[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 224 (Friday, November 20, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 72727-72728]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-29663]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Food and Drug Administration

[Docket No. FDA-2012-N-0145]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for Office 
of Management and Budget Review; Comment Request; Improving Food Safety 
and Defense Capacity of the State and Local Level: Review of State and 
Local Capacities

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 
December 21, 2015.

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: 202-395-7285, or emailed to [email protected]. All 
comments should be identified with the OMB control number 0910-0726. 
Also include the FDA docket number found in brackets in the heading of 
this document.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: FDA PRA Staff, Office of Operations, 
Food and Drug Administration, 8455 Colesville Rd., COLE-14526, Silver 
Spring, MD 20993-0002, [email protected].

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.

Improving Food Safety and Defense Capacity at the State and Local 
Level: Review of State and Local Capacities OMB Control Number 0910-
0726--Extension

    The Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) (Pub. L. 111-353) states 
that a review must be conducted to assess the State and local 
capacities to show needs for enhancement in the areas or staffing 
levels, laboratory capacities, and information technology systems. This 
mandate referenced in FSMA section 110 stating that a review of current 
food safety and food defense capabilities must be presented to Congress 
no later than 2 years after the date of enactment (enactment date 
January 4, 2011). This review was completed in 2013 through this 
information collection request.
    This collection provided a baseline measurement of the nation's 
current food safety and food defense capabilities; FDA wants to renew 
this information collection to gather more data. By renewing this 
collection, FDA will be able to analyze the gaps and trends at the 
State and local levels, allowing FDA and its partners to develop ways 
to create a national integrated food safety system.
    FDA will conduct the survey electronically, allowing FDA to conduct 
streamlined analysis while creating a low-burden, user-friendly 
environment for respondents to complete the survey. Once the results 
have been tabulated, FDA and its partners can assess the current 
progress towards an integrated food safety system.
    In the Federal Register of August 31, 2015 (80 FR 46025), FDA 
published a 60-day notice requesting public comment on the proposed 
collection of information. 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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                                                                                         Number of
                              Activity                                  Number of      responses per     Total annual    Average burden    Total hours
                                                                       respondents       respondent       responses       per response
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Current State and Local Government Employees.......................           1,400                1            1,400                1            1,400
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\1\ There are no capital costs or operating and maintenance costs associated with this collection of information.


    Dated: November 17, 2015.
Leslie Kux,
Associate Commissioner for Policy.
[FR Doc. 2015-29663 Filed 11-19-15; 8:45 am]
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