# 2026-06845: USDA Plans Food Price Study for Alaska, Hawaii, and Territories

2026-06845, Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; 60-Day Public Comment Request for the Study Food Price Data Collection in the Non-Contiguous States and U.S. Territories, is a Federal Register notice from Agriculture Department, Food and Nutrition Service published 2026-04-09, effective Written comments must be received on or before June 8, 2026.; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-06-08).

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## Facts
- Document number: 2026-06845
- Title: Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; 60-Day Public Comment Request for the Study Food Price Data Collection in the Non-Contiguous States and U.S. Territories
- Type: Notice
- Agencies: Agriculture Department; Food and Nutrition Service
- Citation: 91 FR 17935
- Published: 2026-04-09
- Effective: Written comments must be received on or before June 8, 2026.
- Comments close: 2026-06-08
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: yes
- Regulation identifier numbers: none
- Last updated: 2026-06-08

## In one line

USDA Plans Food Price Study for Alaska, Hawaii, and Territories

## Summary

The USDA wants to collect new food price data from Alaska, Hawaii, and U.S. territories like Puerto Rico and Guam to better understand the cost of healthy eating there. This info will help improve nutrition policies like the Thrifty Food Plan, which guides food assistance programs. They’re asking for public comments by June 8, 2026, to make sure this study is useful and accurate—no big costs for you, just your thoughts!

## 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 for the Food Price Data Collection in the Non-Contiguous States and U.S. Territories Study. This is a new information collection request. The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) uses information on current food prices for several applications related to research, policy, and consumer education. Accurate food price data are crucial for informing federal nutrition and agricultural policies such as the Thrifty Food Plan (TFP), which estimates the cost of a healthy diet. The purpose of this study is to fill a gap in existing food price data by collecting and estimating the prices of foods and beverages in the TFP market basket in seven States and Territories: Alaska, American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI), Hawaii, Guam, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

## Effects PRIA read

- New food price study in territories: benefit, low. USDA will collect food price data in seven non‑contiguous States and U.S. Territories — Alaska, American Samoa, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI), Hawaii, Guam, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands — to fill gaps in existing data. The study’s results will be used to inform cos…
- Time burden on retailers and agencies: cost, medium. The study will contact 753 businesses and estimates a total of 1,299 respondents and 4,096 annual responses. USDA estimates 0.44 hours per response on average and a total annual respondent burden of 2,056.2 hours for participating State/local staff, retailers, and nonprofit staff.
- Some participants receive honoraria: benefit, low. The notice states that 122 participating organizations will complete paperwork required to receive an honoraria for participation in the study. This means some retailers or organizations that participate will be eligible for payment paperwork related to the study.

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## Sources
- [2026-06845 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/04/09/2026-06845/agency-information-collection-activities-proposed-collection-60-day-public-comment-request-for-the)
- [2026-06845 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-04-09/pdf/2026-06845.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-06845 (as of 2026-06-08).