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necessary to make intelligent and
informed marketing decisions.
Need and Use of the Information: The
information collected and
recordkeeping requirements will serve
as the basis for livestock and livestock
product market news reports utilized by
the industry for marketing purposes.
The reports are used by other
Government agencies to evaluate market
conditions and calculate price levels.
Economists at major agricultural
colleges and universities use the reports
to make short and long-term market
projections. The information is reported
up to three times daily and once weekly
and is only available directly from those
entities required to report under the Act.
Description of Respondents: Business
or other for-profit.
Number of Respondents: 116.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting;
Weekly; Other (Daily).
Total Burden Hours: 24,006.
Kimble Brown,
Departmental Information Collection
Clearance Officer.
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BILLING CODE 3410–02–P
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Food Safety and Inspection Service
[Docket No. FSIS–2019–0004]
Notice of Request for a New
Information Collection: In-Home Food
Safety Behaviors and Consumer
Education: Web-Based Survey
Food Safety and Inspection
Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 and
Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) regulations, the Food Safety and
Inspection Service (FSIS) is announcing
its intention to collect information in
the form of an exploratory Web-based
survey of consumers to evaluate food
safety education and communication
activities and to inform the
development of food safety
communication products.
DATES: Submit comments on or before
May 17, 2019.
ADDRESSES: FSIS invites interested
persons to submit comments on this
Federal Register notice. Comments may
be submitted by one of the following
methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: This
website provides commenters the ability
to type short comments directly into the
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comment field on the web page or to
attach a file for lengthier comments. Go
to https://www.regulations.gov. Follow
the on-line instructions at that site for
submitting comments.
• Mail, including CD–ROMs, etc.:
Send to Docket Clerk, U.S. Department
of Agriculture, Food Safety and
Inspection Service, 1400 Independence
Avenue SW, Mailstop 3758, Room 6065,
Washington, DC 20250–3700.
• Hand- or courier-delivered
submittals: Deliver to 1400
Independence Avenue SW, Room 6065,
Washington, DC 20250–3700.
Instructions: All items submitted by
mail or electronic mail must include the
Agency name and docket number FSIS–
2019–0004. Comments received in
response to this docket will be made
available for public inspection and
posted without change, including any
personal information, to https://
www.regulations.gov.
Docket: For access to background
documents or comments received, call
(202) 720–5627 to schedule a time to
visit the FSIS Docket Room at 1400
Independence Avenue SW, Room 6065,
Washington, DC 20250–3700.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Gina Kouba, Office of Policy and
Program Development, Food Safety and
Inspection Service, USDA, 1400
Independence Avenue SW, Room 6065,
South Building, Washington, DC 20250–
3700; (202) 720–5627.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: In-Home Food Safety Behaviors
and Consumer Education: Web-based
Survey.
Type of Request: New information
collection.
Abstract: FSIS has been delegated the
authority to exercise the functions of the
Secretary (7 CFR 2.18, 2.53) as specified
in the Federal Meat Inspection Act
(FMIA) (21 U.S.C. 601, et seq.), the
Poultry Products Inspection Act (PPIA)
(21 U.S.C. 451, et seq.) and the Egg
Products Inspection Act (EPIA) (21
U.S.C. 1031, et seq.). These statutes
mandate that FSIS protect the public by
verifying that meat, poultry, and egg
products are safe, wholesome,
unadulterated, and properly labeled and
packaged.
FSIS’s Office of Public Affairs and
Consumer Education (OPACE) develops
consumer education programs
concerning the safe handling,
preparation, and storage of meat,
poultry, and processed egg products, so
as to improve consumer food handling
behaviors and minimize the incidence
of foodborne illness. OPACE shares its
food safety messages through The Food
Safe Families campaign (a cooperative
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effort of USDA, Food and Drug
Administration [FDA], and Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention [CDC]);
social media; AskKaren (an online
database of frequently asked food safety
questions); the FSIS website;
FoodSafety.gov (the cross-federal
website operated by FSIS, FDA and CDC
used to promote safe food handling to
consumers); the Meat and Poultry
Hotline; and various publications and
events. These messages are focused on
the four core food safety behaviors:
Clean, separate, cook, and chill.
