In accordance
with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 and 5 CFR 1320, this
information collection is approved for 15 months. The agency is to
provide upon future submission of this information collection
documentation concerning the use and cost and hour burdens
associated with this collection, including the cost burdens
associated with the recordkeeping requirements and the E.coli
testing programs (either laboratory costs and/or outside laboratory
fees) and the cost and hour burdens associated with the Salmonella
testing program and all verification efforts. The agency should
also provide information on how the baseline surveys are conducted
and justifications as to their validity. OMB also requests
historical information to demonstrate the practical utility of this
information collection, e.g. provide documentation on: the
frequency and degree of SSOP modifications and/or violations and
the enforcement actions resulting; the results of the first year of
E.coli testing, including the frequency of violations of the
performance criteria; and correlations between E.coli testing
results and the detection of visible fecal matter by inspection
personnel. Finally, since the practical utility of this collection
is based upon the transition to a new regulatory system, the agency
is to document in future submissions regulatory, paperwork, and
cost burdens which have been phased out as a result of this new
regulation.
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
04/30/1998
04/30/1998
70,154,616
0
0
7,904,222
0
0
243,500,000
0
0
This ICR updates the current paperwork
and recordkeeping approval for the regulatory requirements in the
Pathogen Reduction/HACCP final rule.
On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that
the collection of information encompassed by this request complies
with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR
1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding
the proposed collection of information, that the certification
covers:
(i) Why the information is being collected;
(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a
benefit, or mandatory);
(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control
number;
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of
these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked
and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.