[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 84 (Tuesday, May 1, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 19039-19041]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-09216]
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Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 84 / Tuesday, May 1, 2018 / Notices
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Food and Nutrition Service
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection;
Comment Request--Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women,
Infants, and Children (WIC) Infant and Toddler Feeding Practices Study-
2 (WIC ITFPS-2) Age 6 Extension Study
AGENCY: Food and Nutrition Service (FNS), USDA.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: 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 Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for
Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) Infant and Toddler Feeding Practices
2 Study (ITFPS-2) [OMB Control Number 0584-0580]. The revision is to
extend data collection on the original cohort of study participants by
an additional year, to their 6th birthdays and therefore one year after
the end of their period of eligibility for WIC services. The data will
be used to estimate the type and prevalence of various feeding
practices among children who received WIC program benefits, after their
program eligibility ends. This study will also examine the
circumstances and influences that shape caregivers' feeding decisions
for their children, and will describe the impact of childhood WIC
participation on subsequent dietary and health outcomes.
DATES: Written comments must be received on or before July 2, 2018.
ADDRESSES: Comments may be sent to: Courtney Paolicelli, DrPH, RDN,
Social Science Research Analyst, Office of Policy Support, Food and
Nutrition Service, USDA, 3101 Park Center Drive, Room 1014, Alexandria,
VA 22302. Comments may also be submitted via fax to the attention of
Danielle Berman at 703-305-2698 or via email to
[email protected]. 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 or
copies of this information collection should be directed to Danielle
Berman at 703-305-2698.
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
agency's 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: Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants,
and Children (WIC) Infant and Toddler Feeding Practices Study-2 (ITFPS-
2) Age 6 Extension.
Form Number: N/A.
OMB Number: 0584-0580.
Expiration Date of Approval: 07/31/2019.
Type of request: Revision of a currently approved collection.
Abstract: The USDA Food and Nutrition Service's (FNS) WIC ITFPS-2
will provide information on the feeding practices of children who
received WIC benefits, from birth up to 5 years of age. The proposed
revision will extend the longitudinal data collection of the current
cohort of study participants up to 6 years of age, one year after the
end of their eligibility for WIC services. This proposed extension is
needed to understand the nutrition, health outcomes, and family feeding
practices of children in this key period after WIC program eligibility
ends. The results will assist in the development of appropriate and
effective prevention strategies to improve the health of young
children. With nearly 50 percent of US infants participating in WIC, it
is hoped that prevention strategies implemented in WIC will have a
substantial impact on the growth and health of U.S. infants and
children.
The study activities subject to this notice include: Informing 27
WIC State Agencies and 80 local WIC sites that the study has been
extended for an additional year, and their role in the study's
extension; contacting 4,046 caregivers between the 60 and 72 month
interviews, to notify them of the extension and provide consent and
study reminders; administering an additional telephone interview to
caregivers of children enrolled in the study when their child is 72-
months old; administering a second dietary intake interview to a
subsample of caregivers who complete the first interview; and obtaining
their child's height and weight measurements at 72 months from
caregiver's provision to the study of health care provider
measurements, or from direct measurements taken at WIC sites.
The WIC State Agency and local WIC site staff will be invited to
participate in a webinar that will highlight key study findings to date
(from reports approved and published by FNS) and describe the study
extension to age 6. The 27 State Agencies and 80 sites will participate
in conference calls to discuss the follow-up activities.
Each study participant will receive a letter about the study
extension. Prior to being contacted for the 72-month telephone
interview, the caregiver for each child in the cohort will be mailed an
advance letter that includes a toll-free number to call for questions
or to complete the interview. Participants will receive periodic
mailings, calls, emails, and text messages reminding them of the
upcoming 72 month interview and height and weight (H/W) measurement.
Children's H/W measures will come from provider records supplied by
caregivers, or WIC site staff will weigh and measure study children at
age 72 months. WIC site staff will also
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provide updated contact information on study participants who are still
in contact with WIC when requested.
Affected Public: Respondent groups identified include: (1)
Individuals/Households, including caregivers of children formerly on
WIC; and (2) State, Local, or Tribal government, including WIC State
Agency staff from 27 states and territories, and local site staff from
80 WIC sites.
Estimated Number of Respondents: The total estimated number of
respondents is 5,220. This includes 2,969 caregivers of children
formerly receiving WIC who originally enrolled in the study; 27 WIC
State Agency points-of-contact; 80 local WIC site staff members; and
2,144 non-respondents.
Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: Caregivers of former
WIC children will be asked to respond to: 1 study extension letter; 1
informed consent; 1 advance letter; 1 main telephone survey; 1
replicate dietary intake telephone survey; 1 child height/weight
measurement; 2 interview reminders; 1 height and weight measurement
reminder; 1 thank-you message; 2 birthday cards, for a total of 9
responses. WIC State Agency points-of-contact will respond to 1 study
extension webinar; 1 conference call; and 1 written summary of the
study extension and agreed upon activities, for a total of 3 responses.
WIC local site points-of-contact will respond to 1 study extension
webinar; 1 conference call; 1 written summary of the study extension
and agreed upon activities; 15 requests for contact information for
caregivers; and 9 child height/weight measurements, for a total of 27
responses. The estimated number of responses per respondent across the
entire collection, including the non-respondents, is 7 responses.
Estimated Total Annual Responses: 36,664 total responses (total
responses from respondents and non-respondents).
Estimated Time per Response: The estimated time per response varies
from less than one minute to 60 minutes, depending on the activity and
respondent type. The average estimated time per response is .11 hours
for all participants.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 3,983.36 hours. See
Table 1 below for estimated burden by respondent type.
Dated: April 18, 2018.
Brandon Lipps,
Administrator, Food and Nutrition Service.
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