# 2026-22964: FDA Reviews Recordkeeping Rules for Medicines in Animal Feed 2026-22964, Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Veterinary Feed Directive, is a Federal Register notice from Health and Human Services Department, Food and Drug Administration published 2026-11-12, effective Comments on this information collection must be submitted by January 11, 2027.; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-12). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-22964 - As of: 2026-11-12 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Document number: 2026-22964 - Title: Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Veterinary Feed Directive - Type: Notice - Agencies: Health and Human Services Department; Food and Drug Administration - Citation: 91 FR 72879 - Published: 2026-11-12 - Effective: Comments on this information collection must be submitted by January 11, 2027. - Comments close: 2027-01-11 - Significant: no - Touches household money: yes - Regulation identifier numbers: none - Last updated: 2026-11-12 ## In one line FDA Reviews Recordkeeping Rules for Medicines in Animal Feed ## Summary The FDA wants your thoughts on how vets and farmers report and keep records about medicines in animal feed. This helps make sure the rules are clear and not too tricky to follow. If you’re involved with animal feed or veterinary care, speak up by January 11, 2027, to help shape these important rules without extra hassle or cost. ## Abstract The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or Agency) is announcing an opportunity for public comment on the proposed collection of certain information by the Agency. Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), Federal Agencies are required to publish notice in the Federal Register concerning each proposed collection of information, including each proposed extension of an existing collection of information, and to allow 60 days for public comment in response to the notice. This notice solicits comments on the reporting, recordkeeping, and third- party disclosure burden associated with the veterinary feed directive regulations. ## Effects PRIA read - Distributor must notify FDA before first VFD distribution: cost, low. If you are a feed distributor, you must notify FDA before the first time you distribute a medicated feed containing a veterinary feed directive (VFD) (21 CFR 558.6(c)(5)). FDA estimates 91 such notifications annually, each taking about 0.12 hours (7 minutes) for a total of about 10.92 hours per yea… - Distributor must notify FDA of ownership or business changes: cost, low. If you are a feed distributor, you must notify FDA within 30 days of any change in ownership, business name, or business address for your VFD distribution (21 CFR 558.6(c)(6)). FDA estimates 97 such notifications annually, each about 0.12 hours (7 minutes), totaling about 11.64 hours per year. - Two-year VFD recordkeeping requirement: cost, low. If you are a veterinarian, producer, or distributor, you must keep your copy of the VFD Order and related receipt, distribution, manufacturing records, and acknowledgement letters for 2 years (21 CFR 558.6(a)(4), (c)(3), (4), and (8)). FDA estimates 29,500 recordkeepers, with a total annual volume… - Veterinarians' VFD disclosure and copy requirements: cost, low. Veterinarians must include specified information on the VFD and provide three copies of the VFD (one for the veterinarian's records, one for the client, and one for the client's VFD feed distributor) (21 CFR 558.6(b) and related). FDA estimates 5,145 veterinarians complete an average of 34 VFD disc… - Distributor-to-distributor written acknowledgement requirement: cost, low. A distributor may only distribute VFD feed to another distributor if the originating distributor obtains a written acknowledgment letter from the receiving distributor before the feed is shipped (21 CFR 558.6(c)(8)). 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