Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 229 / Friday, November 28, 2014 / Notices 70875 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Food and Drug Administration 

[Docket No. FDA–2014–N–1904] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Proposed Collection; 

Comment Request; Comparing Food 

Safety Knowledge, Attitude, and 

Behavior Among English-Dominant 

Hispanics, Spanish-Dominant 

Hispanics, and Other Consumers 

AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, 

HHS. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Food and Drug 

Administration (FDA or we) is 

announcing an opportunity for public 

comment on our proposed collection of 

certain information. Under the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (the 

PRA), Federal Agencies must publish a 

notice in the Federal Register 

concerning each proposed collection of 

information and allow 60 days for 

public comment. This notice invites 

comments on the proposed data 

collection entitled ‘‘Comparing Food 

Safety Knowledge, Attitude, and 

Behavior Among English-Dominant 

Hispanics, Spanish-Dominant 

Hispanics, and Other Consumers.’’ 

DATES: Submit either electronic or 

written comments on the collection of 

information by January 27, 2015. 

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: FDA 

PRA Staff, Office of Operations, Food 

and Drug Administration, 8455 

Colesville Rd., COLE–14526, Silver 

Spring, MD 20993–0002, PRAStaff@

fda.hhs.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background 

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, we are publishing this 

notice of the proposed collection of 

information set forth in this document. 

With respect to the following 

collection of information, we invite 

comments on these topics: (1) Whether 

the proposed collection of information 

is necessary for the proper performance 

of our functions, including whether the 

information will have practical utility; 

(2) the accuracy of our 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. 

Comparing Food Safety Knowledge, 

Attitude, and Behavior Among EnglishDominant Hispanics, SpanishDominant Hispanics, and Other 

Consumers—(OMB Control Number 

0910—NEW) 

We conduct research and educational 

and public information programs 

relating to food safety and nutrition 

under our broad statutory authority, set 

forth in section 903(b)(2) of the Federal 

Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FD&C 

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) of the FD&C Act (21 U.S.C. 

393(d)(2)(C)), to conduct research 

relating to foods, drugs, cosmetics, and 

devices. 

Our current food safety education and 

outreach programs and materials 

generally are developed and provided 

for the English-speaking population in 

the United States (Ref. 1). To better 

protect public health and to help 

consumers practice safe food handling, 

we need empirical data on how different 

population groups understand, perceive, 

and practice food safety and food 

handling. An emerging and important 

demographic trend in the United States 

is the increase in Hispanics. Recent 

estimates suggest that Hispanics 

(defined as those who identify 

themselves as of Hispanic or Latino 

origin) are the largest and fastest 

growing minority group in the nation; 

the proportion of the U.S. population 

that was Hispanic was 14 percent in 

2005 and is projected to increase to 29 

percent in 2050 (Ref. 2). 

Data from the Centers for Disease 

Control and Prevention indicate that, in 

the past two decades, Hispanics were 

one of the population groups that often 

experienced higher incidence rates (per 

100,000 population) of bacterial causes 

of foodborne illness than Caucasians 

(Ref. 3). These bacterial causes include 

Campylobacter, Listeria monocytogenes, 

Shigella, and Salmonella. While some 

Hispanics living in the United States 

use the English language exclusively, or 

more often than Spanish (Englishdominant Hispanics), other U.S. 

Hispanics predominantly use the 

Spanish language in their daily lives 

(Spanish-dominant Hispanics) (Ref. 4). 

Since most U.S. food labels, including 

safe food handling instructions, are in 

English, Spanish-dominant Hispanics’ 

understanding and use of safe food 

handling instructions may differ from 

that of English-dominant Hispanics and 

of non-Hispanics who use English 

exclusively. In addition, Hispanics may 

have certain food handling practices 

that may increase their risk of foodborne 

illness (Ref. 5). 

FDA needs an understanding of how 

different population groups perceive 

and behave in terms of food safety and 

food handling to inform possible 

measures that we may take to better 

protect public health and to help 

consumers practice safe food handling. 

FDA is aware of no consumer research 

on a nationwide level on how different 

population groups understand, perceive, 

and practice food safety and food 

handling. This study is intended to 

provide answers to research questions 

such as whether and how much 

Spanish-dominant Hispanics, Englishdominant Hispanics, and Englishspeaking non-Hispanics differ in their 

knowledge, attitude, and behavior 

toward food safety and food handling 

among the three population groups, and 

the role that demographic and other 

factors may play in any differences. 

The proposed study will use a Webbased instrument to collect information 


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from 3,000 adult members in online 

consumer panels maintained by a 

contractor. The study plans to randomly 

select 800 panel members in each of 

three groups: Spanish-dominant 

Hispanics, English-dominant Hispanics, 

and English-speaking non-Hispanics. 

Both English and Spanish 

questionnaires will be used, as 

appropriate. The study plans to include 

topics such as: (1) Food safety 

knowledge and attitude and (2) food 

handling and consumption practice. To 

help us understand the data, the study 

will also collect information on 

respondents’ background, including, but 

not limited to, health status and 

demographic characteristics, such as 

age, gender, education, and income, and 

degree of acculturation among Hispanic 

respondents using a measure developed 

by Marin, et al. (Ref. 6). 

