Attachment C 60-Day FRN Public Comment

Attachment C-1
Public Comment (JEANPUBLIC1) Received in Response to Federal
Register Notice

From: jean public
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the us census has to start saying no to all these surveys. they are not qccurate. they are not
necessary. thiey are just giveaway surveys for a fat cat bureaucracy that wants to make up
a reason for not being sunshined to extinction. it is time to shut down this survey. it is
wasteful. it is not accurate. it is wasteful. jean publiee [email protected]
On Tue, Jul 16, 2024 at 9:55 AM jean public wrote:

[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 136 (Tuesday, July 16, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 57844-57845]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office
[www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-15635]
----------------------------------------------------------------------DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Economic Research Service
Agency Information Collection Activities: Comment Request
AGENCY: Economic Research Service (ERS), USDA.
ACTION: Notice and request for comments.
----------------------------------------------------------------------SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this
notice announces the intention of the Economic Research Service's (ERS)
to request a renewal to a currently approved information collection on
supplemental food security questions in the Current Population Survey
(CPS).
DATES: Comments on this notice must be received by September 16, 2024

to be assured of consideration.
ADDRESSES: Address all comments concerning this notice to
[email protected] and [email protected] identified by docket number
0536-0043.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or
copies of this information collection should be directed to Julie
Parker at [email protected] or 202-868-7945.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Current Population Survey Food Security Supplement.
OMB Number: 0536-0043.
Expiration Date of Approval: March 31, 2025.
Type of Request: Renewal of currently approved information
collection.
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 supplements the December CPS with questions regarding
household food shopping, use of food and nutrition assistance programs,
food sufficiency, and difficulties in meeting household food needs.
ERS is one of the 13 principal statistical agencies of the federal
government and is responsible for conducting studies and producing
statistics on food security in U.S. households. The data collected by
the
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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 and nutrition
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 decisionmaking.
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.
Authority: Legislative authority for the planned data collection
are 7 U.S.C. 2204(a) and 7 CFR 2.67. These statutes and regulations
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.
Confidentiality: The Census Bureau collects data for the Current
Population Survey under the authority of Title 13, U.S. Code, section
8b, which allows the Census Bureau to undertake surveys for other

government agencies. Under Title 13, U.S. Code, section 9 the Census
Bureau holds all information in strict confidence. Information reported
in the survey which would permit the identification of a household or
any of its members is not reported to anyone outside of the Census
Bureau. Any Census Bureau employee who violates these provisions is
subject to a fine of up to $250,000, a Federal prison sentence of up to
five years, or both.
Estimate of Burden: Public reporting burden for this collection of
information is estimated to average 7.1 minutes per response.
Respondents: Households.
Estimated Number of Annual Respondents: 51,937.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 6,108 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 for OMB approval. All
comments will also become a matter of public record.
Spiro Stefanou,
Administrator, Economic Research Service, United States Department of
Agriculture.
[FR Doc. 2024-15635 Filed 7-15-24; 8:45 am]

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USDA, Economic Research Service response to Jean Public’s comment:
The statistics produced annually from the Current Population Survey and Food Security
Supplement (CPS-FSS) are key indicators of overall well-being of the nation and provide
evidence of the effectiveness of Federal food and nutrition assistance programs, which comprise
$183 billion in Federal spending, as well as private food assistance programs and other
government initiatives aimed at reducing food insecurity.
Recently, as USDA, ERS approached 25 years of food security data collection, researchers
worked with the U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census (Census Bureau) and
USDA’s Food and Nutrition Service to review the CPS-FSS survey content, make revisions, and
conduct cognitive interviews to ensure that the data collected continue to be relevant, timely, and
high quality. Based on this review, updates and modifications were made in 2022 and continuing
in 2023 to the CPS-FSS survey instrument in order to ensure the statistics produced using the
CPS-FSS continued to be accurate and reliable. The results of this analysis can be found on our
website (Coleman-Jensen, A., & Rabbitt, M.P. (2023), Report No. TB-1963).
Citation:
Coleman-Jensen, A., & Rabbitt, M.P. (2023). Analysis of the current population survey food
security supplement split-panel test (Report No. TB-1963), U.S. Department of Agriculture,
Economic Research Service.