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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.
Comments must be submitted through
one of the following methods:
• Preferred method: Submit
information through the Federal
eRulemaking Portal at https://
www.regulations.gov. Follow the online
instructions for submissions.
• Email: Send comments to
rebecca.rash@usda.gov with a subject
line ‘‘FMNP Benefit Delivery
Modernization Information Collection.’’
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Rebecca Rash on behalf Sarah Widor,
Supplemental Food Programs Division,
Food and Nutrition Service, U.S.
Department of Agriculture, 1320
Braddock Place, Alexandria, Virginia
22314, 703–305–2937, or email
rebecca.rash@usda.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
United States Department of
Agriculture’s (USDA) Food and
Nutrition Service (FNS) is establishing a
new grant program for State agencies
that administer the WIC Farmers’
Market Nutrition Program (FMNP)
aimed at modernizing benefit delivery
and reducing disparities in program
delivery, under the authorization and
funding provided in section 1106 of the
American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) (Pub.
L. 117–2).
The WIC FMNP Benefit Delivery
Modernization (FMNP BDM) Grants will
be offered in multiple rounds. As
planned, $1 million to $5 million will
be offered to State agencies in early
2022 for the first round of grants to
support the modernization of FMNP
benefit delivery by supporting the
transition from a paper-based benefit to
an electronic, mobile benefit solution
readily available in the marketplace.
For the first round of grant funding,
eligible entities will submit an
application using FNS’ Uniform Grant
Application for Discretionary Grant
Programs (OMB Control Number: 0584–
0512, Expiration Date: July 31, 2022),
which will include up to ten additional
questions related to the goals of the
FMNP BDM Grant. These questions will
be outlined in the Request for
Applications for the FMNP BDM Grant.
State agencies will have the option to
use any format to answer the questions.
The additional questions included will
relate to how FMNP State agencies will
utilize FMNP BDM grant funding and
how the State agency’s project will: (1)
Implement and support an existing
mobile WIC FMNP solution, which will
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modernize benefit delivery for State
agencies, participants, and farmers and
farmers’ markets; and (2) increase FMNP
benefit utilization. This will include
submission of data about number of
participants, current benefit level,
number of authorized farmers/markets,
and number of local agencies.
Additional information that State
agencies will need to provide includes
a letter of commitment from the
anticipated provider of the electronic
benefit delivery system, the names of
any State agencies participating if part
of a consortium grant, how the
implementation will satisfy applicable
privacy and data security standards, and
other information that ensures the
proposed use of the grant complies with
current program regulations.
To measure impact of the grants and
to determine whether the grants achieve
their intended purposes, grantees will
be required to provide narrative,
semiannual progress reports using the
FNS–908 Performance Progress Report
(PPR) form, as a condition to accepting
grant funding. On the semiannual FNS–
908 PPR, grantees will also be asked to
respond to six questions related to
progress made toward achieving the
goals of the grant program. These
questions may include updates to any
data submitted in the grant application.
The six additional questions will be
outlined in the Request for Applications
for the FMNP BDM Grants.
With the additional information that
will be requested, FNS estimates that
each State agency will spend a total of
approximately 59.33 hours completing
the full grant application package.
Under 0584–0512, FNS has 109,667
remaining burden hours and 21,835
remaining responses available for use.
Under the FMNP BDM Grant, State
agencies are expected to use 4,792.73
burden hours and 1,377 responses for
the pre-award, post-award and
recordkeeping burden, including the
additional information to be collected.
All three items make up the burden for
the competitive grants that are
submitted under 0584–0512.
The purpose of this Notice is to solicit
public comments on the additional
information to be collected for the
FMNP BDM Grants through the ten
question application questionnaire and
through the six question semiannual
progress reports for the grant program.
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,
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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.
FNS will utilize these comments to
adjust the information collection as
necessary.
Cynthia Long,
Administrator, Food and Nutrition Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Food and Nutrition Service
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Federal-State Supplemental
Nutrition Programs Agreement (Form
FNS–339)
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 collection of
information relating to the reporting and
recordkeeping burden associated with
completing, submitting, and
maintaining form FNS–339, the FederalState Supplemental Nutrition Programs
Agreement for the administration of the
Special Supplemental Nutrition
Program for Women, Infants and
Children (WIC); the WIC Farmers’
Market Nutrition Program (FMNP); and/
or the Seniors Farmers’ Market
Nutrition Program (SFMNP).
