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OMB Control No:
0584-0043
ICR Reference No:
200809-0584-001
Status:
Historical Active
Previous ICR Reference No:
200602-0584-002
Agency/Subagency:
USDA/FNS
Agency Tracking No:
Discretionary Vendor Rule
Title:
WIC Program Regulations - Reporting & Recordkeeping Burden
Type of Information Collection:
Revision of a currently approved collection
Common Form ICR:
No
Type of Review Request:
Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action:
Approved without change
Conclusion Date:
02/25/2009
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)
Date Received in OIRA:
12/19/2008
Terms of Clearance:
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
Expiration Date
02/29/2012
36 Months From Approved
03/31/2009
Responses
34,241,110
0
28,280,366
Time Burden (Hours)
3,451,206
0
3,050,545
Cost Burden (Dollars)
0
0
0
Abstract:
This collection concerns the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC). This program is administered by the USDA Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) and provides food benefits, nutrition education, and health care referrals to about 8 million participants per month, including pregnant women, infants, children, breastfeeding women, and postpartum women. This is a revision of an existing collection (OMB No. 0584-0043). The revision incorporates the information collection burden associated with requirements contained in the FNS Final Rule, “Discretionary WIC Vendor Provisions in the Child Nutrition and WIC Reauthorization Act of 2004, Public Law 108-265.”
Authorizing Statute(s):
PL:
Pub.L. 110 - 246 17
Name of Law: Child Nutrition Act 1966
Citations for New Statutory Requirements:
PL: Pub.L. 108 - 265 1786 Name of Law: Child Nutrition and WIC Reauthorization Act of 2004
Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:
Stage of Rulemaking:
Federal Register Citation:
Date:
0584-AD47
Final or interim final rulemaking
74 FR 544
01/06/2009
Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:
Federal Register Citation:
Citation Date:
71 FR 43371
08/01/2006
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR?
Yes
Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR:
3
IC Title
Form No.
Form Name
Vendor
WIC Participants
WIC Program Regulations - Reporting & Recordkeeping Burden
ICR Summary of Burden
Total Approved
Previously Approved
Change Due to New Statute
Change Due to Agency Discretion
Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate
Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses
34,241,110
28,280,366
0
113,297
5,847,447
0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)
3,451,206
3,050,545
0
8,680
391,981
0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)
0
0
0
0
0
0
Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion:
Yes
Burden Increase Due to:
Changing Regulations
Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion:
Yes
Burden Reduction Due to:
Changing Regulations
Short Statement:
FNS is requesting 3,451,206 burden hours for an overall increase of 400,661 (8,680 burden hours due to program changes and 391,981 burden hours due to adjustments). The adjustments are based the inclusion of the burden hours for individual/household. The program change increase is due to the new statutory requirements introduced into the WIC regulations by the discretionary vendor rule. Also, the number of respondents has decreased from 15,595,000 to 1,990,457.
Annual Cost to Federal Government:
$6,292,724
Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods?
No
Is the Supporting Statement intended to be a Privacy Impact Assessment required by the E-Government Act of 2002?
No
Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]?
Uncollected
Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]?
Uncollected
Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)?
Uncollected
Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response?
Uncollected
Agency Contact:
Rachelle Ragland-Greene 703 605-0038 Rachelle.Greene@fns.usda.gov
Common Form ICR:
No
On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that the collection of information encompassed by this request complies with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding the proposed collection of information, that the certification covers:
(a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions;
(b) It avoids unnecessary duplication;
(c) It reduces burden on small entities;
(d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous language that is understandable to respondents;
(e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices;
(f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements;
(g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8 (b)(3) about:
(i) Why the information is being collected;
(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a benefit, or mandatory);
(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control number;
(h) It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected.
(i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology (if applicable); and
(j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.
Certification Date:
12/19/2008
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