Pandemic Darlings The pandemic economy, in original documents
Home Source documents Revocation of Two Emergency Use Authorizations for In Vitro Diagnostic Devices for COVID-19 (January 2, 2026)

Revocation of Two Emergency Use Authorizations for In Vitro Diagnostic Devices for COVID-19 (January 2, 2026)

Summary

A Food and Drug Administration notice in the Federal Register, Vol. 91, No. 1, of Friday, January 2, 2026, announcing the revocation of two Emergency Use Authorizations for in vitro diagnostic devices for COVID–19, under Docket No. FDA–2022–N–0150 and FR Doc. 2025–24155. The revoked authorizations covered the Lucira by Pfizer COVID–19 & Flu Test and the Lucira by Pfizer COVID–19 & Flu Home Test, originally issued to Lucira Health, Inc. and later transferred to Pfizer Inc. According to the notice, Pfizer Inc. requested revocation on October 10, 2025, stating that no viable test reagents remained in the United States, and FDA revoked both authorizations under section 564(g)(2)(C) of the FD&C Act. The Federal Register pages also carry General Services Administration notices on foreign gifts minimal value and CY 2026 mileage rates.

Summary drafted by a model from the document's text below and checked by script against that text before publication. It is a navigation aid, not a reading of what the document proves. Where AI is used

Cite this document

“Revocation of Two Emergency Use Authorizations for In Vitro Diagnostic Devices for COVID-19 (January 2, 2026).” Original at www.govinfo.gov. Archived at Pandemic Darlings, https://pandemicdarlings.com/source-documents/fr-revocation-two-euas-ivd-covid-2026-01-02-2025-24155-922e2a437e/, SHA-256 de82be49e853e10548cb22e50659825653362b859aa686f0a82a116726bb3a65.

Full text

                                                                               Federal Register / Vol. 91, No. 1 / Friday, January 2, 2026 / Notices                                                    145

