[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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