By testing planned and tailoring
existing communication programs and
materials, FSIS can help to ensure that
it is effectively communicating with the
public to improve consumer food safety
practices. As part of ongoing activities
by OPACE to develop and evaluate its
public health education and
communication activities, FSIS is
requesting approval for a new
information collection to conduct
exploratory Web-based surveys of
consumers. Findings from these surveys
will provide information about how
FSIS communication programs and
materials affect consumer
understanding of recommended safe
food handling practices, as well as
insight into how to effectively inform
consumers about recommended
practices. The findings will be used to
enhance communication programs and
materials to improve consumers’ food
safety behaviors and help prevent
foodborne illness. Additionally, this
research will provide useful information
for tracking progress toward the goals
outlined in the FSIS Fiscal Years 2017–
2021 Strategic Plan.
FSIS has contracted with RTI
International to conduct two iterations
of a web-based survey. The first survey
will be conducted in Fiscal Year (FY)
2019 and the second survey will be
conducted in FY 2021. Each iteration of
the exploratory survey will collect
information from 2,400 randomly
selected English-speaking adult
members of a probability-based Webenabled research panel maintained by a
subcontractor.
The survey is designed to be
representative of the U.S. adult
population. This representation is
achieved through address-based
sampling (ABS), where every U.S. adult
with an address (including those who
do not have a landline phone number)
has an equal probability of being
selected for participation on the panel.
A random sample of individuals will be
selected from the panel for participation
in the survey. A pilot will be conducted
before the survey to test the survey
instrument and procedures.
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The first iteration of the survey will
collect information on consumer use of
and response to the Meat and Poultry
Hotline, consumer awareness of The
Food Safe Families campaign, and
consumer behaviors for preparing raw
meat and poultry products. The topics
for the second iteration of the survey
have not been determined and will
ultimately inform OPACE’s activities to
develop and evaluate its public health
education and communication
activities.
Estimate of Burden: The total
estimated burden for each iteration of
the survey is 978.2 hours, for a total
burden of 1,956.4 hours. To achieve 80
completed surveys during the pretest,
146 randomly selected panel members
will be invited via email to take the
survey. To achieve 2,400 completed
surveys during the full-scale study,
4,400 randomly selected panel members
will be invited via email to take the
survey. Therefore, a total of 4,546 (146
+ 4,400) will be invited to participate in
both the pretest and the full-scale study
for each iteration of the survey. The
invitation email for the pretest and the
full-scale survey is expected to take 2
minutes (0.03333 hour). Each survey is
expected to take 20 minutes (0.33333
hours) to complete.
ESTIMATED ANNUAL REPORTING BURDEN FOR THE FY 2019 WEB-BASED CONSUMER SURVEY
Estimated
number of
respondents
Study component
Annual
frequency
per response
Total annual
responses
Pretest Invitation .........................................................
Pretest 1 ......................................................................
Survey Invitation .........................................................
Survey 1 ......................................................................
146
80
4,400
2,400
1
1
1
1
146
80
4,400
2,400
Total .....................................................................
4,546
........................
........................
1A
Hours per
response
0.03333
0.33333
0.03333
0.33333
Total hours
(2 min.) .....
(20 min.) ...
(2 min.) .....
(20 min.) ...
4.87
26.67
146.67
800
.................................
978.2
subset of the people who received the invitation.
ESTIMATED ANNUAL REPORTING BURDEN FOR THE FY 2021 WEB-BASED CONSUMER SURVEY
Estimated
number of
respondents
Study component
Annual
frequency
per response
Total annual
responses
Pretest Invitation .........................................................
Pretest 1 ......................................................................
Survey Invitation .........................................................
Survey 1 ......................................................................
146
80
4,400
2,400
1
1
1
1
146
80
4,400
2,400
Total .....................................................................
4,546
........................
........................
1A
Hours per
response
0.03333
0.33333
0.03333
0.33333
Total hours
(2 min.) .....
(20 min.) ...
(2 min.) .....
(20 min.) ...
4.87
26.67
146.67
800
.................................
978.2
subset of the people who received the invitation.
Respondents: Consumers.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
9,092.
Estimated Number of Annual
Responses per Respondent: 1.
Estimated Total Burden on
Respondents: 1,956.4 hours.
Copies of this information collection
assessment can be obtained from Gina
Kouba, Office of Policy and Program
Development, Food Safety and
Inspection Service, USDA, 1400
Independence Avenue SW, Room 6065,
South Building, Washington, DC 20250–
3700; (202) 720–5627.
