DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Food and Drug Administration
21 CFR Part 1
[Docket No. 2002N-0278]
Prior Notice of Imported Food Under the Public Health Security and
Bioterrorism Preparedness and Response Act of 2002; Extension of
Comment Period
AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS.
ACTION: Interim final rule; extension of comment period.
SUMMARY: FDA is extending until July 13, 2004, the comment period on the
prior notice interim final rule (IFR) that appeared in the Federal
Register of October 10, 2003 (68 FR 58974). The prior notice IFR requires
the submission to FDA of prior notice of food, including animal feed, that
is imported or offered for import in the United States. FDA reopened the
comment period for 30 days in the Federal Register of April 14, 2004 (69
FR 19766), to solicit comments on the "Joint FDA-CBP Plan for Increasing
Integration and Assessing the Coordination of Prior Notice Timeframes" and
to ensure that those who comment on this IFR would have the benefit of
FDA's outreach and education efforts and would have some experience with
the systems, timeframes, and data elements of the prior notice system. In
response to a request from the Government of Canada, FDA is extending the
comment period for an additional 60 days. Accordingly, the comment period
for the prior notice rulemaking, including the comment period for the
"Joint FDA-CBP Plan for Increasing Integration and Assessing the
Coordination of Prior Notice Timeframes," is extended to July 13, 2004.
Information on how to submit your comments and whom to contact are noted
on this web site: http://www.fda.gov/OHRMS/DOCKETS/98fr/cf0442.pdf
Pamela Tom
University of California
Sea Grant Extension Program
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