Removal of Designated Journals

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is removing its regulation that lists the veterinary and scientific journals available in FDA's library. The purpose of the list is to allow individuals to reference articles from listed journals in new animal drug applications (NADA), documents submitted to the Dockets Management Branch, and objections and requests for a hearing on a regulation or order instead of submitting a copy or reprint of the article. FDA is taking this action because this list of journals is outdated and because individuals rarely use the regulation. Elsewhere in this issue of the Federal Register, FDA is issuing a companion proposed rule. If significant adverse comments are received about this direct final rule, it will be withdrawn and FDA will follow its usual procedures for notice-and-comment rulemaking based on the companion proposed rule.