80_FR_51695 80 FR 51531 - Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request-Generic Clearance for the Development of Nutrition Education Messages and Products for the General Public

80 FR 51531 - Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request-Generic Clearance for the Development of Nutrition Education Messages and Products for the General Public

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 164 (August 25, 2015)

Page Range51531-51532
FR Document2015-20922

In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice invites the general public and other public agencies to comment on a proposed information collection. This is an extension of a currently approved collection. Burden hours and total number of responses have not changed. This notice announces the Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion's (CNPP) intention to request the Office of Management and Budget's approval of the information collection processes and instruments to be used during consumer research while testing nutrition education messages and products developed for the general public. The purpose of performing consumer research is to identify consumers' understanding of potential nutrition education messages and obtain their reaction to prototypes of nutrition education products, including Internet based tools. The information collected will be used to refine messages and improve the usefulness of products as well as aid consumer understanding of current Dietary Guidelines for Americans and related materials (OMB No.: 0584-0523, Expiration Date 1/ 31/2016).

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE


Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; 
Comment Request--Generic Clearance for the Development of Nutrition 
Education Messages and Products for the General Public

AGENCY: Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion (CNPP), USDA.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this 
notice invites the general public and other public agencies to comment 
on a proposed information collection. This is an extension of a 
currently approved collection. Burden hours and total number of 
responses have not changed. This notice announces the Center for 
Nutrition Policy and Promotion's (CNPP) intention to request the Office 
of Management and Budget's approval of the information collection 
processes and instruments to be used during consumer research while 
testing nutrition education messages and products developed for the 
general public. The purpose of performing consumer research is to 
identify consumers' understanding of potential nutrition education 
messages and obtain their reaction to prototypes of nutrition education 
products, including Internet based tools. The information collected 
will be used to refine messages and improve the usefulness of products 
as well as aid consumer understanding of current Dietary Guidelines for 
Americans and related materials (OMB No.: 0584-0523, Expiration Date 1/
31/2016).

DATES: Written comments must be submitted on or before October 26, 2015 
to be assured consideration.

ADDRESSES: Comments are invited on (a) Whether the proposed collection 
of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions 
of the agency, including whether the information will have practical 
utility; (b) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the 
proposed collection of information, including the validity of the 
methodology and assumptions used; (c) ways to enhance the quality, 
utility and clarity of the information collected; and (d) ways to 
minimize the burden of the collection of information on those who are 
to respond, including the use of appropriate automated, electronic, 
mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or other forms 
of information technology.
    Comments may be sent to Dietary Guidelines Communications, Center 
for Nutrition Policy and Promotion, U.S. Department of Agriculture, 
3101 Park Center Drive, Room 1034, Alexandria, VA 22302. Comments may 
also be submitted via fax to the attention of Dietary Guidelines 
Communications at 703-305-3300 or through the Federal eRulemaking 
Portal at http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the online instructions 
for submitting comments electronically.
    All written comments will be open for public inspection during 
regular business hours (8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday) 
at the Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion's main office located 
at 3101 Park Center Drive, Room 1034, Alexandria, Virginia 22302.
    All responses to this notice will be summarized and included in the 
request for Office of Management and Budget approval. All comments will 
also become a matter of public record.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information 
should be directed to Dietary Guidelines Communications at 703-305-7600 
or email [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title: Generic Clearance for the Development of Nutrition Education 
Messages and Products for the General Public.
    OMB Number: 0584-0523.
    Expiration Date: January 31, 2016.
    Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved information 
collection.
    Abstract: The Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion (CNPP) of 
the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) conducts consumer research to 
identify key issues of concern related to the understanding and use of 
the Dietary Guidelines for Americans as well as the effort and tools 
used to help implement the Dietary Guidelines. The mission of CNPP is 
to improve the health and well-being of Americans by developing and 
promoting dietary guidance that links scientific research to the 
nutrition needs of consumers.
    The Dietary Guidelines are issued jointly by the Secretaries of 
USDA and Health and Human Services (HHS) every five years (the National 
Nutrition Monitoring and Related Research Act of 1990 [7 U.S.C. 5341]). 
The Dietary Guidelines serve as the cornerstone of Federal nutrition 
policy and form the basis for nutrition education efforts (nutrition 
messages and development of consumer materials) for these agencies. The 
Dietary Guidelines for Americans provides advice for making food and 
physical activity choices that help promote good health, a healthy 
weight, and help prevent disease.
    The Dietary Guidelines for Americans includes USDA Food Pattern 
recommendations about what and how much to eat. To communicate the 
Dietary Guidelines for Americans, USDA established a comprehensive 
communications initiative which includes the MyPlate icon; a Web site 
designed for professionals and consumers, ChooseMyPlate.gov; and a 
variety of professional and consumer resources. The MyPlate icon 
emphasizes the five food groups to remind Americans to eat more 
healthfully. Activities to promote the Dietary Guidelines are critical 
to CNPP's mission, and fulfill requirements of the Government 
Performance and Results Act of 1993 (31 U.S.C. 9701).
    Information collected from consumer research will be used to 
further develop the Dietary Guidelines and related communications. 
These may include: (1) Messages and products that help general 
consumers make healthier food and physical activity choices; (2) 
Additions and enhancements to ChooseMyPlate.gov; and (3) Resources for 
special population groups that might be identified. USDA is working 
closely in collaboration with HHS in the current Dietary Guidelines 
revision cycle for producing the 2015 Dietary Guidelines for Americans. 
With the potential for revised or new recommendations, the possibility 
for developing new messages, materials and tools exists. CNPP has among 
its major functions the