                                               acquire voting shares of Green Belt Bank                of the Federal Government and must be                 DATES: Applicability date: This notice
                                               & Trust, both of Iowa Falls, Iowa.                      reported to GSA for disposal if not                   applies to travel and relocation
                                                 Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve             immediately needed by the agency for                  performed on or after January 1, 2026,
                                               System.                                                 official purposes. Additionally, those                through December 31, 2026.
                                               Michele Taylor Fennell,                                 items initially retained by the agencies              FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
                                               Associate Secretary of the Board.
                                                                                                       for official use are reported to GSA upon             clarification of content, please contact
                                                                                                       termination of official use.                          Mr. Alexander Kurien, Deputy Associate
                                               [FR Doc. 2025–24204 Filed 12–31–25; 8:45 am]
                                                                                                          The foreign gifts and decorations                  Administrator, Office of Government-
                                               BILLING CODE 6210–01–P
                                                                                                       minimal value was last redefined                      wide Policy, at 202–495–9628, or by
                                                                                                       effective January 1, 2023, at $480.00,                email at travelpolicy@gsa.gov. Please
                                                                                                       and therefore, must be redefined as of                cite Notice of FTR Bulletin 26–02.
                                               GENERAL SERVICES                                        January 1, 2026, to reflect the CPI
                                               ADMINISTRATION                                                                                                SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: GSA is
                                                                                                       increase of 8.99 percent for the                      required by statute to set the mileage
                                               [Notice–MA–2025–19; Docket No. 2025–                    preceding three years.                                reimbursement rate for privately owned
                                               0002; Sequence No. 17]                                     Pursuant to FMR § 102–42.10, the                   automobiles (POA) as the single
                                                                                                       approved revised minimal value will be                standard mileage rate established by the
                                               Revision to Foreign Gifts and                           published in an FMR Bulletin posted on                Internal Revenue Service (IRS). The IRS
                                               Decorations Minimal Value                               OGP’s website (www.gsa.gov/                           mileage rate for medical or moving
                                                                                                       foreigngifts).                                        purposes is used to determine the POA
                                               AGENCY: Office of Government-Wide
                                                                                                          Calculations using the consumer                    rate when a Government-furnished
                                               Policy (OGP), General Services                          prices over the past three years show
                                               Administration (GSA).                                                                                         automobile is available and authorized
                                                                                                       that the minimal value must increase                  and also represents the privately owned
                                               ACTION: Notice of GSA Bulletin FMR B–                   8.99 percent, or $43.15, from its current
                                               2025–01, Foreign Gifts and Decorations                                                                        vehicle (POV) standard mileage
                                                                                                       $480.00. As in previous years, GSA is                 reimbursement rate for official
                                               Minimal Value.                                          rounding the amount to the nearest five               relocation.
                                                                                                       dollar increments.                                       Finally, GSA conducts independent
                                               SUMMARY: GSA, in consultation with the
                                                                                                          Therefore, GSA is adjusting the new                reviews of the cost of travel and the
                                               U.S. Department of State, must redefine
                                                                                                       minimal value to $525.00. Per FMR                     operation of privately owned airplanes
                                               the minimal value of foreign gifts and
                                                                                                       § 102–42.10, an agency may, by                        and motorcycles on an annual basis to
                                               decorations to reflect changes in the
                                                                                                       regulation, specify a lower value than                determine their corresponding mileage
                                               Consumer Price Index (CPI) for the
                                                                                                       this Government-wide value for its                    reimbursement rates. These reviews
                                               preceding 3-year period, as specified
                                                                                                       agency employees.                                     evaluate various factors, such as the cost
                                               under the law concerning the Receipt
                                                                                                          FMR Bulletin B–2025–01 is available                of fuel, depreciation of the original
                                               and Disposition of Foreign Gifts and
                                                                                                       at https://www.gsa.gov/policy-                        vehicle cost, maintenance and
                                               Decorations. The minimal value was last
                                                                                                       regulations/regulations/federal-                      insurance, state and Federal taxes, and
                                               defined effective January 1, 2023, and
                                                                                                       management-regulation/fmr-and-                        consumer price index data. FTR
                                               must be redefined effective as of January
                                                                                                       related-files.                                        Bulletin 26–02 establishes and
                                               1, 2026. This bulletin cancels FMR
                                               Bulletin B–54, ‘‘Foreign Gift and                       Larry Allen,                                          announces the new CY 2026 POV
                                               Decoration Minimal Value,’’ issued                      Associate Administrator, Office of                    mileage reimbursement rates for official
                                               April 25, 2023, as this bulletin provides               Government-wide Policy.                               temporary duty and relocation travel.
                                               updated information on the same topic.                  [FR Doc. 2025–24147 Filed 12–31–25; 8:45 am]             This notice is the only notification to
                                               DATES: Applicability Date: January 1,                   BILLING CODE 6820–14–P
                                                                                                                                                             agencies of revisions to the POV mileage
                                               2026. This notice applies to foreign gifts                                                                    rates for official travel and relocation, in
                                               and decorations received on or after                                                                          addition to the changes posted on GSA’s
                                               January 1, 2026.                                        GENERAL SERVICES                                      website at https://gsa.gov/mileage.
                                               FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For                    ADMINISTRATION                                        Larry Allen,
                                               clarification of content, contact William               [Notice–MA–2026–01; Docket No. 2025–                  Associate Administrator, Office of
                                               Garrett, Director, Personal Property                    0002, Sequence No. 17]                                Government-wide Policy.
                                               Policy, Office of Government-wide                                                                             [FR Doc. 2025–24148 Filed 12–31–25; 8:45 am]
                                               Policy, Office of Asset and                             Calendar Year (CY) 2026 Privately                     BILLING CODE 6820–14–P
                                               Transportation Management, at 202–                      Owned Vehicle (POV) Mileage
                                               368–8163, or by email at                                Reimbursement Rates; CY 2026
                                               william.garrett@gsa.gov. Please cite                    Standard Mileage Rate for Moving
                                               Notice of GSA Bulletin FMR B–2025–                      Purposes                                              DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
                                               01.                                                                                                           HUMAN SERVICES
                                                                                                       AGENCY: Office of Government-Wide
                                               SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:                              Policy (OGP), General Services                        Food and Drug Administration
                                                                                                       Administration (GSA).
                                               Background                                                                                                    [Docket No. FDA–2022–N–0150]
                                                                                                       ACTION: Notice.
                                                 Foreign gifts and decorations above
                                               the GSA-defined minimal value are                       SUMMARY: GSA is updating the mileage                  Revocation of Two Authorizations of




tkelley on LAP7H3WLY3PROD with NOTICES2
                                               handled differently than lesser-valued                  reimbursement rate for privately owned                Emergency Use of In Vitro Diagnostic
                                               foreign gifts and decorations under the                 automobiles (POA), airplanes, and                     Devices for Detection and/or Diagnosis
                                               provisions of 5 U.S.C. 7342 and Federal                 motorcycles as required by statute. This              of COVID–19; Availability
                                               Management Regulation (FMR) Part                        information will be available in FTR                  AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration,
                                               102–42.                                                 Bulletin 26–02, which can be found on                 HHS.
                                                 Foreign gifts and decorations above                   GSA’s website at https://gsa.gov/
                                                                                                                                                             ACTION: Notice.
                                               the minimal value become the property                   ftrbulletins.


