[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 63 (Tuesday, April 2, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 12617-12619]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-06365]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Food and Drug Administration

[Docket No. FDA-2019-N-0430]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; 
Comment Request; Generic Clearance for Quick Turnaround Testing of 
Communication Effectiveness

AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or Agency) is announcing 
an opportunity for public comment on the proposed collection of certain 
information by the Agency. Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 
(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 a new collection of information entitled ``Generic 
Clearance for Quick Turnaround Testing of Communication 
Effectiveness.''

DATES: Submit either electronic or written comments on the collection 
of information by June 3, 2019.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments as follows. Please note that late, 
untimely filed comments will not be considered. Electronic comments 
must be submitted on or before June 3, 2019. The https://www.regulations.gov electronic filing system will accept comments until 
11:59 p.m. Eastern Time at the end of June 3, 2019. Comments received 
by mail/hand delivery/courier (for written/paper submissions) will be 
considered timely if they are postmarked or the delivery service 
acceptance receipt is on or before that date.

Electronic Submissions

    Submit electronic comments in the following way:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov. 
Follow the instructions for submitting comments. Comments submitted 
electronically, including attachments, to https://www.regulations.gov 
will be posted to the docket unchanged. Because your comment will be 
made public, you are solely responsible for ensuring that your comment 
does not include any confidential information that you or a third party 
may not wish to be posted, such as medical information, your or anyone 
else's Social Security number, or confidential business information, 
such as a manufacturing process. Please note that if you include your 
name, contact information, or other information that identifies you in 
the body of your comments, that information will be posted on https://www.regulations.gov.
     If you want to submit a comment with confidential 
information that you do not wish to be made available to the public, 
submit the comment as a written/paper submission and in the manner 
detailed (see ``Written/Paper Submissions'' and ``Instructions'').

Written/Paper Submissions

    Submit written/paper submissions as follows:
     Mail/Hand Delivery/Courier (for written/paper 
submissions): Dockets Management Staff (HFA-305), Food and Drug 
Administration, 5630 Fishers Lane, Rm. 1061, Rockville, MD 20852.
     For written/paper comments submitted to the Dockets 
Management

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Staff, FDA will post your comment, as well as any attachments, except 
for information submitted, marked and identified, as confidential, if 
submitted as detailed in ``Instructions.''
    Instructions: All submissions received must include the Docket No. 
FDA-2019-N-0430 for ``Agency Information Collection Activities; 
Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Generic Clearance for Quick 
Turnaround Testing of Communication Effectiveness.'' Received comments, 
those filed in a timely manner (see ADDRESSES), will be placed in the 
docket and, except for those submitted as ``Confidential Submissions,'' 
publicly viewable at https://www.regulations.gov or at the Dockets 
Management Staff between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday through Friday.
     Confidential Submissions--To submit a comment with 
confidential information that you do not wish to be made publicly 
available, submit your comments only as a written/paper submission. You 
should submit two copies total. One copy will include the information 
you claim to be confidential with a heading or cover note that states 
``THIS DOCUMENT CONTAINS CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION.'' The Agency will 
review this copy, including the claimed confidential information, in 
its consideration of comments. The second copy, which will have the 
claimed confidential information redacted/blacked out, will be 
available for public viewing and posted on https://www.regulations.gov. 
Submit both copies to the Dockets Management Staff. If you do not wish 
your name and contact information to be made publicly available, you 
can provide this information on the cover sheet and not in the body of 
your comments and you must identify this information as 
``confidential.'' Any information marked as ``confidential'' will not 
be disclosed except in accordance with 21 CFR 10.20 and other 
applicable disclosure law. For more information about FDA's posting of 
comments to public dockets, see 80 FR 56469, September 18, 2015, or 
access the information at: https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2015-09-18/pdf/2015-23389.pdf.
    Docket: For access to the docket to read background documents or 
the electronic and written/paper comments received, go to https://www.regulations.gov and insert the docket number, found in brackets in 
the heading of this document, into the ``Search'' box and follow the 
prompts and/or go to the Dockets Management Staff, 5630 Fishers Lane, 
Rm. 1061, Rockville, MD 20852.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ila S. Mizrachi, Office of Operations, 
Food and Drug Administration, Three White Flint North, 10A-12M, 11601 
Landsdown St., North Bethesda, MD 20852, 301-796-7726, 
[email protected].

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.

