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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
Center for Nutrition Policy and
Promotion (CNPP), USDA.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
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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SUMMARY:
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
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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 https://
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 dietaryguidelines@cnpp.usda.gov.
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
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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 wellbeing 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 lowincome consumers, children, older
Americans, educators, students, etc.),
interviews (i.e., intercept, individual,
diads, triads, usability testing, etc.), and
web-based surveys. Information
Estimated
number of
individual
respondents
Testing instrument
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
Estimated total
annual
responses per
respondent
Number of
responses per
respondent
Estimated time
per response in
hours
Estimated total
annual burden in
hours
Focus Group Screeners ...................................
Interview Screeners .........................................
Focus Groups ..................................................
Interviews .........................................................
Web-based Collections ....................................
Confidentiality Agreement ................................
7,500
7,500
500
500
20,000
21,000
1
1
1
1
1
1
7,500
7,500
500
500
20,000
21,000
.25
.25
2
1
.25
.08
1,875
1,875
1,000
500
5,000
1,753.50
Total ..........................................................
57,000
............................
57,000
3.83
12,003.50
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.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
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Codex Alimentarius Commission:
Meeting of the Codex Committee on
Food Hygiene
Office of the Under Secretary
for Food Safety, USDA.
ACTION: Notice of public meeting and
request for comments.
AGENCY:
The Office of the Under
Secretary for Food Safety, U.S.
Department of Agriculture (USDA), and
the Food and Drug Administration
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(FDA), U.S. Department of Health and
Human Services (HHS), are sponsoring
a public meeting on October 19, 2015.
The objective of the public meeting is to
provide information and receive public
comments on agenda items and draft
United States (U.S.) positions to be
discussed at the 47th Session of the
Codex Committee on Food Hygiene
(CCFH) of the Codex Alimentarius
Commission (Codex), taking place in
Boston, Massachusetts November 9–13,
2015. The Deputy Under Secretary for
Food Safety and the FDA recognize the
importance of providing interested
parties the opportunity to obtain
background information on the 47th
Session of CCFH and to address items
on the agenda.
DATES: The public meeting is scheduled
for Monday, October 19, 2015 from
1:00–4:00 p.m.
ADDRESSES: The public meeting will
take place at the Jamie L. Whitten
Building, United States Department of
Agriculture, 1400 Independence Avenue
SW., Room 107–A, Washington, DC
20250.
Documents related to the 47th Session
of the CCFH will be accessible via the
Internet at the following address:
https://www.codexalimentarius.org/
meetings-reports/en/.
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Jenny Scott, U.S. Delegate to the
CCFH, invites U.S. interested parties to
submit their comments electronically to
the following email address
Jenny.Scott@fda.hhs.gov.
Call-In Number
If you wish to participate in the
public meeting for the 47th Session of
the CCFH by conference call, please use
the call-in number listed below.
Call-in Number: 1–888–844–9904
Participant code will be listed on the
following link closer to the meeting
date. https://www.fsis.usda.gov/wps/
portal/fsis/topics/international-affairs/
us-codex-alimentarius/public-meetings.
Registration
Attendees may register to attend the
public meeting by emailing
barbara.mcniff@fsis.usda.gov by August
4, 2015. Early registration is encouraged
because it will expedite entry into the
building. On the day of the meeting
attendees should also bring photo
identification and plan for adequate
time to pass through security screening
systems. Attendees who are not able to
attend the meeting in person, but who
wish to participate, may do so by phone.
For Further Information About The
47th Session of CCFH Contact: Jenny
Scott, Senior Advisor, Office of Food
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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 https://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 dietaryguidelines@cnpp.usda.gov.
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
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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 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.
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