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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. IC09-731-000]

Commission Information Collection Activities, Proposed
Collection; Comment Request

July 31, 2009.
AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.

ACTION: Notice of proposed information collection and request for
comments.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the requirements of Section 3506(c)(2)(A)
of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A) (2006),
the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or Commission) is
soliciting public comment on the proposed information collection
described below.

DATES: Comments on the proposed collection of information are due 60
days after publication in the Federal Register.

ADDRESSES: Comments may be filed either electronically (e-Filed) or in
paper format, and should refer to Docket No. IC09-731-000. Documents
must be prepared in an acceptable filing format and in compliance with
Commission submission guidelines at http://www.ferc.gov/help/
submission-guide.asp.
    Comments may be eFiled. The eFiling option under the Documents &
Filings tab on the Commission's home Web page (http://www.ferc.gov)
directs users to the eFiling Web page. First-time users should follow
the eRegister instructions on the eFiling Web page to establish a user
name and password before eFiling. Filers will receive an e-mailed
confirmation of their eFiled comments.
    Commentors filing electronically should not make a paper filing.
Commentors that are not able to file electronically must send an
original and 14 paper copies of the filing to: Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission, Secretary of the Commission, 888 First Street,
NE., Washington, DC 20426.
    Parties interested in receiving automatic notification of activity
in this docket may do so through eSubscription. The eSubscription
option under the Documents & Filings tab on the Commission's home Web
page directs users to the eSubscription Web page. Users submit the
docket numbers of the filings they wish to track and will subsequently
receive an e-mail notification each time a filing is made under the
submitted docket numbers. First-time users will need to establish a
user name and password before eSubscribing.
    Filed comments and FERC issuances may be viewed, printed and
downloaded remotely from the Commission's Web site. The eLibrary link
found at the top of most of the Commission's Web pages directs users to
FERC's eLibrary. From the eLibrary Web page, choose General Search, and
in the Docket Number space provided, enter IC09-731, then click the
Submit button at the bottom of the page. For help with any of the
Commission's electronic submission or retrieval systems, contact FERC
Online Support via e-mail at<EMAIL_ADDRESS>or telephone
toll-free:<PHONE_NUMBER> (TTY<PHONE_NUMBER>).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michael Miller may be reached by
telephone at<PHONE_NUMBER>, by fax at<PHONE_NUMBER>, and by e-mail at
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In order to meet the requirements of Section
1252(e)(3) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005, the Commission proposes to
conduct a survey with a response deadline of April 30, 2010, and
publish a report on the results in 2010. The proposed survey is
necessary to update the 2006 and 2008 advanced metering and demand
response information collected on previous Commission surveys. A copy
of the survey, instructions, and glossary are attached and part of this
document, but they are not being printed in the Federal Register. The
Attachments are available on the FERC's eLibrary (http://www.ferc.gov/
docs-filing/elibrary.asp) by searching Docket No. IC09-731-000, and
through the FERC Public Reference Room. Interested parties may also
request paper copies of the survey, instructions, and glossary by
contacting Michael Miller by telephone at<PHONE_NUMBER>, by fax at
(202) 273-0873, or by e-mail at<EMAIL_ADDRESS>    Section 1252(e)(3) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005,\1\ requires
the Commission to prepare and publish an annual report, by appropriate
region, that assesses demand response resources, including those
available from all consumer classes. Specifically, EPAct 2005 Section
1252(e)(3) requires that the Commission identify and review:
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    \1\ Pub. L. 109-58, Sec.  1252(e)(3), 119 Stat. 594, 966 (2005)
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    (A) Saturation and penetration rate of advanced meters and
communications technologies, devices and systems;
    (B) Existing demand response programs and time-based rate programs;
    (C) The annual resource contribution of demand resources;
    (D) The potential for demand response as a quantifiable, reliable
resource for regional planning purposes;
    (E) Steps taken to ensure that, in regional transmission planning
and operations, demand resources are provided equitable treatment as a
quantifiable, reliable resource relative to the resource obligations of
any load-serving entity, transmission provider, or transmitting party;
and
    (F) Regulatory barriers to improved customer participation in
demand response, peak reduction and critical period pricing programs.
    In 2006 and 2008, the Commission designed and used Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) approved collections FERC-727, Demand
Response and Time Based Rate Programs Survey (OMB Control No. 1902-
0214), and FERC-728, Advanced Metering Survey (OMB Control No. 1902-
0213), to collect and convey to Congress the requested demand response
and advanced metering information. The collection proposed herein will
update the information filed previously in the FERC-727 and 728
surveys. The Commission investigated alternatives, including using data
from the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) and the
Energy Information Administration (EIA), to fielding and collecting
data using a FERC designed survey. However, as explained below, the
data cannot be obtained by the Commission in time to complete the 2010
report to Congress.
    In addition to creating the demand response and advanced metering
requirements, EPAct 2005 enacted section 215 of the Federal Power Act
(FPA) titled ``Electric Reliability,'' authorizing the Commission to
approve and enforce reliability standards for the reliability of the
interstate grid.\2\ Section 215 of the FPA authorized FERC to certify
an Electric Reliability Organization (ERO) to develop the reliability
standards for the Nation's bulk power system, subject to Commission
review and approval. NERC has been certified by the Commission as the
ERO for the United States.\3\ Among many other things, NERC has begun
to collect demand response data on dispatchable and non-

