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Title: Small Business Innovation
Research (SBIR) Program.
OMB Control Number: 0524–0049.
Summary of Collection: The Small
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program at the U.S. Department of
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Description of Respondents: Business
or other for-profit.
Number of Respondents: 121.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting:
On occasion.
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Total Burden Hours: 61.
Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection
Clearance Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Food and Nutrition Service
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Proposed Collection;
Comment Request—The Special
Supplemental Nutrition Program for
Women, Infants and Children (WIC)
Breastfeeding Award of Excellence
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 for
awarding local agencies for excellence
in WIC breastfeeding services and
support.
SUMMARY:
Written comments must be
received on or before July 3, 2023.
ADDRESSES: The Food and Nutrition
Service, USDA, invites interested
persons to submit written comment.
• Preferred Method: Federal
eRulemaking Portal. Go to https://
www.regulations.gov and follow the
online instructions for submitting
comments electronically.
• Mail: Send comments to: Kristin
Garcia, Director, Food Safety and
Nutrition Division, Food and Nutrition
Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture,
1320 Braddock Pl., Alexandria, VA
22314.
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 Valery Soto, Chief,
Nutrition Services and Promotion
Branch, Food Safety and Nutrition
Division, FNS, USDA, 1320 Braddock
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(703) 305–2742.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section
231 of the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids
Act of 2010, Public Law 111–296,
requires that the Department of
Agriculture (USDA) establish a program
to recognize WIC local agencies and
clinics that demonstrate exemplary
breastfeeding promotion and support
activities.
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) Breastfeeding Award of
Excellence.
Form Number: Not applicable.
OMB Number: 0584–0591.
Expiration Date: 11/30/2023.
Type of Request: Revision of a
currently approved collection.
Abstract: This information collection
is mandated by section 231 of the
Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010
(HHFKA) (Pub. L. 111–296). Section 231
of the HHFKA, which requires USDA to
implement a program to recognize
exemplary breastfeeding support
practices at WIC local agencies and
clinics. The WIC Program provides
breastfeeding promotion and support for
pregnant and postpartum mothers as a
part of its mission to improve the health
of the approximately 6 million
Americans it serves each month.
Breastfeeding is a priority in WIC and
WIC mothers are strongly encouraged to
breastfeed their infants unless medically
contraindicated.
In recognizing exemplary local
agencies and clinics, the HHFKA
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requires the Secretary to consider the
following criteria: (1) performance
measurements of breastfeeding; (2) the
effectiveness of a peer counselor
program; (3) the extent to which the
agency or clinic has partnered with
other entities to build a supportive
breastfeeding environment for women
participating in WIC; and (4) other
criteria the Secretary considers
appropriate after consultation with State
and local program agencies. The
information will be submitted
voluntarily by WIC local agencies who
will be applying for an award. FNS will
use the information collected to
evaluate the components of existing
breastfeeding programs and support in
WIC local agencies and make decisions
about awards. This program is expected
to provide models and motivate local
agencies and clinics to strengthen their
breastfeeding promotion and support
activities.
A notable improvement from past
collection requests is that FNS hosts the
application process for local agencies
fully online. The State agencies
continue to conduct their evaluation on
PartnerWeb. FNS plans to explore ways
to streamline the evaluation for State
agencies to improve their user
experience. The total estimated time to
complete the application is not expected
to change.
Affected Public: State, local and
Tribal government: Respondent groups
identified include local and State WIC
agencies.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
The total estimated number of
participants is 239: 150 local WIC
agencies, 89 State WIC agencies.
WIC Peer Counseling is an FNS
initiative that equips WIC programs
with an implementation and
management model—the ‘‘WIC
Breastfeeding Model for Peer
Counseling’’—to serve as a framework
for designing, building, and sustaining
peer counseling programs, a
requirement for award eligibility. Since
the inception of the program in 2015, a
total of 728 awards have been given. In
fiscal year (FY) 2020, 138 eligible local
agencies applied for an award; in FY
2021, 130 eligible local agencies applied
for an award; in FY 2022, 127 eligible
local agencies applied for an award; and
in FY 2023, 143 eligible local agencies
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applied for awards. FNS estimates the
annual submitted applications will
range from 130–150 applications
submitted annually. For small entities
WIC estimates that 7–8% (11
applications) of local agency
applications do not come from health
departments. The estimated number of
respondents for the State agency
application verification is derived from
the total number of State WIC agencies.
