[Federal Register: January 28, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 18)]
[Proposed Rules]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Food and Drug Administration
21 CFR Part 101
[Docket No. FDA-2008-N-0040] (Formerly Docket No. 2006N-0168)
Food Labeling: Revision of Reference Values and Mandatory
Nutrients; Extension of Comment Period
AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS.
ACTION: Advance notice of proposed rulemaking; extension of comment
period.
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SUMMARY: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is extending to April
30, 2008, the comment period for the advance notice of proposed
rulemaking (ANPRM) that appeared in the Federal Register of November 2,
2007 (72 FR 62149). In the ANPRM, FDA requested comments on what new
reference values the agency should use to calculate the percent daily
value (DV) in the Nutrition Facts and Supplement Facts labels and what
factors the agency should consider in establishing such new reference
values. In addition, FDA requested comments on whether it should
require that certain nutrients be added or removed from the Nutrition
Facts and Supplement Facts labels. The agency is taking this action in
response to requests for an extension to allow interested persons
additional time to submit comments.
DATES: Submit written and electronic comments by April 30, 2008.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by Docket No. FDA-2008-
N-0040 (formerly Docket No. 2006N-0168), by any of the following
methods:
Electronic Submissions
Submit electronic comments in the following way:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov.
Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
Written Submissions
Submit written submissions in the following ways:
FAX: 301-827-6870.
Mail/Hand delivery/Courier [For paper, disk, or CD-ROM
submissions]: Division of Dockets Management (HFA-305), Food and Drug
Administration, 5630 Fishers Lane, rm. 1061, Rockville, MD 20852.
To ensure more timely processing of comments, FDA is no longer
accepting comments submitted to the agency by e-mail. FDA encourages
you to continue to submit electronic comments by using the Federal
eRulemaking Portal, as described previously, in the ADDRESSES portion
of this document under Electronic Submissions.
Instructions: All submissions received must include the agency name
and Docket No(s). and Regulatory Information Number (RIN) (if a RIN
number has been assigned) for this rulemaking. All comments received
may be posted without change to http://www.regulations.gov, including
any personal information provided. For additional information on
submitting comments, see the ``Request for Comments'' heading of the
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this document.
Docket: For access to the docket to read background documents or
comments received, go to http://www.regulations.gov and insert the
docket number(s), found in brackets in the heading of this document,
into the ``Search'' box and follow the prompts and/or go to the
Division of Dockets Management, 5630 Fishers Lane, rm. 1061, Rockville,
MD 20852.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paula R. Trumbo, Center for Food
Safety and Applied Nutrition (HFS-830), Food and Drug Administration,
5100 Paint Branch Pkwy., College Park, MD 20740, 301-436-2579, or e-
mail: Paula.Trumbo@fda.hhs.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
In the Federal Register of November 2, 2007, FDA published an ANPRM
with a 90 day comment period to request comments on the revision of
reference values and mandatory nutrients for food labeling,
specifically the issues and questions presented in section II of the
ANPRM (see 72 FR 62149 at 62168). Comments will inform FDA's approach
to revising the reference values and mandatory nutrients for food
labeling.
The agency has received requests for a 90-day extension of the
comment period to the ANPRM. Each request conveyed concern that the
current 90-day comment period, which closes January 31, 2008, does not
allow sufficient time to develop a meaningful or thoughtful response to
the request for comments on the issues and questions presented in
section II of the ANPRM.
FDA has considered the requests and is extending the comment period
for the ANPRM for 90 days, until April 30, 2008. The agency believes
that a 90-day extension allows adequate time for interested persons to
submit comments on the issues and questions presented in section II of
the ANPRM without significantly delaying the agency's consideration of
how FDA should revise the Nutrition Facts and Supplement Facts labels.
II. Request for Comments
Interested persons may submit to the Division of Dockets Management
(see ADDRESSES) written or electronic comments regarding this document.
Submit a single copy of electronic comments or two paper copies of any
mailed comments, except that individuals may submit one paper copy.
Comments are to be identified with the docket number found in brackets
in the heading of this document. Received comments may be seen in the
Division of Dockets Management between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday
through Friday.
Please note that on January 15, 2008, the FDA Web site transitioned
to the Federal Docket Management System (FDMS). FDMS is a Government-
wide, electronic docket management system. Electronic submissions will
be accepted by FDA through FDMS only.
Dated: January 22, 2008.
Jeffrey Shuren,
Assistant Commissioner for Policy.
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