dispatchable resources that it needs to conduct its reliability work.
The Demand Response Data Task Force at NERC is in the process of
developing a Demand Response Availability Data System (DADS) to collect
demand response program information. NERC is planning a limited trial
run of DADS in 2010 followed by a full-scale version, with
disaggregated information on utility/load serving entity demand
response programs, in 2011. NERC will not be collecting the 2009 data
that the Commission plans to collect in its proposed survey. Moreover,
NERC proposes to collect detailed demand response data on a quarterly
basis for the year 2010, beginning in June 2010 and plans to publish
the annual data for 2010 by May 1, 2011 Thus, the Commission will not
be able to use the 2010 data that NERC proposes to collect for the
FERC's 2010 report to Congress.
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    \2\ Pub. L. 109-58, Sec.  1211(a), 119 Stat. 594, 941 (codified
at 16 U.S.C. 824o (2006)).
    \3\ North American Electric Reliability Corp., 116 FERC ]
61,062, order on reh'g & compliance, 117 FERC ] 61,126 (2006),
appeal docketed sub nom. Alcoa, Inc. v. FERC, No. 06-1426 (D.C. Cir.
Dec. 29, 2006).
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    The Energy Information Administration (EIA) collects aggregated
information on energy efficiency and load management as well as
advanced metering data in its EIA-861, ``Annual Electric Power Industry
Report.'' The data collected in this survey does not identify existing
demand response programs or time-based rate programs, but it does
support the Commission's advanced metering data needs. Unfortunately,
the finalized advanced metering data for 2009 will not be available
until the fourth quarter of 2010 under EIA's proposed schedule.
Therefore, the EIA data will not be available to the Commission in time
to use in its 2010 report to Congress.
    Therefore, because the alternatives will not provide data in a
timely manner for the 2010 report, the Commission proposes to conduct a
survey (attached) with a response deadline of April 30, 2010. This
survey has been designed to be consistent with the NERC's data
collection such that, in future years, the Commission may be able to
use the NERC data when it becomes available, phase-out the FERC demand
response survey and still comply with EPAct 2005 Section 1252(e)(3).
    FERC staff has designed a survey that will impose minimal burden on
respondents by providing respondents with an easy-to-complete, fillable
form that will include such user friendly features as pre-populated
fields and drop-down menus, make use of the data that is becoming
available from reliable sources, and provide it with the information
necessary to draft and file the report that is required by Congress. It
is a streamlined and simplified version of past surveys and can be
electronically filed. A paper version of the survey will be available
for those who are unable to file electronically.
    The Commission is proposing to collect the demand response and
advanced metering information via a voluntary survey from the nation's
entities that serve wholesale and retail customers. The information
will be used to draft and file the report that is required by Congress.
Industry cooperation is important for us to obtain as accurate and up-
to-date information as possible to respond to Congress, as well as to
provide information to states and other market participants. We,
therefore, strongly encourage all potential survey respondents to
complete the survey.
    In summary, the Commission seeks public comment on the proposed
survey (FERC-731, ``Demand Response/Time-Based Rate Programs and
Advanced Metering'') and the related estimated burden. FERC also
requests OMB approval to administer the survey and to collect the
information on demand response and advanced metering.
    Action: The Commission is requesting comments on the proposed
survey and related burden estimate. The Commission is also requesting
OMB approval for the collection of information on demand response and
advanced metering.
    Burden Statement: The proposed survey targets respondents who
directly serve wholesale and retail customers. The Commission estimates
the public reporting burden for this information collection will be
13,600 hours and will affect 3,400 respondents. The burden for the
collection is:

