This document informs the public that FNS is withdrawing the proposed rule titled Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program: Disaster Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program that published in the Federal Register on May 10, 2016.
This notice invites the general public and other public agencies to comment on this proposed information collection for the WIC Health Outcomes and Participant Experience (HOPE) study.
FNS is publishing a 30-Day Notice for this final rule submission because the agency changed how the requirements and burden changes were submitted for approval in the final rule from what was used in the proposed rule
The updated survey will collect timely data on policy, administrative, and operational issues for the CN programs.
The Child Nutrition rule, “Child Nutrition Programs: Community Eligibility Provision—Increasing Options for Schools (RIN 0584-AE93)” amends the regulations associated with the School Meals Program, which consists of the National School Lunch Program and the School Breakfast Program.
FNS collects information from state and local agencies, applicants, and retail vendors to determine eligibility in the WIC program. This ongoing information collection is mandatory for state agencies and required to obtain or retain benefits for the WIC participants.
This notice announces the annual adjustments to the national average payments, the amount of money the federal government provides states for lunches, afterschool snacks, and breakfasts served to children participating in the National School Lunch and School Breakfast Programs; to the maximum reimbursement rates, the maximum per lunch rate from federal funds that a state can provide a school food authority for lunches served to children participating in the National School Lunch Program; and to the rate of reimbursement for a half-pint of milk served to non-needy children in a school or institution that participates in the Special Milk Program for Children.
States are required to report with 45 days on USDA commodity or donated foods released to disaster organizations to provide nutritional assistance to disaster victims and operations of a D-SNAP program.
The federal regulations governing the WIC program require that certain program-related information be collected and that full and complete records concerning WIC operations are maintained.
This information collection request is for a revision to the currently approved Special Nutrition Programs Quick Response Surveys.