81 FR 68398 - Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Economic Research Service Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 192 (October 4, 2016)
Economic Research Service
Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 192 (October 4, 2016)
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| FR Document | 2016-23869 |
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 192 (Tuesday, October 4, 2016)] [Notices] [Page 68398] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2016-23869] ======================================================================== Notices Federal Register ________________________________________________________________________ This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER contains documents other than rules or proposed rules that are applicable to the public. Notices of hearings and investigations, committee meetings, agency decisions and rulings, delegations of authority, filing of petitions and applications and agency statements of organization and functions are examples of documents appearing in this section. ======================================================================== Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 192 / Tuesday, October 4, 2016 / Notices [[Page 68398]] DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Economic Research Service Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request September 28, 2016. The Department of Agriculture has submitted the following information collection requirement(s) to OMB for review and clearance under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104-13. Comments are requested regarding (1) whether the collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, including whether the information will have practical utility; (2) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of burden including the validity of the methodology and assumptions used; (3) ways to enhance the quality, utility and clarity of the information to be collected; and (4) ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on those who are to respond, including through the use of appropriate automated, electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or other forms of information technology. Comments regarding this information collection received by November 3, 2016 will be considered. Written comments should be addressed to: Desk Officer for Agriculture, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget (OMB), New Executive Office Building, 725--17th Street NW., Washington, DC 20502. Commenters are encouraged to submit their comments to OMB via email to: [email protected] or fax (202) 395-5806 and to Departmental Clearance Office, USDA, OCIO, Mail Stop 7602, Washington, DC 20250- 7602. Copies of the submission(s) may be obtained by calling (202) 720- 8958. An agency may not conduct or sponsor a collection of information unless the collection of information displays a currently valid OMB control number and the agency informs potential persons who are to respond to the collection of information that such persons are not required to respond to the collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number. Economic Research Service Title: National Food Study Pilot. OMB Control Number: 0536-NEW. Summary of Collection: The Economic Research Service (ERS) will be conducting the National Alternative Data Collection Method (ADCM) for Collecting FoodAPS-Like Data Study (aka National Food Study Pilot). The mission of ERS is to provide timely research and analysis to public and private decision makers on topics related to agriculture, food, the environment, and rural America. To achieve this mission, ERS requires a variety of data that describe agricultural production, food distribution channels, availability and price of food at the point of sale, and household demand for food products. Section 17 (U.S.C. 2026) (a) (1) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 provides legislative authority for the planned data collection. . Need and Use of the Information: The main objective of the National Food Study Pilot (NSF) is to test an alternative method of collecting data on the food acquired by American households that leads to more complete and accurate information about patterns of food acquisitions. The NSF Pilot will make use of the latest computer technologies to collect data on foods acquired and to monitor data. The data collection will provide information that is critical to ERS' plans for the next round of FoodAPS data collection. The NSF Pilot findings will be used to improve the sampling design and data collection methodology for the next FoodAPS Study. Description of Respondents: Individuals or household. Number of Respondents: 2,500. Frequency of Responses: Reporting: On occasion. Total Burden Hours: 6,575. Ruth Brown, Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer. [FR Doc. 2016-23869 Filed 10-3-16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3410-18-P
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This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER unless the collection of information DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
contains documents other than rules or displays a currently valid OMB control
proposed rules that are applicable to the number and the agency informs Food and Nutrition Service
public. Notices of hearings and investigations, potential persons who are to respond to
committee meetings, agency decisions and the collection of information that such Agency Information Collection
rulings, delegations of authority, filing of Activities: Proposed Collection;
petitions and applications and agency
persons are not required to respond to
the collection of information unless it Comment Request—Child Nutrition
statements of organization and functions are Program Operations Study II (CN–
examples of documents appearing in this displays a currently valid OMB control
number. OPS–II)
section.
Economic Research Service AGENCY: Food and Nutrition Service,
United States Department of Agriculture
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Title: National Food Study Pilot. (USDA).
OMB Control Number: 0536–NEW.
ACTION: Notice and request for
Economic Research Service Summary of Collection: The
Economic Research Service (ERS) will comments.
