[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 109 (Friday, June 5, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 34590-34591]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-12111]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

June 1, 2020.
    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 
are requested regarding 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; the 
accuracy of the agency's estimate of burden including the validity of 
the methodology and assumptions used; ways to enhance the quality, 
utility and clarity of the information to be collected; and 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.
    Comments regarding this information collection received by July 6, 
2020 will be considered. Written comments and recommendations for the 
proposed information collection should be submitted within 30 days of 
the publication of this notice on the following website 
www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this particular information 
collection by selecting ``Currently under 30-day Review--Open for 
Public Comments'' or by using the search function.
    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.

Food Safety and Inspection Service

    Title: In-Home Food Safety Behaviors and Consumer Education: Annual 
Observational Study.
    OMB Control Number: 0583-0169.
    Summary of Collection: The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) 
Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) has been delegated the 
authority to exercise the functions of the Secretary of Agriculture (7 
CFR 2.18, 2.53), as specified in the Federal Meat Inspection Act the 
Poultry Products Inspection Act (21 U.S.C. 453, et seq., 601 et. seq.) 
FSIS protects the public by verifying that meat, poultry, and processed 
egg products are wholesome; not adulterated; and properly marked, 
labeled, and packaged. USDA FSIS' Office of Public Affairs and Consumer 
Education (OPACE) ensures that all segments of the farm-to-table chain 
receive valuable food safety information. The consumer education 
programs developed by OPACE's Food Safety Education Staff inform the 
public on how to safely handle, prepare, and store meat, poultry, and 
egg products to minimize incidence or foodborne illness. To inform the 
development of food safety communication products and to evaluate 
public health education and communication activities, FSIS is 
requesting approval to renew the information collection to conduct 
observational studies using an experimental design.
    Need and Use of the Information: The observational studies will 
help FSIS assess adherence to the four recommended food safety 
behaviors of clean, separate, cook, and chill; determine whether food 
safety messaging focused on those behaviors affects consumer food 
safety handing behaviors; and determine whether consumers introduce 
cross-contamination during food preparation. The results of this 
research will be used to enhance messaging and accompanying materials 
to improve food safety behaviors of consumers.
    Description of Respondents: Individuals or households.
    Number of Respondents: 1,600.
    Frequency of Responses: Reporting: Annually.
    Total Burden Hours: 1,036.

Food Safety and Inspection Service

    Title: State Meat and Poultry Inspection Programs.
    OMB Control Number: 0583-0170.
    Summary of Collection: The Food Safety and Inspection Service 
(FSIS) has been delegated the authority to exercise the functions of 
the Secretary as provided in the Federal Meat Inspection Act (FMIA) (21 
U. S.C. 601 et. seq.) and the Poultry Products Inspection Act (PPIA) 
(21 U.S.C. 451, et seq.) These statutes mandate that FSIS protect the 
public by ensuring that meat and poultry products are safe, wholesome, 
not adulterated, and properly labeled and packaged.
    Need and Use of the Information: FSIS collects information from 
federally-assisted State Meat and Poultry Inspection programs to ensure 
that their programs operate in a manner that is at least equal to 
FSIS's Federal inspection program in the protection of

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public interest; comply with requirements of Federal Civil Rights laws 
and regulations; meet necessary laboratory quality assurance standards 
and testing frequencies; and have the capability to perform 
microbiology and food chemistry methods that are ``at least equal to'' 
methods performed in FSIS laboratories.
    Description of Respondents: State, Local or Tribal Government.
    Number of Respondents: 27.
    Frequency of Responses: Reporting: Annually.
    Total Burden Hours: 6,887.

Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2020-12111 Filed 6-4-20; 8:45 am]
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