Rules and Regulations. Final rule; technical amendment

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BILLING CODE 4910-13-P DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Food and Drug Administration 21 CFR Part 201 [Docket No. FDA-2011-N-0101] Change of Address; Requests for Exemption From the Bar Code Label Requirements AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS. ACTION: Final rule; technical amendment. SUMMARY: The Food and Drug Administration

(FDA)is amending its regulations to update the address for submitting bar code exemption requests to the Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER). This action is being taken to ensure accuracy and clarity in the Agency's regulations. DATES: This rule is effective March 9, 2011. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rikin Mehta, Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, Food and Drug Administration, 10903 New Hampshire Ave., Bldg. 51, Rm. 5235, Silver Spring, MD 20993-0002, 301-796-3937. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: FDA is amending 21 CFR 201.25(d)(2) to update the address for submitting bar code exemption requests to CDER. The new address for these submissions is Office of Compliance, Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, Food and Drug Administration, 10903 New Hampshire Ave., Bldg. 51, Silver Spring, MD 20993-0002. This action is being taken to ensure accuracy and clarity in the Agency's regulations. Publication of this document constitutes final action on these changes under the Administrative Procedure Act (5 U.S.C. 553). FDA has determined that notice and public comment are unnecessary because this amendment to the regulations provides only technical changes to update an address for submitting bar code exemption requests to CDER. List of Subjects in 21 CFR Part 201 Drugs, Labeling, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements. Therefore, under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act and under authority delegated to the Commissioner of Food and Drugs, 21 CFR part 201 is amended as follows: PART 201—LABELING 1. The authority citation for 21 CFR part 201 continues to read as follows: Authority: 21 U.S.C. 321, 331, 351, 352, 353, 355, 358, 360, 360b, 360gg-360ss, 371, 374, 379e; 42 U.S.C. 216, 241, 262, 264. 2. Section 201.25 is amended by revising paragraph (d)(2) to read as follows: § 201.25 Bar code label requirements.

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(2)Requests for an exemption should be sent to the Office of Compliance, Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, Food and Drug Administration, 10903 New Hampshire Ave., Bldg. 51, Silver Spring, MD 20993-0002 (requests involving a drug product) or to the Office of Compliance and Biologics Quality (HFM-600), Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research, Food and Drug Administration, 1401 Rockville Pike, Rockville, MD 20852 (requests involving a biological product). Dated: March 3, 2011. Leslie Kux, Acting Assistant Commissioner for Policy. [FR Doc. 2011-5288 Filed 3-8-11; 8:45 am]

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