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1Baydar, N., McCann, M., Williams, R., and 

Vesper, E. (1997). Final report: WIC Infant Feeding 

Practices Study (for the U.S. Department of 

Agriculture, Food and Consumer Service). Seattle, 

WA: Battelle, Centers for Public Health Research 

and Evaluation. Available at: https://fnsprod.azureedge.us/sites/default/files/WICIFPS.pdf. 

2U.S. Department of Agriculture, Food and 

Nutrition Service (USDA, FNS). (2024a, February 

13). WIC modernization. Alexandria, VA: Author. 

Available at: https://www.fns.usda.gov/wic/ 

modernization. Retrieved on: February 23, 2024. 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Food and Nutrition Service 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Proposed Collection; 

Comments Request—Special 

Supplemental Nutrition Program for 

Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) 

Health Outcomes and Participant 

Experience (HOPE) Study 

AGENCY: Food and Nutrition Service 

(FNS), U.S. Department of Agriculture 

(USDA). 

ACTION: 60-Day notice and request for 

comments. 

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 for 

the Special Supplemental Nutrition 

Program for Women, Infants, and 

Children (WIC) Health Outcomes and 

Participant Experience (HOPE) Study. 

This new information collection will 

provide the U.S. Department of 

Agriculture, Food and Nutrition Service 

(FNS) with current information about 

the population WIC serves, how well 

WIC services align with participants’ 

needs, and how WIC influences 

participants’ health outcomes. This 

information will help policymakers and 

program administrators address service 

gaps and reduce potential disparities in 

health outcomes. 

DATES: Written comments must be 

received on or before November 18, 

2024. 

ADDRESSES: Comments may be sent to 

the WIC HOPE Study Team, Office of 

Policy Support, Food and Nutrition 

Service, USDA, 1320 Braddock Place, 

Alexandria, VA 22314. Comments may 

also be submitted via email to 

sm.fn.wic.hope@usda.gov or by phone at 

709–905–2732. Comments will also be 

accepted through the Federal 

eRulemaking Portal. Go to https://

www.regulations.gov and follow the 

online instructions for submitting 

comments electronically. 

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 on 

or copies of this information collection 

should be directed to the WIC HOPE 

Study Team at sm.fn.wic.hope@

usda.gov or the current Contracting 

Officer Representative for the study, 

Amanda Reat at Amanda.Reat@

usda.gov, 709–905–2732. 

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 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 

use of appropriate automated, 

electronic, mechanical, or other 

technological collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology. 

Title: WIC Health Outcomes and 

Participant Experience Study. 

Form Number: Not applicable. 

OMB Number: 0584–NEW. 

Expiration Date: Not yet determined. 

Type of Request: New collection. 

Abstract: 

The Special Supplemental Nutrition 

Program for Women, Infants, and 

Children (WIC) provides nutritious 

supplemental foods, nutrition education 

and counseling, breastfeeding 

promotion and support, and referrals to 

healthcare, social services, and other 

community providers to pregnant, 

breastfeeding, and postpartum women, 

and infants and children up to age 5 

who are at nutritional risk and in 

households with a low income. As a 

preventive public health nutrition 

program, WIC aims to improve the 

feeding practices, diet, and health of 

participants. The first comprehensive 

national study assessing WIC 

participants, the WIC Infant Feeding 

Practices Study (IFPS), began collecting 

data in August 1994 and followed 

infants from birth to age 1.1 The 

subsequent and most recent study, the 

Infant and Toddler Feeding Practices 

Study-2 (ITFPS–2), began collecting 

data in 2013 and has followed children 

from birth through age 9. 

