82 FR 14369 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Voluntary National Retail Food Regulatory Program Standards
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Food and Drug Administration Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 52 (March 20, 2017)
Food and Drug Administration
Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 52 (March 20, 2017)
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[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 52 (Monday, March 20, 2017)] [Notices] [Pages 14369-14372] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2017-05414] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Food and Drug Administration [Docket No. FDA-2011-N-0017] Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Voluntary National Retail Food Regulatory Program Standards AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS. ACTION: Notice. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or we) is announcing an opportunity for public comment on the proposed collection of certain information by the Agency. Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (the PRA), Federal Agencies are required to publish notice in the Federal Register concerning each proposed collection of information, including each proposed extension of an existing collection of information, and to allow 60 days for public comment in response to the notice. This notice solicits comments on the information collection provisions of the Voluntary National Retail Food Regulatory Program Standards. DATES: Submit either electronic or written comments on the collection of information by May 19, 2017. ADDRESSES: You may submit comments as follows: Electronic Submissions Submit electronic comments in the following way:Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the instructions for submitting comments. Comments submitted electronically, including attachments, to https://www.regulations.gov will be posted to the docket unchanged. Because your comment will be made public, you are solely responsible for ensuring that your comment does not include any confidential information that you or a third party may not wish to be posted, such as medical information, your or anyone else's Social Security number, or confidential business information, such as a manufacturing process. Please note that if you include your name, contact information, or other information that identifies you in the body of your comments, that information will be posted on https://www.regulations.gov. If you want to submit a comment with confidential information that you do not wish to be made available to the public, submit the comment as a written/paper submission and in the manner detailed (see ``Written/Paper Submissions'' and ``Instructions''). Written/Paper Submissions Submit written/paper submissions as follows: Mail/Hand delivery/Courier (for written/paper submissions): Division of Dockets Management (HFA-305), Food and Drug Administration, 5630 Fishers Lane, Rm. 1061, Rockville, MD 20852. For written/paper comments submitted to the Division of Dockets Management, FDA will post your comment, as well as any attachments, except for information submitted, marked and identified, as confidential, if submitted as detailed in ``Instructions.'' Instructions: All submissions received must include the Docket No. FDA-2011-N-0017 for ``Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Voluntary National Retail Food Regulatory Program Standards.'' Received comments will be placed in the docket and, except for those submitted as ``Confidential Submissions,'' publicly viewable at https://www.regulations.gov or at the Division of Dockets Management between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday through Friday. Confidential Submissions--To submit a comment with confidential information that you do not wish to be made publicly available, submit your comments only as a written/paper submission. You should submit two copies total. One copy will include the information you claim to be confidential with a heading or cover note that states ``THIS DOCUMENT CONTAINS CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION.'' The Agency will review this copy, including the claimed confidential information, in its consideration of comments. The second copy, which will have the claimed confidential information redacted/blacked out, will be available for public viewing and posted on https://www.regulations.gov. Submit both copies to the Division of Dockets Management. If you do not wish your name and contact information to be made publicly available, you can provide this information on the cover sheet and not in the body of your comments and you must identify this information as ``confidential.'' Any information marked as ``confidential'' will not be disclosed except in accordance with 21 CFR 10.20 and other applicable disclosure law. For more information about FDA's posting of comments to public dockets, see 80 FR 56469, September 18, 2015, or access the information at: https://www.thefederalregister.org/fdsys/pkg/FR-2015-09-18/pdf/2015-23389.pdf. Docket: For access to the docket to read background documents or the electronic and written/paper comments received, go to https://www.regulations.gov and insert the docket number, found in brackets in the heading of this document, into the ``Search'' box and follow the prompts and/or go to the Division of Dockets Management, 5630 Fishers Lane, Rm. 1061, Rockville, MD 20852. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: FDA PRA Staff, Office of Operations, Food and Drug Administration, Three White Flint North, 10A63, 11601 Landsdown St., North Bethesda, MD 20852, [email protected]. