Department of Health and Human Services June 9, 2010 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing the availability of a draft guidance for industry entitled ``Draft Guidance for Industry: Compliance with Regulations Restricting the Sale and Distribution of Cigarettes and Smokeless Tobacco To Protect Children and Adolescents.'' The draft guidance is intended to help small entities comply with the final regulations restricting the sale and distribution of cigarettes and smokeless tobacco in order to protect children and adolescents.

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing a public meeting entitled ``International Cooperation on Cosmetic Regulations (ICCR)Preparation for ICCR-4 Meetings in Toronto, Canada'' to provide information and receive comments on the ICCR as well as the upcoming meetings in Toronto, Canada. The topics to be discussed are the topics for discussion at the forthcoming ICCR Steering Committee meeting. The purpose of the meeting is to solicit public input prior to the next Steering Committee and expert working group meetings in Toronto, Canada the week of July 12, 2010.

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.

HRSA will be issuing non-competitive supplemental funding under the Maternal Child and Health Bureau's Family to Family Health Information Centers Program. This will provide feasible time for the Maternal and Child Health Bureau (MCHB) to align fiscal resources and programmatic goals as outlined in changes that emerged as a result of enactment of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Pub. L. 111-148) with the least disruption to the States, communities, and constituencies that currently receive assistance and services from these grantees.