[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 159 (Thursday, August 18, 1994)]
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[FR Doc No: 94-20347]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Food and Drug Administration
[Docket No. 94N-0301]

 

Animal Drug Export; Fenbendazole 10% Suspension

AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing that Vet-
A-Mix, Inc., has filed an application requesting approval for export of 
the animal drug fenbendazole 10 percent suspension for cattle and sheep 
to Ireland for sale in Ireland and the United Kingdom.

ADDRESSES: Relevant information on this application may be directed to 
the Dockets Management Branch (HFA-305), Food and Drug Administration, 
rm. 1-23, 12420 Parklawn Dr., Rockville, MD 20857, and to the contact 
person identified below. Any future inquiries concerning the export of 
food animal drugs under the Drug Export Amendments Act of 1986 should 
also be directed to the contact person.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Benjamin A. Puyot, Center for 
Veterinary Medicine (HFV-130), Food and Drug Administration, 7500 
Standish Pl., Rockville, MD 20855, 301-594-1646.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The drug export provisions in section 802 of 
the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (the act) (21 U.S.C. 382) 
provide that FDA may approve applications for the export of drugs that 
are not currently approved in the United States. Section 802(b)(3)(B) 
of the act sets forth the requirements that must be met in an 
application for approval. Section 802(b)(3)(C) of the act requires that 
the agency review the application within 30 days of its filing to 
determine whether the requirements of section 802(b)(3)(B) have been 
satisfied. Section 802(b)(3)(A) of the act requires that the agency 
publish a notice in the Federal Register within 10 days of the filing 
of an application for export to facilitate public participation in its 
review of the application. To meet this requirement, the agency is 
providing notice that Vet-A-Mix, Inc., P.O. Box A, 604 West Thomas 
Ave., Shenandoah, IA 51601-0148, has filed application number 8320 
requesting approval for export to Ireland for sale in Ireland and the 
United Kingdom of the animal drug fenbendazole 10 percent suspension. 
The product is intended for use in cattle and sheep for the control of 
certain gastrointestinal roundworm and lungworm infections. The 
application was received and filed in the Center for Veterinary 
Medicine on August 8, 1994, which shall be considered the filing date 
for purposes of the act.
    Interested persons may submit relevant information on the 
application to the Dockets Management Branch (address above) in two 
copies (except that individuals may submit single copies) and 
identified with the docket number found in brackets in the heading of 
this document. These submissions may be seen in the Dockets Management 
Branch between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday through Friday.
    The agency encourages any person who submits relevant information 
on the application to do so by August 29, 1994, and to provide an 
additional copy of the submission directly to the contact person 
identified above, to facilitate consideration of the information during 
the 30-day review period.
    This notice is issued under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic 
Act (sec. 802 (21 U.S.C. 382)) and under authority delegated to the 
Commissioner of Food and Drugs (21 CFR 5.10) and redelegated to the 
Center for Veterinary Medicine (21 CFR 5.44).

    Dated: August 11, 1994.
Richard H. Teske,
Deputy Director, Pre-market Review, Center for Veterinary Medicine.
[FR Doc. 94-20347 Filed 8-17-94; 8:45 am]
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