Department of Health and Human Services December 16, 2014 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

Under the provisions of Section 3507(a)(1)(D) of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) has submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) a request for review and approval of the information collection listed below. This proposed information collection was previously published in the Federal Register on August 21, 2014, page 49523 and allowed 60 days for public comment. No public comments were received. The purpose of this notice is to request an additional 30 days for public comment and reinstatement without change. The Center for Scientific Review (CSR), National Institutes of Health, may not conduct or sponsor, and the respondent is not required to respond to, an information collection that has been extended, revised, or implemented on or after October 31, 2014, unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number. Direct Comments to OMB: Written comments and/or suggestions regarding the item(s) contained in this notice, especially regarding the estimated public burden and associated response time, should be directed to the: Office of Management and Budget, Office of Regulatory Affairs, OIRA_submission@omb.eop.gov or by fax to 202-395-6974, Attention: NIH Desk Officer.

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.

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is correcting a notice that appeared in the Federal Register of December 8, 2014. The document misstated the effective date of the new system of records. This notice corrects that error.

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or we) is announcing the availability of a draft guidance for FDA staff entitled ``Compliance Policy Guide CrabmeatFresh and FrozenAdulteration with Filth, Involving the Presence of Escherichia coli.'' The draft Compliance Policy Guide (CPG), when finalized, will update the previously issued ``CPG CrabmeatFresh and FrozenAdulteration with Filth, Involving the Presence of the Organism Escherichia coli.'' This revised draft provides guidance for FDA staff on the level of Escherichia coli (E. coli) in crabmeat at which we may consider the crabmeat to be adulterated with filth.