DATES: Written comments must be
received on or before January 11, 2022.
ADDRESSES: Comments may be sent to:
Sara Olson, Chief, Policy Branch,
Supplemental Food Programs Division,
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
fax to the attention of Sara Olson at
703–305–2086 or via email to
Sara.Olson@.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
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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 Sara Olson at 703–
305–2085 or via email to sara.olson@
usda.gov.
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: Federal-State Supplemental
Nutrition Programs Agreement (formerly
titled WIC Federal and State
Agreement).
Form Number: FNS–339.
OMB Number: 0584–0332.
Expiration Date: April 30, 2022.
Type of Request: Revision of a
currently approved collection.
Abstract: The Federal-State
Supplemental Nutrition Programs
Agreement (form FNS–339) is an annual
contract between the U.S. Department of
Agriculture (USDA) and each State,
Territory, and Indian Tribal Government
agency seeking to operate one or more
of the following programs: The Special
Supplemental Nutrition Program for
Women, Infants and Children (WIC), the
WIC Farmers’ Market Nutrition Program
(FMNP), and the Seniors Farmers’
Market Nutrition Program (SFMNP).
The Food and Nutrition Service (FNS),
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
of the USDA, is authorized to
administer the WIC and the FMNP
Programs under the following authority:
Section 17 of the Child Nutrition Act
(CNA) of 1966, as amended, and the
SFMNP under 7 U.S.C. 3007.
The FNS–339 requires the signature of
the Chief State agency official and
includes a certification/assurance
regarding drug free workplace, a
certification regarding lobbying, and a
disclosure of lobbying activities. The
signed agreement thereby authorizes
USDA/FNS to make funds available to
State agencies for the administration of
the WIC, FMNP, and/or SFMNP
Programs within the State, Indian Tribal
Organizations, District of Columbia, and
Territories, and in accordance with 7
Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) parts
246, 248, and 249. The State agency
agrees to accept Federal funds for
expenditure in accordance with
applicable statutes and regulations and
to comply with all the provisions of
such statutes and regulations, and
amendments thereto.
This information collection is
requesting a revision in the responses
due to adjustments that primarily reflect
expected changes in the number of WIC,
FMNP, and/or SFMNP State agencies
from year to year. The number of
respondents (agencies administering the
WIC, FMNP and/or SFMNP Programs)
has decreased from 129 to 127. This
adjustment decreases the number of
responses for this collection from 258 to
254 responses. There is no change in the
burden hours for this collection
(although the adjustment decreases the
total annual burden from 32.35 hours to
31.75 hours, the reported burden hours
for this revision will be rounded to 32
hours so the burden hours will not
change from the 32 hours currently
reported). The title of this information
collection has been changed to FederalState Supplemental Nutrition Programs
Agreement to reflect the current title of
form FNS–339.
Affected Public: State, Territory, and
Indian Tribal Government Agencies.
Respondents
Form
Estimated
number of
respondents
This includes the State agencies that
administer the WIC, FMNP, and SFMNP
programs.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
The total estimated number of
respondents is 127. This includes an
unduplicated count of respondents that
are responsible for the operation of 89
WIC Programs, 50 FMNP Programs, and
55 SFMNP Programs: 3 State agencies
solely operate the FMNP program; 20
State agencies solely operate the SFMNP
program; 15 State agencies operate both
the FMNP and SFMNP programs; 54
State agencies solely operate the WIC
program; 15 State agencies operate both
the WIC and FMNP programs; 3 State
agencies operate both the WIC and
SFMNP programs; and 17 State agencies
operate the WIC, FMNP, and SFMNP
programs.
Estimated Number of Responses per
Respondent: 2: There is one response
per agency for the completion of the
FNS–339 and one response per agency
to photocopy and maintain a record of
the FNS–339. The FNS–339 allows State
agencies to select one or more of the
Program(s) which they administer (WIC/
FMNP/SFMNP).
Estimated Total Annual Responses:
254 responses; (127 for reporting and
127 for recordkeeping).
