Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for Office of Management and Budget Review; Comment Request; Tobacco Retailer Training Programs, 67043-67045 [2022-24218]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 87, No. 214 / Monday, November 7, 2022 / Notices 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, 240–402–7500. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Beverly Friedman, Office of Regulatory Policy, Food and Drug Administration, 10903 New Hampshire Ave., Bldg. 51, Rm. 6250, Silver Spring, MD 20993, 301–796–3600. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: khammond on DSKJM1Z7X2PROD with NOTICES I. Background The Drug Price Competition and Patent Term Restoration Act of 1984 (Pub. L. 98–417) and the Generic Animal Drug and Patent Term Restoration Act (Pub. L. 100–670) generally provide that a patent may be extended for a period of up to 5 years so long as the patented item (human drug product, animal drug product, medical device, food additive, or color additive) was subject to regulatory review by FDA before the item was marketed. Under these acts, a product’s regulatory review period forms the basis for determining the amount of extension an applicant may receive. A regulatory review period consists of two periods of time: a testing phase and an approval phase. For medical devices, the testing phase begins with a clinical investigation of the device and runs until the approval phase begins. The approval phase starts with the initial submission of an application to market the device and continues until permission to market the device is granted. Although only a portion of a regulatory review period may count toward the actual amount of extension that the Director of USPTO may award (half the testing phase must be subtracted as well as any time that may have occurred before the patent was issued), FDA’s determination of the length of a regulatory review period for a medical device will include all of the testing phase and approval phase as specified in 35 U.S.C. 156(g)(3)(B). FDA has approved for marketing the medical device ANGELMED GUARDIAN SYSTEM. ANGELMED GUARDIAN SYSTEM is indicated for use in patients who have had prior acute coronary syndrome (ACS) events and who remain at high risk for recurrent ACS events. The ANGELMED GUARDIAN SYSTEM is indicated as an adjunct to patient recognized symptoms. VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:45 Nov 04, 2022 Jkt 259001 The ANGELMED GUARDIAN SYSTEM detects potential ongoing ACS events, characterized by sustained ST segment changes, and alerts the patient to seek medical attention for those potential ACS events. An ANGELMED GUARDIAN SYSTEM alert is a more accurate predictor of ACS events when compared to patient recognized symptoms alone and demonstrates a reduced rate over time of patient presentations without ACS events (false positives) when compared to patient recognized symptoms alone. In the absence of symptoms, the ANGELMED GUARDIAN SYSTEM may identify asymptomatic ACS events and prompt the patient to seek medical attention. Subsequent to this approval, the USPTO received a patent term restoration application for ANGELMED GUARDIAN SYSTEM (U.S. Patent No. 6,609,023) from Angel Medical Systems, Inc., and the USPTO requested FDA’s assistance in determining this patent’s eligibility for patent term restoration. In a letter dated May 13, 2019, FDA advised the USPTO that this medical device had undergone a regulatory review period and that the approval of ANGELMED GUARDIAN SYSTEM represented the first permitted commercial marketing or use of the product. Thereafter, the USPTO requested that FDA determine the product’s regulatory review period. II. Determination of Regulatory Review Period FDA has determined that the applicable regulatory review period for ANGELMED GUARDIAN SYSTEM is 4,037 days. Of this time, 2,916 days occurred during the testing phase of the regulatory review period, while 1,121 days occurred during the approval phase. These periods of time were derived from the following dates: 1. The date an exemption for this device, under section 520(g) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FD&C Act) (21 U.S.C. 360j(g)), became effective: March 23, 2007. FDA has verified the applicant’s claim that the date the investigational device exemption (IDE) for human tests to begin, as required under section 520(g) of the FD&C Act, became effective March 23, 2007. 2. The date an application was initially submitted with respect to the device under section 515 of the FD&C Act (21 U.S.C. 360e): March 16, 2015. FDA has verified the applicant’s claim that the premarket approval application (PMA) for ANGELMED GUARDIAN SYSTEM (PMA P150009) was initially submitted March 16, 2015. 