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topics covered in the subject guidance
document. The comments did not
address the information collection
elements solicited in our notice;
however, we will consider the
comments consistent with our good
guidance practice regulations at 21 CFR
10.115.
Another comment covered multiple
topics suggesting that FDA clarify more
specifically the utility of the
information being collected, and that
some of the information collection may
be duplicative. The comment also
appears to question both FDA’s role in
and authority for the information
collection, however, this comment goes
beyond the scope of the topics solicited
in our 60-day notice, and is therefore
not discussed in this notice.
Another comment suggested that the
burden estimate associated with new
requests to be placed on the list was too
low. We appreciate feedback regarding
user experience with reporting
information. Although we believe that
the new module will ultimately reduce
the time necessary for completing the
application process, we have raised the
estimate to 1 hour in deference to the
comment.
Finally, other comments expressed
encouragement for finding continued
ways to improve the program, and we
look forward to receiving continued
feedback.
We estimate the burden of the
information collection as follows:
TABLE 1—ESTIMATED ANNUAL REPORTING BURDEN 1
Number of
respondents
Activity
Number of
responses per
respondent
Total annual
responses
Average
burden per
response
Total hours
New requests to be placed on the lists ...............................
Third-party certification ........................................................
Biennial update ....................................................................
Third-party certification biennial update ...............................
Occasional updates .............................................................
1,460
370
2,505
555
300
1
1
1
1
1
1,460
370
2,505
555
300
2 0.5
21
2 0.5
21
2 0.5
730
7,770
1,253
11,655
150
Total ..............................................................................
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21,558
1 There
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are no capital costs or operating and maintenance costs associated with this collection of information.
2 (30 minutes).
The information collection reflects an
increase in burden by 18,458 hours due
to the consolidation of the information
collections covered by OMB control
numbers 0910–0839 and 0910–0320.
Also, our current estimate of the number
of foreign countries that may require us
to establish lists in the next 3 years and
the type of information they may require
us to collect to maintain such lists has
also resulted in an increase. At the same
time, we have developed an electronic
reporting portal that is expected to
reduce the overall reporting time per
submission. The portal will enhance the
ability of firms to more efficiently
request inclusion on export lists.
We base our estimate on the number
of manufacturers/processors that have
submitted new written requests,
biennial updates, and occasional
updates over the past 10 years. The
estimate of the number of burden hours
it will take a manufacturer/processor to
gather the information needed to be
placed on the list or update its
information is based on our experience
with manufacturers/processors
submitting similar requests. We believe
that the information to be submitted
will be readily available to
manufacturers/processors. This
collection is incorporating additional
information collected to maintain lists
of eligible exporters of CFSAN-regulated
products who wish to export to foreign
markets, including the European Union,
Chile and China under OMB control
numbers 0910–0320, ‘‘Request for
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Information from U.S. Processors that
Export to the European Community’’
and 0910–0839, ‘‘Establishing and
Maintaining Lists of U.S.
Manufacturers/Processors with Interest
in Exporting CFSAN-Regulated Products
to China.’’
We estimate that 1,460 firms will
average 30 minutes (0.5 hour) to submit
new requests for inclusion on the list,
2,505 firms will average 30 minutes (0.5
hour) to update their information every
2 years, and 300 firms will average 30
minutes (0.5 hour) to occasionally
update their information in this system.
Some firms will need to provide
documentation that they obtained thirdparty certification to certify that they
have met the requirements of the
importing country. Currently, only
China has this requirement. Based on
our experience with this program, 370
firms will spend about 21 hours to
complete the third-party certification for
a total of 7,770 burden hours. During the
biennial update, we estimate that about
half of the 1,110 manufacturers/
processors for which the importing
country requires third-party certification
will be recertified, meaning that 555
manufacturers/processors (1,110
manufacturers/processors × 0.5) will get
recertified each year. We estimate that it
will take each such manufacturer/
processor about 21 hours to complete
the certification process for a total of
11,655 burden hours (555
manufacturers/processors × 21 hours).
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We calculate, therefore, that the total
burden for this collection is 21,558
hours.
Dated: June 6, 2019.
