Department of Health and Human Services May 28, 2020 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA, we, or the Agency) is extending the comment period for the notice of availability that appeared in the Federal Register of February 14, 2020, entitled ``Mitigation Strategies to Protect Food Against Intentional Adulteration; Draft Guidance for Industry.'' This supplemental draft guidance document, when finalized, will help food facilities that manufacture, process, pack, or hold food, and that are required to register under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act comply with the requirements of our regulation entitled ``Mitigation Strategies to Protect Food Against Intentional Adulteration.'' FDA is taking this action in response to a request for an extension to allow interested persons additional time to submit comments.

The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) within the Department of Health and Human Services is initiating the development of another set of Toxicological Profiles. This notice solicits public nominations of substances for ATSDR to evaluate for Toxicological Profile development. ATSDR will consider nominations from the Substance Priority List (available at https://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/ SPL/). ATSDR also accepts nominations for non-Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA) substances that may have public health implications, on the basis of ATSDR's authority to prepare Toxicological Profiles for substances not found at sites on the CERCLA National Priorities List. For more information on the CERCLA National Priorities List, visit https://www.epa.gov/superfund/superfundnational-priorities-li st-npl. The agency will do so in order to establish and maintain an inventory of literature, research, and studies on the health effects of toxic substances, to respond to requests for consultation, and to support the site-specific response actions conducted by ATSDR, as otherwise necessary.