This information collection supports
food labeling regulations issued under the Fair Packaging and
Labeling Act and the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act.
Respondents to this information collection are manufacturers,
packers, and distributors of food products and include the private
sector (including for-profit businesses, not-for-profit
institutions and farms). The information collection also supports
agency guidance developed to assist repondents regarding food
lableing regulations.
US Code:
21 USC 301 et seq. Name of Law: Federal Food, Drug, and
Cosmetic Act
The information collection
includes a one-time burden of 7,109 responses and 7,109 hours to
reflect relabeling activities. (For the purpose of ROCIS entry,
however, we have entered one-third of the respondents, one-third of
the total annualized burden hours and one-third of the total
capital costs for the one-time relabeling.) The information
collection will also result in an additional 1,900 records and 950
hours annually, which we attribute to new recordkeeping
requirements.
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.