[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 226 (Friday, November 22, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 64533-64535]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-25327]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Food and Drug Administration

[Docket No. FDA-2016-N-0736]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; 
Comment Request; Tracking Network for PETNet, LivestockNet, and 
SampleNet

AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA, the Agency, or we) is 
announcing an opportunity for public comment on the proposed collection 
of certain information by the Agency. Under the Paperwork Reduction Act 
of 1995 (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 our use of a tracking network 
to collect and share safety information about animal food from Federal, 
State, and Territorial Agencies.

DATES: Submit either electronic or written comments on the collection 
of information by January 21, 2020.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments as follows. Please note that late, 
untimely filed comments will not be considered. Electronic comments 
must be submitted on or before January 21, 2020. The https://www.regulations.gov electronic filing system will accept comments until 
11:59 p.m. Eastern Time at the end of January 21, 2020. Comments 
received by mail/hand delivery/courier (for written/paper submissions) 
will be considered timely if they are postmarked or the delivery 
service acceptance receipt is on or before that date.

Electronic Submissions

    Submit electronic comments in the following way:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov. 
Follow the instructions for submitting comments. Comments submitted 
electronically,

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including attachments, to https://www.regulations.gov will be posted to 
the docket unchanged. Because your comment will be made public, you are 
solely responsible for ensuring that your comment does not include any 
confidential information that you or a third party may not wish to be 
posted, such as medical information, your or anyone else's Social 
Security number, or confidential business information, such as a 
manufacturing process. Please note that if you include your name, 
contact information, or other information that identifies you in the 
body of your comments, that information will be posted on https://www.regulations.gov.
     If you want to submit a comment with confidential 
information that you do not wish to be made available to the public, 
submit the comment as a written/paper submission and in the manner 
detailed (see ``Written/Paper Submissions'' and ``Instructions'').

Written/Paper Submissions

    Submit written/paper submissions as follows:
     Mail/Hand Delivery/Courier (for written/paper 
submissions): Dockets Management Staff (HFA-305), Food and Drug 
Administration, 5630 Fishers Lane, Rm. 1061, Rockville, MD 20852.
     For written/paper comments submitted to the Dockets 
Management Staff, FDA will post your comment, as well as any 
attachments, except for information submitted, marked and identified, 
as confidential, if submitted as detailed in ``Instructions.''
    Instructions: All submissions received must include the Docket No. 
FDA-2016-N-0736 for ``Agency Information Collection Activities; 
Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Tracking Network for PETNet, 
LivestockNet, and SampleNet.'' Received comments, those filed in a 
timely manner (see ADDRESSES), will be placed in the docket and, except 
for those submitted as ``Confidential Submissions,'' publicly viewable 
at https://www.regulations.gov or at the Dockets Management Staff 
between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday through Friday.
     Confidential Submissions--To submit a comment with 
confidential information that you do not wish to be made publicly 
available, submit your comments only as a written/paper submission. You 
should submit two copies total. One copy will include the information 
you claim to be confidential with a heading or cover note that states 
``THIS DOCUMENT CONTAINS CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION.'' The Agency will 
review this copy, including the claimed confidential information, in 
its consideration of comments. The second copy, which will have the 
claimed confidential information redacted/blacked out, will be 
available for public viewing and posted on https://www.regulations.gov. 
Submit both copies to the Dockets Management Staff. If you do not wish 
your name and contact information to be made publicly available, you 
can provide this information on the cover sheet and not in the body of 
your comments and you must identify this information as 
``confidential.'' Any information marked as ``confidential'' will not 
be disclosed except in accordance with 21 CFR 10.20 and other 
applicable disclosure law. For more information about FDA's posting of 
comments to public dockets, see 80 FR 56469, September 18, 2015, or 
access the information at: https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2015-09-18/pdf/2015-23389.pdf.
    Docket: For access to the docket to read background documents or 
the electronic and written/paper comments received, go to https://www.regulations.gov and insert the docket number, found in brackets in 
the heading of this document, into the ``Search'' box and follow the 
prompts and/or go to the Dockets Management Staff, 5630 Fishers Lane, 
Rm. 1061, Rockville, MD 20852.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jonnalynn Capezzuto, Office of 
Operations, Food and Drug Administration, Three White Flint North, 10A-
12M, 11601 Landsdown St., North Bethesda, MD 20852, 301-796-3794, 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the PRA (44 U.S.C. 3501-3521), 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.

