Nationwide adoption of the model FDA
Food Code is an important step toward the agency's goal for
consistent, scientifically sound, and risk-based food safety
standards and practices. A current, comprehensive, and accurate
inventory of food code adoptions by States and U.S. territories,
local, and tribal governments is necessary to determine the status
of up-to-date protection of the U.S. population and to identify
areas where assistance to these governments may promote the
adoption of regulations based on the FDA Food Code. FDA has
contracted with Association of Food and Drug Officials (AFDO) to
contact local, state and tribal officials to obtain information
about the status of Food Code adoptions in their respective
jurisdictions. Telephonic and electronic means have been used since
2001 when the project began using the OMB approved information
collection form. AFDO compiles this information in an active data
base and produces quarterly reports on the nationwide progress
towards adoptions of the Code. Results are posted on the FDA web
site (http://www.cfsan.fda.gov) and are updated quarterly as new
information is gathered by AFDO. The information is used by FDA to
track the adoptions of local, state and tribal codes/regulations
patterned after the FDA Food Code.
The total annual hour burden
has decreased from 600 hours to 300 hours. This decrease is due to
a decrease in the estimated number of respondents. Also, please
note that although the information collection questionnaire has
increased from five questions to seven questions, FDA has not
changed its estimate of the hours per response. FDA estimates that
it will still take the respondent one hour or less to respond to
the seven questions.
$24,999
No
No
Uncollected
Uncollected
Uncollected
Uncollected
Saleda Perryman
No
On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that
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).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding
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;
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of
these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked
and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.