Submission for OMB Review: WIC Tribal Organizations and U.S. Territories Study
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The USDA Food and Nutrition Service is seeking OMB approval for a new information collection under the Paperwork Reduction Act. The study, titled WIC Tribal Organizations and U.S. Territories Study, will gather data on how 32 Tribal Organizations, 5 U.S. territories, and 5 Tribally operated local agencies administer the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) compared to state agencies. It addresses unique funding, administrative challenges, and high program costs faced by these entities. The research will also help calculate WIC coverage rates (percentage of eligible individuals receiving benefits). Data will be collected once from 210 respondents, resulting in an estimated total burden of 268.47 hours. Comments on the collection are due by May 6, 2026.
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Key Changes
- New OMB Control Number 0584-NEW for WIC Tribal Organizations and U.S. Territories Study
- Data collection from 32 Tribal Organizations, 5 U.S. territories, and 5 Tribally operated local agencies
- One-time reporting requirement from total of 210 respondents
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Obligations
What this law requires
USDA Food and Nutrition Service must collect data from 210 respondents (32 Tribal Organizations, 5 U.S. territories, and 5 Tribally operated local agencies) on one occasion only
USDA Food and Nutrition Service must obtain OMB approval under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Public Law 104-13) before conducting the WIC Tribal Organizations and U.S. Territories Study information collection
USDA Food and Nutrition Service must display a currently valid OMB control number (0584-NEW) when conducting the information collection and inform all potential respondents that they are not required to respond without this valid control number
USDA Food and Nutrition Service must accept and consider written comments and recommendations on the proposed information collection submitted by May 6, 2026 via www.reginfo.gov
USDA Food and Nutrition Service must use the collected data to calculate WIC coverage rates (percentage of eligible individuals receiving benefits) and determine variations in WIC operations among different administering entities