USDA Asks for WIC Food Program Survey Suggestions
Published Date: 6/11/2025
Notice
Summary
The Department of Agriculture is asking for public feedback on a new survey about improving programs that help families get healthy food, like WIC and FMNP. If you’re involved in these programs or care about food help, your input matters! Comments are open until July 11, 2025, and this review helps make sure the survey is useful without being a hassle.
Analyzed Economic Effects
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WIC/FMNP Evaluation Survey Burden
The Department of Agriculture will collect information for the 2023–2028 WIC & FMNP Outreach, Innovation, and Modernization Evaluation. The collection will ask State, local, and tribal governments, businesses (including vendors and farms), and individuals/households (including WIC participants) to respond; the notice lists 186,608 respondents and a total of 32,110 burden hours. Comments on this information collection are due July 11, 2025, and the OMB Control Number for the request is 0584-NEW.
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