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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Requests for additional information or
copies of the information collection
form and instruction should be directed
to Daniel Wilusz at (703) 305–2460.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Worksheet for Food Stamp
Program Quality Control Reviews.
OMB Number: 0584–0074.
Form Number: FNS–380.
Expiration Date: November 30, 2006.
Type of Request: Revision of a
currently approved collection.
Abstract: The Form FNS–380 is a
worksheet used in the Food Stamp
Program to determine eligibility and
benefits for households selected for
review in the quality control (QC)
sample of active cases. We estimate the
reporting burden for this collection of
information averages 8.9764 hours per
each State agency’s response. This
includes the time for analyzing the
household case record; planning and
carrying out the field investigation;
gathering, comparing, analyzing and
evaluating the review data and
forwarding selected cases to the Food
and Nutrition Service for Federal
validation. In addition to the State
agency’s burden, we also estimate the
average burden on each household to be
0.50 hours for each of the estimated
57,146 households being interviewed.
This includes a face-to-face interview
with the QC reviewer to verify the
identity and existence of the household
and to explore the household
circumstances affecting the eligibility
and benefit level. This is an increase of
2,443 State and household responses
from the estimate made to substantiate
the currently approved collection. The
increase in responses is a result of an
augmented participation rate that
resulted in an increase in the number of
cases being sampled. We estimate that
the total reporting burden associated
with this information collection for both
State agencies and households is
541,432 hours. This is a 23,044 increase
in hours from the currently approved
burden of 518,388. The recordkeeping
burden for the State agency is 0.0236
hours per record. There was a
corresponding increase in the
recordkeeping burden from 1,291 hours
to 1,349 hours based on the increase in
sample size. The aggregate of the
reporting (541,432 hours) and
recordkeeping (1,349 hours) resulted in
a total annual burden of 542,781 hours.
Affected Public: Individuals or
households; State or local governments.
Estimated Number of Responses Per
Respondent: 1.00.
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Estimated Number of Respondents:
57,199.
Estimated Total Annual Responses:
57,199 Responses.
Estimated Hours Per Response: 9.47
Hours.
Total Annual Reporting Burden:
541,432 Hours.
Estimated Number of Recordkeepers:
53.
Estimated Hours Per Recordkeeper:
.0236 Hours.
Total Annual Recordkeeping Burden:
1,349 Hours.
Total Annual Reporting and
Recordkeeping Burden: 542,781 Hours.
Dated: June 22, 2006.
Roberto Salazar,
Administrator.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Food and Nutrition Service
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Proposed Collection;
Comment Request Generic Clearance
To Conduct Formative Research
Food and Nutrition Service,
USDA.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this
notice invites the general public and
other interested parties to comment on
a proposed information collection. This
information collection will conduct
research in support of FNS’ goal of
delivering science-based nutrition
education to targeted audiences. From
development through testing of
materials and tools with the target
audience, FNS plans to conduct data
collections that involve formative
research including focus groups,
interviews (dyad, triad, telephone, etc.),
surveys and web-based collection tools.
DATES: Written comments must be
received on or before September 5,
2006.
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 has 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 to be
collected; and (d) ways to minimize the
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burden of the collection of information
on those who are to respond, including
use of appropriate automated,
electronic, mechanical, or other
technological collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
Comments may be sent to Judy F.
Wilson, Director, Nutrition Services
Staff, Food and Nutrition Service, U.S.
Department of Agriculture, 3101 Park
Center Drive, Room 1012, Alexandria,
VA 22302. Comments may also be faxed
to the attention of Judy F. Wilson at
(703) 305–2576.
All written comments will be open for
public inspection at the office of the
Food and Nutrition Service during
regular business hours (8:30 a.m. to 5
p.m., Monday through Friday) at 3101
Park Center Drive, Alexandria, Virginia
22302, Room 1012.
All responses to this notice will be
summarized and included in the request
for Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) approval. All comments will be
a matter of public record.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Requests for additional information
should be directed to Judy F. Wilson or
Anita Singh at (703) 305–2585.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Generic Clearance to Conduct
Formative Research for Development of
Nutrition Education Materials and
Related Tools for FNS Population
Groups.
OMB Number: 0584–0524.
Expiration Date: December 31, 2006.
Type of Request: Extension of a
previously approved information
collection.