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the PRA (44 U.S.C. 3501-3520), Federal Agencies must obtain approval from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for each collection of information they conduct or sponsor. ``Collection of information'' is defined in 44 U.S.C. 3502(3) and 5 CFR 1320.3(c) and includes Agency requests or requirements that members of the public submit reports, keep records, or provide information to a third party. Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)) requires Federal Agencies to provide a 60-day notice in the Federal Register concerning each proposed collection of information, including each proposed extension of an existing collection of information, before submitting the collection to OMB for approval. To comply with this requirement, FDA is publishing notice of the proposed collection of information set forth in this document. With respect to the following collection of information, FDA invites comments on these topics: (1) Whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of FDA's functions, including whether the information will have practical utility; (2) the accuracy of FDA's estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of information, including the validity of the methodology and assumptions used; (3) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (4) ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on respondents, including through the use of automated collection techniques, [[Page 14370]] when appropriate, and other forms of information technology. Voluntary National Retail Food Regulatory Program Standards OMB Control Number 0910-0621--Extension The Voluntary National Retail Food Regulatory Program Standards (the Program Standards) define nine essential elements of an effective regulatory program for retail food establishments, establish basic quality control criteria for each element, and provide a means of recognition for the State, local, territorial, tribal and Federal regulatory programs that meet the Program Standards. The program elements addressed by the Program Standards are as follows: (1) Regulatory foundation; (2) trained regulatory staff; (3) inspection program based on Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP) principles; (4) uniform inspection program, (5) foodborne illness and food defense preparedness and response; (6) compliance and enforcement; (7) industry and community relations; (8) program support and resources; and (9) program assessment. Each standard includes a list of records needed to document conformance with the standard (referred to in the Program Standards document as ``quality records'') and has one or more corresponding forms and worksheets to facilitate the collection of information needed to assess the retail food regulatory program against that standard. The respondents are State, local, territorial, tribal, and potentially other Federal regulatory agencies. Regulatory agencies may use existing available records or may choose to develop and use alternate forms and worksheets that capture the same information. In the course of their normal activities, State, local, territorial, tribal, and Federal regulatory agencies already collect and keep on file many of the records needed as quality records to document compliance with each of the Program Standards. Although the detail and format in which this information is collected and recorded may vary by jurisdiction, records that are kept as a usual and customary part of normal Agency activities include inspection records, written quality assurance procedures, records of quality assurance checks, staff training certificates and other training records, a log or database of food-related illness or injury complaints, records of investigations resulting from such complaints, an inventory of inspection equipment, records of outside audits, and records of outreach efforts (e.g., meeting agendas and minutes, documentation of food safety education activities). No new recordkeeping burden is associated with these existing records, which are already a part of usual and customary program recordkeeping activities by State, local, territorial, tribal and Federal regulatory agencies, and which can serve as quality records under the Program Standards. In April 2016, the Conference for Food Protection (CFP) recommended that FDA make a change in Program Standard #4--Uniform Inspection Program, more specifically to change Program Standard #4's Program Self-Assessment and Verification Audit Form. Once changes have been incorporated into the 2017 version, it will be available on FDA's Web site. With this change, in order to achieve conformance to Program Standard #4, jurisdictions must achieve an overall inspection program performance rating for 20 elements as opposed to 10 elements that were previously required. The previous 10 elements had several criteria under one program element. The change to 20 elements allows the Standard to clearly delineate out each criterion individually rather than having several criteria under one program element. This streamlines and clarifies the process in meeting the Standard. As a result, the assessment review of each inspector's work will now be required for three joint inspections as opposed to the previously required two. State, local, territorial, tribal and Federal regulatory agencies that enroll in the Program Standards and seek listing in the FDA National Registry are required to report to FDA on the completion of the following three management tasks outlined in the Program Standards: (1) Conducting a program self-assessment; (2) conducting a risk factor study of the regulated industry; and (3) obtaining an independent outside audit (verification audit). The results are reported on forms formerly known as Form FDA 3519 and Form FDA 3520. Currently FDA is working to