[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 57 (Tuesday, March 25, 2014)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 16251]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-06469]



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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Food and Drug Administration

21 CFR Parts 16 and 121

[Docket No. FDA-2013-N-1563]


Appendix 4 To Draft Qualitative Risk Assessment of Risk of 
Activity/Food Combinations for Activities (Outside the Farm Definition) 
Conducted in a Facility Co-Located on a Farm; Extension of Comment 
Period

AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS.

ACTION: Notification; extension of comment period.

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SUMMARY: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or we) is extending the 
comment period for a document that appeared in the Federal Register of 
December 24, 2013 (78 FR 78064), entitled ``Appendix 4 to Draft 
Qualitative Risk Assessment of Risk of Activity/Food Combinations for 
Activities (Outside the Farm Definition) Conducted in a Facility Co-
Located on a Farm'' (draft RA Appendix) to June 30, 2014. We are taking 
this action to keep the comment period for the draft RA Appendix 
consistent with the comment period for the proposed rule.

DATES: FDA is extending the comment period on the draft RA Appendix. 
Submit either electronic or written comments on the proposed rule and 
the information collection by June 30, 2014.

ADDRESSES: Submit electronic comments to http://www.regulations.gov. 
Submit written comments to Division of Dockets Management (HFA-305), 
Food and Drug Administration, 5630 Fishers Lane, Rm. 1061, Rockville, 
MD 20852.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ryan Newkirk, Center for Food Safety 
and Applied Nutrition, Food and Drug Administration, 5100 Paint Branch 
Pkwy., College Park, MD 20740, 240-402-2428.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background

    In the Federal Register of December 24, 2013, we published a 
document entitled ``Appendix 4 to Draft Qualitative Risk Assessment of 
Risk of Activity/Food Combinations for Activities (Outside the Farm 
Definition) Conducted in a Facility Co-Located on a Farm'' (the draft 
RA Appendix) with a 100-day comment period on the provisions of the 
proposed rule.
    FDA has received requests for an extension of the comment period on 
the proposed rule entitled ``Focused Mitigation Strategies to Protect 
Food Against Intentional Adulteration'' (78 FR 78014). This document 
directly relates to the proposal. The requests conveyed concern that 
the current 100-day comment period does not allow time to thoroughly 
analyze the proposal, due to the inherent complexity and unique nature 
of food defense issues. FDA has considered the requests and is granting 
an extension of the comment period to June 30, 2014, for the draft RA 
Appendix to allow interested persons additional time to submit 
comments. Elsewhere in this issue of the Federal Register, we are also 
extending the comment period for the proposed rule ``Focused Mitigation 
Strategies to Protect Food Against Intentional Adulteration.'' To 
clarify, FDA is requesting comment on all issues raised by the 
document.

II. Request for Comments

    Interested persons may submit either electronic comments regarding 
the proposed rule to http://www.regulations.gov or written comments to 
the Division of Dockets Management (see ADDRESSES). It is only 
necessary to send one set of comments. Identify comments with the 
docket number found in brackets in the heading of this document. 
Received comments may be seen in the Division of Dockets Management 
between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, and will be posted to 
the docket at http://www.regulations.gov.

    Dated: March 20, 2014.
Leslie Kux,
Assistant Commissioner for Policy.
[FR Doc. 2014-06469 Filed 3-24-14; 8:45 am]
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