Document ID: FDA-2008-N-0160-0001
Agency: fda
Document Type: Rule
Title: Registration of Food Facilities Under the Public Health Security and Bioterrorism Preparedness and Response Act of 2002; Technical Amendment
Posted Date: 2008-03-26T04:00Z

[Federal Register: March 26, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 59)]
[Rules and Regulations]               
[Page 15883]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Food and Drug Administration

21 CFR Part 1

[Docket No. FDA-2008-N-0160] (formerly Docket No. 2002N-0276)

 
Registration of Food Facilities Under the Public Health Security 
and Bioterrorism Preparedness and Response Act of 2002; Technical 
Amendment

AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS.

ACTION: Final rule; technical amendment.

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SUMMARY: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is amending its 
regulations to change the fax number to which food facility 
registration forms under the Public Health Security and Bioterrorism 
Preparedness and Response Act of 2002 (the Bioterrorism Act) can be 
sent. This action is editorial in nature and is intended to improve the 
accuracy of the agency's regulations.

DATES: This rule is effective March 26, 2008.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Catherine Copp, Center for Food Safety 
and Applied Nutrition (HFS-4), Food and Drug Administration, 5100 Paint 
Branch Pkwy., College Park, MD 20740, 301-436-2379.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: FDA is amending its regulations in part 1 
(21 CFR part 1). Several sections in part 1 cite a fax number to which 
food facility registration forms under the Bioterrorism Act (Public Law 
107-188) can be sent. This rule replaces the obsolete information with 
correct information.
    The final rule contains no collection of information. Therefore, 
clearance by the Office of Management and Budget under the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995 is not required.
    Publication of this document constitutes final action on these 
changes under the Administrative Procedure Act (5 U.S.C. 553). These 
amendments remove obsolete information and are not substantive. FDA 
therefore, for good cause, finds under 5 U.S.C. 553(b)(3)(B) and (d)(3) 
that notice and comment are unnecessary.

List of Subjects in 21 CFR Part 1

    Cosmetics, Drugs, Exports, Food labeling, Imports, Labeling, 
Reporting and recordkeeping requirements.

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Therefore, under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act and under 
authority delegated to the Commissioner of Food and Drugs, 21 CFR part 
1 is amended as follows:

PART 1--GENERAL ENFORCEMENT REGULATIONS

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1. The authority citation for 21 CFR part 1 continues to read as 
follows:

    Authority: 15 U.S.C. 1453, 1454, 1455; 19 U.S.C. 1490, 1491; 21 
U.S.C. 321, 331, 332, 333, 334, 335a, 343, 350c, 350d, 352, 355, 
360b, 362, 371, 374, 381, 382, 393; 42 U.S.C. 216, 241, 243, 262, 
264.

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2. Section 1.231 is amended by revising paragraph (b)(2) to read as 
follows:

Sec.  1.231  How and where do you register?

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    (b) * * *
    (2) When you receive the form, you must fill it out completely and 
legibly and either mail it to the address in paragraph (b)(1) of this 
section or fax it to 301-436-2804 or 1-800-573-0846.
* * * * *

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3. Section 1.234 is amended by revising paragraph (d)(2) to read as 
follows:

Sec.  1.234  How and when do you update your facility's registration 
information?

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    (d) * * *
    (2) When you receive the form, you must legibly fill out the 
sections of the form reflecting your updated information and either 
mail it to the address in paragraph (d)(1) of this section or fax it to 
301-436-2804 or
1-800-573-0846.
* * * * *

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4. Section 1.235 is amended by revising paragraph (d)(2) to read as 
follows:

Sec.  1.235  How and when do you cancel your facility's registration 
information?

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    (d) * * *
    (2) When you receive the form, you must completely and legibly fill 
out the form and either mail it to the address in paragraph (d)(1) of 
this section or fax it to 301-436-2804 or 1-800-573-0846.
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    Dated: March 18, 2008.
Jeffrey Shuren,
Associate Commissioner for Policy and Planning.
[FR Doc. E8-6052 Filed 3-25-08; 8:45 am]

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