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Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 147 / Wednesday, August 4, 2021 / Notices requirements. However, this document does contain a general solicitation of comments in the form of a request for information. In accordance with implementing regulations of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
PRA, specifically 5 CFR 1320.3h4, this general solicitation is exempt from the PRA. Facts or opinions submitted in response to general solicitations of comments from the public, published in the Federal Register or other publications, regardless of the form or format thereof, provided that no person is required to supply specific information pertaining to the commenter other than that necessary for self-identification, as a condition of the agencys full consideration, are not generally considered information collections and therefore not subject to the PRA.
Timothy English, Acting Administrator, Food and Nutrition Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Food and Nutrition Service Agency Information Collection Activities: WIC Nutrition Assessment and Tailoring StudyIn-Person Data Collection Food and Nutrition Service FNS, Agriculture USDA.
ACTION: 60-Day notice and request for comments.
AGENCY:

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 the currently approved collection for the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children WIC Nutrition Assessment and Tailoring Study WIC NATS OMB
Control Number 05840663. The revision adds data collection from inperson site visits, where the data collection activities planned for the currently approved remote site visits will be replicated for use with 30 WIC
clinic sites for in-person site visits once WIC clinic sites safely resume in-person operations.
DATES: Written comments must be received on or before October 4, 2021.
ADDRESSES: Comments may be sent to:
Alexander Bush, Office of Policy Support, Food and Nutrition Service, USDA, 1320 Braddock Place,
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Alexandria, VA 22314. Comments may also be submitted via fax to the attention of Karen Castellanos-Brown at 703305
2732 or via email to Karen.CastellanosBrown@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 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 Karen CastellanosBrown at Karen.Castellanos-Brown@
usda.gov or Courtney Paolicelli at 571
3026447.
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 agencys 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: WIC Nutrition Assessment and Tailoring Study: In-Person Data Collection.
Form Number: Not applicable.
OMB Number: 05840663.
Expiration Date: 04/30/2024.
Type of Request: Revision of a currently approved collection.
Abstract: The Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children WIC provides supplemental foods, nutrition education and breastfeeding support, and referrals to health care and other social services to safeguard the health of low-income women, infants, and children up to 5
years of age who are at nutritional risk.
As part of the certification and recertification process, WIC staff perform a comprehensive nutrition risk assessment with each participant to screen for certain nutrition risks and collect other relevant dietary and health information. Based on the nutrition risk assessment, WIC staff can individualize
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the food package benefits, nutrition education, and referrals the participant receives to meet their unique nutritional needs. While guidelines for conducting a quality nutrition risk assessment are described in the Value Enhanced Nutrition Assessment VENA
guidance,1 there is flexibility in how WIC staff conduct the nutrition risk assessment, and specifics of the process may vary by WIC State Agency SA and by WIC Local Agency LA. Through this study, FNS seeks to better understand the nutrition services process as it transpires at WIC clinics, and WIC staff and participants satisfaction with the process. The findings from this study will be used to develop guidance for WIC staff to enhance service delivery to improve program satisfaction, retention, and participant health and nutrition outcomes.
The four study objectives are: 1
Provide in-depth descriptive information on how a large, diverse sample of local WIC agencies performs the WIC nutrition risk assessment; 2
Systematically describe how a national sample of diverse local WIC agencies uses the collection of nutrition risk assessment information to tailor program benefits, including food packages, nutrition education, breastfeeding promotion and support, and referrals to health and social services; 3 Investigate relationships between WIC nutrition risk services processes to include the nutrition risk assessment and the associated tailoring of program benefits, and the clinic experience, participant and staff perceptions, and overall clinic flow and efficiency; and 4 Identify specific practices or features of nutrition risk service processes that facilitate the use of nutrition assessment information for providing tailored program benefits, and that are associated with participant and staff satisfaction.
Under the currently approved WIC
NATS data collection OMB Control Number 05840663, 30 clinic sites will be selected to participate in remote site visitswhere the study team will observe remote nutrition assessment visits i.e., assessments done via telephone or video call and then interview WIC participants and staff by telephone. Under this revision, 30 clinic sites will be recruited to participate in the same data collection activities including direct observation of nutrition assessments and interviews with 1 U.S. Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service. VENA Value Enhanced Nutrition Assessment. Available at: https wicworks.
fns.usda.gov/resources/value-enhanced-nutritionassessment-vena-guidance.

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