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Staff Manual Guides

The FDA Staff Manual Guides (SMGs) are the Agency directives that document organizations and functions; delegations of authority; and administrative and program policies, responsibilities and procedures. The following documents are currently available to the public. If you need to obtain a Guide that is not listed here, please make a Freedom of Information Act request. FDA staff can find a complete listing on the FDA Intranet (See: insideFDA - Home > Policies & Procedures > Staff Manual Guide).

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