Comments are invited on: (a) Whether
the proposed collection of information
is necessary for the proper performance
of FSIS’s functions, including whether
the information will have practical
utility; (b) the accuracy of FSIS’s
estimate of the burden of the proposed
collection of information, including the
validity of the method and assumptions
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, including through the use
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of appropriate automated, electronic,
mechanical, or other technological
collection techniques, or other forms of
information technology. Comments may
be sent to both FSIS, at the addresses
provided above, and the Desk Officer for
Agriculture, Office of Information and
Regulatory Affairs, Office of
Management and Budget, Washington,
DC 20253.
Responses to this notice will be
summarized and included in the request
for OMB approval. All comments will
also become a matter of public record.
Additional Public Notification
Public awareness of all segments of
rulemaking and policy development is
important. Consequently, FSIS will
announce this Federal Register
publication on-line through the FSIS
web page located at: https://
www.fsis.usda.gov/federal-register.
FSIS also will also announce and
provide a link to it through the FSIS
Constituent Update, which is used to
provide information regarding FSIS
policies, procedures, regulations,
Federal Register notices, FSIS public
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meetings, and other types of information
that could affect or would be of interest
to our constituents and stakeholders.
The Constituent Update is available on
the FSIS web page. Through the web
page, FSIS can provide information to a
much broader, more diverse audience.
In addition, FSIS offers an email
subscription service which provides
automatic and customized access to
selected food safety news and
information. This service is available at:
https://www.fsis.usda.gov/subscribe.
Options range from recalls to export
information, regulations, directives, and
notices. Customers can add or delete
subscriptions themselves and have the
option to password protect their
accounts.
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or your authorized representative.
Send your completed complaint form
or letter to USDA by mail, fax, or email:
Mail: U.S. Department of Agriculture,
Director, Office of Adjudication, 1400
Independence Avenue SW, Washington,
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Fax: (202) 690–7442.
Email: program.intake@usda.gov.
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alternative means for communication
(Braille, large print, audiotape, etc.),
should contact USDA’s TARGET Center
at (202) 720–2600 (voice and TDD).
Done in Washington, DC.
Carmen M. Rottenberg,
Administrator.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Food Safety and Inspection Service
[Docket No. FSIS–2019–0002]
Notice of Request To Renew an
Approved Information Collection:
Importation and Transportation of
Meat, Poultry, and Egg Products
Food Safety and Inspection
Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 and
Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) regulations, the Food Safety and
Inspection Service (FSIS) is announcing
its intention to renew the approved
information collection regarding the
importation and transportation of meat,
poultry, and egg products. The approval
for this information collection will
expire on June 30, 2019. FSIS is making
no changes to the approved collection.
DATES: Submit comments on or before
May 17, 2019.
ADDRESSES: FSIS invites interested
persons to submit comments on this
Federal Register notice. Comments may
be submitted by one of the following
methods:
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• Federal eRulemaking Portal: This
website provides commenters the ability
to type short comments directly into the
comment field on the web page or to
attach a file for lengthier comments. Go
to https://www.regulations.gov. Follow
the on-line instructions at that site for
submitting comments.
• Mail, including CD–ROMs, etc.:
Send to Docket Clerk, U.S. Department
of Agriculture, Food Safety and
Inspection Service, 1400 Independence
Avenue SW, Mailstop 3758, Room 6065,
Washington, DC 20250–3700.
• Hand- or courier-delivered
submittals: Deliver to 1400
Independence Avenue SW, Room 6065,
Washington, DC 20250–3700.
Instructions: All items submitted by
mail or electronic mail must include the
Agency name and docket number FSIS–
2019–0002. Comments received in
response to this docket will be made
available for public inspection and
posted without change, including any
personal information, to https://
www.regulations.gov.
Docket: For access to background
documents or comments received, call
(202) 720–5627 to schedule a time to
visit the FSIS Docket Room at 1400
Independence Avenue SW, Room 6065,
Washington, DC 20250–3700.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Gina Kouba, Office of Policy and
Program Development, Food Safety and
Inspection Service, USDA, 1400
Independence Avenue SW, Room 6065,
South Building, Washington, DC 20250–
3700; (202) 720–5627.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Importation and Transportation
of Meat, Poultry, and Egg Products.
OMB Control Number: 0583–0094.
Expiration Date: 06/30/2019.
Type of Request: Renewal of an
approved information collection.
