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1 4,435 = 3,416 prenatal women + 1,019 post-natal 

women; however, of the 4,435 prenatal women, we 

expect only 2,972 will have live births. Therefore, 

2,972 live births + 1,019 post-natal = 3,991. This 

equals the number of Completed + Attempted 

interviews for the Core and Supplemental followup interviews in Table 1. 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Food and Nutrition Service 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Proposed Collection; 

Comments Request—WIC Infant and 

Toddler Feeding Practices Study-2 

(WIC ITFPS–2) 

AGENCY: Food and Nutrition Service, 

USDA. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this 

notice invites the public and other 

public agencies to comment on this 

proposed information collection. This is 

a new collection for the Food and 

Nutrition Service to update and build 

upon previous research conducted in 

the 1990’s, the WIC Infant Feeding 

Practices (WIC IFPS–1). The currently 

planned study will provide 

contemporary information on the 

feeding practices of this specific 

population of children enrolled in WIC 

over the first two years of their lives. It 

will determine the prevalence of 

particular feeding practices in the WIC 

population, and assess whether the new 

WIC food packages, instituted in 2009, 

have influenced those feeding practices, 

specifically as it relates to breastfeeding 

rates. This study will also examine the 

circumstances and influences that shape 

a mother’s feeding decisions for their 

child and describe the impact of these 

decisions throughout early child 

development. 

DATES: Written comments must be 

received on or before May 22, 2012. 

ADDRESSES: 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 shall have practical utility; 

(b) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate 

of the burden on 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 collected; and (d) 

ways to minimize the burden of the 

collection of information on those who 

are to respond, including the use of 

appropriate automated, electronic, 

mechanical, or other technological 

collection techniques or other forms of 

information technology. 

Comments may be sent to: Steven 

Carlson, Office of Research and 

Analysis, Food and Nutrition Service, 

USDA, 3101 Park Center Drive, Room 

1014, Alexandria, VA 22302. Comments 

may also be submitted via fax to the 

attention of Steven Carlson at 703–305– 

2017 or via email to 

Steve.Carlson@fns.usda.gov. 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. 

All written comments will be open for 

public inspection at the Office of 

Research and Analysis, Food and 

Nutrition Service during regular 

business hours (8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., 

Monday through Friday) at 3101 Park 

Center Drive, Room 1014, Alexandria, 

Virginia 22302. 

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 Steven Carlson at 

703–305–2017. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title: 

Women Infants and Children Infant and 

Toddler Feeding Practices Study-2 (WIC 

ITFPS–2). 

OMB Number: 0584–NEW. 

Expiration Date of Approval: Not yet 

determined. 

Type of request: New collection. 

Abstract: The Food and Nutrition 

Service’s (FNS) WIC ITFPS–2 will 

update the current body of knowledge 

regarding infant and toddler feeding 

practices and behaviors. This important 

research is needed to understand the 

nutritional intake and feeding patterns 

within the WIC population to assist in 

the development of appropriate and 

effective prevention strategies to 

improve the health of young children. 

With over 50 percent of the nation’s 

infants enrolled in WIC, it is hoped that 

prevention strategies implemented in 

WIC will have a substantial impact on 

the growth and health of U.S. infants 

and children. 

The objectives of the WIC ITFPS–2 

include: 

• Update data collected in WIC– 

IFPS–1. 

• Compare new findings with other 

major studies (WIC–IFPS–1, FDA IFPS, 

and the Gerber/Nestle 2002 and 2008 

FITS studies). 

• Assess effectiveness of different 

education and breastfeeding promotion 

approaches in achieving recommended 

feeding patterns and behaviors. 

• Assess conditions of overfeeding 

and overconsumption. 

• Identify nutrition education 

influences. 

• Assess impact of WIC food packages 

on outcomes. 

• Determine changes in maternal 

feeding practices and behaviors over 

time as infants and toddlers transition 

into or out of WIC. 

The data collection activities to be 

undertaken subject to this notice 

include: 

• An in-person eligibility screener 

and recruitment interview will be 

administered to WIC others/caretakers 

at the point of enrollment, either when 

they enroll in WIC prenatally or after 

the child is born. Sampled participants 

will be assigned to either the core 

sample or the supplemental sample. Up 

to 11 distinct telephone interviews will 

be administered to the core sample 

when the child is 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 

15, 18, and 24 months old; and 4 

telephone interviews will be 

administered to the supplemental 

sample. The telephone interviews will 

include a 24-hour dietary recall. 

• An in-depth telephone interview 

will be conducted with key staff in the 

state and local WIC administration 

offices of the sampled WIC service sites. 

• A web survey will be conducted 

with multiple WIC clinic staff at all 

recruited WIC service sites. 

Affected Public 

• Individual/Household (7,841 WIC 

Breastfeeding Mothers): Respondent 

groups identified include women 

enrolling in the WIC program or the 

primary caregiver of the WIC enrolled 

infant. A total of 728 of those eligible 

(14%) will not participate in part or in 

whole. 