Abstract: This information collection
is based on the Child Nutrition Act of
1966, as amended, the National School
Lunch Act of 1966, as amended, the
Food Stamp Act of 1977, as amended,
the Agriculture and Consumer
Protection Act of 1973, as amended, and
the Emergency Food Assistance Act of
1983, as amended. This request for
approval of information collection is
necessary to obtain input into the
development of nutrition education
interventions for population groups
served by the U.S. Department of
Agriculture—Food and Nutrition
Service (USDA–FNS).
Diet has a significant impact on the
health of citizens and is linked to four
leading causes of disease, which can
reduce the quality of life and cause
premature death. While these dietrelated problems affect all Americans,
they have a greater impact on the
disadvantaged populations served by
many FNS programs. One of FNS’ goals
includes improving the nutrition of
children and low-income families by
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providing access to program benefits
and nutrition education. The FNS
programs include Child Nutrition, Food
Distribution, Food Stamp and
Supplemental Foods Programs.
The basis of our approach rests on the
philosophies that all health
communications and social marketing
activities must be science-based,
theoretically grounded, audiencedriven, and results-oriented. Secondly,
consumer-based health communications
require a focus on specific target
audiences, encouraging positive
behaviors in culturally relevant ways,
unique benefits and supports for
adopting the new behavior, insights into
the most appropriate time and place to
deliver messages, and striking the right
tone to enhance attention and action to
the message. Interventions need to be
designed so that they can be delivered
through different types of media and in
a variety of formats for diverse
audiences.
FNS initiated a nutrition education
and promotion campaign, entitled Eat
Smart. Play Hard.TM (the Campaign) in
FY 2000. The Campaign is designed to
convey science-based, behavior-focused
nutrition messages about healthy eating
and physical activity to children eligible
to participate in FNS nutrition
assistance programs and their
caregivers. The messages are based on
the 2005 Dietary Guidelines for
Americans (DGAs) and MyPyramid.
Future projects will support Eat Smart.
Play Hard.TM and other nutrition
education initiatives for all FNS
nutrition assistance programs. This
includes development of nutrition
education materials, messages and
interventions for all FNS nutrition
assistance programs and participants.
Fundamental to FNS’ success in
delivering science-based nutrition
messages and reaching diverse segments
of the population is obtaining
qualitative feedback from key
components of the target audience or
individuals providing service to the
target audience on the communication
strategies and interventions that will be
developed. This formative research is
essential to advancing Eat Smart. Play
Hard.TM as well as other FNS nutrition
education efforts. Formative input and
testing activities described will help in
the development of effective tools and
communication strategies. Collection of
this information will increase FNS’
ability to formulate nutrition education
interventions that resonate with the
intended target population, in particular
low-income families.
Formative research methods and
information collection will include
focus groups, interviews (dyad, triad,
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telephone, etc.), surveys and web-based
data collection. The data obtained will
provide input regarding the potential
use of materials and products during
both the developmental and testing
stages. In order to determine future
nutrition education needs, tools and
dissemination strategies, key informant
interviews will be conducted. This task
involves collecting a diverse array of
information from a variety of groups
including: People familiar with the
target audiences; individuals delivering
nutrition education interventions and
projects; program providers at State and
local levels; program participants and
other relevant informants associated
with FNS programs.
Findings from all data collection will
be included in summary reports
submitted to USDA–FNS. The reports
will describe the data collection
methods, findings, conclusions,
implications, and recommendations for
the development and effective
dissemination of nutrition education
materials and related tools for FNS
population groups. There will be no
specific quantitative analysis of data. No
attempt will be made to generalize the
findings to be nationally representative
or statistically valid.
Respondents: Recipients and those
persons eligible for FNS nutrition
assistance programs, State and local
staff administering FNS programs, FNS
stakeholders and consumers, and other
interested parties.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
Focus Group Screeners ........
Interview Screeners/Surveys
Focus Groups ........................
Intercept Interviews .............
Dyad/Triad Interviews .........
Telephone Interviews ...........
Surveys .................................
Web-based Collections .........
Confidentiality Agreements
Estimated Time per Response:
Focus Group Screeners ........
Interview Screeners/Surveys
Focus Groups ........................
Intercept Interviews .............
Dyad/Triad Interviews .........
Telephone Interviews ...........
Surveys .................................
Web-based Collections .........
Confidentiality Agreement ...
Estimated Total Annual Burden
on Respondents:
Focus Group Screeners ........
Interview Screeners/Surveys
Focus Groups ........................
Intercept Interviews .............
Dyad/Triad Interviews .........
Telephone Interviews ...........
Survey Instruments ..............
Web-based Collections .........
Confidentiality Agreement ...