WIC has experienced several notable 

changes since the last major study was 

launched. WIC currently serves a more 

diverse population using more 

modernized service delivery 

approaches, such as Electronic Benefits 

Transfer (EBT) cards, online shopping, 

and virtual visits. WIC has also aligned 

its nutrition education with the 2020– 

2025 Dietary Guidelines for Americans 

(DGA) and invested in new 

breastfeeding promotion and support 

resources, like the WIC Breastfeeding 

Support: Learn Together. Grow 

Together. campaign. Additional 

substantial program changes are 

forthcoming. For example, WIC has 

proposed changes to the WIC food 

packages to better serve participants’ 

dietary needs and preferences and 

ensure equitable access to supplemental 

foods. WIC is also investing in a 

national strategy to diversify the WIC 

workforce so it mirrors the diversity of 

WIC families, culturally sensitive 

outreach strategies to increase 

enrollment and retention rates, and 

technology enhancements to streamline 

enrollment and provide a modern WIC 

experience.2

The WIC Health Outcomes and 

Participant Experience (WIC HOPE) 

Study will provide the U.S. Department 

of Agriculture (USDA), Food and 

Nutrition Service (FNS) with current 

information about the population WIC 

serves, how well WIC services align 

with participants’ needs, and how WIC 

influences participants’ health 

outcomes. This information will help 

policymakers and program 

administrators address service gaps and 

reduce potential disparities in health 

outcomes. 

The five study objectives are: (1) 

conduct new data collection to update 

the information in WIC IFPS–1 and WIC 

ITFPS–2 on the feeding practices and 

behaviors of WIC infants and children, 

and compare and contrast findings with 

previous studies; (2) describe 

participants’ WIC site experiences and 

engagement with WIC technologies such 

as text messaging, mobile apps, online 

appointment scheduling, video calling, 

online nutrition education, shopping 

assistance apps, and online shopping 

tools; (3) assess the extent to which WIC 

benefits used by participants (including 

food packages, nutrition education and 

breastfeeding promotion and support, 

and referrals) are independently 

associated with feeding practices, diet, 

and health over time; (4) describe 

maternal diet, birth, and health 

outcomes from the pregnancy and 

postpartum period throughout the study 

period; and (5) examine the 

independent association between 

duration of WIC participation and diet 

and health outcomes as well as nutrition 

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WIC HOPE is a prospective cohort 

study that will follow a nationally 

representative sample of mother-child 

dyads who enroll in WIC prenatally or 

shortly after the child is born through 

the child’s fifth birthday. Pregnant 

women or caregivers of newborns will 

be recruited through 80 WIC local 

agencies sampled from across the 

country. The study will collect data on 

participants’ experiences with WIC, use 

of WIC benefits, feeding practices, diet, 

and health at multiple points. 

Because the study child is the focal 

member of the mother-child dyad, 

mothers (i.e., caregivers) may change 

over the course of the study, but the 

study child will remain the same. Based 

on data from the ITFPS–2, we anticipate 

about 96 percent of caregivers will be 

the child’s mother throughout the study. 

Study participants will be followed for 

the duration of the study regardless of 

their continued participation in WIC. 

Capturing different patterns of WIC 

participation over time will enable the 

comparison of study participants with 

different durations of program exposure. 

However, because WIC HOPE does not 

include a randomized comparison group 

of infants who did not enroll in WIC, 

the study will examine relationships 

and associations between program 

predictors and outcomes rather than 

establish causality. 

Affected Public: Respondent groups 

identified include: (1) individuals 

consisting of mother-child dyads (adult 

WIC participants and their study child); 

(2) WIC State agencies; (3) WIC local 

agencies; and (4) WIC sites. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

The total estimated number of 

respondents is 8,825 (8,093 responsive 

and 1,512 nonresponsive). This includes 

81 respondents for the pretest (81 

respondents and 0 nonrespondents), 

composed of 9 WIC participants per 

data collection instrument. The main 

study respondents include 8,130 WIC 

participants, 54 WIC State agency staff, 

160 WIC local agency staff, and 400 WIC 

site staff. 

Estimated Number of Responses per 

Respondent: Based on the estimated 

438,325 total annual responses (263,905 

responsive and 174,420 nonresponsive) 

to be made by the 8,825 respondents, 

the study team expects 50 responses per 

respondent. See Table 1 for the 

estimated number of responses per 

respondent for each type of respondent. 

The breakout follows: 

WIC participants: The estimated 

number of responses per WIC 

participant is 51 (32 per respondent and 

115 per nonrespondent). For the pretest, 

81 WIC participants will be asked to 

participate in a cognitive interview. For 

the main study, WIC participants will be 

asked to respond to one study brochure; 

complete one screener; one study 

consent; and one enrollment survey. 