Generic Clearance for Quick Turnaround Testing of Communication 
Effectiveness

OMB Control Number 0910-New

    This notice announces the FDA information collection request to OMB 
for approval of a generic clearance that will allow FDA to use quick 
turnaround surveys, focus groups, and in-depth interviews collected 
from consumers and other stakeholders to communicate FDA issues of 
immediate and important public health significance. For example, these 
methods of communication might be used when there is a foodborne 
illness outbreak, food recall, or other situation requiring expedited 
FDA food, dietary supplement, cosmetics, or animal food or feed 
communications. So that FDA may better protect the public health, the 
Agency needs quick turnaround information to help ensure its messaging 
has reached the target audience, has been effective, and, if needed, to 
update its communications during these events.
    FDA will only submit individual collections for approval under this 
generic clearance if they meet the following conditions:
     The collections are voluntary;
     The collections are low burden for participants (based on 
considerations of total burden hours, total number of participants, or 
burden hours per participant) and are low cost for both the 
participants and the Federal Government;
     The collections are noncontroversial;
     Personally identifiable information (PII) is collected 
only to the extent necessary \1\ and is not retained;
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    \1\ For example, collections that collect PII to provide 
remuneration for participants of focus groups, in-depth interviews, 
and cognitive laboratory studies will be submitted under this 
request. All privacy act requirements will be met.
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     Information gathered will not be used for the purpose of 
substantially informing influential policy decisions; \2\ and
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    \2\ As defined in OMB and Agency Information Quality Guidelines, 
``influential'' means that ``an agency can reasonably determine that 
dissemination of the information will have or does have a clear and 
substantial impact on important public policies or important private 
sector decisions.''
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     Information gathered will yield qualitative findings; the 
collections will not be designed or used as though the results are 
generalizable to the population of study.
    If these conditions are not met, FDA will submit an information 
collection request to OMB for approval through the normal PRA process.
    To obtain approval for an individual collection that meets the 
conditions of this generic clearance, an abbreviated supporting 
statement will be submitted to OMB along with supporting documentation 
(e.g., a copy of the survey, focus group moderator guide, or in-depth 
interviewing guide).
    Individual collections will also undergo review by FDA senior 
leadership in the Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, PRA 
specialists, and an institutional review board.
    Respondents to this collection of information include a wide range 
of consumers and other FDA stakeholders such as producers and 
manufacturers who are regulated under FDA-regulated food and cosmetic 
products, dietary supplements, and animal food and feed.

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    FDA estimates the burden of this collection of information as 
follows:

                                                     Table 1--Estimated Annual Reporting Burden \1\
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                                                                 Number of
                 Survey type                     Number of     responses per   Total annual           Average burden per response           Total hours
                                                respondents     respondent       responses
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In-depth Interviews, Cognitive Interviews                 45               1              45  0.083 (5 minutes).........................               4
 Screener.
In-depth Interviews, Cognitive Interviews...               9               1               9  1.........................................               9
In-depth Interviews Screener................             900               1             900  0.083 (5 minutes).........................              75
In-depth Interviews.........................             180               1             180  1.........................................             180
Survey Cognitive Interviews Screener........              45               1              45  0.083 (5 minutes).........................               4
Survey Cognitive Interviews.................               9               1               9  1.........................................               9
Pretest survey screener.....................             750               1             750  0.083 (5 minutes).........................           62.25
Pretest survey..............................             150               1             150  0.25 (15 minutes).........................              38
Self-Administered Surveys--Study Screener...          75,000               1          75,000  0.083 (5 minutes).........................           6,225
Self-Administered Surveys...................          15,000               1          15,000  0.25 (15 minutes).........................           3,750
Focus Group/Small Group, Cognitive Groups                180               1             180  0.083 (5 minutes).........................              15
 Screener.
Focus Group/Small Group, Cognitive Groups...              60               1              60  1.5 (90 minutes)..........................              90
Focus Group/Small Group Participant                      720               1             720  0.083 (5 minutes).........................              60
 Screening.
Focus Group/Small Group Discussion..........             240               1             240  1.5 (90 minutes)..........................             360
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    Total...................................  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..........................................       10,881.25
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\1\ There are no capital costs or operating and maintenance costs associated with this collection of information.

    This is a new collection of information whose total estimated 
annual burden is 10,881.25 hours. Current estimates are based on both 
historical numbers of participants from past projects as well as 
estimates for projects to be conducted in the next 3 years. The number 
of participants to be included in each new individual survey will vary, 
depending on the nature of the compliance efforts and the target 
audience.

    Dated: March 28, 2019.
Lowell J. Schiller,
Acting Associate Commissioner for Policy.
[FR Doc. 2019-06365 Filed 4-1-19; 8:45 am]
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