The Environmental Protection Agency is requesting comments on its status report on the new chemicals under review and the notice of receipt of premanufacture notices (PMNs) and applications for test marketing exemptions (TMEs) to manufacture (including import) those chemicals covering the period from September 12, 2011 to September 23, 2011. Comments are due by December 9, 2011. See notice for list of chemicals.
On November 9, 2011, the Food and Drug Administration posted new and revised versions of the following Import Alerts on the detention without physical examination of:
The Food and Drug Administration posted a blog by Deputy Commissioner for Foods Taylor on the effort FDA is making to visit companies and see first-hand what they are doing to strengthen food safety preventive practices as FDA considers the best ways to implement the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA). During a recent trip to Minneapolis, Taylor and other FDA officials met with company executives, plant and shift managers, and those responsible for the safety of food on a day-to-day basis. He says the key message from the interactions was that food safety requires sustained leadership and commitment.
The Environmental Protection Agency has issued a notice reminding stakeholders about the status of the dataset assembly for the ENERGY STAR Version 2.0 Computer Servers program. The dataset assembly period for blade servers is currently ongoing, with data due to EPA by December 31, 2011. Although the submission period for one-socket and two-socket (1S/2S) dataset development closed on October 31, EPA is accepting any additional data that stakeholders may still be generating for these systems. The timeline for relevant deadlines and EPA's final guidance on the data assembly process are available on the ENERGY STAR website here. EPA notice is available via email by sending a request to documents@brokerpower.com.
The Environmental Protection Agency and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration will issue a monthly bulletin to keep key stakeholders informed about tsunami debris activities. According to Jared Blumenfeld of the EPA, “The federal government needs to be prepared to take action if tsunami debris poses navigational hazards or washes up on our shores.” There have been predictions that debris from the tsunami could potentially reach Hawaii by March 2012 and the U.S. West Coast by March 2013.
On November 8, 2011, the Food and Drug Administration posted new and revised versions of the following Import Alerts on the detention without physical examination of:
The Food and Drug Administration reports that the Electronic Submissions Gateway (ESG) Pre-Production system will be unavailable from 1:00 AM to 9:00 AM EST on Saturday, November 19, 2011 due to maintenance activities.
On November 7, 2011, the Food and Drug Administration posted new and revised versions of the following Import Alerts on the detention without physical examination of:
On November 4, 2011, the Food and Drug Administration posted notice of the following recalls of imported food, drugs, animal health products, biologics, or medical devices:
On November 4, 2011, the Food and Drug Administration posted new and revised versions of the following Import Alerts on the detention without physical examination of: