FDA guidance on this collection requested health documents that were created during the period of June 23, 2009, through December 31, 2009. FDA is in the process of revising the April 2010 guidance but will continue collecting documents created during the period of June 23, 2009 through December 31, 2009, from any manufacturers, importers, or their agents who still have documents to submit. The information collected will inform FDA's development of good manufacturing practices, review standards for new tobacco products, and regulation of modified risk tobacco products, among others. Respondents submit information through a facilitative electronic form or in paper form using Form FDA 3743. In both forms, FDA is requesting the following information: Submitter identification, submitter point of contact, submission format and contents (as applicable), confirmation statement, document categorization (as applicable), document readability and accessibility, and document metadata.
FDA expects that this collection of information will experience a burden decrease of 7,600 hours because the number of documents received each year since the original collection period has fallen to less than 5 percent of what was received in the original collection period. FDA expects this is because most documents created within the specified period have already been submitted. Also, the number of respondents who might still have documents to submit has decreased.
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.