---
kind: "section"
citation: "21 C.F.R. § 14.172"
title: "21"
number: "14.172"
heading: "Utilization of an advisory committee at the request of an interested person."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/21/14.172"
---

# §14.172. Utilization of an advisory committee at the request of an interested person.


Any interested person may request, under [§ 10.30](/cfr/21/10.30.md), that a specific matter relating to a particular human prescription drug be submitted to an appropriate advisory committee for a hearing and review and recommendations. The request must demonstrate the importance of the matter and the reasons why it should be submitted for a hearing at that time. The Commissioner may grant or deny the request.


## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 5 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.; 15 U.S.C. 1451-1461; 21 U.S.C. 41-50, 141-149, 321-394, 467f, 679, 821, 1034; 28 U.S.C. 2112; 42 U.S.C. 201, 262, 263b, 264, 284m, 284m-1; Pub. L. 107-109, 115 Stat. 1419.

### Source

Source: 44 FR 22351, Apr. 13, 1979, unless otherwise noted.