Change Justification Memo 0584-0674

Food and

Nutrition
Service

1320

Braddock

Place

Alexandria,

VA

22314

T O: Laurel Havas

OMB Desk Officer

Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs

Office of Management and Budget (OMB)

THROUGH: Ruth Brown

Department Clearance Officer

United States Department of Agriculture

Office of Chief Information Office (OCIO)

Jamia Franklin

Information Collection Clearance Officer

OPS/Planning and Regulatory Affairs Office

Food and Nutrition Service (FNS)

FROM: Kristen Corey

SNAP Evaluation Branch

OPS/SNAP Research and Analysis Division

Food and Nutrition Service (FNS)

DATE: November 17, 2022

SUBJECT: Justification for changes to response choices for two questions in survey approved for OMB Control No: 0584-0674 “Food Security Status and Well-Being of Nutrition Assistance Program (NAP) Participants in Puerto Rico.”

The Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) is requesting a non-substantive change to the study of Food Security Status and Well-Being of Nutrition Assistance Program (NAP) Participants in Puerto Rico, approved under OMB Control No. 0584-0674; expiration date of September 30, 2025. FNS made non-substantive edits to the response choices for two questions in the survey instrument (English and Spanish versions).

The revisions do not ask respondents to submit any new or additional documentation to FNS. The estimated time to complete the survey is not impacted by these changes.

Please see the following information for a detailed explanation regarding the requested changes. These changes are also shown in the attachments.

Change to Survey Question C.11.a (“Please indicate which disaster you most recently experienced.

If you experienced more than one, pick the most recent disaster.”):

1. Added the response choice “Hurricane Fiona (September 18, 2022)” to account for a disaster that occurred since the ICR was submitted to OMB.

Changes to Survey Question F.5 (“Which category best describes your total household income last year before taxes or other deductions?”):

1. Replaced two response choices with six more granular categories to capture additional detail on household income

   1. The following response choices were removed:

      1. $1–$17,000

      2. $17,001–$29,999

   2. And replaced with:

      1. $1–$4,999

      2. $5,000–$9,999

      3. $10,000-$14,999

      4. $15,000–$19,999

      5. $20,000–$24,999

      6. $25,000–$29,999

2. Edited two response choices for consistency with other response choices:

   1. “$30,001–$39,999” changed to “$30,000–$39,999”

   2. “$40,001–$49,000” changed to “$40,000–$49,999”

If you have any questions regarding this request, please contact Jamia Franklin, FNS Information Collection Clearance Officer for the Food and Nutrition Service, Planning & Regulatory Affairs Office at (703) 305-2403.

Attachments:

• Survey instrument (English version):

  • Appendix C1 Household Survey Instrument_English_11172022

• Survey instrument (Spanish version):

  • Appendix C2 Household Survey Instrument_Spanish_11172022

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