[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 222 (Monday, November 18, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Page 69095]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-27537]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Food and Drug Administration
[Docket No. FDA-2013-N-1119]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection;
Comment Request; Food Canning Establishment Registration, Process
Filing, and Recordkeeping for Acidified Foods and Thermally Processed
Low-Acid Foods in Hermetically Sealed Containers; Extension of Comment
Period
AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS.
ACTION: Notice; extension of comment period.
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SUMMARY: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or we) is extending the
comment period for the information collection entitled ``Food Canning
Establishment Registration, Process Filing, and Recordkeeping for
Acidified Foods and Thermally Processed Low-Acid Foods in Hermetically
Sealed Containers'' that appeared in the Federal Register of September
18, 2013 (78 FR 57391). In the notice requesting comment on the
proposed information collection, we requested comments on the
information collection provisions that are subject to review by the
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) under the Paperwork Reduction Act
of 1995 (PRA). We are taking this action in response to a request for
an extension to allow interested persons additional time to submit
comments on the proposed information collection.
DATES: FDA is extending the comment period on the proposed information
collection. Submit either electronic or written comments by February
18, 2014.
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: FDA PRA Staff, Office of Operations,
Food and Drug Administration, 1350 Piccard Dr., PI50-400B, Rockville,
MD 20850, [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
In the Federal Register of September 18, 2013 (78 FR 57391), FDA
published a notice with a 60-day comment period to request comment on a
proposed collection of information related to ``Food Canning
Establishment Registration, Process Filing, and Recordkeeping for
Acidified Foods and Thermally Processed Low-Acid Foods in Hermetically
Sealed Containers.'' 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.
We have received a request to extend the comment period for the
proposed collection of information. The request noted that we intend to
issue a draft guidance document further explaining the forms that are
the subject of the collection of information and requested that the
comment period for the proposed collection of information be extended
to match the comment period that will be announced in a future notice
requesting comments on such a draft guidance document. The requestor
expected that a likely comment period for the draft guidance would be
60 days.
We have considered the request and are extending the comment period
for the information collection for 90 days, until February 18, 2014. We
believe that a 90-day extension allows adequate time for interested
persons to submit comments without significantly delaying our
submission of the proposed collection of information to OMB for review
under the PRA. We are not granting the specific request to extend the
comment period to match the date when we publish a notice of
availability for a related draft guidance because we cannot say with
certainty when that notice will publish. However, we expect to issue
that notice in a timely manner such that we would announce a comment
period until approximately February 18, 2014. In addition, we note that
comments are welcome on guidance documents at any time (21 CFR
10.115(g)(5)).
II. Request for Comments
Interested persons may submit either electronic comments regarding
this document to http://www.regulations.gov or written comments to the
Division of Dockets Management (see ADDRESSES). It is only necessary to
send one set of comments. Identify comments 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, and will be posted to the docket at http://www.regulations.gov.
Dated: November 13, 2013.
Leslie Kux,
Assistant Commissioner for Policy.
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