New collection (Request for a new OMB Control Number)
No
Regular
Approved without change
05/28/1998
03/25/1998
This collection is approved as amended by FDA's revisions of 5/20/98 and on the following condition. OMB notes that the sample has not been chosen randomly and therefore the results can not be generalized to the larger population. FDA will provide OMB with a report on the results and methodological applications involved in this study as soon as possible after collection and analysis of information, and prior to any furure expansion of this study unless FDA indicates this is not feasible.
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Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
05/31/2001
05/31/2001
6,000
0
0
812
0
0
0
0
0
On February 28, 1997, new FDA regualtions went into effect that prohibit retailers from selling cigarettes and smokeless tobacco to persons younger than 18 years old and require retailers to verify, by means of photographic identification, the age of purchasers younger than 27 years old. FDA is planning to conduct a national advertising campaign aimed at raising retailers' awareness of the new regulations and motivating retailers to comply with them. The campaign would target persons who sell cigarettes or smokeless tobacco to consumers for personal use, including clerks and cashiers....
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.