[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 58 (Friday, March 25, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17063-17064]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-06316]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

    The Department of Agriculture has submitted the following 
information collection requirement(s) to OMB for review and clearance 
under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104-13. Comments 
are requested regarding; whether the collection of information is 
necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, 
including whether the information will have practical utility; the 
accuracy of the agency's estimate of burden including the validity of 
the methodology and assumptions used; ways to enhance the quality, 
utility and clarity of the information to be collected; and 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 regarding this information collection received by April 
25, 2022 will be considered. Written comments and recommendations for 
the proposed information collection should be submitted within 30 days 
of the publication of this notice on the following website 
www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this particular information 
collection by selecting ``Currently under 30-day

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Review--Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search function.
    An agency may not conduct or sponsor a collection of information 
unless the collection of information displays a currently valid OMB 
control number and the agency informs potential persons who are to 
respond to the collection of information that such persons are not 
required to respond to the collection of information unless it displays 
a currently valid OMB control number.

Economic Research Service

    Title: The Second National Household Food Acquisition and Purchase 
Survey (FoodAps-2).
    OMB Control Number: 0536-NEW.
    Summary of Collection: The Economic Research Service (ERS) will be 
conducting the Second National Household Food Acquisition and Purchase 
Survey (FoodAPS-2) Field Test. The mission of ERS is to provide timely 
research and analysis to public and private decision makers on topics 
related to agriculture, food, the environment, and rural America. To 
achieve this mission, ERS requires a variety of data that describe 
agricultural production, food distribution channels, availability and 
price of food at the point of sale, and household demand for food 
products. Section 17 (U.S.C. 2026)(a)(1) of the Food and Nutrition Act 
of 2008 provides legislative authority for the planned data collection.
    Need and Use of the Information: The main objective of the Field 
Test is to test the final design and procedures for the Full Survey 
data collection. The Field Test will make use of the latest smartphone 
and computer technologies to collect data on foods acquired and to 
monitor data as well as implement a monetary incentives scheme to 
encourage report of foods acquired throughout the entire survey period. 
The data collection will provide information that is critical to ERS' 
plans for the next round of FoodAPS data collection. The data will be 
analyzed and used to finalize design and data collection protocol for 
the Full Survey.
    Description of Respondents: Individuals or households.
    Number of Respondents: 4,125.
    Frequency of Responses: Reporting: On occasion.
    Total Burden Hours: 3,211.

    Dated: March 22, 2022.
Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2022-06316 Filed 3-24-22; 8:45 am]
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