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                                          Number of          Number of       Average  burden
                                         respondents       responses per        hours  per        Total annual
                                           annually          respondent          response         burden hours
                                                   (1)                (2)                (3)    (1) x (2) x (3)
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FERC-731 Demand Response/Time-Based              3,400                  1                  4             13,600
 Rate Programs and Advanced Metering
 Survey.............................
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    The estimated total cost to respondents is $838,865.00 [13,600
hours divided by 2,080 hours \4\ per year, times $128,297 \5\ equals
$838,865.00]. The cost per respondent is $246.73.
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    \4\ Number of hours an employee works each year.
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    The reporting burden includes the total time, effort, or financial
resources expended to generate, maintain, retain, disclose, or provide
the information including: (1) Reviewing instructions; (2) developing,
acquiring, installing, and utilizing technology and systems for the
purposes of collecting, validating, verifying, processing, maintaining,
disclosing and providing information; (3) adjusting the existing ways
to comply with any previously applicable instructions and requirements;
(4) training personnel to respond to a collection of information; (5)
searching data sources; (6) completing and reviewing the collection of
information; and (7) transmitting, or otherwise disclosing the
information.
    The respondent's cost estimate is based on salaries for
professional and clerical support, as well as direct and indirect
overhead costs. Direct costs include all costs directly attributable to
providing this information, such as administrative costs and the cost
for information technology. Indirect or overhead costs are costs
incurred by an organization in support of its mission. These costs
apply to activities which benefit the whole organization rather than
any one particular function or activity.
    Comments are invited on: (1) Problems in measuring data elements
collected; (2) regulatory or other barriers to gathering the
information; (3) terms and definitions in the survey and glossary; (4)
other sources of information on advanced metering and demand response
programs; (5) the accuracy of the agency's burden estimate of the
proposed collection of information, including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used; (6) ways to enhance the quality,
utility and clarity of the information to be collected; and, (7) ways
to minimize respondent information collection burden.

Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.

    Note:  The Attachments (survey, instructions, and glossary) will
not be printed in the Federal Register. The Attachments are

available on the FERC's eLibrary (http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/
elibrary.asp) by searching Docket No. IC09-731-000, and through the
FERC Public Reference Room.

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Comment Info: =================

General Comment:Dear Director Zeller:

I am writing as an individual consumer to request an extension of the comment period for the Food and Drug Administration's ("FDA") Proposed Rule Deeming Tobacco Products to be Subject to the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, as amended by the Family Smoking and Prevention and Tobacco Control Act (the "Proposed Rule") published at 79 Fed. Reg. 23,142 and Federal Register No. 2014-09491. On behalf of myself, I am requesting that the comment period for the Proposed Rule be extended by the FDA for an additional 105 days, from its current 75-day period, to 180 days. I wish to provide you with my personal story, as well as science and evidence-based responses to your questions so that you can take my comment into account. I realize that the FDA has the authority under 21 CFR 10.40 to extend this time frame and that the FDA has exercised this authority on numerous occasions in the past.     Myself like so many others I know started smoking in my early teens. That continued until I was 29. I bought a vaporizer and I haven't smoked since. It's a great feeling. That was coming up on 1 year ago. I try not bash the government, I like to believe the government has our country's best interests in mind. That it's not about money and control.  But this 75 day period is absurd and unreasonable and it seems pretty clear that it was designed so that the e-liquid industry will fail. I finally quit smoking after more than 15 years! I'm so proud of myself. But all that excitement about better health and saving money is slowly starting to fade away and be replaced with a worry that the government will somehow make it difficult to support my "non-smoking habit". It seems like the government is looking to make up for money lost from all the people who stopped smoking cigarettes so the clear answer is to start regulating the e-liquid industry. "hey everyone! thousands of people finally took all our anti-smoking commercials to heart and found a less harmful and affective way to quit!" "But Bill! Think of all the money that is being lost!" "yeah! and now that not as many people are smoking, jerks have less to complain about! Let them complain about the vapor! the deadly vapor!" "Great scott you're right! All of you go, interfere in everything! No one can escape unscathed!"   Extend the period and give this industry a fair chance.

