[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 100 (Friday, May 23, 2014)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 29699]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-12002]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Food and Drug Administration
21 CFR Part 1
[Docket No. FDA-2013-N-0013]
RIN 0910-AG98
Sanitary Transportation of Human and Animal Food; Extension of
Comment Period
AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS.
ACTION: Proposed rule; Extension of Comment Period.
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SUMMARY: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or we) is extending the
comment period for the notice of proposed rulemaking that appeared in
the Federal Register of February 5, 2014, entitled ``Sanitary
Transportation of Human and Animal Food'' and its information
collection provisions. We are taking this action in response to
requests for an extension to allow interested persons additional time
to submit comments. We also are taking this action to keep the comment
period for the information collection provisions associated with the
rule consistent with the comment period for the proposed rule.
DATES: FDA is extending the comment period on the proposed rule
published February 5, 2014 (79 FR 7005), and its information collection
provisions. Submit either electronic or written comments on the
proposed rule and the information collection by July 30, 2014.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by any of the following methods,
except that comments on information collection issues under the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 must be submitted to the Office of
Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) (see the ``Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995'' section of this
document).
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:
Mail/Hand delivery/Courier (for paper submissions):
Division of Dockets Management (HFA-305), Food and Drug Administration,
5630 Fishers Lane, Rm. 1061, Rockville, MD 20852.
Instructions: All submissions received must include the Agency
name, Docket No. FDA-2013-N-0013, and RIN 0910-AG98 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, 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: With regard to the proposed rule:
Michael E. Kashtock, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, Food
and Drug Administration, 5100 Paint Branch Pkwy., College Park, MD
20740, 240-402-2022.
With regard to the information collection: Domini Bean, Office of
Information Management, Food and Drug Administration, 8455 Colesville
Rd., COLE-14526, Silver Spring, MD 20993-0002, [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
In the Federal Register of February 5, 2014, we published a
proposed rule entitled ``Sanitary Transportation of Human and Animal
Food'' with a 115-day comment period on the provisions of the proposed
rule and on the information collection provisions that are subject to
review by OMB under the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501-3520).
FDA has received requests for an extension of the comment period on
the proposed rule. The requests conveyed concern that the current 115-
day comment period does not allow time to thoroughly analyze the
proposed rule given that the regulations would apply to a diverse array
of human foods, animal feed and feed ingredients, and pet food
transported by rail and truck. The requests also stated an extended
comment period would allow interested persons an opportunity to
consider the complexities that affect the interrelated responsibilities
of shippers, carriers, and receivers. Finally, the requests stated that
additional time is needed to analyze the economic impact on the
affected industry sectors and to provide FDA with pertinent information
to assist in the economic analysis. FDA has considered the requests and
is granting a 60-day extension of the comment period to July 30, 2014,
for the ``Sanitary Transportation of Human and Animal Food'' proposed
rule to allow interested persons additional time to submit comments. We
also are extending the comment period for the information collection
provisions to July 30, 2014, to make the comment period for the
information collection provisions the same as the comment period for
the provisions of the proposed rule. To clarify, FDA is requesting
comment on all issues raised by the proposed rule.
II. Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
Interested persons may either submit electronic comments regarding
the information collection to [email protected] or fax
written comments to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs,
OMB, Attn: FDA Desk Officer, FAX: 202-395-7285. All comments should be
identified with the title ``Sanitary Transportation of Human and Animal
Food.''
III. Request for Comments
Interested persons may submit either electronic comments regarding
the proposed rule 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. 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: May 20, 2014.
Leslie Kux,
Assistant Commissioner for Policy.
[FR Doc. 2014-12002 Filed 5-22-14; 8:45 am]
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