[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 38 (Friday, February 26, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8959-8960]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-3911]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Food and Drug Administration
[Docket No. FDA-2010-N-0083]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection;
Comment Request; Substances Prohibited From Use in Animal Food or Feed;
Animal Proteins Prohibited in Ruminant Feed
AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing an
opportunity for public comment on the proposed collection of certain
information by the agency. Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(the PRA), Federal agencies are required to publish notice in the
Federal Register concerning each proposed collection of information,
including each proposed extension of an existing collection of
information, and to allow 60 days for public comment in response to the
notice. This notice solicits comments on the recordkeeping requirements
for this collection of information concerning substances prohibited
from use in animal food or feed and animal proteins prohibited in
ruminant feed.
DATES: Submit written or electronic comments on the collection of
information by April 27, 2010.
ADDRESSES: Submit electronic comments on the collection of information
to http://www.regulations.gov. Submit written comments on the
collection of information to the Division of Dockets Management (HFA-
305), Food and Drug Administration, 5630 Fishers Lane, rm. 1061,
Rockville, MD 20852. All comments should be identified with the docket
number found in brackets in the heading of this document.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Denver Presley, Office of Information
Management, Food and Drug Administration, 1350 Piccard Dr., P150-400B,
Rockville, MD 20850, 301-827-1472.
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, including
each proposed extension of an existing 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.
Substances Prohibited From Use in Animal Food or Feed; Animal Proteins
Prohibited in Ruminant Feed--21 CFR 589.2000(e)(1)(iv) (OMB Control
Number 0910-0339)--Extension
This information collection was established because epidemiological
evidence gathered in the United Kingdom suggested that bovine
spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), a progressively degenerative central
nervous system disease, is spread to ruminant animals by feeding
protein derived from ruminants infected with BSE. This regulation
places general requirements on persons that manufacture, blend,
process, and distribute products that contain or may contain protein
derived from mammalian tissue, and feeds made from such products.
FDA estimates the burden of this collection of information as
follows:
Table 1.--Estimated Annual Recordkeeping Burden\1\
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No. of Annual Frequency per Total Annual Hours per
21 CFR Section Recordkeepers Recordkeeping Records Records Total Hours
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589.2000(e)(1)(iv) 400 1 400 14 5,600
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\1\ There are no capital costs or operating and maintenance costs associated with this collection of information.
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Dated: February 22, 2010.
Leslie Kux,
Acting Assistant Commissioner for Policy.
[FR Doc. 2010-3911 Filed 2-25-10; 8:45 am]
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