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Administrative practice and
procedure.
21 CFR Part 511
Animal drugs, Medical research,
Reporting and recordkeeping
requirements.
Therefore, under the Federal Food,
Drug, and Cosmetic Act and under
authority delegated to the Commissioner
of Food and Drugs, it is proposed that
parts 16 and 511 be amended as follows:
PART 16—REGULATORY HEARING
BEFORE THE FOOD AND DRUG
ADMINISTRATION
1. The authority citation for part 16
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141–149, 321–394, 467f, 679, 821, 1034; 28
U.S.C. 2112; 42 U.S.C. 201–262, 263b, 364.
2. In § 16.1, in paragraph (b)(2), revise
the numerically sequenced entry for
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a nutrient content claim or a health
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intended to support an application for a
research or marketing permit for a new
animal drug.
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360b, 371.
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heading, the last sentences in
paragraphs (c)(1) and (2), and revise
paragraph (c)(6) to read as follows:
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but not accepted by the Center for
Veterinary Medicine, the investigator
will be given an opportunity for a
regulatory hearing under part 16 of this
chapter on the question of whether the
investigator is eligible to receive test
articles under this part and eligible to
conduct:
(i) Any clinical investigation that
supports an application for a research or
marketing permit for products regulated
by FDA; and
(ii) Any nonclinical laboratory study
intended to support an application for a
research or marketing permit for a new
animal drug.
(2) * * * The notification also will
explain that an investigator determined
to be ineligible to receive a test article
under this part will be ineligible to
conduct
(i) Any clinical investigation that
supports an application for a research or
marketing permit for products regulated
by FDA, including drugs, biologics,
devices, new animal drugs, foods,
including dietary supplements, that bear
a nutrient content claim or a health
claim, infant formulas, food and color
additives, and tobacco products, and
(ii) Any nonclinical laboratory study
intended to support an application for a
research or marketing permit for a new
animal drug.
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determined to be ineligible under
paragraph (c)(2) of this section may be
reinstated as eligible when the
Commissioner determines that the
investigator has presented adequate
assurances that the investigator will
employ all test articles, and will
conduct any clinical investigation that
supports an application for a research or
marketing permit for products regulated
by FDA and any nonclinical laboratory
study intended to support an
application for a research or marketing
permit for a new animal drug, solely in
compliance with the applicable
provisions of this chapter.
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Peter Lurie,
Associate Commissioner for Public Health
Strategy and Analysis.
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21 CFR Part 117
[Docket No. FDA–2016–D–2343]
Hazard Analysis and Risk-Based
Preventive Controls for Human Food;
Draft Guidance for Industry;
Availability
AGENCY:
Food and Drug Administration,
HHS.
ACTION:
Notification of availability.
The Food and Drug
Administration (FDA, we, or Agency) is
announcing the availability of a draft
guidance for industry entitled ‘‘Hazard
Analysis and Risk-Based Preventive
Controls for Human Food: Guidance for
Industry.’’ This draft guidance
document includes several chapters of a
multi-chapter guidance intended to
explain our current thinking on how to
comply with the requirements for
hazard analysis and risk-based
preventive controls under our rule
entitled ‘‘Current Good Manufacturing
Practice, Hazard Analysis, and RiskBased Preventive Controls for Human
Food.’’
SUMMARY:
Although you can comment on
any guidance at any time (see 21 CFR
10.115(g)(5)), to ensure that we consider
your comment on this draft guidance
before we issue the final version of the
guidance, submit either electronic or
written comments on the draft guidance
by February 21, 2017.
DATES:
ADDRESSES:
You may submit comments
as follows:
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Comments submitted electronically,
including attachments, to https://
www.regulations.gov will be posted to
the docket unchanged. Because your
comment will be made public, you are
solely responsible for ensuring that your
comment does not include any
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third party may not wish to be posted,
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anyone else’s Social Security number, or
confidential business information, such
as a manufacturing process. Please note
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identifies you in the body of your
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posted on https://www.regulations.gov.
• If you want to submit a comment
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do not wish to be made available to the
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Submit written/paper submissions as
follows:
• Mail/Hand delivery/Courier (for
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Dockets Management (HFA–305), Food
and Drug Administration, 5630 Fishers
Lane, Rm. 1061, Rockville, MD 20852.