consolidate both Forms FDA 3519 ``FDA National Registry Report'' and FDA 3520 ``Permission to Publish in National Registry'' into one form thereby reducing the burden by 50 percent. The new Form FDA 3958 will be provided in the Program Standards document, and will also be provided on FDA's Web site at: http://www.fda.gov/Food/GuidanceRegulation/RetailFoodProtection/ProgramStandards/default.htm. If a regulatory agency follows all the recordkeeping recommendations in the individual standards and their sample worksheets, it will have all the information needed to complete the forms. Recordkeeping FDA's recordkeeping burden estimate includes time required for a state, local, territorial, tribal, or Federal agency to review the instructions in the Program Standards, compile information from existing sources, and create any records recommended in the Program Standards that are not already kept in the normal course of the agency's usual and customary activities. Sample worksheets are provided to assist in this compilation. In estimating the time needed for the program self-assessment (Program Standards 1 through 8, shown in table 1), FDA considered responses from four State and three local jurisdictions that participated in an FDA Program Standards Pilot study. Table 2 shows the estimated recordkeeping burden for the completion of the baseline data collection, and table 3 shows the estimated recordkeeping burden for the verification audit. FDA estimates the burden of this collection of information as follows: Table 1--Self-Assessment ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Hours per Standard Recordkeeping activity record ------------------------------------------------------------------------ No. 1: Regulatory Foundation..... Self-Assessment: 16 Completion of worksheet recording results of evaluations and comparison on worksheets \1\. No. 2: Trained Regulatory Staff.. Self-Assessment: 19.3 Completion of CFP Field Training Manual and Documentation of Successful Completion-- Field Training Process; completion of summary worksheet of each employee training records \1\ \2\. No. 3: HACCP Principles.......... Self-Assessment: 4 Completion of worksheet documentation \1\. [[Page 14371]] No. 4: Uniform Inspection Program Self-Assessment: 19 Completion of worksheet documentation of jurisdiction's quality assurance procedures \1\ \2\. No. 5: Foodborne Illness Self-Assessment: 5 Investigation. Completion of worksheet documentation \1\. No. 6: Compliance Enforcement.... Self-Assessment: 19 Selection and review of 20 to 70 establishment files at 25 minutes per file. Estimate is based on a mean number of 45. Completion of worksheet \1\. No. 7: Industry & Community Self-Assessment: 2 Relations. Completion of worksheet \1\. No. 8: Program Support and Self-Assessment: 8 Resources. Selection and review of establishment files \1\. -------------------------------------- Total........................ ........................ 92.3 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ \1\ Or comparable documentation. \2\ Estimates will vary depending on number of regulated food establishments and the number of inspectors employed by the jurisdiction. Table 2--Baseline Data Collection ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Hours per Standard Recordkeeping activity record ------------------------------------------------------------------------ No. 9: Program Assessment...... Risk Factor Study and 333 Intervention Strategy \1\. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ \1\ Calculation based on mean sample size of 39 and average FDA inspection time for each establishment type. Estimates will vary depending on number of regulated food establishments within a jurisdiction and the number of inspectors employed by the jurisdiction. Table 3--Verification Audit ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Hours per Activity Recordkeeping activity record ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Administrative Procedures...... Verification Audit \1\ 46.15 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ \1\ We estimate that no more than 50% of time spent to complete self- assessment of all nine standards is spent completing verification audit worksheets. Time will be considerably less if less than nine standards require verification audits. Table 4--Estimated Annual Recordkeeping Burden \1\ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Average burden Number of Number of Total annual per Activity recordkeepers records per records recordkeeping Total Hours recordkeeper (hours) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Recordkeeping for FDA Worksheets \2\............................... 500 1 500 94.29 47,145 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- \1\ There are no capital costs or operating and maintenance costs associated with this collection of information. \2\ Or comparable documentation. FDA bases its estimates of the number of recordkeepers and the hours per record on its experience with the Program Standards over the past 16 years. As of September 30, 2016, 711 jurisdictions were enrolled in the Program Standards. However, based upon the level of ongoing support provided by FDA to enrolled jurisdictions and the number of forms submitted annually, FDA estimates that no more than 500 jurisdictions actively participate in the Program Standards during any given year. There are approximately 3,000 jurisdictions in the United States and its territories that have retail food regulatory programs. Enrollment in the Program Standards is voluntary and, therefore, FDA does not expect all jurisdictions to participate. FDA bases its estimate of the hours per record on the recordkeeping estimates for the management tasks of self-assessment, risk factor study, and