Fed Regist. 2008 Apr 23;73(79):21807-11.
This final rule amends the regulations governing the WIC Program to clarify issues that have arisen subsequent to the publication of the WIC Food Delivery Systems Final Rule on December 29, 2000, and to strengthen further the requirements for State vendor management and infant formula cost-containment systems. This rule contains provisions that would prohibit a State agency from requiring an infant formula manufacturer to provide free infant formula or other items in its infant formula rebate bid solicitation and contract; require that a State agency provide an abbreviated administrative review when a vendor receives a WIC civil money penalty (CMP) as a result of a Food Stamp Program (FSP) disqualification; and expand the types of vendor information that a State agency may release for general program purposes. Technical changes were also made to 7 CFR 246.16a due to revisions made to the WIC Food Packages, published in the Federal Register December 6, 2007. This rule updates regulatory citations contained in 7 CFR 246.16a that refer to 7 CFR 246.10.
本最终规则修订了有关妇女、婴儿和儿童营养补充计划（WIC计划）的规定，以澄清自2000年12月29日发布WIC食品配送系统最终规则以来出现的问题，并进一步强化对州供应商管理和婴儿配方奶粉成本控制制度的要求。本规则包含多项规定，将禁止州机构要求婴儿配方奶粉制造商在其婴儿配方奶粉回扣招标和合同中提供免费婴儿配方奶粉或其他物品；规定当供应商因食品券计划（FSP）不合格而收到WIC民事罚款（CMP）时，州机构应进行简化行政审查；并扩大州机构为一般计划目的可发布的供应商信息类型。由于2007年12月6日在《联邦公报》上发布了WIC食品套餐修订版，因此还对《联邦法规汇编》第7编第246.16a条进行了技术修改。本规则更新了《联邦法规汇编》第7编第246.16a条中引用《联邦法规汇编》第7编第246.10条的监管引用内容。
