[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 62 (Friday, March 29, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 22116-22117]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-06721]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

    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 January 
8, 2024 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

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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: Qualitative Research on Food Safety Behaviors Among Parents 
and Caregivers who prepare meals for minors or older adults. In Depth 
Interview Research.
    OMB Number: 0583-NEW.
    Type of Request: Request for a new information collection.
    Abstract: FSIS is announcing its intention to collect information 
from interviews on consumer food safety knowledge, attitudes, and 
behaviors. FSIS will also collect consumer responses to food safety 
messages related to home cooking to gather feedback on message content 
and format.
    FSIS' Office of Public Affairs and Consumer Education makes sure 
members of the American public are equipped with the tools they need to 
reduce their risk of foodborne illness by teaching the public how to 
safely handle, prepare, and store food. Consumer education campaigns 
developed by OPACE's staff are created to promote safe food handling 
procedures and reduce the likelihood of foodborne illness.
    To extend its commitment to educating the public about food safety, 
FSIS is seeking to focus on the parents and caregivers or those who are 
providing care and preparing meals to at least one child or one older 
adult, as a priority audience for this new food safety campaign.
    Need and Use of the Information: Preliminary research is necessary 
to learn more about how to best tailor campaign messages to suit the 
needs of the audiences of focus. The goal of the proposed research 
study is to learn more about African American/Black and Hispanic/Latino 
parent and caregiver knowledge, attitudes, and current behaviors 
regarding food safety. The information collected from this research 
will be used to develop and tailor messages to suit audience needs. 
Further, audience feedback about draft messaging strategies and 
approaches is necessary to ensure that campaign messages will appeal to 
audiences.
    Information will be used to develop and disseminate effective 
messaging to help reduce foodborne illness among parents and 
caregivers. The lack of information in this area would impede the 
Agency's ability to provide more useful information to consumers to 
help reduce foodborne illness in the United States. The final goal will 
be to gather feedback on proposed FSIS food safety messages and 
understand their possible influence on future food safety behaviors 
among consumers.
    Description of Respondents: Individuals/Households (Parents and 
Caregivers).
    Number of Respondents: 3,050.
    Frequency of Responses: Reporting: Annually.
    Total Burden Hours: 547.

Rachelle Ragland-Greene,
Acting Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2024-06721 Filed 3-28-24; 8:45 am]
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