In accordance
with 5 CFR 1320, the information collection is approved for three
years. However, a) Within 30 days of completion of the peer review,
ERS will present to OMB the results of the ERS-University of Iowa
cooperative agreement work that explores five different
alternatives to the current food insecurity classification scheme.
OMB will schedule a subsequent meeting to discuss ERS findings as
to the implications of these results for whether, and if so how,
the survey should be changed or the data analyzed differently. b)
Within three months ERS will provide OMB with a summary of the most
common misinterpretations of their food security data, their
efforts to date in framing the communication of the study results
to head off such misinterpretations, and how they will build on
their recent experience to prepare for communicating the results of
the 2009 survey. ERS will consult with colleagues in other agencies
regarding such agencies experiences with the release of other
socioeconomic indicators in order to identify approaches to
minimize mischaracterization of results. USDA/ERS is reminded that
only the instrument contained in this request is approved and that
any changes to an instrument (e.g. questionnaire) must be submitted
to OMB for approval.
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
12/31/2012
36 Months From Approved
12/31/2009
54,400
0
55,360
6,915
0
7,039
0
0
0
The Supplement will collect data on
food expenditures, food- assistance-program participation, food
sufficiency, and adequacy of food access that will aid USDA in
assessing and improving food assistance and nutrition programs and
in monitoring the extent and severity of food insecurity in the
U.S.
Total estimated burden for the
December 2009 supplement is slightly lower (by 124 hours or 1.8
percent) than that estimated in the previous submission for this
Supplement (2006). The change is due to the CPS sample size
declining somewhat in recent years; the average burden per
interviewed household is unchanged from the previous year.
On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that
the collection of information encompassed by this request complies
with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR
1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding
the proposed collection of information, that the certification
covers:
(i) Why the information is being collected;
(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a
benefit, or mandatory);
(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control
number;
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of
these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked
and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.
Supporting Statement B Hession rev 2009-09-16.doc
Attachment E.pdf
Food Security Supplement to the Current Population Survey