The Economic Research Service is a primary source of
economic information and research in the U.S. Department
of Agriculture. With over 350 employees, ERS conducts a research
program to inform public and private decisionmaking on
economic and policy issues involving food, farming, natural
resources, and rural development. More...
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- ERS Annual Report to OMB on the Implementation of CIPSEA—The agency’s annual report on activities related to the Confidential Information Protection and Statistical Efficiency Act (CIPSEA), including compliance with CIPSEA implementation guidance.
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the information disseminated by ERS. Also establishes
administrative mechanisms to allow the public to seek
and obtain correction of that information.
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and plans for peer reviews of influential scientific
information and highly influential scientific assessments.
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Content Publishing ScheduleSection 207(f)(2)
of the E-Government Act of 2002 requires Federal agencies
to develop an inventory of information to be published
on their websites, establish a schedule for publishing
information, make those schedules available for public
comment, and post the schedules and priorities on the
website. Also see our Calendar
for the latest releases.
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