Lowell J. Schiller,
Principal Associate Commissioner for Policy.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
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Food and Drug Administration
[Docket No. FDA–2016–N–2474]
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Proposed Collection;
Comment Request; Reporting
Associated With Designated New
Animal Drugs for Minor Use and Minor
Species
AGENCY:
Food and Drug Administration,
HHS.
ACTION:
Notice.
The Food and Drug
Administration (FDA or Agency) is
announcing an opportunity for public
comment on the proposed collection of
certain information by the Agency.
Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995 (PRA), Federal Agencies are
required to publish notice in the
Federal Register concerning each
proposed collection of information,
including each proposed extension of an
existing collection of information, and
SUMMARY:
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to allow 60 days for public comment in
response to the notice. This notice
solicits comments on the reporting
associated with designation under the
Minor Use and Minor Species Animal
Health Act of 2004 (MUMS Act).
DATES: Submit either electronic or
written comments on the collection of
information by August 12, 2019.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
as follows. Please note that late,
untimely filed comments will not be
considered. Electronic comments must
be submitted on or before August 12,
2019. The https://www.regulations.gov
electronic filing system will accept
comments until 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time
at the end of August 12, 2019.
Comments received by mail/hand
delivery/courier (for written/paper
submissions) will be considered timely
if they are postmarked or the delivery
service acceptance receipt is on or
before that date.
Electronic Submissions
Submit electronic comments in the
following way:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal:
https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the
instructions for submitting comments.
Comments submitted electronically,
including attachments, to https://
www.regulations.gov will be posted to
the docket unchanged. Because your
comment will be made public, you are
solely responsible for ensuring that your
comment does not include any
confidential information that you or a
third party may not wish to be posted,
such as medical information, your or
anyone else’s Social Security number, or
confidential business information, such
as a manufacturing process. Please note
that if you include your name, contact
information, or other information that
identifies you in the body of your
comments, that information will be
posted on https://www.regulations.gov.
• If you want to submit a comment
with confidential information that you
do not wish to be made available to the
public, submit the comment as a
written/paper submission and in the
manner detailed (see ‘‘Written/Paper
Submissions’’ and ‘‘Instructions’’).
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Submit written/paper submissions as
follows:
• Mail/Hand Delivery/Courier (for
written/paper submissions): Dockets
Management Staff (HFA–305), Food and
Drug Administration, 5630 Fishers
Lane, Rm. 1061, Rockville, MD 20852.
• For written/paper comments
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well as any attachments, except for
information submitted, marked and
identified, as confidential, if submitted
as detailed in ‘‘Instructions.’’
Instructions: All submissions received
must include the Docket No. FDA–
2016–N–2474 for ‘‘Reporting Associated
With Designated New Animal Drugs for
Minor Use and Minor Species.’’
Received comments, those filed in a
timely manner (see ADDRESSES), will be
placed in the docket and, except for
those submitted as ‘‘Confidential
Submissions,’’ publicly viewable at
https://www.regulations.gov or at the
Dockets Management Staff between 9
a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday through
Friday.
• Confidential Submissions—To
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information that you do not wish to be
made publicly available, submit your
comments only as a written/paper
submission. You should submit two
copies total. One copy will include the
information you claim to be confidential
with a heading or cover note that states
‘‘THIS DOCUMENT CONTAINS
CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION.’’ The
Agency will review this copy, including
the claimed confidential information, in
its consideration of comments. The
second copy, which will have the
claimed confidential information
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for public viewing and posted on
https://www.regulations.gov. Submit
both copies to the Dockets Management
Staff. If you do not wish your name and
contact information to be made publicly
available, you can provide this
information on the cover sheet and not
in the body of your comments and you
must identify this information as
‘‘confidential.’’ Any information marked
as ‘‘confidential’’ will not be disclosed
except in accordance with 21 CFR 10.20
and other applicable disclosure law. For
more information about FDA’s posting
of comments to public dockets, see 80
FR 56469, September 18, 2015, or access
the information at: https://www.gpo.gov/
fdsys/pkg/FR-2015-09-18/pdf/201523389.pdf.
