Appendix U1 Introduction letter for property managers ENGLISH

Appendix U.1. Introduction Letter for Property Managers In English

May 4, 2023

To Whom It May Concern:

This letter certifies that the US Department of Agriculture’s Food and Nutrition Service has contracted with Westat Incorporated and Estudios Técnicos, Inc (ETI) to conduct the Puerto Rico Health and Well Being Study (Contract Number: GS-10F-0136X). This contract requires data collectors to deliver a survey questionnaire to selected households and answer questions about the study. The data collectors may also return to pick up completed surveys, at the households’ request.

I am writing to request your cooperation for this important study by allowing data collectors to deliver paper questionnaires to selected households. All data collectors wear a photo ID badge that identifies them as a study representative.

If you would like to know more about the Puerto Rico Health and Well Being Study, you may visit the study’s website at saludybienestarPR.com or call 1-888-505-1714.

Thank you in advance for your help with this important research study.

Sincerely,

[INSERT SIGNATURE]

Kristen Corey

Program Officer

USDA Food and Nutrition Service

kristen.corey@usda.gov

Public Burden Statement

This information is being collected to assist the Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) in understanding food security status and economic well-being among Puerto Rico residents. This is a voluntary collection. FNS will use the information as a baseline for future assessments of food security and the Nutrition Assistance Program, particularly in the context of natural disasters. This collection does not request personally identifiable information under the Privacy Act of 1974. According to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, an agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, a collection of information unless it displays a valid OMB control number. The valid OMB control number for this information collection is 0584-0674. The time required to complete this information collection is estimated to average 5 minutes per response, including the time for reviewing instructions, searching existing data sources, gathering and maintaining the data needed, and completing and reviewing the collection of information. Send comments regarding this burden estimate or any other aspect of this collection of information, including suggestions for reducing this burden, to: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Food and Nutrition Service, Office of Policy Support, 1320 Braddock Place, Alexandria, VA 22314. ATTN: PRA (0584-0674). Do not return the completed form to this address.

Food Security Status and Well-Being of NAP Participants in Puerto Rico, Appendix U.1. Introduction Letter for Property Managers in English G-1