Section 801(a) of the Federal Food,
Drug, and Cosmetic Act (the FD&C Act) (21 U.S.C. 381(a))
provides requirements with regard to imported food and cosmetics
and provides for refusal of admission into the United States of
human food and cosmetics that appear to be adulterated. Section
701(b) of the FD&C Act (21 U.S.C. 371(b)) authorizes the
Secretaries of Treasury and Health and Human Services to jointly
prescribe regulations for the efficient enforcement of section 801
of the FD&C Act. To address the potential risk of bovine
spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) in human food and cosmetics, FDA
regulations in 189.5 and 700.27 (21 CFR 189.5 and 700.27) designate
certain materials from cattle as "prohibited cattle materials,"
including specified risk materials, the small intestine of cattle
not otherwise excluded from being a prohibited cattle material,
material from nonambulatory disabled cattle, and mechanically
separated (MS) (Beef). Under the regulations no human food or
cosmetic may be manufactured from, processed with, or otherwise
contain prohibited cattle materials. However, the Agency may
designate a country from which cattle materials inspected and
passed for human consumption are not considered prohibited cattle
materials and their use does not render a human food or cosmetic
adulterated. Sections 189.5(e) and 700.27(e) provide that a country
seeking to be so designated must send a written request to the
Director, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (CFSAN).
Sections 189.5 and 700.27 further state that countries that have
been designated under 189.5(e) and 700.27(e) will be subject to
future review by FDA to determine whether designation remains
appropriate.
Burden increase reflects
incorporation of collection elements previously included under
0910-0597. This is explained more fully at Q.15 of the supporting
statement.
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.