                                          VerDate Sep<11>2014   17:36 Dec 31, 2025   Jkt 262001   PO 00000   Frm 00030   Fmt 4703   Sfmt 4703   E:\FR\FM\02JAN1.SGM   02JAN1
                                               146                             Federal Register / Vol. 91, No. 1 / Friday, January 2, 2026 / Notices

                                               SUMMARY: The Food and Drug                              Act of 2013 (Pub. L. 113–5) allows FDA                  II. Authorizations Revocation Requests
                                               Administration (FDA) is announcing the                  to strengthen the public health                            In a request received by FDA on
                                               revocation of the Emergency Use                         protections against biological, chemical,               October 10, 2025, Pfizer Inc. requested
                                               Authorizations (EUAs) (the                              radiological, or nuclear agent or agents.               the revocation of, and on October 22,
                                               Authorizations) issued to Pfizer Inc. for               Among other things, section 564 of the                  2025, FDA revoked, the Authorization
                                               the Lucira by Pfizer COVID–19 & Flu                     FD&C Act allows FDA to authorize the                    for the Pfizer Inc.’s Lucira by Pfizer
                                               Test and Lucira by Pfizer COVID–19 &                    use of an unapproved medical product                    COVID–19 & Flu Test. Pfizer Inc.
                                               Flu Home Test. FDA revoked the                          or an unapproved use of an approved                     notified FDA as the date of the letter
                                               Authorizations under the Federal Food,                  medical product in certain situations.                  there is no viable Lucira by Pfizer
                                               Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FD&C Act) as                      On November 22, 2022, FDA issued                      COVID–19 & Flu Test reagents
                                               requested by the Authorization holder.                  the Authorization to Lucira Health, Inc.                remaining in the United States, and
                                               The revocations, which include an                       for the Lucira COVID–19 & Flu Test,                     requested FDA revoke the Pfizer Inc.’s
                                               explanation of the reasons for each                     subject to the terms of the                             Lucira by Pfizer COVID–19 & Flu Test.
                                               revocation, are reprinted at the end of                 Authorization.1 Notice of the issuance                  FDA has determined that it is
                                               this document.                                          of this Authorization was published in                  appropriate to protect the public health
                                               DATES: The revocation of the                            the Federal Register on January 23,                     or safety to revoke this Authorization.
                                               Authorizations for the Pfizer Inc.’s                    2023 (88 FR 3995), as required by                          In a request received by FDA on
                                               Lucira by Pfizer COVID–19 & Flu Test                    section 564(h)(1) of the FD&C Act.                      October 10, 2025, Pfizer Inc., requested
                                               and Lucira by Pfizer COVID–19 & Flu                                                                             the revocation of, and on October 22,
                                               Home Test were effective as of October                    On February 24, 2023, FDA issued the
                                                                                                       Authorization to Lucira Health, Inc. for                2025, FDA revoked, the Authorization
                                               22, 2025.                                                                                                       for the Pfizer Inc.’s Lucira by Pfizer
                                                                                                       the Lucira COVID–19 & Flu Home Test,
                                               ADDRESSES: Submit written requests for                                                                          COVID–19 & Flu Home Test. Pfizer Inc.
                                                                                                       subject to the terms of the
                                               a single copy of the revocations to the                                                                         notified FDA that as the date of the
                                                                                                       Authorization.2 Notice of the issuance
                                               Office of Policy, Center for Devices and                                                                        letter there is no viable Lucira by Pfizer
                                                                                                       of this Authorization was published in
                                               Radiological Health, Food and Drug                                                                              COVID–19 & Flu Home Test reagents
                                                                                                       the Federal Register on March 10, 2023
                                               Administration, 10903 New Hampshire                                                                             remaining in the United States, and
                                                                                                       (88 FR 15051), as required by section
                                               Ave., Bldg. 66, Rm. 5441, Silver Spring,                                                                        requested FDA revoke the Pfizer Inc.’s
                                                                                                       564(h)(1) of the FD&C Act.
                                               MD 20993–0002. Send one self-                                                                                   Lucira by Pfizer COVID–19 & Flu Home
                                               addressed adhesive label to assist that                   Subsequent updates to the                             Test. FDA has determined that it is
                                               office in processing your request or                    Authorizations were made available on                   appropriate to protect the public health
                                               include a fax number to which the                       FDA’s website. The authorization of a                   or safety to revoke this Authorization.
                                               revocations may be sent. See the                        device for emergency use under section
                                               SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section for                   564 of the FD&C Act may, pursuant to                    III. Electronic Access
                                               electronic access to the revocations.                   section 564(g)(2) of the FD&C Act, be                      An electronic version of this
                                               FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kim                    revoked when the criteria under section                 document and the full text of the
                                               Sapsford-Medintz, Office of Product                     564(c) of the FD&C Act for issuance of                  revocations are available on the internet
                                               Evaluation and Quality, Center for                      such authorization are no longer met                    at https://www.regulations.gov/.
                                               Devices and Radiological Health, Food                   (section 564(g)(2)(B) of the FD&C Act),
                                                                                                       or other circumstances make such                        IV. The Revocations
                                               and Drug Administration, 10903 New
                                               Hampshire Ave., Bldg. 66, Rm. 3216,                     revocation appropriate to protect the                     Having concluded that the criteria for
                                               Silver Spring, MD 20993–0002, 301–                      public health or safety (section                        revocation of the Authorizations under
                                               796–0311 (this is not a toll-free                       564(g)(2)(C) of the FD&C Act).                          section 564(g)(2)(C) of the FD&C Act are
                                               number).                                                                                                        met, FDA has revoked the EUA for
                                               SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
                                                                                                         1 Ownership of the EUA for the Lucira COVID–
                                                                                                                                                               Pfizer Inc.’s Lucira by Pfizer COVID–19
                                                                                                       19 & Flu Test was transferred from Lucira Health        & Flu Test and Lucira by Pfizer COVID–
                                                                                                       Inc. to Pfizer Inc., on June 15, 2023, and the name
                                               I. Background                                           was changed to Lucira by Pfizer COVID–19 & Flu          19 & Flu Home Test. The revocations in
                                                  Section 564 of the FD&C Act (21                      Test.                                                   their entirety follow and provide an
                                               U.S.C. 360bbb–3) as amended by the                        2 Ownership of the EUA for the Lucira COVID–          explanation of the reasons for
                                                                                                       19 & Flu Home Test was transferred from Lucira          revocation, as required by section
                                               Project BioShield Act of 2004 (Pub. L.                  Health Inc. to Pfizer Inc., on June 15, 2023, and the
                                               108–276) and the Pandemic and All-                      name was changed to Lucira by Pfizer COVID–19
                                                                                                                                                               564(h)(1) of the FD&C Act.
                                               Hazards Preparedness Reauthorization                    & Flu Home Test.                                        BILLING CODE 4164–01–P