verification audit (tables 1, 2, and 3 of this document) that enrolled jurisdictions must perform a total of 471.45 hours (92.3 + 333 + 46.15 = 471.45). Enrolled jurisdictions must conduct the work described in tables 1, 2, and 3 over a 5-year period. Therefore FDA estimates that, annually, 500 recordkeepers will spend 94.29 hours (471.45 / 5 = 94.29) performing the required recordkeeping for a total of 47,145 hours as shown in table 4. Reporting Previously, FDA required regulatory jurisdictions that participate in the Program Standards to submit two forms annually: Form FDA 3519, ``FDA National Registry Report,'' and Form FDA 3520, ``Permission to Publish in National Registry.'' FDA created a new consolidated FDA Form 3958 that has four parts: Part 1 requires the name and address of the jurisdiction; name and contact information for the contact person for this jurisdiction; the jurisdictions Web site address and if the jurisdiction is willing to serve as an auditor for another jurisdiction. Part 2 requires information about enrollment, whether this jurisdiction is a new enrollee and the date of enrollment; indication whether this jurisdiction would like to be removed from the jurisdiction listing; indication of updated findings to the self- assessment or verification audit. Part 3 requires information about self-assessment findings and verification audit findings; dates when self-assessment was completed; which standards have been met as determined by the self-assessment; which standards have been met as verified by a verification audit including the completion dates. Part 4 requires permission to publish information on FDA's Web site by [[Page 14372]] checking the appropriate box(es) to indicate what information FDA may publish on the Web site. The reporting burden in table 5 includes only the time necessary to fill out and send the form, as compiling the underlying information (including self-assessment reports, Risk Factor Study data collection, outside audits, and supporting documentation) is accounted for under the recordkeeping estimates in table 4. FDA estimates the reporting burden for this collection of information as follows: Table 5--Estimated Annual Reporting Burden \1\ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Number of Activity FDA form Number of responses per Total annual Average burden per Total hours respondents respondent responses response (hours) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Submission of ``FDA National 3598.................. 500 1 500 0.1 (6 minutes)............ 50 Registry Report''. Request for documentation of Conference for Food 500 3 1,500 0.1 (6 minutes)............ 150 successful completion of staff Protection Training training. Plan and Log. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total.......................... ...................... .............. .............. .............. ........................... 200 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- \1\ There are no capital costs or operating and maintenance costs associated with this collection of information. FDA bases its estimates of the number of respondents and the hours per response on its experience with the Program Standards. As explained previously in this document, FDA estimates that no more than 500 Regulatory jurisdictions will participate in the Program Standards in any given year. FDA estimates a total of 6 minutes annually for each enrolled jurisdiction to complete the form. FDA bases its estimate on the small number of data elements on the form and the ease of availability of the information. FDA estimates that, annually, 500 regulatory jurisdictions will submit one Form FDA 3598 for a total of 500 annual responses. Each submission is estimated to take 0.1 hour (or 6 minutes) per response for a total of 50 hours. In addition, FDA estimates that, annually, 500 regulatory jurisdictions will submit three requests for documentation of successful completion of staff training using the CFP Training Plan and Log for a total of 1,500 annual responses. Each submission is estimated to take 0.1 hour (or 6 minutes) per response for a total of 150 hours. Thus, the total reporting burden for this information collection is 200 hours. Dated: March 14, 2017. Leslie Kux, Associate Commissioner for Policy. [FR Doc. 2017-05414 Filed 3-17-17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4164-01-P
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Associate Commissioner for Policy. • If you want to submit a comment applicable disclosure law. For more
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do not wish to be made available to the comments to public dockets, see 80 FR
public, submit the comment as a 56469, September 18, 2015, or access
written/paper submission and in the the information at: https://www.gpo.gov/
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND manner detailed (see ‘‘Written/Paper fdsys/pkg/FR-2015-09-18/pdf/2015-
HUMAN SERVICES Submissions’’ and ‘‘Instructions’’). 23389.pdf.
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Food and Drug Administration read background documents or the
Submit written/paper submissions as electronic and written/paper comments
[Docket No. FDA–2011–N–0017] follows: received, go to https://
• Mail/Hand delivery/Courier (for www.regulations.gov and insert the
Agency Information Collection
written/paper submissions): Division of docket number, found in brackets in the
Activities; Proposed Collection;
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and Drug Administration, 5630 Fishers ‘‘Search’’ box and follow the prompts
Retail Food Regulatory Program
Lane, Rm. 1061, Rockville, MD 20852. and/or go to the Division of Dockets
Standards • For written/paper comments
Management, 5630 Fishers Lane, Rm.
AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, submitted to the Division of Dockets
1061, Rockville, MD 20852.
HHS. Management, FDA will post your
comment, as well as any attachments, FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: FDA
ACTION: Notice.
except for information submitted, PRA Staff, Office of Operations, Food
SUMMARY: The Food and Drug marked and identified, as confidential, and Drug Administration, Three White
Administration (FDA or we) is if submitted as detailed in Flint North, 10A63, 11601 Landsdown
announcing an opportunity for public ‘‘Instructions.’’ St., North Bethesda, MD 20852,
comment on the proposed collection of Instructions: All submissions received PRAStaff@fda.hhs.gov.
certain information by the Agency. must include the Docket No. FDA– SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the
Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 2011–N–0017 for ‘‘Agency Information PRA (44 U.S.C. 3501–3520), Federal
1995 (the PRA), Federal Agencies are Collection Activities; Proposed Agencies must obtain approval from the
required to publish notice in the Collection; Comment Request; Office of Management and Budget
Federal Register concerning each Voluntary National Retail Food (OMB) for each collection of
proposed collection of information, Regulatory Program Standards.’’ information they conduct or sponsor.
including each proposed extension of an Received comments will be placed in ‘‘Collection of information’’ is defined
existing collection of information, and the docket and, except for those in 44 U.S.C. 3502(3) and 5 CFR
to allow 60 days for public comment in submitted as ‘‘Confidential 1320.3(c) and includes Agency requests
response to the notice. This notice Submissions,’’ publicly viewable at or requirements that members of the
solicits comments on the information https://www.regulations.gov or at the public submit reports, keep records, or
collection provisions of the Voluntary Division of Dockets Management provide information to a third party.
National Retail Food Regulatory between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA (44
Program Standards. through Friday. U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)) requires Federal
DATES: Submit either electronic or • Confidential Submissions—To Agencies to provide a 60-day notice in
written comments on the collection of submit a comment with confidential the Federal Register concerning each
information by May 19, 2017. information that you do not wish to be proposed collection of information,
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments made publicly available, submit your including each proposed extension of an
as follows: comments only as a written/paper existing collection of information,
submission. You should submit two before submitting the collection to OMB
Electronic Submissions copies total. One copy will include the for approval. To comply with this
Submit electronic comments in the information you claim to be confidential requirement, FDA is publishing notice
following way: with a heading or cover note that states of the proposed collection of
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: ‘‘THIS DOCUMENT CONTAINS information set forth in this document.
https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION.’’ The With respect to the following
instructions for submitting comments. Agency will review this copy, including collection of information, FDA invites
Comments submitted electronically, the claimed confidential information, in comments on these topics: (1) Whether
including attachments, to https:// its consideration of comments. The the proposed collection of information
www.regulations.gov will be posted to second copy, which will have the is necessary for the proper performance
the docket unchanged. Because your claimed confidential information of FDA’s functions, including whether
comment will be made public, you are redacted/blacked out, will be available the information will have practical
solely responsible for ensuring that your for public viewing and posted on utility; (2) the accuracy of FDA’s
comment does not include any https://www.regulations.gov. Submit estimate of the burden of the proposed
confidential information that you or a both copies to the Division of Dockets collection of information, including the
third party may not wish to be posted, Management. If you do not wish your validity of the methodology and
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such as medical information, your or name and contact information to be assumptions used; (3) ways to enhance
anyone else’s Social Security number, or made publicly available, you can the quality, utility, and clarity of the
confidential business information, such provide this information on the cover information to be collected; and (4)
as a manufacturing process. Please note sheet and not in the body of your ways to minimize the burden of the
that if you include your name, contact comments and you must identify this collection of information on
information, or other information that information as ‘‘confidential.’’ Any respondents, including through the use
identifies you in the body of your information marked as ‘‘confidential’’ of automated collection techniques,
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checking the appropriate box(es) to out and send the form, as compiling the for under the recordkeeping estimates in
indicate what information FDA may underlying information (including self- table 4.
publish on the Web site. assessment reports, Risk Factor Study FDA estimates the reporting burden
The reporting burden in table 5 data collection, outside audits, and for this collection of information as
includes only the time necessary to fill supporting documentation) is accounted follows:
TABLE 5—ESTIMATED ANNUAL REPORTING BURDEN 1
Average
Number of
Number of Total annual burden per
Activity FDA form responses per Total hours
respondents responses response
respondent (hours)
Submission of ‘‘FDA Na- 3598 .................................. 500 1 500 0.1 (6 minutes) 50
tional Registry Report’’.
