Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC): Local Agency Expenditure Reports

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Food and Nutrition Service

7 CFR Part 246

RIN 0584-AC74

Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and

Children (WIC): Local Agency Expenditure Reports

AGENCY: Food and Nutrition Service, USDA.

ACTION: Direct final rule; confirmation of effective date.

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SUMMARY: This rule announces that no adverse comments were received in

response to the direct final rule which amends the provisions of the

Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children

(WIC) regulations to permit quarterly reporting of local agency

expenditures. The rule was published in the Federal Register on

November 9, 1999 (64 FR 61015).

EFFECTIVE DATE: January 24, 2000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Debbie McIntosh, Branch Chief,

Supplemental Food Program Division, Food and Nutrition Service, U.S.

Department of Agriculture, Park Office Center, Room 540, 3101 Park

Center Drive, Alexandria, VA 22302-1594, (703) 305-2710.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

What Is the Purpose of This Rule?

On November 9, 1999 (64 FR 61015), we published a direct final rule

which amends the WIC Program regulations to allow State agencies to

permit local agencies to submit their expenditure reports quarterly.

State agencies may require more frequent reports if they wish. This

rule also makes a parallel change to the requirement that State

agencies offset advances against incoming claims each month.

The rule provided a 30-day comment period and stipulated that

unless we received written adverse comments, or written rule of intent

to submit adverse comments, the rule would become effective on January

24, 2000, which is 75 days after publication in the Federal Register.

Since no adverse comments were received, this rule confirms the rule's

effective date as January 24, 2000.

Regulatory Flexibility Act

This action is not a rule as defined by the Regulatory Flexibility

Act (5 U.S.C. 601-612) and thus is exempt from the provisions of that

Act.

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995

This rule does not contain reporting or recordkeeping requirements

subject to approval by the Office of Management and Budget in

accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3507).

Executive Order 12372

This program is listed in the Catalog of Federal Domestic

Assistance under 10.557. For the reasons set forth in 7 CFR Part 3015,

Subpart V and the final rule-related rule published at 48 FR 29115,

June 24, 1983, this program is included in the scope of Executive Order

12372 which requires intergovernmental consultation with State and

local officials.

Dated: December 15, 1999.

Samuel Chambers, Jr.,

Administrator, Food and Nutrition Service.

[FR Doc. 99-33133 Filed 12-21-99; 8:45 am]

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