Comment Request Regarding Data Security Requirements for Accessing Confidential Data

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Agency: USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS)

Action: Comments requested by February 12, 2025

Why it matters: USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) requests comments about an Agency’s use of a Standard Application Process (SAP) to collect information about individuals requesting access to confidential data sets. SAP is the process through which entities (including Agencies, States, Tribal governments, and researchers) may apply to access confidential data assets held by a federal statistical agency or unit. The SAP Portal is an application interface connecting applicants seeking data with a catalog of metadata for data assets owned by federal statistical agencies and units.

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