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feedback op the published final report
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Notice of this meeting is given under
the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5
U.S.C. app. 2).
Dated: May 4, 2011.
David A. Hansell,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Children and
Families.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
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Food and Drug Administration
[Docket No. FDA–2011–N–0001]
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission for Office of
Management and Budget Review;
Comment Request; Health and Diet
Survey
AGENCY:
Food and Drug Administration,
HHS.
ACTION:
Notice.
The Food and Drug
Administration (FDA) is announcing
that a proposed collection of
information has been submitted to the
Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for review and clearance under
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
DATES: Fax written comments on the
collection of information by June 22,
2011.
SUMMARY:
To ensure that comments on
the information collection are received,
OMB recommends that written
comments be faxed to the Office of
Information and Regulatory Affairs,
OMB, Attn: FDA Desk Officer, FAX:
202–395–7285, or e-mailed to
oira_submission@omb.eop.gov. All
comments should be identified with the
OMB control number 0910–0545. Also
include the FDA docket number found
in brackets in the heading of this
document.
ADDRESSES:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Denver Presley, Jr., Office of Information
Management, Food and Drug
Administration, 1350 Piccard Dr., PI50–
400B, Rockville, MD 20850, 301–796–
3793.
In
compliance with 44 U.S.C. 3507, FDA
has submitted the following proposed
collection of information to OMB for
review and clearance.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Health and Diet Survey—(OMB Control
Number 0910–0545)—Extension
FDA is seeking extension of OMB
approval for the Health and Diet Survey,
which is a voluntary consumer survey
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intended to gauge and track consumer
attitudes, awareness, knowledge, and
behavior regarding various topics
related to health, nutrition, and physical
activity. The authority for FDA to
collect the information derives from
FDA’s Commissioner of Food and Drugs
authority provided in section 903(d)(2)
of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic
Act (21 U.S.C. 393(d)(2)).
The survey consists of two
independent data collection activities.
One collection, entitled ‘‘Health and
Diet Survey—General Topics,’’ tracks a
broad range of consumer attitudes,
awareness, knowledge, and self-reported
behaviors related to key diet and health
issues. The other collection, entitled
‘‘Health and Diet Survey—Dietary
Guidelines Supplement,’’ will provide
FDA with updated information about
consumer attitudes, awareness,
knowledge, and behavior regarding
various elements of nutrition and
physical activity based on the key
recommendations of the Dietary
Guidelines for Americans, which are
jointly issued by the Department of
Health and Human Services and the
U.S. Department of Agriculture every 5
years.
The information to be collected with
the Health and Diet Survey—General
Topics will include: (1) Awareness of
diet-disease relationships, (2) food and
dietary supplement label use, (3) dietary
practices including strategies to lose or
maintain weight, and (4) awareness and
knowledge of dietary fats. This survey
has been repeated approximately every
3 years over the course of the past
several years for the purpose of tracking
changes and trends in public opinions
and consumer behavior, with some new
questions added or omitted or partially
modified each iteration in response to
current events. In the next 3 years, FDA
plans to field the Health and Diet
Survey—General Topics in 2012 and
anticipates that it might have the need
for additional iterations in 2014. The
information to be collected with the
Health and Diet Survey—Dietary
Guidelines Supplement will include: (1)
Awareness and sources of information,
(2) attitudes toward diet and physical
activity, and (3) practice and knowledge
related to recommended behaviors. The
survey will also ask about perceptions
and use of Federal nutrition
information, special diet, weight status,
health status, and demographics. In the
next 3 years, FDA anticipates to field
the Health and Diet Survey—Dietary
Guidelines Supplement in 2011–2012.
FDA and other Federal Agencies will
use the information from the Health and
Diet Survey to evaluate and develop
strategies and programs to encourage
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and help consumers adopt healthy
lifestyles. The information will also
help FDA and other Federal Agencies
evaluate and track consumer awareness
and behavior as outcome measures of
their achievement in improving public
health.
Description of Respondents: The
respondents are adults, age 18 and
older, drawn from the 50 States and the
District of Columbia. Participation will
be voluntary.
FDA bases its estimate of the number
of respondents and the hours per
response on its experience with
previous Health and Diet Surveys. Prior
to the administration of the Health and
Diet Survey—General Topics, the
Agency plans to conduct a pretest to
identify and resolve potential problems.
The pretest will be conducted with 27
participants; we estimate that it will
take a respondent 15 minutes (0.25
hours) to complete the pretest, for a total
of 6.75 hours, rounded to 7. The Agency
will use a screener to select an eligible
adult respondent in each household to
participate in the survey. For the Health
and Diet Survey—General Topics data
collection activity, a total of 10,000
individuals in the 50 States and the
District of Columbia will be screened by
telephone. We estimate that it will take
a respondent 1 minute (0.02 hours) to
complete the screening, for a total of 200
hours. We estimate that 3,000 eligible
adults will participate in the survey,
each taking 15 minutes (0.25 hours), for
a total of 750 hours. For the Health and
Diet Survey—Dietary Guidelines
Supplement data collection activity,
4,000 individuals in the 50 States and
the District of Columbia will be
screened by telephone. We estimate that
it will take a respondent 1 minute (0.02
hours) to complete the screening
questions, for a total of 80 hours. Of
these respondents, 1,200 will complete
the survey. We estimate that it will take
a respondent 13 minutes (0.22 hours) to
complete the entire survey, for a total of
264 hours. Thus, the total estimated
burden is 1,301 hours.