I appreciate the opportunity to respond to the Food and Drug Administration's (FDA or the Agency) request for comments on the proposed rule for "Deeming Tobacco Products to Be Subject to the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act," Docket No. FDA- 2014-N-0189.  I am in the process of preparing detailed comments in response to the FDA's numerous requests in the proposed rule, but am very concerned that I will not be able to adequately respond to those requests in the 75-day comment period (i.e., by July 9, 2014).  There are many requests for comments in the proposed rule that I am considering responding to on behalf of consumers of e-cigarette /refillable e-liquid products, many of which require obtaining, summarizing and providing supporting scientific research and other evidence.  The 75-day comment period does not allow sufficient time to develop meaningful or thoughtful responses to many of the questions raised in the proposed rule.  Accordingly, I respectfully urge the Agency extend the current comment period by, at the very least, an additional 105-days (so that comments would be due by October 22, 2014), to provide ample time for stakeholders to provide constructive and valuable feedback on the issues raised in the proposed rule.  I do not believe that such an extension would significantly delay any potential regulatory action on these important issues, and can only aid in providing the FDA with the information that it needs to regulate the growing refillable e-liquid industry in a responsible manner.

If you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact me.  I thank FDA for the opportunity to provide my views on the proposed rule.

Sincerely,


[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 212 (Monday, November 3, 2014)]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration

List of Delayed Applications

AGENCY: Office of Hazardous Materials Safety, Pipeline and Hazardous
Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA), DOT.

ACTION: List of applications delayed more than 180 days.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the requirements of 49 U.S.C. 5117(c),
PHMSA is publishing the following list of special permit applications
that have been in process for 180 days or more. The reason(s) for delay
and the expected completion date for action on each application is
provided in association with each identified application.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ryan Paquet, Director, Office of
Hazardous Materials Special Permits and Approvals, Pipeline and
Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, U.S. Department of
Transportation, East Building, PHH-30, 1200 New Jersey Avenue
Southeast, Washington, DC 20590-0001,<PHONE_NUMBER>.

Key to ``Reason for Delay''

1. Awaiting additional information from applicant
2. Extensive public comment under review
3. Application is technically complex and is of significant impact or
precedent-setting and requires extensive analysis
4. Staff review delayed by other priority issues or volume of special
permit applications

Meaning of Application Number Suffixes

N--New application
M--Modification request
R--Renewal Request
P--Party To Exemption Request

    Issued in Washington, DC, on October 9, 2014.
Donald Burger,
Chief, General Approvals and Permits.

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    Application No.         Applicant          delay       of completion
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                     Modification to Special Permits
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15642-M...............  Praxair                        4      10-31-2014
                         Distribution,
                         Inc., Danbury,
                         CT.
9847-M................  FIBA                           4      10-31-2014
                         Technologies,
                         Inc., (FIBA),
                         Millbury, MA.
15832-M...............  Baker Petrolite                4      10-31-2014
                         Corporation
                         (BPC), Sugar
                         Land, TX.
14506-M...............  SLR                            4      11-30-2014
                         International
                         Corporation,
                         Bothell, WA.
11770-M...............  Gas Cylinder                   4      10-31-2014
                         Technologies,
                         Inc.,
                         Lakeshore,
                         Ontario.
14617-M...............  Western                        4      11-30-2014
                         International
                         Gas &
                         Cylinders,
                         Inc.,
                         Bellville, TX.
15866-M...............  Saft America                   4      11-30-2014
                         Inc.,
                         Jacksonville,
                         FL.
13359-M...............  BASF                           4      11-30-2014
                         Corporation,
                         Florham Park,
                         NJ.
9610-M................  ATK Small                      4      10-31-2014
                         Caliber
                         Systems,
                         Independence,
                         MO.
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                     New Special Permit Applications
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15767-N...............  Union Pacific                  1      10-31-2014
                         Railroad
                         Company, Omaha,
                         NE.
15971-N...............  National                       4      10-31-2014
                         Aeronautics and
                         Space
                         Administration
                         (NASA),
                         Houston, TX.
15955-N...............  Thompson Tank,                 3      10-31-2014
                         Inc., Lakewood,
                         CA.
16022-N...............  Zhejiang Juhua                 4      10-31-2014
                         Equipment
                         Manufacturing
                         Co., Ltd.,
                         Quzhou,
                         Zhejiang.
16001-N...............  VELTEK, Malvern,               4      10-31-2014
                         PA.
16039-N...............  UTLX                           4      10-31-2014
                         Manufacturing
                         LLC,
                         Alexandria, LA.
16103-N...............  Insituform                     4      11-30-2014
                         Technologies,
                         LLC,
                         Chesterfield,
                         MO.
16061-N...............  Battery                        4      10-31-2014
                         Solutions, LLC,
                         Howell, MI.
16126-N...............  Raytheon Missile               4      11-30-2014
                         Systems,
                         Tucson, AZ.
16118-N...............  Toyota Motor                   4      11-30-2014
                         Sales, U.S.A.,
                         Inc., Torrance,
                         CA.
16128-N...............  L-3/Mustang                    4      11-30-2014
                         Technology,
                         Plano, TX.
16121-N...............  U.S. Department                4      11-30-2014
                         of Defense
                         (DOD), Scott
                         AFB, IL.
15991-N...............  Dockweiler                     4      10-31-2014
                         Neustadt-Glewe,
                         Germany.
15973-N...............  Codman &                       4      10-31-2014
                         Shurtleff,
                         Inc., Raynham,
                         MA.
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                  Renewal Special Permits Applications
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11602-R...............  East Tennessee                 4      10-31-2014
                         Iron & Metal,
                         Inc.,
                         Rogersville, TN.
11860-R...............  GATX                           4      10-31-2014
                         Corporation,
                         Chicago, IL.
15580-R...............  Wisconsin                      4      10-31-2014
                         Central Ltd.,
                         Homewood, IL.
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[FR Doc. 2014-25165 Filed 10-31-14; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Food and Drug Administration

