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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Dated: July 24, 2024.
Lauren K. Roth,
Associate Commissioner for Policy.
National Agriculture and Food Defense
Strategy Survey
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Food and Drug Administration
[Docket No. FDA–2024–N–0846]
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission for Office of
Management and Budget Review;
Comment Request; National
Agriculture and Food Defense Strategy
Survey
AGENCY:
Food and Drug Administration,
HHS.
ACTION:
Notice.
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: Submit written comments
(including recommendations) on the
collection of information by August 28,
2024.
ADDRESSES: To ensure that comments on
the information collection are received,
OMB recommends that written
comments be submitted to https://
www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain.
Find this particular information
collection by selecting ‘‘Currently under
Review—Open for Public Comments’’ or
by using the search function. The OMB
control number for this information
collection is 0910–0855. Also include
the FDA docket number found in
brackets in the heading of this
document.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
JonnaLynn Capezzuto, Office of
Operations, Food and Drug
Administration, Three White Flint
North, 10A–12M, 11601 Landsdown St.,
North Bethesda, MD 20852, 301–796–
3794, PRAStaff@fda.hhs.gov.
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.
SUMMARY:
OMB Control Number 0910–0855—
Extension
We are seeking OMB approval of the
National Agriculture and Food Defense
Strategy (NAFDS) under section 108 of
the Food Safety Modernization Act
(FSMA). This is a voluntary survey of
State, local, territorial, and/or tribal
(SLTT) governments intended to gauge
government activities in food and
agriculture defense from intentional
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contamination and emerging threats.
The collected information will be
included in the mandatory NAFDS
followup Report to Congress. The
authority for us to collect the
information derives from the
Commissioner of Food and Drugs’
authority provided in section
1003(d)(2)(C) of the Federal Food, Drug,
and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C.
393(d)(2)(C)).
Protecting the nation’s food and
agriculture supply against intentional
contamination and other emerging
threats is an important responsibility
shared by SLTT governments as well as
private sector partners. FSMA focuses
on ensuring the safety of the U.S. food
supply by shifting the efforts of Federal
regulators from response to prevention
and recognizes the importance of
strengthening existing collaboration
among all stakeholders to achieve
common public health and security
goals. FSMA identifies some key
priorities for working with partners in
areas such as reliance on Federal, State,
and local agencies for inspections;
improving foodborne illness
surveillance; and leveraging and
enhancing State and local food safety
and defense capacities. Section 108 of
FSMA–NAFDS requires HHS and the
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA),
in coordination with the Department of
Homeland Security (DHS), to work
together with SLTT to monitor and
measure progress in food defense.
In 2015, the initial NAFDS Report to
Congress detailed the specific Federal
response to food and agriculture defense
goals, objectives, key initiatives, and
activities that HHS, USDA, DHS, and
other stakeholders planned to
accomplish to meet the objectives
outlined in FSMA. The NAFDS charts a
direction for how Federal agencies, in
cooperation with SLTT governments
and private sector partners, protect the
nation’s food supply against intentional
contamination. Not later than 4 years
after the initial NAFDS Report to
Congress (2015), and every 4 years
thereafter (i.e., 2019, 2023, 2027, etc.),
HHS, USDA, and DHS are required to
revise and submit an updated report to
the relevant committees of Congress.
FDA is the agency primarily
responsible for obtaining the
information from Federal and SLTT
partners to complete the NAFDS Report
to Congress. An interagency working
group will conduct the survey and
collect and update the NAFDS as
directed by FSMA, including
developing metrics and measuring
progress for the evaluation process.
The survey of Federal and State
partners will be used to determine what
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food defense activities, if any, Federal
and/or SLTT agencies have completed
(or are planning on completing) from
2024 to 2028. Planning for the local,
territorial, and tribal information
collections will commence during this
period of renewal. The survey will
continue to be repeated approximately
every 2 to 4 years, as described in
section 108 of FSMA. The NAFDS
survey is being administered for the
purpose of monitoring progress in food
and agricultural defense by government
agencies.
A purposive sampling strategy is
employed, such that the government
agencies participating in food and
agricultural defense are asked to
respond to the voluntary survey. Food
defense leaders responsible for
conducting food defense activities
during a food emergency for their
jurisdiction are identified and will
receive an emailed invitation to
complete the survey online; they will be
provided with a web link to the survey.
The survey will be conducted
electronically on the FDA.gov web
portal, and results will be analyzed by
the interagency working group.