Docket: For access to the docket to
read background documents or the
electronic and written/paper comments
received, go to https://
www.regulations.gov and insert the
docket number, found in brackets in the
heading of this document, into the
‘‘Search’’ box and follow the prompts
and/or go to the Dockets Management
Staff, 5630 Fishers Lane, Rm. 1061,
Rockville, MD 20852.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
JonnaLynn Capezzuto, Office of
Operations, Food and Drug
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Administration, Three White Flint
North, 10A–12M, 11601 Landsdown St.,
North Bethesda, MD 20852, 301–796–
8867, PRAStaff@fda.hhs.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the
PRA (44 U.S.C. 3501–3520), Federal
Agencies must obtain approval from the
Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for each collection of
information they conduct or sponsor.
‘‘Collection of information’’ is defined
in 44 U.S.C. 3502(3) and 5 CFR
1320.3(c) and includes Agency requests
or requirements that members of the
public submit reports, keep records, or
provide information to a third party.
Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA (44
U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)) requires Federal
Agencies to provide a 60-day notice in
the Federal Register concerning each
proposed collection of information,
including each proposed extension of an
existing collection of information,
before submitting the collection to OMB
for approval. To comply with this
requirement, FDA is publishing notice
of the proposed collection of
information set forth in this document.
With respect to the following
collection of information, FDA invites
comments on these topics: (1) Whether
the proposed collection of information
is necessary for the proper performance
of FDA’s functions, including whether
the information will have practical
utility; (2) the accuracy of FDA’s
estimate of the burden of the proposed
collection of information, including the
validity of the methodology and
assumptions used; (3) ways to enhance
the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and (4)
ways to minimize the burden of the
collection of information on
respondents, including through the use
of automated collection techniques,
when appropriate, and other forms of
information technology.
Reporting Associated With Designated
New Animal Drugs for Minor Use and
Minor Species—21 CFR Part 516
OMB Control Number 0910–0605—
Extension
The MUMS Act (Pub. L. 108–282)
amended the Federal Food, Drug, and
Cosmetic Act to authorize FDA to
establish new regulatory procedures
intended to make more medications
legally available to veterinarians and
animal owners for the treatment of
minor animal species as well as
uncommon diseases in major animal
species. This legislation provides
incentives designed to help
pharmaceutical companies overcome
the financial burdens they face in
providing limited-demand animal
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drugs. These incentives are only
available to sponsors whose drugs are
‘‘MUMS-designated’’ by FDA. Minor use
drugs are drugs for use in major species
(e.g., cattle, horses, swine, chickens,
turkeys, dogs, and cats) that are needed
for diseases that occur in only a small
number of animals either because they
occur infrequently or in limited
geographic areas. Minor species are all
animals other than the major species
(e.g., zoo animals, ornamental fish,
parrots, ferrets, and guinea pigs). Some
animals of agricultural importance are
also minor species. These include
animals such as sheep, goats, catfish,
and honeybees. Participation in the
MUMS program is completely optional
for drug sponsors, so the associated
reporting only applies to those sponsors
who request and are subsequently
granted ‘‘MUMS designation.’’
Our regulations in 21 CFR part 516
specify the criteria and procedures for
requesting MUMS designation as well as
the annual reporting requirements for
MUMS designees. Section 516.20
provides requirements on the content
and format of a request for MUMS-drug
designation; § 516.26 provides
requirements for amending MUMS-drug
designation; § 516.27 provides for
change in sponsorship of MUMS-drug
designation; § 516.29 provides for
termination of MUMS-drug designation;
§ 516.30 contains the requirements for
annual reports from sponsor(s) of
MUMS-designated drugs; and § 516.36
sets forth consequences for insufficient
quantities of MUMS-designated drugs.
Description of Respondents: The
respondents to this information
collection are pharmaceutical
companies that sponsor new animal
drugs.
FDA estimates the burden of this
collection of information as follows:
TABLE 1—ESTIMATED ANNUAL REPORTING 1
Number of
respondents
21 CFR section
516.20;
516.26;
516.27;
516.29;
516.30;
516.36;
Total annual
responses
Average
burden per
response
Total hours
content and format of MUMS request ....................
requirements for amending MUMS designation .....
change in sponsorship ............................................
termination of MUMS designation ..........................
requirements of annual reports ..............................
insufficient quantities ..............................................
