Food Labeling Regulations

Forms and Documents

Document	Type	Status	Availability
0381 Revision - Healthy Final Rule FINAL 12-20-24.docx	Supporting Statement A	Uploaded 2024-12-20	Available

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Collection	Type	Status	Form
6027	Food Labeling Regulations: REPORTING	Form	Modified
273320	One-time relabel for "healthy" claim		New
273314	Verify "healthy" nutrient content claim		New
267218	Menu & Vending Machines - Recordkeeping		Modified
267217	Menu & Vending Machine Labeling - Reporting		Modified
180361	Food Labeling Regulations: 3rd PARTY DISCLOSURE		Modified
180355	Food Labeling Regulations: RECORDKEEPING		Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 0910-0381	ICR Reference No: 202412-0910-006
Status: Received in OIRA	Previous ICR Reference No: 202404-0910-008
Agency/Subagency: HHS/FDA	Agency Tracking No: HFP
Title: Food Labeling Regulations
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular	Date Submitted to OIRA: 12/20/2024

	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	36 Months From Approved	05/31/2027
Responses	3,006,114	3,001,845
Time Burden (Hours)	2,214,100	2,210,781
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0

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Abstract: This information collection supports food labeling regulations issued under the Fair Packaging and Labeling Act and the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act. Respondents to this information collection are manufacturers, packers, and distributors of food products and include the private sector (including for-profit businesses, not-for-profit institutions and farms). The information collection also supports agency guidance developed to assist repondents regarding food lableing regulations.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 21 USC 301 et seq. Name of Law: Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
0910-AI13	Final or interim final rulemaking

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Federal Register Notices & Comments

Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 7

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Food Labeling Regulations: 3rd PARTY DISCLOSURE
Food Labeling Regulations: RECORDKEEPING
Food Labeling Regulations: REPORTING	3570	Small Business Nutrition Labeling Exemption Notice
Menu & Vending Machine Labeling - Reporting
Menu & Vending Machines - Recordkeeping
One-time relabel for "healthy" claim
Verify "healthy" nutrient content claim

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ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Request	Previously Approved	Change Due to New Statute	Change Due to Agency Discretion	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate	Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses	3,006,114	3,001,845	0	4,269	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	2,214,100	2,210,781	0	3,319	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0	0	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Increase Due to: Changing Regulations

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: The information collection includes a one-time burden of 7,109 responses and 7,109 hours to reflect relabeling activities. (For the purpose of ROCIS entry, however, we have entered one-third of the respondents, one-third of the total annualized burden hours and one-third of the total capital costs for the one-time relabeling.) The information collection will also result in an additional 1,900 records and 950 hours annually, which we attribute to new recordkeeping requirements.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $6,542,114

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Does this ICR request any personally identifiable information (see OMB Circular No. A-130 for an explanation of this term)? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     No

Does this ICR include a form that requires a Privacy Act Statement (see 5 U.S.C. §552a(e)(3))? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     No

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? No

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? No

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? No

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? No

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Common Form ICR:  No

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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:

(a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions;

(b) It avoids unnecessary duplication;

(c) It reduces burden on small entities;

(d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous language that is understandable to respondents;

(e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices;

(f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements;

(g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8 (b)(3) about:

(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;

(h) It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected.

(i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology (if applicable); and

(j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.

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.

Certification Date: 12/20/2024

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