The Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FD&C Act), amended by the Tobacco Control Act of 2009, grants FDA the authority to regulate the manufacture, marketing, and distribution of tobacco products to protect the public health generally and to reduce tobacco use by minors. Section 905 of the FD&C Act requires the annual registration of any establishment in any State engaged in the manufacture, preparation, compounding, or processing of a tobacco product or tobacco products. Section 904 of the FD&C Act requires that each tobacco product manufacturer or importer submit a listing of all ingredients and additives that are added by the manufacturer to each tobacco product by brand and by quantity in each brand and sub brand. Section 904 also requires that a tobacco product manufacturer advise the FDA in writing prior to adding any new tobacco additive or increasing in quantity an existing tobacco additive. It also requires that a tobacco product manufacturer advise the FDA in writing prior to eliminating or decreasing an existing additive, or adding or increasing an additive designated by the FDA as not a human or animal carcinogen, or otherwise harmful to health under intended conditions of use.
Based on the combined impacts of program changes and adjustments, our estimated burden for the information collection reflects an overall decrease of 442 annual burden hours and a decrease of 1,861 annual responses.
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.