[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 101 (Tuesday, May 27, 2014)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 30056]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-12095]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Food and Drug Administration
21 CFR Part 101
[Docket No. FDA-2004-N-0258 (Formerly Docket No. 2004N-0456)]
RIN 0910-AF23
Food Labeling: Serving Sizes of Foods That Can Reasonably Be
Consumed at One-Eating Occasion; Dual-Column Labeling; Updating,
Modifying, and Establishing Certain Reference Amounts Customarily
Consumed; Serving Size for Breath Mints; and Technical Amendments;
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, the Agency, or we) is
extending the comment period for the proposed rule that appeared in the
Federal Register of March 3, 2014. In the proposed rule, FDA requested
comments on FDA's regulations for serving sizes for the Nutrition Facts
Label. We are taking this action in response to requests for an
extension to allow interested persons additional time to submit
comments.
DATES: FDA is extending the comment period on the proposed rule
published on March 3, 2014 (79 FR 11990). Submit either electronic or
written comments by August 1, 2014.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 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:
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-2004-N-0258, and RIN 0910-AF23 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: Cherisa Henderson, Center for Food
Safety and Applied Nutrition (HFS-830), Food and Drug Administration,
5100 Paint Branch Pkwy., College Park, MD 20740, 240-402-5429, email:
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
In the Federal Register of March 3, 2014 (79 FR 11990), we
published a proposed rule entitled ``Food Labeling: Serving Sizes of
Foods That Can Reasonably Be Consumed At One-Eating Occasion; Dual-
Column Labeling; Updating, Modifying, and Establishing Certain
Reference Amounts Customarily Consumed; Serving Size for Breath Mints;
and Technical Amendments'' with a 90-day comment period to request
comments on amending the definition of a single-serving container;
requiring dual-column labeling for certain containers; updating and
modifying several reference amounts customarily consumed; adding
several food products and food product categories to the reference
amounts customarily consumed per eating occasion for the general food
supply; amending the label serving size for breath mints; and making
technical amendments to various aspects of the serving size
regulations. Comments on the proposed rule will inform FDA's rulemaking
to amend the regulations for serving sizes for the Nutrition Facts
Label.
We received multiple requests for a 90-day extension of the comment
period for the proposed rule. Each request conveyed concern that the
original 90-day comment period does not allow sufficient time to
develop a meaningful or thoughtful response to the proposed rule.
We have considered the requests and are extending the comment
period for the proposed rule for 60 days, until August 1, 2014. We
believe that a 60-day extension allows adequate time for interested
persons to submit comments without significantly delaying rulemaking on
these important issues.
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. 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 21, 2014.
Leslie Kux,
Assistant Commissioner for Policy.
[FR Doc. 2014-12095 Filed 5-23-14; 8:45 am]
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