[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 108 (Monday, June 5, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 35651-35652]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-13890]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Food and Drug Administration

[Docket No. 00N-0725]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB 
Review; Comment Request; Interstate Shellfish Dealers Certificate

AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing that the 
proposed collection of information listed below has been submitted to 
the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and clearance 
under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.

DATES: Submit written comments on the collection of information by July 
5, 2000.

ADDRESSES: Submit written comments on the collection of information to 
the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, OMB, New Executive 
Office Bldg., 725 17th St. NW., rm. 10235, Washington, DC 20503, Attn: 
Desk Officer for FDA.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Peggy Schlosburg, Office of 
Information Resources Management (HFA-250), Food and Drug 
Administration, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 20857, 301-827-1223.

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.

Interstate Shellfish Dealers Certificate--(OMB Control Number 0910-
0021)--Extension

    Under 42 U.S.C. 243, FDA is required to cooperate with and aid 
State and local authorities in the enforcement of their health 
regulations and is authorized to assist States in the prevention and 
suppression of communicable diseases. Under this authority, FDA 
participates with State regulatory agencies, some foreign nations, and 
the molluscan shellfish industry in the National Shellfish Sanitation 
Program (NSSP). The NSSP is a voluntary, cooperative program to promote 
the safety of molluscan shellfish by providing for the classification 
and patrol of shellfish growing waters and for the inspection and 
certification of shellfish processors. Each participating State and 
foreign nation monitors its molluscan shellfish processors and issues 
certificates for those that meet the State or foreign shellfish control 
authority's criteria. Each participating State and nation provides a 
certificate of its certified shellfish processors to FDA on Form FDA 
3038, ``Interstate Shellfish Dealer's Certificate.'' FDA uses this 
information to publish the ``Interstate Certified Shellfish Shippers 
List,'' a monthly comprehensive listing of all molluscan shellfish 
processors certified under the cooperative program. If FDA did not 
collect the information necessary to compile this list, participating 
States would not be able to identify and keep out shellfish processed 
by uncertified processors in other States and foreign nations. 
Consequently, the NSSP would not be able to control the distribution of 
uncertified and possibly unsafe shellfish in interstate commerce, and 
its effectiveness would be nullified.
    In the Federal Register of March 7, 2000 (65 FR 12013), the agency 
requested comments on the proposed collections of information. No 
significant 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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                                                      Annual
            Form No.                  No. of       frequency per   Total annual      Hours per      Total hours
                                    respondents      response        responses       response
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FDA 3038                               35              58           2,036                .10         204
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\1\ There are no capital costs or operating and maintenance costs associated with this collection of
  information.


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    This estimate is based on the number of certificates received in 
1999.

    Dated: May 26, 2000.
William K. Hubbard,
Senior Associate Commissioner for Policy, Planning, and Legislation.
[FR Doc. 00-13890 Filed 6-2-00; 8:45 am]
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