After enrollment, they will be asked to 

respond to 14 caregiver surveys and 5 

maternal dietary recall interviews, 

provide study child measurements at 7 

points, and provide contact information 

updates 2 times a year for 3 years. They 

will also be asked to review upcoming 

survey notifications, study reminders, 

child birthday cards, and caregiver 

birthday greetings. 

WIC State agencies: The estimated 

number of responses per WIC State 

agency participant is six. The WIC State 

agencies will be asked to review one 

email from the Regional Office notifying 

them of the study selection, attend one 

informational webinar, review one 

email from the study to schedule a 

meeting, participate in one meeting to 

discuss study implementation, and 

notify the WIC local agency of their 

study selection. 

WIC local agencies: The estimated 

number of responses per WIC local 

agency participant is 12. WIC local 

agencies will be asked to review one 

email from the WIC State agency 

notifying them of the study selection, 

review the study factsheet, notify their 

sites of the study selection, attend one 

training webinar, communicate with 

Westat regarding WIC participant 

recruitment planning and 

implementation, communicate with 

sites regarding WIC participant 

recruitment planning and 

implementation, and assist with 

locating study participants. 

WIC sites: The estimated number of 

responses per WIC site participant is 57. 

WIC sites will be asked to review 

communications from the WIC local 

agency regarding the study selection, 

participate in an informational call, 

attend a training webinar, communicate 

with Westat and sites regarding WIC 

participant recruitment planning and 

implementation, introduce the study to 

the WIC participant, complete the 

referral form, and take length/height and 

weight measurements of study children. 

Estimated Total Annual Responses: 

The estimated total number of annual 

responses is 438,325. This includes 

263,905 for respondents and 174,420 for 

nonrespondents. 

Estimated Time per Response: The 

estimated average response time is 6.2 

hours for all respondents (6.4 hours for 

responsive participants and 1.4 hours 

for nonresponsive participants). The 

estimated time of response varies from 

0.50 minutes (0.008 hours) to 1 hour 

depending on the respondent group and 

activity, as shown in Table 1. The 

average estimated time per response 

across all respondents is 0.12 hours 

(equal to 54,308 total annual burden 

hours for both respondents and 

nonrespondents) divided by 438,325 

(total responses for both respondents 

and nonrespondents), as shown in Table 

1. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden on 

Respondents: The total public reporting 

burden for this collection of information 

is estimated at 54,308 hours (annually). 

See Table 1 for estimated total annual 

burden for each type of respondent. 

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I I I I Respondents Non-respondents 

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... I- ... I- I I Pretest 81 81 1.00 81 1.000 81.0 0 3.00 0 0.0

Study brochure 8,130 7,398 1.00 7,398 0.050 369.9 732 1.00 732 0.0

Study invitation (by text or email or 

letter or in person) 7,398 7,398 1.00 7,398 0.050 369.9 0 1.00 0 0.0

Screener reminders (b) (by text or email 

or letter or phone) 7,398 6,618 2.00 13,236 0.008 110.3 780 6.00 4,680 0.0

Screener (web) 7,398 3,659 1.00 3,659 0.083 304.9 702 1.00 702 0.0

ii Screener (telephone or in-person) 7,398 2,959 1.00 2,959 0.117 345.2 78 1.00 78 0.0

;g Consent form 5,000 4,500 1.00 4,500 0.083 375.0 500 1.00 500 0.0

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Enrollment survey (web) 4,500 2,700 1.00 2,700 0.200 540.0 0 1.00 0 0.0

111 3: Enrollment survey (telephone or in- "tJ ... 