Request for documentation Conference for Food Pro- 500 3 1,500 0.1 (6 minutes) 150
of successful completion tection Training Plan
of staff training. and Log.
Total ........................... ........................................... ........................ ........................ ........................ ........................... 200
1 There are no capital costs or operating and maintenance costs associated with this collection of information.
FDA bases its estimates of the number DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND Proposed Project: Notification of Intent
of respondents and the hours per HUMAN SERVICES To Use Schedule III, IV, or V Opioid
response on its experience with the Drugs for the Maintenance and
Program Standards. As explained Substance Abuse and Mental Health Detoxification Treatment of Opiate
previously in this document, FDA Services Administration Addiction by a ‘‘Qualifying Other
estimates that no more than 500 Practitioner’’—(OMB No. 0930–0369)—
Regulatory jurisdictions will participate Agency Information Collection Revision
in the Program Standards in any given Activities: Proposed Collection; The Substance Abuse and Mental
year. FDA estimates a total of 6 minutes Comment Request Health Services Administration
annually for each enrolled jurisdiction (SAMHSA) is requesting a revision from
In compliance with Section the Office of Management and Budget
to complete the form. FDA bases its
3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork (OMB) for approval of the Notification
estimate on the small number of data
Reduction Act of 1995 concerning of Intent to Use Schedule III, IV, or V
elements on the form and the ease of
opportunity for public comment on Opioid Drugs for the Maintenance and
availability of the information. FDA
proposed collections of information, the Detoxification Treatment of Opiate
estimates that, annually, 500 regulatory
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Addiction by a ‘‘Qualifying Other
jurisdictions will submit one Form FDA
Services Administration (SAMHSA) Practitioner. The Notification of Intent
3598 for a total of 500 annual responses.
will publish periodic summaries of would allow SAMHSA to determine
Each submission is estimated to take 0.1
proposed projects. To request more whether other practitioners are eligible
hour (or 6 minutes) per response for a to prescribe certain approved narcotic
information on the proposed projects or
total of 50 hours. In addition, FDA treatment medications for the
to obtain a copy of the information
estimates that, annually, 500 regulatory maintenance or detoxification treatment
collection plans, call the SAMHSA
jurisdictions will submit three requests of opioid addiction.
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for documentation of successful This Notification of Intent is a result
1243.
completion of staff training using the of the Comprehensive Addiction and
CFP Training Plan and Log for a total of Comments are invited on: (a) Whether Recovery Act (Pub. L. 114–198), which
1,500 annual responses. Each the proposed collections of information was signed into law on July 22, 2016.
submission is estimated to take 0.1 hour are necessary for the proper The law establishes criteria for nurse
(or 6 minutes) per response for a total performance of the functions of the practitioners (NPs) and physician
of 150 hours. Thus, the total reporting agency, including whether the assistants (PAs) to qualify for a waiver
burden for this information collection is information shall have practical utility; to prescribe covered medications. To be
200 hours. (b) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate eligible for a waiver, the NP or PA must:
of the burden of the proposed collection Be licensed under State law to prescribe
Dated: March 14, 2017. schedule III, IV, or V medications for the
of information; (c) ways to enhance the
Leslie Kux, quality, utility, and clarity of the treatment of pain; fulfill qualification
Associate Commissioner for Policy. information to be collected; and (d) requirements in the law for training and
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of automated collection techniques or SAMHSA has the responsibility to
receive, review, approve, or deny waiver
other forms of information technology.
requests.
Practitioners who meet the statutory
requirements will be eligible to
prescribe only those opioid treatment
medications that are controlled in
Schedules III, IV, or V, under the
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