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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Submission for OMB Review;
Comment Request
November 28, 2005.
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
regarding (a) 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;
(b) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate
of burden including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used; (c)
ways to enhance the quality, utility and
clarity of the information to be
collected; (d) 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 should be addressed to: Desk
Officer for Agriculture, Office of
Information and Regulatory Affairs,
Office of Management and Budget
(OMB),
OIRA_Submission@OMB.EOP.gov or fax
(202) 395–5806 and to Departmental
Clearance Office, USDA, OCIO, Mail
Stop 7602, Washington, DC 20250–
7602.
Comments regarding these
information collections are best assured
of having their full effect if received
within 30 days of this notification.
Copies of the submission(s) may be
obtained by calling (202) 720–8681.
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
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persons are not required to respond to
the collection of information unless it
displays a currently valid OMB control
number.
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service
Title: National Survey on Recreation
and the Environment 2005.
OMB Control Number: 0596–0127.
Summary of Collection: The Forest
Service (FS) is revising this information
collection due to more sponsors
requesting the use of the National
Survey on Recreation and the
Environment (NSRE) for their
government research needs, additional
modules by the Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA), United States
Coast Guard, and FS have been
included. Federal land managing
agencies are responsible for the
management of over 650 million acres of
public lands. These lands are managed
according to the legislation and overall
mission pertaining to each agency. To
manage well and wisely, knowledge of
recreation demands, opinions,
preferences and attitudes regarding the
management of these lands is
imperative. The survey will be
administered using a statistically valid
sampling methodology through
computer-assisted telephone
interviewing techniques.
Need and Use of the Information: FS
will collect information nationally from
the public to assess trends in recreation
participation over the years since the
survey was last conducted and to
estimate demand for outdoor recreation
among the U.S. population. In addition,
the survey will collect information from
the public on people’s attitudes and
values toward natural resources and
their management. FS will use the
information as well as other Federal
agencies to develop long-range strategic
plans, adjust programs and activities to
meet customer needs and expectations,
and better manage federally owned
lands.
Description of Respondents:
Individuals or households.
Number of Respondents: 76,966.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting:
Other (one time) .
Total Burden Hours: 4,915.
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Proposed Collection;
Comment Request—MyPyramid
Tracker Information Collection for
Registration, Login, and Food Intake
and Physical Activity Assessment
Information
Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection
Clearance Officer.
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Center for Nutrition Policy and
Promotion
Center for Nutrition Policy and
Promotion, USDA.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
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
notice announces the Center for
Nutrition Policy and Promotion’s
(CNPP) intention to request the Office of
Management and Budget approval of the
information collection process to be
used in MyPyramid Tracker, an on-line
dietary and physical activity selfassessment tool. The information
collected can only be accessed by the
user and will not be available to CNPP
or any other public agency for purposes
of evaluation or identification.
Formative evaluation conducted among
college students will be performed prior
to any new Web site enhancements
released to the public.
DATES: Written comments on this notice
must be submitted on or before January
31, 2006.
ADDRESSES: Comments may be sent to P.
Peter Basiotis, Director, Nutrition Policy
and Analysis, Center for Nutrition
Policy and Promotion, U.S. Department
of Agriculture, 3101 Park Center Drive,
Room 1034, Alexandria, Virginia,
22302. Pursuant to the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3507),
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
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are to respond, including the use of
appropriate automated, electronic,
mechanical, or other technological
collection techniques or other forms of
information technology.
All responses to this notice will be
summarized and included in the request
for Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) approval. All comments will also
become a matter of public record.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Requests for additional information
should be directed to Wen Yen Juan,
(703) 605–4437.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: MyPyramid Tracker Information
Collection for Registration, Login and
Food Intake and Physical Activity
Assessment.
OMB Number: Not yet assigned.
Expiration Date: Not applicable.
Type of Request: This is a new
collection of information.
Abstract: MyPyramid Tracker (https://
www.mypyramidtracker.gov) is an
Internet based diet and physical activity
self-assessment tool. It translates
scientifically based guidance into
practical information and promotes
nutrition education by increasing
awareness of the quality of a person’s
diet. It allows users to input their daily
food intakes and physical activity
information and provides a quick
summary measure of overall daily diet
quality, activity status, and energy
balance between ‘energy in’ and ‘energy
out’ in terms of current guidance, which
can be tracked for up to one year.
