To provide Special Supplemental
Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC)which
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.
The OMB term of clearance for
this ICR was that FNS would merge the burden approved under
#0584-0545 with ICR #0584-0043, 7 CFR Part 246, Special
Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children
(WIC): Vendor Cost Containment; Approval of Information Collection
Request, prior to the expiration date of December 31, 2010. The
burden hours for #0584-0043 has increase by 14,919 due to the
merge. The current burden is 3,595,075 and with the increase the
new burden is 3,609,994.
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:
(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;
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.