The study is part of our continuing 

effort to protect the public health. We 

will not use the results of the study to 

develop population estimates. We will 

use the results of the study to develop 

followup quantitative and qualitative 

research to gauge the prevalence and 

extent of differences in food safety 

knowledge and behaviors between the 

three mentioned population groups. We 

will use the results of the followup 

research to help inform the design of 

effective education and outreach 

initiatives aimed at helping reduce the 

risk of foodborne illness for the general 

U.S. population as well as Hispanics. 

We estimate the burden of this 

collection of information as follows: 

TABLE 1—ESTIMATED ANNUAL REPORTING BURDEN 1

Activity Number of 

respondents 

Number of 

responses per 

respondent 

Total annual 

responses Average burden per response Total hours 

Cognitive interview screener ............. 72 1 72 0.083 (5 minutes) ............................. 6 

Cognitive interview ............................ 9 1 9 0.5 (30 minutes) ............................... 5 

Pretest invitation ............................... 1,440 1 1,440 0.033 (2 minutes) ............................. 48 

Pretest ............................................... 180 1 180 0.25 (15 minutes) ............................. 45 

Study invitation .................................. 24,000 1 24,000 0.033 (2 minutes) ............................. 792 

Study ................................................. 3,000 1 3,000 0.25 (15 minutes) ............................. 750 

Total ........................................... ........................ ........................ ........................ ........................................................... 1,646 

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

We base our estimates on prior 

experience with research that is similar 

to this proposed study. We will use a 

cognitive interview screener with 72 

individuals to recruit prospective 

interview participants. We estimate that 

it will take a screener respondent 

approximately 5 minutes (0.083 hours) 

to complete the cognitive interview 

screener, for a total of 5.976 hours, 

rounded to 6 hours. We will conduct 

cognitive interviews with nine 

participants. We estimate that it will 

take a participant approximately 30 

minutes to complete the interview, for 

a total of 4.5 hours, rounded to 5 hours. 

We also plan to conduct a pretest to 

identify and resolve potential survey 

administration problems. We will send 

a pretest invitation to 1,440 prospective 

pretest participants and estimate that it 

will take a respondent approximately 2 

minutes (0.033 hours) to complete the 

invitation, for a total of 47.52 hours, 

rounded to 48 hours. We will 

administer the pretest with 180 

participants and estimate that it will 

take a participant 15 minutes (0.25 

hours) to complete the pretest, for a total 

of 45 hours. We will send a study 

invitation to 24,000 prospective 

participants and estimate that it will 

take a respondent approximately 2 

minutes (0.033 hours) to complete the 

invitation, for a total of 792 hours. We 

will administer the study with 3,000 

participants and estimate that it will 

take a participant 15 minutes (0.25 

hours) to complete the study, for a total 

of 750 hours. The total estimated burden 

for all the study activities is 1,646 

hours. 

II. References 

1. FDA. ‘‘Foodborne Illness & Contaminants.’’ 

June 9, 2014. Available at http://

www.fda.gov/Food/

FoodborneIllnessContaminants/

default.htm. 

2. Passel, J. S. and D’V. Cohn. ‘‘U.S. 

Population Projections: 2005–2050.’’ 

Pew Research Center. Washington, DC 

February 11, 2008. Available at http://

pewhispanic.org/files/reports/85.pdf. 

3. Quinlan, J. J. ‘‘Foodborne Illness Incidence 

Rates and Food Safety Risks for 

Populations of Low Socioeconomic 

Status and Minority Race/Ethnicity: A 

Review of the Literature.’’ International 

Journal of Environmental Research and 

Public Health, 10(8): 3634–3652. 2013. 

4. Taylor, P., M. H. Lopez, J. Martı ́nez, and 

G. Velasco. ‘‘Language Use Among 

Latinos.’’ Pew Research Center. 

Washington, DC April 4, 2012. Available 

at http://www.pewhispanic.org/2012/04/

04/iv-language-use-among-latinos/. 

5. Henley, S. C., S. E. Stein, and J. J. Quinlan. 

‘‘Identification of Unique Food Handling 

Practices That Could Represent Food 

Safety Risks for Minority Consumers.’’ 

Journal of Food Protection, 75: 2050– 

2054. 2012. 

6. Marin, G., F. Sabogal, B. V. Marin, et al. 

‘‘Development of a Short Acculturation 

Scale for Hispanics.’’ Hispanic Journal of 

Behavioral Sciences, 9(2): 183–205. 

1987. 

Dated: November 21, 2014. 

Leslie Kux, 

Associate Commissioner for Policy. 

[FR Doc. 2014–28088 Filed 11–26–14; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Food and Drug Administration 

[Docket No. FDA–2013–N–1152] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Submission for Office of 

Management and Budget Review; 

Comment Request; Petition To 

Request an Exemption From 100 

Percent Identity Testing of Dietary 

Ingredients: Current Good 

Manufacturing Practice in 

Manufacturing, Packaging, Labeling, or 

Holding Operations for Dietary 

Supplements 

AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, 

HHS. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Food and Drug 

Administration (FDA) is announcing 

that a proposed collection of 

information has been submitted to the 

Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) for review and clearance under 

the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. 


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