In the Federal Register of January 7,
2011 (76 FR 1168), FDA published a 60day notice requesting public comment
on the proposed collection of
information. FDA received two
comments in response to the 30-day
notice. The letters contained comments
outside the scope of the four collection
of information topics on which the
notice solicits comments and, thus, will
not be addressed here.
FDA estimates the burden of this
collection of information as follows:
TABLE 1—ESTIMATED ANNUAL REPORTING BURDEN 1
Number of
respondents
Activity
Number of
responses per
respondent
Average burden
per response
(in hours) 2
Total annual
responses
Total hours
General Topics: Pretest .............................................
General Topics: Screener ..........................................
General Topics: Survey .............................................
Dietary Guidelines Supplement: Screener ................
Dietary Guidelines Supplement: Survey ....................
27
10,000
3,000
4,000
1,200
1
1
1
1
1
27
10,000
3,000
4,000
1,200
15/60
1/60
15/60
1/60
13/60
7
200
750
80
264
Total ....................................................................
..........................
..........................
..........................
..........................
1,301
1 There
2
are no capital costs or operating and maintenance costs associated with this collection of information.
Burden estimates of less than 1 hour are expressed as a fraction of an hour in the form ‘‘[number of minutes per response]/60’’.
Dated: May 12, 2011.
Leslie Kux,
Acting Assistant Commissioner for Policy.
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[Docket No. FDA–2011–N–0345]
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Proposed Collection;
Comment Request; Experimental
Study on Consumer Responses to
Nutrition Facts Labels With Various
Footnote Formats and Disclosure of
Amounts of Vitamins and Minerals
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AGENCY:
Food and Drug Administration,
HHS.
ACTION:
Notice.
The Food and Drug
Administration (FDA) is announcing an
opportunity for public comment on the
proposed collection of certain
information by the Agency. Under the
SUMMARY:
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Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (the
PRA), Federal Agencies are required to
publish notice in the Federal Register
concerning each proposed collection of
information and to allow 60 days for
public comment in response to the
notice. This notice solicits comments on
a study entitled ‘‘Experimental Study on
Consumer Responses to Nutrition Facts
Labels With Various Footnote Formats
and Disclosure of Amounts of Vitamins
and Minerals.’’
DATES: Submit either electronic or
written comments on the collection of
information by July 22, 2011.
ADDRESSES: Submit electronic
comments on the collection of
information to https://
www.regulations.gov. Submit written
comments on the collection of
information to the Division of Dockets
Management (HFA–305), Food and Drug
Administration, 5630 Fishers Lane, Rm.
1061, Rockville, MD 20852. All
comments should be identified with the
docket number found in brackets in the
heading of this document.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Denver Presley, Jr., Office of Information
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Management, Food and Drug
Administration, 1350 Piccard Dr., PI50–
400B, Rockville, MD 20850, 301–796–
3793.
Under the
PRA (44 U.S.C. 3501–3520), Federal
Agencies must obtain approval from the
Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for each collection of
information they conduct or sponsor.
‘‘Collection of information’’ is defined in
44 U.S.C. 3502(3) and 5 CFR 1320.3(c)
and includes Agency requests or
requirements that members of the public
submit reports, keep records, or provide
information to a third party. Section
3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA (44 U.S.C.
3506(c)(2)(A)) requires Federal Agencies
to provide a 60-day notice in the
Federal Register concerning each
proposed collection of information
before submitting the collection to OMB
for approval. To comply with this
requirement, FDA is publishing notice
of the proposed collection of
information set forth in this document.
With respect to the following
collection of information, FDA invites
comments on these topics: (1) Whether
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Food and Drug Administration
[Docket No. FDA-2011-N-0001]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for Office
of Management and Budget Review; Comment Request; Health and Diet
Survey
AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing that a
proposed collection of information has been submitted to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for review and clearance under the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
DATES: Fax written comments on the collection of information by June
22, 2011.
ADDRESSES: To ensure that comments on the information collection are
received, OMB recommends that written comments be faxed to the Office
of Information and Regulatory Affairs, OMB, Attn: FDA Desk Officer,
FAX: 202-395-7285, or e-mailed to oira_submission@omb.eop.gov. All
comments should be identified with the OMB control number 0910-0545.
Also include the FDA docket number found in brackets in the heading of
this document.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Denver Presley, Jr., Office of
Information Management, Food and Drug Administration, 1350 Piccard Dr.,
PI50-400B, Rockville, MD 20850, 301-796-3793.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In compliance with 44 U.S.C. 3507, FDA has
submitted the following proposed collection of information to OMB for
review and clearance.
