{"data":{"id":"us/21-cfr-13.1","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"21 CFR 13.1","heading":"Scope.","body":"The procedures in this part apply when—\n(a) The Commissioner concludes, as a matter of discretion, that it is in the public interest to hold a public hearing before a Public Board of Inquiry (Board) with respect to any matter before FDA;\n(b) Under specific sections of this chapter a matter before FDA is subject to a hearing before a Board; or\n(c) Under § 12.32, a person who has a right to an opportunity for a formal evidentiary public hearing waives that opportunity and requests that a Board act as an administrative law tribunal concerning the matters involved, and the Commissioner decides to accept this request.","path":["Title 21—Food and Drugs","CHAPTER I—FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","SUBCHAPTER A—GENERAL","PART 13—PUBLIC HEARING BEFORE A PUBLIC BOARD OF INQUIRY","Subpart A—General Provisions"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-21.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:24:47Z","sha256":"096e97e83cf858452fe69d3fe3d975665e2fe4c90da288ec92e5eaa1b8c2a874","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/21-cfr-12.159","next":"us/21-cfr-13.5"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}