[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 40 (Wednesday, February 28, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 14622-14625]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-04064]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Food and Nutrition Service


Agency Information Collection Activities: Special Supplemental 
Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC); Food Delivery 
Portal (FDP)

AGENCY: Food and Nutrition Service, 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 this proposed information collection. This collection is a revision 
of a currently approved collection to provide FNS and WIC State 
agencies with an ongoing/annual data set that can be used to assess 
State agencies' compliance with WIC vendor management requirements and 
estimate State agencies' progress in eliminating fraud, waste, and 
abuse.

DATES: Written comments must be received on or before April 29, 2024.

ADDRESSES: Comments may be submitted via email to the attention of FDP 
Help Desk at [email protected]. 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.

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    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 Patricia 
Bailey, at [email protected], mail to: 1320 Braddock Place, 
Alexandria, VA 22314, or phone (703) 305-2346.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    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 will 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.
    Title: Food Delivery Portal (FDP) Data Collection.
    Form Number: None.
    OMB Number: 0584-0401.
    Expiration Date: December 31, 2024.
    Type of Request: Revision of a Currently Approved Collection.
    Abstract: Each year, WIC State agencies administering the Special 
Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) 
are required by 7 CFR 246.12(j)(5) to submit to FNS an annual summary 
of the results of their vendor monitoring efforts in order to provide 
Congress, senior FNS officials, as well as the public, assurance that 
every reasonable effort is being made to ensure integrity in the WIC 
Program. The number of WIC State agencies in fiscal year 2023 is 89. 
This includes 50 geographic State agencies, 33 State agencies operated 
by Indian Tribal Organizations, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, 
Guam, American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, 
and the Virgin Islands. All WIC State agencies use the web-based system 
called Food Delivery Portal (FDP).
    FDP is a robust data collection system which aligns with current 
security protocols and compliance guidance, supports data storage and 
web components, ensures cost effectiveness, allows for data-driven 
decision-making, has enhanced FNS reporting capabilities, reduces 
grantee burden through automated calculations and consolidated 
reporting, and adds data validation features to reduce reporting 
errors.
    Estimate of Burden: Public reporting burden for this collection of 
information is based on the fields in the Food Delivery Portal, and the 
total number of vendor records estimated to be entered by WIC State 
agencies. It includes the time for reviewing instructions, searching 
existing data sources, gathering and maintaining the data needed, and 
completing and reviewing the collection of information.
    Affected Public: State, local, and Tribal government. Respondent 
groups identified include State, Tribal, and WIC agencies in the 
District of Columbia and in U.S. Territories.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: The total estimated number of 
respondents is 89.
    Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: The estimated number 
of responses per respondent is 5.
    Estimated Total Annual Responses: 475 responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: The estimated time of response varies 
from 4 minutes (.068 hours) to 10 hours depending on respondent group, 
as shown in the table below, with an average estimated time of 2.39 
hours for all participants.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 1,135 hours. See the 
table below for estimated total annual burden for each type of 
respondent.

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                                                                                                    Table 1--Estimate of Burden Hours
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                                                                                                                                                                                        Previous
                                                                                                                                                                                       submission
                                                                                                                                                  Total                     Annual       total      Difference   Difference
         Respondent category              Type of respondents           Instruments                  Form             Number of    Frequency      annual     Hours per      burden     annualized     due to       due to       Total
                                              (optional)                                                             respondents  of response   responses     response     (hours)      hours of     program    adjustments   difference
                                                                                                                                                                                       respondent    changes
                                                                                                                                                                                         burden
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(A)                                    (B).....................  (C).....................  (D).....................          (E)          (F)          (G)          (H)          (I)          (J)          (K)          (L)          (M)
3 Categories:--individual/household--  Describe the............  Description or name of    Form....................    Number of    Number of        Total      Average    (= G x H)     Imported  Differences  Differences
 state/local/tribal government--       respondent..............   instrument. For rules,   number,.................       unique    times per    responses     time (in      Average         from       due to     due to a
 business (profit, non-profit, or      (optional)..............   this will be the CFR     where...................      persons     year the     per year    hours) it   total time     previous      program    change in
 farm)                                                            citation..               applicable..............    estimated   respondent     for each    will take   (in hours)       burden      changes      numbers
                                                                                                                              to         will   instrument  each person      it will        table    including  such as the
                                                                                                                         respond   respond to  (rounded to   to respond     take all                       the    number of
                                                                                                                                         each      nearest       to the  respondents                transition     vendors,
                                                                                                                                   instrument       whole)  instrument.  to respond.               from TIP to      time to
                                                                                                                                                             To convert                             FDP, a new        enter
                                                                                                                                                             minutes to                              burden, a  information
                                                                                                                                                                 hours,                            new process     into the
                                                                                                                                                                 divide                                   that      record,
                                                                                                                                                             minutes by                            reduces the  increasing/
                                                                                                                                                                    60.                                 burden  decreasing,
                                                                                                                                                                                                    hour, etc.         etc.
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State Government.....................  State Program Staff.....  Manual entry of a new     FDP.....................           23         0.17            4         0.19          0.8          4.3  ...........        -3.54        -3.54
                                                                  record.
State Government.....................  State Program Staff.....  Manual update existing    FDP.....................           23         9.87          227        0.068         15.4         35.7  ...........       -20.26       -20.26
                                                                  record.
State Government.....................  State Program Staff.....  Data Upload.............  FDP.....................           66            1           66          0.1          6.6         36.5        -29.6  ...........        -29.9
State Government.....................  State Program Staff.....  Data Preparation for      ........................           89            1           89         10.0        890.0        890.0  ...........  ...........  ...........
                                                                  this ICR.
State Government.....................  State Program Staff.....  SA System Feedback......  ........................           89            1           89          2.5        222.5        222.5  ...........  ...........  ...........
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    Total............................  ........................  ........................  ........................           89         5.34          475         2.39      1,135.3        1,189       -29.63       -23.80       -53.70
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Tameka Owens,
Assistant Administrator, Food and Nutrition Service.
[FR Doc. 2024-04064 Filed 2-27-24; 8:45 am]
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