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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Economic Research Service
Notice of Intent To Request Renewal of
a Currently Approved Information
Collection
Economic Research Service,
Agriculture (USDA).
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:
In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 and
Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) implementing regulations, this
notice announces the Economic
Research Service’s (ERS) intention to
request renewal of approval for an
annual information collection on
supplemental food security questions in
the Current Population Survey (CPS),
commencing with the December 2022
survey. These data will be used: To
monitor household-level food security
and food insecurity in the United States;
to conduct research on food security
and changes in food security for
population subgroups; to assess the
need for, and performance of, domestic
food assistance programs; to improve
the measurement of food security; and
to provide information to aid in public
policy decision making.
DATES: Comments on this notice must be
received by November 9, 2021 to be
assured of consideration.
ADDRESSES: All comments should be
submitted electronically to
alisha.coleman-jensen@usda.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Alisha Coleman-Jensen at the address in
the preamble. Tel. 202–694–5456.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Current Population Survey Food
Security Supplement.
OMB Number: 0536–0043.
Expiration Date of Approval: February
28, 2022.
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Type of Request: Intent To Seek
Approval To Extend an Information
Collection for 3 Years.
Abstract: In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub.
L. 104–13) and OMB regulations at 5
CFR part 1320 (60 FR 44978, August 29,
1995), this notice announces the ERS
intention to request renewal of approval
for an annual information collection.
The U.S. Census Bureau will
supplement the December CPS,
beginning in 2022, with questions
regarding household food shopping, use
of food and nutrition assistance
programs, food sufficiency, and
difficulties in meeting household food
needs. A similar supplement has been
appended to the CPS annually since
1995. The last collection was in
December 2020.
ERS is one of the 13 principal
statistical agencies of the federal
government and is responsible for
conducting studies and evaluations of
the Nation’s food and nutrition
assistance programs that are
administered by the Food and Nutrition
Service (FNS), U.S. Department of
Agriculture. In Fiscal Year 2020, the
Department spent about $122.1 billion
to ensure access to nutritious, healthful
diets for all Americans. The Food and
Nutrition Service administers the 15
nutrition assistance programs of the
USDA including the Supplemental
Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP),
formerly called the Food Stamp
Program, the National School Lunch
Program, and the Special Supplemental
Nutrition Program for Women, Infants,
and Children (WIC). These programs,
which serve 1 in 4 Americans over the
course of a year, represent our Nation’s
commitment to the principle that no one
in our country should lack the food
needed for an active, healthy life. These
programs provide a nutrition 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.
The data collected by the food
security supplement 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
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conditions as well as year-to-year trends
in their prevalence will be estimated at
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 other
community food assistance. 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 reviewed in
2006 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. Interviews will be
conducted using Computer Assisted
Personal Interview (CAPI) and
Computer Assisted Telephone Interview
(CATI) methods.
Authority: Legislative authority for
the planned data collection are 7 U.S.C.
2204a and 7 CFR 2.67. These statutes
authorize the Secretary of Agriculture
and the Administrator of the Economic
Research Service to conduct research
and collect statistics on the U.S. food
system, consumers, and human
nutrition.
Estimate of Burden: Public reporting
burden for this data collection is
estimated to average 7.2 minutes (after
rounding) for each household that
responds to the labor force portion of
the CPS. The estimate is based on the
average proportion of respondents that
were asked each question in recent
survey years (2014–2018), proposed
updates, and typical reading and
response times for the questions. The
estimate assumes an 80 percent
response rate to the supplement. The
estimated total number of respondents
is based on the largest annual sample in
recent survey years.
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Respondents: Individuals or
households.
Estimated Total Number of
Respondents: 53,901.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on
Respondents: 6,479 hours. Copies of this
information collection can be obtained
from Alisha Coleman-Jensen at the
address in the preamble.
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 for OMB approval. All
comments will also become a matter of
public record.
Signed at Washington, DC.
Spiro Stefanou,
Administrator, Economic Research Service,
United States Department of Agriculture.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service
Notice of Intent To Issue Forest Order
Closing Areas Along the Wildland
Urban Interface on the Eastern Side of
the Huachuca Mountains to
Recreational Shooting
Forest Service, Agriculture,
(USDA).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The Forest Service, U.S.