Estimated Number of Responses per
Respondent: The estimated number of
responses per respondent for the WIC
local agency is one, as each eligible WIC
local agency can submit one
application. The estimated number of
responses per respondent for the WIC
State agency is 2.0, as each WIC State
agency will evaluate approximately 2.0
applications annually. These estimates
were derived by dividing the total
number of responses for the WIC Local
Agency Application or the State Agency
Evaluation by the respective number of
respondents. Overall, the estimated
number of responses per respondent
across the entire collection is 1.4, which
is derived by dividing the total number
of responses (328) by the total estimated
number of respondents (239).
Estimated Total Annual Responses:
328.
Estimated Time per Response: FNS
estimates the WIC local agency
application response is 2.5 hours, and
the WIC State agency response is 1.5
hours. Overall, the average estimated
time for all of the award participants is
2 hours. The estimated average number
of hours per response was derived by
dividing the number of estimated total
hours (642), by the number of total
annual responses by all respondents
(328). The time for the WIC local agency
is an estimated time for the agency to
voluntarily review the instructions, fill
out the ‘‘WIC Breastfeeding Award of
Excellence’’ application, and attach
supportive documentation. The time for
the State WIC agency is an estimated
time for the agency to review the
instructions, evaluate the components of
the local WIC agencies applications, and
make a recommendation for an award.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on
Respondents: 642.0 hours.
See the Burden table below for
estimated total annual burden for each
type of respondent.
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Estimated
number of
respondent
Respondent
Responses
annually per
respondent
Total
annual
responses
Estimated
avg. number
of hours per
response *
Estimated
total
hours
Reporting Burden
Small Entity Application .......................................................
WIC Local Agency Application ............................................
WIC State Agency Evaluation .............................................
11.0
139.0
89.0
1.0
1.0
2.0
11.0
139.0
178.0
2.5
2.5
1.5
27.5
347.5
267.0
Total Reporting Burden ................................................
239.0
1.4
328.0
2.0
642.0
* Estimated average # of hours per response includes .5 hours for reviewing instructions.
Tameka Owens,
Assistant Administrator, Food and Nutrition
Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Food and Nutrition Service
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection;
Comment Request--The Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women,
Infants and Children (WIC) Breastfeeding Award of Excellence
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 for awarding local agencies for
excellence in WIC breastfeeding services and support.
DATES: Written comments must be received on or before July 3, 2023.
ADDRESSES: The Food and Nutrition Service, USDA, invites interested
persons to submit written comment.
Preferred Method: Federal eRulemaking Portal. Go to https://www.regulations.gov and follow the online instructions for submitting
comments electronically.
Mail: Send comments to: Kristin Garcia, Director, Food
Safety and Nutrition Division, Food and Nutrition Service, U.S.
Department of Agriculture, 1320 Braddock Pl., Alexandria, VA 22314.
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 Valery
Soto, Chief, Nutrition Services and Promotion Branch, Food Safety and
Nutrition Division, FNS, USDA, 1320 Braddock
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Pl., Alexandria, VA 22314. Telephone: (703) 305-2742.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 231 of the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids
Act of 2010, Public Law 111-296, requires that the Department of
Agriculture (USDA) establish a program to recognize WIC local agencies
and clinics that demonstrate exemplary breastfeeding promotion and
support activities.
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) Breastfeeding Award of Excellence.
Form Number: Not applicable.
OMB Number: 0584-0591.
Expiration Date: 11/30/2023.
Type of Request: Revision of a currently approved collection.
Abstract: This information collection is mandated by section 231 of
the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010 (HHFKA) (Pub. L. 111-296).
Section 231 of the HHFKA, which requires USDA to implement a program to
recognize exemplary breastfeeding support practices at WIC local
agencies and clinics. The WIC Program provides breastfeeding promotion
and support for pregnant and postpartum mothers as a part of its
mission to improve the health of the approximately 6 million Americans
it serves each month. Breastfeeding is a priority in WIC and WIC
mothers are strongly encouraged to breastfeed their infants unless
medically contraindicated.