• For written/paper comments
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Management, FDA will post your
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except for information submitted,
marked and identified, as confidential,
if submitted as detailed in
‘‘Instructions.’’
Instructions: All submissions received
must include the Docket No. FDA–
2016–D–2343 for ‘‘Hazard Analysis and
Risk-Based Preventive Controls for
Human Food: Guidance for Industry.’’
Received comments will be placed in
the docket and, except for those
submitted as ‘‘Confidential
Submissions,’’ publicly viewable at
https://www.regulations.gov or at the
Division of Dockets Management
between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday
through Friday.
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information you claim to be confidential
with a heading or cover note that states
‘‘THIS DOCUMENT CONTAINS
CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION.’’ The
Agency will review this copy, including
the claimed confidential information, in
its consideration of comments. The
second copy, which will have the
claimed confidential information
redacted/blacked out, will be available
for public viewing and posted on https://
www.regulations.gov. Submit both
copies to the Division of Dockets
Management. If you do not wish your
name and contact information to be
made publicly available, you can
provide this information on the cover
sheet and not in the body of your
comments and you must identify this
information as ‘‘confidential.’’ Any
information marked as ‘‘confidential’’
will not be disclosed except in
accordance with 21 CFR 10.20 and other
applicable disclosure law. For more
information about FDA’s posting of
comments to public dockets, see 80 FR
56469, September 18, 2015, or access
the information at: https://www.fda.gov/
regulatoryinformation/dockets/
default.htm.
Docket: For access to the docket to
read background documents or the
electronic and written/paper comments
received, go to https://
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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, 5630 Fishers Lane, Rm.
1061, Rockville, MD 20852.
Submit written requests for single
copies of the draft guidance to Office of
Food Safety, Center for Food Safety and
Applied Nutrition, Food and Drug
Administration (HFS–300), 5001
Campus Dr., College Park, MD 20740.
Send two self-addressed adhesive labels
to assist that office in processing your
request. See the SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION section for electronic
access to the draft guidance.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Jenny Scott, Center for Food Safety and
Applied Nutrition (HFS–300), Food and
Drug Administration, 5001 Campus Dr.,
College Park, MD 20740, 240–402–2166.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
The FDA Food Safety Modernization
Act (FSMA) (Pub. L. 111–353) enables
FDA to better protect public health by
helping to ensure the safety and security
of the food supply. It enables FDA to
focus more on preventing food safety
problems rather than relying primarily
on reacting to problems after they occur.
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FSMA recognizes the important role
industry plays in ensuring the safety of
the food supply, including the adoption
of modern systems of preventive
controls in food production.
Section 103 of FSMA amended the
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act
(the FD&C Act), in section 418 of the
FD&C Act (21 U.S.C. 350g), by adding
requirements for hazard analysis and
risk-based preventive controls for
establishments that are required to
register as food facilities under our
regulations, in 21 CFR part 1, subpart H,
in accordance with section 415 of the
FD&C Act (21 U.S.C. 350d). We have
established regulations to implement
these requirements within part 117 (21
CFR part 117).
We are announcing the availability of
several chapters of a multi-chapter draft
guidance for industry entitled ‘‘Hazard
Analysis and Risk-Based Preventive
Controls for Human Food.’’ We are
issuing the draft guidance consistent
with our good guidance practices
regulation (21 CFR 10.115). The draft
guidance, when finalized, will represent
the current thinking of FDA on this
topic. It does not establish any rights for
any person and is not binding on FDA
or the public. You can use an alternate
approach if it satisfies the requirements
of the applicable statutes and
regulations.
The multi-chapter draft guidance for
industry is intended to explain our
current thinking on how to comply with
the requirements for hazard analysis
and risk-based preventive controls
under part 117, principally in subparts
C and G. The chapters that we are
announcing in this document are as
follows:
• Introduction
• Chapter One—The Food Safety Plan
• Chapter Two—Conducting a Hazard
Analysis
• Chapter Three—Potential Hazards
Associated with the Manufacturing,
Processing, Packing, and Holding of
Human Food
• Chapter Four—Preventive Controls
• Chapter Five—Application of
Preventive Controls and Preventive
Control Management Components
We intend to announce the
availability for public comment of
additional chapters of the draft guidance
as we complete them.
II. Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
This draft guidance refers to
previously approved collections of
information found in FDA regulations.
These collections of information are
subject to review by the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) under
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the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(44 U.S.C. 3501–3520). The collections
of information in part 117 have been
approved under OMB control number
0910–0751.
III. Electronic Access
Persons with access to the Internet
may obtain the draft guidance at either
https://www.fda.gov/FoodGuidances or
https://www.regulations.gov. Use the
FDA Web site listed in the previous
sentence to find the most current
version of the guidance.
Dated: August 18, 2016.
Jeremy Sharp,
Deputy Commissioner for Policy, Planning,
Legislation, and Analysis.
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21 CFR Part 558
[Docket No. FDA–2016–N–1896]
New Animal Drugs for Use in Animal
Feed; Category Definitions
AGENCY:
Food and Drug Administration,
HHS.
ACTION:
Proposed rule.
The Food and Drug
Administration (FDA, the Agency, we)
proposes to amend the animal drug
regulations by revising the definitions of
the two categories of new animal drugs
used in medicated feeds to base category
assignment only on approved uses in
major animal species. The proposed
revision will preserve the availability of
medicated feeds intended for
therapeutic use in minor animal species
and prevent a significant disincentive
for future development of additional
minor species therapies.
DATES: Submit either electronic or
written comments by November 7, 2016.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
as follows:
SUMMARY:
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Submit electronic comments in the
following way:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://
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instructions for submitting comments.
Comments submitted electronically,
including attachments, to https://
www.regulations.gov will be posted to
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solely responsible for ensuring that your
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comment does not include any
confidential information that you or a
third party may not wish to be posted,
such as medical information, your or
anyone else’s Social Security number, or
confidential business information, such
as a manufacturing process. Please note
that if you include your name, contact
information, or other information that
identifies you in the body of your
comments, that information will be
posted on https://www.regulations.gov.
• If you want to submit a comment
with confidential information that you
do not wish to be made available to the
public, submit the comment as a
written/paper submission and in the
manner detailed (see ‘‘Written/Paper
Submissions’’ and ‘‘Instructions’’).
Written/Paper Submissions
Submit written/paper submissions as
follows:
• Mail/Hand delivery/Courier (for
written/paper submissions): Division of
Dockets Management (HFA–305), Food
and Drug Administration, 5630 Fishers
Lane, Rm. 1061, Rockville, MD 20852.
• For written/paper comments
submitted to the Division of Dockets
Management, FDA will post your
comment, as well as any attachments,
except for information submitted,
marked and identified, as confidential,
if submitted as detailed in
‘‘Instructions.’’
Instructions: All submissions received
must include the Docket No. FDA–
2016–N–1896 for ‘‘Category Definitions
for Minor Species.’’ Received comments
will be placed in the docket and, except
for those submitted as ‘‘Confidential
Submissions,’’ publicly viewable at
https://www.regulations.gov or at the
Division of Dockets Management
between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday
through Friday.
• Confidential Submissions—To
submit a comment with confidential
information that you do not wish to be
made publicly available, submit your
comments only as a written/paper
submission. You should submit two
copies total. One copy will include the
information you claim to be confidential
with a heading or cover note that states
‘‘THIS DOCUMENT CONTAINS
CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION.’’ The
Agency will review this copy, including
the claimed confidential information, in
its consideration of comments. The
second copy, which will have the
claimed confidential information
redacted/blacked out, will be available
for public viewing and posted on https://
www.regulations.gov. Submit both
copies to the Division of Dockets
Management. If you do not wish your
name and contact information to be
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made publicly available, you can
provide this information on the cover
sheet and not in the body of your
comments and you must identify this
information as ‘‘confidential.’’ Any
information marked as ‘‘confidential’’
will not be disclosed except in
accordance with 21 CFR 10.20 and other
applicable disclosure law. For more
information about FDA’s posting of
comments to public dockets, see 80 FR
56469, September 18, 2015, or access
the information at: https://www.fda.gov/
regulatoryinformation/dockets/
default.htm.
