[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 243 (Tuesday, December 20, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Page 75445]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-24232]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

December 14, 2005.
    The Department of Agriculture has submitted the following 
information collection requirement(s) to OMB for review and clearance 
under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104-13. Comments 
regarding (a) whether the 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 burden including the validity of the 
methodology and assumptions used; (c) ways to enhance the quality, 
utility and clarity of the information to be collected; (d) ways to 
minimize the burden of the collection of information on those who are 
to respond, including through the use of appropriate automated, 
electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or 
other forms of information technology should be addressed to: Desk 
Officer for Agriculture, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, 
Office of Management and Budget (OMB), [email protected] or 
fax (202) 395-5806 and to Departmental Clearance Office, USDA, OCIO, 
Mail Stop 7602, Washington, DC 20250-7602. Comments regarding these 
information collections are best assured of having their full effect if 
received within 30 days of this information. Copies of the 
submission(s) may be obtained by calling (202) 720-8958.
    An agency may not conduct or sponsor a collection of information 
unless the collection of information displays a currently valid OMB 
control number and the agency informs potential persons who are to 
respond to the collection of information that such persons are not 
required to respond to the collection of information unless it displays 
a currently valid OMB control number.

Economic Research Service

    Title: Generic Clearance to Conduct Formative Research for the 
Development of Dietary Behavior Evaluation Measures.
    OMB Control Number: 0536-NEW.
    Summary of Collection: The Economic Research Service (ERS) of the 
Department of Agriculture (USDA) has a requirement to conduct formative 
research to develop measures of dietary behavior associated with 
dietary quality that will be widely usable with the general public and 
with low-income and food assistance recipient populations across the 
United States. Nutrition has been shown to have important effects on 
obesity, child development, learning, lifelong health, and 
productivity. Poor food behaviors have been linked to four leading 
causes of death, reduced quality of life, increased cost of living, and 
premature death. While these food-related problems affect many 
Americans, there is a lack of reliable, valid questionnaires or other 
short, practical population measures to assess such import information 
as: nutrition-and-food-related knowledge, attitude, and behaviors; food 
assistance program participation and its determinants; and program 
satisfaction. Development of new questionnaires and related measures 
and assessment of their reliability and validity will require formative 
research. This formative research will provide information leading to 
standardized dietary outcome measures that can be used to assess 
dietary quality of the general public, low-income Americans, and food 
assistance recipients, and to examine the impact of USDA food 
assistance programs on the dietary well being of food assistance 
recipients.
    Need and Use of the Information: ERS will collect information to 
develop standardized measures of dietary behavior for practical use in 
assessing dietary quality among the general public and among low-income 
population and food assistance recipient population across the United 
States, its change over time or with exposure to food assistance and 
nutrition information programs. If this information is not collected, 
USDA's ability to measure the impact of nutrition education efforts 
will be impaired.
    Description of Respondents: Individuals or households.
    Number of Respondents: 3,200.
    Frequency of Responses: Reporting: On occasion.
    Total Burden Hours: 3,400.

Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 05-24232 Filed 12-19-05; 8:45 am]
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