Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; American Time Use Survey-Eating and Health Supplement, 68096 [2013-27059]

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• DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
• Office of the Secretary

[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 219 (Wednesday, November 13, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Page 68096]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-27059]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB 
Review; Comment Request; American Time Use Survey--Eating and Health 
Supplement

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Labor (DOL) is submitting the Bureau of 
Labor Statistics (BLS) sponsored information collection request (ICR) 
proposal titled, ``American Time Use Survey--Eating and Health 
Supplement,'' to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review 
and approval for use in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act 
(PRA) of 1995, 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.

DATES: Submit comments on or before December 13, 2013.

ADDRESSES: A copy of this ICR with applicable supporting documentation; 
including a description of the likely respondents, proposed frequency 
of response, and estimated total burden may be obtained from the 
RegInfo.gov Web site, https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAViewICR?ref_nbr=201307-1220-005, (this link will only become active on the day 
following publication of this notice) or by contacting Michel Smyth by 
telephone at 202-693-4129 (this is not a toll-free number) or sending 
an email to DOL_PRA_PUBLIC@dol.gov.
    Submit comments about this request to the Office of Information and 
Regulatory Affairs, Attn: OMB Desk Officer for DOL-BLS, Office of 
Management and Budget, Room 10235, 725 17th Street NW., Washington, DC 
20503, Fax: 202-395-6881 (this is not a toll-free number), email: 
OIRA_submission@omb.eop.gov. Commenters are encouraged, but not 
required, to send a courtesy copy of any comments to the U.S. 
Department of Labor-OASAM, Office of the Chief Information Officer, 
Attn: Information Policy and Assessment Program, Room N1301, 200 
Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20210, email: DOL_PRA_PUBLIC@dol.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michel Smyth by telephone at 202-693-
4129 (this is not a toll-free number) or by email at DOL_PRA_PUBLIC@dol.gov.

    Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3507(a)(1)(D).


SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This ICR seeks PRA authority to separate the 
American Time Use Survey (ATUS) Eating and Health Supplement, which was 
previously collected as part of the master ATUS information collection 
approved under Control Number 1220-0175, into a new Control Number. The 
separation will provide greater flexibility in managing this episodic 
information collection without needing to revisit more permanent 
aspects of the ATUS. The Eating and Health Supplement module includes 
questions about peoples' eating and drinking behaviors, food assistance 
participation, grocery and meal shopping, food preparation, and food 
sufficiency. The Supplement also includes questions on general health 
and physical exercise. Information collected in the Supplement will be 
published as a public use data set to facilitate research on numerous 
topics, such as the association between eating patterns, physical 
activity, and Body Mass Index; time-use patterns of food assistance 
program participants and low-income nonparticipants; and how time-use 
varies by health status. The Supplement surveys individuals aged 15 and 
up from a nationally representative sample.
    This proposed information collection is subject to the PRA. A 
Federal agency generally cannot conduct or sponsor a collection of 
information, and the public is generally not required to respond to an 
information collection, unless it is approved by the OMB under the PRA 
and displays a currently valid OMB Control Number. In addition, 
notwithstanding any other provisions of law, no person shall generally 
be subject to penalty for failing to comply with a collection of 
information if the collection of information does not display a valid 
Control Number. See 5 CFR 1320.5(a) and 1320.6. For additional 
information, see the related notice published in the Federal Register 
on July 29, 2013 (78 FR 45567).
    Interested parties are encouraged to send comments to the OMB, 
Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs at the address shown in 
the ADDRESSES section within 30 days of publication of this notice in 
the Federal Register. In order to help ensure appropriate 
consideration, comments should mention OMB Reference Number 201307-
1220-005. The OMB is particularly interested in comments that:
     Evaluate 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;
     Evaluate 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;
     Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the 
information to be collected; and
     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, e.g., permitting 
electronic submission of responses.
    Agency: DOL-BLS.
    Title of Collection: American Time Use Survey--Eating and Health 
Supplement.
    OMB Reference Number: 201307-1220-005.
    Affected Public: Individuals or Households.
    Total Estimated Number of Respondents: 12,600.
    Total Estimated Number of Responses: 12,600.
    Total Estimated Annual Burden Hours: 1,050.
    Total Estimated Annual Other Costs Burden: $0.

    Dated: November 5, 2013.
Michel Smyth,
Departmental Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2013-27059 Filed 11-12-13; 8:45 am]
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