Generic Clearance Memo

United States

Department of

Agriculture

Food and

Nutrition

Service

3101 Park

Center Drive

Alexandria, VA

22302-1500

TO: Julie Wise

OMB Desk Officer

THROUGH: Lynnette Thomas

Branch Chief, Planning and Regulatory Affairs

Food and Nutrition Service

FROM: Lael Lubing

Director, Grants and Fiscal Policy Division

Food and Nutrition Service

SUBJECT: Request for Approval to Add Grant to OMB Docket #0584-0512

The Uniform Grant Application for Non-Entitlement Discretionary Grants, OMB Number 0584-0512 allows the Food and Nutrition Service to add programs to the list of approved programs that use this generic clearance process periodically, provided that approval is obtained in advance.

The Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) is requesting OMB approval to add the grant information collection: The Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC) Special Project Grants to the list of approved grants. FNS intends to award grants to WIC State agencies to develop, implement, and evaluate new or innovative methods of service to meet the changing needs of WIC participants and/or to improve Program integrity. We are requesting to use 1,064 hours and 159 responses of the currently approved 115,519 hours and 4,240 responses for State agencies to respond to the Request for Applications to operate these grants.

	Approved	Currently Available	Requested for use with this IC	Difference (Remaining)
Responses	4,761	4,240	159	4,081
Hours	123,903	115,519	1,064	114,455

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