Memorandum of Understanding Between the Food and Drug Administration and Customs and Border Protection, Department of Homeland Security
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identifier: "/us/fr/04-260"
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legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "Memorandum of Understanding Between the Food and Drug Administration and Customs and Border Protection, Department of Homeland Security"
title_number: 0
title_name: "Federal Register"
section_number: "04-260"
section_name: "Memorandum of Understanding Between the Food and Drug Administration and Customs and Border Protection, Department of Homeland Security"
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currency: "2004-01-07"
last_updated: "2004-01-07"
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generator: "[email protected]"
agency: "Health and Human Services Department"
document_number: "04-260"
document_type: "notice"
publication_date: "2004-01-07"
agencies:
- "Health and Human Services Department"
- "Food and Drug Administration"
fr_citation: "69 FR 924"
fr_volume: 69
docket_ids:
- "FDA 225-04-4001"
effective_date: "2003-12-03"
fr_action: "Notice."
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# Memorandum of Understanding Between the Food and Drug Administration and Customs and Border Protection, Department of Homeland Security
**AGENCY:**
Food and Drug Administration, HHS.
**ACTION:**
Notice.
**SUMMARY:**
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is providing notice of a memorandum of understanding (MOU) between the Food and Drug Administration and Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Department of Homeland Security to allow FDA to commission CBP officers.
**DATES:**
The agreement became effective December 3, 2003.
**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:**
Deborah Ralston, Office of Regional Operations (HFC-100), Food and Drug Administration, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 20857, 301-443-6230.
**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:**
In accordance with 21 CFR 20.108(c), which states that all written agreements and MOUs between FDA and others shall be published in the *Federal Register* , the agency is publishing notice of this MOU.
Dated: December 29, 2003.
Jeffrey Shuren,
Assistant Commissioner for Policy.