Submission for OMB Review; be conducting the National Alternative SUMMARY: In accordance with the
Comment Request Data Collection Method (ADCM) for Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this
Collecting FoodAPS-Like Data Study notice invites the general public and
September 28, 2016.
(aka National Food Study Pilot). The other public agencies to comment on
The Department of Agriculture has mission of ERS is to provide timely this proposed information collection.
submitted the following information research and analysis to public and This collection is a revision of a
collection requirement(s) to OMB for private decision makers on topics currently approved collection for the
review and clearance under the related to agriculture, food, the Child Nutrition Program Operations
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, environment, and rural America. To Study II (CN–OPS–II) (OMB Number
Public Law 104–13. Comments are achieve this mission, ERS requires a 0584–0607, Expiration Date: 04/30/
requested regarding (1) whether the variety of data that describe agricultural 2019).
collection of information is necessary production, food distribution channels,
for the proper performance of the DATES: Written comments must be
availability and price of food at the received on or before December 5, 2016.
functions of the agency, including point of sale, and household demand for
whether the information will have ADDRESSES: Comments are invited on (a)
food products. Section 17 (U.S.C. 2026)
practical utility; (2) the accuracy of the Whether the proposed collection of
(a) (1) of the Food and Nutrition Act of
agency’s estimate of burden including information is necessary for the proper
2008 provides legislative authority for
the validity of the methodology and performance of the functions of the
the planned data collection. .
assumptions used; (3) ways to enhance Need and Use of the Information: The agency, including whether the
the quality, utility and clarity of the main objective of the National Food information shall have practical utility;
information to be collected; and (4) Study Pilot (NSF) is to test an (b) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate
ways to minimize the burden of the of the burden of the proposed collection
alternative method of collecting data on
collection of information on those who of information, including the validity of
the food acquired by American
are to respond, including through the the methodology and assumptions that
households that leads to more complete
use of appropriate automated, were used; (c) ways to enhance the
and accurate information about patterns
electronic, mechanical, or other quality, utility, and clarity of the
of food acquisitions. The NSF Pilot will
technological collection techniques or information to be collected; and (d)
make use of the latest computer
other forms of information technology. ways to minimize the burden of the
technologies to collect data on foods
Comments regarding this information collection of information on those who
acquired and to monitor data. The data
collection received by November 3, are to respond, including use of
collection will provide information that
2016 will be considered. Written appropriate automated, electronic,
is critical to ERS’ plans for the next mechanical, or other technological
comments should be addressed to: Desk
round of FoodAPS data collection. The collection techniques or other forms of
Officer for Agriculture, Office of
NSF Pilot findings will be used to information technology. Comments may
Information and Regulatory Affairs,
improve the sampling design and data be sent to: Devin Wallace-Williams,
Office of Management and Budget
collection methodology for the next Ph.D., Social Science Research Analyst,
(OMB), New Executive Office Building,
FoodAPS Study. Office of Policy Support, Food and
725—17th Street NW., Washington, DC Description of Respondents:
20502. Commenters are encouraged to Nutrition Service, USDA, 3101 Park
Individuals or household.
submit their comments to OMB via Number of Respondents: 2,500. Center Drive, VA 22302. Comments may
email to: Frequency of Responses: Reporting: also be submitted via fax to the attention
OIRA_Submission@OMB.EOP.GOV or of Devin Wallace-Williams at 703–305–
mstockstill on DSK3G9T082PROD with NOTICES
On occasion.
fax (202) 395–5806 and to Departmental Total Burden Hours: 6,575. 2576 or via email to Devin.Wallace-
Clearance Office, USDA, OCIO, Mail Williams@fns.usda.gov. Comments will
Stop 7602, Washington, DC 20250– Ruth Brown, also be accepted through the Federal
7602. Copies of the submission(s) may Departmental Information Collection eRulemaking Portal. Go to http://
be obtained by calling (202) 720–8958. Clearance Officer. www.regulations.gov, and follow the
An agency may not conduct or [FR Doc. 2016–23869 Filed 10–3–16; 8:45 am] online instructions for submitting
sponsor a collection of information BILLING CODE 3410–18–P comments electronically.
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