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PA Bulletin, Doc. No. 24-1166

NOTICES

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH

Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC Program); WIC State Advisory Board—Enactment, August 21, 2024, Regular Meeting Notice, Notice of Remaining Regular Meetings Through January 2026 and Other Pertinent Information

[54 Pa.B. 5310]
[Saturday, August 17, 2024]

 The WIC State Advisory Board Act (Act of June 10, 2024, P.L. 387, No. 22) (act) established an advisory board in the Department of Health (Department) for the Pennsylvania Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (PA WIC). The advisory board is known as the Women, Infants and Children State Advisory Board (WIC Advisory Board).

 The act takes effect on August 9, 2024.

Schedule of Regular Meetings through January 2026:

 The Department is providing public notice of the WIC Advisory Board's first regular meeting as well as a schedule of its remaining regular meetings through January 2026, under the act and 65 Pa.C.S. § 709 (relating to public notice):

 •  August 21, 2024: 1 p.m. to 2 p.m.

 •  September 10, 2024: 1 p.m. to 2 p.m.

 •  October 22, 2024: 1 p.m. to 2 p.m.

 •  November 12, 2024: 1 p.m. to 2 p.m.

 •  December 10, 2024: 11 a.m. to 12 p.m.

 •  January 14, 2025: 1 p.m. to 2 p.m.

 •  April 22, 2025: 1 p.m. to 2 p.m.

 •  July 22, 2025: 1 p.m. to 2 p.m.

 •  October 28, 2025: 1 p.m. to 2 p.m.

 •  January 27, 2026: 1 p.m. to 2 p.m.

In-Person and Virtual Meeting Attendance:

 WIC Advisory Board meetings will be held in person and virtually.

 In-person meetings will be held in the Willow Oak Conference Room, 114A, COPA HUB Building, 2525 North 7th Street, Harrisburg, PA 17110, unless otherwise noted. Individuals should RSVP to Tracey Zeigler by close of business at 4 p.m., 1 business day prior to the meeting at tzeiglermi@pa.gov or (717) 836-3574. Upon arrival at the meeting, public attendees should sign in at the front desk in the lobby of the building and await an escort to the meeting room.

 Virtual meetings will be held through Microsoft Teams or by telephonic call in. Connection information for the August 21, 2024, regular meeting is as follows:

 Individuals can join at https://bit.ly/3yea0Qh. The meeting ID is 266 856 886 774. The passcode is FxdCYa.

 Note: The previously listed link to access the meeting does not include a period; the link ends at 3yea0Qh with no period. If copying/pasting the link, do not copy any period at the end if there is one.

 Individuals can join by calling (267) 332-8737. The phone conference ID is 847 944 009#. To find a local number, go to https://dialin.teams.microsoft.com/783683fb-6d69-4e8b-aa52-814e500ad7b8?id=67183553. To reset the PIN number, go to https://dialin.teams.microsoft.com/usp/pstnconferencing.

Meeting Recording:

 The meeting will be recorded, so if individuals choose to attend, they are consenting to being recorded. Individuals should not attend the meeting if they do not wish to be recorded.

First Regular Meeting:

 The WIC Advisory Board's first regular meeting is on August 21, 2024, from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. The purpose ofthis meeting is to collaborate to gather suggestions of strategies for increasing participation and improving the PA WIC program to better support participants.

 This meeting is subject to cancellation without notice.

Meeting Agenda:

 The Department will post the meeting agenda on the PA WIC web site at https://wic.health.pa.gov/pawic/ and distribute by e-mail no later than 24 hours before the meeting. Individuals interested in receiving a copy of the agenda may send an e-mail to ra-dhwicadvisory@pa.gov requesting to be added to the distribution list.

Meeting Minutes:

 The Department will post meeting minutes on the PA WIC web site at https://wic.health.pa.gov/pawic/ and distribute by e-mail within 2 business days of the meeting. Individuals interested in receiving a copy of the meeting minutes may send an e-mail to ra-dhwicadvisory@pa.gov requesting to be added to the distribution list.

Questions:

 Questions about the WIC Advisory Board may be submitted by e-mail to the Department at ra-dhwicadvisory@pa.gov.

Alternative Format Requests:

 Persons with a disability who require an alternative format of this listing (for example, large print, audiotape, Braille) should contact the Department of Health, Bureau of WIC, 625 Forster Street, 7th Floor West, Health and Welfare Building, Harrisburg, PA 17120, (717) 783-1289, or for speech and/or hearing-impaired persons, call the Pennsylvania Hamilton Relay Service at (800) 654-5984 (TDD users) or (800) 654-5988 (voice users).

 The PA WIC program is funded by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). The USDA is an equal opportunity provider.

USDA Nondiscrimination Statement:

 In accordance with Federal civil rights law and the USDA civil rights regulations and policies, this institution is prohibited from discriminating on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex (including gender identity and sexual orientation), disability, age or reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity.

 Program information may be made available in languages other than English. Persons with disabilities who require alternative means of communication to obtain program information (for example, Braille, large print, audiotape, American Sign Language), should contact the responsible State or local agency that administers the program or the USDA's TARGET Center at (202) 720-2600 (voice and TTY) or contact the USDA through the Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-8339.

 To file a program discrimination complaint, a complainant should complete a Form AD-3027, USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form which can be obtained online at https://bit.ly/3TRbubk, from any USDA office, by calling (866) 632-9992 or by writing a letter addressed to the USDA. The letter must contain the complainant's name, address, telephone number and a written descrip-tion of the alleged discriminatory action in sufficient detail to inform the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights about the nature and date of an alleged civil rights violation. The completed AD-3027 form or letter must be submitted to the USDA by mail to the United States Department of Agriculture, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, DC 20250-9410, fax (833) 256-1665 or (202) 690-7442, Program.Intake@usda.gov.

 This institution is an equal opportunity provider.

DR. DEBRA L. BOGEN, 
Secretary

[Pa.B. Doc. No. 24-1166. Filed for public inspection August 16, 2024, 9:00 a.m.]


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