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Information Quality
Based on the review it
has conducted, at this time the Foreign Agricultural Service has
no agenda of forthcoming highly influential scientific
assessments to post on its website in accordance with OMB's
Information Quality Bulletin for Peer Review.
The USDA Information
Quality Guidelines correction mechanisms are not intended to imply
any rights of individuals to request amendment of their own records
beyond those permitted by the Privacy Act of 1974 or other
organization-specific laws.
Where To Submit a
Formal Request For Correction All requests for correction of FAS
information must be submitted by letter, fax, or Email to:
Harold Kanarek,
Public Affairs Division USDA/FAS, Mail Stop 1004
1400 Independence Ave., SW Washington, DC 20250-1004
FAX: 202-720-1727 EMAIL: Harold
Kanarek
Information
That Should Be Submitted to FAS with a Request for Correction
Requests for correction of information should include
the following elements:
- Statement that the Request for Correction of
Information is Submitted Under USDA's Information Quality
Guidelines
- Requestor Contact Information
The name,
mailing address, telephone number, fax number (if any), Email
address (if any), and organizational affiliation (if any) of the
person requesting the correction.
- Description of Information to Correct
The
name of the FAS publication, report, or data product; the date of
issuance or other identifying information such as the URL of the
web page; and a detailed description that clearly identifies the
specific information contained in that publication, report, or
data product for which a correction is being sought.
- Explanation of Noncompliance with OMB and/or USDA
Information Quality Guidelines
An explanation that
describes how the information fails to meet either the OMB or USDA
Information Quality Guidelines.
- Explanation of the Effect of the Alleged
Error
An explanation that describes the requestor's
use of the information in question and how the requestor is
affected by the alleged error.
- Recommendation and Justification for How the
Information Should Be Corrected
The requestor should
state specifically how the information should be corrected and
explain why the corrections should be made. A request for
correction that is specific and provides evidence to support the
need for correction is likely to be more persuasive than a request
that is general, unfocused, or that simply indicates disagreement
with the information in question.
This guidance for the
content of requests for correction of information is not intended to
constitute a set of legally binding requirements. Requestors bear
the "burden of proof" with respect to the necessity for correction
as well as with respect to the type of correction they seek.
However, the Foreign Agricultural Service may be unable to process,
in a timely fashion or at all, requests that omit one or more of the
requested elements. The foreign Agricultural Service will base its
decision on the merits of the information provided by the requestor.
Public
Disclosure Of Requests For Correction Of Information Disseminated By
FAS And Requests For Reconsideration Of FAS
Decisions
Requests For
Correction Received By FAS
None to
date.
Requests For
Reconsideration of FAS Decisions
None to
date.
Privacy Act
Statement
USDA is authorized to obtain certain
information under Section 515 of the Treasury and General Government
Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2001 (Public Law No. 106-554,
codified at 44 U.S.C. 3516, note). Information is needed by USDA to
process the request for correction and allow USDA to reply
accordingly. This information is needed by USDA to respond to the
requestor and initiate follow-up contact with the requestor if
required. Requestors should not send USDA their Social Security
Number. Requestors are advised that they do not have to furnish the
information but failure to do so may prevent their request from
being processed. The information requestors furnish is almost never
used for any purpose other than to process and respond to their
request. However, USDA may disclose information to a Congressional
office in response to an inquiry made on behalf of the requestor, to
the Department of Justice, a court, other tribunal when the
information is relevant and necessary to litigation, or to a
contractor or another Federal agency to help accomplish a function
related to this process.
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