Health and Diet Survey--(OMB Control Number 0910-0545)--Extension
FDA is seeking extension of OMB approval for the Health and Diet
Survey, which is a voluntary consumer survey intended to gauge and
track consumer attitudes, awareness, knowledge, and behavior regarding
various topics related to health, nutrition, and physical activity. The
authority for FDA to collect the information derives from FDA's
Commissioner of Food and Drugs authority provided in section 903(d)(2)
of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 393(d)(2)).
The survey consists of two independent data collection activities.
One collection, entitled ``Health and Diet Survey--General Topics,''
tracks a broad range of consumer attitudes, awareness, knowledge, and
self-reported behaviors related to key diet and health issues. The
other collection, entitled ``Health and Diet Survey--Dietary Guidelines
Supplement,'' will provide FDA with updated information about consumer
attitudes, awareness, knowledge, and behavior regarding various
elements of nutrition and physical activity based on the key
recommendations of the Dietary Guidelines for Americans, which are
jointly issued by the Department of Health and Human Services and the
U.S. Department of Agriculture every 5 years.
The information to be collected with the Health and Diet Survey--
General Topics will include: (1) Awareness of diet-disease
relationships, (2) food and dietary supplement label use, (3) dietary
practices including strategies to lose or maintain weight, and (4)
awareness and knowledge of dietary fats. This survey has been repeated
approximately every 3 years over the course of the past several years
for the purpose of tracking changes and trends in public opinions and
consumer behavior, with some new questions added or omitted or
partially modified each iteration in response to current events. In the
next 3 years, FDA plans to field the Health and Diet Survey--General
Topics in 2012 and anticipates that it might have the need for
additional iterations in 2014. The information to be collected with the
Health and Diet Survey--Dietary Guidelines Supplement will include: (1)
Awareness and sources of information, (2) attitudes toward diet and
physical activity, and (3) practice and knowledge related to
recommended behaviors. The survey will also ask about perceptions and
use of Federal nutrition information, special diet, weight status,
health status, and demographics. In the next 3 years, FDA anticipates
to field the Health and Diet Survey--Dietary Guidelines Supplement in
2011-2012.
FDA and other Federal Agencies will use the information from the
Health and Diet Survey to evaluate and develop strategies and programs
to encourage
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and help consumers adopt healthy lifestyles. The information will also
help FDA and other Federal Agencies evaluate and track consumer
awareness and behavior as outcome measures of their achievement in
improving public health.
Description of Respondents: The respondents are adults, age 18 and
older, drawn from the 50 States and the District of Columbia.
Participation will be voluntary.
FDA bases its estimate of the number of respondents and the hours
per response on its experience with previous Health and Diet Surveys.
Prior to the administration of the Health and Diet Survey--General
Topics, the Agency plans to conduct a pretest to identify and resolve
potential problems. The pretest will be conducted with 27 participants;
we estimate that it will take a respondent 15 minutes (0.25 hours) to
complete the pretest, for a total of 6.75 hours, rounded to 7. The
Agency will use a screener to select an eligible adult respondent in
each household to participate in the survey. For the Health and Diet
Survey--General Topics data collection activity, a total of 10,000
individuals in the 50 States and the District of Columbia will be
screened by telephone. We estimate that it will take a respondent 1
minute (0.02 hours) to complete the screening, for a total of 200
hours. We estimate that 3,000 eligible adults will participate in the
survey, each taking 15 minutes (0.25 hours), for a total of 750 hours.
For the Health and Diet Survey--Dietary Guidelines Supplement data
collection activity, 4,000 individuals in the 50 States and the
District of Columbia will be screened by telephone. We estimate that it
will take a respondent 1 minute (0.02 hours) to complete the screening
questions, for a total of 80 hours. Of these respondents, 1,200 will
complete the survey. We estimate that it will take a respondent 13
minutes (0.22 hours) to complete the entire survey, for a total of 264
hours. Thus, the total estimated burden is 1,301 hours.
In the Federal Register of January 7, 2011 (76 FR 1168), FDA
published a 60-day notice requesting public comment on the proposed
collection of information. FDA received two comments in response to the
30-day notice. The letters contained comments outside the scope of the
four collection of information topics on which the notice solicits
comments and, thus, will not be addressed here.
FDA estimates the burden of this collection of information as
follows:
Table 1--Estimated Annual Reporting Burden \1\
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Number of Average burden
Activity Number of responses per Total annual per response Total hours
respondents respondent responses (in hours) \2\
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General Topics: Pretest............................................ 27 1 27 15/60 7
General Topics: Screener........................................... 10,000 1 10,000 1/60 200
General Topics: Survey............................................. 3,000 1 3,000 15/60 750
Dietary Guidelines Supplement: Screener............................ 4,000 1 4,000 1/60 80
Dietary Guidelines Supplement: Survey.............................. 1,200 1 1,200 13/60 264
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Total.......................................................... ............... ............... ............... ............... 1,301
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\1\ There are no capital costs or operating and maintenance costs associated with this collection of information.
\2\ Burden estimates of less than 1 hour are expressed as a fraction of an hour in the form ``[number of minutes per response]/60''.
Dated: May 12, 2011.
Leslie Kux,
Acting Assistant Commissioner for Policy.
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