Abstract: FSIS has been delegated the
authority to exercise the functions of the
Secretary (7 CFR 2.18, 2.53) as specified
in the Federal Meat Inspection Act
(FMIA) (21 U.S.C. 601, et seq.), the
Poultry Products Inspection Act (PPIA)
(21 U.S.C. 451, et seq.) and the Egg
Products Inspection Act (EPIA) (21
U.S.C. 1031, et seq.). These statutes
mandate that FSIS protect the public by
verifying that meat, poultry, and egg
products are safe, wholesome,
unadulterated, and properly labeled and
packaged.
FSIS is requesting renewal of the
information collection regarding the
importation and transportation of meat,
poultry, and egg products. The approval
for this information collection will
expire on June 30, 2019. FSIS is making
no changes to the approved collection.
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This information collection includes (1)
foreign inspection certificates from
foreign countries required by FSIS to
export meat, poultry, and egg products
to the United States (9 CFR 327.2 and
381.196); (2) documentation required by
FSIS from official import establishments
to pre-stamp imported product with the
inspection legend before reinspection is
complete (9 CFR 327.10(d) and
381.204(f)); and (3) documentation
required from official establishments to
transport meat and poultry shipments
under seal (FSIS Form 7350–1, Request
and Notice of Shipment of Sealed Meat
and Poultry) (9 CFR 325.5).
(1) Foreign countries that wish to
export meat, poultry, and egg products
to the United States must establish
eligibility to do so by putting in place
inspection systems that are ‘‘equivalent
to’’ the U.S. inspection system (9 CFR
327.2 and 381.196) and by annually
certifying that they continue to do so.
Meat, poultry, and egg products
intended for importation into the U.S.
must be accompanied by an inspection
certificate signed by an official of the
foreign government responsible for the
inspection and certification of the
product (9 CFR 327.4, 381.197, and
590.915).
(2) Import establishments that wish to
pre-stamp imported product with the
inspection legend before FSIS
inspection is complete must submit a
letter to FSIS that explains and requests
approval for the establishment’s prestamping procedure (9 CFR 327.10(d)
and 381.204(f)).
(3) Unless accounted for in an
establishment’s HACCP plan, meat and
poultry products that do not bear the
mark of inspection and that are to be
shipped from one official establishment
to another for further processing must
be transported under USDA seal to
prevent such unmarked product from
entering into commerce (9 CFR 325.5).
To track product shipped under seal,
FSIS requires the shipping
establishment to complete FSIS Form
7350–1, which identifies the type,
amount, and weight of the product.
FSIS has made the following
estimates based on an information
collection assessment.
Estimate of Burden: FSIS estimates
that it takes each respondent an average
of 29.6 hours per year to complete the
foreign inspection certificates, prestamp documentation, and
documentation required to transport
meat and poultry shipments.
Respondents: Importers,
establishments, foreign governments.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
136.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Food Safety and Inspection Service
[Docket No. FSIS-2019-0004]
Notice of Request for a New Information Collection: In-Home Food
Safety Behaviors and Consumer Education: Web-Based Survey
AGENCY: Food Safety and Inspection Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice and request for comments.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 and
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) regulations, the Food Safety and
Inspection Service (FSIS) is announcing its intention to collect
information in the form of an exploratory Web-based survey of consumers
to evaluate food safety education and communication activities and to
inform the development of food safety communication products.
DATES: Submit comments on or before May 17, 2019.
ADDRESSES: FSIS invites interested persons to submit comments on this
Federal Register notice. Comments may be submitted by one of the
following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: This website provides
commenters the ability to type short comments directly into the comment
field on the web page or to attach a file for lengthier comments. Go to
https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the on-line instructions at that
site for submitting comments.
Mail, including CD-ROMs, etc.: Send to Docket Clerk, U.S.
Department of Agriculture, Food Safety and Inspection Service, 1400
Independence Avenue SW, Mailstop 3758, Room 6065, Washington, DC 20250-
3700.
Hand- or courier-delivered submittals: Deliver to 1400
Independence Avenue SW, Room 6065, Washington, DC 20250-3700.
Instructions: All items submitted by mail or electronic mail must
include the Agency name and docket number FSIS-2019-0004. Comments
received in response to this docket will be made available for public
inspection and posted without change, including any personal
information, to https://www.regulations.gov.