Estimated Time per Response: The
estimated time per response for the
reporting and recordkeeping
requirements in this collection is .125
hours (approximately 7.5 minutes). It
takes respondents approximately 7.5
minutes (0.125 hours) to read and sign
the required form. Additionally,
respondents spend another 7.5 minutes
(0.125 hours) making photocopies and
filing each year.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on
Respondents: The total estimated
annual burden for reporting is 15.875
and the total estimated annual burden
for recordkeeping is 15.875 for a grand
total estimate of 31.75 hours. See the
table below for the estimated total
annual burden for each type of
respondent and activity.
Responses
annually
per
respondent
Total
annual
responses
Estimated
average
number of
hours per
response
Estimated
total
annual
burden
hours
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Reporting Burden
State, Territory, and Indian Tribal Government Agencies (Respondent types:
WIC—89; FMNP—50; SFMNP—55).
FNS–339
127
1
127
0.125
15.875
127
1
127
0.125
15.875
Recordkeeping Burden
State, Territory, and Indian Tribal Government Agencies (Respondent types:
WIC—89; FMNP—50; SFMNP—55).
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Respondents
Form
Total Reporting and Recordkeeping Burden ..................................................
I
...............
Responses
annually
per
respondent
Estimated
number of
respondents
I
* 127
I
2
Estimated
average
number of
hours per
response
Total
annual
responses
I
254
I
0.125
Estimated
total
annual
burden
hours
I
31.75
* This includes an unduplicated count of respondents that are responsible for the operation of 89 WIC Programs, 50 FMNP Programs, and 55 SFMNP Programs: 3
State agencies solely operate the FMNP program; 20 State agencies solely operate the SFMNP program; 15 State agencies operate both the FMNP and SFMNP
programs; 54 State agencies solely operate the WIC program; 15 State agencies operate both the WIC and FMNP programs; 3 State agencies operate both the WIC
and SFMNP programs; and 17 State agencies operate the WIC, FMNP, and SFMNP programs.
Cynthia Long,
Administrator, Food and Nutrition Service.
[FR Doc. 2021–24651 Filed 11–10–21; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service
Information Collection: Post-Hurricane
Research and Assessment of
Agriculture, Forestry, and Rural
Communities in the U.S. Caribbean
Forest Service, USDA.
Notice; request for comment.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the
Forest Service is seeking comments
from all interested individuals and
organizations on the renewal with
revisions of the currently approved
information collection, Post-Hurricane
Research and Assessment of
Agriculture, Forestry, and Rural
Communities in the U.S. Caribbean.
(OMB #0596–0246).
DATES: Comments concerning this
notice must be received in writing on or
before January 11, 2022 to be assured of
consideration. Comments received after
that date will be considered to the
extent practicable.
ADDRESSES: Comments concerning this
information collection should be
addressed to Kathleen McGinley, Social
Scientist, USDA Forest Service,
International Institute of Tropical
Forestry (IITF), 1201 Calle Ceiba, Rı´o
Piedras, PR 00926. Comments also may
be submitted via facsimile to 787–766–
6302, or by email to kathleen.mcginley@
usda.gov. Please put ‘‘Comments re:
Post-Hurricane Research’’ in the subject
line.
Comments submitted in response to
this notice may be made available to the
public through relevant websites and
upon request. For this reason, please do
not include in your comments
information of a confidential nature,
such as sensitive personal information
or proprietary information. If you send
an email comment, your email address
will be automatically captured and
included as part of the comment that is
placed in the public docket and made
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available on the internet. Please note
that responses to this public comment
request containing any routine notice
about the confidentiality of the
communication will be treated as public
comments that may be made available to
the public notwithstanding the
inclusion of the routine notice.
The public may inspect the draft
supporting statement and/or comments
received at International Institute of
Tropical Forestry (IITF), Jardı´n Bota´nico
Sur, 1201 Calle Ceiba, Rı´o Piedras, PR
00926 during normal business hours.
Visitors are encouraged to call ahead to
787–764–7790 to facilitate entry to the
building. The public may request an
electronic copy of the draft supporting
statement and/or any comments
received be sent via return email.
Requests should be emailed to
kathleen.mcginley@usda.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Requests for additional information
should be made to Kathleen McGinley,
Social Scientist, USDA Forest Service,
by electronic mail to
kathleen.mcginley@usda.gov or phone
919–600–3108. Individuals who use
telecommunication devices for the deaf
(TDD) may call the Federal Relay
Service (FRS) at 1–800– 877–8339
twenty-four hours a day, every day of
the year, including holidays.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Post-Hurricane Research and
Assessment of Agriculture, Forestry,
and Rural Communities in the U.S.
