United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States National Archives and Records Administration Office of the Federal Register author aut Government Organization text government publication eng FR Regulatory Information 2005_register executive 2010-09-22 article Part III Rules and Regulations D09002ee1c81053b0 D09002ee1c81054d5 United States Department of Agriculture originator org United States Government Agency or Subagency United States Food and Nutrition Service originator org United States Government Agency or Subagency This interim rule amends the regulations governing the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC) to strengthen vendor cost containment. The rule incorporates into program regulations new legislative requirements that affect the selection, authorization, and reimbursement of retail vendors. These requirements are contained in the Child Nutrition and WIC Reauthorization Act of 2004, enacted on June 30, 2004. The rule reflects the statutory provisions that require State agencies to implement a vendor peer group system, competitive price criteria, and allowable reimbursement levels in a manner that ensures that the WIC Program pays authorized vendors competitive prices for supplemental foods. It also requires State agencies to ensure that vendors that derive more than 50 percent of their annual food sales revenue from WIC food instruments do not result in higher food costs to the program than do other vendors. The intent of these provisions is to maximize the number of eligible women, infants, and children served with available Federal funding. 70 FR 71708 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2005-11-29/05-23365 05-23365 fr29no05-9 RIN 0584-AD71 3410-30-P https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2005-11-29/05-23365 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2005-11-29/html/05-23365.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2005-11-29/pdf/05-23365.pdf Food Assistance Programs Food Donations Grant Programs-Social Programs Infants and Children Maternal and Child Health Nutrition Education Public Assistance Programs WIC Women 24 p. 71708 71731 70 FR 71708 Title 7 Part 246 7 CFR Part 246 RIN 0584-AD71 Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC): Vendor Cost Containment; Federal Register Vol. 70, Issue RULE 05-23365 III DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Food and Nutrition Service 2005-12-29 3410-30-P 05-23365 Interim rule.

This interim rule amends the regulations governing the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC) to strengthen vendor cost containment. The rule incorporates into program regulations new legislative requirements that affect the selection, authorization, and reimbursement of retail vendors. These requirements are contained in the Child Nutrition and WIC Reauthorization Act of 2004, enacted on June 30, 2004. The rule reflects the statutory provisions that require State agencies to implement a vendor peer group system, competitive price criteria, and allowable reimbursement levels in a manner that ensures that the WIC Program pays authorized vendors competitive prices for supplemental foods. It also requires State agencies to ensure that vendors that derive more than 50 percent of their annual food sales revenue from WIC food instruments do not result in higher food costs to the program than do other vendors. The intent of these provisions is to maximize the number of eligible women, infants, and children served with available Federal funding.

Effective Date: This rule is effective December 29, 2005. Debra Whitford, Chief of the Policy and Program Development Branch, Supplemental Food Programs Division, at Food Assistance Programs Food Donations Grant Programs-Social Programs Infants and Children Maternal and Child Health Nutrition Education Public Assistance Programs WIC Women Child nutrition programs: Women, infants, and children; special supplement nutrition program Vendor cost containment, WICHQ-SFPD@fns.usda.gov http://www.fns.usda.gov/wic http://www.regulations.gov Vol. 70, no. 228 Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration 2005-11-29 continuing daily deposited born digital 379 p. Table of Contents: AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106: KF70.A2 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2005-11-29 P0b002ee180939a71 0097-6326 0042-1219 0364-1406 769-004-00000-9 000582072 f:fr29no05 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2005-11-29 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2005-11-29/pdf/FR-2005-11-29.pdf https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2005-11-29/xml/FR-2005-11-29.xml fdlp 71381 71748 DGPO 2010-09-22 2024-06-06 FR-2005-11-29 machine generated eng FR FR-2005-11-29 70 228