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3981 

Vol. 74, No. 13 

Thursday, January 22, 2009 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Center for Nutrition Policy and 

Promotion; Agency Information 

Collection Activities; Proposed 

Collection: Comment Request— 

MyPyramid Interactive Information 

Collection for Registration, Login, 

Food Intake and Physical Activity 

Assessment Information 

AGENCY: Center for Nutrition Policy and 

Promotion, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this 

notice invites the general public and 

other public agencies to comment on 

this proposed information collection. 

This collection is an extension without 

change of a currently approved 

collection MyPyramid Tracker and 

Menu Planner, on-line dietary and 

physical activity self-assessment tools. 

DATES: Written comments on this notice 

must be submitted on or before March 

23, 2009. 

ADDRESSES: Comments are invited 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, including the validity of 

the methodology and assumptions that 

were used; (c) ways to enhance the 

quality, utility, and clarity of the 

information to be collected; and (d) 

ways to minimize the burden of the 

collection of information on those who 

are to respond, including use of 

appropriate automated, electronic, 

mechanical, or other technological 

collection techniques or other forms of 

information technology. 

Comments may be sent to: Jackie 

Haven, Director, Nutrition Marketing 

and Communications Division, Center 

for Nutrition Policy and Promotion, 

United States Department of 

Agriculture, 3101 Park Center Drive, 

Room 1034, Alexandria, Virginia, 

22302. Comments may also be 

submitted via fax to the attention of 

Donna Johnson-Bailey at 703–305–3300 

or via e-mail to { donna.johnsonbailey@cnpp.usda.gov }. Comments will 

also be accepted through the Federal 

eRulemaking Portal. Go to 

http://www.regulations.gov, and follow 

the online instructions for submitting 

comments electronically. 

All written comments will be open for 

public inspection at the office of the 

Food, Nutrition and Consumer Services 

during regular business hours (8:30 a.m. 

to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday) at 

3101 Park Center Drive, Room 1034, 

Alexandria, Virginia 22302. 

All responses to this notice will be 

summarized and included in the request 

for Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) approval. All comments will also 

become a matter of public record. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Requests for additional information or 

copies should be directed to Donna 

Johnson-Bailey, (703) 305–7600. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title: 

MyPyramid Tracker and Menu Planner 

Information Collection for Registration, 

Login and Food Intake and Physical 

Activity Assessment. 

OMB Number: 0584–0535. 

Expiration Date: June 30, 2009. 

Type of Request: Extension without 

change of a currently approved 

collection. 

Abstract: MyPyramid Tracker (http:// 

www.mypyramidtracker.gov) and 

MyPyramid Menu Planner (http:// 

www.mypyramidtracker.gov/planner/

launchPage.aspx) are Internet based diet 

and physical activity self-assessment 

tools. The MyPyramid Menu Planner 

tool is a simplified version of the 

Tracker. The Menu Planner simplifies 

both the user interface and the 

underlying data. It allows users to 

compare their food choices to 

MyPyramid recommendations. All users 

may choose to save their information by 

registering with a username and 

password. Individual can also use the 

MyPyramid Tracker and Menu Planner 

without registration. 

Both MyPyramid Tracker and 

MyPyramid Menu Planner translate 

science-based guidance into practical 

information and promote nutrition 

education by increasing awareness 

about the quality of a person’s diet. The 

tools allow users to input their daily 

food intakes and physical activity 

information and obtain a quick 

summary of overall daily diet quality, 

activity status, and energy balance in 

relation to the current Dietary 

Guidelines for Americans. Information 

can be tracked for up to 1 year. The 

tools generate motivational education 

messages tailored to the user’s personal 

assessment results. 

This collection will be ongoing. The 

information collected will only be 

accessible by the user. If the tools need 

to be improved, such as Dietary 

Guidelines updates or technical 

enhancements, formative assessment 

will be completed by students in 

cooperation with universities or 

colleges. Analysis of feedback from 

formative testing will be completed 

prior to the release of any updates or 

Web site enhancements for the general 

public. 

Affected Public: 3,310,722 Individuals 

and Households, College Students— 

computer users. 

Estimated Number of Responses per 

Respondent: 365 daily. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden on 

Respondents: 6,843,466 hours. 

Estimated Total Annual Responses: 

30,019,978. 

Estimated Number of MyPyramid 

Tracker Respondents: Of the 3,310,722 

total respondent population and based 

on MyPyramid Tracker activity for the 

past 12 months, 2,660,704 respondents 

have registered, logged on and entered 

food and physical activity data for at 

least 1 day. Approximately 10% 

repeatedly used the Tracker on a daily 

basis over the past year. This would 

equate to approximately 22,173 repeat 

users visiting the site each month 

during one year. 

