[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 231 (Friday, December 2, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 72283-72284]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E5-6758]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion


Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; 
Comment Request--MyPyramid Tracker Information Collection for 
Registration, Login, and Food Intake and Physical Activity Assessment 
Information

AGENCY: Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion, USDA.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this 
notice invites the general public and other public agencies to comment 
on a proposed information collection. This notice announces the Center 
for Nutrition Policy and Promotion's (CNPP) intention to request the 
Office of Management and Budget approval of the information collection 
process to be used in MyPyramid Tracker, an on-line dietary and 
physical activity self-assessment tool. The information collected can 
only be accessed by the user and will not be available to CNPP or any 
other public agency for purposes of evaluation or identification. 
Formative evaluation conducted among college students will be performed 
prior to any new Web site enhancements released to the public.

DATES: Written comments on this notice must be submitted on or before 
January 31, 2006.

ADDRESSES: Comments may be sent to P. Peter Basiotis, Director, 
Nutrition Policy and Analysis, Center for Nutrition Policy and 
Promotion, U.S. Department of Agriculture, 3101 Park Center Drive, Room 
1034, Alexandria, Virginia, 22302. Pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction 
Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3507), 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 will 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 
used; (c) ways to enhance the quality, utility and clarity of the 
information collected; and (d) ways to minimize the burden of the 
collection of information on those who

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are to respond, including the use of appropriate automated, electronic, 
mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or other forms 
of information technology.
    All responses to this notice will be summarized and included in the 
request for Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval. All 
comments will also become a matter of public record.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information 
should be directed to Wen Yen Juan, (703) 605-4437.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: MyPyramid Tracker Information Collection for Registration, 
Login and Food Intake and Physical Activity Assessment.
    OMB Number: Not yet assigned.
    Expiration Date: Not applicable.
    Type of Request: This is a new collection of information.
    Abstract: MyPyramid Tracker (http://www.mypyramidtracker.gov) is an 
Internet based diet and physical activity self-assessment tool. It 
translates scientifically based guidance into practical information and 
promotes nutrition education by increasing awareness of the quality of 
a person's diet. It allows users to input their daily food intakes and 
physical activity information and provides a quick summary measure of 
overall daily diet quality, activity status, and energy balance between 
`energy in' and `energy out' in terms of current guidance, which can be 
tracked for up to one year. Motivational education messages are 
generated and tailored to the user's personal assessment results. This 
data collection will be ongoing. The information collected will only be 
accessible by the user. Formative evaluation of functionalities and 
content of the Web site will be conducted with college students in 
collaboration with various universities. Testing will be completed 
prior to the release of any newly developed Web site enhancements to 
the general public.
    Affected Public: American Consumers.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: It has been established through 
MyPyramid Tracker activity over the past 4 months, that an estimated 
75,000 (average per month) new account registrants and 72,349 active 
users (average per month) have entered food and physical activity data 
for at least one day. From the active users it is estimated that 
approximately 1% will continue to use the Tracker on a daily basis for 
up to one year. This would equate to approximately 725 repeat users 
each month who would visit the site on a daily basis for up to 1 year. 
We are estimating that there will be 900,000 respondents for 
registration, login and one-time users yearly. For repeat users we 
estimate there will be 8,700 respondents, who will take advantage of 
daily food and physical activity assessments for up to one year. The 
number of subjects to be included in formative evaluation is estimated 
to be about 300 college students, who will be using the same login 
process for 3-days of food intake and physical activity data.
    Estimated Time per Response:
    1 minute for registration.
    .5 minutes for login.
    30 minutes for food and physical activity data entry for one-day.

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                                                  Respondents            Burden minutes            Burden hours
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Interaction for Genral Public:
    One Time Registration.....................         900,000  1...............................          15,000
    One Time Log-in...........................         900,000  .5..............................           7,500
    Food/Physical Activity Data Entry for 1            900,000  30 = 27,000,000.................         450,000
     Day.
    Repeat Log-ins for 1 Year.................           8,700  .5 x 364 days = 1,583,400.......          26,390
    Repeat Food/Physical Activity Data Entries           8,700  30 x 364 days = 95,004,000......       1,583,400
     for 1 Year.
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        Subtotal..............................  ..............  ................................       2,082,290
Interaction for Subjects in the Formative
 Evaluation:
    One Time Registration.....................             300  1...............................               5
    One Time Log-in...........................             300  .5..............................             2.5
    Food/Physical Activity Data Entry for 1                300  30 = 9,000......................             150
     Day.
    Repeat Log-ins for 3 days.................             300  .5 x 3 days = 450...............             7.5
    Repeat Food/Physical Activity Data Entries             300  30 x 3 days = 27,000............             450
     for 3 days.
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        Subtotal..............................  ..............  ................................             615
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    Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: One.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 2,082,905 hours.

    Dated: November 23, 2005.
Eric J. Hentges,
Executive Director, Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion.
 [FR Doc. E5-6758 Filed 12-1-05; 8:45 am]
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