[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 132 (Friday, July 10, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 39784-39785]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-16871]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

[Document Identifier: OS-0990-XXXX]


Agency Information Collection Request; 60-Day Public Comment 
Request

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, HHS.

    In compliance with the requirement of section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the 
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Office of the Secretary (OS), 
Department of Health and Human Services, is publishing the following 
summary of a proposed information collection request for public 
comment. Interested persons are invited to send comments regarding this 
burden estimate or any other aspect of this collection of information, 
including any of the following subjects: (1) The necessity and utility 
of the

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proposed information collection for the proper performance of the 
agency's functions; (2) the accuracy of the estimated burden; (3) ways 
to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be 
collected; and (4) the use of automated collection techniques or other 
forms of information technology to minimize the information collection 
burden.
    To obtain copies of the supporting statement and any related forms 
for the proposed paperwork collections referenced above, email your 
request, including your address, phone number, OMB number, and OS 
document identifier, to [email protected], or call the 
Reports Clearance Office at (202) 690-6162. Written comments and 
recommendations for the proposed information collections must be 
directed to the OS Paperwork Clearance Officer at the above email 
address within 60 days.
    Proposed Project: Examining Consumer and Producer Responses to 
Restaurant Menu Labeling Requirements: Survey Protocol--OMB No. 0990-
XXXX--New--Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and 
Evaluation (ASPE).
    Abstract: The Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and 
Evaluation (ASPE) is requesting approval on a new information 
collection request from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for 
purposes of conducting a study about calorie labeling on restaurant 
menus.
    Previous research demonstrates that consumers respond both to 
information about their options and the way those options are 
presented. Accordingly, restaurants can utilize presentation effects on 
menus and menu boards to influence consumer perceptions and choices. By 
analyzing the consumer response to menu options and design, this study 
will offer a wide-ranging view of the consumer and producer response to 
menu labeling requirements.
    ASPE is requesting comment on the burden for this study aimed at 
understanding the impact that the new FDA rule on calorie labeling will 
have on consumer choice when ordering from a restaurant. The goal of 
developing this activity is to examine consumer and producer responses 
to restaurant menu labeling requirements recently enacted by the FDA. 
The participants will include members of the RAND American Life Panel 
(ALP) which includes participants from several sources, including the 
University of Michigan Monthly Survey, the National Survey Project 
cohort, and several specific recruitment methods to add specific 
populations (e.g. active recruitment for vulnerable populations).

                                        Estimated Annualized Burden Table
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                                                                     Number of    Average burden
               Type of respondent                    Number of     responses per   per response    Total burden
                                                    respondents     respondent      (in hours)         hours
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ALP Panel Member................................           2,100               1           20/60             700
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    Totals......................................  ..............  ..............  ..............             700
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Darius Taylor,
Paperwork Reduction Act Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2015-16871 Filed 7-9-15; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 4150-05-P