SUPPORTING STATEMENT
Health and Diet Survey; Pet Food Labeling Survey
1. Circumstances
Making the Collection of Information Necessary
On September 28, 2007, President Bush signed into law the Food and Drug Administration Amendments Act of 2007 (FDAAA). Section 1002 (a) of FDAAA requires, among other things, that FDA establish, “by regulation,” standards for labeling of pet food, including nutritional and ingredient information. The Center for Veterinary Medicine (CVM), FDA, seeks to establish baseline information about consumer use and understanding of pet food labels. The survey module would be repeated after the new pet food label regulations are implemented to estimate changes in consumer beliefs and behavior about pet food labels. FDA is required to implement the pet food labeling regulations by September 2009. Due to the short time frame, the Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition’s (CFSAN) Health and Diet Survey (HDS) (0910-0545) could serve as a vehicle for accomplishing this goal. CVM and CFSAN would like to modify the existing information collection request, currently at the Office of Management and Budget for renewal, to include a new module on pet food labeling.
2. Purpose
and Use of the Information Collection
CVM
seeks the information to establish baseline estimates of consumer use
of current pet food labels. The data can be used to evaluate and
track changes in consumer behavior and understanding of pet food
label usage after implementation of new regulations. The data will
also be used to inform future research on standardized pet food
labels.
3. Use
of Improved Information Technology and Burden Reduction
Refer
to the Health & Diet Survey (0910-0545).
4. Efforts
to Identify Duplication and Use of Similar Information
There
is no duplicative collection of this information. No comparable data
are collected by any other means.
5. Impact
on Small Businesses or Other Small Entities
The
collection of information will not involve small businesses.
6. Consequences of
Collecting the Information Less Frequently
If
this information is collected less frequently, current, essential,
and national data of consumer knowledge, perceptions, attitudes, and
practices pertinent to pet food labels will not be available to the
FDA. The lack of information will severely limit the agency's
capabilities in performing its functions properly to promote and
protect public and animal health.
7. Special
Circumstances
Relating to the
Guidelines of 5 CFR 1320.5
Refer to the Health & Diet Survey (0910-0545).
8. Comments in Response to
the Federal Register Notice and Efforts to Consult Outside the
Agency
Not applicable.
9. Explanation
of Any Payment or Gift to Respondents
Respondents
will not receive any type of payment or gift for participation in
this collection of information.
Refer to the Health & Diet Survey (0910-0545).
12. Estimates of Annualized Burden Hours and Costs
Description of Respondents: The respondents are adults, age 18 and older, drawn from the 50 states and the District of Columbia. Participation will be voluntary.
FDA estimates the burden of this collection of information as follows:
Table 1.--Estimated Annual Reporting Burden1 |
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Statutory Authority |
No. of Respondents |
Annual Frequency per Response |
Total Annual Responses |
Hours per Response |
Total Hours |
P.L. 110-85 Sect. 1002(a)(3) |
1000 |
1 |
1000 |
0.08 |
80 |
1 There are no capital costs or operating and maintenance costs associated with this collection of information.
This burden estimate does not represent a new estimate of burden hours. Instead, it represents the estimated number of respondents and burden hours that will be used from the current approval for 0910-0545 to conduct the pet food labeling questions. The total estimated burden for 0910-0545 is 1,300 hours.
Costs to Respondents. There is no additional cost incurred by respondents to the pet food label questions beyond the cost of the Health and Diet Survey (0910-0545).
13. Estimates
of Other Total Annual Cost Burden to Respondents and Record
Keepers
There
are no capital costs or operating and maintenance costs associated
with this collection.
14. Annualized Cost to Federal Government
There
is no additional cost incurred to the Federal Government for the pet
food label questions beyond the cost of the Health and Diet Survey
(0910-0545).
15. Explanation
for Program Changes or Adjustments
The addition of the pet food label questions to 0910-0545 does not result in program changes or adjustments.
16. Plans for Tabulation and Publication and Project Time Schedule
The time schedule for the Health and Diet Survey- Pet Food Labeling Survey will be the same as that for the Health & Diet Survey (0910-0545).
17. Reason(s) Display of OMB Expiration Date is Inappropriate
No
exemption is requested.
18. Exceptions
to Certification for Paperwork Reduction Act Submissions
No
exceptions are requested.
| File Type | application/msword |
| File Title | Supporting Statement for |
| Author | Joanna Capezzuto |
| Last Modified By | Jonna Capezzuto |
| File Modified | 2008-05-19 |
| File Created | 2008-05-19 |