0 person) 4,500 1,800 1.00 1,800 0.250 450.0 0 1.00 0 0.0

.c ... 5l ,.E Study welcome packet 4,500 4,500 1.00 4,500 0.117 525.0 0 1.00 0 0.0

::I 'tJ i Prenatal survey 3,918 3,330 1.00 3,330 0.500 1,665.0 588 1.00 588 0.0

!:! YR1: Maternal dietary recalls 1,000 900 4.45 4,005 0.500 2,002.5 100 4.50 450 0.0

_; ! YR1: Maternal dietary recall survey IV 0 

,s f reminders (b) 1,000 280 6.00 1,680 0.033 56.0 100 18.00 1,800 0.0'5 GI 1-------. --------+---t-------l----+----+------l---+---+---+--------lt-----

'6 -~ YRl: Maternal dietary recall advance 

.!: letter and text/email notification (c) 1,000 950 2.00 1,900 0.067 126.7 50 2.00 100 0.0

i YRl: Measurement card - Birth 4,167 3,334 1.00 3,334 0.250 833.4 833 1.00 833 0.0

GI £ YRl: Measurement cards - 6 and 12 

0 :ii: months 3,959 2,573 1.90 4,889 0.750 3,666.5 833 1.90 1,583 0.0

YRl: Survey advance letter and 

text/email notification (c) 4,167 3,542 4.80 17,001 0.067 1,133.4 625 4.80 3,000 0.0

1-month survey 4,167 3,442 1.00 3,442 0.500 1,721.0 725 1.00 725 0.0

3-month survey 4,167 3,525 1.00 3,525 0.500 1,762.5 642 1.00 642 0.05-month survey 3,959 3,318 1.00 3,318 0.500 1,659.0 641 1.00 641 0.0

YRl: Measurement reminders (b) 3,959 1,029 3.79 3,901 0.033 130.0 1,386 6.33 8,770 0.0

7-month survey 3,879 3,193 1.00 3,193 0.500 1,596.5 686 1.00 686 0.0

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11-month survey 3,841 2,945 1.00 2,945 0.500 1,472.5 896 1.00 896 0.0

YRl: Survey reminders (b) 3,841 1,485 10.95 16,257 0.033 541.9 896 25.56 22,894 0.0

1-year child birthday card 3,841 3,265 1.00 3,265 0.033 108.8 576 1.00 576 0.0

YRl: Mother birthday greeting (email or 

text) 3,841 3,265 1.00 3,265 0.017 54.4 576 1.00 576 0.0

YR2: Survey advance letter and 

text/email notification (c) 3,687 3,134 2.92 9,151 0.067 610.1 553 2.92 1,615 0.0

13-month survey 3,687 2,820 1.00 2,820 0.667 1,880.0 867 1.00 867 0.0

YR2: Survey reminders (b) 3,687 2,950 2.04 6,017 0.033 200.6 867 20.28 17,584 0.0

13-month 2nd day dietary recall (child) 417 282 1.00 282 0.250 70.5 135 1.00 135 0.0

YR2: Maternal dietary recall advance 

letter and text/email notification (c) 1,000 850 1.00 850 0.067 56.7 50 1.00 50 0.0

YR2: Maternal dietary recalls 1,000 900 1.48 1,332 0.500 666.0 100 1.50 150 0.0

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YR2: Maternal dietary recall survey 

f reminders (b) 1,000 :!2 :!2 280 1.00 280 0.033 9.3 100 6.00 600 0.0

:E :E 18-month survey 3,613 2,530 1.00 2,530 0.583 1,475.8 1,083 1.00 1,083 0.0

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cu cu cu cu "' "' E E 24-month 2nd dietary recall (child) 417 248 1.00 248 0.250 62.0 169 1.00 169 0.0

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"' "' ro ro Measurement Card -24 months 3,469 1,734 1.00 1,734 0.750 1,300.8 1,734 1.00 1,734 0.0

"' "' u u iii iii j j YR2: Measurement reminders (b) 3,469 694 1.00 694 0.033 23.1 1,734 3.00 5,203 0.0

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"tJ "tJ 0 0 YR2: Mother birthday greeting (email or :ii: :ii: "tJ "tJ f text) 3,469 2,948 1.00 2,948 0.008 24.6 520 1.00 520 0.0

.!: .!: 

-~ -~ 8i° 8i° YR3: Survey advance letter and 

.. .. 

ro "' u u text/email notifications (c) 3,365 2,860 1.88 5,377 0.067 358.5 505 1.97 994 0.0

