[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 170 (Tuesday, September 5, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Page 60632]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-19102]


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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, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or 
other forms of information technology.
    Comments regarding this information collection received by October 
5, 2023 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: Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, 
and Children WIC) Program and WIC Farmers' Market Nutrition Program 
(FMNP) Waivers
    OMB Control Number: 0584-NEW.
    Summary of Collection: USDA has legislative authority to grant 
waivers to the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, 
Infants, and Children (WIC) and WIC Farmers' Market Nutrition Program 
(FMNP) State agencies. The American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARPA; Pub. 
L. 117-2) grants temporary waiver authority to WIC and WIC FMNP for the 
purpose of outreach, modernization, and innovation and The Access to 
Baby Formula Act of 2022 (ABFA; Pub. L. 117-129) grants permanent 
waiver authority to WIC during certain emergencies and supply chain 
disruptions. This information collection request covers activities 
associated with the waiver request process.
    Need and Use of the Information: ARPA waivers are intended to 
provide flexibility to WIC and WIC FMNP State agencies as they carry 
out outreach, innovation, and program modernization efforts. In 
coordination with ARPA-funded projects, FNS anticipates that WIC and 
WIC FMNP State agencies will request waivers that will allow them to 
implement the grant-funded projects. Additionally, FNS anticipates that 
WIC and WIC FMNP State agencies will be interested in testing 
modernization projects that will not require funding, such as extending 
WIC certification periods to align household certification periods. FNS 
will offer three types of waivers to State agencies under ARPA's 
authority: (1) waivers requiring additional information, (2) 
accelerated waivers, and (3) ad hoc waivers.
    Description of Respondents: State and Tribal government. Respondent 
groups include WIC and WIC FMNP State agencies (including Indian Tribal 
Organizations and U.S. Territories).
    Number of Respondents: 140.
    Frequency of Responses: Recordkeeping; Reporting: Annually.
    Total Burden Hours: 831.

Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2023-19102 Filed 9-1-23; 8:45 am]
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