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19,000
3000
1400
1500
800
200
1500
800
800
9000
1 10
110
1 120
1 30
1 60
1 15
1 30
1 30
1 10
1 30,000
1 14,000
1 180,000
1 24,000
1 12,000
1 22,500
1 24,000
1 24,000
1 90,000
Total Estimated Burden .......
1 420,500
1 Minutes.
Public reporting burden for this
collection of information is estimated to
average 19,000 respondents with a total
estimated burden of 420,500 minutes or
7,008 hours.
Dated: June 28, 2006.
Roberto Salazar,
Administrator, Food and Nutrition Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Food Safety and Inspection Service
[Docket No. FSIS–2006–0008]
Retail and Home Food Handling and
Preparation Behaviors That May Lead
to Cross-Contamination by Bacterial
Pathogens of Foods That Are Not
Likely To Undergo Cooking or
Additional Cooking
Food Safety and Inspection
Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice of request for
information.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The Food Safety and
Inspection Service (FSIS) is requesting
information on studies related to crosscontamination by bacterial foodborne
pathogens of foods that are not likely to
undergo cooking or additional cooking
in food handling and preparation.
Specifically, FSIS is interested in
quantitative data obtained by
observation of retail (commercial and
institutional settings) and home food
handlers. FSIS requests information on
the types of food handling and
preparation behaviors that could lead to
the transfer of bacteria from products of
animal origin to foods that are not likely
to undergo cooking or additional
cooking (e.g., salad components and
ready-to-eat foods), as well as
information on the frequency at which
these behaviors occur. Information
submitted in response to this Request
for Information may be used in risk
assessment modeling to estimate the
public health impact of the presence of
various bacterial foodborne pathogens
in meat, poultry, and egg products.
DATES: Submissions must be received on
or before September 3, 2006.
ADDRESSES: You may submit
information by any of the following
methods:
• Mail, including floppy disks or CD–
ROM’s, and hand-or courier-delivered
items: Send to Neal J. Golden, U.S.
Department of Agriculture, Food Safety
and Inspection Service, Office of Public
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[FR Doc No: E6-10466]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Food and Nutrition Service
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection;
Comment Request Generic Clearance To Conduct Formative Research
AGENCY: Food and Nutrition Service, 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 interested parties to
comment on a proposed information collection. This information
collection will conduct research in support of FNS' goal of delivering
science-based nutrition education to targeted audiences. From
development through testing of materials and tools with the target
audience, FNS plans to conduct data collections that involve formative
research including focus groups, interviews (dyad, triad, telephone,
etc.), surveys and web-based collection tools.
DATES: Written comments must be received on or before September 5,
2006.
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 has 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 to be collected; and (d) ways to minimize
the burden of the collection of information on those who are to
respond, including use of appropriate automated, electronic,
mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or other forms
of information technology.
Comments may be sent to Judy F. Wilson, Director, Nutrition
Services Staff, Food and Nutrition Service, U.S. Department of
Agriculture, 3101 Park Center Drive, Room 1012, Alexandria, VA 22302.
Comments may also be faxed to the attention of Judy F. Wilson at (703)
305-2576.
All written comments will be open for public inspection at the
office of the Food and Nutrition Service during regular business hours
(8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday) at 3101 Park Center Drive,
Alexandria, Virginia 22302, Room 1012.
All responses to this notice will be summarized and included in the
request for Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval. All
comments will be a matter of public record.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information
should be directed to Judy F. Wilson or Anita Singh at (703) 305-2585.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Generic Clearance to Conduct Formative Research for
Development of Nutrition Education Materials and Related Tools for FNS
Population Groups.
OMB Number: 0584-0524.
Expiration Date: December 31, 2006.
Type of Request: Extension of a previously approved information
collection.
Abstract: This information collection is based on the Child
Nutrition Act of 1966, as amended, the National School Lunch Act of
1966, as amended, the Food Stamp Act of 1977, as amended, the
Agriculture and Consumer Protection Act of 1973, as amended, and the
Emergency Food Assistance Act of 1983, as amended. This request for
approval of information collection is necessary to obtain input into
the development of nutrition education interventions for population
groups served by the U.S. Department of Agriculture--Food and Nutrition
Service (USDA-FNS).
Diet has a significant impact on the health of citizens and is
linked to four leading causes of disease, which can reduce the quality
of life and cause premature death. While these diet-related problems
affect all Americans, they have a greater impact on the disadvantaged
populations served by many FNS programs. One of FNS' goals includes
improving the nutrition of children and low-income families by
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providing access to program benefits and nutrition education. The FNS
programs include Child Nutrition, Food Distribution, Food Stamp and
Supplemental Foods Programs.
