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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 227 (Monday, November 25, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 92885]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-27544]

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

    The Department of Agriculture will submit the following information 
collection requirement(s) to OMB for review and clearance under the 
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104-13 on or after the date 
of publication of this notice. Comments are requested regarding: (1) 
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; (2) the accuracy of the 
agency's estimate of burden 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 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 these information collections are best assured 
of having their full effect if received by December 26, 2024. 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.

Economic Research Service.

    Title: Foodborne Illness Valuation Survey.
    OMB Control Number: 0536-NEW.
    Summary of Collection: The Economic Research Service (ERS) will be 
conducting a national Foodborne Illness Valuation Survey. The mission 
of ERS is to provide timely research and analysis to public and private 
decision makers on topics related to agriculture, food, the 
environment, and rural America. ERS has a long history of providing 
estimates of the cost of foodborne illnesses in the United States. 
These estimates approximate the public's willingness to pay to prevent 
foodborne illnesses. This survey is designed to enhance the accuracy of 
those estimates.
    Need and Use of the Information: The purpose of this survey is to 
estimate individuals' willingness to pay to prevent the direct 
disutility from illnesses that can be foodborne. This component of 
willingness to pay is not currently included in ERS cost of foodborne 
illness estimates due to a lack of research. These estimates can only 
be obtained using surveys like the one to be fielded. Having these 
estimates will provide a more complete estimate of the value of 
preventing foodborne illnesses in the United States.
    Description of Respondents: Individuals.
    Number of Respondents: 3,000.
    Frequency of Responses: one time only.
    Total Burden Hours: 2,000.

Levi S. Harrell,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2024-27544 Filed 11-22-24; 8:45 am]
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