[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 214 (Monday, November 4, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 56659]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-28409]


      
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Food and Consumer Service


Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; 
Comment Request

    Food Security Supplement to the Current Population Survey, April, 
1997
AGENCY: Food and Consumer Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this 
notice invites the general public and other public agencies to comment 
on proposed information collection of supplemental food security 
questions for the April, 1997 Current Population Survey.

DATES: Written comments must be submitted on or before January 6, 1997.

ADDRESSES: 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 shall 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 information collection on those who are to 
respond, including the use of appropriate automated, electronic, 
mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or other forms 
of information technology. Comments may be sent to Michael E. Fishman, 
Acting Director, Office of Analysis and Evaluation, Food and Consumer 
Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, 3101 Park Center Drive, 
Alexandria, VA 22302.
    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.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION: Requests for additional information or copies 
of the information collection instruments and instructions should be 
directed to Michael E. Fishman, (703) 305-2117.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

    Title: Food Security Supplement to the Current Population Survey.
    OMB Number: Not yet assigned.
    Form Number: None.
    Expiration Date: N/A.
    Type of Request: New Collection of Information.
    Abstract: The U.S. Bureau of the Census will supplement the April, 
1997 Current Population Survey with questions regarding household food 
shopping, food sufficiency, coping mechanisms and food scarcity, and 
concern about food sufficiency. A similar supplement was also appended 
to the CPS in April, 1995 and September, 1996. These data will be used 
to develop a scale of food security reflecting a range from food secure 
households through households experiencing severe food insecurity. 
Ultimately, this scale will be used to identify the prevalence of 
poverty-linked food insecurity and hunger experienced in the United 
States. The purpose of this project is to provide a consistent measure 
of the extent and severity of food insecurity that will aid in policy 
decision making. The supplemental survey instrument has been developed 
in conjunction with food security experts nationwide as well as survey 
method experts within the Census Bureau. This supplemental information 
will be collected by both personal visit and telephone interviews in 
conjunction with the regular monthly CPS interviewing. All interviews, 
whether by personal visit or by telephone, are conducted using 
computers.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 50,000.
    Estimated Time per Response: 10 minutes.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden: 8,330 hours.

    Dated: October 31, 1996.
William E. Ludwig,
Administrator, Food and Consumer Service.
[FR Doc. 96-28409 Filed 11-1-96; 8:45 am]
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