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    <CFRTITLE>21</CFRTITLE>
    <CFRTITLETEXT>Food and Drugs</CFRTITLETEXT>
    <VOL>1</VOL>
    <DATE>2000-04-01</DATE>
    <ORIGINALDATE>2000-04-01</ORIGINALDATE>
    <COVERONLY>false</COVERONLY>
    <TITLE>Unavailability of presiding officer.</TITLE>
    <GRANULENUM>12.78</GRANULENUM>
    <HEADING>Section 12.78</HEADING>
    <ANCESTORS>
      <PARENT HEADING="Title 21" SEQ="4">Food and Drugs</PARENT>
      <PARENT HEADING="CHAPTER I" SEQ="3">FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION,DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH ANDHUMAN SERVICES</PARENT>
      <PARENT HEADING="SUBCHAPTER A" SEQ="2">GENERAL</PARENT>
      <PARENT HEADING="PART 12" SEQ="1">FORMAL EVIDENTIARY PUBLIC HEARING</PARENT>
      <PARENT HEADING="Subpart D" SEQ="0">Presiding Officer</PARENT>
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  <SECTION>
    <SECTNO>§ 12.78</SECTNO>
    <SUBJECT>Unavailability of presiding officer.</SUBJECT>
    <P>(a) If the presiding officer is unable to act for any reason, the Commissioner will assign the powers and duties to another presiding officer. The substitution will not affect the hearing, except as the new presiding officer may order.</P>
    <P>(b) Any motion based on the substitution must be made within 10 days.</P>
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