Health and Human Services Department, Food and Drug Administration
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is proposing a regulation that would require U.S. purchasers or U.S. importers or their agents to submit to FDA prior notice of the importation of food. The proposed regulation implements the Public Health Security and Bioterrorism Preparedness and Response Act of 2002 (the Bioterrorism Act), which requires prior notification of imported food to begin by December 12, 2003. The Bioterrorism Act requires FDA to issue final regulations that specify the period of advance notice by this date or a statutory notice provision requiring not less than 8 hours prior notice and not more than 5 days prior notice will take effect until a final rule is issued.
Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to the agency docket number / agency internal file number the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. Department of Health and Human Services Food and Drug Administration 21 CFR Part 1 [Docket No. 02N-0278] RIN 0910-AC41 AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS. ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking. SUMMARY: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is proposing a regulation that would require U.S. purchasers or U.S. importers or their agents to submit to FDA prior notice of the importation of food. The proposed regulation implements the Public Health Security and Bioterrorism Preparedness and Response Act of 2002 (the Bioterrorism Act), which requires prior notification of imported food to begin by December 12, 2003. The Bioterrorism Act requires FDA to issue final regulations that specify the period of advance notice by this date or a statutory notice provision requiring not less than 8 hours prior notice and not more than 5 days prior notice will take effect until a final rule is issued. DATES: Submit written or electronic comments by April 4, 2003. Submit written or electronic comments on the collection of information by March 5, 2003. ADDRESSES: Submit written comments to the Dockets Management Branch (HFA-305), Food and Drug Administration, 5630 Fishers Lane, rm. 1061, Rockville, MD 20852. Submit electronic comments to http://www.fda.gov/​dockets/​ecomments . Submit written comments on the information collection provisions to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget (OMB), New Executive Office Bldg., 725 17th St. NW., …
Other Federal Register documents from the same docket.
Agency Information Collection Activities; Announcement of Office of Management and Budget Approval; Prior Notice of Imported Food Under the Public Health Security and Bioterrorism Preparedness and Response Act of 2002
Prior Notice of Imported Food Under the Public Health Security and Bioterrorism Preparedness and Response Act of 2002
Citation: 68 FR 5428
