants and staff by telephone. Under this
revision, 30 clinic sites will be recruited to participate in the same
data collection activities--including direct observation of nutrition
assessments and interviews with
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participants and staff--during in-person site visits. Information
collected under this revision will be used to better understand how the
nutrition risk assessment process is conducted in a typical, face-to-
face setting. This information will also be compared to similar
information collected during the remote site visits.
This phase of data collection for in-person site visits reduces the
burden to the information collection. While the Local Agencies
participated in the remote data collection, the collection activities
for the in-person site visits do not collect information from them. As
a result, they have been removed from the collection. Although the data
collection from the in-person site visits actually adds burden to the
four currently approved elements of the collection: (1) Direct
observation of nutrition assessments, (2) interviews with clinic site
directors; (3) interviews with clinic staff, and (4) interviews with
WIC participants, this increase is offset by the removal of the Local
Agencies from this collection. Estimates of the number of respondents
and hours associated with this data collection are given below. The
content of the currently approved data collection instruments has not
changed.
Affected Public: (1) State, Local, and Tribal Government; (2)
Business or Other for Profit; (3), Not For Profit Organizations; and
(4) Individuals/Households. Respondent groups identified include: (1)
State, local, and tribal governments (WIC clinic sites); (2)
Businesses/Non-Profits; (WIC clinic sites); and (3) Individuals (adults
who participate in WIC or who have children that participate in WIC).
Estimated Number of Respondents: The total estimated number of
respondents is 1,050 (540 respondents and 510 non-respondents). The
total includes 30 clinics (21 government and 9 business), and 1,020
individuals.
Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: The estimated
frequency of response across the entire collection is 4.63. The
estimated frequency of response is 5.78 annually for respondents and
3.42 annually for non-respondents. For most of the items in the
collection, respondents reply to them only once, with the exception of
the informed consents for the observation and staff interviews, the
identified risks data collection form, and the staff interview guide.
The WIC Clinic respondents will provide consent six times and will
complete the data collection form and the interview five times.
Estimated Total Annual Responses: The estimated total number of
annual responses is 4,865 (3,120 respondents and 1,745 non-
respondents).
Estimated Time per Response: The estimated average response time
per response across all respondents in the collection is 0.10 hours
(0.15 hours for responsive participants and 0.02 hours for
nonresponsive participants). The estimated time of response varies from
one minute (0.02 hours) to one hour depending on the respondent group
and activity, as shown in table 1.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: The total public
reporting burden for this collection of information is estimated at
509.38 hours (annually). See table 1 for estimated total annual burden
for each type of respondent.
Timothy English,
Acting Administrator, Food and Nutrition Service.
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