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L’Enfant Promenade, SW., Washington, 

DC 20447, Attn: ACF Reports Clearance 

Officer. E-mail address: 

infocollection@acf.hhs.gov. All requests 

should be identified by the title of the 

information collection. 

The Department specifically requests 

comments on: (a) Whether the proposed 

collection of information is necessary 

for the proper performance of the 

functions of the agency, including 

whether the information shall have 

practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the 

agency’s estimate of the burden of the 

proposed collection of information; (c) 

the quality, utility, and clarity of the 

information to be collected; and (d) 

ways to minimize the burden of the 

collection of information on 

respondents, including through the use 

of automated collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology. 

Consideration will be given to 

comments and suggestions submitted 

within 60 days of this publication. 

Dated: August 18, 2009. 

Robert Sargis, 

Reports Clearance Officer. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Submission for OMB 

Review; Comment Request 

Periodically, the Health Resources 

and Services Administration (HRSA) 

publishes abstracts of information 

collection requests under review by the 

Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB), in compliance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 

U.S.C. Chapter 35). To request a copy of 

the clearance requests submitted to 

OMB for review, e-mail 

paperwork@hrsa.gov or call the HRSA 

Reports Clearance Office on (301)-443– 

1129. 

The following request has been 

submitted to the Office of Management 

and Budget for review under the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995: 

Proposed Project: HRSA/Bureau of 

Primary Health Care Capital 

Improvement Program Application 

Electronic Health Records (EHR) 

Readiness Checklist (OMB No. 0915– 

0325)—Extension 

The American Recovery and 

Reinvestment Act (ARRA) provides $1.5 

billion in grants to support 

‘‘construction, renovation and 

equipment’’, and ‘‘the acquisition of 

health information technology systems, 

for health centers including health 

center controlled networks receiving 

operating grants under section 330’’ of 

the Public Health Service (PHS) Act, as 

amended (42 U.S.C. 254b). HRSA is 

requesting extension of the approval of 

the Electronic Health Records (EHR) 

Readiness Checklist portion of the 

application where applicants must 

provide information to demonstrate 

readiness for electronic health records if 

they propose to use funds for electronic 

health record (EHR) related purchases. 

Of the $1.5 billion, HRSA will award 

approximately $850 million, through 

limited competition grants, for one-time 

Capital Improvement Program (CIP) 

grant funding in fiscal year (FY) 2009 to 

support existing section 330 funded 

health centers. Funding under this 

opportunity will address pressing 

capital improvement needs in health 

centers, such as construction, repair, 

renovation, and equipment purchases, 

including health information technology 

systems. Applicants must provide 

information using the EHR Readiness 

Checklist that demonstrates 

comprehensive planning and readiness 

for implementing EHRs. 

The estimated annual burden is as 

follows: 

Form Number of 

respondents 

Responses per 

respondent Total responses Hours per response 

Total burden 

hours 

EHR Readiness Checklist ................................ 568 1 568 .25 142 

Total .......................................................... 568 ............................ 568 ............................ 142 

Written comments and 

recommendations concerning the 

proposed information collection should 

be sent within 30 days of this notice to 

the desk officer for HRSA, either by email to OIRA_submission@omb.eop.gov 

or by fax to 202–395–6974. Please direct 

all correspondence to the ‘‘attention of 

the desk officer for HRSA.’’ 

Dated: August 18, 2009. 

Alexandra Huttinger, 

Director, Division of Policy Review and 

Coordination. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Food and Drug Administration 

[Docket No. FDA–2009–N–0345] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Proposed Collection; 

Comment Request; Internet Survey on 

Barriers to Food Label Use 

AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, 

HHS. 

ACTION: Notice. 

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, and to allow 60 days for 

public comment in response to the 

notice. This notice solicits comments on 

the Internet Survey on Barriers to Food 

Label Use. 

DATES: Submit written or electronic 

comments on the collection of 

information by October 23, 2009. 

ADDRESSES: Submit electronic 

comments on the collection of 

information to http:// 

www.regulations.gov. 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: 

Daniel Gittleson, Office of Information 

Management (HFA–710), Food and Drug 


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Administration, 5600 Fishers Lane, 

Rockville, MD 20857, 

Daniel.Gittleson@fda.hhs.gov, 301–796– 

5156. 

