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 Department of Health and Human Services Food and Drug Administration [Docket No. FDA-2008-N-0652]
 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 May 6, 2009.
 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: 202-395-6974, or e-mailed to 
                        *oira_submission@omb.eop.gov*. All comments should be identified with the OMB control number 0910-0191. Also include the FDA docket number found in brackets in the heading of this document.
 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jonna Capezzuto, Office of Information Management (HFA-710), Food and Drug 
                        ( print page 15497)
                        Administration, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 20857, 301-796-3794.


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. Notice of Participation—(OMB Control Number 0910-0191)—Extension Section 12.45 (21 CFR 12.45), issued under section 701 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 371), sets forth the format and procedures for any interested person to file a petition to participate in a formal evidentiary hearing, either personally or through a representative. Section 12.45 requires that any person filing a notice of participation, state their specific interest in the proceedings, including the specific issues of fact about which the person desires to be heard. This section also requires that the notice include a statement that the person will present testimony at the hearing and will comply with specific requirements in 21 CFR 12.85, or, in the case of a hearing before a Public Board of Inquiry, concerning disclosure of data and information by participants (21 CFR 13.25). In accordance with § 12.45(e), the presiding officer may omit a participant's appearance. The presiding officer and other participants will use the collected information in a hearing to identify specific interests to be presented. This preliminary information serves to expedite the pre-hearing conference and commits participation. The respondents are individuals or households, State or local governments, not-for-profit institutions and businesses, or other for-profit groups and institutions. In the 
                    **Federal Register**
                     of December 29, 2008 (73 FR 79495), FDA published a 60-day notice requesting public comment on the information collection provisions. No comments were received. FDA estimates the burden of this collection of information as follows: **Table 1.—Estimated Annual Reporting Burden**1
Section 502 of the FFD&C Act/
                             Section 351 of the PHS Act
No. of 
                             Respondents
Annual Frequency 
                             per Response
Total Annual 
                             Responses
Hours per 
                             Response
Total Hours12.45
8
1
8
3
241
                         There are no capital costs or operating and maintenance costs associated with this collection of information.
 The burden estimates for this collection of information are based on agency records and experience over the past 3 years. Dated: March 30, 2009. Jeffrey Shuren, Associate Commissioner for Policy and Planning.


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