tkelley on LAP7H3WLY3PROD with NOTICES2



                                          VerDate Sep<11>2014   17:36 Dec 31, 2025   Jkt 262001   PO 00000   Frm 00031   Fmt 4703   Sfmt 4703   E:\FR\FM\02JAN1.SGM   02JAN1
                                                                               Federal Register / Vol. 91, No. 1 / Friday, January 2, 2026 / Notices                           147




tkelley on LAP7H3WLY3PROD with NOTICES2

                                                                                                                                                                                     EN02JA26.000</GPH>
                                          VerDate Sep<11>2014   17:36 Dec 31, 2025   Jkt 262001   PO 00000   Frm 00032   Fmt 4703   Sfmt 4725   E:\FR\FM\02JAN1.SGM   02JAN1
                                               148                             Federal Register / Vol. 91, No. 1 / Friday, January 2, 2026 / Notices




                                               Lowell M. Zeta,                                         DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND                              ACTION: Notice.
                                               Acting Deputy Commissioner for Policy,                  HUMAN SERVICES
                                               Legislation, and International Affairs.                                                                       SUMMARY: The Food and Drug
                                               [FR Doc. 2025–24155 Filed 12–31–25; 8:45 am]            Food and Drug Administration                          Administration (FDA, Agency, or we)
                                                                                                                                                             has determined that MYSOLINE
                                               BILLING CODE 4164–01–C
                                                                                                       [Docket No. FDA–2022–P–3118]                          (primidone) suspension, 250 milligrams
                                                                                                                                                             (mg)/5 milliliters (mL), was withdrawn
                                                                                                       Determination That MYSOLINE




tkelley on LAP7H3WLY3PROD with NOTICES2
                                                                                                                                                             from sale for reasons of safety or
                                                                                                       (Primidone) Suspension, 250                           effectiveness. The Agency will not
                                                                                                       Milligrams/5 Milliliters, Was Withdrawn               accept or approve abbreviated new drug
                                                                                                       From Sale for Reasons of Safety or                    applications (ANDAs) for primidone
                                                                                                       Effectiveness                                         suspension, 250 mg/5 mL.
                                                                                                       AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration,                 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
                                                                                                       HHS.                                                  Aaron Young, Center for Drug

                                                                                                                                                                                                      EN02JA26.001</GPH>
                                          VerDate Sep<11>2014   17:36 Dec 31, 2025   Jkt 262001   PO 00000   Frm 00033   Fmt 4703   Sfmt 4703   E:\FR\FM\02JAN1.SGM   02JAN1


File and source

File
FR_Revocation-Two-EUAs-IVD-COVID_2026-01-02_2025-24155.pdf
Size
375,724 bytes
SHA-256
de82be49e853e10548cb22e50659825653362b859aa686f0a82a116726bb3a65
Our copy
FR_Revocation-Two-EUAs-IVD-COVID_2026-01-02_2025-24155.pdf
Original
www.govinfo.gov
Back to top