16251 Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 57 / Tuesday, March 25, 2014 / Proposed Rules 
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. 
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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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 
HUMAN SERVICES 
Food and Drug Administration 
21 CFR Parts 16 and 121 
[Docket No. FDA–2013–N–1425] 
RIN 0910–AG63 
Focused Mitigation Strategies To 
Protect Food Against Intentional Adulteration; Extension of Comment Period 
AGENCY : Food and Drug Administration, 
HHS. 
ACTION : Proposed rule; extension of 
comment period. 
SUMMARY : The Food and Drug 
Administration (FDA or we) is extending the comment period for the notice of proposed rulemaking that appeared in the Federal Register of December 24, 2013 (78 FR 78014), entitled ‘‘Focused Mitigation Strategies to Protect Food Against Intentional Adulteration’’ and its information collection provisions. We are taking this action in response to requests for an extension to allow interested persons an opportunity to fully review and analyze the approaches FDA has proposed for the rule and its potential impact as well as to consider the complexity and if the proposal has the flexibility to address the many types of food operations that will be affected. 
We also are taking this action to keep 
the comment period for the information collection provisions associated with the rule consistent with the comment period for the proposed rule. 
DATES : FDA is extending the comment 
period on the proposed rule and its information collection provisions. Submit either electronic or written comments on the proposed rule and the information collection by June 30, 2014. 
ADDRESSES : You may submit comments, 
identified by Docket No. FDA–2013–N– 1425 and/or Regulatory Information Number (RIN) 0910–AG63, by any of the following methods, except that comments on information collection issues under the PRA must be submitted to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget (OMB) (see the ‘‘Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995’’ section of this document). 
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 ways: 
•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–1425, and RIN 0910– AG63 for this 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. 
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