The number of subjects included in 

formative assessments for MyPyramid 

Tracker will include about 9 college 

students, who will log in and add food 

intake and physical activity data for 

approximately 3 days. 

Estimated Time Per Response: For 

both the MyPyramid Tracker and the 

Menu Planner, it will take individuals 

approximately 1 minute (.0167) to 

register for a system logon ID and 

password. It typically takes users 30 

seconds (.0083) to log in to the system 

and approximately 30 minutes (.5) to 

complete food and physical activity data 

entry log for 1 day. 


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TABLE 1—MYPYRAMID TRACKER ESTIMATED BURDEN HOURS

Affected public Description of activity 

(b) 

Form 

No. 

(c) Number 

respondents 

(d) Frequency 

of responses 

per 

respondent 

(e) Est. total 

annual 

responses 

(c x d) 

(f) Hours per 

response 

(g) Total 

burden (e x f) 

Reporting Burden 

Individual and households.One time registration .. N/A 2,660,704 1 2,660,704 0.0167 44,433.76 

One time Log-in .......... N/A 2,660,704 1 2,660,704 0.0083 22,083.84 

Food/Physical Activity 

Data Entry for 1 Day.

N/A 2,660,704 1 2,660,704 0.5 1,330,352.00 

Repeat Log-ins for 1 

Year.

N/A 22,173 364 8,070,972.00 0.0083 66,989 

Repeat Food/Physical 

Activity Data Entries 

for 1 Year.

N/A 22,173 364 8,070,972.00 0.5 4,035,486.00 

Total Burden Estimates...................................... ............ 2,660,704.00 ........................ 24,124,056.00 ........................ 5,499,344.67 

TABLE 2—MYPYRAMID TRACKER ESTIMATED BURDEN HOURS—STUDENT FORMATIVE RESEARCH

Affected public Description of activity 

(b) 

Form 

No. 

(c) Number 

respondents 

(d) Frequency 

of responses 

per 

respondent 

(e) Est. total 

annual 

responses 

(f) Hours per 

response 

(g) Total 

burden (e x f) 

Reporting Burden 

Students ...................... One time registration .. N/A 9 1.00 9.00 0.01670 0.15 

One time Log-in .......... N/A 9 1.00 9.00 0.0083 0.07 

Food/Physical Activity 

Data Entry for 1 Day.

N/A 9 1.00 9.00 0.5 4.50 

Repeat Log-ins for 1 

Year.

N/A 9 3.00 27.00 0.0083 0.22 

Repeat Food/Physical 

Activity Data Entries 

for 1 Year.

N/A 9 3.00 27.00 0.5 13.50 

Total Burden Estimates...................................... ............ 9.00 ........................ 81.00 ........................ 18.45 

Estimated Number of MyPyramid 

Menu Planner Respondents: Of the 

3,310,722 total respondent population 

and based on MyPyramid Menu Planner 

activity for the past 12 months, 650,000 

respondents have registered, logged on 

and entered food and physical activity 

data for at least one day. Approximately 

10% used the Tracker on a daily basis 

over the past year. This would equate to 

approximately 5,420 repeat users 

visiting the site each month during one 

year. The number of subjects included 

in the formative assessment is about 9 

college students who will use the same 

log in process to create 3 days of food 

intake and physical activity data. 

TABLE 3—MYPYRAMID MENU PLANNER ESTIMATED BURDEN HOURS

Affected public Description of activity 

(b) 

Form 

No. 

(c) Number 

respondents 

(d) Frequency 

of responses 

per 

respondent 

(e) Est. total 

annual 

responses 

(f) Hours per 

response 

(g) Total 

burden (e x f) 

Reporting Burden 

Individual and households.One time registration .. N/A 650,000 1.00 650,000.00 0.01670 10,855.00 

One time Log-in .......... N/A 650,000 1.00 650,000.00 0.0083 5,395.00 

Food/Physical Activity 

Data Entry for 1 Day.

N/A 650,000 1.00 650,000.00 0.5 325,000.00 

Repeat Log-ins for 1 

Year.

N/A 5,420 364.00 1,972,880.00 0.0083 16,374.90 

Repeat Food/Physical 

Activity Data Entries 

for 1 Year.

N/A 5,420 364.00 1,972,880.00 0.5 986,440.00 


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TABLE 3—MYPYRAMID MENU PLANNER ESTIMATED BURDEN HOURS—Continued 

Affected public Description of activity 

(b) 

Form 

No. 

(c) Number 

respondents 

(d) Frequency 

of responses 

per 

respondent 

(e) Est. total 

annual 

responses 

(f) Hours per 

response 

(g) Total 

burden (e x f) 

Total Burden Estimates...................................... ............ 650,000.00 ........................ 5,895,760.00 ........................ 1,344,064.90 

TABLE 4—MYPYRAMID MENU PLANNER ESTIMATED BURDEN HOURS—STUDENT FORMATIVE RESEARCH

Affected public Description of activity 

(b) 

Form 

No. 

