The WIC Infant and Toddler Feeding
Practices Study-2 is designed to measure the feeding practices
employed by caregivers and the nutrition outcomes of children who
participate in WIC. This change will allow FNS to collect
information on the children through six years of age.
This information collection is
currently approved with 11,619 burden hours and 130,156 responses.
The Age 6 extension includes fewer participant contacts than the
previous study extension, which has resulted in a decrease in the
burden hours and the responses. FNS estimates that the burden hours
for this collection will decrease by 7,204 hours and the responses
will decrease by 96,512 due to a program change. With this renewal,
FNS estimates that this information collection will have 4,415
burden hours and 33,644 responses.
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.