Preparing a Claim of Categorical Exclusion or an Environmental Assessment for Submission to the Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition

This information collection request supports an agency guidance entitled, "Preparing a Claim of Categorical Exclusion or an Environmental Assessment for Submission to the Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition." The guidance identifies, interprets, and clarifies existing requirements imposed by statute and regulation, consistent with the Council on Environmental Quality regulations found at 40 CFR 1507.3. It consists of recommendations that do not themselves create requirements, but explain FDA's own procedures for ensuring compliance with the purposes and provisions of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA). Respondents to this collection are businesses engaged in the manufacture or sale of food, food ingredients, and substances used in materials that come into contact with food, and are from the private sector.

The latest form for Preparing a Claim of Categorical Exclusion or an Environmental Assessment for Submission to the Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition expires 2022-12-31 and can be found here.

Claim of Categorical Exclusions

Federal Enterprise Architecture: Health - Consumer Health and Safety