§ 16.1 Scope.

The procedures in this part apply when: (a) The Commissioner is considering any regulatory action, including a refusal to act, and concludes, as a matter of discretion, on the Commissioner's initiative or at the suggestion of any person, to offer an opportunity for a regulatory hearing to obtain additional information before making a decision or taking action. (b) The act or a regulation provides a person with an opportunity for a hearing on a regulatory action, including proposed action, and the act or a regulation either specifically provides an opportunity for a regulatory hearing under this part or provides an opportunity for a hearing for which no procedures are specified by regulation. Listed below are the statutory and regulatory provisions under which regulatory hearings are available: (1) Statutory provisions: Section 304(g) of the act relating to the administrative detention of devices and drugs (see §§ 800.55(g) and 1.980(g) of this chapter). Section 304(h) of the act relating to the administrative detention of food for human or animal consumption (see part 1, subpart k of this chapter). Section 419(c)(2)(D) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act relating to the modification or revocation of a variance from the requirements of section 419 (see part 112, subpart P of this chapter). Section 515(e)(1) of the act relating to the proposed withdrawal of approval of a device premarket approval application. Section 515(e)(3) of the act relating to the temporary suspension of approval of a premarket approval application. Section 515(f)(6) of the act relating to a proposed order revoking a device product development protocol or declaring a protocol not completed. Section 515(f)(7) of the act relating to revocation of a notice of completion of a product development protocol. Section 516(b) of the act regarding a proposed regulation to ban a medical device with a special effective date. Section 518(b) of the act relating to a determination that a device is subject to a repair, replacement, or refund order or that a correction plan, or revised correction plan, submitted by a manufacturer, importer, or distributor is inadequate. Section 518(e) of the act relating to a cease distribution and notification order or mandatory recall order concerning a medical device for human use. Section 520(f)(2)(D) of the act relating to exemptions or variances from device current good manufacturing practice requirements (see § 820.1(d)). Section 520(g)(4) and (g)(5) of the act relating to disapproval and withdrawal of approval of an application from an investigational device exemption (see §§ 812.19(c), 812.30(c), 813.30(d), and 813.35(c) of this chapter). Section 903(a)(8)(B)(ii) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act relating to the misbranding of tobacco products. Section 906(e)(1)(B) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act relating to the establishment of good manufacturing practice requirements for tobacco products. Section 910(d)(1) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act relating to the withdrawal of an order allowing a new tobacco product to be introduced or delivered for introduction into interstate commerce. Section 911(j) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act relating to the withdrawal of an order allowing a modified risk tobacco product to be introduced or delivered for introduction into interstate commerce. (2) The regulatory provisions are as follows: Table 1 to Paragraph (b)(2)