[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 100 (Tuesday, May 24, 2011)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 30051-30052]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-12736]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Food and Drug Administration
21 CFR Parts 11 and 101
[Docket No. FDA-2011-F-0172]
RIN 0910-AG57
Food Labeling; Nutrition Labeling of Standard Menu Items in
Restaurants and Similar Retail Food Establishments; 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) is extending the
comment period until July 5, 2011, for a proposed rule that was
published in the Federal Register of April 6, 2011 (76 FR 19192). In
that document, FDA proposed requirements for providing nutrition
information for standard menu items in certain chain restaurants and
similar retail food establishments. The Agency is extending the comment
period in response to several requests to give interested parties
additional time to comment.
DATES: Submit either electronic or written comments by July 5, 2011.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by Docket No. FDA-2011-
F-0172 and/or RIN 0910-AG57, 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.
Instructions: All submissions received must include the Agency
name, Docket No. FDA-2011-F-0172, and RIN 0910-AG57 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
``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: Geraldine A. June, Center for Food
Safety and Applied Nutrition (HFS-820), Food and Drug Administration,
5100 Paint Branch Pkwy., College Park, MD 20740, 240-402-2371.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
In the Federal Register of April 6, 2011 (76 FR 19192), FDA
proposed requirements to implement the menu labeling provisions of the
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 (Affordable Care
Act). Specifically, FDA proposed to require that restaurants and
similar retail food establishments that are a part of a chain with 20
or more locations doing business under the same name, and offering for
sale the same menu items, provide calorie and other nutrition
information for standard menu items, including food on display and
self-service food. FDA provided a 60-day comment period (i.e., until
June 6, 2011) for that proposal.
FDA has received several requests to extend the comment period. The
requests stated that additional time is needed to comment on the
proposed rule for a number of reasons, including a need for time to
assess the effect of the proposal on the industry; a desire to conduct
consumer research to support comments on the proposal; and the
complexities of the proposed rule.
FDA has considered the requests and is extending the comment period
an additional 30 days, until July 5, 2011. We believe that this
additional time will provide interested parties sufficient time to
respond to the proposal.
II. Comments
Interested persons may submit to the Division of Dockets Management
(see ADDRESSES) either electronic or written comments regarding this
document. It is only necessary to send one set of comments. It is no
longer necessary to send two copies of mailed 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.
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Dated: May 19, 2011.
Leslie Kux,
Acting Assistant Commissioner for Policy.
[FR Doc. 2011-12736 Filed 5-23-11; 8:45 am]
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