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 Department of Health and Human Services Food and Drug Administration [Docket No. FDA-2018-N-1857]
 AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS.
 ACTION: Notice.
 SUMMARY: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing that a proposed collection of information has been submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and clearance under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
 DATES: Fax written comments on the collection of information by October 15, 2018.
 ADDRESSES: To ensure that comments on the information collection are received, OMB recommends that written comments be faxed to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, OMB, Attn: FDA Desk Officer, Fax: 202-395-7285, or emailed to 
                        *oira_submission@omb.eop.gov.*
                         All comments should be identified with the OMB control number 0910-0789. Also include the FDA docket number found in brackets in the heading of this document.
 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, 
                        *PRAStaff@fda.hhs.gov.*


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. Current Good Manufacturing Practice and Hazard Analysis and Risk-Based Preventive Controls for Food for Animals—21 CFR Part 507 OMB Control Number 0910-0789—Extension The information collection supports FDA regulations. As amended by the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) (Pub. L. 111-353), the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FD&C Act) enables the Agency to better protect the public health by helping to ensure the safety and security of the food supply. It enables FDA to focus more on preventing food safety problems rather than relying primarily on reacting to problems after they occur. FSMA recognizes the important role industry plays in ensuring the safety of the food supply, including the adoption of modern systems of preventive controls in food production. Specifically, section 418 (21 U.S.C. 350g) of the FD&C Act sets forth requirements for hazard analysis and risk-based preventive controls for facilities that produce food for animals. To implement these provisions, regulations were codified under 21 CFR part 507—
                    *Current Good Manufacturing Practice, Hazard Analysis, And Risk-Based Preventive Controls For Food For Animals.*
                     The regulations establish requirements for a written food safety plan; hazard analysis preventive controls; monitoring; corrective actions and corrections; verification; supply-chain program; recall plan; and associated records and became effective November 16, 2015. Currently, we continue to evaluate burden associated with the information collection requirements however, for purposes of extending the information collection we retain the currently approved figures as shown in the following tables. In the 
                    **Federal Register**
                     of May 24, 2018 (83 FR 24124), FDA published a 60-day notice requesting public comment on the proposed collection of information. We received three comments, however none pertained to the information collection or underlying regulations. We estimate our burden of the information collection as follows: Table 1—Estimated Annual Reporting Burden 1
21 CFR section; activity
Number of
                             respondents
Number of
                             responses per 
                             respondent
Total annual responses
Average
                             burden per response
Total hours507.7 exemption: submit attestation of preventive controls or compliance with State and local laws (non-federal)
1,120
0.5
560
0.5 (30 minutes)
280( print page 46497)507.67, 507.69, and 507.71; submission of an appeal, including submission of a request for an informal hearing
1
1
1
4
4507.85(b); requests for reinstatement of exemption
1
1
1
2
2Total




2861
                         There are no capital costs or operating and maintenance costs associated with this collection of information.
 Table 2—Estimated Annual Recordkeeping Burden 1
21 CFR section; activity
Number of
                             recordkeepers
Number of
                             records per recordkeeper
Total annual records
Average
                             burden per 
                             recordkeeping
Total hours**Subpart A—General Provisions**507.7(e); records attesting that the facility is a “qualified” facility
1,120
0.5
560
0.1 (6 minutes)
56507.4(d); documentation of animal food safety and hygiene training
7,469
0.75
5,579
0.05 (3 minutes)
279**Subpart C—Hazard Analysis and Risk-Based Preventive Controls**507.31 through 507.55; food safety plan—including hazard analysis, preventive controls, monitoring, corrective actions, verification, validation reanalysis, modifications, and implementation records
7,469
519
3,876,411
0.1 (6 minutes)
387,641**Subpart E—Supply-Chain Program**507.105 through 507.175; written supply-chain program—including records documenting program
7,469
519
3,876,411
0.1 (6 minutes)
387,641**Subpart F—Requirements Applying to Records**507.200 through 507.215; general requirements, additional requirements applying to food safety plan, requirements for record retention, use of existing records, and special requirements applicable to written assurance
7,469
519
3,876,411
0.1 (6 minutes)
387,641Totals


11,635,372

1,163,2581
                         There are no capital costs or operating and maintenance costs associated with this collection of information.
 Table 3—Estimated Annual Third-Party Disclosure Burden 1
21 CFR section; activity
Number of
                             respondents
Number of
                             disclosures per 
                             respondent
Total annual disclosures
Average
                             burden per disclosure
Total hours507.27(b); labeling for the animal food product contains the specific information and instructions needed so the food can be safely used for the intended animal species
330
10
3,300
0.25 (15 minutes)
825507.7(e)(1); change labels on products with labels
1,526
4
6,104
1
6,104507.7(e)(2); change address on labeling (sales documents) for qualified facilities
1,329
1
1,329
1
1,329507.25(a)(2); animal food, including raw materials, other ingredients, and rework, is accurately identified
330
312
102,960
0.01 (36 seconds)
1,030507.28(b); holding and distribution of human food byproducts for use as animal food
40,798
2
81,596
0.25 (15 minutes)
20,399Total




29,6871
                         There are no capital costs or operating and maintenance costs associated with this collection of information.
 As previously stated, we retain the currently approved burden estimate for the information collection. These figures are based on our regulatory impact analysis in support of the final rule on Preventive Controls for Food for Animals, which published in the 
                    **Federal Register**
                     of September 17, 2015 (80 FR 56170). Using Agency data, we estimated the number of animal food facilities that we believe are subject to the regulations. We base our estimate of the time necessary for the individual reporting, recordkeeping, and third-party disclosure activities on our experience with similar information collections. Dated: September 7, 2018. Leslie Kux, Associate Commissioner for Policy.


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