[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 215 (Tuesday, November 7, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Page 56137]
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[FR Doc No: 95-27573]



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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Food and Consumer Service


Collection Requirements Submitted for Public Comment and 
Recommendations: Evaluation of the Team Nutrition Pilot Implementation 
Communities

AGENCY: Food and Consumer Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this 
notice announces the Food and Consumer Service's (FCS) intention to 
request OMB review of the Evaluation of the Team Nutrition Pilot 
Implementation Communities.

DATES: Comments on this notice must be received by January 8, 1996.

ADDRESSES: Send comments regarding the accuracy of the burden estimate, 
ways to minimize the burden, including through the use of automated 
collection techniques or other forms of information technology, or any 
other aspect of this collection of information to: Michael E. Fishman, 
Acting Director, Office of Analysis and Evaluation, Food and Consumer 
Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, 3103 Park Center Drive, 
Alexandria, VA 22302.
    All 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.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michael E. Fishman, (703) 305-2117.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: .

    Title: Evaluation of the Team Nutrition Pilot Implementation 
Communities.
    OMB Number: Not yet assigned.
    Expiration Date: N/A.
    Type of Request: New collection of information.
    Abstract: Team Nutrition is a multi-dimensional nutrition education 
program delivered through the media, homes, schools and other community 
partners. It also includes training and technical assistance to support 
school efforts to implement the Dietary Guidelines for Americans in 
their food services. The major objectives of this study are to (1) 
describe and compare school and community strategies to implement the 
Team Nutrition approach to improving children's food choices, and (2) 
assess the outcomes of Team Nutrition activities on students, their 
parents, teachers, school staff and administrators, as well as school 
food service practices.
    The evaluation will focus on seven volunteer school districts in 
which 30 elementary and seven middle schools will implement Team 
Nutrition activities during the 1996 Spring and 1996 Fall semesters. 
Four of these districts have also volunteered to participate in the 
outcome evaluation. In these districts, 24 elementary and 12 middle 
schools will serve as treatment or comparison sites over the same time 
period.
    The evaluation includes seven data collection protocols: (1) 
Activity logs maintained by teachers, staff and administrators 
describing nutrition promotion events; (2) a classroom survey of all 
students, in two different grades, at treatment and comparison schools; 
(3) observations of food choice and plate waste behavior in school 
cafeterias among subsamples of the same students; (4) in person 
interviews with subsamples of surveyed students; (5) a telephone survey 
with a parent of each student surveyed; (6) a self-administered survey 
of teachers who deliver nutrition education; (7) personal interviews 
with key administrators and staff who make and implement food service 
policy.
    Estimate of Burden: The public reporting burden associated with one 
application of each protocol described above is estimated to average 2 
minutes for each activity log entry, 15 minutes for the classroom 
survey of students, 0 burden for cafeteria observations, 30 minutes for 
the student interviews, 25 minutes for the parent survey, 20 minutes 
for the teacher survey, and 35 minutes for administrator and staff 
interviews.
    Respondents: The kind of respondents associated with each data 
collection protocol is described above.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: Surveys will be conducted with 
approximately 7800 students. Cafeteria observations will be made of 
about 5150 of these same students. 600 of these students will also 
participate in interviews. Approximately 7800 parents will be surveyed. 
145 teachers will compete self-administered questionnaires, and 150 
school administrators and food service staff will participate in 
interviews. The same teachers, administrators and staff will maintain 
activity logs of nutrition promotion events.
    Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: Most data collection 
protocols will be administered twice per respondent, before and after 
treatment in both school semesters referenced above. The only exception 
is for teachers, food service staff and administrators from 
participating elementary schools who will respond to appropriate 
protocol--questionnaries for teachers and interviews for others--a 
total of four times (twice in each of two semesters). Administrators, 
teachers and staff are expected make an average of 200 entries on the 
activity logs.
    Estimated Total Burden on Respondents: 13,365 hours. Copies of this 
information collection can be obtained from Carol Olander, Office of 
Analysis and Evaluation, Food and Consumer Service, U.S. Department of 
Agriculture, 3101 Park Center Drive, Alexandria, VA 22302.

    Dated: November 1, 1995.
William E. Ludwig,
Administrator, Food and Consumer Service.
[FR Doc. 95-27573 Filed 11-6-95; 8:45 am]
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