Department of Agriculture, is giving
notice of its intent to issue a forest order
closing areas in proximity to canyon
roads on the eastern side of the
Huachuca Mountains in the vicinity of
the City of Sierra Vista, Fort Huachuca,
and the communities of Hereford and
Palominas, Arizona to recreational
shooting in advance of the public
comment period for the proposed
closure. At the end of the period of
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advance notice, the Forest Service will
solicit public comments, as specified in
this notice, on the proposed forest order.
DATES: Advance notice of the
opportunity to provide public comment
on a proposed recreational shooting
order is being provided until September
17, 2021. Beginning on September 17,
2021, the Forest Service will accept
comments on the proposed forest order
for 60 days. The notice of opportunity
for public comment will be posted on
the Coronado National Forest web page
at https://www.fs.usda.gov/coronado/
and at the Forest Service’s website at
www.fs.usda.gov/about-agency/
regulations-policies.
ADDRESSES: The proposed forest order
and the justification for the forest order
are available on the Coronado National
Forest web page https://
www.fs.usda.gov/coronado/ and at the
Forest Service’s website at
www.fs.usda.gov/about-agency/
regulations-policies or can be viewed at
the Sierra Vista Ranger District Office,
Coronado National Forest, 4070 S
Avenida Saracino, Hereford, AZ 85615.
Please call ahead to ensure access: 520–
378–0311.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Celeste Kinsey, District Ranger, 520–
378–0311, celeste.kinsey@usda.gov.
Individuals who use
telecommunications devices for the
hearing-impaired (TDD) may call the
Federal Relay Service (FRS) at 1–800–
877–8339, 24 hours a day, every day of
the year, including holidays.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Advance Notice and Public Comment
Procedures
Section 4103 of the John D. Dingell,
Jr., Conservation, Management, and
Recreation Act (Pub. L. 116–9) requires
that the Secretary of Agriculture, acting
through the Chief of the Forest Service,
provide public notice and comment
before permanently or temporarily
closing any National Forest System
lands to hunting, fishing, or recreational
shooting. Section 4103 applies to the
proposed forest order closing areas in
proximity to canyon roads on the
eastern side of the Huachuca Mountains
in the vicinity of the City of Sierra Vista,
Fort Huachuca, and the communities of
Hereford and Palominas, Arizona to
recreational shooting, with the
exception of hunting under Arizona
state law. The public notice and
comment process in section 4103(b)(2)
requires the Secretary to publish an
advance notice of intent, in the Federal
Register, of the proposed closure in
advance of the public comment period
for the closure. This notice meets the
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requirement to publish a notice of intent
in the Federal Register in advance of
the public comment period. Following
the notice of intent, section 4103(b)(2)
requires an opportunity for public
comment. Because the proposed forest
order would permanently close areas in
proximity to canyon roads on the
eastern side of the Huachuca Mountains
in the vicinity of the City of Sierra Vista,
Fort Huachuca, and the communities of
Hereford and Palominas, Arizona to
recreational shooting, the public
comment period must be not less than
60 days. Beginning on September 17,
2021, the Forest Service will accept
public comments on the proposed order
for 60 days. The notice of opportunity
for public comment will be posted on
the Coronado National Forest web page
at https://www.fs.usda.gov/coronado/
and at the Forest Service’s website at
www.fs.usda.gov/about-agency/
regulations-policies.
Section 4103(b)(2) requires the Forest
Service to respond to public comments
received on the proposed order before
issuing a final order, including an
explanation of how any significant
issues raised by the comments were
resolved and, if applicable, how
resolution of those issues affected the
proposed order or the justification for
the proposed order. The response to
comments on the proposed order,
justification for the final order, and the
issuance of the final forest order will all
be posted on the Coronado National
Forest web page at https://
www.fs.usda.gov/coronado/ and at the
Forest Service’s website at
www.fs.usda.gov/about-agency/
regulations-policies.
II. Background and Need for Forest
Order
This permanent recreational shooting
closure is needed to address the
potential for significant harm to human
health and safety, the threat of wildfire
resulting from ricocheting ammunition,
as well as harm to wildlife habitat and
vegetation resulting from the discharge
of firearms in tight canyon areas within
the Wildland Urban Interface,
specifically, Ash, Lutz, Stump, Hunter,
Miller, Carr, and Brown Canyons.
