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The Federal Register Notice sets two important deadlines:

  1. A deadline 180 days after publication for filing written comments or petitions regarding the marketing applicant’s due diligence during the regulatory review period.
  2. A deadline 60 days after publication for requesting redetermination if anyone believes the published dates are incorrect.

MPEP 2757 states: “The Federal Register Notice also sets a date, 180 days after publication of the notice, as a deadline for filing written comments concerning any of the information set forth in the notice or a petition for a determination regarding whether the marketing applicant has acted with due diligence during the regulatory review period. The Federal Register Notice also sets a date, which is 60 days after publication of the notice, for anyone with information that the published dates are incorrect to request redetermination.

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