Caribbean.
OMB Number: 0596–0246.
Expiration Date of Approval: February
28, 2022.
Type of Request: Renewal with
revisions.
Abstract: In September 2017, two
major hurricanes passed through the
Caribbean, causing catastrophic damage
to communities, infrastructure, farms,
and forests across Puerto Rico, U.S.
Virgin Islands, and many neighboring
island nations, significantly
compromising local livelihoods, food
security, and economic stability
throughout the region. Through a series
of focus groups and interviews
conducted in 2018 and 2019 under
OMB Approval #0596–0246, we
gathered extensive information about
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the wide range of effects and associated
impacts of the hurricanes on
agricultural and forest systems and the
varied states of hurricane readiness and
resilience across farm and forest sectors
throughout the U.S. Caribbean. Building
on this information and understanding
of agricultural and forest systems, USDA
Forest Service seeks a renewal with
revisions to continue to collect
information about the recovery of farms,
forests, and rural communities from the
effects and associated impacts of
hurricanes Irma and Maria and to
collect additional information about
agriculture and forest sector hurricane
vulnerabilities, mitigation, adaptation,
readiness, and resilience. Such
information is critical to the design and
implementation of ongoing recovery
work and to longer-term resilience and
sustainable development efforts in the
U.S. Caribbean and in other regions
affected by hurricanes or other major
disturbances.
The information to be collected is
essential to the Department of
Agriculture mandate to support
agriculture and natural resources that
are productive, sustainable, and provide
benefits for the American public under
the Rural Development Policy Act of
1980, and to the Forest Service mandate
to provide expert advice and conduct
research on the management of forests
outside the National Forest System
through the Cooperative Forestry
Assistance Act of 1978. Additionally,
the importance of gathering, analyzing,
and sharing this type of information is
reflected in the National Agricultural
Research, Extension, and Teaching
Policy Act of 1977, as amended, and the
Forest and Rangeland Renewable
Resources Research Act of 1978.
Information will be collected through
mixed methods, including interviews
with and surveys of research
participants selected purposively in line
with the research objectives. This
collection will be revised to further
explore the topics in the original
information collection and incorporate
additional lines of inquiry related to the
longer-term recovery of farms, forests,
and rural communities and associated
changes in hurricane risk,
vulnerabilities, and resilience since the
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Food and Nutrition Service
Agency Information Collection Activities: Federal-State
Supplemental Nutrition Programs Agreement (Form FNS-339)
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 collection of information relating to the
reporting and recordkeeping burden associated with completing,
submitting, and maintaining form FNS-339, the Federal-State
Supplemental Nutrition Programs Agreement for the administration of the
Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children
(WIC); the WIC Farmers' Market Nutrition Program (FMNP); and/or the
Seniors Farmers' Market Nutrition Program (SFMNP).
DATES: Written comments must be received on or before January 11, 2022.
ADDRESSES: Comments may be sent to: Sara Olson, Chief, Policy Branch,
Supplemental Food Programs Division, 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 fax to the attention of Sara Olson at 703-305-2086 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
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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 Sara Olson
at 703-305-2085 or via email to [email protected].
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: Federal-State Supplemental Nutrition Programs Agreement
(formerly titled WIC Federal and State Agreement).
Form Number: FNS-339.
OMB Number: 0584-0332.
Expiration Date: April 30, 2022.
Type of Request: Revision of a currently approved collection.
Abstract: The Federal-State Supplemental Nutrition Programs
Agreement (form FNS-339) is an annual contract between the U.S.
Department of Agriculture (USDA) and each State, Territory, and Indian
Tribal Government agency seeking to operate one or more of the
following programs: The Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for
Women, Infants and Children (WIC), the WIC Farmers' Market Nutrition
Program (FMNP), and the Seniors Farmers' Market Nutrition Program
(SFMNP). The Food and Nutrition Service (FNS), of the USDA, is
authorized to administer the WIC and the FMNP Programs under the
following authority: Section 17 of the Child Nutrition Act (CNA) of
1966, as amended, and the SFMNP under 7 U.S.C. 3007.
