[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 232 (Monday, December 4, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 70409-70410]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-20476]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Food and Drug Administration

[Docket No. 2006N-0472]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; 
Comment Request; Substances Prohibited from Use in Animal Food or Feed; 
Animal Proteins Prohibited in Ruminant Feed

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 extending OMB approval on the 
existing recordkeeping requirements for this information collection, 
regarding animal proteins prohibited in ruminant feed.

DATES: Submit written or electronic comments on the collection of 
information by February 2, 2007.

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, 5630 Fishers Lane, rm. 1061, 
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:  Denver Presley, Jr., Office of the 
Chief Information Officer (HFA-250), Food and Drug Administration, 5600 
Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 20857, 301-827-1472.

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 of information, 
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.

Substances Prohibited From Use in Animal Food or Feed; Animal Proteins 
Prohibited in Ruminant Feed--21 CFR 589.2000(e)(1)(iv) (OMB Control 
Number 0910-0339)--Extension

    This information collection was established because epidemiological 
evidence gathered in the United Kingdom suggested that bovine 
spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), a progressively degenerative central 
nervous system disease, is spread to ruminant animals by feeding 
protein derived from ruminants infected with BSE. This regulation 
places general requirements on persons that manufacture, blend, 
process, and

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distribute products that contain or may contain protein derived from 
mammalian tissue, and feeds made from such products.
    The respondents for this collection of information are 
manufacturers and or distributors of products that contain or may 
contain protein derived from mammalian tissues and feeds made from such 
products.
    FDA estimates the burden of this collection of information as 
follows:

                                                   Table 1.--Estimated Annual Recordkeeping Burden\1\
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                                                              No. of         Annual Frequency       Total Annual
                    21 CFR Section                        Recordkeepers      per Recordkeeping        Records       Hours per  Record     Total Hours
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589.2000 (e)(1)(iv)                                                   400                     1                400                 14              5,600
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\1\There are no capital costs or operating and maintenance costs associated with this collection of information.


    Dated: November 28, 2006.
Jeffrey Shuren,
Assistant Commissioner for Policy
[FR Doc. E6-20476 Filed 12-01-06; 8:45 am]
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