21 CFR § 15.40 - Administrative record.

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title: "21 CFR § 15.40 - Administrative record."
title_number: 21
title_name: "Food and Drugs"
section_number: "15.40"
section_name: "Administrative record."
chapter_name: "FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES"
subchapter_number: "A"
subchapter_name: "GENERAL"
part_number: "15"
part_name: "PUBLIC HEARING BEFORE THE COMMISSIONER"
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currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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authority: "5 U.S.C. 553; 15 U.S.C. 1451-1461; 21 U.S.C. 141-149, 321-393, 467f, 679, 821, 1034; 28 U.S.C. 2112; 42 U.S.C. 201, 262, 263b-263n, 264."
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# 15.40 Administrative record.

(a) The administrative record of a public hearing before the Commissioner consists of the following:

(1) All relevant *Federal Register* notices, including any documents to which they refer.

(2) All written submissions under § 15.25.

(3) The transcript of the oral hearing.

(b) The record of the administrative proceeding will be closed at the time specified in § 15.25.