21 CFR 1.404 - Who serves as the presiding officer for an appeal and for an informal hearing?

Regulations last checked for updates: Feb 06, 2026

Title 21 - Food and Drugs last revised: Dec 18, 2026

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§ 1.404 - Who serves as the presiding officer for an appeal and for an informal hearing?

The presiding officer for an appeal, and for an informal hearing, must be an Office of Regulatory Affairs Program Director or another FDA official senior to an FDA Division Director.

[85 FR 16550, Mar. 24, 2020]

authority: 15 U.S.C. 1333,1453,1454,1455,4402; 19 U.S.C. 1490,1491; 21 U.S.C. 321,331,332,333,334,335a,342,343,350c,350d,350j,352,355,360b,360ccc,360ccc-1,360ccc-2,362,371,374,381,382,384a,387,387a,387c,393,and; 42 U.S.C. 216,241,243,262,264,271

source: 42 FR 15553, Mar. 22, 1977, unless otherwise noted.

cite as: 21 CFR 1.404