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How to Use Regulations.gov
How to Search for FDA Federal Register Documents, Dockets, and Daily Listings and Submit Electronic Comments
Contents
- Find a Docket
- Generate Daily Listings
- Access the Federal Register
- Submit an Electronic Comment for a Docket
- More Tips Found on Regulations.gov
Find a Docket
In the search area of the regulations.gov home page:
- Under Select Document Type, select "Search All," and check "View results by docket folder."
- Type the docket number (i.e., 2000D-1418) in the box under the "Enter Keyword or ID:" and Click the "Search" button.
- If the docket is prior to 2009 (as example above), docket will appear with a different number (FDA-2000-D-0002 ), but it is the same docket.
- You may also search by keyword.
- In the Search Results, click on the tab "View by Docket Folder"
- Under the heading "Actions," click on "Open Docket Folder."
Generate Daily Listings
To find FDA documents posted to regulations.gov on a given day:
- Go to regulations.gov and click on "Advanced Search" (to right of "Search" button).
- Under "In these date ranges," Select the desired date for both the “Received Date falls in the range From” and "To" from pop-up calendar.
- Under "By Agency," select "FDA-FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION."
- Click the "Search" button
Access the Federal Register (FR)
Advance Display: Office of the Federal Register Electronic Public Inspection Desk or Office of the Federal Register enhanced public inspection website
Today's FR: Today's Federal Register Table of Contents
Historical to Present FRs: GPO Federal Register Database (1994 to present)
Generate a list of the FDA Federal Register documents open for public comment
- Go to regulations.gov and click on "Advanced Search" (to right of "Search" button.
- Type "Federal Register" in "Search" box.
- Click "Open for Comment" (below "Search" box).
- Click "Notices" or "Proposed Rules" In "Document Type" section.
- Scroll down page To "Find Agency" and Select "FDA-FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION."
- Click the "Search" button.
Submit an Electronic Comment for a Docket
To find a docket on regulations.gov and submit an electronic comment:
- Go to regulations.gov and click on "Advanced Search" (to right of "Search" button).
- Type keyword(s) or Docket ID in the "Search" box.
- Select "Open for Comment" (directly under Search box).
- Scroll down page To "Find Agency" and Select "FDA-FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION."
- Click the "Search" button.
- Scroll down page to see results.
- Click on "Submit a Comment" in the "Actions" column.