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Notices Federal Register

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Vol. 86, No. 173 

Friday, September 10, 2021 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Economic Research Service 

Notice of Intent To Request Renewal of 

a Currently Approved Information 

Collection 

AGENCY: Economic Research Service, 

Agriculture (USDA). 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 and 

Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) implementing regulations, this 

notice announces the Economic 

Research Service’s (ERS) intention to 

request renewal of approval for an 

annual information collection on 

supplemental food security questions in 

the Current Population Survey (CPS), 

commencing with the December 2022 

survey. These data will be used: To 

monitor household-level food security 

and food insecurity in the United States; 

to conduct research on food security 

and changes in food security for 

population subgroups; to assess the 

need for, and performance of, domestic 

food assistance programs; to improve 

the measurement of food security; and 

to provide information to aid in public 

policy decision making. 

DATES: Comments on this notice must be 

received by November 9, 2021 to be 

assured of consideration. 

ADDRESSES: All comments should be 

submitted electronically to 

alisha.coleman-jensen@usda.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Alisha Coleman-Jensen at the address in 

the preamble. Tel. 202–694–5456. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Current Population Survey Food 

Security Supplement. 

OMB Number: 0536–0043. 

Expiration Date of Approval: February 

28, 2022. 

Type of Request: Intent To Seek 

Approval To Extend an Information 

Collection for 3 Years. 

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 will 

supplement the December CPS, 

beginning in 2022, with questions 

regarding household food shopping, use 

of food and nutrition assistance 

programs, food sufficiency, and 

difficulties in meeting household food 

needs. A similar supplement has been 

appended to the CPS annually since 

1995. The last collection was in 

December 2020. 

ERS is one of the 13 principal 

statistical agencies of the federal 

government and is responsible for 

conducting studies and evaluations of 

the Nation’s food and nutrition 

assistance programs that are 

administered by the Food and Nutrition 

Service (FNS), U.S. Department of 

Agriculture. In Fiscal Year 2020, the 

Department spent about $122.1 billion 

to ensure access to nutritious, healthful 

diets for all Americans. The Food and 

Nutrition Service administers the 15 

nutrition assistance programs of the 

USDA including the Supplemental 

Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), 

formerly called the Food Stamp 

Program, the National School Lunch 

Program, and the Special Supplemental 

Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, 

and Children (WIC). These programs, 

which serve 1 in 4 Americans over the 

course of a year, represent our Nation’s 

commitment to the principle that no one 

in our country should lack the food 

needed for an active, healthy life. These 

programs provide a nutrition safety net 

to people in need. The programs’ goals 

are to provide needy persons with 

access to a more nutritious diet, to 

improve the eating habits of the Nation’s 

children, and to help America’s farmers 

by providing an outlet for the 

distribution of food purchased under 

farmer assistance authorities. 

The data collected by the 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 

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 

decision-making. 

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. This supplemental information 

will be collected by both personal visit 

and telephone interviews in conjunction 

with the regular monthly CPS 

interviewing. Interviews will be 

conducted using Computer Assisted 

Personal Interview (CAPI) and 

Computer Assisted Telephone Interview 

(CATI) methods. 

Authority: Legislative authority for 

the planned data collection are 7 U.S.C. 

2204a and 7 CFR 2.67. These statutes 

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. 

Estimate of Burden: Public reporting 

burden for this data collection is 

estimated to average 7.2 minutes (after 

rounding) for each household that 

responds to the labor force portion of 

the CPS. The estimate is based on the 

average proportion of respondents that 

were asked each question in recent 

survey years (2014–2018), proposed 

updates, and typical reading and 

response times for the questions. The 

estimate assumes an 80 percent 

response rate to the supplement. The 

estimated total number of respondents 

is based on the largest annual sample in 

recent survey years. 


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Respondents: Individuals or 

households. 

Estimated Total Number of 

Respondents: 53,901. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden on 

Respondents: 6,479 hours. Copies of this 

information collection can be obtained 

from Alisha Coleman-Jensen at the 

address in the preamble. 

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. 

Signed at Washington, DC. 

Spiro Stefanou, 

Administrator, Economic Research Service, 

United States Department of Agriculture. 

[FR Doc. 2021–19572 Filed 9–9–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–18–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Forest Service 

Notice of Intent To Issue Forest Order 

Closing Areas Along the Wildland 

Urban Interface on the Eastern Side of 

the Huachuca Mountains to 

Recreational Shooting 

AGENCY: Forest Service, Agriculture, 

(USDA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Forest Service, U.S. 

Department of Agriculture, is giving 

notice of its intent to issue a forest order 

closing areas in proximity to canyon 

roads on the eastern side of the 

Huachuca Mountains in the vicinity of 

the City of Sierra Vista, Fort Huachuca, 

and the communities of Hereford and 

Palominas, Arizona to recreational 

shooting in advance of the public 

comment period for the proposed 

closure. At the end of the period of 

advance notice, the Forest Service will 

solicit public comments, as specified in 

this notice, on the proposed forest order. 

