Health and Human Services Department, Food and Drug Administration
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA, the Agency, or we) is announcing the following virtual listening sessions entitled "Proposed Regulations to Establish Tobacco Product Standards for Menthol in Cigarettes and Characterizing Flavors in Cigars: Listening Sessions." The purpose of the listening sessions is to discuss two proposed regulations that are published elsewhere in this issue of the Federal Register, a tobacco product standard that would prohibit menthol as a characterizing flavor in cigarettes ("Tobacco Product Standard for Menthol in Cigarettes"; Docket No. FDA-2021-N-1349) and a tobacco product standard that would prohibit characterizing flavors (other than tobacco) in all cigars ("Tobacco Product Standard for Characterizing Flavors in Cigars"; Docket No. FDA-2021-N-1309). FDA will provide information on the proposed rules to the public and provide the public an opportunity to provide open public comment.
Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to the agency docket number / agency internal file number the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. Department of Health and Human Services Food and Drug Administration 21 CFR Parts 1162 and 1166 [Docket Nos. FDA-2021-N-1349 and FDA-2021-N-1309] AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). ACTION: Notification of public meeting; request for comments. SUMMARY: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA, the Agency, or we) is announcing the following virtual listening sessions entitled “Proposed Regulations to Establish Tobacco Product Standards for Menthol in Cigarettes and Characterizing Flavors in Cigars: Listening Sessions.” The purpose of the listening sessions is to discuss two proposed regulations that are published elsewhere in this issue of the Federal Register , a tobacco product standard that would prohibit menthol as a characterizing flavor in cigarettes (“Tobacco Product Standard for Menthol in Cigarettes”; Docket No. FDA-2021-N-1349) and a tobacco product standard that would prohibit characterizing flavors (other than tobacco) in all cigars (“Tobacco Product Standard for Characterizing Flavors in Cigars”; Docket No. FDA-2021-N-1309). FDA will provide information on the proposed rules to the public and provide the public an opportunity to provide open public comment. DATES: The listening sessions will be held on two separate days on June 13 and 15, 2022. All requests to make open public comment must be received by June 6, 2022, at 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time. FDA reminds the public that, in additi…
Citation: 87 FR 26311