Motivational education messages are
generated and tailored to the user’s
personal assessment results. This data
collection will be ongoing. The
information collected will only be
accessible by the user. Formative
evaluation of functionalities and content
of the Web site will be conducted with
college students in collaboration with
various universities. Testing will be
completed prior to the release of any
newly developed Web site
enhancements to the general public.
Affected Public: American
Consumers.
Estimated Number of Respondents: It
has been established through
MyPyramid Tracker activity over the
past 4 months, that an estimated 75,000
Respondents
Interaction for Genral Public:
One Time Registration ............................................................
One Time Log-in .....................................................................
Food/Physical Activity Data Entry for 1 Day ..........................
Repeat Log-ins for 1 Year ......................................................
Repeat Food/Physical Activity Data Entries for 1 Year ..........
(average per month) new account
registrants and 72,349 active users
(average per month) have entered food
and physical activity data for at least
one day. From the active users it is
estimated that approximately 1% will
continue to use the Tracker on a daily
basis for up to one year. This would
equate to approximately 725 repeat
users each month who would visit the
site on a daily basis for up to 1 year. We
are estimating that there will be 900,000
respondents for registration, login and
one-time users yearly. For repeat users
we estimate there will be 8,700
respondents, who will take advantage of
daily food and physical activity
assessments for up to one year. The
number of subjects to be included in
formative evaluation is estimated to be
about 300 college students, who will be
using the same login process for 3-days
of food intake and physical activity
data.
Estimated Time per Response:
1 minute for registration.
.5 minutes for login.
30 minutes for food and physical
activity data entry for one-day.
Burden minutes
Burden hours
900,000
900,000
900,000
8,700
8,700
1 ..................................................................
.5 .................................................................
30 = 27,000,000 ..........................................
.5 × 364 days = 1,583,400 ..........................
30 × 364 days = 95,004,000 .......................
15,000
7,500
450,000
26,390
1,583,400
Subtotal ............................................................................
Interaction for Subjects in the Formative Evaluation:
One Time Registration ............................................................
One Time Log-in .....................................................................
Food/Physical Activity Data Entry for 1 Day ..........................
Repeat Log-ins for 3 days ......................................................
Repeat Food/Physical Activity Data Entries for 3 days ..........
........................
.....................................................................
2,082,290
300
300
300
300
300
1 ..................................................................
.5 .................................................................
30 = 9,000 ...................................................
.5 × 3 days = 450 ........................................
30 × 3 days = 27,000 ..................................
5
2.5
150
7.5
450
Subtotal ............................................................................
........................
.....................................................................
615
Estimated Number of Responses per
Respondent: One.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on
Respondents: 2,082,905 hours.
Dated: November 23, 2005.
Eric J. Hentges,
Executive Director, Center for Nutrition Policy
and Promotion.
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Effective: December 2, 2005.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Office of the Secretary, USDA.
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SUMMARY: This notice announces the
appointment of members of the
Performance Review Boards (PRBs) for
the U.S. Department of Agriculture
(USDA). The USDA PRBs ensure
meaningful distinctions in performance
as they review Senior Executive Service
(SES) performance appraisals and make
recommendations to the Secretary of
Agriculture regarding final performance
ratings, performance awards, salary, and
Presidential Rank Awards for SES
members.
DATES:
Members of Performance Review
Boards
AGENCY:
ACTION:
Barbara Holland, Office of Planning,
Coordination and Executive Resources
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Staff, U.S. Department of Agriculture,
1400 Independence Avenue, SW.,
Washington, DC 20250, (202) 720–2101.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
publication of PRB membership is
required by Section 4314(c)(4) of Title 5,
U.S.C. The following membership list
represents a standing register, from
which specific PRB’s will be
constituted.
Aldaya, George W.
Allen, Lindsay H.
Allen, Lynn
Allen, Richard D.
Alsop, James C.
Anderson, Curtis M.
Anderson, Byron E.
Arnette, Donald E.
Ashworth, Warren R.
