[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 21, Volume 1]
[Revised as of April 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 21CFR10.60]

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                        TITLE 21--FOOD AND DRUGS
 
CHAPTER I--FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN 
                                SERVICES
 
PART 10--ADMINISTRATIVE PRACTICES AND PROCEDURES--Table of Contents
 
              Subpart B--General Administrative Procedures
 
Sec. 10.60  Referral by court.

    (a) This section applies when a Federal, State, or local court holds 
in abeyance, or refers to the Commissioner, any matter for an initial 
administrative determination under Sec. 10.25(c) or Sec. 10.45(b).
    (b) The Commissioner shall promptly agree or decline to accept a 
court referral. Whenever feasible in light of agency priorities and 
resources, the Commissioner shall agree to accept a referral and shall 
proceed to determine the matter referred.
    (c) In reviewing the matter, the Commissioner may use the following 
procedures:
    (1) Conferences, meetings, discussions, and correspondence under 
Sec. 10.65.
    (2) A hearing under parts 12, 13, 14, 15, or 16.
    (3) A notice published in the Federal Register requesting 
information and views.
    (4) Any other public procedure established in other sections of this 
chapter and expressly applicable to the matter under those provisions.
    (d) If the Commissioner's review of the matter results in a proposed 
rule, the provisions of Sec. 10.40 or Sec. 10.50 also apply.