Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request, 95168-95169 [2024-28095]

Agencies

• DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 231 (Monday, December 2, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 95168-95169]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-28095]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

    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,

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mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or other forms 
of information technology.
    Comments regarding this information collection received by January 
2, 2025 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:. Food Delivery Portal (FDP) Data Collection.
    OMB Control Number: 0584-0401.
    Summary of Collection: This is a revision of a currently approved 
information collection that was formerly titled ``The Integrity Profile 
(TIP) Data Collection.'' Under the Special Supplemental Nutrition 
Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) program regulations at 7 
CFR 246.12(j)(5). WIC State agencies administering the Special 
Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) 
are required by 7 CFR 246.12(j)(5) to submit to FNS an annual summary 
of the results of their vendor monitoring efforts in order to provide 
Congress, senior FNS officials, as well as the public, assurance that 
every reasonable effort is being made to ensure integrity in the WIC 
Program. The number of WIC State agencies in fiscal year 2023 is 89. 
This includes 50 geographic State agencies, 33 State agencies operated 
by Indian Tribal Organizations, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, 
Guam, American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, 
and the Virgin Islands. All WIC State agencies use the web-based system 
called Food Delivery Portal (FDP).
    FDP is a robust data collection system which aligns with current 
security protocols and compliance guidance, supports data storage and 
web components, ensures cost effectiveness, allows for data-driven 
decision-making, has enhanced FNS reporting capabilities, reduces 
grantee burden through automated calculations and consolidated 
reporting, and adds data validation features to reduce reporting 
errors.
    Need and Use of the Information: This is a mandatory collection, 
and the respondents are WIC State agencies. FNS uses the data for 
Federal oversight of the WIC Program and to ensure compliance with WIC 
Program regulations. Specifically, FNS uses the data in FDP to ensure 
that WIC State agencies are providing appropriate vendor training, 
consistently monitoring vendors for compliance with Program rules, 
conducting the required ratio of compliance investigations, and are 
applying the correct sanctions for any patterns of violations 
identified. FNS works with State agencies to address any discrepancies 
or anomalies in the data. Final WIC State agency data is aggregated by 
FNS at the national level, to generate nationwide reports and trend 
analysis. Additionally, FNS uses this data to provide information on 
WIC State agency vendor management and vendor compliance to 
stakeholders, including Congress, USDA's Office of the Inspector 
General (OIG), outside auditors, researchers, and the public.
    Description of Respondents: State, Local, or Tribal Government.
    Number of Respondents: 356.
    Frequency of Responses: Reporting: Annually.
    Total Burden Hours: 3,576.

Rachelle Ragland-Greene,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2024-28095 Filed 11-29-24; 8:45 am]
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