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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Submission for OMB Review;
Comment Request
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April 16, 2015.
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 they are
received within 30 days of this
notification. Copies of the submission(s)
may be obtained by calling (202) 720–
8958.
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
persons are not required to respond to
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displays a currently valid OMB control
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Food and Nutrition Service
Title: FNS Generic Clearance for PreTesting, Pilot, and Field Testing
Studies.
OMB Control Number: 0584–NEW.
Summary of Collection: The Food and
Nutrition Service (FNS) is requesting
approval from the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) to conduct pretesting of surveys using a generic
clearance that will allow FNS to
conduct a variety of data-gathering
activities aimed at improving the quality
and usability of information collection
instruments associated with research
and analysis activities. The procedures
utilized to this effect include but are not
limited to experiments with levels of
incentives for study participants, tests of
various types of survey operations,
focus groups, pilot testing, exploratory
interviews, experiments with
questionnaire design, and usability
testing of electronic data collection
instruments. The authorizing statutes
for data collections submitted under this
generic clearance are: The Healthy,
Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010 (Pub. L.
111–296, Sec 305), and Section 17 (7
U.S.C. 2026) (a)(1) of the Food and
Nutrition Act of 2008.
Need and Use of the Information: The
information collected will be used to
pre-test, evaluate and improve the
quality of surveys instruments and
provide reassessments before they are
conducted. This generic testing
clearance is a helpful vehicle for
evaluating questionnaires/assessments
and various data collection procedures.
It will allow FNS to take advantage of
a variety of methods to identify
questionnaire/assessment and
procedural problems, suggest solutions,
and measure the relative effectiveness of
alternative solutions. The quality and
timeliness of data collections will be
improved by conducting pre-testing in
advance of full surveys.
Description of Respondents:
Individual or households; Business or
other for-profit; Not-for-profit
institutions; State, Local or Tribal
Government.
Number of Respondents: 1,500.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting:
On occasion.
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Total Burden Hours: 1,500.
Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection
Clearance Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Food Safety and Inspection Service
[Docket No. FSIS–2015–0011]
Codex Alimentarius Commission:
Meeting of the Codex Alimentarius
Commission
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) is
sponsoring a public meeting on June 17,
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 38th
Session of the Codex Alimentarius
Commission (CAC), taking place in
Geneva, Switzerland, July 6–11, 2015.
The Deputy Under Secretary for Food
Safety recognizes the importance of
providing interested parties the
opportunity to obtain background
information on the 38th Session of the
CAC and to address items on the
agenda.
SUMMARY:
The public meeting is scheduled
for Wednesday, June 17, 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 (USDA), 1400 Independence
Avenue SW., Room 107–A, Washington,
DC 20250. Documents related to the
38th Session of the CAC will be
accessible via the Internet at the
following address: https://
www.codexalimentarius.org/meetingsreports/en/.
The U.S. Delegate to the 38th Session
of the CAC invites U.S. interested
parties to submit their comments
electronically to the following email
address: Barbara.McNiff@fsis.usda.gov.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
April 16, 2015.
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
they are received within 30 days of this notification. Copies of the
submission(s) may be obtained by calling (202) 720-8958.
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 persons are not
required to respond to the collection of information unless it displays
a currently valid OMB control number.
Food and Nutrition Service
Title: FNS Generic Clearance for Pre-Testing, Pilot, and Field
Testing Studies.
OMB Control Number: 0584-NEW.
Summary of Collection: The Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) is
requesting approval from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to
conduct pre-testing of surveys using a generic clearance that will
allow FNS to conduct a variety of data-gathering activities aimed at
improving the quality and usability of information collection
instruments associated with research and analysis activities. The
procedures utilized to this effect include but are not limited to
experiments with levels of incentives for study participants, tests of
various types of survey operations, focus groups, pilot testing,
exploratory interviews, experiments with questionnaire design, and
usability testing of electronic data collection instruments. The
authorizing statutes for data collections submitted under this generic
clearance are: The Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010 (Pub. L. 111-
296, Sec 305), and Section 17 (7 U.S.C. 2026) (a)(1) of the Food and
Nutrition Act of 2008.
Need and Use of the Information: The information collected will be
used to pre-test, evaluate and improve the quality of surveys
instruments and provide reassessments before they are conducted. This
generic testing clearance is a helpful vehicle for evaluating
questionnaires/assessments and various data collection procedures. It
will allow FNS to take advantage of a variety of methods to identify
questionnaire/assessment and procedural problems, suggest solutions,
and measure the relative effectiveness of alternative solutions. The
quality and timeliness of data collections will be improved by
conducting pre-testing in advance of full surveys.
Description of Respondents: Individual or households; Business or
other for-profit; Not-for-profit institutions; State, Local or Tribal
Government.
Number of Respondents: 1,500.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting: On occasion.
Total Burden Hours: 1,500.
Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2015-09286 Filed 4-21-15; 8:45 am]
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