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development and coordination of nutrition policy within USDA and is 
involved in the investigation of techniques for effective nutrition 
communication. Under Subtitle D of the National Agriculture Research, 
Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3171-3175), the 
Secretary of Agriculture is required to develop and implement a 
national food and human nutrition research and extension program, 
including the development of techniques to assist consumers in 
selecting food that supplies a nutritionally adequate diet.
    Pursuant to 7 CFR 2.19(a)(3), the Secretary of Agriculture has 
delegated authority to CNPP for, among other things, developing 
materials to aid the public in selecting food for good nutrition; 
coordinating nutrition education promotion and professional education 
projects within the Department; and consulting with Federal and State 
agencies, Congress, universities, and other public and private 
organizations and the general public regarding food consumption and 
dietary adequacy.
    The products for these initiatives will be tested using qualitative 
and possibly quantitative consumer research techniques, which may 
include focus groups (with general consumers or with specific target 
groups such as low-income consumers, children, older Americans, 
educators, students, etc.), interviews (i.e., intercept, individual, 
diads, triads, usability testing, etc.), and web-based surveys. 
Information collected from participants will be formative and will be 
used to improve the clarity, understandability, and acceptability of 
resources, messages and products. Information collected will not be 
nationally representative, and no attempt will be made to generalize 
the findings to be nationally representative or statistically valid.
    Affected Public: Individuals and Households.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 57,000.
    Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: One.
    Estimated Time per Response: 12.63 minutes.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 12,004 hours.
    Estimated Burden Hours

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                                                                    Estimated                        Estimated total
                                                                    number of         Number of          annual        Estimated time    Estimated total
                      Testing instrument                           individual       responses per     responses per    per response in  annual burden in
                                                                   respondents       respondent        respondent           hours             hours
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Focus Group Screeners.........................................             7,500                 1             7,500               .25             1,875
Interview Screeners...........................................             7,500                 1             7,500               .25             1,875
Focus Groups..................................................               500                 1               500                 2             1,000
Interviews....................................................               500                 1               500                 1               500
Web-based Collections.........................................            20,000                 1            20,000               .25             5,000
Confidentiality Agreement.....................................            21,000                 1            21,000               .08          1,753.50
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    Total.....................................................            57,000  ................            57,000              3.83         12,003.50
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    The total estimated annual burden is 12,003.50 hours and 57,000 
responses. Current estimates are based on both historical numbers of 
respondents from past projects as well as estimates for projects to be 
conducted in the next three years.

