9 CFR § 392.1 - Scope and purpose.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t9/s392.1"
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title: "9 CFR § 392.1 - Scope and purpose."
title_number: 9
title_name: "Animals and Animal Products"
section_number: "392.1"
section_name: "Scope and purpose."
chapter_name: "FOOD SAFETY AND INSPECTION SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE"
subchapter_number: "D"
subchapter_name: "FOOD SAFETY AND INSPECTION SERVICE ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS"
part_number: "392"
part_name: "PETITIONS FOR RULEMAKING"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "5 U.S.C. 553(e), 7 CFR 1.28."
regulatory_source: "74 FR 16107, Apr. 9, 2009, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "392"
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# 392.1 Scope and purpose.

This part contains provisions governing the submission of petitions for rulemaking to the Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS). The provisions in this part apply to all rulemaking petitions submitted to FSIS, except to the extent that other parts or sections of this chapter prescribe procedures for submitting a request to amend a particular regulation.