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C. Participation Reporting

1. Participation Counting

a. The State agency counts an enrollee who received at least one food instrument/food package (or who received no food instrument/food package, but was either a fully-breastfed infant of a participating breastfeeding woman or a woman partially breastfeeding a participating 6 to 12 month old infant) as a participant during:

The calendar month The computer system cycle month Other

b. The State agency receives participation counts from: [X] The State agency computer system based on the number of persons issued food or food benefits, the number of fully-breastfed infants who receive no food or food benefits, but are breastfed by participating breastfeeding women, and the number of women who receive no food or food benefits, but are partially breastfeeding a participating 6 to 12 month old infant. [ ] Counts reported from local agencies based on issuance records [ ] Other

c. If State funds are present, the State agency differentiates between Federal-supported and State supported participants by: Special code on food instrument Special areas of State designated as State-supported areas Pro rata allocation based on proportion of Federal to State funds spent N/A Other d. When local agencies are chronically late in furnishing food issuance and/or certification data needed for participation counts, the State agency: [ ] Sends warnings [ ] Applies financial sanctions [ ] Requires manual reporting [ ] Other [X] N/A