[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 141 (Thursday, July 23, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 43705-43706]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-18063]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Food and Nutrition Service


Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; 
Comment Request--WIC Federal and State Agreements (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 proposed information collections. The proposed information 
collection is a request for a revision of a currently approved 
collection of information relating to the reporting burden associated 
with completing and submitting form FNS-339, the Federal and State 
Agreement for the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, 
Infants and Children (WIC); the WIC Farmers' Market Nutrition Program 
(FMNP); and/or the Senior Farmers' Market Nutrition Program (SFMNP).

DATES: Written comments on this notice must be received on or before 
September 21, 2015.

ADDRESSES: 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.
    Comments may be sent to: Julie Brewer, Chief, Policy Branch, 
Supplemental Food Programs Division, Food and Nutrition Service, U.S. 
Department of Agriculture, 3101 Park Center Drive, Room 520, 
Alexandria, VA 22302. Comments will also be accepted through the 
Federal eRulemaking Portal. Go to http://www.regulations.gov, and 
follow the online instructions for submitting comments electronically.
    All written comments will be open for public inspection at the 
office of the Food and Nutrition Service during regular business hours 
(8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday) at 3101 Park Center 
Drive, Room 520, Alexandria, Virginia 22302.
    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 Julie 
Brewer at 703-305-2746.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: WIC Federal and State Agreements.
    Form Number: FNS-339.
    OMB Number: 0584-0332.
    Expiration Date: November 30, 2015.
    Type of Request: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Abstract: The Federal-State Special Supplemental Nutrition Program 
Agreement (Form FNS-339) collects information that is used by the 
Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children 
(WIC), the WIC Farmers' Market Nutrition Program (FMNP), and the Senior 
Farmers' Market Nutrition Program (SFMNP). At the Federal level, the 
Food and Nutrition Service (FNS), U.S. Department of Agriculture 
(USDA), administers the WIC Program and the FMNP under Section 17 of 
the Child Nutrition Act (CNA) of 1966, as amended, and the SFMNP under 
7 U.S.C. 3007. The Federal-State Agreement is the annual contract 
between USDA and each State agency seeking to operate one or more of 
the following programs: (1) WIC, (2) FMNP, and (3) SFMNP.
    The agreement 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 is the contract between USDA 
and each State agency that administers WIC, FMNP and/or SFMNP, thereby 
authorizing USDA to release funds to the State agencies for the 
administration of the Program(s) in the jurisdiction of the State in 
accordance with the provisions of 7 CFR parts 246, 248, and/or 249. The 
State agency agrees to accept Federal funds for expenditure in 
accordance with applicable statutes and regulations and to comply with 
all provisions of such statutes and regulations.
    The number of respondents (agencies administering WIC, FMNP and 
SFMNP) has decreased from 142 to 124, decreasing the total annual 
burden from 35.5 to 31 hours.
    Affected Public: State, Territorial and Tribal Agencies.
    Respondent Type: The Chief Health Officer of the WIC State agency, 
or the Chief Agency Official of the FMNP or SFMNP State agency (e.g., a 
State Commissioner of Agriculture or Agency on Aging), if not 
administered by the WIC State agency in that State.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: There will be an estimated 124 
respondents. This includes an unduplicated count of respondents that 
are responsible for the operation of 90 WIC Programs, 48 FMNPs and 51 
SFMNPs.
    Estimated Frequency of Responses per Respondent: 1. There is one 
response per agency for the Program(s) for which they are involved.
    Estimated Total Annual Responses: 124 responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: The estimated time of each response is 
15 minutes (.25 hours).
    It takes respondents approximately 7.5 minutes (.125 hours) to read 
and sign the required form. Additionally, respondents spend another 7.5 
minutes (.125 hours) making photocopies and filing each year. 
Therefore, the number of hours spent per each of the 124 reports per 
year is 0.25 hours totaling the requested 31 burden hours.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: The total estimated 
annual burden is 31 hours.

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                                                                             Estimated       Number of                       Estimated       Estimated
                     Affected public                           Form          number of     responses per   Total annual     total hours    total burden
                                                                            respondents     respondent       responses     per  response       hours
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State, Territorial, and Tribal Governments..............         FNS-339             124               1             124             .25              31
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    Total Burden........................................  ..............             124               1             124             .25              31
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    Dated: July 16, 2015.
Audrey Rowe,
Administrator, Food and Nutrition Service.
[FR Doc. 2015-18063 Filed 7-22-15; 8:45 am]
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