15
3
1
2
15
1
5
1
1
1
5
1
75
3
1
2
75
1
16
2
1
1
2
3
1,200
6
1
2
150
3
Total ..............................................................................
........................
........................
........................
........................
1,362
1 There
are no capital costs or operating and maintenance costs associated with this collection of information.
The burden estimate for this reporting
requirement was derived in our Office
of Minor Use and Minor Species Animal
Drug Development by extrapolating the
investigational new animal drug/new
animal drug application reporting
requirements for similar actions by this
same segment of the regulated industry
and from previous interactions with the
minor use/minor species community,
and has not changed since the last OMB
approval.
Dated: June 6, 2019.
Lowell J. Schiller,
Principal Associate Commissioner for Policy.
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Number of
responses per
respondent
Pursuant to section 10(d) of the
Federal Advisory Committee Act, as
amended, notice is hereby given of the
following meetings.
The meetings will be closed to the
public in accordance with the
provisions set forth in sections
552b(c)(4) and 552b(c)(6), Title 5 U.S.C.,
as amended. The grant applications and
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the discussions could disclose
confidential trade secrets or commercial
property such as patentable material,
and personal information concerning
individuals associated with the grant
applications, the disclosure of which
would constitute a clearly unwarranted
invasion of personal privacy.
Name of Committee: AIDS and Related
Research Integrated Review Group, HIV
Comorbidities and Clinical Studies Study
Section.
Date: July 9–10, 2019.
Time: 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Agenda: To review and evaluate grant
applications.
Place: Washington Marriott Georgetown,
1221 22nd Street NW, Washington, DC
20037.
Contact Person: Dimitrios Nikolaos
Vatakis, Ph.D., Scientific Review Officer,
Center for Scientific Review, National
Institutes of Health, 6701 Rockledge Drive,
Room 3190, Bethesda, MD 20892, 301–827–
7480, dimitrios.vatakis@nih.gov.
Name of Committee: Center for Scientific
Review Special Emphasis Panel,
Fellowships: Physiology and Pathobiology of
the Vascular and Hematological Systems.
Date: July 10, 2019.
Time: 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Agenda: To review and evaluate grant
applications.
Place: The William F. Bolger Center, 9600
Newbridge Drive, Potomac, MD 20854.
Contact Person: Katherine M. Malinda,
Ph.D., Scientific Review Officer, Center for
Scientific Review, National Institutes of
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Health, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Room 4140,
MSC 7814, Bethesda, MD 20892, 301–435–
0912, Katherine_Malinda@csr.nih.gov.
Name of Committee: Center for Scientific
Review Special Emphasis Panel, RFA–AI–
18–054 U.S.-Brazil Collaborative Biomedical
Research Program.
Date: July 10, 2019.
Time: 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Agenda: To review and evaluate grant
applications.
Place: National Institutes of Health, 6701
Rockledge Drive, Bethesda, MD 20892
(Virtual Meeting).
Contact Person: Jin Huang, Ph.D.,
Scientific Review Officer, Center for
Scientific Review, National Institutes of
Health, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Room 4095G,
MSC 7812, Bethesda, MD 20892, 301–435–
1230, jh377p@nih.gov.
Name of Committee: Center for Scientific
Review Special Emphasis Panel, PAR Panel:
Clinical Pediatric and Fetal Applications.
Date: July 11, 2019.
Time: 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Agenda: To review and evaluate grant
applications.
Place: National Institutes of Health, 6701
Rockledge Drive, Bethesda, MD 20892
(Telephone Conference Call).
Contact Person: Khalid Masood, Ph.D.,
Scientific Review Officer, Center for
Scientific Review, National Institutes of
Health, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Room 5120,
MSC 7854, Bethesda, MD 20892, 301–435–
2392, masoodk@csr.nih.gov.
Name of Committee: Center for Scientific
Review Special Emphasis Panel, RFA–AI–
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Food and Drug Administration
[Docket No. FDA-2016-N-2474]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection;
Comment Request; Reporting Associated With Designated New Animal Drugs
for Minor Use and Minor Species
AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or Agency) is announcing
an opportunity for public comment on the proposed collection of certain
information by the Agency. Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(PRA), Federal Agencies are required to publish notice in the Federal
Register concerning each proposed collection of information, including
each proposed extension of an existing collection of information, and
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to allow 60 days for public comment in response to the notice. This
notice solicits comments on the reporting associated with designation
under the Minor Use and Minor Species Animal Health Act of 2004 (MUMS
Act).
