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B. Participant Characteristics Minimum Data Set (MDS) 246. 4(a)(11)(i): All State agencies currently collect all required Minimum Data Set items. Please confirm that your State agency will continue to do so. For the Supplemental Data Set (SDS), which varies by the capacity of State systems, please describe the data items which are reported electronically regarding participant characteristics and whether these items are currently being collected or if there are plans to collect them in the future. The Participant Characteristics (PC) Minimum Data Set (MFDS) contains data items which are reported to FNS electronically by State agencies in April in even numbered years on all or a State-representative sample of participants. The MDS has required data items which must be collected and reported. The Supplemental Data Set (SDS) is comprised of data items which State agencies have agreed are desirable to collect and report at the national level. Please check MDS or SDS data items the State agency currently collects in its Information Systems and those MDS or SDS data items it is planning to collect within the next two years. State Agency IS Collects: [X] State Agency ID. A unique number that permits linkage to the WIC State agency where the participant was certified. [X] Local Agency ID. A unique number that permits linkage to the local agency where the participant was certified as eligible for WIC benefits

or [X] Service Site ID. A unique number that permits linkage to the service site where certified. Either local agency ID or service site ID may be reported according to the level the State Agency feels appropriate. At a minimum, State agencies must provide agency names and addresses for each ID provided on their files.