Docket: For access to background documents or comments received,
call (202) 720-5627 to schedule a time to visit the FSIS Docket Room at
1400 Independence Avenue SW, Room 6065, Washington, DC 20250-3700.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Gina Kouba, Office of Policy and Program Development, Food Safety
and Inspection Service, USDA, 1400 Independence Avenue SW, Room 6065,
South Building, Washington, DC 20250-3700; (202) 720-5627.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: In-Home Food Safety Behaviors and Consumer Education: Web-
based Survey.
Type of Request: New information collection.
Abstract: FSIS has been delegated the authority to exercise the
functions of the Secretary (7 CFR 2.18, 2.53) as specified in the
Federal Meat Inspection Act (FMIA) (21 U.S.C. 601, et seq.), the
Poultry Products Inspection Act (PPIA) (21 U.S.C. 451, et seq.) and the
Egg Products Inspection Act (EPIA) (21 U.S.C. 1031, et seq.). These
statutes mandate that FSIS protect the public by verifying that meat,
poultry, and egg products are safe, wholesome, unadulterated, and
properly labeled and packaged.
FSIS's Office of Public Affairs and Consumer Education (OPACE)
develops consumer education programs concerning the safe handling,
preparation, and storage of meat, poultry, and processed egg products,
so as to improve consumer food handling behaviors and minimize the
incidence of foodborne illness. OPACE shares its food safety messages
through The Food Safe Families campaign (a cooperative effort of USDA,
Food and Drug Administration [FDA], and Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention [CDC]); social media; AskKaren (an online database of
frequently asked food safety questions); the FSIS website;
FoodSafety.gov (the cross-federal website operated by FSIS, FDA and CDC
used to promote safe food handling to consumers); the Meat and Poultry
Hotline; and various publications and events. These messages are
focused on the four core food safety behaviors: Clean, separate, cook,
and chill.
By testing planned and tailoring existing communication programs
and materials, FSIS can help to ensure that it is effectively
communicating with the public to improve consumer food safety
practices. As part of ongoing activities by OPACE to develop and
evaluate its public health education and communication activities, FSIS
is requesting approval for a new information collection to conduct
exploratory Web-based surveys of consumers. Findings from these surveys
will provide information about how FSIS communication programs and
materials affect consumer understanding of recommended safe food
handling practices, as well as insight into how to effectively inform
consumers about recommended practices. The findings will be used to
enhance communication programs and materials to improve consumers' food
safety behaviors and help prevent foodborne illness. Additionally, this
research will provide useful information for tracking progress toward
the goals outlined in the FSIS Fiscal Years 2017-2021 Strategic Plan.
FSIS has contracted with RTI International to conduct two
iterations of a web-based survey. The first survey will be conducted in
Fiscal Year (FY) 2019 and the second survey will be conducted in FY
2021. Each iteration of the exploratory survey will collect information
from 2,400 randomly selected English-speaking adult members of a
probability-based Web-enabled research panel maintained by a
subcontractor.
The survey is designed to be representative of the U.S. adult
population. This representation is achieved through address-based
sampling (ABS), where every U.S. adult with an address (including those
who do not have a landline phone number) has an equal probability of
being selected for participation on the panel. A random sample of
individuals will be selected from the panel for participation in the
survey. A pilot will be conducted before the survey to test the survey
instrument and procedures.
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The first iteration of the survey will collect information on
consumer use of and response to the Meat and Poultry Hotline, consumer
awareness of The Food Safe Families campaign, and consumer behaviors
for preparing raw meat and poultry products. The topics for the second
iteration of the survey have not been determined and will ultimately
inform OPACE's activities to develop and evaluate its public health
education and communication activities.
Estimate of Burden: The total estimated burden for each iteration
of the survey is 978.2 hours, for a total burden of 1,956.4 hours. To
achieve 80 completed surveys during the pretest, 146 randomly selected
panel members will be invited via email to take the survey. To achieve
2,400 completed surveys during the full-scale study, 4,400 randomly
selected panel members will be invited via email to take the survey.
Therefore, a total of 4,546 (146 + 4,400) will be invited to
participate in both the pretest and the full-scale study for each
iteration of the survey. The invitation email for the pretest and the
full-scale survey is expected to take 2 minutes (0.03333 hour). Each
survey is expected to take 20 minutes (0.33333 hours) to complete.
