Notice2024-09467
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
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May 2, 2024
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Agriculture Department
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 86 (Thursday, May 2, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 35775]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-09467]
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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 required 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 June 3,
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
<a href="http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain">www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain</a>. 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: Consumer Labeling Research: Web-Based Experimental Survey.
OMB Control Number: 0583-NEW.
Summary of Collection: Food Safety and Inspection Service has been
delegated the authority to exercise the functions of the Secretary (7
CFR 2.18, 2.53) as specified in the Federal Meat Inspection Act (FMIA)
(21 U.S.C. 601, et seq.), the Poultry Products Inspection Act (PPIA)
(21 U.S.C. 451, et seq.), and the Egg Products Inspection Act (EPIA)
(21 U.S.C. 1031, et seq.). These statutes mandate that FSIS protect the
public by verifying that meat, poultry, and egg products are safe,
wholesome, and properly labeled. Safe handling instructions (SHI) are
required on the labels of raw or partially cooked (i.e., not considered
ready to eat) meat and poultry products if the product is destined for
household consumers or institutional uses (9 CFR 317.2(l) and 9 CFR
381.125(b)). FSIS has required the SHI label for raw and partially
cooked meat and poultry products since 1994 (59 FR 40209, August 8,
1994).
Need and Use of the Information: The web-based experimental survey
will address two primary research questions (RQs): (1) Do any of the
test SHI labels perform better at attracting consumer attention (i.e.,
noticeability) relative to the current SHI label? and (2) Do any of the
test SHI labels perform better at motivating consumers to follow
recommend safe handling instructions relative to the current SHI label?
The survey will also collect information to measure the following
secondary outcomes for consumer response to the SHI label: visual
receptivity, perceived risk impact (overall label and risk message on
label), efficacy, comprehension, learned new information, receptivity
to fear appeal messaging, and perceived likelihood of getting foodborne
illness if instructions are not followed. The survey will assess
consumer noticeability for alternative formats of a standardized food
safety cue (in addition to the SHI label) that could be used on raw and
partially cooked meat and poultry products to convey that the product
is not fully cooked and requires cooking to the recommended internal
temperature to ensure food safety.
This data from this collection will be used to further inform label
design; provide information about how consumers use food safety
information on labels and whether it would be useful to provide the
minimum cooking temperature on the product, and if so, where on the
product (e.g., front, back, no preference), and to determine the most
useful location for the SHI label (e.g., front, back, no preference).
The survey will also collect information on the likelihood of scanning
a QR code on a package of raw meat or poultry to get more information
about safe handling practices. The survey will include a question to
measure awareness of the current SHI label by asking respondents to
select which images they have seen before (the response options will
include the current SHI label and several distractors such as the
MyPlate icon).
Description of Respondents: Individuals/Households.
Number of Respondents: 50,000.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting; Other (one-time).
Total Burden Hours: 2,500.
Rachelle Ragland-Greene,
Acting Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2024-09467 Filed 5-1-24; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3410-DM-P
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