    Dated: August 12, 2015.
Angela Tagtow,
Executive Director, Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion, U.S. 
Department of Agriculture.
[FR Doc. 2015-20922 Filed 8-24-15; 8:45 am]
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51531 Notices Federal Register Vol. 80, No. 164 Tuesday, August 25, 2015 This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER agency, including whether the Guidelines for Americans as well as the contains documents other than rules or information will have practical utility; effort and tools used to help implement proposed rules that are applicable to the (b) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate the Dietary Guidelines. The mission of public. Notices of hearings and investigations, of the burden of the proposed collection CNPP is to improve the health and well- committee meetings, agency decisions and of information, including the validity of being of Americans by developing and rulings, delegations of authority, filing of petitions and applications and agency the methodology and assumptions used; promoting dietary guidance that links statements of organization and functions are (c) ways to enhance the quality, utility scientific research to the nutrition needs examples of documents appearing in this and clarity of the information collected; of consumers. section. and (d) ways to minimize the burden of The Dietary Guidelines are issued the collection of information on those jointly by the Secretaries of USDA and who are to respond, including the use Health and Human Services (HHS) DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE of appropriate automated, electronic, every five years (the National Nutrition mechanical, or other technological Monitoring and Related Research Act of Agency Information Collection collection techniques or other forms of 1990 [7 U.S.C. 5341]). The Dietary Activities: Proposed Collection; information technology. Guidelines serve as the cornerstone of Comment Request—Generic Clearance Comments may be sent to Dietary Federal nutrition policy and form the for the Development of Nutrition Guidelines Communications, Center for basis for nutrition education efforts Education Messages and Products for Nutrition Policy and Promotion, U.S. (nutrition messages and development of the General Public Department of Agriculture, 3101 Park consumer materials) for these agencies. Center Drive, Room 1034, Alexandria, The Dietary Guidelines for Americans AGENCY: Center for Nutrition Policy and VA 22302. Comments may also be provides advice for making food and Promotion (CNPP), USDA. submitted via fax to the attention of physical activity choices that help ACTION: Notice. Dietary Guidelines Communications at promote good health, a healthy weight, SUMMARY: In accordance with the 703–305–3300 or through the Federal and help prevent disease. Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this eRulemaking Portal at http:// The Dietary Guidelines for Americans notice invites the general public and www.regulations.gov. Follow the online includes USDA Food Pattern other public agencies to comment on a instructions for submitting comments recommendations about what and how proposed information collection. This is electronically. much to eat. To communicate the All written comments will be open for Dietary Guidelines for Americans, an extension of a currently approved public inspection during regular USDA established a comprehensive collection. Burden hours and total business hours (8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., communications initiative which number of responses have not changed. Monday through Friday) at the Center includes the MyPlate icon; a Web site This notice announces the Center for for Nutrition Policy and Promotion’s designed for professionals and Nutrition Policy and Promotion’s main office located at 3101 Park Center consumers, ChooseMyPlate.gov; and a (CNPP) intention to request the Office of Drive, Room 1034, Alexandria, Virginia variety of professional and consumer Management and Budget’s approval of 22302. resources. The MyPlate icon emphasizes the information collection processes and All responses to this notice will be the five food groups to remind instruments to be used during consumer summarized and included in the request Americans to eat more healthfully. research while testing nutrition for Office of Management and Budget Activities to promote the Dietary education messages and products approval. All comments will also Guidelines are critical to CNPP’s developed for the general public. The become a matter of public record. mission, and fulfill requirements of the purpose of performing consumer research is to identify consumers’ FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Government Performance and Results understanding of potential nutrition Requests for additional information Act of 1993 (31 U.S.C. 9701). education messages and obtain their should be directed to Dietary Guidelines Information collected from consumer reaction to prototypes of nutrition Communications at 703–305–7600 or research will be used to further develop education products, including Internet email dietaryguidelines@cnpp.usda.gov. the Dietary Guidelines and related based tools. The information collected SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: communications. These may include: will be used to refine messages and Title: Generic Clearance for the (1) Messages and products that help improve the usefulness of products as Development of Nutrition Education general consumers make healthier food well as aid consumer understanding of Messages and Products for the General and physical activity choices; (2) current Dietary Guidelines for Public. Additions and enhancements to Americans and related materials (OMB OMB Number: 0584–0523. ChooseMyPlate.gov; and (3) Resources No.: 0584–0523, Expiration Date 1/31/ Expiration Date: January 31, 2016. for special population groups that might Type of Request: Extension of a be identified. USDA is working closely asabaliauskas on DSK5VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES 2016). currently approved information in collaboration with HHS in the current DATES: Written comments must be collection. Dietary Guidelines revision cycle for submitted on or before October 26, 2015 Abstract: The Center for Nutrition producing the 2015 Dietary Guidelines to be assured consideration. Policy and Promotion (CNPP) of the for Americans. With the potential for ADDRESSES: Comments are invited on (a) U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) revised or new recommendations, the Whether the proposed collection of conducts consumer research to identify possibility for developing new information is necessary for the proper key issues of concern related to the messages, materials and tools exists. performance of the functions of the understanding and use of the Dietary CNPP has among its major functions the VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:10 Aug 24, 2015 Jkt 235001 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\25AUN1.SGM 25AUN1

