Notice of Opportunity for Public Comment on the Dietary Supplement Label Database, 66549 [2015-27625]

Download as PDF 66549 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 209 / Thursday, October 29, 2015 / Notices ultraviolet radiation exposure, medical conditions, and other lifestyle factors will also be studied. Patients from 11 participating hospitals will be screened and enrolled. There will be a one-time computer-administered interview, and patients will also be asked to provide a one-time blood and buccal cell mouth wash sample and cases with lymphoma or leukemia will be asked to make available a portion of their pathology sample. OMB approval is requested for 3 years. There are no costs to respondents other than their time. The total estimated annualized burden hours are 3,262. Estimated Annualized Burden Hours TABLE A.12–1—ESTIMATES OF ANNUAL BURDEN HOURS Number of respondents Types of respondents Instrument Potential Study Subjects ................... Eligible Potential Study Subjects ...... Consented Patient Cases ................. Screening Questions ........................ Consent Form .................................. Core Questionnaire & Occupational Job Module. Core Questionnaire & Occupational Job Module. Pathology sample request and tracking form. Tracking forms ................................. Consented Patient Controls .............. Study Pathologists ............................ Interviewers ....................................... Dated: October 16, 2015. Karla Bailey, Project Clearance Liaison, National Cancer Institute, NIH. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES National Institutes of Health Notice of Opportunity for Public Comment on the Dietary Supplement Label Database The Office of Dietary Supplements (ODS) at the National Institutes of Health, in partnership with the National Library of Medicine (NLM), has developed a Dietary Supplement Label Database (DSLD) that is compiling all information from the labels of dietary supplements marketed in the United States. ODS welcomes comments about features to add and functionality improvements to make so the DSLD may become a more useful tool to users. A federal stakeholder panel for the DSLD will consider all comments received. The ODS requests input from academic researchers, government agencies, the dietary supplement industry, and other interested parties, including consumers. The DSLD can be accessed online at https:// dsld.nlm.nih.gov. asabaliauskas on DSK5VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES SUMMARY: To ensure full consideration, all comments must be received by 11:59 p.m. EST, November 27, 2015. DATES: Interested individuals and organizations should submit their responses to ODS@nih.gov. ADDRESSES: VerDate Sep<11>2014 23:37 Oct 28, 2015 Jkt 238001 5/60 5/60 105/60 176 150 1,692 300 1 105/60 525 10 97 5/60 81 15 85 30/60 638 The DSLD is a free resource that captures all information present on dietary supplement labels as provided by the seller, including contents, ingredient amounts, and any health-related product statements, claims, and cautions. It also provides a downloadable photo of each label. Users can search for and organize this information in various ways. Research scientists, for example, could use the DSLD to determine total nutrient intakes from food and supplements in populations they study. Health care providers can learn the content of products their patients are taking. Consumers might use the DSLD to search for and compare products of interest. The DSLD currently contains 50,000 labels, and it is expected to grow rapidly over the next three years to include most of the estimated 75,000+ dietary supplement products sold to American consumers. The DSLD is updated regularly to include any formulation changes and label information in a product. It also includes the labels of products that have been discontinued and are no longer sold. More information about the DSLD and its current capabilities is available at SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: PO 00000 Frm 00062 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Annual burden hours 1 1 1 Richard Bailen MBA, MHA., Office of Dietary Supplements, National Institutes of Health, 6100 Executive Boulevard, Room 3B01, Bethesda, MD 20892–7517, Phone: 301–435–2920, Fax: 301–480–1845, Email: ODS@nih.gov. BILLING CODE 4140–01–P Time per response (hours) 2,110 1,801 967 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: [FR Doc. 2015–27586 Filed 10–28–15; 8:45 am] Frequency of response https://www.dsld.nlm.nih.gov and at Dwyer et al., 2014.1 ODS would like would like to receive ideas and suggestions for how the DSLD might evolve. What features might be added, improved, or enhanced—for example, in capabilities related to search, sorting, organization, and downloading of information—that would make it a more valuable tool for users? Dated: October 23, 2015. Lawrence A. Tabak, Deputy Director, National Institutes of Health. [FR Doc. 2015–27625 Filed 10–28–15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4140–01–P DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES National Institutes of Health National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases; Notice of Closed Meeting Pursuant to section 10(d) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as amended (5 U.S.C. App.), notice is hereby given of the following meeting. The meeting will be closed to the public in accordance with the provisions set forth in sections 552b(c)(4) and 552b(c)(6), Title 5 U.S.C., as amended. The grant applications and the discussions could disclose confidential trade secrets or commercial property such as patentable material, and personal information concerning individuals associated with the grant 1 Dwyer JT, Saldanha LG, Bailen RA, et al. A free new dietary supplement label database for registered dietitian nutritionists. J Acad Nutr Diet. 2014;114(10):1512–7. E:\FR\FM\29OCN1.SGM 29OCN1