DATES: Advance notice of the 

opportunity to provide public comment 

on a proposed recreational shooting 

order is being provided until September 

17, 2021. Beginning on September 17, 

2021, the Forest Service will accept 

comments on the proposed forest order 

for 60 days. The notice of opportunity 

for public comment will be posted on 

the Coronado National Forest web page 

at https://www.fs.usda.gov/coronado/ 

and at the Forest Service’s website at 

www.fs.usda.gov/about-agency/ 

regulations-policies. 

ADDRESSES: The proposed forest order 

and the justification for the forest order 

are available on the Coronado National 

Forest web page https://

www.fs.usda.gov/coronado/ and at the 

Forest Service’s website at 

www.fs.usda.gov/about-agency/ 

regulations-policies or can be viewed at 

the Sierra Vista Ranger District Office, 

Coronado National Forest, 4070 S 

Avenida Saracino, Hereford, AZ 85615. 

Please call ahead to ensure access: 520– 

378–0311. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Celeste Kinsey, District Ranger, 520– 

378–0311, celeste.kinsey@usda.gov. 

Individuals who use 

telecommunications devices for the 

hearing-impaired (TDD) may call the 

Federal Relay Service (FRS) at 1–800– 

877–8339, 24 hours a day, every day of 

the year, including holidays. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Advance Notice and Public Comment 

Procedures 

Section 4103 of the John D. Dingell, 

Jr., Conservation, Management, and 

Recreation Act (Pub. L. 116–9) requires 

that the Secretary of Agriculture, acting 

through the Chief of the Forest Service, 

provide public notice and comment 

before permanently or temporarily 

closing any National Forest System 

lands to hunting, fishing, or recreational 

shooting. Section 4103 applies to the 

proposed forest order closing areas in 

proximity to canyon roads on the 

eastern side of the Huachuca Mountains 

in the vicinity of the City of Sierra Vista, 

Fort Huachuca, and the communities of 

Hereford and Palominas, Arizona to 

recreational shooting, with the 

exception of hunting under Arizona 

state law. The public notice and 

comment process in section 4103(b)(2) 

requires the Secretary to publish an 

advance notice of intent, in the Federal 

Register, of the proposed closure in 

advance of the public comment period 

for the closure. This notice meets the 

requirement to publish a notice of intent 

in the Federal Register in advance of 

the public comment period. Following 

the notice of intent, section 4103(b)(2) 

requires an opportunity for public 

comment. Because the proposed forest 

order would permanently close areas in 

proximity to canyon roads on the 

eastern side of the Huachuca Mountains 

in the vicinity of the City of Sierra Vista, 

Fort Huachuca, and the communities of 

Hereford and Palominas, Arizona to 

recreational shooting, the public 

comment period must be not less than 

60 days. Beginning on September 17, 

2021, the Forest Service will accept 

public comments on the proposed order 

for 60 days. The notice of opportunity 

for public comment will be posted on 

the Coronado National Forest web page 

at https://www.fs.usda.gov/coronado/ 

and at the Forest Service’s website at 

www.fs.usda.gov/about-agency/ 

regulations-policies. 

Section 4103(b)(2) requires the Forest 

Service to respond to public comments 

received on the proposed order before 

issuing a final order, including an 

explanation of how any significant 

issues raised by the comments were 

resolved and, if applicable, how 

resolution of those issues affected the 

proposed order or the justification for 

the proposed order. The response to 

comments on the proposed order, 

justification for the final order, and the 

issuance of the final forest order will all 

be posted on the Coronado National 

Forest web page at https://

www.fs.usda.gov/coronado/ and at the 

Forest Service’s website at 

www.fs.usda.gov/about-agency/ 

regulations-policies. 

II. Background and Need for Forest 

Order 

This permanent recreational shooting 

closure is needed to address the 

potential for significant harm to human 

health and safety, the threat of wildfire 

resulting from ricocheting ammunition, 

as well as harm to wildlife habitat and 

vegetation resulting from the discharge 

of firearms in tight canyon areas within 

the Wildland Urban Interface, 

specifically, Ash, Lutz, Stump, Hunter, 

Miller, Carr, and Brown Canyons. 

Approximately 71,900 people live 

within close proximity to, or along, the 

National Forest boundary in the vicinity 

of these canyons, and this convenient 

access results in heavy forest use. The 

area that is proposed for closure to 

recreational shooting falls generally in 

multiple sections of Township 23 S., 

Range 20 E., and comprises all National 

Forest System lands within a quarter 

mile of all National Forest System roads 

(specifically, National Forest System 


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