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, 

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 

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. 

Internet Survey on Barriers to Food 

Label Use 

Previous FDA studies have examined 

the prevalence of food label use and the 

types of tasks food label users perform. 

Analyses of repeated survey data show 

a sharp decline in label use between 

1994 and 2002. Much of the decline in 

label use occurred among young 

consumers, i.e., those younger than 35 

years old. In 1994, approximately 13% 

of U.S. consumers reported ‘‘never’’ 

using the food label the first time they 

purchase a product, with no significant 

differences between various age groups. 

In 2002, the proportion of consumers 

reporting ‘‘never’’ using the food label 

the first time they purchase a product 

had increased to 19%, a significant 

increase over the 1994 percentage. In 

comparison, the proportion of 

consumers younger than 35 years old 

who reported ‘‘never’’ using the food 

label the first time they purchase a 

product had increased from 13% in 

1994 to nearly 30% in 2002. Therefore, 

FDA is proposing to conduct an Internet 

survey to assess barriers to food label 

use by U.S. consumers. 

FDA conducts research and 

educational and public information 

programs relating to food safety under 

its broad statutory authority, set forth in 

section 903(b)(2) of the Federal Food, 

Drug, and Cosmetic Act (the act) (21 

U.S.C. 393(b)(2), to protect the public 

health by ensuring that foods are ‘‘safe, 

wholesome, sanitary, and properly 

labeled,’’ and in section 903(d)(2)(C) (21 

U.S.C. 393(d)(2)(C)), to conduct research 

relating to foods, drugs, cosmetics and 

devices in carrying out the act. The 

study is part of an on-going effort by 

FDA to collect data concerning 

consumer perceptions, attitudes, and 

behaviors and their impacts on food 

label usage. 

The study, the Internet Survey on 

Barriers to Food Label Use, is a 

voluntary consumer survey. The 

purpose of the study is to explore 

possible explanations for food label use 

and non-use among U.S. consumers. In 

particular, the study will collect data 

from four groups of consumers: (1) those 

older than 35 years that report regularly 

using the food label; (2) those older than 

35 years old that report infrequently 

using the food label; (3) those 35 years 

and younger that report regularly using 

the food label; (4) those 35 years and 

younger that report infrequently using 

the food label. The study goals are to: 

(1) identify attitudes and beliefs among 

consumers toward health, diet and label 

usage; (2) determine relationships 

between those attitudes and beliefs, as 

well as demographics, with food label 

use and non-use; and (3) evaluate the 

relative importance of these attitudes 

between consumers of various age 

groups to determine whether barriers to 

label use differ between younger 

consumers and older consumers. The 

information collected from the study is 

necessary to inform the agency’s efforts 

to improve consumer understanding 

and use of the food label. The results of 

the study will not be used to develop 

population estimates. 

The Internet survey data will be 

collected using participants of an 

Internet panel of approximately 43,000 

people. Participation in the 

experimental study is voluntary. 

FDA estimates the burden of this 

collection of information as follows: 

TABLE 1.—ESTIMATED ANNUAL REPORTING BURDEN1

Portion of Study No. of 

Respondents 

Frequency per 

Response 

Total Annual 

Responses 

Hours per 

Response Total Hours 

Pre-test 60 1 60 0.167 10 

Screener 8,000 1 8,000 0.0083 66 

Survey 1,000 1 1,000 0.167 167 

Total 1 9,060 243 

1There are no capital costs or operating and maintenance costs associated with this collection of information. 

FDA’s burden estimate is based on 

prior experience with Internet panel 

experiments similar to the study 

proposed here. Sixty (60) panel 

members will take part in a pre-test of 

the survey, estimated to last 10 minutes 

(0.167 hours), for a total of 10.02 hours, 

rounded to 10. Approximately 8,000 

respondents will complete a screener to 

determine eligibility for participation in 

the study, estimated to take 30 seconds 

(0.0083 hours), for a total of 66.4 hours, 

rounded to 66 hours. One thousand 

(1,000) respondents will complete the 

full survey, estimated to last 10 minutes 

(0.167 hours), for a total of 167 hours. 

The total estimated burden is 243 hours. 

Dated: August 17, 2009. 

David Horowitz, 

Assistant Commissioner for Policy. 

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