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We are taking this action in response to requests for an extension to allow interested persons additional time to submit comments.","action":"Notice of availability; reopening of the comment period.","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","name":"Health and Human Services Department","id":221,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/health-and-human-services-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/221","parent_id":null,"slug":"health-and-human-services-department"},{"raw_name":"Food and Drug Administration","name":"Food and Drug Administration","id":199,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/food-and-drug-administration","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/199","parent_id":221,"slug":"food-and-drug-administration"}],"body_html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/html/2023/05/01/2023-09176.html","cfr_references":[],"citation":"88 FR 26561","comment_url":null,"comments_close_on":"2023-07-31","correction_of":null,"corrections":[],"dates":"FDA is reopening the comment period on the draft guidance published February 23, 2023 (88 FR 11449). 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