[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 101 (Friday, May 25, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 29332-29333]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-10086]


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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://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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