[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 148 (Wednesday, August 3, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 44656-44657]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-15371]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Food and Drug Administration

[Docket No. 2005N-0290]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; 
Comment Request; Importer's Entry Notice

AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing an 
opportunity for public comment on the proposed collection of certain 
information by the agency. Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 
(the PRA), Federal agencies are required to publish notice in the 
Federal Register concerning each proposed collection of information, 
including each proposed extension of an existing collection of 
information, and to allow 60 days for public comment in response to the 
notice. This notice solicits comments on information collection 
provisions for the Importer's Entry Notice.

DATES: Submit written or electronic comments on the collection of 
information by October 3, 2005.

ADDRESSES: Submit electronic comments on the collection of information 
to: http://www.fda.gov/dockets/ecomments. Submit written comments on 
the collection of information to the Division of Dockets Management 
(HFA-305), Food and Drug Administration, rm. 1061, 5630 Fishers Lane, 
Rockville, MD 20852. All comments should be identified with the docket 
number found in brackets in the heading of this document.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Peggy Robbins, Office of Management 
Programs (HFA-250), Food and Drug Administration, 5600 Fishers Lane, 
Rockville, MD 20857, 301-827-1223.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the PRA (44 U.S.C. 3501-3520), Federal 
agencies must obtain approval from the Office of Management and Budget 
(OMB) for each collection of information they conduct or sponsor. 
``Collection of information'' is defined in 44 U.S.C. 3502(3) and 5 CFR 
1320.3(c) and includes agency requests or requirements that members of 
the public submit reports, keep records, or provide information to a 
third party. Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)) 
requires Federal agencies to provide a 60-day notice in the Federal 
Register concerning each proposed collection of information, including 
each proposed extension of an existing collection, before submitting 
the collection to OMB for approval. To comply with this requirement, 
FDA is publishing notice of the proposed collection of information set 
forth in this document.
    With respect to the following collection of information, FDA 
invites comments on these topics: (1) Whether the proposed collection 
of information is necessary for the proper performance of FDA's 
functions, including whether the information will have practical 
utility; (2) the accuracy of FDA's estimate of the burden of the 
proposed collection of information, including the validity of the 
methodology and assumptions used; (3) ways to enhance the quality, 
utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (4) ways 
to minimize the burden of the collection of information on respondents, 
including through the use of automated collection techniques, when 
appropriate, and other forms of information technology.

Importer's Entry Notice (OMB Control Number 0910-0046)--Extension

    Section 801 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (the act) 
(21 U.S.C. 381) charges FDA with the following responsibilities: (1) 
Ensuring that foreign-origin FDA-regulated foods, drugs, cosmetics, 
medical devices, and radiological health products offered for import 
into the United States meet the same requirements of the act as do 
domestic products; and (2) preventing shipments from entering the 
country if they are not in compliance.
    The information collected by FDA consists of the following: (1) 
Product code, an alpha-numeric series of characters that identifies 
each product FDA regulates; (2) FDA country of origin, the country 
where the FDA-registered or FDA-responsible firm is located; (3) FDA 
manufacturer, the party who manufactured, grew, assembled, or otherwise 
processed the goods ( if more than one, the last party who 
substantially transformed the product); (4) shipper, the party 
responsible for packing, consolidating, or arranging the shipment of 
goods to their final destinations; (5) quantity and value of the 
shipment; and (6) if appropriate, affirmation of compliance, a code 
that conveys specific FDA information, such as registration number, 
foreign government certification, etc. This information is collected 
electronically by the entry filer via the U.S. Customs Service's 
Automated Commercial System at he same time he/she files an entry for 
import with the U.S. Custom Service. FDA uses this information to make 
admissibility decisions about FDA-regulated products offered for import 
into the United States.
    The annual reporting burden is derived from the basic processes and 
procedures used in fiscal year (FY) 1995. The total number of entries 
submitted to the automated system in FY 2004 was 6,626,827. The total 
number of entries less the disclaimer entries will represent the total 
FDA products entered into the automated system. A total of 53 percent 
of all entries entered into the automated system were entries dealing 
with FDA-regulated products. The number of respondents is a count of 
filers who submit entry data for foreign-origin FDA-regulated products. 
The estimated reporting burden is based on information obtained by FDA 
contacting some potential respondents. Disclaimer entries are not FDA 
commodities.
    FDA estimates the burden for this collection of information as 
follows:

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                                 TABLE 1.--ESTIMATED ANNUAL REPORTING BURDEN\1\
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 Section of the         No. of        Annual Frequency     Total Annual         Hours per
       Act           Respondents        per Response        Responses           Response          Total Hours
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 801                          3,406              1,089          3,709,134                 .14            519,279
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\1\There are no capital costs or operating and maintenance costs associated with this collection of information.


    Dated: July 27, 2005.
Jeffrey Shuren,
Assistant Commissioner for Policy.
[FR Doc. 05-15371 Filed 8-2-05; 8:45 am]
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