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Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 217,965.
In compliance with the requirements
of section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the
Administration for Children and
Families is soliciting public comment
on the specific aspects of the
information collection described above.
Copies of the proposed collection of
information can be obtained and
comments may be forwarded by writing
to the Administration for Children and
Families, Office of Administration,
Office of Information Services, 370
L’Enfant Promenade, SW., Washington,
DC 20447, Attn: ACF Reports Clearance
Officer. E-mail address:
infocollection@acf.hhs.gov. All requests
should be identified by the title of the
information collection.
The Department specifically requests
comments on: (a) Whether the proposed
collection of information is necessary
for the proper performance of the
functions of the agency, including
whether the information shall have
practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the
agency’s estimate of the burden of the
proposed collection of information; (c)
the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and (d)
ways to minimize the burden of the
collection of information on
respondents, including through the use
of automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
Consideration will be given to
comments and suggestions submitted
within 60 days of this publication.
Dated: July 18, 2007.
Robert Sargis,
Reports Clearance Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Food and Drug Administration
[Docket No. 2007N–0105]
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission for Office of
Management and Budget Review;
Comment Request; Mental Models
Study of Food Terrorism Risk
Awareness
AGENCY:
Food and Drug Administration,
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ACTION:
Notice.
SUMMARY: The Food and Drug
Administration (FDA) is announcing
that a proposed collection of
information has been submitted to the
Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for review and clearance under
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
DATES: Fax written comments on the
collection of information by August 23,
2007.
ADDRESSES: To ensure that comments on
the information collection are received,
OMB recommends that written
comments be faxed to the Office of
Information and Regulatory Affairs,
OMB, Attn: FDA Desk Officer, FAX:
202–395–6974, or e-mailed to
baguilar@omb.eop.gov. All comments
should be identified with the OMB
control number ‘‘0910–NEW’’ and title
‘‘Mental Models Study of Food
Terrorism Risk Awareness.’’ Also
include the FDA docket number found
in brackets in the heading of this
document.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Jonna Capezzuto, Office of the Chief
Information Officer (HFA–250), Food
and Drug Administration, 5600 Fishers
Lane, Rockville, MD 20857, 301–827–
4659.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In
compliance with 44 U.S.C. 3507, FDA
has submitted the following proposed
collection of information to OMB for
review and clearance.
Mental Models Study of Food
Terrorism Risk Awareness (OMB
Control Number 0910–NEW)
The proposed information collection
will help FDA protect the public from
food terrorism by preparing the agency
to take appropriate action in the event
of a crisis. Under the Federal Food,
Drug, and Cosmetic Act of 1938, as
amended, FDA has authority to act to
protect the safety of the nation’s food
supply. Under title 42 of the Public
Health Service Act (1944), FDA has
authority to act to protect the public
health. In addition, title III of the Public
Health Security and Bioterrorism
Preparedness and Response Act of 2002
(Public Law 107–188), FDA has
authority to act to improve the ability of
the United States to prevent, prepare
for, and respond to terrorism and other
public health emergencies.
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FDA has crafted and disseminated
messages intended to raise the
awareness of state and local government
agency and industry representatives
regarding food defense issues and
preparedness; but, FDA does not
currently have similar initiatives for
consumers. Extensive research exists in
disaster preparedness and in effective
communication to the public of risk or
crisis information by government or
non-government entities. However,
additional research is needed to help
FDA design communications that will
increase consumer awareness of the
potential for food terrorism and help
consumers to make good decisions in
the event of a food terrorism emergency.
The project will use ‘‘mental
modeling,’’ a qualitative research
method wherein the decisionmaking
processes of a group of consumer
respondents (described in the next
paragraph) concerning food terrorism
are modeled and compared to a model
based on expert knowledge and
experience in food terrorism. The
information will be collected via a
telephone interview concerning the
factors that influence the perceptions
and motivations related to the threat of
food terrorism. A comparison between
expert and consumer models based on
the collected information may identify
‘‘consequential knowledge gaps’’ that
can be redressed through messages or
information campaigns designed by
FDA.
Description of Respondents:
Respondents will be adult parents over
the age of 18 who have at least one child
age 4 to 13 residing in the home at least
half-time. The sample will be divided
by gender.
In the Federal Register of March 30,
2007 (72 FR 15140), FDA published a
60-day notice requesting public
comment on the information collection
provisions. No comments were received.
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Food and Drug Administration
[Docket No. 2007N–0279]
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Proposed Collection;
Comment Request; Color Additive
Certification Requests and
Recordkeeping
AGENCY:
Food and Drug Administration,
HHS.
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are no capital costs or operating and maintenance costs associated with this collection of information.
Dated: July 17, 2007.
Jeffrey Shuren,
Assistant Commissioner for Policy.
[FR Doc. E7–14200 Filed 7–23–07; 8:45 am]
ACTION:
Total Hours
Notice.
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 information collection provisions of
FDA’s regulations governing batch
certification of color additives
manufactured for use in foods, drugs,
cosmetics or medical devices in the
United States.
DATES: Submit written or electronic
comments on the collection of
information by September 24, 2007.
ADDRESSES: Submit electronic
comments on the collection of
information to: https://www.fda.gov/
dockets/ecomments. 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:
Jonna Capezzuto, Office of the Chief
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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.
