[Federal Register: December 2, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 231)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection;
Comment Request--MyPyramid Tracker Information Collection for
Registration, Login, and Food Intake and Physical Activity Assessment
Information
AGENCY: Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion, USDA.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this
notice invites the general public and other public agencies to comment
on a proposed information collection. This notice announces the Center
for Nutrition Policy and Promotion's (CNPP) intention to request the
Office of Management and Budget approval of the information collection
process to be used in MyPyramid Tracker, an on-line dietary and
physical activity self-assessment tool. The information collected can
only be accessed by the user and will not be available to CNPP or any
other public agency for purposes of evaluation or identification.
Formative evaluation conducted among college students will be performed
prior to any new Web site enhancements released to the public.
DATES: Written comments on this notice must be submitted on or before
January 31, 2006.
ADDRESSES: Comments may be sent to P. Peter Basiotis, Director,
Nutrition Policy and Analysis, Center for Nutrition Policy and
Promotion, U.S. Department of Agriculture, 3101 Park Center Drive, Room
1034, Alexandria, Virginia, 22302. Pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3507), 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 will 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
used; (c) ways to enhance the quality, utility and clarity of the
information collected; and (d) ways to minimize the burden of the
collection of information on those who
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are to respond, including the use of appropriate automated, electronic,
mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or other forms
of information technology.
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
should be directed to Wen Yen Juan, (703) 605-4437.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: MyPyramid Tracker Information Collection for Registration,
Login and Food Intake and Physical Activity Assessment.
OMB Number: Not yet assigned.
Expiration Date: Not applicable.
Type of Request: This is a new collection of information.
Abstract: MyPyramid Tracker (http://www.mypyramidtracker.gov) is an
Internet based diet and physical activity self-assessment tool. It
translates scientifically based guidance into practical information and
promotes nutrition education by increasing awareness of the quality of
a person's diet. It allows users to input their daily food intakes and
physical activity information and provides a quick summary measure of
overall daily diet quality, activity status, and energy balance between
`energy in' and `energy out' in terms of current guidance, which can be
tracked for up to one year. Motivational education messages are
generated and tailored to the user's personal assessment results. This
data collection will be ongoing. The information collected will only be
accessible by the user. Formative evaluation of functionalities and
content of the Web site will be conducted with college students in
collaboration with various universities. Testing will be completed
prior to the release of any newly developed Web site enhancements to
the general public.
Affected Public: American Consumers.
Estimated Number of Respondents: It has been established through
MyPyramid Tracker activity over the past 4 months, that an estimated
75,000 (average per month) new account registrants and 72,349 active
users (average per month) have entered food and physical activity data
for at least one day. From the active users it is estimated that
approximately 1% will continue to use the Tracker on a daily basis for
up to one year. This would equate to approximately 725 repeat users
each month who would visit the site on a daily basis for up to 1 year.
We are estimating that there will be 900,000 respondents for
registration, login and one-time users yearly. For repeat users we
estimate there will be 8,700 respondents, who will take advantage of
daily food and physical activity assessments for up to one year. The
number of subjects to be included in formative evaluation is estimated
to be about 300 college students, who will be using the same login
process for 3-days of food intake and physical activity data.
Estimated Time per Response:
1 minute for registration.
.5 minutes for login.
30 minutes for food and physical activity data entry for one-day.
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Respondents Burden minutes Burden hours
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Interaction for Genral Public:
One Time Registration..................... 900,000 1............................... 15,000
One Time Log-in........................... 900,000 .5.............................. 7,500
Food/Physical Activity Data Entry for 1 900,000 30 = 27,000,000................. 450,000
Day.
Repeat Log-ins for 1 Year................. 8,700 .5 x 364 days = 1,583,400....... 26,390
Repeat Food/Physical Activity Data Entries 8,700 30 x 364 days = 95,004,000...... 1,583,400
for 1 Year.
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Subtotal.............................. .............. ................................ 2,082,290
Interaction for Subjects in the Formative
Evaluation:
One Time Registration..................... 300 1............................... 5
One Time Log-in........................... 300 .5.............................. 2.5
Food/Physical Activity Data Entry for 1 300 30 = 9,000...................... 150
Day.
Repeat Log-ins for 3 days................. 300 .5 x 3 days = 450............... 7.5
Repeat Food/Physical Activity Data Entries 300 30 x 3 days = 27,000............ 450
for 3 days.
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Subtotal.............................. .............. ................................ 615
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Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: One.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 2,082,905 hours.
Dated: November 23, 2005.
Eric J. Hentges,
Executive Director, Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion.
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