The FNS-339 requires the signature of the Chief State agency
official and includes a certification/assurance regarding drug free
workplace, a certification regarding lobbying, and a disclosure of
lobbying activities. The signed agreement thereby authorizes USDA/FNS
to make funds available to State agencies for the administration of the
WIC, FMNP, and/or SFMNP Programs within the State, Indian Tribal
Organizations, District of Columbia, and Territories, and in accordance
with 7 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) parts 246, 248, and 249. The
State agency agrees to accept Federal funds for expenditure in
accordance with applicable statutes and regulations and to comply with
all the provisions of such statutes and regulations, and amendments
thereto.
This information collection is requesting a revision in the
responses due to adjustments that primarily reflect expected changes in
the number of WIC, FMNP, and/or SFMNP State agencies from year to year.
The number of respondents (agencies administering the WIC, FMNP and/or
SFMNP Programs) has decreased from 129 to 127. This adjustment
decreases the number of responses for this collection from 258 to 254
responses. There is no change in the burden hours for this collection
(although the adjustment decreases the total annual burden from 32.35
hours to 31.75 hours, the reported burden hours for this revision will
be rounded to 32 hours so the burden hours will not change from the 32
hours currently reported). The title of this information collection has
been changed to Federal-State Supplemental Nutrition Programs Agreement
to reflect the current title of form FNS-339.
Affected Public: State, Territory, and Indian Tribal Government
Agencies. This includes the State agencies that administer the WIC,
FMNP, and SFMNP programs.
Estimated Number of Respondents: The total estimated number of
respondents is 127. This includes an unduplicated count of respondents
that are responsible for the operation of 89 WIC Programs, 50 FMNP
Programs, and 55 SFMNP Programs: 3 State agencies solely operate the
FMNP program; 20 State agencies solely operate the SFMNP program; 15
State agencies operate both the FMNP and SFMNP programs; 54 State
agencies solely operate the WIC program; 15 State agencies operate both
the WIC and FMNP programs; 3 State agencies operate both the WIC and
SFMNP programs; and 17 State agencies operate the WIC, FMNP, and SFMNP
programs.
Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 2: There is one
response per agency for the completion of the FNS-339 and one response
per agency to photocopy and maintain a record of the FNS-339. The FNS-
339 allows State agencies to select one or more of the Program(s) which
they administer (WIC/FMNP/SFMNP).
Estimated Total Annual Responses: 254 responses; (127 for reporting
and 127 for recordkeeping).
Estimated Time per Response: The estimated time per response for
the reporting and recordkeeping requirements in this collection is .125
hours (approximately 7.5 minutes). It takes respondents approximately
7.5 minutes (0.125 hours) to read and sign the required form.
Additionally, respondents spend another 7.5 minutes (0.125 hours)
making photocopies and filing each year.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: The total estimated
annual burden for reporting is 15.875 and the total estimated annual
burden for recordkeeping is 15.875 for a grand total estimate of 31.75
hours. See the table below for the estimated total annual burden for
each type of respondent and activity.
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Estimated Estimated
Estimated Responses Total average total
Respondents Form number of annually annual number of annual
respondents per responses hours per burden
respondent response hours
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Reporting Burden
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State, Territory, and Indian FNS-339...... 127 1 127 0.125 15.875
Tribal Government Agencies
(Respondent types: WIC--89;
FMNP--50; SFMNP--55).
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Recordkeeping Burden
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State, Territory, and Indian FNS-339...... 127 1 127 0.125 15.875
Tribal Government Agencies
(Respondent types: WIC--89;
FMNP--50; SFMNP--55).
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Total Reporting and ............. * 127 2 254 0.125 31.75
Recordkeeping Burden.
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* This includes an unduplicated count of respondents that are responsible for the operation of 89 WIC Programs,
50 FMNP Programs, and 55 SFMNP Programs: 3 State agencies solely operate the FMNP program; 20 State agencies
solely operate the SFMNP program; 15 State agencies operate both the FMNP and SFMNP programs; 54 State
agencies solely operate the WIC program; 15 State agencies operate both the WIC and FMNP programs; 3 State
agencies operate both the WIC and SFMNP programs; and 17 State agencies operate the WIC, FMNP, and SFMNP
programs.
Cynthia Long,
Administrator, Food and Nutrition Service.
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