This collection specifies the
information that must be submitted by a petition in order to
establish the safety of a food additive and to secure the issuance
of a regulation permitting its use in animal food. Section 409(a)
of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FD&C Act) (21
U.S.C. 348(a)) provides that a food additive shall be deemed to be
unsafe unless its use is permitted by a regulation which prescribes
the condition(s) under which it may safely be used, or unless it is
exempted by regulation for investigational use. Section 409(b) of
the FD&C Act (21 U.S.C. 348(b)) specifies the information that
must be submitted by a petitioner to establish the safety of a food
additive and to secure the issuance of a regulation permitting its
use. To implement the provisions of § 409 of the FD&C Act, we
issued procedural regulations under 21 CFR part 571. These
procedural regulations are designed to specify more thoroughly the
information that must be submitted to meet the requirement set down
in broader terms by the FD&C Act. The regulations add no
substantive requirements to those indicated in the FD&C Act,
but attempt to explain these requirements and provide a standard
format for submission to speed processing of the petition. Labeling
requirements for food additives intended for animal consumption are
also set forth in various regulations contained in 21 CFR parts
501, 573, and 579. The labeling regulations are considered by FDA
to be cross-referenced to § 571.1, which is the subject of this
same OMB clearance for food additive petitions.
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USC 409(a) Name of Law: Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act
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.