81 FR 92772 - Notice of Request for a New Information Collection: In-Home Food Safety Behaviors and Consumer Education: Annual Observational Study
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Food Safety and Inspection Service Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 244 (December 20, 2016)
Food Safety and Inspection Service
Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 244 (December 20, 2016)
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| FR Document | 2016-30599 |
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 244 (Tuesday, December 20, 2016)] [Notices] [Pages 92772-92774] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2016-30599] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Food Safety and Inspection Service [Docket No. FSIS-2016-0036] Notice of Request for a New Information Collection: In-Home Food Safety Behaviors and Consumer Education: Annual Observational Study AGENCY: Food Safety and Inspection Service, USDA. ACTION: Notice and request for comments. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 and Office of Management and Budget (OMB) regulations, the Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is announcing its intention to collect information in the form of observational studies to inform the development of food safety communication products and to evaluate public health education and communication activities. DATES: Submit comments on or before February 21, 2017. ADDRESSES: FSIS invites interested persons to submit comments on this information collection. Comments may be submitted by one of the following methods:Federal eRulemaking Portal: This Web site provides the ability to type short comments directly into the comment field on this Web page or attach a file for lengthier comments. Go to http:// www.regulations.gov. Follow the on-line instructions at that site for submitting comments. Mail, including CD-ROMs, etc.: Send to Docket Clerk, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Food Safety and Inspection Service, Docket Clerk, Patriots Plaza 3, 1400 Independence Avenue SW., Mailstop 3782, Room 8-163A, Washington, DC 20250-3700. Hand- or courier-delivered submittals: Deliver to Patriots Plaza 3, 355 E Street SW., Room 8-163A, Washington, DC 20250-3700. Instructions: All items submitted by mail or electronic mail must include the Agency name and docket number FSIS-2016-0036. Comments received in response to this docket will be made available for public inspection and posted without change, including any personal information, to http://www.regulations.gov. Docket: For access to background documents or comments received, go to the FSIS Docket Room at Patriots Plaza 3, 355 E Street SW., Room 8- 164, Washington, DC 20250-3700 between 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gina Kouba, Office of Policy and Program Development, Food Safety and Inspection Service, USDA, 1400 Independence Avenue SW., Room 6065, South Building, Washington, DC 20250-3700; (202) 720-5627. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title: In-Home Food Safety Behaviors and Consumer Education: Annual Observational Study. Type of Request: New information collection. Abstract: FSIS has been delegated the authority to exercise the functions of the Secretary of Agriculture (7 CFR 2.18, 2.53) as specified in the Federal Meat Inspection Act and the Poultry Products Inspection Act (21 U.S.C. 453 et seq., 601 et seq.). FSIS protects the public by verifying that meat and poultry products are wholesome, not adulterated, and properly marked, labeled, and packaged. The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service's Office of Public Affairs and Consumer Education (USDA, FSIS, OPACE) ensures that all segments of the farm-to-table chain receive valuable food safety information. The consumer education programs developed by OPACE's Food Safety Education Staff inform the public on how to safely handle, prepare, and store meat, poultry, and processed egg products to minimize incidence of foodborne illness. OPACE strives to continuously increase consumer awareness of recommended food safety practices with the intent to improve food- handling behaviors at home. OPACE shares its messages through The Food Safe Families campaign (a cooperative effort of USDA, Food and Drug Administration, and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention); other advertising; social media; AskKaren (an online database of frequently asked food safety questions); the FSIS Web site; the Meat and Poultry Hotline; publications; and events. These messages are focused on the four core food safety behaviors: Clean, separate, cook, and chill. To test new consumer messaging and tailor existing messaging, FSIS can help ensure that it is effectively communicating with the public and working to improve consumer food safety practices. This behavioral research will provide insight into the effect FSIS consumer outreach campaigns have on consumers' food safety behaviors. The results of this research will be used to enhance messaging and accompanying materials to improve their food safety behavior. Additionally, this research will provide useful information for tracking progress toward the goals outlined in the FSIS Fiscal Years 2017-2021 Strategic Plan. To inform the development of food safety communication products and to evaluate public health education and communication activities, FSIS is requesting approval for a new information collection to conduct observational studies using an experimental design. Previous research suggests that self-reported data (e.g., surveys) on consumers' food safety practices are unreliable, thus observational studies are a preferred approach for collecting information on consumers' actual food safety practices. These observational studies will help FSIS assess adherence to the four recommended food safety behaviors of clean, separate, cook, and chill, and to determine whether food safety messaging focused on those behaviors affects consumer food safety handling behaviors and whether consumers introduce cross-contamination during food preparation. For this 3-year study, FSIS