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What does “federally sponsored” mean?

Data collection is considered federally sponsored when a federal agency:

  • causes another agency to collect information;
  • contracts or enters into a cooperative agreement to collect information; or
  • requires a person to provide information to another person, or otherwise causes another person to obtain, retain, solicit, or require the disclosure to third parties or the public.