79 FR 175 pgs. 53711-53712 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for Office of Management and Budget Review; Comment Request; Health and Diet Survey
Type: NOTICEVolume: 79Number: 175Pages: 53711 - 53712
Pages: 53711, 53712Docket number: [Docket No. FDA-2014-N-0920]
FR document: [FR Doc. 2014-21532 Filed 9-9-14; 8:45 am]
Agency: Health and Human Services Department
Sub Agency: Food and Drug Administration
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Food and Drug Administration
[Docket No. FDA-2014-N-0920]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for Office of Management and Budget Review; Comment Request; Health and Diet Survey
AGENCY:
Food and Drug Administration, HHS.
ACTION:
Notice.
SUMMARY:
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing that a proposed collection of information has been submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and clearance under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
DATES:
Fax written comments on the collection of information by October 10, 2014.
ADDRESSES:
To ensure that comments on the information collection are received, OMB recommends that written comments be faxed to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, OMB, Attn: FDA Desk Officer, FAX: 202-395-7285, or emailed to oira_submission@omb.eop.gov. All comments should be identified with the OMB control number 0910-0545. Also include the FDA docket number found in brackets in the heading of this document.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
FDA PRA Staff, Office of Operations, Food and Drug Administration, 8455 Colesville Road; COLE-14526, Silver Spring, MD 20993-0002, PRAStaff@fda.hhs.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
In compliance with 44 U.S.C. 3507, FDA has submitted the following proposed collection of information to OMB for review and clearance.
Health and Diet Survey as Used by the Food and Drug Administration-(OMB Control Number 0910-0545)-(Revision)
We are seeking OMB approval to revise the Health and Diet Survey, which is a voluntary consumer survey intended to gauge and to track consumer attitudes, awareness, knowledge, and behavior regarding various topics related to health, nutrition, physical activity, and product labeling. Currently this collection is approved as a traditional collection; however, the Agency wishes to employ future collections under the generic collection process. The authority for FDA to collect the information derives from FDA's Commissioner of Food and Drugs authority provided in section 903(d)(2) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 393(d)(2)).
We will use the Health and Diet Survey findings to test and refine our ideas, but will generally conduct further research before making important decisions such as adopting new policies and allocating or redirecting significant resources to support these policies.
This survey has been repeated approximately every 3 to 5 years over the course of the past 3 decades for the purpose of tracking changes and trends in public opinions and consumer behavior, with some new questions added or omitted or partially modified in each iteration in response to emerging and current events or issues. In the next 3 years, we plan to field the survey two to three times. We will use the information from the Health and Diet Survey to evaluate and develop strategies and programs to encourage and help consumers adopt healthy diets and lifestyles. The information will also help FDA evaluate and track consumer awareness and behavior as outcome measures of their achievement in improving public health.
Description of Respondents: The respondents are adults, age 18 and older, drawn from the 50 States and the District of Columbia. Participation will be voluntary.
In the Federal Register of July 14, 2014 (79 FR 40760), FDA published a 60-day notice requesting public comment on the proposed collection of information. No comments were received.
We estimate the burden of this collection of information as follows:
| Activity | Number of respondents | Number of responses per respondent | Total annual responses | Average burden per response | Total hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cognitive interview screener | 100 | 1 | 100 | 0.083 (5 minutes) | 8 |
| Cognitive interview | 18 | 1 | 18 | 1 | 18 |
| Pretest screener | 2,000 | 1 | 2,000 | 0.033 (2 minutes) | 66 |
| Pretest | 200 | 1 | 200 | 0.25 (15 minutes) | 50 |
| Survey screener | 30,000 | 1 | 30,000 | 0.033 (2 minutes) | 990 |
| Survey | 3,000 | 1 | 3,000 | 0.25 (15 minutes) | 750 |
| Total | 1,882 | ||||
| 1 There are no capital costs or operating and maintenance costs associated with this collection of information. | |||||
[top] We base our estimate of the number of respondents and the average burden per response on our experience with previous Health and Diet Surveys. We will use a cognitive interview screener with 100 individuals to recruit prospective interview participants. We estimate that it will take a screener respondent approximately 5 minutes (0.083 hours) to complete the cognitive interview screener, for a total of 8 hours, rounded down from 8.3 hours. We will conduct cognitive interviews with 18 participants. We estimate that it will take a participant approximately 1 hour
We are requesting this burden for unplanned surveys so as not to restrict our ability to gather information on consumer attitudes, awareness, knowledge, and behavior regarding various topics related to health, nutrition, physical activity, and product labeling. This ability will help the Agency identify and respond to emerging issues in a more timely manner.
Dated: September 4, 2014.
Leslie Kux,
Assistant Commissioner for Policy.
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