83 FR 12147 - Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 54 (March 20, 2018)

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FR Document		2018-05595
Federal Register, Volume 83 Issue 54 (Tuesday, March 20, 2018)
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

March 15, 2018.
    The Department of Agriculture has submitted the following 
information collection requirement(s) to OMB for review and clearance 
under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104-13. Comments 
are requested regarding (1) whether the collection of information is 
necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, 
including whether the information will have practical utility; (2) the 
accuracy of the agency's estimate of burden including the validity of 
the methodology and assumptions used; (3) ways to enhance the quality, 
utility and clarity of the information to be collected; and (4) ways to 
minimize the burden of the collection of information on those who are 
to respond, including through the use of appropriate automated, 
electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or 
other forms of information technology.
    Comments regarding this information collection received by April 
19, 2018 will be considered. Written comments should be addressed to: 
Desk Officer for Agriculture, Office of Information and Regulatory 
Affairs, Office of Management and Budget (OMB), New Executive Office 
Building, 725 17th Street NW, Washington, DC 20502. Commenters are 
encouraged to submit their comments to OMB via email to: 
OIRA_Submission@OMB.EOP.GOV or fax (202) 395-5806 and to Departmental 
Clearance Office, USDA, OCIO, Mail Stop 7602, Washington, DC 20250-
7602. Copies of the submission(s) may be obtained by calling (202) 720-
8958.
    An agency may not conduct or sponsor a collection of information 
unless the collection of information displays a currently valid OMB 
control number and the agency informs potential persons who are to 
respond to the collection of information that such persons are not 
required to respond to the collection of information unless it displays 
a currently valid OMB control number.

Food Safety and Inspection Service

    Title: Food Safety Behaviors and Consumer Education Focus Group 
Research.
    OMB Control Number: 0583--New.
    Summary of Collection: The Food Safety and Inspection Service 
(FSIS) has been delegated the authority to exercise the functions of 
the Secretary (7 CFR 2.18, 2.53) as Specified in the Federal Meat 
Inspection Act (FMIA) (21 U.S.C. 601 et seq.), the Poultry Products 
Inspection Act (PPIA) (21 U.S.C. 451, et seq.). These statues mandate 
that FSIS protect the public by ensuring that meat and poultry products 
are safe, wholesome, and not adulterated, and correctly labeled and 
packaged. FSIS, Office of Public Affairs and Consumer Education (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.
    Need and Use of the Information: Information will be collected 
using focus groups. The focus groups will provide OPACE with the 
information needed to develop and disseminate effective messaging to 
help reduce foodborne illness attributed to the consumption of raw or 
undercooked meat and poultry. The lack of information would impede the 
Agency's ability to provide more useful information to consumers to 
help reduce foodborne illness in the United States.
    Description of Respondents: Individuals or households.
    Number of Respondents: 1,280.
    Frequency of Responses: Reporting: Other (once).
    Total Burden Hours: 410.

Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
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contains documents other than rules or the collection of information that such
proposed rules that are applicable to the Ruth Brown,
persons are not required to respond to
public. Notices of hearings and investigations, Departmental Information Collection
the collection of information unless it Clearance Officer.
committee meetings, agency decisions and
rulings, delegations of authority, filing of
displays a currently valid OMB control
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statements of organization and functions are Food Safety and Inspection Service
examples of documents appearing in this
section. Title: Food Safety Behaviors and DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Consumer Education Focus Group
Research. Submission for OMB Review;
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Comment Request
OMB Control Number: 0583—New.
Submission for OMB Review; Summary of Collection: The Food March 15, 2018.
Comment Request Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) has The Department of Agriculture has
March 15, 2018. been delegated the authority to exercise submitted the following information
The Department of Agriculture has the functions of the Secretary (7 CFR collection requirement(s) to OMB for
submitted the following information 2.18, 2.53) as Specified in the Federal review and clearance under the
collection requirement(s) to OMB for Meat Inspection Act (FMIA) (21 U.S.C. Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,
review and clearance under the 601 et seq.), the Poultry Products Public Law 104–13. Comments are
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Inspection Act (PPIA) (21 U.S.C. 451, et requested regarding (1) whether the
Public Law 104–13. Comments are seq.). These statues mandate that FSIS collection of information is necessary
requested regarding (1) whether the protect the public by ensuring that meat for the proper performance of the
collection of information is necessary and poultry products are safe, functions of the agency, including
for the proper performance of the wholesome, and not adulterated, and whether the information will have
functions of the agency, including correctly labeled and packaged. FSIS, practical utility; (2) the accuracy of the
whether the information will have Office of Public Affairs and Consumer agency’s estimate of burden including
practical utility; (2) the accuracy of the Education (OPACE) ensures that all the validity of the methodology and
agency’s estimate of burden including segments of the farm-to-table chain assumptions used; (3) ways to enhance
the validity of the methodology and receive valuable food safety the quality, utility and clarity of the
assumptions used; (3) ways to enhance information. The consumer education information to be collected; and (4)
the quality, utility and clarity of the programs developed by OPACE’s Food ways to minimize the burden of the
information to be collected; and (4) Safety Education Staff inform the public collection of information on those who
ways to minimize the burden of the are to respond, including through the
on how to safely handle, prepare, and
collection of information on those who use of appropriate automated,
store meat, poultry, and processed egg
are to respond, including through the electronic, mechanical, or other
products to minimize incidence of
use of appropriate automated, technological collection techniques or
foodborne illness. OPACE strives to
electronic, mechanical, or other other forms of information technology.
continuously increase consumer
technological collection techniques or Comments regarding this information
awareness of recommended food safety
other forms of information technology. collection received by April 19, 2018
practices with the intent to improve
Comments regarding this information will be considered. Written comments
food-handling behaviors at home. should be addressed to: Desk Officer for
collection received by April 19, 2018
will be considered. Written comments Need and Use of the Information: Agriculture, Office of Information and
should be addressed to: Desk Officer for Information will be collected using Regulatory Affairs, Office of
Agriculture, Office of Information and focus groups. The focus groups will Management and Budget (OMB), New
Regulatory Affairs, Office of provide OPACE with the information Executive Office Building, 725 17th
Management and Budget (OMB), New needed to develop and disseminate Street NW, Washington, DC 20502.
Executive Office Building, 725 17th effective messaging to help reduce Commenters are encouraged to submit
Street NW, Washington, DC 20502. foodborne illness attributed to the their comments to OMB via email to:
Commenters are encouraged to submit consumption of raw or undercooked OIRA_Submission@OMB.EOP.GOV or
their comments to OMB via email to: meat and poultry. The lack of fax (202) 395–5806 and to Departmental
OIRA_Submission@OMB.EOP.GOV or information would impede the Agency’s Clearance Office, USDA, OCIO, Mail
fax (202) 395–5806 and to Departmental ability to provide more useful Stop 7602, Washington, DC 20250–
Clearance Office, USDA, OCIO, Mail information to consumers to help 7602. Copies of the submission(s) may
Stop 7602, Washington, DC 20250– reduce foodborne illness in the United be obtained by calling (202) 720–8958.
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7602. Copies of the submission(s) may States. An agency may not conduct or
be obtained by calling (202) 720–8958. Description of Respondents: sponsor a collection of information
An agency may not conduct or Individuals or households. unless the collection of information
sponsor a collection of information displays a currently valid OMB control
unless the collection of information Number of Respondents: 1,280. number and the agency informs
displays a currently valid OMB control Frequency of Responses: Reporting: potential persons who are to respond to
number and the agency informs Other (once). the collection of information that such

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FR Citation		83 FR 12147