DATES: Submit either electronic or written comments on the collection
of information by August 12, 2019.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments as follows. Please note that late,
untimely filed comments will not be considered. Electronic comments
must be submitted on or before August 12, 2019. The https://www.regulations.gov electronic filing system will accept comments until
11:59 p.m. Eastern Time at the end of August 12, 2019. Comments
received by mail/hand delivery/courier (for written/paper submissions)
will be considered timely if they are postmarked or the delivery
service acceptance receipt is on or before that date.
Electronic Submissions
Submit electronic comments in the following way:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov.
Follow the instructions for submitting comments. Comments submitted
electronically, including attachments, to https://www.regulations.gov
will be posted to the docket unchanged. Because your comment will be
made public, you are solely responsible for ensuring that your comment
does not include any confidential information that you or a third party
may not wish to be posted, such as medical information, your or anyone
else's Social Security number, or confidential business information,
such as a manufacturing process. Please note that if you include your
name, contact information, or other information that identifies you in
the body of your comments, that information will be posted on https://www.regulations.gov.
If you want to submit a comment with confidential
information that you do not wish to be made available to the public,
submit the comment as a written/paper submission and in the manner
detailed (see ``Written/Paper Submissions'' and ``Instructions'').
Written/Paper Submissions
Submit written/paper submissions as follows:
Mail/Hand Delivery/Courier (for written/paper
submissions): Dockets Management Staff (HFA-305), Food and Drug
Administration, 5630 Fishers Lane, Rm. 1061, Rockville, MD 20852.
For written/paper comments submitted to the Dockets
Management Staff, FDA will post your comment, as well as any
attachments, except for information submitted, marked and identified,
as confidential, if submitted as detailed in ``Instructions.''
Instructions: All submissions received must include the Docket No.
FDA-2016-N-2474 for ``Reporting Associated With Designated New Animal
Drugs for Minor Use and Minor Species.'' Received comments, those filed
in a timely manner (see ADDRESSES), will be placed in the docket and,
except for those submitted as ``Confidential Submissions,'' publicly
viewable at https://www.regulations.gov or at the Dockets Management
Staff between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday through Friday.
Confidential Submissions--To submit a comment with
confidential information that you do not wish to be made publicly
available, submit your comments only as a written/paper submission. You
should submit two copies total. One copy will include the information
you claim to be confidential with a heading or cover note that states
``THIS DOCUMENT CONTAINS CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION.'' The Agency will
review this copy, including the claimed confidential information, in
its consideration of comments. The second copy, which will have the
claimed confidential information redacted/blacked out, will be
available for public viewing and posted on https://www.regulations.gov.
Submit both copies to the Dockets Management Staff. If you do not wish
your name and contact information to be made publicly available, you
can provide this information on the cover sheet and not in the body of
your comments and you must identify this information as
``confidential.'' Any information marked as ``confidential'' will not
be disclosed except in accordance with 21 CFR 10.20 and other
applicable disclosure law. For more information about FDA's posting of
comments to public dockets, see 80 FR 56469, September 18, 2015, or
access the information at: https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2015-09-18/pdf/2015-23389.pdf.
Docket: For access to the docket to read background documents or
the electronic and written/paper comments received, go to https://www.regulations.gov and insert the docket number, found in brackets in
the heading of this document, into the ``Search'' box and follow the
prompts and/or go to the Dockets Management Staff, 5630 Fishers Lane,
Rm. 1061, Rockville, MD 20852.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: JonnaLynn Capezzuto, Office of
Operations, Food and Drug Administration, Three White Flint North, 10A-
12M, 11601 Landsdown St., North Bethesda, MD 20852, 301-796-8867,
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the PRA (44 U.S.C. 3501-3520), Federal
Agencies must obtain approval from the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for each collection of information they conduct or sponsor.
