[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 49 (Tuesday, March 13, 2018)]
[Notices]
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[FR Doc No: 2018-04982]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

March 8, 2018.
    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 April 
12, 2018 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: Third National Survey of WIC Participants (NSWP-III).
    OMB Control Number: 0584--New.
    Summary of Collection: The Third National Survey of WIC 
Participants (NSWP-III) is designed to provide nationally 
representative estimates of improper payments in the Special 
Supplemental Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) arising 
from errors in the certification or denial of WIC applicants, to 
investigate potential State and local agency characteristics that may 
correlate with these errors, and to assess WIC participants' reasons 
for satisfaction or dissatisfaction with the program. The NSWP-III 
builds on three previous studies and reports spanning several decades. 
The Improper Payments Elimination and Recovery Improvement Act (IPERIA) 
of 2012 (P.L. 112-248); 2009 Executive Order 13520--Reducing Improper 
Payments; the Office of Inspector General (OIG) USDA FY 2014 Compliance 
with Improper Payments Requirements; and the Requirements for Effective 
Estimation and Remediation of Improper Payments set forth the priority, 
mandate, and requirements for the Food and Nutrition Service to 
identify, estimate, and reduce erroneous payments in WIC.
    Need and use of the Information: The NSWP-III will collect data 
from state and local WIC agency directors, current and former WIC 
program participants, and recently denied WIC program participants. The 
surveys for the state and local WIC agency directors are mandatory, 
while the surveys for the WIC program participants are voluntary. The 
NSWP-III has two purposes: (1) To obtain the data necessary to 
accomplish the study objectives noted above and (2) to pilot a new 
methodology for future annual estimates of improper payments in the WIC 
program.
    Description of Respondents: State, Local, or Tribal Government; 
Individuals or Households.
    Number of Respondents: 6,588.
    Frequency of Responses: Reporting: On Occasion.
    Total Burden Hours: 5,110.

Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2018-04982 Filed 3-12-18; 8:45 am]
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