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Information Quality |
In compliance with the
requirements of the
USDA's Quality of
Information Guidelines, this
page provides information
pertaining to requests for
correction of Information
disseminated by the Food,
Nutrition and Services.
Requestors seeking a correction
should follow the procedure
described by the
USDA's Quality
of Information Guidelines.
(Select "Correction
Procedures.")
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.
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Where To Submit a Formal
Request For Correction |
All requests for correction
of FNS information must be
submitted by letter, fax, or
Email to:
Steven
Carlson
Director
Office of Research and
Analysis 3101 Park Center Drive
Alexandria, Virginia 22302
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Information That Should Be
Submitted to FNS with a Request
for Correction
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Requests for correction of
information should include the
following elements:
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Statement that the Request
for Correction of Information is
Submitted Under USDA's
Information Quality Guidelines
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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.
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Description of Information to
Correct
The name of the FNS
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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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 Food, Nutrition and Consumer
Services may be unable to
process, in a timely fashion or
at all, requests that omit one
or more of the requested
elements. The Food, Nutrition
and Consumer Services will base
its decision on the merits of
the information provided by the
requestor.
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Public Disclosure Of Requests
For Correction Of Information
Disseminated By FNS And
Requests For Reconsideration Of
FNS Decisions |
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Requests For Correction
Received By FNS |
No
request for correction have
been received from October
2002 through July 2009.
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Requests For Reconsideration
of FNS Decisions |
No
request for reconsideration
have been received from
October 2002 through July
2009.
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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
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We are continually seeking to
improve our Quality of
Information Guidelines. Please
submit comments and suggestions
about these guidelines to:
Glenn.Kaup@fns.usda.gov.
Last
Modified:
07/28/2009
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Based on OMB's
Information
Quality Bulletin
for Peer Review,
FNS has
identified:
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No forthcoming
highly
influential
scientific
assessments; and
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One
forthcoming
project that
may yield
influential
scientific
information.
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View our
Peer
Review web page for
additional
information,
including links
to current peer
review plans for
FNS projects.
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FNS Peer Review
Official |
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Rich Lucas
Office of Research and
Analysis
3101 Park Center
Drive
Alexandria, VA 22302
Phone: (703)
305-2017
Email:
Rich Lucas
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