ERS is requesting OMB approval to
conduct a Field Test for the FoodAPS-2. In 2009, ERS sponsored
FoodAPS-1, which was fielded in 2012, to support these data needs
to describe agricultural production, food distribution channels,
availability and price of food at the point of sale, and household
demand for food products. In 2016 ERS sponsored a Pilot Test to
inform the sample design and data collection method(s) for
FoodAPS-2. ERS and FNS are now sponsoring FoodAPS-2. ERS and FNS’s
plan is to collect data for the FoodAPS-2 Field Test over a
four-month period in 2022. The full survey would then start in
2023. This current submission is for the Field Test only.
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USC 2204(a) Name of Law: General duties of Secretary; advisory
functions; research and development
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.