On June 22, 2009, the President signed
the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act (the Tobacco
Control Act) (Public Law 111-31) into law. The Tobacco Control Act
amended the Federal, Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FD&C Act) by
adding a new chapter granting the Food and Drug Administration
(FDA) important new authority to regulate the manufacture,
marketing, and distribution of tobacco products to protect the
public health generally and to reduce tobacco use by minors. With
the passage of the Tobacco Control Act, section 801 of the FD&C
Act was amended to add tobacco products to the inventory of
FDA-regulated products. The new section 801 charges the Secretary
of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the FDA, with the
responsibility of assuring foreign origin FDA regulated foods,
drugs, cosmetics, medical devices, radiological health, and tobacco
products offered for import into the United States meet the same
requirements of the act as do domestic products, and for preventing
products from entering the country if they are not in compliance.
The discharge of this responsibility involves close coordination
and cooperation between FDA headquarters and field inspectional
personnel and the U.S. Customs Service (USCS), as the USCS is
responsible for enforcing the revenue laws covering the very same
products.
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.