3. The date the application was approved: April 9, 2018. FDA has PO 00000 Frm 00037 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 67043 verified the applicant’s claim that PMA P150009 was approved on April 9, 2018. This determination of the regulatory review period establishes the maximum potential length of a patent extension. However, the USPTO applies several statutory limitations in its calculations of the actual period for patent extension. In its application for patent extension, this applicant seeks 1,827 days of patent term extension. III. Petitions Anyone with knowledge that any of the dates as published are incorrect may submit either electronic or written comments and, under 21 CFR 60.24, ask for a redetermination (see DATES). Furthermore, as specified in § 60.30 (21 CFR 60.30), any interested person may petition FDA for a determination regarding whether the applicant for extension acted with due diligence during the regulatory review period. To meet its burden, the petition must comply with all the requirements of § 60.30, including but not limited to: must be timely (see DATES), must be filed in accordance with § 10.20, must contain sufficient facts to merit an FDA investigation, and must certify that a true and complete copy of the petition has been served upon the patent applicant. (See H. Rept. 857, part 1, 98th Cong., 2d sess., pp. 41–42, 1984.) Petitions should be in the format specified in 21 CFR 10.30. Submit petitions electronically to https://www.regulations.gov at Docket No. FDA–2013–S–0610. Submit written petitions (two copies are required) to the Dockets Management Staff (HFA–305), Food and Drug Administration, 5630 Fishers Lane, Rm. 1061, Rockville, MD 20852. Dated: November 2, 2022. Lauren K. Roth, Associate Commissioner for Policy. [FR Doc. 2022–24216 Filed 11–4–22; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4164–01–P DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Food and Drug Administration [Docket No. FDA–2010–D–0350] Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for Office of Management and Budget Review; Comment Request; Tobacco Retailer Training Programs AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS. ACTION: E:\FR\FM\07NON1.SGM Notice. 07NON1 67044 Federal Register / Vol. 87, No. 214 / Monday, November 7, 2022 / Notices The Food and Drug Administration (FDA, Agency, or we) is announcing that a proposed collection of information has been submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and clearance under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. SUMMARY: Submit written comments (including recommendations) on the collection of information by December 7, 2022. DATES: To ensure that comments on the information collection are received, OMB recommends that written comments be submitted to https:// www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this particular information collection by selecting ‘‘Currently under Review—Open for Public Comments’’ or by using the search function. The OMB control number for this information collection is 0910–0745. Also include the FDA docket number found in brackets in the heading of this document. ADDRESSES: FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rachel Showalter, Office of Operations, Food and Drug Administration, Three White Flint North, 10A–12M, 11601 Landsdown St., North Bethesda, MD 20852, 240–994–7399, PRAStaff@ fda.hhs.gov. In compliance with 44 U.S.C. 3507, FDA has submitted the following proposed collection of information to OMB for review and clearance. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Tobacco Retailer Training Programs OMB Control Number 0910–0745— Extension Tobacco products are governed by chapter IX of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FD&C Act) (sections 900 through 920) (21 U.S.C. 387 through 21 U.S.C. 387u). FDA intends to issue regulations establishing standards for approved tobacco retailer training programs under section 906(d) of the FD&C Act (21 U.S.C. 387f(d)). In the interim, FDA published a guidance document entitled ‘‘Tobacco Retailer Training Programs (Revised)’’ (2018) that can be downloaded at https:// www.fda.gov/regulatory-information/ search-fda-guidance-documents/ tobacco-retailer-training-programs. The guidance is intended to assist tobacco retailers to voluntarily implement effective training programs for employees. The guidance discusses recommended elements that should be covered in a training program, such as: (1) Federal laws restricting the access to, and the advertising and promotion of, cigarettes, smokeless, and covered tobacco products; (2) the health and economic effects of tobacco use, especially when the tobacco use begins at a young age; (3) written company policies against sales to youth and other restrictions on the access to, and the advertising and promotion of, tobacco products; (4) identification of the tobacco products sold in the retail establishment