• State, Local and Tribal Agencies 

(105 key Informants and 800 WIC Staff): 

WIC program administrators at the local 

and state level (key informants) and staff 

persons who are providing WIC services 

through direct client interaction. All key 

informants will participate. FNS 

estimates 80% or 600 WIC program 

administrators will participate; 200 will 

not participate. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

As presented in Table 1, the total 

number of respondents is 8,746. A total 

of 7,841 are WIC participants, 105 are 

state and local key informants, and 800 

are local WIC staff. Of the 5,163 WIC 

women who complete the eligibility 

screener, we will recruit 4,435 1 women 

into the study (86%). Of those, 2,141 

women in the core sample and 928 in 

the supplemental sample will complete 

the study. All WIC participants will 


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receive the screener and recruitment 

interviews. Most WIC participants in the 

core sample will be interviewed when 

their child is 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15, 18, 

and 24 months old; participants who are 

recruited prenatally will also receive a 

prenatal interview. About 18 percent of 

participants in the core sample will not 

be enrolled in the study until their child 

is 2 months old and therefore will be 

interviewed beginning at 3 months. WIC 

participants in the supplemental sample 

will be interviewed when their child is 

either 1 or 3 months old (depending on 

the age of the child when recruited) and 

at 7, 13, and 24 months. All 105 key 

informants will complete the in-depth 

interview, and 600 WIC staff (80%) will 

complete a web survey. 

Estimated Total Annual Responses: 

The total annualized estimated number 

of responses is 17,225: 16,922 responses 

by WIC participants, 35 responses by 

WIC key informants, and 267 by WIC 

staff. The 16,992 WIC participant 

responses include a 10 percent 

subsample of core respondents who will 

complete a second 24-hour dietary 

recall for all postnatal interviews. 

Annualized burden should be 

multiplied by 3 to get the burden over 

the life of the 3-year data collection 

period (note: the maximum burden 

hours fall in the first year of infant life). 

Estimated Time per Response: WIC 

mothers/caregivers will take 

approximately 5 minutes (.08333 hours) 

to complete the eligibility screener; 20 

minutes (.3333 hours) to complete the 

recruitment interview; and an average of 

30 minutes (.5000 hours) to complete all 

follow up telephone interviews 

(prenatal, 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15, 18, 24- 

month). The key informant interviews 

will take an average of 60 minutes and 

the WIC clinic staff web survey will take 

approximately 30 minutes (.5000 hours) 

to complete. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden on 

Respondents: FNS estimates the 

annualized burden is 5,804 hours. 

TABLE 1—ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS

Respondents by type of interview 

Estimated annualized burden hours 

Number of 

respondents 

Number of 

responses per 

respondent 

Estimated total 

annual 

responses 

Average 

burden hours 

per response 

Total annual 

hour burden 

WIC Participant Interviews 

Eligibility Screener.

Completed ..................................................................... 5,163 0.334 1,724.11 0.0835 143.99 

Attempted ...................................................................... 2,678 0.334 894.452 0.0334 29.87 

Recruitment Interview 

Completed ..................................................................... 4,435 0.334 1,481.29 0.334 494.75 

Attempted ...................................................................... 728 0.334 243.15 0.0334 8.12 

Core Follow-up interviews 

Completed ..................................................................... 2141 4 8,564.00 0.5 4,281.01 

Attempted ...................................................................... 663 3.67 2,433.21 0.0334 81.27 

Supplemental Follow-up interviews 

Completed ..................................................................... 928 1.334 1,237.95 0.5 618.98 

Attempted ...................................................................... 258 1.334 344.17 0.0334 11.50 

WIC participant Total ............................................. 7,841 ........................ 16,922.67 ........................ 5,669.49 

WIC Key Informants 

Key Informant interview 

Completed ..................................................................... 105 0.33 34.65 1.0 34.65 

Attempted ...................................................................... 0 0.33 0 0.0334 0 

Key informant Total ............................................... 105 ........................ 34.65 ........................ 34.65 

WIC Staff 

Web survey 

Completed ..................................................................... 600 0.334 200.4 0.5 100.2 

Attempted ...................................................................... 200 0.334 66.8 0 0 

Staff Survey Total .................................................. 800 ........................ 267.2 ........................ 100.2 

Annualized Total ............................................. 8,746 ........................ 17,225 ........................ 5,804.34 

1 4,435 = 3,416 prenatal women + 1,019 post-natal women; however, of the 4,435 prenatal women, we expect only 2,972 will have live births. 

Therefore, 2,972 live births + 1,019 post-natal = 3,991. This equals the number of Completed + Attempted interviews for the Core and Supplemental follow-up interviews in Table 1. 2Total Annual hour burden will need to be multiple by 3 for the 3 year data collection period (note: the maximum burden hours fall in the first 

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Dated: March 19, 2012. 

Jeffrey J. Tribiano, 

Acting Administrator, Food and Nutrition 

Service. 