Estimated Annual Reporting Burden for the FY 2019 Web-Based Consumer Survey
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Estimated Annual
Study component number of frequency per Total annual Hours per response Total hours
respondents response responses
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Pretest Invitation........................... 146 1 146 0.03333 (2 min.)......................... 4.87
Pretest \1\.................................. 80 1 80 0.33333 (20 min.)........................ 26.67
Survey Invitation............................ 4,400 1 4,400 0.03333 (2 min.)......................... 146.67
Survey \1\................................... 2,400 1 2,400 0.33333 (20 min.)........................ 800
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Total.................................... 4,546 .............. .............. ......................................... 978.2
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\1\A subset of the people who received the invitation.
Estimated Annual Reporting Burden for the FY 2021 Web-Based Consumer Survey
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Estimated Annual
Study component number of frequency per Total annual Hours per response Total hours
respondents response responses
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Pretest Invitation........................... 146 1 146 0.03333 (2 min.)......................... 4.87
Pretest \1\.................................. 80 1 80 0.33333 (20 min.)........................ 26.67
Survey Invitation............................ 4,400 1 4,400 0.03333 (2 min.)......................... 146.67
Survey \1\................................... 2,400 1 2,400 0.33333 (20 min.)........................ 800
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Total.................................... 4,546 .............. .............. ......................................... 978.2
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\1\A subset of the people who received the invitation.
Respondents: Consumers.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 9,092.
Estimated Number of Annual Responses per Respondent: 1.
Estimated Total Burden on Respondents: 1,956.4 hours.
Copies of this information collection assessment can be obtained
from Gina Kouba, Office of Policy and Program Development, Food Safety
and Inspection Service, USDA, 1400 Independence Avenue SW, Room 6065,
South Building, Washington, DC 20250-3700; (202) 720-5627.
Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed collection of
information is necessary for the proper performance of FSIS's
functions, including whether the information will have practical
utility; (b) the accuracy of FSIS's estimate of the burden of the
proposed collection of information, including the validity of the
method and assumptions 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, including through
the use of appropriate automated, electronic, mechanical, or other
technological collection techniques, or other forms of information
technology. Comments may be sent to both FSIS, at the addresses
provided above, and the Desk Officer for Agriculture, Office of
Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget,
Washington, DC 20253.
Responses to this notice will be summarized and included in the
request for OMB approval. All comments will also become a matter of
public record.
Additional Public Notification
Public awareness of all segments of rulemaking and policy
development is important. Consequently, FSIS will announce this Federal
Register publication on-line through the FSIS web page located at:
https://www.fsis.usda.gov/federal-register.
FSIS also will also announce and provide a link to it through the
FSIS Constituent Update, which is used to provide information regarding
FSIS policies, procedures, regulations, Federal Register notices, FSIS
public meetings, and other types of information that could affect or
would be of interest to our constituents and stakeholders. The
Constituent Update is available on the FSIS web page. Through the web
page, FSIS can provide information to a much broader, more diverse
audience. In addition, FSIS offers an email subscription service which
provides automatic and customized access to selected food safety news
and information. This service is available at: https://www.fsis.usda.gov/subscribe. Options range from recalls to export
information, regulations, directives, and notices. Customers can add or
delete subscriptions themselves and have the option to password protect
their accounts.
USDA Non-Discrimination Statement
No agency, officer, or employee of the USDA shall, on the grounds
of race, color, national origin, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual
orientation, disability, age, marital status, family/parental status,
income derived from a public assistance program, or political beliefs,
exclude from participation in,
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deny the benefits of, or subject to discrimination any person in the
United States under any program or activity conducted by the USDA.
How To File a Complaint of Discrimination
To file a complaint of discrimination, complete the USDA Program
Discrimination Complaint Form, which may be accessed online at https://www.ocio.usda.gov/sites/default/files/docs/2012/Complain_combined_6_8_12.pdf, or write a letter signed by you or your
authorized representative.
Send your completed complaint form or letter to USDA by mail, fax,
or email:
Mail: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Director, Office of
Adjudication, 1400 Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20250-9410.
Fax: (202) 690-7442.
Email: program.intake@usda.gov.
Persons with disabilities who require alternative means for
communication (Braille, large print, audiotape, etc.), should contact
USDA's TARGET Center at (202) 720-2600 (voice and TDD).
Done in Washington, DC.
Carmen M. Rottenberg,
Administrator.
[FR Doc. 2019-04994 Filed 3-15-19; 8:45 am]
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