Description of Respondents:
Respondents to this collection are SLTT
government representatives (survey
respondents) who are food defense
leaders responsible for conducting food
defense activities during a food
emergency for their jurisdictions.
In the Federal Register of March 26,
2024 (89 FR 20980), FDA published a
60-day notice requesting public
comment on the proposed collection of
information. No comments were
received.
FDA estimates the burden of this
collection of information as follows:
TABLE 1—ESTIMATED ANNUAL REPORTING BURDEN 1
Activity
Number of
respondents
Number of
responses per
respondent
Total annual
responses
Average burden
per response
Total hours
SLTT Surveys ................................................................
500
1
500
0.33 (20 minutes)
165
1 There
are no capital costs or operating and maintenance costs associated with this collection of information.
The FDA Office of Partnerships
reviewed the questionnaire and
provided the estimate of time to
complete the survey. The total burden is
based on our previous experiences
conducting surveys. Based on a review
of the information collection since our
last request for OMB approval, we have
made no adjustments to our burden
estimate.
Dated: July 24, 2024.
Lauren K. Roth,
Associate Commissioner for Policy.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
[Docket No. FDA–2024–N–0758]
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission for Office of
Management and Budget Review;
Comment Request; New Plant Varieties
Intended for Food Use
Food and Drug Administration,
HHS.
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ACTION:
Notice.
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: Submit written comments
(including recommendations) on the
SUMMARY:
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To ensure that comments on
the information collection are received,
OMB recommends that written
comments be submitted to https://
www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain.
Find this particular information
collection by selecting ‘‘Currently under
Review—Open for Public Comments’’ or
by using the search function. The OMB
control number for this information
collection is 0910–0583. Also include
the FDA docket number found in
brackets in the heading of this
document.
ADDRESSES:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Food and Drug Administration
AGENCY:
collection of information by August 28,
2024.
Domini Bean, Office of Operations,
Food and Drug Administration, Three
White Flint North, 10A–12M, 11601
Landsdown St., North Bethesda, MD
20852, 301–796–5733, PRAStaff@
fda.hhs.gov.
In
compliance with 44 U.S.C. 3507, FDA
has submitted the following proposed
collection of information to OMB for
review and clearance.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
New Plant Varieties Intended for Food
Use
OMB Control Number 0910–0583—
Extension
This information collection supports
recommendations found in FDA
guidance pertaining to new plant
varieties intended for food use.
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I. Consultation Procedures: Foods
Derived From New Plant Varieties; Form
FDA 3665
The Agency guidance document
entitled ‘‘Consultation Procedures under
FDA’s 1992 Statement of Policy for
Foods Derived From New Plant
Varieties’’ (October 1997), which is
available on our website at https://
www.fda.gov/regulatory-information/
search-fda-guidance-documents/
guidance-industry-consultationprocedures-under-fdas-1992-statementpolicy-foods-derived-new-plant,
describes our consultation process for
the evaluation of information on new
plant varieties provided by developers.
We believe this consultation process
will help ensure that human and animal
food safety issues or other regulatory
issues (e.g., labeling) are resolved prior
to commercial distribution.
Additionally, such communication will
help to ensure that any potential food
safety issues regarding a new plant
variety are resolved during development
and will help to ensure that market
entry decisions by the industry are
made consistently and in full
compliance with the standards of the
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act
(FD&C Act).
Since 1992, when we issued our
‘‘Statement of Policy: Foods Derived
From New Plant Varieties’’ (the 1992
policy) (57 FR 22984, May 29, 1992), we
have encouraged developers of new
plant varieties, including those varieties
that are developed through
biotechnology, to consult with us during
the plant development process to
discuss possible scientific and
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Food and Drug Administration
[Docket No. FDA-2024-N-0846]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for Office
of Management and Budget Review; Comment Request; National Agriculture
and Food Defense Strategy Survey
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: Submit written comments (including recommendations) on the
collection of information by August 28, 2024.
ADDRESSES: To ensure that comments on the information collection are
received, OMB recommends that written comments be submitted to https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this particular information
collection by selecting ``Currently under Review--Open for Public
Comments'' or by using the search function. The OMB control number for
this information collection is 0910-0855. Also include the FDA docket
number found in brackets in the heading of this document.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: JonnaLynn Capezzuto, Office of
Operations, Food and Drug Administration, Three White Flint North, 10A-
12M, 11601 Landsdown St., North Bethesda, MD 20852, 301-796-3794,
[email protected].