[FR Doc. 2012–7033 Filed 3–22–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–30–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Food and Nutrition Service 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Proposed Collection; 

Comment Request—Supplemental 

Nutrition Assistance Program, 

Administrative Review Requirements— 

Food Retailers and Wholesalers 

AGENCY: Food and Nutrition Service 

(FNS), USDA. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this 

notice invites the general public and 

other public agencies to comment on 

proposed information collections. The 

proposed collection is a revision of a 

currently approved collection. 

DATES: Written comments must be 

received on or before May 22, 2012 to 

be assured of consideration. 

ADDRESSES: 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 has 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 the use of 

appropriate automated, electronic, 

mechanical, or other technological 

collection techniques or other forms of 

information technology. 

Comments may be sent to Karen 

Walker, Chief, Administrative Review 

Branch, Benefit Redemption Division, 

U.S. Department of Agriculture, Food 

and Nutrition Service, 3101 Park Center 

Drive, Room 438, Alexandria, Virginia 

22302. Comments may also be 

submitted via fax to the attention of 

Karen Walker at (703) 305–2822, or via 

email to brdhq-web@fns.usda.gov. 

All written comments will be open for 

public inspection at the office of the 

Food and Nutrition Service during 

regular business hours (8:30 a.m. to 

5 p.m., Monday through Friday) at 3101 

Park Center Drive, Alexandria, Virginia 

22302, Room 438. 

All responses to this notice will be 

summarized and included in the request 

for Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) approval. All comments will be 

a matter of public record. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Requests for additional information 

should be directed to Karen Walker, 

(703) 305–2822. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Request for Administrative 

Review. 

OMB Number: 0584–0520. 

Expiration Date: August 31, 2012. 

Type of Request: Revision of a 

currently approved collection of 

information. 

Abstract: The Food and Nutrition 

Service (FNS) of the U.S. Department of 

Agriculture is the Federal agency 

responsible for the Supplemental 

Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). 

The Food and Nutrition Act of 2008, (7 

U.S.C. 2011–2036) requires that the FNS 

determine the eligibility of retail food 

stores and certain food service 

organizations in order to participate in 

SNAP. If a food retailer or wholesale 

food concern is aggrieved by certain 

administrative action by FNS, that store 

has the right to file a written request for 

review of the administrative action with 

FNS. 

Respondents: Business-for-profit: 

Retail food stores and wholesale food 

concerns. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

897. 

Number of Responses per 

Respondent: 1.2. 

Estimated Total Annual Response per 

Respondent: 1,076.4 

Estimated Time per Response: Public 

reporting burden for this collection of 

information is estimated to average 0.17 

of an hour per response. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden on 

Respondents: 183.00 hours. 

Dated: March 19, 2012. 

Jeffrey J. Tribiano, 

Acting Administrator, Food and Nutrition 

Service. 

[FR Doc. 2012–7034 Filed 3–22–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–30–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Food and Nutrition Service 

Child Nutrition Programs—Income 

Eligibility Guidelines 

AGENCY: Food and Nutrition Service, 

USDA. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: This Notice announces the 

Department’s annual adjustments to the 

Income Eligibility Guidelines to be used 

in determining eligibility for free and 

reduced price meals and free milk for 

the period from July 1, 2012 through 

June 30, 2013. These guidelines are used 

by schools, institutions, and facilities 

participating in the National School 

Lunch Program (and Commodity School 

Program), School Breakfast Program, 

Special Milk Program for Children, 

Child and Adult Care Food Program and 

Summer Food Service Program. The 

annual adjustments are required by 

section 9 of the Richard B. Russell 

National School Lunch Act. The 

guidelines are intended to direct 

benefits to those children most in need 

and are revised annually to account for 

changes in the Consumer Price Index. 

DATES: Effective Date: July 1, 2012. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

William Wagoner, Supervisory Program 

Analyst, School Programs Section, Child 

Nutrition Division, Food and Nutrition 

Service (FNS), USDA, Alexandria, 

Virginia 22302, or by phone at (703) 

305–2590. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

This action is not a rule as defined by 

the Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 

601–612) and thus is exempt from the 

provisions of that Act. 

In accordance with the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3507), 

no recordkeeping or reporting 

requirements have been included that 

are subject to approval from the Office 

of Management and Budget. 

This notice has been determined to be 

not significant and was reviewed by the 

Office of Management and Budget in 

conformance with Executive Order 

12866. 

The affected programs are listed in the 

Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance 

under No. 10.553, No. 10.555, No. 

10.556, No. 10.558 and No. 10.559 and 

are subject to the provisions of 

Executive Order 12372, which requires 

intergovernmental consultation with 

State and local officials. (See 7 CFR part 

3015, Subpart V, and the final rule 

related notice published at 48 FR 29114, 

June 24, 1983.) 

Background 

Pursuant to sections 9(b)(1) and 

17(c)(4) of the Richard B. Russell 

National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 

1758(b)(1) and 42 U.S.C. 1766(c)(4)), 

and sections 3(a)(6) and 4(e)(1)(A) of the 

Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 

1772(a)(6) and 1773(e)(1)(A)), the 

Department annually issues the Income 

Eligibility Guidelines for free and 

reduced price meals for the National 


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