Notice2022-22149
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Understanding the Relationship Between Poverty, Well-Being and Food Security
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Published
October 12, 2022
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Agriculture DepartmentFood and Nutrition Service
Abstract
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice invites the general public and other public agencies to comment on this proposed information collection. This new collection will provide the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Food and Nutrition Service with new information about food security and individual and family circumstances and environmental factors related to poverty in six persistently poor counties.
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 196 (Wednesday, October 12, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 61561-61564]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-22149]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Food and Nutrition Service
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection;
Comment Request; Understanding the Relationship Between Poverty, Well-
Being and Food Security
AGENCY: Food and Nutrition Service (FNS), 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 this proposed information collection. This new collection will
provide the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Food and Nutrition Service
with new information about food security and individual and family
circumstances and environmental factors related to poverty in six
persistently poor counties.
DATES: Written comments must be received on or before December 12,
2022.
ADDRESSES: Comments may be mailed to Michael Burke, Senior Social
Science Research Analyst, Food and Nutrition Service, Braddock Metro
Center II, 1320 Braddock Place, Alexandria, VA 22314. Comments may also
be submitted via email to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#137e7a707b72767f3d716661787653666077723d747c65"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="e984808a81888c85c78b9c9b828ca99c9a8d88c78e869f">[email protected]</span></a>. Comments will also be
accepted through the Federal eRulemaking Portal. Go to <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">http://www.regulations.gov</a> and follow the online instructions for submitting
comments electronically.
All written comments will be open for public inspection at the
office of the Food and Nutrition Service during regular business hours
(8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.), Monday through Friday at Braddock Metro
Center II, 1320 Braddock Place, Alexandria, VA 22314.
All responses to this notice will be summarized and included in the
request for Office of Management and Budget approval. All comments will
be a matter of public record.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or
copies of this information collected should be directed to Michael
Burke by email at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#92fffbf1faf3f7febcf0e7e0f9f7d2e7e1f6f3bcf5fde4"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="9ff2f6fcf7fefaf3b1fdeaedf4fadfeaecfbfeb1f8f0e9">[email protected]</span></a> or by phone at (703) 305-4369.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Comments are invited on the following
topics: (1) 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; (2) the accuracy
of the agency's estimate of the burden on the proposed collection of
information, including the validity of the methodology and assumptions
that were used; (3) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity
of the information collected; and (4) ways to minimize the burden of
the collection of information on those who are to respond, including
use of appropriate automated, electronic, mechanical, or other
technological collection techniques or other forms of information
technology.
Title: Understanding the Relationship Between Poverty, Well-Being,
and Food Security.
Form Number: Not applicable.
OMB Number: 0584-NEW.
Expiration Date: Not yet determined.
Type of Request: New collection.
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Abstract: This is a new information collection request. The
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) is the nation's
largest federal program aimed at reducing food insecurity and
increasing access to healthy food. SNAP is administered by the U.S.
Department of Agriculture's (USDA), Food and Nutrition Service (FNS)
and provides nutrition assistance benefits to program participants, the
majority of whom are children, the elderly, or people with
disabilities. Through this data collection effort, FNS seeks to
understand the interrelated factors that lead to household food
insecurity. Data will be collected in six counties experiencing
persistent intergenerational poverty through a study titled
Understanding the Relationship Between Poverty, Well-Being, and Food
Security.
Understanding the Relationship Between Poverty, Well-Being, and
Food Security will allow FNS to gain a deeper understanding of the
interrelated factors that affect the food security status of SNAP
beneficiaries and SNAP-eligible nonparticipants, information which has
not previously collected in persistently poor counties. The USDA's
Economic Research Service (ERS) defines counties as being persistently
poor if 20 percent or more of county residents were poor at each of
several points in time over a 30-year period, measured by the 1980,
1990, and 2000 censuses and the 2007-2011 American Community Survey.
Examining food insecurity and poverty in these populations will help
FNS better understand the association between SNAP, other USDA-
administered programs, and community-based assistance with well-being
and the food environment. Study objectives include:
<bullet> Objective 1: Produce descriptive statistics on key
sociodemographic and economic variables, including household food
security in a representative sample of all residents in each of six
persistent-poverty counties.
<bullet> Objective 2: Produce descriptive statistics on key
sociodemographic and economic variables, including household food
insecurity in two representative stratified subsamples of low and very
low food-secure residents, in each county of six persistent-poverty
counties.
<bullet> Objective 3: Produce descriptive statistics for each
subgroup in each county on key social, geospatial, and other policy-
actionable elements of well-being and material deprivation associated
with both household food security and SNAP participation.
<bullet> Objective 4: Characterize the social context and the life
course of individuals, within a multigenerational family unit, as they
define their experiences with food insecurity through In-Depth
Interviews (IDIs).
To ensure a representative probability sample of households in each
of the six persistent poverty counties (each located within six
different states) we propose a two-stage address-based sampling (ABS)
approach in which the primary sampling units (PSUs) will be small
geographic clusters consisting of census-defined blocks or groups of
blocks within the country, and the secondary sampling units will be
residential addresses within the selected PSUs. We will use American
Community Survey (ACS) and SNAP administrative data to obtain an
estimate of SNAP-eligibility by PSU. The study includes several data
collection activities: (1) SNAP administration data; (2) a household
survey; (3) in-depth interviews with household survey respondents; and
(4) focus groups with community stakeholders.
Affected Public: Respondent groups identified include: (a)
Individual/Households (county residents in the six selected counties);
(b) Business--Profit, Non-Profit, or Farm (community stakeholder focus
group participants); (c) State, Local, or Tribal Government (State/
County SNAP agencies).
Estimated Number of Respondents: 15,997. The total estimated number
of individuals/households (I/H) initially contacted is 15,840. Out of
the initial number of I/H contacted 6,600 respondents will be surveyed,
and a subsample of 156 respondents will participate in an in-depth
interview. A total of 48 community stakeholders will participate in
focus groups--36 Business (Profit, Non-Profit, or Farm) and 12 State,
Local, or Tribal Government. 38 police stations (State, Local, or
Tribal Government) will receive notifications that field staff are
working in the area. In addition, 6 State SNAP agencies and 1 County
SNAP agency (State, Local, or Tribal Government) will be asked to
provide SNAP administrative data once to support development of the
survey sampling frame. All 7 are expected to respond.
Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: All respondents will
be asked to respond to each specific data collection activity only
once. County residents will be asked to participate in one survey; a
subset of interview respondents will be asked to participate in one in-
depth interview. Community stakeholders will be asked to participate in
one focus group, and SNAP agency will be asked to complete one data
request. The estimated number of responses is 5.8 responses per
respondent, including all contact materials.
Estimated Total Annual Responses: The estimate total annual
responses is 115,347 (86,894 respondents and 28,453 non-respondents).
Estimated Time per Response: The estimated time of response varies
from 1 minute (0.0167 hours) to 8 hours, depending on respondent group,
as shown in the table below, with an average estimated time of 0.0673
hours for all participants.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 465,761 minutes
(7,763 hours). See the table below (Table 1) for estimated total annual
burden for each type of respondent.
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Tameka Owens,
Assistant Administrator, Food and Nutrition Service.
[FR Doc. 2022-22149 Filed 10-11-22; 8:45 am]
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