The basis of our approach rests on the philosophies that all health
communications and social marketing activities must be science-based,
theoretically grounded, audience-driven, and results-oriented.
Secondly, consumer-based health communications require a focus on
specific target audiences, encouraging positive behaviors in culturally
relevant ways, unique benefits and supports for adopting the new
behavior, insights into the most appropriate time and place to deliver
messages, and striking the right tone to enhance attention and action
to the message. Interventions need to be designed so that they can be
delivered through different types of media and in a variety of formats
for diverse audiences.
FNS initiated a nutrition education and promotion campaign,
entitled Eat Smart. Play Hard.\TM\ (the Campaign) in FY 2000. The
Campaign is designed to convey science-based, behavior-focused
nutrition messages about healthy eating and physical activity to
children eligible to participate in FNS nutrition assistance programs
and their caregivers. The messages are based on the 2005 Dietary
Guidelines for Americans (DGAs) and MyPyramid. Future projects will
support Eat Smart. Play Hard.\TM\ and other nutrition education
initiatives for all FNS nutrition assistance programs. This includes
development of nutrition education materials, messages and
interventions for all FNS nutrition assistance programs and
participants.
Fundamental to FNS' success in delivering science-based nutrition
messages and reaching diverse segments of the population is obtaining
qualitative feedback from key components of the target audience or
individuals providing service to the target audience on the
communication strategies and interventions that will be developed. This
formative research is essential to advancing Eat Smart. Play Hard.\TM\
as well as other FNS nutrition education efforts. Formative input and
testing activities described will help in the development of effective
tools and communication strategies. Collection of this information will
increase FNS' ability to formulate nutrition education interventions
that resonate with the intended target population, in particular low-
income families.
Formative research methods and information collection will include
focus groups, interviews (dyad, triad, telephone, etc.), surveys and
web-based data collection. The data obtained will provide input
regarding the potential use of materials and products during both the
developmental and testing stages. In order to determine future
nutrition education needs, tools and dissemination strategies, key
informant interviews will be conducted. This task involves collecting a
diverse array of information from a variety of groups including: People
familiar with the target audiences; individuals delivering nutrition
education interventions and projects; program providers at State and
local levels; program participants and other relevant informants
associated with FNS programs.
Findings from all data collection will be included in summary
reports submitted to USDA-FNS. The reports will describe the data
collection methods, findings, conclusions, implications, and
recommendations for the development and effective dissemination of
nutrition education materials and related tools for FNS population
groups. There will be no specific quantitative analysis of data. No
attempt will be made to generalize the findings to be nationally
representative or statistically valid.
Respondents: Recipients and those persons eligible for FNS
nutrition assistance programs, State and local staff administering FNS
programs, FNS stakeholders and consumers, and other interested parties.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 19,000
Focus Group Screeners.................................... 3000
Interview Screeners/Surveys.............................. 1400
Focus Groups............................................. 1500
Intercept Interviews..................................... 800
Dyad/Triad Interviews.................................... 200
Telephone Interviews..................................... 1500
Surveys.................................................. 800
Web-based Collections.................................... 800
Confidentiality Agreements............................... 9000
Estimated Time per Response:
Focus Group Screeners.................................... \1\ 10
Interview Screeners/Surveys.............................. \1\10
Focus Groups............................................. \1\ 120
Intercept Interviews..................................... \1\ 30
Dyad/Triad Interviews.................................... \1\ 60
Telephone Interviews..................................... \1\ 15
Surveys.................................................. \1\ 30
Web-based Collections.................................... \1\ 30
Confidentiality Agreement................................ \1\ 10
Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents:
Focus Group Screeners.................................... \1\
30,000
Interview Screeners/Surveys.............................. \1\
14,000
Focus Groups............................................. \1\
180,000
Intercept Interviews..................................... \1\
24,000
Dyad/Triad Interviews.................................... \1\
12,000
Telephone Interviews..................................... \1\
22,500
Survey Instruments....................................... \1\
24,000
Web-based Collections.................................... \1\
24,000
Confidentiality Agreement................................ \1\
90,000
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Total Estimated Burden................................... \1\
420,500
\1\ Minutes.
Public reporting burden for this collection of information is
estimated to average 19,000 respondents with a total estimated burden
of 420,500 minutes or 7,008 hours.
Dated: June 28, 2006.
Roberto Salazar,
Administrator, Food and Nutrition Service.
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