[Docket No. FDA-2014-D-1180]

Draft Guidance for Industry on Ensuring Safety of Animal Feed
Maintained and Fed On-Farm; Availability

AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing the
availability of a draft guidance for industry #203 entitled ``Ensuring
Safety of Animal Feed Maintained and Fed On-Farm.'' This draft guidance
is intended to help animal producers (persons who feed animals) develop
and implement on-farm practices to ensure the safety of animal feed
maintained and fed to animals on the farm.

DATES: Although you can comment on any guidance at any time (see 21 CFR
10.115(g)(5)), to ensure that the Agency considers your comment on this
draft guidance before it begins work on the final version of the
guidance, submit either electronic or written comments on the draft
guidance by June 3, 2015.

ADDRESSES: Submit written requests for single copies of the draft
guidance to the Communications Staff (HFV-12), Center for Veterinary
Medicine, Food and Drug Administration, 7519 Standish Pl., Rockville,
MD 20855. Send one self-addressed adhesive label to assist that office
in processing your requests. See the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section
for electronic access to the draft guidance document.
    Submit electronic comments on the draft guidance 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: Phares Okelo, Center for Veterinary
Medicine (HFV-226), Food and Drug Administration, 7519 Standish Pl.,
Rockville, MD 20855,<PHONE_NUMBER>, email<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background

    FDA is announcing the availability of a draft guidance for industry
# 203 entitled ``Ensuring Safety of Animal Feed Maintained and Fed On-
Farm.'' This draft guidance is intended to help animal producers
(persons who feed animals) develop and implement on-farm practices to
ensure the safety of animal feed maintained and fed to animals on the
farm. In this document, ``farm'' means animal production units such as
integrated poultry grower operations, swine finishing units, and cattle
feedlots. This document outlines basic measures that may be taken to
maintain the safety of all types of feed held on the farm for use in
animal production. This draft guidance recommends establishing measures
to ensure the acquisition of safe feed and maintenance of its safety
until the feed is offered to animals in the farm environment. This
document does not address feed manufacture, which also may occur on
farms.

II. Significance of Guidance

    This level 1 draft guidance is being issued consistent with FDA's
good guidance practices regulation (21 CFR 10.115). The draft guidance,
when finalized, will represent the Agency's current thinking on this
topic. It does not create or confer any rights for or on any person and
does not operate to bind FDA or the public. An alternative approach may
be used if such approach satisfies the requirements of the applicable
statutes and regulations.

III. Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995

    FDA concludes that there are no collections of information under
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.

IV. 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.

V. Electronic Access

    Persons with access to the Internet may obtain the draft guidance
at either http://www.fda.gov/AnimalVeterinary/GuidanceComplianceEnforcement/GuidanceforIndustry/default.htm or http://www.regulations.gov.

    Dated: March 16, 2015.
Leslie Kux,
Associate Commissioner for Policy.
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