Docket: For access to the docket to
read background documents or the
electronic and written/paper comments
received, go to https://
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, 5630 Fishers Lane, rm.
1061, Rockville, MD 20852.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
David Edwards, Center for Veterinary
Medicine (HFV–220), Food and Drug
Administration, 7519 Standish Pl.,
Rockville, MD 20855, 240–402–6205,
email: david.edwards@fda.hhs.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Table of Contents
I. Executive Summary
A. Purpose of the Proposed Rule
B. Summary of the Major Provisions of the
Proposed Rule
C. Legal Authority
D. Costs and Benefits
II. Background
III. Proposed Regulation
IV. Companion Document to Direct Final
Rulemaking
V. Legal Authority
VI. Economic Analysis of Impacts
VII. Analysis of Environmental Impact
VIII. Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
IX. Federalism
X. References
I. Executive Summary
A. Purpose of the Proposed Rule
FDA proposes to revise the definitions
of the two categories of new animal
drugs used in medicated feeds to base
category assignment only on approved
uses in major animal species. This
revision is being proposed to address a
potential consequence of animal drug
sponsor cooperation in implementing a
strategy initiated by the FDA Center for
Veterinary Medicine (CVM) to address
antimicrobial resistance by taking
measures to ensure the judicious use of
antimicrobial drugs in animal
agriculture. Under this program,
sponsors of antimicrobial new animal
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Food and Drug Administration
21 CFR Part 117
[Docket No. FDA-2016-D-2343]
Hazard Analysis and Risk-Based Preventive Controls for Human
Food; Draft Guidance for Industry; Availability
AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS.
ACTION: Notification of availability.
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SUMMARY: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA, we, or Agency) is
announcing the availability of a draft guidance for industry entitled
``Hazard Analysis and Risk-Based Preventive Controls for Human Food:
Guidance for Industry.'' This draft guidance document includes several
chapters of a multi-chapter guidance intended to explain our current
thinking on how to comply with the requirements for hazard analysis and
risk-based preventive controls under our rule entitled ``Current Good
Manufacturing Practice, Hazard Analysis, and Risk-Based Preventive
Controls for Human Food.''
DATES: Although you can comment on any guidance at any time (see 21 CFR
10.115(g)(5)), to ensure that we consider your comment on this draft
guidance before we issue the final version of the guidance, submit
either electronic or written comments on the draft guidance by February
21, 2017.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments as follows:
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Electronic Submissions
Submit electronic comments in the following way:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov.
Follow the instructions for submitting comments. Comments submitted
electronically, including attachments, to https://www.regulations.gov
will be posted to the docket unchanged. Because your comment will be
made public, you are solely responsible for ensuring that your comment
does not include any confidential information that you or a third party
may not wish to be posted, such as medical information, your or anyone
else's Social Security number, or confidential business information,
such as a manufacturing process. Please note that if you include your
name, contact information, or other information that identifies you in
the body of your comments, that information will be posted on https://www.regulations.gov.
If you want to submit a comment with confidential
information that you do not wish to be made available to the public,
submit the comment as a written/paper submission and in the manner
detailed (see ``Written/Paper Submissions'' and ``Instructions'').
Written/Paper Submissions
Submit written/paper submissions as follows:
Mail/Hand delivery/Courier (for written/paper
submissions): Division of Dockets Management (HFA-305), Food and Drug
Administration, 5630 Fishers Lane, Rm. 1061, Rockville, MD 20852.
For written/paper comments submitted to the Division of
Dockets Management, FDA will post your comment, as well as any
attachments, except for information submitted, marked and identified,
as confidential, if submitted as detailed in ``Instructions.''
Instructions: All submissions received must include the Docket No.
FDA-2016-D-2343 for ``Hazard Analysis and Risk-Based Preventive
Controls for Human Food: Guidance for Industry.'' Received comments
will be placed in the docket and, except for those submitted as
``Confidential Submissions,'' publicly viewable at https://www.regulations.gov or at the Division of Dockets Management between 9
a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday through Friday.