In recognizing exemplary local agencies and clinics, the HHFKA
requires the Secretary to consider the following criteria: (1)
performance measurements of breastfeeding; (2) the effectiveness of a
peer counselor program; (3) the extent to which the agency or clinic
has partnered with other entities to build a supportive breastfeeding
environment for women participating in WIC; and (4) other criteria the
Secretary considers appropriate after consultation with State and local
program agencies. The information will be submitted voluntarily by WIC
local agencies who will be applying for an award. FNS will use the
information collected to evaluate the components of existing
breastfeeding programs and support in WIC local agencies and make
decisions about awards. This program is expected to provide models and
motivate local agencies and clinics to strengthen their breastfeeding
promotion and support activities.
A notable improvement from past collection requests is that FNS
hosts the application process for local agencies fully online. The
State agencies continue to conduct their evaluation on PartnerWeb. FNS
plans to explore ways to streamline the evaluation for State agencies
to improve their user experience. The total estimated time to complete
the application is not expected to change.
Affected Public: State, local and Tribal government: Respondent
groups identified include local and State WIC agencies.
Estimated Number of Respondents: The total estimated number of
participants is 239: 150 local WIC agencies, 89 State WIC agencies.
WIC Peer Counseling is an FNS initiative that equips WIC programs
with an implementation and management model--the ``WIC Breastfeeding
Model for Peer Counseling''--to serve as a framework for designing,
building, and sustaining peer counseling programs, a requirement for
award eligibility. Since the inception of the program in 2015, a total
of 728 awards have been given. In fiscal year (FY) 2020, 138 eligible
local agencies applied for an award; in FY 2021, 130 eligible local
agencies applied for an award; in FY 2022, 127 eligible local agencies
applied for an award; and in FY 2023, 143 eligible local agencies
applied for awards. FNS estimates the annual submitted applications
will range from 130-150 applications submitted annually. For small
entities WIC estimates that 7-8% (11 applications) of local agency
applications do not come from health departments. The estimated number
of respondents for the State agency application verification is derived
from the total number of State WIC agencies.
Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: The estimated number
of responses per respondent for the WIC local agency is one, as each
eligible WIC local agency can submit one application. The estimated
number of responses per respondent for the WIC State agency is 2.0, as
each WIC State agency will evaluate approximately 2.0 applications
annually. These estimates were derived by dividing the total number of
responses for the WIC Local Agency Application or the State Agency
Evaluation by the respective number of respondents. Overall, the
estimated number of responses per respondent across the entire
collection is 1.4, which is derived by dividing the total number of
responses (328) by the total estimated number of respondents (239).
Estimated Total Annual Responses: 328.
Estimated Time per Response: FNS estimates the WIC local agency
application response is 2.5 hours, and the WIC State agency response is
1.5 hours. Overall, the average estimated time for all of the award
participants is 2 hours. The estimated average number of hours per
response was derived by dividing the number of estimated total hours
(642), by the number of total annual responses by all respondents
(328). The time for the WIC local agency is an estimated time for the
agency to voluntarily review the instructions, fill out the ``WIC
Breastfeeding Award of Excellence'' application, and attach supportive
documentation. The time for the State WIC agency is an estimated time
for the agency to review the instructions, evaluate the components of
the local WIC agencies applications, and make a recommendation for an
award.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 642.0 hours.
See the Burden table below for estimated total annual burden for
each type of respondent.
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Estimated avg.
Estimated Responses Total annual number of Estimated
Respondent number of annually per responses hours per total hours
respondent respondent response *
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Reporting Burden
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Small Entity Application........ 11.0 1.0 11.0 2.5 27.5
WIC Local Agency Application.... 139.0 1.0 139.0 2.5 347.5
WIC State Agency Evaluation..... 89.0 2.0 178.0 1.5 267.0
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Total Reporting Burden...... 239.0 1.4 328.0 2.0 642.0
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* Estimated average # of hours per response includes .5 hours for reviewing instructions.
Tameka Owens,
Assistant Administrator, Food and Nutrition Service.
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