30-month survey 3,365 2,613 1.00 2,613 0.417 1,088.8 752 1.00 752 0.0

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:iE :iE 3-year child Birthday Card 3,365 2,860 1.00 2,860 0.033 95.3 505 1.00 505 0.0

YR3: Mother birthday greeting (email or 

text) 3,365 2,860 1.00 2,860 0.017 47.7 505 1.00 505 0.0

36-month survey 3,264 2,571 1.00 2,571 0.667 1,714.0 693 1.00 693 0.0

36-month 2nd dietary recall (child) 417 257 1.00 257 0.333 85.7 160 1.00 160 0.0

Measurement card -36 months 3,264 1,632 1.00 1,632 0.750 1,223.9 1,632 1.00 1,632 0.0

YR3: Measurement reminders (b) 3,264 653 1.00 653 0.033 21.8 1,632 3.00 4,896 0.0YR4: Survey advance letter and 

text/email notifications (c) 3,166 2,691 1.98 5,328 0.067 355.2 475 1.98 940 0.0

42-month survey 3,166 2,571 1.00 2,571 0.667 1,714.0 595 1.00 595 0.0

YR4: Survey reminders (b) 3,166 1,109 3.94 4,370 0.033 145.7 595 26.41 15,710 0.0

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YR4: Maternal dietary recall advance 

letter and texVemail notification (c) 1,000 950 1.00 950 0.067 63.3 50 1.00 50 0.0

42-month dietary recall (mother) 1,000 900 1.48 1,332 0.500 666.0 100 1.50 150 0.0

YR4: Maternal dietary recall survey 

reminders (bl 1,000 280 2.00 560 0.033 18.7 100 6.00 600 0.0

48-month survey 3,103 2,530 1.00 2,530 0.667 1,686.7 2,024 1.00 2,024 0.0

48-month 2nd dietary recall (child) 417 253 1.00 253 0.333 84.3 164 1.00 164 0.0

4-yea r chi Id birthday card 3,103 2,637 1.00 2,637 0.017 44.0 465 1.00 465 0.0

YR4: Mother birthday greeting (email or 

C text) 3,103 2,637 1.00 2,637 0.008 22.0 465 1.00 465 0.0

2! 

:5! Measurement Card - 48 months 3,103 1,551 1.00 1,551 0.750 1,163.5 1,551 1.00 1,551 0.0

:c 

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u 

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.c E (II .e II) 54-month survey 3,040 2,488 1.00 2,488 0.500 1,244.0 552 1.00 552 0.0

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§: !U II) 60-month 2nd dietary recall (child) 417 249 1.00 249 0.333 83.0 168 1.00 168 0.0

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:i!: (II 

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- 2! text) 2,980 2,533 1.00 2,533 0.008 21.1 447 1.00 447 0.0

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"? Measurement Card -60 months 2,980 1,490 1.00 1,490 0.750 1,117.4 1,490 1.00 1,490 0.0

(II 

.c YRS: Measurement reminders (b) 2,980 596 1.00 596 0.033 19.9 1,490 6.00 8,939 0.0

0 

:ii: Contact information updates (child age 

<12 months) 3,542 1,063 2.00 2,125 0.050 106.3 2,479 2.00 4,959 0.0

Contact information updates (child age 

12 months - 24 months) (d) 3,542 1,063 2.00 2,125 0.050 106.3 2,479 2.00 4,959 0.0

Contact information updates (child age 2 

years - 3 years) (d) 3,542 1,063 2.00 2,125 0.050 106.3 2,479 2.00 4,959 0.0

Contact information updates (child age 3 

years - 4 years) (d) 3,542 1,063 2.00 2,125 0.050 106.3 2,479 2.00 4,959 0.0

Contact information updates (child age 4 

years - 5 years) (d) 3,542 1,063 2.00 2,125 0.050 106.3 2,479 2.00 4,959 0.0

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I I Introductory Email from RO to SA 27 54 1 54 0.050 2.7 0 0 0 0.0

state, WIC State Letter from WIC Director to SA 27 54 1 54 0.050 2.7 0 0 0 0.0

Local, Agency (SA) Study Factsheet 27 54 1 54 0.083 4.5 0 0 0 0.0

or 

Tribal I Contact initiation email from Westat 27 54 1 54 0.050 2.7 0 0 0 0.0

Study webinar 27 54 1 54 1.000 54.0 0 0 0 0.0

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ment !Recruitment planning activities with Westat {e) ,··,;r1w~.- 1Sw,1:~~-'• . • . - •. • ,., ··" ·< • -'Ai*/-X1\'. ;.rs· ,,.· • ... ,, •. -. , , t3⁄4-. 