that are subject to the Federal laws and regulations prohibiting their sale to underage persons; (5) age verification methods; (6) practical guidelines for refusing sales; and (7) testing to ensure that employees have the required knowledge. The guidance recommends that retailers require current and new employees to take a written test prior to selling tobacco products and that refresher training be provided at least annually and more frequently as needed. The guidance recommends that retailers maintain certain written records documenting that all individual employees have been trained and that retailers retain these records for 4 years in order to be able to provide evidence of a training program during the 48month time period covered by the civil money penalty schedules outlined in the law. The guidance also recommends that retailers implement certain hiring and management practices as part of an effective retailer training program. The guidance suggests that applicants and current employees be notified both verbally and in writing of the importance of complying with laws prohibiting the sales of tobacco products to underage persons. In addition, FDA recommends that retailers implement an internal compliance check program and document the procedures and corrective actions for the program. In the Federal Register of May 5, 2022 (87 FR 26766), FDA published a 60-day notice requesting public comment on the proposed collection of information. No comments were received. FDA estimates the burden of this collection of information as follows: TABLE 1—ESTIMATED ANNUAL REPORTING BURDEN 1 Number of respondents Activity; guidance section IV Number of responses per respondent Total annual responses Average burden per response Total hours Develop training program .................................................... Develop written policy against sales to youth and employee acknowledgement ................................................. Develop internal compliance check program ...................... 79,700 1 79,700 16 1,275,200 79,700 79,700 1 1 79,700 79,700 1 8 79,700 637,600 Total .............................................................................. ........................ ........................ ........................ ........................ 1,992,500 1 There are no capital costs or operating and maintenance costs associated with this collection of information. TABLE 2—ESTIMATED ANNUAL RECORDKEEPING BURDEN 1 Number of recordkeepers khammond on DSKJM1Z7X2PROD with NOTICES Activity; guidance section IV Number of records per recordkeeper Total annual records Average burden per recordkeeping Total hours Training program ................................................ Written policy against sales to youth and employee acknowledgement. Internal compliance check program ................... 79,700 79,700 4 4 318,800 318,800 0.25 (15 minutes) ........... 0.10 (6 minutes) ............. 79,700 31,880 79,700 2 159,400 0.5 (30 minutes) ............. 79,700 Total ............................................................. ........................ ........................ ........................ ......................................... 191,280 1 There are no capital costs or operating and maintenance costs associated with this collection of information. VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:45 Nov 04, 2022 Jkt 259001 PO 00000 Frm 00038 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\07NON1.SGM 07NON1 67045 Federal Register / Vol. 87, No. 214 / Monday, November 7, 2022 / Notices FDA’s estimate of the number of respondents in tables 1 and 2 is based on data from the deeming rule Final Regulatory Impact Analysis,1 which showed there are an estimated 362,273 retail establishments that currently sell tobacco products. The Agency reviewed these numbers again for this notice, and believe they are an accurate estimation. We assume that 75 percent of tobacco retailers already have some sort of age and identification verification training program in place. We expect that some of those retailer training programs already meet the elements in the guidance, some retailers would update their training program to meet the elements in the guidance, and other retailers would develop a training program for the first time. Thus, we estimate that two-thirds of tobacco retailers would develop a training program that meets the elements in the guidance (66 percent of 362,273 = 239,100; then annualized to 79,700). We have adjusted our burden estimate and the number of respondents, which has resulted in a decrease to the currently approved burden and respondent count. This adjustment is based on available data estimating the number of retail establishments that sell tobacco products in the United States. Additionally, the burden chart was updated to reflect a change from an estimation over the course of 3 years to annualized burden. Dated: November 1, 2022. Lauren K. Roth, Associate Commissioner for Policy. [FR Doc. 2022–24218 Filed 11–4–22; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4164–01–P Landsdown St., North Bethesda, MD 20852, 301–796–8867, PRAStaff@ fda.hhs.gov. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Food and Drug Administration In compliance with 44 U.S.C. 3507, FDA has submitted the following proposed collection of information to OMB for review and clearance. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: [Docket No. FDA–2013–N–0557] Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for Office of Management and Budget Review; Comment Request; Postmarket Surveillance of Medical Devices AGENCY: Postmarket Surveillance of Medical Devices—21 CFR Part 822 OMB Control Number 0910–0449— Extension Food and Drug Administration, HHS. ACTION: Notice. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing that a proposed collection of information has been submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and clearance under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. DATES: Submit written comments (including recommendations) on the collection of information by December 7, 2022. ADDRESSES: To ensure that comments on the information collection are received, OMB recommends that written comments be submitted to https:// www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this particular information collection by selecting ‘‘Currently under Review—Open for Public Comments’’ or by using the search function. The OMB control number for this information collection is 0910–0449. Also include the FDA docket number found in brackets in the heading of this document. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Amber Sanford, Office of Operations, Food and Drug Administration, Three White Flint North, 10A–12M, 11601 SUMMARY: Section 522 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 360l) authorizes FDA to require a manufacturer to conduct postmarket surveillance (PS) of any device that meets the criteria set forth in the statute. The PS regulation establishes procedures that FDA uses to approve and disapprove PS plans. The regulation provides instructions to manufacturers, so they know what information is required in a PS plan submission. FDA reviews PS plan submissions in accordance with 21 CFR 822.15 through 822.19 of the regulation, which describe the grounds for approving or disapproving a PS plan. In addition, the PS regulation provides instructions to manufacturers to submit interim and final reports in accordance with 21 CFR 822.38. Respondents to this collection of information are those manufacturers that require PS of their products. In the Federal Register of May 27, 2022 (87 FR 32169), FDA published a 60-day notice requesting public comment on the proposed collection of information. No comments were received. FDA estimates the burden of this collection of information as follows: TABLE 1—ESTIMATED ANNUAL REPORTING BURDEN 1 khammond on DSKJM1Z7X2PROD with NOTICES Number of responses per respondent Number of respondents 21 CFR part/activity Average burden per response Total annual responses Total hours §§ 822.9 and 822.10; PS submission .................................. § 822.21; Changes to PS plan after approval ..................... § 822.28; Changes to PS plan for a device that is no longer marketed ............................................................... § 822.29; Waiver .................................................................. § 822.30; Exemption request ............................................... § 822.38; Periodic reports .................................................... 5 9 1 1 5 9 120 40 600 360 1 0 0 17 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 51 8 40 40 40 8 0 0 2,040 Total .............................................................................. ........................ ........................ ........................ ........................ 3,008 1 There are no capital costs or operating and maintenance costs associated with this collection of information. Explanation of Reporting Burden Estimate: The burden captured in table 1 is based on the data from FDA’s internal tracking system. 21 CFR 822.26, 822.27, and 822.34 do not constitute information collection subject to review 1 Deeming Tobacco Products to be Subject to the [Federal] Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, as Amended by the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act: Final Regulatory Impact Analysis, 2016 https://www.fda.gov/downloads/ AboutFDA/ReportsManualsForms/Reports/ EconomicAnalyses/UCM500254.pdf. VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:45 Nov 04, 2022 Jkt 259001 PO 00000 Frm 00039 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\07NON1.SGM 07NON1

