# Where does your comment go?

Three-lane diagram separating FDA actions, public participation and publication/comment channels, with multiple possible outcomes after agency review.

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Where does your comment go?

A simplified FDA notice-and-comment example

PROPOSE

COMMENT

REVIEW

OUTCOME

FDA

PUBLIC

CHANNELS

Issue proposal

Explain planned rule.

Read + comment

Follow the actual notice.

Review input

Decide next action.

Possible routes

Final rule, new proposal

or end.

Federal Register

Publish proposal.

Regulations.gov

Comments generally

submitted here.

Simplified FDA example • Other procedures and review steps exist • No fixed comment period assumed

One general notice-and-comment route, not every rulemaking procedure.

Source: U.S. Food and Drug Administration | Retrieved October 31, 2026

https://www.fda.gov/regulatory-information/fda-rules-and-regulations

Original AI Untangled educational visual • Source-based example • Not an official agency graphic

[Official source](https://www.fda.gov/regulatory-information/fda-rules-and-regulations)