The Food and Drug Administration#s
regulations at 21 CFR 170.101 and 170.106 implement the premarket
notification process for food contact substances (FCSs). The
notification process is the primary method for authorizing new uses
ofFCS. The regulations: 1) identify the circumstances under which a
food additive petition will be required to authorize the use of an
FCS, 2) specify the information required in a notification for an
FCS, 3) describe the administration of the notification process,
and 4) establish the procedure by which the agency may deem a
notification to no longer be effective.
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.