Marking, Labeling, and Packaging of Meat, Poultry, and Egg Products

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
Form FSIS Form 7234-1 Marking, Labeling, and Packaging of Meat, Poultry, and Egg Products Form and Instruction	Modified
ICRMarking, Labeling, Packaging11.doc Supporting Statement A	2012-02-14

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
2819	Marking, Labeling, and Packaging of Meat, Poultry, and Egg Products Form and Instruction	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 0583-0092	ICR Reference No: 201109-0583-001
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 200710-0583-002
Agency/Subagency: USDA/FSIS	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Marking, Labeling, and Packaging of Meat, Poultry, and Egg Products
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved with change	Conclusion Date: 03/02/2012
	Date Received in OIRA: 11/21/2011
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	03/31/2015	36 Months From Approved	03/31/2012
Responses	260,698	0	292,140
Time Burden (Hours)	128,267	0	155,288
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: To collect information on the labeling, marking, and packaging of meat, poultry, and egg products. To control the manufacture of marking devices bearing official marks, FSIS requires official meat and poultry establishments and the manufacturers of such marking devices to submit an Authorization Certificate form to the Agency. To ensure that meat, poultry, and egg products are accurately labeled, FSIS approves meat, poultry, and egg products labeling. To ensure that packaging materials do not adulterate meat or poultry products, FSIS requires a written guaranty that the packaging materials conform to Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 301, et. seq.) regulations for food contact materials. FSIS also requires establishments that use advanced poultry/bone separation machinery and recovery systems to have controls in place, including recordkeeping, to ensure that products do not exceed the calcium level standard.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 21 USC 451, et seq. Name of Law: Poultry Products Inspection Act
   US Code: 21 USC 1031, et seq. Name of Law: Egg Products Inspection Act
   US Code: 21 USC 601, et seq. Name of Law: Federal Meat Inspection Act
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
	Not associated with rulemaking

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Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	76 FR 31930	06/02/2011
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	76 FR 222	11/17/2011
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? Yes

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 1

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Marking, Labeling, and Packaging of Meat, Poultry, and Egg Products	FSIS Form 7234-1, FSIS Form 8822-4, 5200-7	Application for Approval of Labels ,   Request for Label Reconsideration ,   Authorization Certificate

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ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to New Statute	Change Due to Agency Discretion	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate	Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses	260,698	292,140	0	148	-31,590	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	128,267	155,288	0	296	-27,317	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0	0	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Increase Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: FSIS has decreased its estimate of total annual burden hours from 155,288 to 128,267. This decrease is the result of a change in the number of respondents FSIS estimates will be affected by this information collection. The number of estimated respondents has changed as a result of a reduction in the total number of official establishments between 2007 and today, even though FSIS has added a new form, FSIS Form 8822-4, Request for Label Reconsideration.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $1,850,000

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Is the Supporting Statement intended to be a Privacy Impact Assessment required by the E-Government Act of 2002? No

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? No

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? No

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? No

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? Uncollected

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Common Form ICR:  No

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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:

(a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions;

(b) It avoids unnecessary duplication;

(c) It reduces burden on small entities;

(d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous language that is understandable to respondents;

(e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices;

(f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements;

(g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8 (b)(3) about:

(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;

(h) It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected.

(i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology (if applicable); and

(j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.

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.

Certification Date: 11/21/2011

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