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.
National Agriculture and Food Defense Strategy Survey
OMB Control Number 0910-0855--Extension
We are seeking OMB approval of the National Agriculture and Food
Defense Strategy (NAFDS) under section 108 of the Food Safety
Modernization Act (FSMA). This is a voluntary survey of State, local,
territorial, and/or tribal (SLTT) governments intended to gauge
government activities in food and agriculture defense from intentional
contamination and emerging threats. The collected information will be
included in the mandatory NAFDS followup Report to Congress. The
authority for us to collect the information derives from the
Commissioner of Food and Drugs' authority provided in section
1003(d)(2)(C) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C.
393(d)(2)(C)).
Protecting the nation's food and agriculture supply against
intentional contamination and other emerging threats is an important
responsibility shared by SLTT governments as well as private sector
partners. FSMA focuses on ensuring the safety of the U.S. food supply
by shifting the efforts of Federal regulators from response to
prevention and recognizes the importance of strengthening existing
collaboration among all stakeholders to achieve common public health
and security goals. FSMA identifies some key priorities for working
with partners in areas such as reliance on Federal, State, and local
agencies for inspections; improving foodborne illness surveillance; and
leveraging and enhancing State and local food safety and defense
capacities. Section 108 of FSMA-NAFDS requires HHS and the U.S.
Department of Agriculture (USDA), in coordination with the Department
of Homeland Security (DHS), to work together with SLTT to monitor and
measure progress in food defense.
In 2015, the initial NAFDS Report to Congress detailed the specific
Federal response to food and agriculture defense goals, objectives, key
initiatives, and activities that HHS, USDA, DHS, and other stakeholders
planned to accomplish to meet the objectives outlined in FSMA. The
NAFDS charts a direction for how Federal agencies, in cooperation with
SLTT governments and private sector partners, protect the nation's food
supply against intentional contamination. Not later than 4 years after
the initial NAFDS Report to Congress (2015), and every 4 years
thereafter (i.e., 2019, 2023, 2027, etc.), HHS, USDA, and DHS are
required to revise and submit an updated report to the relevant
committees of Congress.
FDA is the agency primarily responsible for obtaining the
information from Federal and SLTT partners to complete the NAFDS Report
to Congress. An interagency working group will conduct the survey and
collect and update the NAFDS as directed by FSMA, including developing
metrics and measuring progress for the evaluation process.
The survey of Federal and State partners will be used to determine
what
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food defense activities, if any, Federal and/or SLTT agencies have
completed (or are planning on completing) from 2024 to 2028. Planning
for the local, territorial, and tribal information collections will
commence during this period of renewal. The survey will continue to be
repeated approximately every 2 to 4 years, as described in section 108
of FSMA. The NAFDS survey is being administered for the purpose of
monitoring progress in food and agricultural defense by government
agencies.
A purposive sampling strategy is employed, such that the government
agencies participating in food and agricultural defense are asked to
respond to the voluntary survey. Food defense leaders responsible for
conducting food defense activities during a food emergency for their
jurisdiction are identified and will receive an emailed invitation to
complete the survey online; they will be provided with a web link to
the survey. The survey will be conducted electronically on the FDA.gov
web portal, and results will be analyzed by the interagency working
group.
Description of Respondents: Respondents to this collection are SLTT
government representatives (survey respondents) who are food defense
leaders responsible for conducting food defense activities during a
food emergency for their jurisdictions.
In the Federal Register of March 26, 2024 (89 FR 20980), FDA
published a 60-day notice requesting public comment on the proposed
collection of information. No comments were received.
FDA estimates the burden of this collection of information as
follows:
Table 1--Estimated Annual Reporting Burden \1\
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Number of
Activity Number of responses per Total annual Average burden per response Total hours
respondents respondent responses
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
SLTT Surveys.................................... 500 1 500 0.33 (20 minutes)................. 165
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
\1\ There are no capital costs or operating and maintenance costs associated with this collection of information.
The FDA Office of Partnerships reviewed the questionnaire and
provided the estimate of time to complete the survey. The total burden
is based on our previous experiences conducting surveys. Based on a
review of the information collection since our last request for OMB
approval, we have made no adjustments to our burden estimate.
Dated: July 24, 2024.
Lauren K. Roth,
Associate Commissioner for Policy.
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