[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 81 (Monday, April 27, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 23359-23360]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-08797]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Notice of Change in Reporting Requirements for The Federal
Cigarette Labeling and Advertising Act (FCLAA) and Comprehensive
Smokeless Tobacco Health Education Act (CSTHEA)
AGENCY: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Department of
Health and Human Services (HHS).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), located
within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), announces
that it is extending the March 31, 2020 deadline for submissions
required under the Federal Cigarette Labeling and Advertising Act
(FCLAA) and the Comprehensive Smokeless Tobacco Health Education Act
(CSTHEA) for cigarette and smokeless tobacco products, respectively.
CDC also announces that it is extending the deadline for ingredient
reports for new products that are due at the time of first importation.
Previous notices announced that ingredient reports are due annually on
March 31, and/or upon initial importation of cigarettes and/or
smokeless tobacco products. Due to the current public health response
to COVID-19, CDC is not able to accept any ingredient submissions and
will not be issuing Certificates of Compliance at this time. CDC is
communicating this information to state government entities and will
re-evaluate this approach as necessary.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kathy Gallagher, Associate Director
for Policy, the Office on Smoking and Health, the Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention, 4770 Buford Highway NE, Chamblee, Georgia
30341; [email protected] or at 404-639-5349.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA)requires
that Federal agencies obtain approval from the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) for the standardized collection of data from 10 or more
entities. CDC has approval from OMB under Control Number 0920-0210,
which expires April 30, 2022, to collect cigarette ingredient
information. Pursuant to FCLAA, each manufacturer, packager, or
importer of cigarettes must annually submit to HHS a list of
ingredients added to tobacco in the manufacture of cigarettes. CDC has
been delegated by HHS with the responsibility of implementing
provisions under FCLAA. Submissions of reports are due to CDC every
year by March 31, and/or upon initial importation of tobacco products
into the United States.
CDC also has approval from OMB under Control Number 0920-0338,
which expires April 30, 2022, to collect smokeless tobacco product
ingredient and nicotine content information. Pursuant to the CSTHEA,
each manufacturer, packager, or importer of smokeless tobacco products
must annually submit to HHS a list of ingredients added to tobacco in
the manufacture of smokeless tobacco products and the quantity of
nicotine contained in each smokeless tobacco product. CDC has been
delegated by HHS with the responsibility of implementing provisions
under CSTHEA. Submissions of reports are due to CDC every year by March
31, and/or upon initial importation of smokeless tobacco products.
Upon receipt of reports pursuant to FCLAA and CSTHEA, CDC issued
Certificates of Compliance for all submissions that met the following
requirements: (1) The submission clearly states on whose behalf the
submission is made; and (2) the list of ingredients, including chemical
names and corresponding Chemical Abstract Service (CAS) registry
numbers, added to tobacco in the manufacture of cigarettes and/or
smokeless tobacco products is complete and without error.
Due to the current COVID-19 public health crisis, CDC is
indefinitely extending the March 31, 2020 deadline. CDC is neither
processing any previously received reports nor issuing Certificates of
Compliance at this time. CDC will provide updates to the public through
subsequent notices published in the Federal Register.
Dated: April 21, 2020.
Sandra Cashman,
Executive Secretary, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2020-08797 Filed 4-24-20; 8:45 am]
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