plans to conduct an observational study each year and to focus on a different behavior, food and food preparation task, and food safety communication product each year. The initial study will examine participants' use of a food thermometer to determine if meat and poultry products are cooked to the proper temperatures. FSIS may decide to continue to conduct these studies annually, and if so, will request a renewal to extend the expiration date for the information collection request. FSIS has contracted with RTI International to conduct the observational studies. The observational studies will be conducted in North Carolina State University's test kitchen. Participants will be recruited using convenience sampling, and recruited participants will reflect the demographics of the U.S. population with regard to race, ethnicity, age, education, income, and household size. Using a fully randomized experimental design, participants will be assigned to a treatment or control group. Treatment participants will receive food safety messaging prior to the study, while control participants will receive messaging unrelated to food safety. Participants will be given ingredients and asked to prepare a meal consisting of ready to eat products and meat or [[Page 92773]] poultry products. Prior to meal preparation, the meat/poultry product will be inoculated with a harmless tracer bacterium or virus to assess the extent of cross-contamination. Researchers will video-record meal preparation. Trained researchers will subsequently view the videos and use a coding rubric to assess adherence to recommended practices and notational analysis to assess recorded actions and their frequency. Following food preparation, trained surface sample collectors will take surface swab samples from multiple sites within the test kitchen. The swabs will be plated at a laboratory to determine presence of the tracer bacterium or virus and concentration of the tracer if any is present. The presence of this tracer will indicate that cross- contamination occurred during food preparation. The level of cross- contamination will be compared across the sampling sites to determine the highest risk areas. Kitchen surfaces, appliances, and other potentially contaminated sites will be cleaned and sanitized after each participant in order to ensure that any bacterial samples collected were from the participant's behaviors. Participants will be asked to complete an interview after the observation to collect additional information on food handling practices and what they would do in particular situations when practices could not be observed. Certain relevant food handling practices are unable to be observed during the course of the in-person study; therefore, participants will be asked to provide information on these practices. Statistical analysis will be conducted comparing the differences in handling behavior scores between the treatment and control groups for the four food handling behaviors. A comparative analysis will also be conducted on the samples collected from the designated kitchen sites and food samples to determine whether levels of cross-contamination differed between the two groups, as well as to identify the kitchen sites with the highest levels of contamination. This information will help to determine whether the food safety communication products tested in the experimental study affect consumer food handling behavior and thus help OPACE refine existing materials or inform the development of new food safety communication products. Improving consumer food safety practices in the home may help to minimize incidence of foodborne illness. Estimate of Burden: Each year of the 3-year study, it is expected that 833 individuals will complete the web-based screener and it is assumed that 625 will be eligible and subsequently contacted by phone to schedule an appointment for the observation study. Of these, it is assumed that 500 will agree to take part in the study and schedule an appointment, and of these, it is assumed that 400 will show up and complete the observation study and interview. Each web-screening is expected to take 8 minutes (0.133 hour) and each phone call to schedule an appointment is expected to take 7 minutes (0.116 hour). Taking part in the observation study appointment will take a total of 120 minutes (2 hours): 15 minutes (0.25 hours) to obtain informed consent and provide exposure to the messaging, 90 minutes (1.5 hours) for the meal preparation/observation, and 15 minutes (0.25 hours) for the post- observation interview. For each iteration of the study, the estimated annual reporting burden is 983.289 hours, which is the sum of the burden estimates for each component of the study (including the burden for consumers who initially completed the web-based survey but do not agree to participate or do not show up for the observation study). For a 3-year study the estimated total number of individuals to be screened is 2,499 (833 each year) and the estimated total number of individuals to complete the observation study is 1,200 (400 each year). The estimated total burden for the 3-year study is 2,949.867 hours (983.289 *3). Estimated Annual Reporting Burden for Each Iteration of the Observational Study -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Estimated Annual Study component number of frequency per Total annual Hours per response Total hours respondents response responses -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Web-based screening questionnaire............ 833 1 833 0.133 (8 min.)........................... 110.789 Appointment phone script, confirmation email, 625 1 625 0.116 (7 min.)........................... 72.5 reminder phone script. Consent Form and Messaging................... 400 1 400 0.25 (15 min.)........................... 100.0 Food Preparation Task/Observation............ 400 1 400 1.5 (90 min.)............................ 600.0 Post-observation interview................... 400 1 400 0.25 (15 min.)........................... 100.0 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total.................................... .............. .............. .............. ......................................... 