[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 132 (Friday, July 10, 1998)] [Notices] [Pages 37396-37397] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 98-18398] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Food and Drug Administration [Docket No. 97N-0510] Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS. ACTION: Notice. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing that the proposed collection of information listed below has been submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and clearance under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (the PRA). DATES: Submit written comments on the collection of information by August 10, 1998. ADDRESSES: Submit written comments on the collection of information to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, OMB, New Executive Office Bldg., 725 17th St. NW., rm. 10235, Washington, DC 20503, Attention: Desk Officer for FDA. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Denver Presley, Office of Information Resources Management (HFA-250), Food and Drug Administration, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 20857, 301-827-1472. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In compliance with section 3507 of the PRA (44 U.S.C. 3507), FDA has submitted the following proposed collection of information to OMB for review and clearance. Current Good Manufacturing Practice Regulations for Medicated Feeds (21 CFR Part 225) (OMB Control Number 0910-0152--Reinstatement) Under section 501 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (the act) (21 U.S.C. 351), FDA has the statutory authority to issue current good manufacturing practice (cGMP) regulations for drugs, including medicated feeds. Medicated feeds are administered to animals for the prevention, cure, mitigation or treatment of disease, or growth promotion and feed efficiency. Statutory requirements for cGMP's have been codified under part 225 (21 CFR part 225). Medicated feeds that are not manufactured in accordance with these regulations are considered adulterated under section 501(a)(2)(B) of the act. Under part 225, a manufacturer is required to establish, maintain, and retain records for a medicated feed, including records to document procedures required during the manufacturing process to ensure proper quality control is maintained. Such records would, for example, contain information concerning receipt and inventory of drug components, batch production, laboratory assay results (i.e., batch and stability testing), labels, and product distribution. This information is needed so that FDA can monitor drug usage and possible misformulation of medicated feeds, to investigate violative drug residues in products from treated animals and to investigate product defects when a drug is recalled. In addition, FDA will use the cGMP criteria in part 225 to determine whether or not the systems and procedures used by manufacturers of medicated feeds are adequate to ensure that their feeds meet the requirements of the act as to safety and also meet their claimed identity, strength, quality, and purity, as required by section 501(a)(2)(B) of the act. A license is required when the manufacturer of a medicated feed involves the use of a drug or drugs which FDA has determined requires more control because of the need for a withdrawal period before slaughter or carcinogenic concerns. Conversely, for those medicated feeds for which FDA has determined that the drugs used in their manufacture need less control, a license is not required and the recordkeeping requirements are less demanding. The respondents to this collection of information are commercial feed mills and mixer-feeders. Table 1.--Estimated Annual Recordkeeping Burden (Registered license holders)1 2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Annual 21 CFR Section No. of Frequency per Total Annual Hours per Total Hours Recordkeepers Recordkeeping Records Recordkeeper ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 225.42(b)(5) through (b)(8) 1,600 24 38,400 0.41 16,000 225.58(c) and (d) 1,600 24 38,400 0.25 9,600 225.80(b)(2) 1,600 24 38,400 0.16 6,400 225.102(b)(1) through (b)(5) 1,600 24 38,400 1.0 38,400 225.110(b)(1) and (b)(2) 1,600 24 38,400 0.25 9,600 225.115(b)(1) and (b)(2) 1,600 24 38,400 0.25 9,600 Total burden hours 89,600 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- \1\ There are no capital costs or operating and maintenance costs associated with this collection of information. \2\ Commercial feed mills. Table 2.--Estimated Annual Recordkeeping Burden (Registered license holders)1 2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Annual 21 CFR Section No. of Frequency per Total Annual Hours per Total Hours Recordkeepers Recordkeeping Records Recordkeeper ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 225.42(b)(5) through (b)(8) 200 3 600 0.16 100 225.58(c) and (d) 200 3 600 0.16 100 225.80(b)(2) 200 3 600 0.083 50 225.102(b)(1) through (b)(5) 200 3 600 0.5 300 225.110(b)(1) and (b)(2) 200 3 225.115(b)(1) and (b)(2) 200 3 [[Page 37397]] Total burden hours 550 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- \1\ There are no capital costs or operating and maintenance costs associated with this collection of information. \2\ Mixer-feeders. \3\ There is no burden because medicated feeds are consumed on site (Sec. 225.110 Distribution records; Sec. 225.115 Complaint files). Table 3.--Estimated Annual Recordkeeping Burden (Nonregistered)1 2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Annual 21 CFR Section No. of Frequency per Total Annual Hours per Total Hours Recordkeepers Recordkeeping Records Recordkeeper ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 225.142 13,000 24 316,800 0.41 132,000 225.158 13,000 24 316,800 0.25 79,200 225.180 13,000 24 316,800 0.16 52,800 225.202 13,000 24 316,800 1.5 475,200 Total burden hours 739,200 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- \1\ There are no capital costs or operating and maintenance costs associated with this collection of information. \2\ Commercial feed mills. Table 4.--Estimated Annual Recordkeeping Burden (Nonregistered)1 2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Annual 21 CFR Section No. of Frequency per Total Annual Hours per Total Hours Recordkeepers Recordkeeping Records Recordkeeper ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 225.142 45,000 3 135,000 0.16 22,500 225.158 45,000 3 135,500 0.16 22,500 225.180 45,000 3 135,500 0.083 11,250 225.202 45,000 3 135,500 0.5 67,500 Total burden hours 123,750 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- \1\ There are no capital costs or operating and maintenance costs associated with this collection of information. \2\ Mixer-feeders. The estimate of the times required for record preparation and maintenance is based on agency communications with industry. Other information needed to calculate the total burden hours (i.e., number of recordkeepers, number of medicated feeds being manufactured, etc.) is derived from agency records and experience. Dated: June 30, 1998. William K. Hubbard, Associate Commissioner for Policy Coordination. [FR Doc. 98-18398 Filed 7-9-98; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4160-01-F