Bails, Constance T.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection;
Comment Request--MyPyramid Tracker Information Collection for
Registration, Login, and Food Intake and Physical Activity Assessment
Information
AGENCY: Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion, 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 notice announces the Center
for Nutrition Policy and Promotion's (CNPP) intention to request the
Office of Management and Budget approval of the information collection
process to be used in MyPyramid Tracker, an on-line dietary and
physical activity self-assessment tool. The information collected can
only be accessed by the user and will not be available to CNPP or any
other public agency for purposes of evaluation or identification.
Formative evaluation conducted among college students will be performed
prior to any new Web site enhancements released to the public.
DATES: Written comments on this notice must be submitted on or before
January 31, 2006.
ADDRESSES: Comments may be sent to P. Peter Basiotis, Director,
Nutrition Policy and Analysis, Center for Nutrition Policy and
Promotion, U.S. Department of Agriculture, 3101 Park Center Drive, Room
1034, Alexandria, Virginia, 22302. Pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3507), 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
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are to respond, including the use of appropriate automated, electronic,
mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or other forms
of information technology.
All responses to this notice will be summarized and included in the
request for Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval. All
comments will also become a matter of public record.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information
should be directed to Wen Yen Juan, (703) 605-4437.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: MyPyramid Tracker Information Collection for Registration,
Login and Food Intake and Physical Activity Assessment.
OMB Number: Not yet assigned.
Expiration Date: Not applicable.
Type of Request: This is a new collection of information.
Abstract: MyPyramid Tracker (https://www.mypyramidtracker.gov) is an
Internet based diet and physical activity self-assessment tool. It
translates scientifically based guidance into practical information and
promotes nutrition education by increasing awareness of the quality of
a person's diet. It allows users to input their daily food intakes and
physical activity information and provides a quick summary measure of
overall daily diet quality, activity status, and energy balance between
`energy in' and `energy out' in terms of current guidance, which can be
tracked for up to one year. Motivational education messages are
generated and tailored to the user's personal assessment results. This
data collection will be ongoing. The information collected will only be
accessible by the user. Formative evaluation of functionalities and
content of the Web site will be conducted with college students in
collaboration with various universities. Testing will be completed
prior to the release of any newly developed Web site enhancements to
the general public.
Affected Public: American Consumers.
Estimated Number of Respondents: It has been established through
MyPyramid Tracker activity over the past 4 months, that an estimated
75,000 (average per month) new account registrants and 72,349 active
users (average per month) have entered food and physical activity data
for at least one day. From the active users it is estimated that
approximately 1% will continue to use the Tracker on a daily basis for
up to one year. This would equate to approximately 725 repeat users
each month who would visit the site on a daily basis for up to 1 year.
We are estimating that there will be 900,000 respondents for
registration, login and one-time users yearly. For repeat users we
estimate there will be 8,700 respondents, who will take advantage of
daily food and physical activity assessments for up to one year. The
number of subjects to be included in formative evaluation is estimated
to be about 300 college students, who will be using the same login
process for 3-days of food intake and physical activity data.
Estimated Time per Response:
1 minute for registration.
.5 minutes for login.
30 minutes for food and physical activity data entry for one-day.
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Respondents Burden minutes Burden hours
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Interaction for Genral Public:
One Time Registration..................... 900,000 1............................... 15,000
One Time Log-in........................... 900,000 .5.............................. 7,500
Food/Physical Activity Data Entry for 1 900,000 30 = 27,000,000................. 450,000
Day.
Repeat Log-ins for 1 Year................. 8,700 .5 x 364 days = 1,583,400....... 26,390
Repeat Food/Physical Activity Data Entries 8,700 30 x 364 days = 95,004,000...... 1,583,400
for 1 Year.
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Subtotal.............................. .............. ................................ 2,082,290
Interaction for Subjects in the Formative
Evaluation:
One Time Registration..................... 300 1............................... 5
One Time Log-in........................... 300 .5.............................. 2.5
Food/Physical Activity Data Entry for 1 300 30 = 9,000...................... 150
Day.
Repeat Log-ins for 3 days................. 300 .5 x 3 days = 450............... 7.5
Repeat Food/Physical Activity Data Entries 300 30 x 3 days = 27,000............ 450
for 3 days.
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Subtotal.............................. .............. ................................ 615
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Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: One.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 2,082,905 hours.
Dated: November 23, 2005.
Eric J. Hentges,
Executive Director, Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion.
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