983.289 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Respondents: Consumers. Estimated Number of Respondents: 2,499. Estimated Number of Annual Responses per Respondent: 1. Estimated Total Burden on Respondents: 2,949.867 hours. Copies of this information collection assessment can be obtained from Gina Kouba, Office of Policy and Program Development, Food Safety and Inspection Service, USDA, 1400 Independence SW., Room 6077, South Building, Washington, DC 20250, (202) 690-6510. Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of FSIS's functions, including whether the information will have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of FSIS'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 to be collected; and (d) ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information, including through the use of appropriate automated, electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques, or other forms of information technology. Comments may be sent to both FSIS, at the addresses provided above, and the Desk Officer for Agriculture, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, Washington, DC 20253. Responses to this notice will be summarized and included in the request for OMB approval. All comments will also become a matter of public record. [[Page 92774]] Additional Public Notification Public awareness of all segments of rulemaking and policy development is important. Consequently, FSIS will announce this Federal Register publication on-line through the FSIS Web page located at: http://www.fsis.usda.gov/federal-register. FSIS also will make copies of this publication available through the FSIS Constituent Update, which is used to provide information regarding FSIS policies, procedures, regulations, Federal Register notices, FSIS public meetings, and other types of information that could affect or would be of interest to our constituents and stakeholders. The Update is available on the FSIS Web page. Through the Web page, FSIS is able to provide information to a much broader, more diverse audience. In addition, FSIS offers an email subscription service which provides automatic and customized access to selected food safety news and information. This service is available at: http:// www.fsis.usda.gov/subscribe. Options range from recalls to export information, regulations, directives, and notices. Customers can add or delete subscriptions themselves, and have the option to password protect their accounts. 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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gina toward the goals outlined in the FSIS
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Development, Food Safety and To inform the development of food
[Docket No. FSIS–2016–0036] safety communication products and to
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Notice of Request for a New
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information collection to conduct
Education: Annual Observational SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title: In-
observational studies using an
Study Home Food Safety Behaviors and experimental design. Previous research
Consumer Education: Annual suggests that self-reported data (e.g.,
AGENCY: Food Safety and Inspection Observational Study.
Service, USDA. surveys) on consumers’ food safety
Type of Request: New information practices are unreliable, thus
ACTION: Notice and request for collection.
comments. observational studies are a preferred
Abstract: FSIS has been delegated the approach for collecting information on
authority to exercise the functions of the consumers’ actual food safety practices.
SUMMARY: In accordance with the
Secretary of Agriculture (7 CFR 2.18, These observational studies will help
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 and
2.53) as specified in the Federal Meat FSIS assess adherence to the four
Office of Management and Budget
Inspection Act and the Poultry Products recommended food safety behaviors of
(OMB) regulations, the Food Safety and
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Inspection Service (FSIS) is announcing
601 et seq.). FSIS protects the public by determine whether food safety
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verifying that meat and poultry products messaging focused on those behaviors
the form of observational studies to
are wholesome, not adulterated, and affects consumer food safety handling
inform the development of food safety
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evaluate public health education and introduce cross-contamination during
Food Safety and Inspection Service’s food preparation. For this 3-year study,
communication activities. Office of Public Affairs and Consumer
DATES: Submit comments on or before
FSIS plans to conduct an observational
Education (USDA, FSIS, OPACE) study each year and to focus on a
February 21, 2017. ensures that all segments of the farm-to- different behavior, food and food
ADDRESSES: FSIS invites interested table chain receive valuable food safety preparation task, and food safety
persons to submit comments on this information. The consumer education communication product each year. The
information collection. Comments may programs developed by OPACE’s Food initial study will examine participants’
be submitted by one of the following Safety Education Staff inform the public use of a food thermometer to determine
methods: on how to safely handle, prepare, and if meat and poultry products are cooked
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: This store meat, poultry, and processed egg to the proper temperatures. FSIS may
Web site provides the ability to type products to minimize incidence of decide to continue to conduct these
short comments directly into the foodborne illness. studies annually, and if so, will request
comment field on this Web page or OPACE strives to continuously a renewal to extend the expiration date
attach a file for lengthier comments. Go increase consumer awareness of for the information collection request.