Tracking Network for PETNet, LivestockNet, and SampleNet

OMB Control Number 0910-0680--Extension

    The Center for Veterinary Medicine and the Partnership for Food 
Protection developed a web-based tracking network (the tracking 
network) to allow Federal, State, and Territorial regulatory and public 
health Agencies to share safety information about animal food. 
Information is submitted to the tracking network by regulatory and 
public health Agency employees with membership rights. The efficient 
exchange of safety information is necessary because it improves early 
identification and evaluation of a risk associated with an animal food 
product. We use the information to assist regulatory Agencies to 
quickly identify and evaluate a risk and take whatever action is 
necessary to mitigate or eliminate exposure to the risk. Earlier 
identification and communication with respect to emerging safety 
information may also mitigate the potential adverse economic impact for 
the impacted parties associated with such safety issues. The tracking 
network was developed under the requirements set forth under section 
1002(b) of the Food and Drug Administration Amendments Act of 2007 
(FDAAA) (Pub. L. 110-085). Section 1002(b) of the FDAAA required FDA, 
in relevant part, to establish a pet food early warning alert system.
    The tracking network collects: (1) Reports of pet food-related 
illness and product defects associated with dog food, cat food, and 
food for other pets, which are submitted via the Pet Event Tracking 
Network (PETNet); (2) reports of animal food-related illness and 
product defects associated with animal food for livestock animals, 
aquaculture species, and horses (LivestockNet); and (3) reports about 
animal food laboratory samples considered adulterated by State or FDA 
regulators (SampleNet).

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    PETNet and LivestockNet reports share the following common data 
elements, the majority of which are drop down menu choices: product 
details (product name, lot code, product form, and the manufacturer or 
distributor/packer (if known)), the species affected, number of animals 
exposed to the product, number of animals affected, body systems 
affected, product problem/defect, date of onset or the date product 
problem was detected, the State where the incident occurred, the origin 
of the information, whether there are supporting laboratory results, 
and contact information for the reporting member (i.e., name, telephone 
number will be captured automatically when member logs in to the 
system). For the LivestockNet report, additional data elements specific 
to livestock animals are captured: Product details (indication of 
whether the product is a medicated product, product packaging, and 
intended purpose of the product), class of the animal species affected, 
and production loss. For PETNet reports, the only additional data field 
is the animal life stage. The SampleNet reports have the following data 
elements, many of which are drop down menu choices: Product information 
(product name, lot code, guarantor information, date and location of 
sample collection, and product description); laboratory information 
(sample identification number, the reason for testing, whether the food 
was reported to the Reportable Food Registry, who performed the 
analysis); and results information (analyte, test method, analytical 
results, whether the results contradict a label claim or guarantee, and 
whether action was taken as a result of the sample analysis).
    Description of Respondents: Voluntary respondents to this 
collection of information are Federal, State, and Territorial 
regulatory and public health Agency employees with membership access to 
the Animal Feed Network.
    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 per response            Total hours
                                              respondents     respondent       responses
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PETNet....................................              20               5             100  0.25 (15 minutes)...........................              25
LivestockNET..............................              20               5             100  0.25 (15 minutes)...........................              25
SampleNet.................................              20               5             100  0.25 (15 minutes)...........................              25
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    Total.................................  ..............  ..............  ..............  ............................................              75
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\1\ There are no capital costs or operating and maintenance costs associated with this collection of information.

    Based on a review of the information collection since our last 
request for OMB approval, we have made no adjustments to our burden 
estimate.

    Dated: November 14, 2019.
Lowell J. Schiller,
Principal Associate Commissioner for Policy.
[FR Doc. 2019-25327 Filed 11-21-19; 8:45 am]
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