[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 198 (Friday, October 13, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Page 60545]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-16953]



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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Food and Drug Administration

[Docket No. 2006N-0136]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for Office 
of Management and Budget Review; Comment Request; Interstate Shellfish 
Dealers Certificate

AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing that a 
proposed collection of information has been submitted to the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) for review and clearance under the 
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.

DATES: Fax written comments on the collection of information by 
November 13, 2006

ADDRESSES: To ensure that comments on the information collection are 
received, OMB recommends that written comments be faxed to the Office 
of Information and Regulatory Affairs, OMB, Attn: FDA Desk Officer, 
FAX: 202-395-6974.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jonna Capezzuto, Office of Management 
Programs (HFA-250), Food and Drug Administration, 5600 Fishers Lane, 
Rockville, MD 20857, 301-827-4659.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In compliance with 44 U.S.C. 3507, FDA has 
submitted the following proposed collection of information to OMB for 
review and clearance.

Interstate Shellfish Dealers Certificate--(OMB Control Number 0910-
0021)--Extension

    Under 42 U.S.C. 243, FDA is required to cooperate with and aid 
State and local authorities in the enforcement of their health 
regulations and is authorized to assist States in the prevention and 
suppression of communicable diseases. Under this authority, FDA 
participates with State regulatory agencies, some foreign nations, and 
the molluscan shellfish industry in the National Shellfish Sanitation 
Program (NSSP).
    NSSP is a voluntary, cooperative program to promote the safety of 
molluscan shellfish by providing for the classification and patrol of 
shellfish growing waters and for the inspection and certification of 
shellfish processors. Each participating State and foreign nation 
monitors its molluscan shellfish processors and issues certificates for 
those that meet the State or foreign shellfish control authority's 
criteria. Each participating State and nation provides a certificate of 
its certified shellfish processors to FDA on Form FDA 3038, 
``Interstate Shellfish Dealer's Certificate.'' FDA uses this 
information to publish the ``Interstate Certified Shellfish Shippers 
List,'' a monthly comprehensive listing of all molluscan shellfish 
processors certified under the cooperative program. If FDA did not 
collect the information necessary to compile this list, participating 
States would not be able to identify and keep out shellfish processed 
by uncertified processors in other States and foreign nations. 
Consequently, NSSP would not be able to control the distribution of 
uncertified and possibly unsafe shellfish in interstate commerce, and 
its effectiveness would be nullified.
    In the Federal Register of April 11, 2006 (71 FR 18339), FDA 
published a 60-day notice requesting public comment on the information 
collection provisions. No comments were received.
    FDA estimates the burden of this collection of information as 
follows:

                                                     Table 1.--Estimated Annual Reporting Burden\1\
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                                                              No. of         Annual Frequency       Total Annual        Hours per
                     FDA Form No.                          Respondents         per Response          Responses          Respondent        Total Hours
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3038                                                                   39                    62              2,418                .10                242
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\1\There are no capital costs or operating and maintenance costs associated with this collection of information.

    This estimate is based on FDA's experience and the number of 
certificates received in the past 3 years.

    Dated: October 5, 2006.
Jeffrey Shuren,
Assistant Commissioner for Policy.
[FR Doc. E6-16953 Filed 10-12-06; 8:45 am]
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