In the Federal Register of December
30, 1997 (62 FR 67775), FDA published a proposed rule to amend the
nutrition labeling regulations by changing the label serving size
for the product category "Hard candies, breath mints" to one unit.
FDA also prposed to (1) modify the rounding rules for calories to
allow the declaration of caloric amounts of less than 5 calories on
the nutrition label and (2) require that the number of calories
declared on the nutrition label of a food product be consistent
with any claims about caloric content that are made in its
labeling. This action was in response to a petition to
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the collection of information encompassed by this request complies
with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR
1320.8(b)(3).
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the proposed collection of information, that the certification
covers:
(i) Why the information is being collected;
(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a
benefit, or mandatory);
(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control
number;
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these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked
and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.