Color Additive Certification Requests
and Recordkeeping—21 CFR Part 80
(OMB Control Number 0910–0216)—
Extension
FDA has regulatory oversight for color
additives used in foods, drugs,
cosmetics, and medical devices. Section
721(a) of the Federal Food, Drug, and
Cosmetic Act (the act) (21 U.S.C.
379e(a)) provides that a color additive
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shall be deemed to be unsafe unless it
meets the requirements of a listing
regulation, including any requirement
for batch certification, and is used in
accordance with the regulation. FDA
lists color additives that have been
shown to be safe for their intended uses
in title 21 of the Code of Federal
Regulations (CFR). FDA requires batch
certification for all color additives listed
in 21 CFR part 74 and for all color
additives provisionally listed in 21 CFR
part 82. Color additives listed in 21 CFR
part 73 are exempted from certification.
The requirements for color additive
certification are described in 21 CFR
part 80. In the certification procedure, a
representative sample of a new batch of
color additive, accompanied by a
‘‘request for certification’’ that provides
information about the batch, must be
submitted to FDA’s Office of Cosmetics
and Colors. FDA personnel perform
chemical and other analyses of the
representative sample and, providing
the sample satisfies all certification
requirements, issue a certification lot
number for the batch. FDA charges a fee
for certification based on the batch
weight and requires manufacturers to
keep records of the batch pending and
after certification.
Under § 80.21, a request for
certification must include: Name of
color additive, manufacturer’s batch
number and weight in pounds, name
and address of manufacturer, storage
conditions, statement of use(s),
certification fee, and signature of person
requesting certification. Under § 80.22, a
request for certification must include a
sample of the batch of color additive
that is the subject of the request. The
sample must be labeled to show: Name
of color additive, manufacturer’s batch
number and quantity, and name and
address of person requesting
certification. Under § 80.39, the person
to whom a certificate is issued must
keep complete records showing the
disposal of all the color additive
covered by the certificate. Such records
are to be made available upon request to
any accredited representative of FDA
until at least 2 years after disposal of all
of the color additive.
The purpose for collecting this
information is to help FDA assure that
only safe color additives will be used in
foods, drugs, cosmetics, and medical
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Food and Drug Administration
[Docket No. 2007N-0105]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for Office
of Management and Budget Review; Comment Request; Mental Models Study
of Food Terrorism Risk Awareness
AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing that a
proposed collection of information has been submitted to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for review and clearance under the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
DATES: Fax written comments on the collection of information by August
23, 2007.
ADDRESSES: To ensure that comments on the information collection are
received, OMB recommends that written comments be faxed to the Office
of Information and Regulatory Affairs, OMB, Attn: FDA Desk Officer,
FAX: 202-395-6974, or e-mailed to baguilar@omb.eop.gov. All comments
should be identified with the OMB control number ``0910-NEW'' and title
``Mental Models Study of Food Terrorism Risk Awareness.'' Also include
the FDA docket number found in brackets in the heading of this
document.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jonna Capezzuto, Office of the Chief
Information Officer (HFA-250), Food and Drug Administration, 5600
Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 20857, 301-827-4659.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In compliance with 44 U.S.C. 3507, FDA has
submitted the following proposed collection of information to OMB for
review and clearance.
Mental Models Study of Food Terrorism Risk Awareness (OMB Control
Number 0910-NEW)
The proposed information collection will help FDA protect the
public from food terrorism by preparing the agency to take appropriate
action in the event of a crisis. Under the Federal Food, Drug, and
Cosmetic Act of 1938, as amended, FDA has authority to act to protect
the safety of the nation's food supply. Under title 42 of the Public
Health Service Act (1944), FDA has authority to act to protect the
public health. In addition, title III of the Public Health Security and
Bioterrorism Preparedness and Response Act of 2002 (Public Law 107-
188), FDA has authority to act to improve the ability of the United
States to prevent, prepare for, and respond to terrorism and other
public health emergencies.
FDA has crafted and disseminated messages intended to raise the
awareness of state and local government agency and industry
representatives regarding food defense issues and preparedness; but,
FDA does not currently have similar initiatives for consumers.
Extensive research exists in disaster preparedness and in effective
communication to the public of risk or crisis information by government
or non-government entities. However, additional research is needed to
help FDA design communications that will increase consumer awareness of
the potential for food terrorism and help consumers to make good
decisions in the event of a food terrorism emergency.
The project will use ``mental modeling,'' a qualitative research
method wherein the decisionmaking processes of a group of consumer
respondents (described in the next paragraph) concerning food terrorism
are modeled and compared to a model based on expert knowledge and
experience in food terrorism. The information will be collected via a
telephone interview concerning the factors that influence the
perceptions and motivations related to the threat of food terrorism. A
comparison between expert and consumer models based on the collected
information may identify ``consequential knowledge gaps'' that can be
redressed through messages or information campaigns designed by FDA.
Description of Respondents: Respondents will be adult parents over
the age of 18 who have at least one child age 4 to 13 residing in the
home at least half-time. The sample will be divided by gender.
In the Federal Register of March 30, 2007 (72 FR 15140), FDA
published a 60-day notice requesting public comment on the information
collection provisions. No comments were received.
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\1\There are no capital costs or operating and maintenance costs associated with this collection of information.
Dated: July 17, 2007.
Jeffrey Shuren,
Assistant Commissioner for Policy.
[FR Doc. E7-14200 Filed 7-23-07; 8:45 am]
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