Introductory Email from SA to sampled 

LAS 80 160 1 160 0.050 8.0 0 0 0 0.000 

Study Factsheet 80 160 1 160 0.083 13.3 0 0 0 0.000 

Westat Email to local agency 80 160 1 160 0.050 8.0 0 0 0 0.000 

Westat informational call (e) 80 160 1 160 0.333 53.3 0 0 0 0.000 

Recruitment planning and 

WIC Local implementation activities with Westat 

Agency (LA) (e) I 801 1601 11 1601 4.0001 640.0I 01 01 01 0.0001 

Recruitment planning and 

implementation activities with sites (e) I SOI 1601 11 160112.0001 1,920.01 01 01 01 0.0001 

Recruitment progress communications 

with Westat {e) I 801 1601 11 1601 2.0001 320.01 01 01 01 0.0001 

Assistance to locate study participants 

(e) I 801 1601 51 8001 0.0501 40.0I 01 01 DI 0.0001 

Training webinar I 4001 8001 11 8001 0.7501 600.01 01 01 01 0.0001 

Recruitment Planning and 

Implementation activities with Westat I 4001 8001 11 8001 0.3331 266.71 01 01 DI 0.0001 

WICClinic Recruitment Planning and 

Implementation activities with Local 

Agency 400 800 1 800 0.333 266.7 0 0 0 0.000 

Study Introduction Script 400 400 21 8,400 0.050 420.0 0 0 0 0.000 

Referral forms 400 400 20 8,000 0.083 666.7 0 0 0 0.000 Measurement Card 400 400 8 3,200 0.167 533.3 0 0 0 0.000 

(a) Estimated based on WIC Infant Toddler Feeding Practices Study-2 (ITFPS-2) 

(b) Assumed 80 percent of survey respondents and 60 percent of measurement respondents will complete the task before the reminder protocol starts. The r

average of 2 reminders and the non-respondents will receive an average of 6 reminders. 

(c) Assumed 85 percent of participants will review notifications and 15% do not (d) Assumed 85 percent of participants reporting a live birth will remain eligible for contact information updates (e) No instrument associated with these activities 
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Tameka Owens, 

Acting Administrator and Assistant 

Administrator, Food and Nutrition Service. 

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Rural Housing Service 

[DOCKET #: RHS–24–NONE–0033] 

Notice of Request for Revision of a 

Currently Approved Information 

Collection 

AGENCY: Rural Housing Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice; request for comments. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the 

Rural Housing Service’s (RHS) 

announces its intention to request a 

revision for a currently approved 

information collection in support of the 

program for the Guaranteed Rural Rental 

Housing Program, for which approval 

from the Office of Management and 

Budget (OMB) will be requested. 

DATES: Comments on this Notice must 

be received by November 18, 2024 to be 

assured consideration. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Adyam Negasi, RD Innovation Center— 

Regulations Management Division, U.S. 

Department of Agriculture, 1400 

Independence Ave. SW, Washington, 

DC 20250; Tel: 202–221–9298; Email: 

Adyam.Negasi@usda.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: OMB 

regulation (5 CFR part 1320) 

implementing provisions of the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. 

L. 104–13) requires that interested 

members of the public and affected 

agencies have an opportunity to 

comment on information collection and 

recordkeeping activities (see 5 CFR 

1320.8(d)). This notice identifies an 

information collection that the Agency 

is submitting to OMB for renewal and 

approval. 

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 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 

through the use of appropriate 

automated, electronic, mechanical, or 

other technological collection 

techniques or other forms of information 

technology. 

Comments may be sent through the 

Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to 

https://www.regulations.gov and, in the 

‘‘Search’’ box, type in the Docket No. 