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[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 209 (Thursday, October 29, 2015)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health


Notice of Opportunity for Public Comment on the Dietary 
Supplement Label Database

SUMMARY: The Office of Dietary Supplements (ODS) at the National 
Institutes of Health, in partnership with the National Library of 
Medicine (NLM), has developed a Dietary Supplement Label Database 
(DSLD) that is compiling all information from the labels of dietary 
supplements marketed in the United States. ODS welcomes comments about 
features to add and functionality improvements to make so the DSLD may 
become a more useful tool to users.
    A federal stakeholder panel for the DSLD will consider all comments 
received. The ODS requests input from academic researchers, government 
agencies, the dietary supplement industry, and other interested 
parties, including consumers. The DSLD can be accessed online at https://dsld.nlm.nih.gov.

DATES: To ensure full consideration, all comments must be received by 
11:59 p.m. EST, November 27, 2015.

ADDRESSES: Interested individuals and organizations should submit their 
responses to ODS@nih.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Richard Bailen MBA, MHA., Office of 
Dietary Supplements, National Institutes of Health, 6100 Executive 
Boulevard, Room 3B01, Bethesda, MD 20892-7517, Phone: 301-435-2920, 
Fax: 301-480-1845, Email: ODS@nih.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The DSLD is a free resource that captures 
all information present on dietary supplement labels as provided by the 
seller, including contents, ingredient amounts, and any health-related 
product statements, claims, and cautions. It also provides a 
downloadable photo of each label. Users can search for and organize 
this information in various ways. Research scientists, for example, 
could use the DSLD to determine total nutrient intakes from food and 
supplements in populations they study. Health care providers can learn 
the content of products their patients are taking. Consumers might use 
the DSLD to search for and compare products of interest.
    The DSLD currently contains 50,000 labels, and it is expected to 
grow rapidly over the next three years to include most of the estimated 
75,000+ dietary supplement products sold to American consumers. The 
DSLD is updated regularly to include any formulation changes and label 
information in a product. It also includes the labels of products that 
have been discontinued and are no longer sold. More information about 
the DSLD and its current capabilities is available at https://www.dsld.nlm.nih.gov and at Dwyer et al., 2014.\1\
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    \1\ Dwyer JT, Saldanha LG, Bailen RA, et al. A free new dietary 
supplement label database for registered dietitian nutritionists. J 
Acad Nutr Diet. 2014;114(10):1512-7.
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    ODS would like would like to receive ideas and suggestions for how 
the DSLD might evolve. What features might be added, improved, or 
enhanced--for example, in capabilities related to search, sorting, 
organization, and downloading of information--that would make it a more 
valuable tool for users?

     Dated: October 23, 2015.
Lawrence A. Tabak,
Deputy Director, National Institutes of Health.
[FR Doc. 2015-27625 Filed 10-28-15; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 4140-01-P
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