Notices. Notice; reopening of the comment period

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BILLING CODE 4160-01-P DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Food and Drug Administration [Docket No. FDA-2013-D-0928] Draft Guidance for Industry on Recommendations for Preparation and Submission of Animal Food Additive Petitions; Reopening of the Comment Period AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS. ACTION: Notice; reopening of the comment period. SUMMARY: The Food and Drug Administration

(FDA)is reopening the comment period for the notice published in the **Federal Register** of Wednesday, September 11, 2013 (78 FR 55727), announcing the availability of the draft guidance for industry (GFI #221) entitled “Recommendations for Preparation and Submission of Animal Food Additive Petitions.” DATES: Submit either electronic or written comments by January 9, 2014. ADDRESSES: Submit electronic comments 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: Sharon Benz, Center for Veterinary Medicine (HFV-220), Food and Drug Administration, 7519 Standish Pl., Rockville, MD 20855, 240-453-6864, *sharon.benz@fda.hhs.gov.* SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. Background In the **Federal Register** of Wednesday, September 11, 2013 (78 FR 55727), FDA announced the availability of a draft guidance for industry (GFI #221) entitled “Recommendations for Preparation and Submission of Animal Food Additive Petitions.” Interested persons were originally given until November 12, 2013, to comment on the draft guidance. II. Request for Comments FDA is reopening the comment period due to the inability of some commenters to submit comments through the *http://www.regulations.gov* Web site from November 4, 2013, through November 13, 2013, because of technical difficulties at that Web site. III. How To Submit 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.* Dated: December 4, 2013. Leslie Kux, Assistant Commissioner for Policy. [FR Doc. 2013-29392 Filed 12-9-13; 8:45 am]