(c) Number 

respondents 

(d) Frequency 

of responses 

per 

respondent 

(e) Est. total 

annual 

responses 

(c x d) 

(f) Hours per 

response 

(g) Total 

burden (e x f) 

Reporting Burden 

Students ...................... One time registration .. N/A 9 1.00 9.00 0.01670 0.15 

One time Log-in .......... N/A 9 1.00 9.00 0.0083 0.07 

Food/Physical Activity 

Data Entry for 1 Day.

N/A 9 1.00 9.00 0.5 4.50 

Repeat Log-ins for 1 

Year.

N/A 9 3.00 27.00 0.0083 0.22 

Repeat Food/Physical 

Activity Data Entries 

for 1 Year.

N/A 9 3.00 27.00 0.5 13.50 

Total Burden Estimates...................................... ............ 9 ........................ 81.00 ........................ 18.45 

Dated: January 13, 2009. 

Robert Post, 

Deputy Director, Center for Nutrition Policy 

and Promotion. 

[FR Doc. E9–1141 Filed 1–21–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–30–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Commodity Credit Corporation 

Chesapeake Bay Watershed Initiative 

AGENCY: Natural Resources 

Conservation Service and Commodity 

Credit Corporation, United States 

Department of Agriculture (USDA). 

ACTION: Notice of availability of program 

funds for the Chesapeake Bay 

Watershed Initiative. 

SUMMARY: The Commodity Credit 

Corporation (CCC) announces the 

availability of an additional $23 million 

of technical and financial assistance 

funds in fiscal year (FY) 2009 through 

the Chesapeake Bay Watershed 

Initiative to agricultural producers in 

eligible states. These states are: 

Delaware, Maryland, New York, 

Pennsylvania, Virginia, and West 

Virginia. The Chesapeake Bay 

Watershed Initiative funds are available 

to help producers implement natural 

resources conservation practices on 

agricultural lands in the Chesapeake 

Bay watershed. 

DATES: January 22, 2009. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Lillian Woods, Acting Director, 

Conservation Planning and Technical 

Assistance Division, Natural Resources 

Conservation Service, P.O. Box 2890, 

Washington, DC 20013; phone (202) 

720–8851; fax (202) 720–2998. Submit 

electronic requests for additional 

information to: 

dan.lawson@wdc.usda.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: CCC 

hereby announces up to $23 million to 

provide technical and financial 

assistance to producers under the 

Chesapeake Bay Watershed Initiative in 

FY 2009. 

Section 1240Q of the Food Security 

Act, as added by the Food, 

Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 

(Pub. L. 110–246) (2008 Act), 

established the Chesapeake Bay 

Watershed Initiative and defined the 

Chesapeake Bay Watershed to mean all 

tributaries, backwaters, and side 

channels, including their watersheds, 

draining into the Chesapeake Bay. This 

area includes portions of the states of 

Delaware, Maryland, New York, 

Pennsylvania, Virginia, and West 

Virginia. The NRCS administers the 

Chesapeake Bay Watershed Initiative 

and carries out program implementation 

using funds, facilities, or authorities of 

CCC. The Initiative gives special, but 

not exclusive, consideration to 

producers’ applications in the following 

river basins: Susquehanna River, 

Shenandoah River, Potomac River 

(including North and South Potomac), 

and the Patuxent River. 

The Chesapeake Bay Watershed 

Initiative helps agricultural producers 

improve water quality and quantity, and 

restore, enhance, and preserve soil, air, 

and related resources in the Chesapeake 

Bay watershed through the 

implementation of conservation 

practices. These conservation practices 

reduce soil erosion and nutrient levels 

in ground and surface water, improve, 

restore, and enhance wildlife habitat, 

and help address air quality and related 

natural resource concerns. The Initiative 

is carried out through the various 

natural resources conservation programs 

authorized under subtitle D, Title XII of 

the Food Security Act of 1985, 16 U.S.C. 

3830–3839bb–5. The Chesapeake Bay 

Watershed Initiative assistance in FY 

2009 will be delivered through the 

Environmental Quality Incentives 

Program (EQIP). All EQIP requirements 

and policies will apply (see 7 CFR Part 

1466). 

Individuals interested in applying for 

Chesapeake Bay Watershed Initiative 

assistance may contact their local USDA 

service center in the eligible Chesapeake 

Bay Watershed Initiative states. For a 

listing of local service centers, consult: 

http://offices.sc.egov.usda.gov/locator/

app?agency=nrcs. 


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