NSWP-III Pretest - SLT (IC 1 of 2)

OMB Number: 0584-0606
Expiration Date: XX/XX/XXXX

B2. Revised Letter to State Agencies from Regional Offices

XX/XX/XXXX

To: [STATE WIC DIRECTORS from ALL STATES]
From: [RESEARCH TEAM]
Subject: Participation in the “Third National Survey of WIC Participants Study” Survey

Dear [FIRST NAME] [LAST NAME]:

2M Research Services and its partner, Abt Associates, are working with Capital Consulting Corporation, a company that does research studies in health and human services, to conduct the “Third National Survey of WIC Participants (NSWP-III).” FNS has commissioned this study to provide nationally representative estimates of certification errors in the WIC program (required by the Improper Payment Elimination and Recovery Improvement Act); to collect information on State and local WIC agencies’ certification policies and procedures, participant caseloads, services provided and other aspects of agency operations; and to collect information from current and former WIC participants about their experiences with the WIC program. You have been invited to participate in a pretest of the State Agency Survey, which is designed to identify how to improve the instrument.

TO States pretesting The survey + they have LAs invited to take LA survey, no data collection from that State’s WIC participants

Some local agencies from your State will be selected for the study; they are listed below. We are requesting your help to identify and contact 3–4 of your local WIC agencies. We will begin contacting local WIC agencies on [DATE].

Local Agency Contact	Name of Local Agency	Email Address/Phone

Each local agency will also receive an individual invitation to the Local Agency Survey with instructions.

We will make every effort to minimize the burden of providing these data, and address any other concerns you may have.

If you have questions, please feel free to contact us at 1-866-465-7738.

Thank you in advance for your assistance.

According to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, no persons are required to respond to a collection of information unless it displays a valid OMB number. The valid OMB control number for this information collection is 0584-0606. It will take you, on average, 1 minute to read this letter.

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