RHS–24–NONE–0033. A link to the 

Notice will appear. You may submit a 

comment here by selecting the 

‘‘Comment’’ button or you can access 

the ‘‘Docket’’ tab, select the ‘‘Notice,’’ 

and go to the ‘‘Browse & Comment on 

Documents’’ tab. Here you may view 

comments that have been submitted as 

well as submit a comment. To submit a 

comment, select the ‘‘Comment’’ button, 

complete the required information, and 

select the ‘‘Submit Comment’’ button at 

the bottom. Information on using 

regulations.gov, including instructions 

for accessing documents, submitting 

comments, and viewing the docket after 

the close of the comment period, is 

available through the site’s ‘‘FAQ’’ link 

at the bottom. 

Title: Guaranteed Rural Rental 

Housing Program. 

OMB Control Number: 0575–0174. 

Expiration Date of Approval: 01/31/ 

2025. 

Type of Request: Revision of a 

Currently Approved Information 

Collection. 

Abstract: On March 28, 1996, 

President Clinton signed the ‘‘Housing 

Opportunity Program Extension Act of 

1996.’’ One of the provisions of the Act 

was the authorization of the section 538 

Guaranteed Rural Rental Housing Loan 

Program, adding the program to the 

Housing Act of 1949. The program has 

been designed to increase the supply of 

affordable Multi-Family Housing (MFH) 

through partnerships between RHS and 

major lending sources, as well as State 

and local housing finance agencies and 

bond issuers. Qualified lenders will be 

authorized to originate, underwrite, and 

close loans for MFH projects. To be 

considered, these projects must be 

either new construction or acquisition 

with rehabilitation with at least $6,500 

per unit. 

The Secretary is authorized under 

section 510 (k) of the Housing Act of 

1949 to prescribe regulations to ensure 

that these federally funded loans are 

made to eligible applicants for 

authorized purposes. The lender must 

evaluate the eligibility, cost, benefits, 

feasibility, and financial performance of 

the proposed project. The Agency 

collects this information from the lender 

to determine if funds are being used to 

meet the goals and mission of Rural 

Development. The information 

submitted by the lender to the Agency 

is used by the Agency to manage, plan, 

evaluate, and account for Government 

resources. 

Estimate of Burden: Public reporting 

burden for this collection of information 

is estimated to be 0.7 hours. 

Respondents: Non-profit and forprofit lending corporations and public 

bodies. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

150. 

Estimated Number of Responses per 

Respondent: 20.55. 

Estimated Number of Responses: 

3082. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden on 

Respondents: 2,162 hours. 

Copies of this information collection 

can be obtained from Adyam Negasi, 

Innovation Center, Regulations 

Management Division, at 202–221–9298, 

or adyam.negasi@usda.gov. All 

responses to this notice will be 

summarized and included in the request 

for OMB approval. All comments will 

also become a matter of public record. 

Joaquin Altoro, 

Administrator, Rural Housing Service. 

[FR Doc. 2024–21455 Filed 9–18–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–XV–P 

U.S. COMMITTEE ON THE MARINE 

TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM 

[Docket No. DOT–OST–2024–0044] 

Request for Information To Identify 

Barriers to Planning for Climate 

Resilience in U.S. Ports; Reopening of 

Comment Period 

AGENCY: U.S. Committee on the Marine 

Transportation System. 

ACTION: Notice; request for information 

(RFI); reopening of comment period. 

SUMMARY: On July 15, 2024, the CMTS 

published in the Federal Register an 

RFI seeking information to identify what 

types of planning guidance, documents, 

datasets, and Federal funding 

opportunities are currently being 

utilized in planning for long-term 

environmental change in U.S. Ports, and 

to identify barriers to action. The 

information received from this RFI will 

be analyzed to assess whether the needs 

for this type of planning are being met 

and identify where improvements could 

be made. Information is requested from 

anyone who works in or adjacent to 

climate resilience planning and 

execution in ports (public and private), 

as well as any interested members of the 

public. That RFI established a 45-day 

comment period closing on August 29, 

2024. CMTS is reopening the public 


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