Food Additive Petitions; Change of Address

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The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or the Agency) is amending the regulations for food additive petitions (FAPs) to update addresses and simplify notification procedures. These technical amendments are being made to improve the accuracy of the Agency's regulations and are non-substantive.

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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 214 (Friday, November 6, 2026)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 70007]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-22663]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Food and Drug Administration

21 CFR Part 571

[Docket No. FDA-2026-F-4956]


Food Additive Petitions; Change of Address

AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS.

ACTION: Final rule; technical amendment.

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SUMMARY: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or the Agency) is 
amending the regulations for food additive petitions (FAPs) to update 
addresses and simplify notification procedures. These technical 
amendments are being made to improve the accuracy of the Agency's 
regulations and are non-substantive.

DATES: This technical amendment is effective November 6, 2026.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Isabel Pocurull, Center for Veterinary 
Medicine, Food and Drug Administration, 5001 Campus Dr., College Park, 
MD 20740, 240-402-5877, <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#39704a585b5c551769565a4c4b4c5555795f5d581751514a175e564f"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="eca59f8d8e8980c2bc838f999e998080ac8a888dc284849fc28b839a">[email&#160;protected]</span></a>.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: FDA is amending the animal food and drug 
regulations for food additive petitions (FAPs) at 21 CFR 571.1 to 
update addresses and Agency notification procedure. This technical 
amendment is being made to improve the accuracy of the Agency's 
regulations and is non-substantive.
    Publication of this document constitutes final action on the 
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 or non-
substantive, ministerial changes to update addresses and Agency 
notification procedure.

List of Subjects in 21 CFR Part 571

    Administrative practice and procedure, Animal feeds, Animal food 
additives, Confidential business information, 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 
571 is amended as follows:

PART 571--FOOD ADDITIVE PETITIONS

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1. The authority citation for part 571 continues to read as follows:

    Authority: 21 U.S.C. 321, 342, 348, 371; 42 U.S.C. 241.


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2. Amend Sec.  571.1 by:
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a. Revising paragraph (a);
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b. In paragraph (c), revising the undesignated text above item A; and
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c. Revising paragraph (d).
    The revisions read as follows:


Sec.  571.1  Petitions.

    (a) Petitions to be filed under the provisions of section 409(b) of 
the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (the Act) can be submitted 
using both CVM's eSubmitter program, <a href="https://www.fda.gov/industry/fda-esubmitter/cvm-esubmitter-programs">https://www.fda.gov/industry/fda-esubmitter/cvm-esubmitter-programs</a>, to generate the submission and 
FDA's electronic submission gateway to submit, <a href="https://www.fda.gov/industry/electronic-submissions-gateway-next-generation-esg-nextgen">https://www.fda.gov/industry/electronic-submissions-gateway-next-generation-esg-nextgen</a>, or 
on compact disk with paper cover letter. If any part of the material 
submitted is in a foreign language, it shall be accompanied by an 
accurate and complete English translation. The petition shall state 
petitioner's mailing address and email address to which published 
notices or orders issued or objections filed pursuant to section 409 of 
the Act may be sent.
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    (c) * * *
(Date)-----------------------------------------------------------------
Name of petitioner-----------------------------------------------------
Post office address----------------------------------------------------
Date-------------------------------------------------------------------
Name of food additive and proposed use---------------------------------
Food and Drug Administration, Center for Veterinary Medicine, Director, 
Division of Animal Food Ingredients, 5001 Campus Dr., College Park, MD 
20740-3835
The undersigned, ____, submits this petition pursuant to section 
409(b)(1) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act with respect to 
____ (Name of the food additive and proposed use)
Attached and constituting a part of this petition, are the following:
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    (d) The petitioner will be notified of the date on which the 
petition is filed or if an incomplete petition, it will usually be 
retained but not filed as a petition under section 409 of the Act. The 
petitioner will be notified in what respects the petition is 
incomplete.
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Grace R. Graham,
Deputy Commissioner for Policy, Legislation, and International Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2026-22663 Filed 11-5-26; 8:45 am]
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