Document ID: FDA-2013-D-0928-0003
Agency: fda
Document Type: Notice
Title: Draft Guidance for Industry on Recommendations for Preparation and Submission of Animal Food Additive Petitions; Reopening of the Comment Period
Posted Date: 2013-12-10T05:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 237 (Tuesday, December 10, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 74154-74155]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-29392]

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Food and Drug Administration

[Docket No. FDA-2013-D-0928]

Draft Guidance for Industry on Recommendations for Preparation 
and Submission of Animal Food Additive Petitions; Reopening of the 
Comment Period

AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS.

ACTION: Notice; reopening of the comment period.

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SUMMARY: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is reopening the 
comment period for the notice published in the Federal Register of 
Wednesday, September 11, 2013 (78 FR 55727), announcing the 
availability of the draft guidance for industry (GFI 221) 
entitled ``Recommendations for Preparation and Submission of Animal 
Food Additive Petitions.''

DATES: Submit either electronic or written comments by January 9, 2014.

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

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sharon Benz, Center for Veterinary

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Medicine (HFV-220), Food and Drug Administration, 7519 Standish Pl., 
Rockville, MD 20855, 240-453-6864, sharon.benz@fda.hhs.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background

    In the Federal Register of Wednesday, September 11, 2013 (78 FR 
55727), FDA announced the availability of a draft guidance for industry 
(GFI 221) entitled ``Recommendations for Preparation and 
Submission of Animal Food Additive Petitions.''
    Interested persons were originally given until November 12, 2013, 
to comment on the draft guidance.

II. Request for Comments

    FDA is reopening the comment period due to the inability of some 
commenters to submit comments through the http://www.regulations.gov 
Web site from November 4, 2013, through November 13, 2013, because of 
technical difficulties at that Web site.

III. How To Submit 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. 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: December 4, 2013.
Leslie Kux,
Assistant Commissioner for Policy.
[FR Doc. 2013-29392 Filed 12-9-13; 8:45 am]
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