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a. List the number of local agency(ies) with a designated staff person to coordinate breastfeeding promotion and support activities. b. Click or tap here to enter text.The State agency maintains approved copies of local agency(ies) Breastfeeding Coordinator and Peer Counselor position descriptions as outlined in the WIC Breastfeeding Support guide? ☐ Yes ☐ No

c. Number of local agencies with breastfeeding peer counselors. Click or tap here to enter text.

D. Plan of Alternate Operating Procedures (Disaster Plan) Per 7 CFR 246.4(a)(30), developing a plan of alternate operating procedures, referred to as a Disaster Plan, is required. This is a new requirement beginning with the FY25 State plan submission that must include policies and procedures for operations when regular operations are disrupted, which may include disasters, emergencies, public health emergencies, and supply chain disruptions that can impede delivery of WIC benefits. This section includes questions to guide State agencies in developing their plan of alternate operations prior to a disaster, emergency, public health emergency, and/or supply chain disruption.

1. Has the State agency developed a WIC disaster plan separate from a broader plan developed by the State agency’s administering Department (e.g., Health Department)? ☐ Yes ☐ No If yes, attach or list the location of the plan: Click or tap here to enter text.

2. Does the State agency have a WIC disaster plan that is part of a broader Health Department or Indian Health Services plan, or have policies that are partnered with other State agency(ies) during disasters ? ☐ If yes, what agency(ies): Click or tap here to enter text. ☐ No List the location and sections of the disaster plan that is not part of the WIC disaster plan: Click or tap here to enter text. 3. Has the State agency shared the disaster plan(s) with its local agency(ies) and clinics? ☐ Yes ☐ No

4. For the purposes of this section, the word “disaster” is used to encompass disaster, emergencies, public health emergencies, supplemental food recalls or supply chain disruptions, unless otherwise specified.

Under the Implementation of the Access to Baby Formula Act of 2022 and Related Provisions Rule, published December 14, 2023, State agencies are required to develop Alternate Operating Procedures – a disaster plan to submit along with their annual State plan. State agencies must develop a plan to ensure continued WIC services to participants during a disaster. To assist