FDA has regulatory oversight for color
additives used in foods, drugs, cosmetics and medical devices.
Section 721(a) of the Federal Food Drug, and Cosmetic Act (the act)
(21 U.S.C. 379e(a) provides that a color additive shall be deemed
unsafe unless it meets the requirement of a listing regulation
including any requirement for batch certification and is used in
accordance with the regulation. FDA lists color additives that have
been shown to be safe for their intended uses in Title 21 of the
Code of Federal regulations.( CFR). FDA requires batch
certification for all color additives provisionally listed in 21
CFR part 82. Color additives listed in 21 CFR part 73 are exempted
from certification. The requirements for color additive
certification are described in 21 CFR part 80.
The information collection
reflects agency adjustments. Specifically, we have increased our
total estimate for the collection by 263 hours (from 3,273 to
3,536). Because we have received an increase in the number of
certification requests over the past 3 fiscal years (FY), we
increased the number of respondents submitting requests from 35 to
38. At the same time, we reduced our estimate by 1 (from 199 to
198) in the average number of annual responses per respondent. We
attribute these fluctuations to respondent submissions and our
experience with the information collection.
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.