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Federal Register / Vol. 71, No. 70 / Wednesday, April 12, 2006 / Notices
Comments on this notice must be
received by June 16, 2006 to be assured
of consideration.
ADDRESSES: Address all comments
concerning this notice to Mark Nord,
Food Assistance Branch, Food
Economics Division, Economic Research
Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture,
1800 M Street, NW., Room N–2180,
Washington, DC 20036–5831. Tel. 202–
694–5433. Submit electronic comments
to marknord@ers.usda.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Application for an Annual Food
Security Supplement to the Current
Population Survey, Beginning in
December 2006.
Type of Request: Approval to collect
information on household food
insecurity.
OMB Number: 0536–0043.
Expiration data: N/A.
Abstract: The U.S. Census Bureau will
supplement the December Current
Population Survey, beginning in 2006,
with questions regarding household
food shopping, food sufficiency, coping
mechanisms and food scarcity, and
concern about food sufficiency. A
similar supplement has been appended
to the CPS annually since 1995. The last
collection was in December 2005.
Copies of the information to be collected
can be obtained from the address in the
preamble.
ERS is responsible for conducting
studies and evaluations of the Nation’s
food assistance programs that are
administered by the Food and Nutrition
Service (FNS), U. S. Department of
Agriculture. The Department spends
about $46 billion each year to ensure
access to nutritious, healthful diets for
all Americans. The Food and Nutrition
Service administers the 15 food
assistance programs of the USDA
including Food Stamps, Child Nutrition,
and WIC programs. These programs,
which serve 1 in 5 Americans, represent
our Nation’s commitment to the
principle that no one in our country
should lack the food needed for an
active healthy life. They provide a safety
net to people in need. The programs’
goals are to provide needy persons with
access to a more nutritious diet, to
improve the eating habits of the Nation’s
children, and to help America’s farmers
by providing an outlet for the
distribution of food purchased under
farmer assistance authorities.
These data will be used to monitor the
prevalence of food security and the
prevalence and severity of food
insecurity among the Nation’s
households. The prevalence of these
conditions as well as year-to-year trends
in their prevalence will be estimated at
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the national level and for population
subgroups. The data will also be used to
monitor the amounts that households
spend for food and their use of
community food pantries and
emergency kitchens. These statistics
along with research based on the data
will be used to identify the causes and
consequences of food insecurity, and to
assess the need for, and performance of,
domestic food assistance programs. The
data will also be used to improve the
measurement of food security and to
develop measures of additional aspects
and dimensions of food security. This
consistent measurement of the extent
and severity of food insecurity will aid
in policy decision making. The
supplemental survey instrument was
developed in conjunction with food
security experts nationwide as well as
survey method experts within the
Census Bureau and was recently
reviewed by the Committee on National
Statistics of the National Research
Council. This supplemental information
will be collected by both personal visit
and telephone interviews in conjunction
with the regular monthly CPS
interviewing. All interviews, whether by
personal visit or by telephone, are
conducted using computers.
Estimate of Burden: Public reporting
burden for this data collection is
estimated to average 7.6 minutes for
each household that responds to the
laborforce portion of the CPS.
Respondents: Individuals or
households.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
56,200.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on
Respondents: 7,155 hours.
Comments
Comments are invited on: (a) Whether
the proposed collection of information
is necessary for the proper performance
of the functions of the Agency,
including whether the information will
have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of
the Agency’s estimate of the burden of
the proposed collection of information,
including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used; (c)
ways to enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected; (d) 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 should be sent to
the address in the preamble. All
responses to this notice will be
summarized and included in the request
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for OMB approval. All comments will
also become a matter of public record.
Dated: March 21, 2006.
Susan Offutt,
Administrator, Economic Research Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Foreign Agricultural Service
Trade Adjustment Assistance for
Farmers
Foreign Agricultural Service,
USDA.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The Administrator, Foreign
Agricultural Service (FAS), today
terminated the certification of a petition
for trade adjustment assistance (TAA)
that was by the Tropical Fruit Growers
of South Florida, Inc, representing
Florida lychee producers. Florida lychee
producers are no longer eligible for TAA
benefits in fiscal year 2006.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Upon
investigation, the Administrator
determined that U.S. imports of fresh
lychees declined 3 percent between
2004 and 2005. Therefore, imports were
no longer a contributing factor for
program eligibility—a requirement for
TAA program eligibility and therefore
insufficient grounds to re-certify this
petition.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, CONTACT:
Jean-Louis Pajot, Coordinator, Trade
Adjustment Assistance for Farmers,
FAS, USDA, (202) 720–2916, e-mail:
trade.adjustment@fas.usda.gov.
Dated: March 29, 2006.
Michael W. Yost,
Administrator, Foreign Agricultural Service.
[FR Doc. E6–5402 Filed 4–11–06; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service
Millville Peak/Logan Peak Road
Relocation Project, Wasatch-Cache
National Forest, Cache County, UT
Forest Service, USDA.
Notice of intent to prepare an
environmental impact statement.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
SUMMARY: The Forest Supervisor of the
Wasatch-Cache National Forest gives
notice of the agency’s intent to prepare
an environmental impact statement on a
proposal to relocate a total of about 5
miles of the Millville Peak and Logan
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Foreign Agricultural Service
Trade Adjustment Assistance for Farmers
AGENCY: Foreign Agricultural Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice.
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The Administrator, Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS), today
terminated the certification of a petition for trade adjustment
assistance (TAA) that was by the Tropical Fruit Growers of South
Florida, Inc, representing Florida lychee producers. Florida lychee
producers are no longer eligible for TAA benefits in fiscal year 2006.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Upon investigation, the Administrator
determined that U.S. imports of fresh lychees declined 3 percent
between 2004 and 2005. Therefore, imports were no longer a contributing
factor for program eligibility--a requirement for TAA program
eligibility and therefore insufficient grounds to re-certify this
petition.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, CONTACT: Jean-Louis Pajot, Coordinator, Trade
Adjustment Assistance for Farmers, FAS, USDA, (202) 720-2916, e-mail:
trade.adjustment@fas.usda.gov.
Dated: March 29, 2006.
Michael W. Yost,
Administrator, Foreign Agricultural Service.
[FR Doc. E6-5402 Filed 4-11-06; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3410-10-P
