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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Dated: September 7, 2018.
Donald Wright,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Health, Office
of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion,
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health,
U.S. Department of Health and Human
Services.
Dated: September 11, 2018.
Jackie Haven,
Deputy Director, Center for Nutrition Policy
and Promotion, Food and Nutrition Service,
U.S. Department of Agriculture.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
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Announcement of Intent To Establish
the 2020 Dietary Guidelines Advisory
Committee and Solicitation of
Nominations for Membership
U.S. Department of Agriculture
(USDA), Food, Nutrition and Consumer
Services (FNCS) and Research,
Education and Economics (REE); and
U.S. Department of Health and Human
Services (HHS), Office of the Assistant
Secretary for Health.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
Notice; correction.
The Departments of
Agriculture and Health and Human
Services published a document in the
Federal Register of September 6, 2018
concerning solicitation of nominations
for membership on the 2020 Dietary
Guidelines Advisory Committee. The
document contained incorrect dates.
Eve
Stoody (telephone 703–305–7600),
Center for Nutrition Policy and
Promotion, 3101 Park Center Drive,
Room 1034, Alexandria, Virginia 22302,
or, Richard Olson (telephone 240–453–
8280), Office of Disease Prevention and
Health Promotion, 1101 Wootton
Parkway, Suite LL100, Rockville,
Maryland 20852. Additional
information is available on the internet
at www.dietaryguidelines.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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Correction
In the Federal Register of September
6, 2018, in FR Doc. 2018–19302, on page
45206, in the first column, correct the
DATES caption to read:
Nominations must be submitted by
midnight Eastern Time on October 6,
2018.
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Food and Nutrition Service
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Proposed Collection;
Comment Request—Generic Clearance
To Conduct Pre-Testing of Surveys
Food and Nutrition Service
(FNS), USDA.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this
notice invites the general public and
other public agencies to comment on
this proposed information collection.
This collection is an extension, without
change, of a currently approved
collection to conduct various
procedures to test questionnaires and
survey procedures to improve the
quality and usability of information
collection instruments.
DATES: Written comments must be
received on or before November 13,
2018.
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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 shall have 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 that
were 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
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collection techniques or other forms of
information technology.
Comments may be sent to: Planning
and Regulatory Affairs Office, Food and
Nutrition Service, U.S. Department of
Agriculture, 3101 Park Center Drive,
Room 1014, Alexandria, VA 22302.
Comments will also be accepted through
the Federal eRulemaking Portal. Go to
https://www.regulations.gov, and follow
the online instructions for submitting
comments electronically.
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, Room 1014,
Alexandria, Virginia 22302.
All responses to this notice will be
summarized and included in the request
for Office of Management and Budget
approval. All comments will be a matter
of public record.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Requests for additional information or
copies of this information collection
should be directed to either Rachelle
Ragland-Greene at 703–305–2586, or the
Planning and Regulatory Affairs Office
at 703–305–2017.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Generic Clearance to Conduct
Pre-Testing of Surveys.
OMB Number: 0584–0606.
Expiration Date: March 31, 2019.
Type of Request: Extension of a
currently approved information
collection request, without change.
Abstract: The Food and Nutrition
Service (FNS) intends to request
approval from the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) for 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 data-gathering activities 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, cognitive laboratory activities,
pilot testing, exploratory interviews,
experiments with questionnaire design,
and usability testing of electronic data
collection instruments. FNS envisions
using a variety of techniques including
field tests, respondent debriefing
questionnaires, cognitive interviews,
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Announcement of Intent To Establish the 2020 Dietary Guidelines
Advisory Committee and Solicitation of Nominations for Membership
AGENCY: U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Food, Nutrition and
Consumer Services (FNCS) and Research, Education and Economics (REE);
and U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Office of the
Assistant Secretary for Health.
ACTION: Notice; correction.
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SUMMARY: The Departments of Agriculture and Health and Human Services
published a document in the Federal Register of September 6, 2018
concerning solicitation of nominations for membership on the 2020
Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee. The document contained incorrect
dates.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Eve Stoody (telephone 703-305-7600),
Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion, 3101 Park Center Drive, Room
1034, Alexandria, Virginia 22302, or, Richard Olson (telephone 240-453-
8280), Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, 1101 Wootton
Parkway, Suite LL100, Rockville, Maryland 20852. Additional information
is available on the internet at www.dietaryguidelines.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Correction
In the Federal Register of September 6, 2018, in FR Doc. 2018-
19302, on page 45206, in the first column, correct the DATES caption to
read:
Nominations must be submitted by midnight Eastern Time on October
6, 2018.
Dated: September 7, 2018.
Donald Wright,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Health, Office of Disease Prevention and
Health Promotion, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health, U.S.
Department of Health and Human Services.
Dated: September 11, 2018.
Jackie Haven,
Deputy Director, Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion, Food and
Nutrition Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture.
[FR Doc. 2018-20013 Filed 9-13-18; 8:45 am]
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