[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 212 (Friday, November 3, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 75537-75538]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-24264]


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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 December 
4, 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

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displays a currently valid OMB control number.

Food and Nutrition Service

    Title: Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, 
and Children (WIC) Breastfeeding Award of Excellence.
    OMB Control Number: 0584-0591.
    Summary of Collection: The Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010 
(HHFKA) (Pub. L. 111-296, Sec 231) requires the U.S. Department of 
Agriculture (USDA) to implement a program to recognize exemplary 
breastfeeding support practices at Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) 
local agencies and clinics. The WIC program, of which the breastfeeding 
award of excellence is a part, is authorized by the Child Nutrition Act 
of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1787). The WIC Program provides breastfeeding 
promotion and support for pregnant and postpartum mothers as a part of 
its mission to improve the health of the approximately 6 million 
Americans it serves each month. Breastfeeding is a priority in WIC and 
WIC mothers are strongly encouraged to breastfeed their infants unless 
medically contraindicated.
    Need and Use of the Information: While HHFKA mandates that the USDA 
provide a program to recognize exemplary breastfeeding support 
practices, it is voluntary for the WIC local agencies and clinics to 
apply for an award. Information is collected from the WIC local 
agencies to apply for an award and used by the WIC state agencies to 
evaluate the applications. The award application period is open once 
annually and has been designed to allow local WIC agencies at different 
stages of progress in breastfeeding promotion and support program 
development to apply for an award. The information collection will meet 
the HHFKA requirement to implement a program to recognize exemplary 
breastfeeding support practices at WIC local agencies and clinics. The 
information collected through this program will be used to evaluate 
components of existing breastfeeding programs and support within WIC 
local agencies, to recognize local WIC agencies that provide exemplary 
breastfeeding programs and support services, and to provide examples of 
model programs to motivate local agencies and clinics to strengthen 
their breastfeeding promotion and support activities.
    Description of Respondents: State, Local, or Tribal Government.
    Number of Respondents: 239.
    Frequency of Responses: Reporting: Annually.
    Total Burden Hours: 514.

Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2023-24264 Filed 11-2-23; 8:45 am]
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