[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 117 (Wednesday, June 18, 2014)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 34668]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-14213]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Food and Drug Administration
21 CFR Chapter I
[Docket No. FDA-2013-N-0590]
RIN 0910-AG97
Implementation of the Food and Drug Administration Food Safety
Modernization Act Amendments to the Reportable Food Registry Provisions
of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act; Reopening of Comment
Period
AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS.
ACTION: Advance notice of proposed rulemaking; reopening of comment
period.
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SUMMARY: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or we) is reopening the
comment period for the advance notice of proposed rulemaking that
appeared in the Federal Register of March 26, 2014. In the advance
notice of proposed rulemaking, FDA solicited comments, data, and
information to assist the Agency in implementing the FDA Food Safety
Modernization Act (FSMA), which added new provisions to the Reportable
Food Registry (RFR) requirements of the Federal Food, Drug, and
Cosmetic Act (the FD&C Act). We are taking this action in response to a
request for an extension to allow interested persons additional time to
submit comments.
DATES: Submit either electronic or written comments by August 18, 2014.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by Agency name, Docket
No. FDA-2013-N-0590 and/or Regulatory Information Number (RIN) 0910-
AG97, by any of the following methods:
Electronic Submissions
Submit electronic comments in the following way:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov.
Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
Written Submissions
Submit written submissions in the following way:
Mail/Hand delivery/Courier (for paper submissions):
Division of Dockets Management (HFA-305), Food and Drug Administration,
5630 Fishers Lane, Rm. 1061, Rockville, MD 20852.
Instructions: All submissions received must include the Agency
name, Docket No. FDA-2013-N-0590, and RIN 0910-AG97 for this advance
notice of proposed rulemaking. All comments received may be posted
without change to http://www.regulations.gov, including any personal
information provided. For additional information on submitting
comments, see the ``Request for Comments'' heading of the SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION section of this document.
Docket: For access to the docket to read background documents or
comments received, go to http://www.regulations.gov and insert the
docket number, found in brackets in the heading of this document, into
the ``Search'' box and follow the prompts and/or go to the Division of
Dockets Management (HFA-305), Food and Drug Administration, 5630
Fishers Lane, Rm. 1061, Rockville, MD 20852.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ted Elkin, Center for Food Safety and
Applied Nutrition (HFS-008), Food and Drug Administration, 5100 Paint
Branch Pkwy, College Park, MD 20740, 240-402-2428; or April Hodges,
Center for Veterinary Medicine (HFV-230), Food and Drug Administration,
7519 Standish Pl., Rockville, MD 20855, 240-276-9237.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
In the Federal Register of March 26, 2014 (79 FR 16698), we
published an advance notice of proposed rulemaking with a 75-day
comment period to request comments to assist us in implementing FSMA,
which added new provisions to the RFR requirements of the FD&C Act.
Interested persons were originally given until June 9, 2014, to comment
on the advance notice of proposed rulemaking.
We have received a request for a 60-day extension of the comment
period for the advance notice of proposed rulemaking. The request
conveyed concern that the 75-day comment period did not allow
sufficient time to develop a meaningful or thoughtful response to the
advance notice of proposed rulemaking particularly in light of other
FSMA-related rulemakings for which the Agency is also requesting
comments.
We have considered the request and are reopening the comment period
for the advance notice of proposed rulemaking for 60 days, until August
18, 2014. We believe that reopening the comment period an additional 60
days allows adequate time for interested persons to submit comments
without significantly delaying rulemaking on these important issues.
II. Request for Comments
Interested persons may submit either electronic comments regarding
this document 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. 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: June 13, 2014.
Leslie Kux,
Assistant Commissioner for Policy.
[FR Doc. 2014-14213 Filed 6-17-14; 8:45 am]
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