[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 34 (Wednesday, February 22, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 11336-11337]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-03382]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

February 15, 2017.
    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 (1) 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; (2) the 
accuracy of the agency's estimate of burden including the validity of 
the methodology and assumptions used; (3) ways to enhance the quality, 
utility and clarity of the information to be collected; and (4) ways to 
minimize the burden of the collection of information on those who are 
to respond, including through the use of appropriate automated, 
electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or 
other forms of information technology.
    Comments regarding this information collection received by March 
24, 2017 will be considered. Written comments should be addressed to: 
Desk Officer for Agriculture, Office of Information and Regulatory 
Affairs, Office of Management and Budget (OMB), 
[email protected] or fax (202) 395-5806 and to Departmental 
Clearance Office, USDA, OCIO, Mail Stop 7602, Washington, DC 20250-
7602. Copies of the submission(s) may be obtained by calling (202) 720-
8958.
    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: WIC Food Package Costs and Cost Containment Study.
    OMB Control Number: 0584--NEW.
    Summary of Collection: The Special Supplemental Nutrition Program 
for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) provides supplemental foods to 
safeguard the health of low-income pregnant and post-partum women, 
infants, and children up to 5 years of age who are at nutritional risk. 
In an effort to ensure the best use of available funds and to provide 
for participation by eligible individuals, WIC State agencies (SA) are 
responsible for

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implementing food package and other cost containment measures. This 
study will gather information on the cost-containment practices.
    Need and Use of the Information: The purpose of this study is to 
gather information on the major types of cost containment practices 
used by the 90 WIC SAs, assess the effectiveness of various practices, 
and identify those practices that effectively constrain the cost of WIC 
foods with few or no adverse effects on program outcomes. To fulfill 
this purpose, primary and administrative data will be collected from 
WIC SA directors, WIC SA staff, WIC participants, and former WIC 
participants. FNS will use the findings from this study to share with 
WIC SAs food item cost containment practices that are effective at 
reducing WIC food costs, as recommended by the OIG.
    Description of Respondents: Individuals or households, and State, 
Local, or Tribal Government.
    Number of Respondents: 6,565.
    Frequency of Responses: Reporting: On occasion.
    Total Burden Hours: 2,356.

Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2017-03382 Filed 2-21-17; 8:45 am]
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