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Food and Drug Administration

[Docket No. FDA-2010-D-0350]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for Office 
of Management and Budget Review; Comment Request; Tobacco Retailer 
Training Programs

AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA, Agency, or we) is 
announcing that a proposed collection of information has been submitted 
to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and clearance 
under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.

DATES: Submit written comments (including recommendations) on the 
collection of information by December 7, 2022.

ADDRESSES: To ensure that comments on the information collection are 
received, OMB recommends that written comments be submitted to https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this particular information 
collection by selecting ``Currently under Review--Open for Public 
Comments'' or by using the search function. The OMB control number for 
this information collection is 0910-0745. Also include the FDA docket 
number found in brackets in the heading of this document.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rachel Showalter, Office of 
Operations, Food and Drug Administration, Three White Flint North, 10A-
12M, 11601 Landsdown St., North Bethesda, MD 20852, 240-994-7399, 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In compliance with 44 U.S.C. 3507, FDA has 
submitted the following proposed collection of information to OMB for 
review and clearance.

Tobacco Retailer Training Programs

OMB Control Number 0910-0745--Extension

    Tobacco products are governed by chapter IX of the Federal Food, 
Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FD&C Act) (sections 900 through 920) (21 U.S.C. 
387 through 21 U.S.C. 387u). FDA intends to issue regulations 
establishing standards for approved tobacco retailer training programs 
under section 906(d) of the FD&C Act (21 U.S.C. 387f(d)). In the 
interim, FDA published a guidance document entitled ``Tobacco Retailer 
Training Programs (Revised)'' (2018) that can be downloaded at https://www.fda.gov/regulatory-information/search-fda-guidance-documents/tobacco-retailer-training-programs. The guidance is intended to assist 
tobacco retailers to voluntarily implement effective training programs 
for employees.
    The guidance discusses recommended elements that should be covered 
in a training program, such as: (1) Federal laws restricting the access 
to, and the advertising and promotion of, cigarettes, smokeless, and 
covered tobacco products; (2) the health and economic effects of 
tobacco use, especially when the tobacco use begins at a young age; (3) 
written company policies against sales to youth and other restrictions 
on the access to, and the advertising and promotion of, tobacco 
products; (4) identification of the tobacco products sold in the retail 
establishment that are subject to the Federal laws and regulations 
prohibiting their sale to underage persons; (5) age verification 
methods; (6) practical guidelines for refusing sales; and (7) testing 
to ensure that employees have the required knowledge. The guidance 
recommends that retailers require current and new employees to take a 
written test prior to selling tobacco products and that refresher 
training be provided at least annually and more frequently as needed. 
The guidance recommends that retailers maintain certain written records 
documenting that all individual employees have been trained and that 
retailers retain these records for 4 years in order to be able to 
provide evidence of a training program during the 48-month time period 
covered by the civil money penalty schedules outlined in the law.
    The guidance also recommends that retailers implement certain 
hiring and management practices as part of an effective retailer 
training program. The guidance suggests that applicants and current 
employees be notified both verbally and in writing of the importance of 
complying with laws prohibiting the sales of tobacco products to 
underage persons. In addition, FDA recommends that retailers implement 
an internal compliance check program and document the procedures and 
corrective actions for the program.
    In the Federal Register of May 5, 2022 (87 FR 26766), FDA published 
a 60-day notice requesting public comment on the proposed collection of 
information. No comments were received.
    FDA estimates the burden of this collection of information as 
follows:

                                 Table 1--Estimated Annual Reporting Burden \1\
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                                                     Number of
  Activity; guidance section IV      Number of     responses per   Total annual   Average burden    Total hours
                                    respondents     respondent       responses     per response
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Develop training program........          79,700               1          79,700              16       1,275,200
Develop written policy against            79,700               1          79,700               1          79,700
 sales to youth and employee
 acknowledgement................
Develop internal compliance               79,700               1          79,700               8         637,600
 check program..................
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    Total.......................  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............       1,992,500
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\1\ There are no capital costs or operating and maintenance costs associated with this collection of
  information.


                                                   Table 2--Estimated Annual Recordkeeping Burden \1\
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                                                               Number of
       Activity; guidance section IV           Number of      records per    Total annual         Average burden per recordkeeping          Total hours
                                             recordkeepers   recordkeeper       records
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Training program..........................          79,700               4         318,800  0.25 (15 minutes)...........................          79,700
Written policy against sales to youth and           79,700               4         318,800  0.10 (6 minutes)............................          31,880
 employee acknowledgement.
Internal compliance check program.........          79,700               2         159,400  0.5 (30 minutes)............................          79,700
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    Total.................................  ..............  ..............  ..............  ............................................         191,280
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\1\ There are no capital costs or operating and maintenance costs associated with this collection of information.


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    FDA's estimate of the number of respondents in tables 1 and 2 is 
based on data from the deeming rule Final Regulatory Impact 
Analysis,\1\ which showed there are an estimated 362,273 retail 
establishments that currently sell tobacco products. The Agency 
reviewed these numbers again for this notice, and believe they are an 
accurate estimation. We assume that 75 percent of tobacco retailers 
already have some sort of age and identification verification training 
program in place. We expect that some of those retailer training 
programs already meet the elements in the guidance, some retailers 
would update their training program to meet the elements in the 
guidance, and other retailers would develop a training program for the 
first time. Thus, we estimate that two-thirds of tobacco retailers 
would develop a training program that meets the elements in the 
guidance (66 percent of 362,273 = 239,100; then annualized to 79,700).
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    \1\ Deeming Tobacco Products to be Subject to the [Federal] 
Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, as Amended by the Family Smoking 
Prevention and Tobacco Control Act: Final Regulatory Impact 
Analysis, 2016 https://www.fda.gov/downloads/AboutFDA/ReportsManualsForms/Reports/EconomicAnalyses/UCM500254.pdf.
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    We have adjusted our burden estimate and the number of respondents, 
which has resulted in a decrease to the currently approved burden and 
respondent count. This adjustment is based on available data estimating 
the number of retail establishments that sell tobacco products in the 
United States. Additionally, the burden chart was updated to reflect a 
change from an estimation over the course of 3 years to annualized 
burden.

    Dated: November 1, 2022.
Lauren K. Roth,
Associate Commissioner for Policy.
[FR Doc. 2022-24218 Filed 11-4-22; 8:45 am]
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