[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 35 (Tuesday, February 22, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Page 9564]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-03713]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Agricultural Marketing Service

[Doc. No. AMS-AMS-22-0005]


Notice of Request for Extension and Revision of a Currently 
Approved Information Collection

AGENCY: Agricultural Marketing Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this 
notice announces the Agricultural Marketing Service's (AMS) intention 
to request approval, from the Office of Management and Budget, for an 
extension of and revision to the currently approved information 
collection National Bioengineered Food Disclosure Standard.

DATES: Comments on this notice must be received by April 25, 2022 to be 
assured of consideration.

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments concerning 
this notice by using the electronic process available at 
www.regulations.gov. Comments may also be filed with the Docket Clerk, 
1400 Independence Ave. SW, Room 2069-South, Washington, DC 20250; Fax: 
(202) 260-8369. All comments should reference the document number and 
the date and page number of this issue of the Federal Register. All 
comments submitted in response to this notice will be posted without 
change, including any personal information provided, at 
www.regulations.gov and will be included in the record and made 
available to the public. All comments received will also be available 
for public inspection during regular business hours at the address 
above.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kenneth Becker, Chief, Research and 
Rulemaking Branch, Food Disclosure and Labeling Division, Fair Trade 
Practices Program, Agricultural Marketing Service, U.S. Department of 
Agriculture. telephone (202) 720-4486, email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Agency: USDA, AMS.
    Title: National Bioengineered Food Disclosure Standard.
    OMB Number: 0581-0315.
    Expiration Date of Approval: April 30, 2022.
    Type of Request: Extension and revision of a currently approved 
information collection.
    Abstract: The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) administers the 
Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 (Title II of the Act of August 14, 
1946). P.L. 114-216 amended the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946, 
directing the Secretary of Agriculture to establish the National 
Bioengineered Food Disclosure Standard (7 CFR 66) for disclosing 
certain foods that are bioengineered or contain bioengineered 
ingredients. The final rule (National Bioengineered Food Disclosure 
Standard [7 CFR 66]) fulfils USDA's need to establish requirements and 
procedures to carry out the new standard. P.L. 114-216 also addressed 
Federal preemption of State and local genetic engineering labeling 
requirements and specifies that certification of food under USDA's 
National Organic Program (7 CFR 205) were considered sufficient to make 
claims about the absence of bioengineering in the food. AMS gathered 
industry input and conducted rulemaking on the National Bioengineered 
Food Disclosure Standards. In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction 
Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501-3520), AMS is publishing this a 60-day 
notice on reporting and recordkeeping requirements related to the 
National Bioengineered Food Disclosure Standard. This collection 
represents a total burden of 353,952 hours.
    Estimate of Burden: Public reporting burden for this collection of 
information is estimated to average 2.3 hours per response.
    Respondents: Importers, food manufacturers, and food retailers.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 155,098.
    Estimated Total Annual Responses: 155,098.
    Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 1.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 353,952 hours.
    Comments are invited on: (1) Whether the proposed collection of 
information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of 
the agency, including whether the information will have practical 
utility; (2) the accuracy of the agency'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 those who 
are to respond, including the use of appropriate automated, electronic, 
mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or other forms 
of information technology.
    All responses to this notice will be summarized and included in the 
request for OMB approval. All comments will become a matter of public 
record.

Erin Morris,
Associate Administrator, Agricultural Marketing Service.
[FR Doc. 2022-03713 Filed 2-18-22; 8:45 am]
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