to http://www.regulations.gov. Follow recommended food safety practices with FSIS has contracted with RTI
the on-line instructions at that site for the intent to improve food-handling International to conduct the
submitting comments. behaviors at home. OPACE shares its observational studies. The observational
• Mail, including CD–ROMs, etc.: messages through The Food Safe studies will be conducted in North
Send to Docket Clerk, U.S. Department Families campaign (a cooperative effort Carolina State University’s test kitchen.
of Agriculture, Food Safety and of USDA, Food and Drug Participants will be recruited using
Inspection Service, Docket Clerk, Administration, and Centers for Disease convenience sampling, and recruited
Patriots Plaza 3, 1400 Independence Control and Prevention); other participants will reflect the
Avenue SW., Mailstop 3782, Room 8– advertising; social media; AskKaren (an demographics of the U.S. population
163A, Washington, DC 20250–3700. online database of frequently asked food with regard to race, ethnicity, age,
• Hand- or courier-delivered safety questions); the FSIS Web site; the education, income, and household size.
submittals: Deliver to Patriots Plaza 3, Meat and Poultry Hotline; publications; Using a fully randomized experimental
355 E Street SW., Room 8–163A, and events. These messages are focused design, participants will be assigned to
Washington, DC 20250–3700. on the four core food safety behaviors: a treatment or control group. Treatment
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Instructions: All items submitted by Clean, separate, cook, and chill. participants will receive food safety
mail or electronic mail must include the To test new consumer messaging and messaging prior to the study, while
Agency name and docket number FSIS– tailor existing messaging, FSIS can help control participants will receive
2016–0036. Comments received in ensure that it is effectively messaging unrelated to food safety.
response to this docket will be made communicating with the public and Participants will be given ingredients
available for public inspection and working to improve consumer food and asked to prepare a meal consisting
posted without change, including any safety practices. This behavioral of ready to eat products and meat or
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Additional Public Notification (Braille, large print, audiotape, etc.), FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: R.
Public awareness of all segments of should contact USDA’s TARGET Center Renee Picanso, Associate Administrator,
rulemaking and policy development is at (202) 720–2600 (voice and TDD). National Agricultural Statistics Service,
important. Consequently, FSIS will Done at Washington, DC, on December 15, U.S. Department of Agriculture, (202)
announce this Federal Register 2016. 720–4333, or email HQOA@
publication on-line through the FSIS Alfred V. Almanza, nass.usda.gov. Copies of this
Web page located at: http:// Acting Administrator. information collection and related
www.fsis.usda.gov/federal-register. [FR Doc. 2016–30599 Filed 12–19–16; 8:45 am]
instructions can be obtained without
FSIS also will make copies of this charge from David Hancock, NASS—
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is able to provide information to a much personnel or their sworn agents, and
broader, more diverse audience. In SUMMARY: Under 44 U.S.C. 3506(e), and will be used only for statistical
addition, FSIS offers an email 44 U.S.C. 3501, the National purposes. CIPSEA and Title 7, Chapter
subscription service which provides Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) is 55, Section 2276 protect such statistical
automatic and customized access to renewing a revision to the information from administrative, law
selected food safety news and confidentiality pledge it provides to its enforcement, taxation, regulatory, or any
information. This service is available at: respondents under CIPSEA and Title 7, other non-statistical use and immunize
http://www.fsis.usda.gov/subscribe. Chapter 55, Section 2276. This renewal the information submitted to statistical
Options range from recalls to export will be valid for three years. The agencies from legal process. Moreover,
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notices. Customers can add or delete Office of Management and Budget penalties of a Class E felony (fines up to
subscriptions themselves, and have the (OMB) on December 1, 2016 under an $250,000, or up to five years in prison,
option to password protect their emergency request. The original request or both) for conviction of a knowing and
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No agency, officer, or employee of the of 2015 (H.R. 2029, Division N, Title II, Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2016
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color, national origin, religion, sex, requires the Secretary of Homeland Congress included the Federal
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disability, age, marital status, family/ agencies’ information technology (H.R. 2029, Division N, Title II, Subtitle
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public assistance program, or political for their Internet traffic. More details on provisions, permits and requires the
beliefs, exclude from participation in, this announcement are presented in the Secretary of Homeland Security to
deny the benefits of, or subject to SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section provide federal civilian agencies’
discrimination any person in the United below. information technology systems with
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conducted by the USDA. received by February 21, 2017 to be Internet traffic. The technology
assured of consideration. currently used to provide this protection
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