[Federal Register: May 25, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 101)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Food and Drug Administration
[Docket No. 2007N-0200]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection;
Comment Request; Health and Diet Survey
AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing an
opportunity for public comment on the proposed collection of certain
information by the agency. Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(the PRA), Federal agencies are required to publish notice in the
Federal Register concerning each proposed collection of information,
including each proposed extension of an existing collection of
information, and to allow 60 days for public comment in response to the
notice. This notice solicits comments on FDA's Health and Diet Survey.
DATES: Submit written or electronic comments on the collection of
information by July 24, 2007.
ADDRESSES: Submit electronic comments on the collection of information
to: http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/leaving.cgi?from=leavingFR.html&log=linklog&to=http://www.fda.gov/dockets/ecomments. Submit written comments on
the collection of information to the Division of Dockets Management
(HFA-305), Food and Drug Administration, 5630 Fishers Lane, rm. 1061,
Rockville, MD 20852. All comments should be identified with the docket
number found in brackets in the heading of this document.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jonna Capezzuto, Office of the Chief
Information Officer (HFA-250), Food and Drug Administration, 5600
Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 20857, 301-827-4659.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the PRA (44 U.S.C. 3501-3520), Federal
agencies must obtain approval from the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for each collection of information they conduct or sponsor.
``Collection of information'' is defined in 44 U.S.C. 3502(3) and 5 CFR
1320.3(c) and includes agency requests or requirements that members of
the public submit reports, keep records, or provide information to a
third party. Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A))
requires Federal agencies to provide a 60-day notice in the Federal
Register concerning each proposed collection of information, including
each proposed extension of an existing collection of information,
before submitting the collection to OMB for approval. To comply with
this requirement, FDA is publishing notice of the proposed collection
of information set forth in this document.
With respect to the following collection of information, FDA
invites comments on these topics: (1) Whether the proposed collection
of information is necessary for the proper performance of FDA's
functions, including whether the information will have practical
utility; (2) the accuracy of FDA's
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estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of information,
including the validity of the methodology and assumptions used; (3)
ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to
be collected; and (4) ways to minimize the burden of the collection of
information on respondents, including through the use of automated
collection techniques, when appropriate, and other forms of information
technology.
Health and Diet Survey (OMB Control Number 0910-0545)--Extension
FDA is seeking extension of OMB approval for the Health and Diet
Survey, which is a voluntary consumer survey intended to gauge and
track consumer attitudes, awareness, knowledge, and behavior regarding
various topics related to health, nutrition and physical activity. The
authority for FDA to collect the information derives from the FDA
Commissioner's authority provided in section 903(d)(2) of the Federal
Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 393(d)(2)).
The survey consists of two independent data collection activities.
One collection, entitled ``Health and Diet Survey--General Topics,''
tracks a broad range of consumer attitudes, awareness, knowledge and
self-reported behaviors related to key diet and health issues. The
other collection, entitled ``Health and Diet Survey--Dietary Guidelines
Supplement,'' will provide FDA with updated information about consumer
attitudes, awareness, knowledge, and behavior regarding various
elements of nutrition and physical activity based on the key
recommendations of the Dietary Guidelines for Americans, which are
jointly issued by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and
Department of Agriculture every 5 years.
The information to be collected with the Health and Diet Survey--
General Topics will include: (1) Awareness of diet-disease
relationships; (2) food and dietary supplement label use; (3) dietary
practices including strategies to lose or maintain weight; and, (4)
awareness and knowledge of dietary fats. The information to be
collected with the Health and Diet Survey--Dietary Guidelines
Supplement will include: (1) Awareness and sources of information; (2)
attitudes toward diet and physical activity; and, (3) practice and
knowledge related to recommended behaviors. The survey will also ask
about perceptions and use of Federal nutrition information, special
diet, weight status, health status, and demographics.
FDA and other Federal agencies will use the information from the
Health and Diet Survey to evaluate and develop strategies and programs
to encourage and help consumers adopt healthy lifestyles. The
information will also help the FDA and other Federal agencies 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.
FDA estimates the burden of this collection of information as
follows:
Table 1.--Estimated Annual Reporting Burden\1\
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No. of Annual Frequency Total Annual Hours per
Activity Respondents per Response Responses Response Total Hours
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General Topics: Pretest 27> 1 27 0.25 6.75
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General Topics: Screener 10,000 1 10,000 0.02 200
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General Topics: Survey 3,000 1 3,000 0.25 750
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Dietary Guidelines Supplement: Screener 4,000 1 4,000 0.02 80
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Dietary Guidelines Supplement: Survey 1,200 1 1,200 0.22 264
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Total 1,300.75
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\1\There are no capital costs or operating and maintenance costs associated with this collection of information.
FDA has based its estimate of the number of respondents and the
burden hours per response on its experience with the Health and Diet
Survey over the past 3 years. The agency will use a screener to select
an eligible adult respondent in each household to participate in the
survey. For the Health and Diet Survey--General Topics data collection
activity a total of 3,000 adults in the 50 states and the District of
Columbia will be interviewed by telephone. We estimate that it will
take a respondent 1.2 minutes (0.02 hours) to complete the screening
questions and 15 minutes (0.25 hours) to complete the entire survey.
Prior to the administration of the survey, the agency plans to conduct
a pretest to identify and resolve potential problems. The pretest will
be conducted with 27 participants; we estimate that it will take a
respondent 15 minutes (0.25 hours) to complete the pretest. For the
Health and Diet Survey--Dietary GuidelinesSupplement data collection
activity a total sof 1,200 adults in the 50 states and the District of
Columbia will be interviewed by telephone. We estimate that it will
take a respondent 1.2 minutes (0.02 hours) to complete the screening
questions and 13.2 minutes (0.22 hours) to complete the entire survey.
Target sample size of the combined data collection is 4,200 respondents
who complete the survey.
Dated: May 17, 2007.
Jeffrey Shuren,
Assistant Commissioner for Policy.
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