51532 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 164 / Tuesday, August 25, 2015 / Notices development and coordination of nutrition; coordinating nutrition collected from participants will be nutrition policy within USDA and is education promotion and professional formative and will be used to improve involved in the investigation of education projects within the the clarity, understandability, and techniques for effective nutrition Department; and consulting with acceptability of resources, messages and communication. Under Subtitle D of the Federal and State agencies, Congress, products. Information collected will not National Agriculture Research, universities, and other public and be nationally representative, and no Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of private organizations and the general attempt will be made to generalize the 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3171–3175), the public regarding food consumption and findings to be nationally representative Secretary of Agriculture is required to dietary adequacy. or statistically valid. develop and implement a national food The products for these initiatives will Affected Public: Individuals and and human nutrition research and be tested using qualitative and possibly Households. extension program, including the quantitative consumer research Estimated Number of Respondents: development of techniques to assist techniques, which may include focus 57,000. consumers in selecting food that groups (with general consumers or with Estimated Number of Responses per supplies a nutritionally adequate diet. specific target groups such as low- Respondent: One. Pursuant to 7 CFR 2.19(a)(3), the income consumers, children, older Estimated Time per Response: 12.63 Secretary of Agriculture has delegated Americans, educators, students, etc.), minutes. authority to CNPP for, among other interviews (i.e., intercept, individual, Estimated Total Annual Burden on things, developing materials to aid the diads, triads, usability testing, etc.), and Respondents: 12,004 hours. public in selecting food for good web-based surveys. Information Estimated Burden Hours Estimated Estimated total Number of Estimated time Estimated total number of annual Testing instrument responses per per response in annual burden in individual responses per respondent hours hours respondents respondent Focus Group Screeners ................................... 7,500 1 7,500 .25 1,875 Interview Screeners ......................................... 7,500 1 7,500 .25 1,875 Focus Groups .................................................. 500 1 500 2 1,000 Interviews ......................................................... 500 1 500 1 500 Web-based Collections .................................... 20,000 1 20,000 .25 5,000 Confidentiality Agreement ................................ 21,000 1 21,000 .08 1,753.50 Total .......................................................... 57,000 ............................ 57,000 3.83 12,003.50 The total estimated annual burden is (FDA), U.S. Department of Health and Jenny Scott, U.S. Delegate to the 12,003.50 hours and 57,000 responses. Human Services (HHS), are sponsoring CCFH, invites U.S. interested parties to Current estimates are based on both a public meeting on October 19, 2015. submit their comments electronically to historical numbers of respondents from The objective of the public meeting is to the following email address past projects as well as estimates for provide information and receive public Jenny.Scott@fda.hhs.gov. projects to be conducted in the next comments on agenda items and draft Call-In Number three years. United States (U.S.) positions to be Dated: August 12, 2015. discussed at the 47th Session of the If you wish to participate in the Codex Committee on Food Hygiene public meeting for the 47th Session of Angela Tagtow, (CCFH) of the Codex Alimentarius the CCFH by conference call, please use Executive Director, Center for Nutrition Policy the call-in number listed below. and Promotion, U.S. Department of Commission (Codex), taking place in Boston, Massachusetts November 9–13, Call-in Number: 1–888–844–9904 Agriculture. 2015. The Deputy Under Secretary for Participant code will be listed on the [FR Doc. 2015–20922 Filed 8–24–15; 8:45 am] Food Safety and the FDA recognize the following link closer to the meeting BILLING CODE 3410–30–P importance of providing interested date. http://www.fsis.usda.gov/wps/ parties the opportunity to obtain portal/fsis/topics/international-affairs/ background information on the 47th us-codex-alimentarius/public-meetings. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Session of CCFH and to address items Registration Food Safety and Inspection Service on the agenda. Attendees may register to attend the [Docket No. FSIS–2015–0025] DATES: The public meeting is scheduled public meeting by emailing for Monday, October 19, 2015 from barbara.mcniff@fsis.usda.gov by August Codex Alimentarius Commission: 1:00–4:00 p.m. 4, 2015. Early registration is encouraged Meeting of the Codex Committee on ADDRESSES: The public meeting will because it will expedite entry into the Food Hygiene take place at the Jamie L. Whitten building. On the day of the meeting Building, United States Department of attendees should also bring photo asabaliauskas on DSK5VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES AGENCY: Office of the Under Secretary for Food Safety, USDA. Agriculture, 1400 Independence Avenue identification and plan for adequate ACTION: Notice of public meeting and SW., Room 107–A, Washington, DC time to pass through security screening request for comments. 20250. systems. Attendees who are not able to Documents related to the 47th Session attend the meeting in person, but who SUMMARY: The Office of the Under of the CCFH will be accessible via the wish to participate, may do so by phone. Secretary for Food Safety, U.S. Internet at the following address: For Further Information About The Department of Agriculture (USDA), and http://www.codexalimentarius.org/ 47th Session of CCFH Contact: Jenny the Food and Drug Administration meetings-reports/en/. Scott, Senior Advisor, Office of Food VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:10 Aug 24, 2015 Jkt 235001 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\25AUN1.SGM 25AUN1


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ContactRequests for additional information should be directed to Dietary Guidelines Communications at 703-305-7600 or email [email protected]
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