``Collection of information'' is defined in 44 U.S.C. 3502(3) and 5 CFR
1320.3(c) and includes Agency requests or requirements that members of
the public submit reports, keep records, or provide information to a
third party. Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A))
requires Federal Agencies to provide a 60-day notice in the Federal
Register concerning each proposed collection of information, including
each proposed extension of an existing collection of information,
before submitting the collection to OMB for approval. To comply with
this requirement, FDA is publishing notice of the proposed collection
of information set forth in this document.
With respect to the following collection of information, FDA
invites comments on these topics: (1) Whether the proposed collection
of information is necessary for the proper performance of FDA's
functions, including whether the information will have practical
utility; (2) the accuracy of FDA's estimate of the burden of the
proposed collection of information, including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used; (3) ways to enhance the quality,
utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (4) ways
to minimize the burden of the collection of information on respondents,
including through the use of automated collection techniques, when
appropriate, and other forms of information technology.
Reporting Associated With Designated New Animal Drugs for Minor Use and
Minor Species--21 CFR Part 516
OMB Control Number 0910-0605--Extension
The MUMS Act (Pub. L. 108-282) amended the Federal Food, Drug, and
Cosmetic Act to authorize FDA to establish new regulatory procedures
intended to make more medications legally available to veterinarians
and animal owners for the treatment of minor animal species as well as
uncommon diseases in major animal species. This legislation provides
incentives designed to help pharmaceutical companies overcome the
financial burdens they face in providing limited-demand animal
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drugs. These incentives are only available to sponsors whose drugs are
``MUMS-designated'' by FDA. Minor use drugs are drugs for use in major
species (e.g., cattle, horses, swine, chickens, turkeys, dogs, and
cats) that are needed for diseases that occur in only a small number of
animals either because they occur infrequently or in limited geographic
areas. Minor species are all animals other than the major species
(e.g., zoo animals, ornamental fish, parrots, ferrets, and guinea
pigs). Some animals of agricultural importance are also minor species.
These include animals such as sheep, goats, catfish, and honeybees.
Participation in the MUMS program is completely optional for drug
sponsors, so the associated reporting only applies to those sponsors
who request and are subsequently granted ``MUMS designation.''
Our regulations in 21 CFR part 516 specify the criteria and
procedures for requesting MUMS designation as well as the annual
reporting requirements for MUMS designees. Section 516.20 provides
requirements on the content and format of a request for MUMS-drug
designation; Sec. 516.26 provides requirements for amending MUMS-drug
designation; Sec. 516.27 provides for change in sponsorship of MUMS-
drug designation; Sec. 516.29 provides for termination of MUMS-drug
designation; Sec. 516.30 contains the requirements for annual reports
from sponsor(s) of MUMS-designated drugs; and Sec. 516.36 sets forth
consequences for insufficient quantities of MUMS-designated drugs.
Description of Respondents: The respondents to this information
collection are pharmaceutical companies that sponsor new animal drugs.
FDA estimates the burden of this collection of information as
follows:
Table 1--Estimated Annual Reporting 1
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Number of
21 CFR section Number of responses per Total annual Average burden Total hours
respondents respondent responses per response
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516.20; content and format of 15 5 75 16 1,200
MUMS request...................
516.26; requirements for 3 1 3 2 6
amending MUMS designation......
516.27; change in sponsorship... 1 1 1 1 1
516.29; termination of MUMS 2 1 2 1 2
designation....................
516.30; requirements of annual 15 5 75 2 150
reports........................
516.36; insufficient quantities. 1 1 1 3 3
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Total....................... .............. .............. .............. .............. 1,362
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\1\ There are no capital costs or operating and maintenance costs associated with this collection of
information.
The burden estimate for this reporting requirement was derived in
our Office of Minor Use and Minor Species Animal Drug Development by
extrapolating the investigational new animal drug/new animal drug
application reporting requirements for similar actions by this same
segment of the regulated industry and from previous interactions with
the minor use/minor species community, and has not changed since the
last OMB approval.
Dated: June 6, 2019.
Lowell J. Schiller,
Principal Associate Commissioner for Policy.
[FR Doc. 2019-12316 Filed 6-11-19; 8:45 am]
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