[Federal Register: February 23, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 35)]
[Rules and Regulations]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Food and Drug Administration
21 CFR Part 1
[Docket No. 2002N-0277]
Establishment and Maintenance of Records Under the Public Health
Security and Bioterrorism Preparedness and Response Act of 2002;
Correction
AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS.
ACTION: Final rule; correction.
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SUMMARY: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is correcting a final
regulation that appeared in the Federal Register of December 9, 2004
(69 FR 71562). The document issued a final regulation that requires the
establishment and maintenance of records by persons who manufacture,
process, pack, transport, distribute, receive, hold, or import food in
the United States. Such records allow for the identification of the
immediate previous sources and immediate subsequent recipients of food.
The document was published with some errors. This document corrects
those errors.
DATES: This rule is effective February 7, 2005.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Nega Beru, Center for Food Safety and
Applied Nutrition (HFS-305), Food and Drug Administration, 5100 Paint
Branch Pkwy., College Park, MD 20740, 301-436-1400.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In FR Doc. 04-26929, appearing on page 71562
in the Federal Register of Thursday, December 9, 2004, the following
corrections are made to the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
1. On page 71562, in the first column, under DATES after
``Compliance Dates'' the phrase ``except that for small businesses
employing fewer than 500, but more than 10 full-time equivalent
employees, the compliance date is June 9, 2005;'' is corrected to read
``except that for small businesses employing fewer than 500, but more
than 10 full-time equivalent employees, the compliance date is June 9,
2006;''.
2. On page 71564, in the second column, the sixth bullet, beginning
in the 4\th\ line, the phrase ``except that the compliance date for
small businesses employing fewer that 500, but more than 10 full-time
equivalent employees is June 9, 2005,'' is corrected to read ``except
that the compliance date for small businesses employing fewer than 500,
but more than 10 full-time equivalent employees is June 9, 2006,''.
3. On page 71565, in the second column, the last bullet, second
sentence, the sentence ``Small businesses have June 9, 2005, of this
final rule to come into compliance with these regulations, and very
small businesses have December 11, 2006, of this final rule to come
into compliance with these regulations.'' is corrected to read ``Small
businesses have until June 9, 2006, to come into compliance with these
regulations, and very small businesses have until December 11, 2006, to
come into compliance with these regulations.''
4. On page 71609, in the third column, in the 1\st\ complete
paragraph, the sentences ``Section 1.368 of the final rule requires
large businesses (500 or more full-time equivalent employees) to be in
compliance within December 9, 2005. Small businesses (those with fewer
than 500, but more than 10 full-time equivalent employees) must be in
compliance within June 9, 2005, and very small businesses that employ
10 or fewer full-time equivalent employees must be in compliance within
December 11, 2006.'' are corrected to read ``Section 1.368 of the final
rule requires large businesses (500 or more full-time equivalent
employees) to be in compliance by December 9, 2005. Small businesses
(those with fewer than 500, but more than 10 full-time equivalent
employees) must be in compliance by June 9, 2006, and very small
businesses that employ 10 or fewer full-time equivalent employees must
be in compliance by December 11, 2006.''
5. On page 71627, in the third column, beginning in the 12\th\ line
from the bottom, the sentence ``For example, from CA, LA, and TX alone,
DOT reports over 12 percent of intrastate truck tonnage is from FDA-
regulated products (ref. 18).'' is corrected to read ``For example, for
California in 1997, DOT reports 12.8 percent of revenue from
specialized freight transportation is for intrastate traffic in
agricultural products (ref. 18).''
6. On page 71651, in the first column, in Reference 18, the phrase
``U.S. Department of Transportation, available at http://www.transtats.bts.gov,
accessed on April 6, 2004.'' is corrected to
read ``1997 Economic Census, Transportation and Warehousing, Geographic
Area Series, California 1997, issued January 2000, U.S. Department of
Commerce.''
List of Subjects in 21 CFR Part 1
Cosmetics, Drugs, Exports, Food labeling, Imports, Labeling,
Reporting and recordkeeping requirements.
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Therefore, 21 CFR part 1 is corrected by making the following
correcting amendments:
PART 1--GENERAL ENFORCEMENT REGULATIONS
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7. The authority citation for 21 CFR part 1 continues to read as
follows:
Authority: 15 U.S.C. 1453, 1454, 1455; 19 U.S.C. 1490, 1491; 21
U.S.C. 321, 331, 332, 333, 334, 335a, 343, 350c, 350d, 352, 355,
360b, 362, 371, 374, 381, 382, 393; 42 U.S.C. 216, 241, 243, 262,
264.
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8. In Sec. 1.363, revise paragraph (b) to read as follows:
Sec. 1.363 What are the consequences of failing to establish or
maintain records or make them available to FDA as required by this
subpart?
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(b) The failure of a nontransporter immediate previous source or a
nontransporter immediate subsequent recipient who enters an agreement
under Sec. 1.352(e) to establish, maintain, or establish and maintain,
records required under Sec. 1.352(a), (b), (c), or (d), or the refusal
to permit access to or
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verification or copying of any such required record, is a prohibited
act under section 301 of the act.
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9. In Sec. 1.368, revise paragraph (a) to read as follows:
Sec. 1.368 What are the compliance dates for this subpart?
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(a) The compliance date for the requirements in this subpart is
June 9,2006, for small businesses employing fewer that 500, but more
than 10 full-time equivalent employees.
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Dated: February 16, 2005.
Jeffrey Shuren,
Assistant Commissioner for Policy.
[FR Doc. 05-3424 Filed 2-22-05; 8:45 am]
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