Confidential Submissions--To submit a comment with
confidential information that you do not wish to be made publicly
available, submit your comments only as a written/paper submission. You
should submit two copies total. One copy will include the information
you claim to be confidential with a heading or cover note that states
``THIS DOCUMENT CONTAINS CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION.'' The Agency will
review this copy, including the claimed confidential information, in
its consideration of comments. The second copy, which will have the
claimed confidential information redacted/blacked out, will be
available for public viewing and posted on https://www.regulations.gov.
Submit both copies to the Division of Dockets Management. If you do not
wish your name and contact information to be made publicly available,
you can provide this information on the cover sheet and not in the body
of your comments and you must identify this information as
``confidential.'' Any information marked as ``confidential'' will not
be disclosed except in accordance with 21 CFR 10.20 and other
applicable disclosure law. For more information about FDA's posting of
comments to public dockets, see 80 FR 56469, September 18, 2015, or
access the information at: https://www.fda.gov/regulatoryinformation/dockets/default.htm.
Docket: For access to the docket to read background documents or
the electronic and written/paper comments received, go to https://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, 5630 Fishers
Lane, Rm. 1061, Rockville, MD 20852.
Submit written requests for single copies of the draft guidance to
Office of Food Safety, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition,
Food and Drug Administration (HFS-300), 5001 Campus Dr., College Park,
MD 20740. Send two self-addressed adhesive labels to assist that office
in processing your request. See the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section
for electronic access to the draft guidance.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jenny Scott, Center for Food Safety
and Applied Nutrition (HFS-300), Food and Drug Administration, 5001
Campus Dr., College Park, MD 20740, 240-402-2166.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
The FDA Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) (Pub. L. 111-353)
enables FDA to better protect public health by helping to ensure the
safety and security of the food supply. It enables FDA to focus more on
preventing food safety problems rather than relying primarily on
reacting to problems after they occur. FSMA recognizes the important
role industry plays in ensuring the safety of the food supply,
including the adoption of modern systems of preventive controls in food
production.
Section 103 of FSMA amended the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic
Act (the FD&C Act), in section 418 of the FD&C Act (21 U.S.C. 350g), by
adding requirements for hazard analysis and risk-based preventive
controls for establishments that are required to register as food
facilities under our regulations, in 21 CFR part 1, subpart H, in
accordance with section 415 of the FD&C Act (21 U.S.C. 350d). We have
established regulations to implement these requirements within part 117
(21 CFR part 117).
We are announcing the availability of several chapters of a multi-
chapter draft guidance for industry entitled ``Hazard Analysis and
Risk-Based Preventive Controls for Human Food.'' We are issuing the
draft guidance consistent with our good guidance practices regulation
(21 CFR 10.115). The draft guidance, when finalized, will represent the
current thinking of FDA on this topic. It does not establish any rights
for any person and is not binding on FDA or the public. You can use an
alternate approach if it satisfies the requirements of the applicable
statutes and regulations.
The multi-chapter draft guidance for industry is intended to
explain our current thinking on how to comply with the requirements for
hazard analysis and risk-based preventive controls under part 117,
principally in subparts C and G. The chapters that we are announcing in
this document are as follows:
Introduction
Chapter One--The Food Safety Plan
Chapter Two--Conducting a Hazard Analysis
Chapter Three--Potential Hazards Associated with the
Manufacturing, Processing, Packing, and Holding of Human Food
Chapter Four--Preventive Controls
Chapter Five--Application of Preventive Controls and
Preventive Control Management Components
We intend to announce the availability for public comment of
additional chapters of the draft guidance as we complete them.
II. Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
This draft guidance refers to previously approved collections of
information found in FDA regulations. These collections of information
are subject to review by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB)
under
[[Page 57818]]
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501-3520). The
collections of information in part 117 have been approved under OMB
control number 0910-0751.
III. Electronic Access
Persons with access to the Internet may obtain the draft guidance
at either https://www.fda.gov/FoodGuidances or https://www.regulations.gov. Use the FDA Web site listed in the previous
sentence to find the most current version of the guidance.
Dated: August 18, 2016.
Jeremy Sharp,
Deputy Commissioner for Policy, Planning, Legislation, and Analysis.
[FR Doc. 2016-20177 Filed 8-23-16; 8:45 am]
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