Approximately 71,900 people live
within close proximity to, or along, the
National Forest boundary in the vicinity
of these canyons, and this convenient
access results in heavy forest use. The
area that is proposed for closure to
recreational shooting falls generally in
multiple sections of Township 23 S.,
Range 20 E., and comprises all National
Forest System lands within a quarter
mile of all National Forest System roads
(specifically, National Forest System
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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.
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Notices
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Economic Research Service
Notice of Intent To Request Renewal of a Currently Approved
Information Collection
AGENCY: Economic Research Service, Agriculture (USDA).
ACTION: Notice and request for comments.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 and
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) implementing regulations, this
notice announces the Economic Research Service's (ERS) intention to
request renewal of approval for an annual information collection on
supplemental food security questions in the Current Population Survey
(CPS), commencing with the December 2022 survey. These data will be
used: To monitor household-level food security and food insecurity in
the United States; to conduct research on food security and changes in
food security for population subgroups; to assess the need for, and
performance of, domestic food assistance programs; to improve the
measurement of food security; and to provide information to aid in
public policy decision making.
DATES: Comments on this notice must be received by November 9, 2021 to
be assured of consideration.
ADDRESSES: All comments should be submitted electronically to
[email protected].
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Alisha Coleman-Jensen at the address
in the preamble. Tel. 202-694-5456.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Current Population Survey Food Security Supplement.
OMB Number: 0536-0043.
Expiration Date of Approval: February 28, 2022.
Type of Request: Intent To Seek Approval To Extend an Information
Collection for 3 Years.
Abstract: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(Pub. L. 104-13) and OMB regulations at 5 CFR part 1320 (60 FR 44978,
August 29, 1995), this notice announces the ERS intention to request
renewal of approval for an annual information collection. The U.S.
Census Bureau will supplement the December CPS, beginning in 2022, with
questions regarding household food shopping, use of food and nutrition
assistance programs, food sufficiency, and difficulties in meeting
household food needs. A similar supplement has been appended to the CPS
annually since 1995. The last collection was in December 2020.
ERS is one of the 13 principal statistical agencies of the federal
government and is responsible for conducting studies and evaluations of
the Nation's food and nutrition assistance programs that are
administered by the Food and Nutrition Service (FNS), U.S. Department
of Agriculture. In Fiscal Year 2020, the Department spent about $122.1
billion to ensure access to nutritious, healthful diets for all
Americans. The Food and Nutrition Service administers the 15 nutrition
assistance programs of the USDA including the Supplemental Nutrition
Assistance Program (SNAP), formerly called the Food Stamp Program, the
National School Lunch Program, and the Special Supplemental Nutrition
Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC). These programs, which
serve 1 in 4 Americans over the course of a year, represent our
Nation's commitment to the principle that no one in our country should
lack the food needed for an active, healthy life. These programs
provide a nutrition 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.
The data collected by the food security supplement 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 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 other community
food assistance. 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 reviewed in 2006 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.
Interviews will be conducted using Computer Assisted Personal Interview
(CAPI) and Computer Assisted Telephone Interview (CATI) methods.
Authority: Legislative authority for the planned data collection
are 7 U.S.C. 2204a and 7 CFR 2.67. These statutes authorize the
Secretary of Agriculture and the Administrator of the Economic Research
Service to conduct research and collect statistics on the U.S. food
system, consumers, and human nutrition.
Estimate of Burden: Public reporting burden for this data
collection is estimated to average 7.2 minutes (after rounding) for
each household that responds to the labor force portion of the CPS. The
estimate is based on the average proportion of respondents that were
asked each question in recent survey years (2014-2018), proposed
updates, and typical reading and response times for the questions. The
estimate assumes an 80 percent response rate to the supplement. The
estimated total number of respondents is based on the largest annual
sample in recent survey years.
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Respondents: Individuals or households.
Estimated Total Number of Respondents: 53,901.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 6,479 hours. Copies
of this information collection can be obtained from Alisha Coleman-
Jensen at the address in the preamble.
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 for OMB approval. All
comments will also become a matter of public record.
Signed at Washington, DC.
Spiro Stefanou,
Administrator, Economic Research Service, United States Department of
Agriculture.
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