[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 172 (Tuesday, September 7, 1999)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 48544-48545]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-23132]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Food and Drug Administration

21 CFR Parts 522 and 556


Implantation or Injectable Dosage Form New Animal Drugs; 
Chorionic Gonadotropin

AGENCY:  Food and Drug Administration, HHS.

ACTION:  Final rule.

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SUMMARY:  The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is amending the animal 
drug regulations to reflect approval of a supplemental new animal drug 
application (NADA) filed by Intervet, Inc. The supplemental NADA 
provides for intramuscular use of chorionic gonadotropin, a freeze-
dried powder reconstituted for intramuscular injection in male and 
female brood finfish as an aid in improving spawning function. The 
regulations are also amended to establish an acceptable daily intake 
(ADI) for total gonadotropins.

EFFECTIVE DATE:  September 7, 1999.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:  Joan C. Gotthardt, Center for 
Veterinary Medicine (HFV-130), Food and Drug Administration, 7500 
Standish Pl., Rockville, MD 20855, 301-827-7571.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:  Intervet, Inc., 405 State St., P.O. Box 
318, Millsboro, DE 19966-0318, filed supplemental NADA 140-927 that 
provides for use of Chorulon (chorionic gonadotropin) freeze-
dried powder, reconstituted for intramuscular injection in male and 
female brood finfish as an aid in improving spawning function. The 
supplemental NADA is approved as of August 6, 1999, and Sec. 522.1081 
(21 CFR 522.1081) is amended to reflect the approval. The basis for 
approval is discussed in the freedom of information summary.
    In addition, data in the supplemental NADA were evaluated to 
establish an ADI for total gonadotropins. The regulations are amended 
in part 556 (21 CFR part 556) by adding Sec. 556.304 to provide an ADI 
for total gonadotropins and to provide that a tolerance for residues of 
gonadotropins in edible tissues of treated animals is not required. 
Also, Sec. 522.1081 is amended to add paragraphs referencing related 
tolerances.
    In addition, FDA is removing the footnote in Sec. 522.1081(a)(3). 
This regulation was footnoted to reflect those conditions of use that 
were subject to review under the National Academy of Sciences/National 
Research Council (NAS/NRC) Drug Efficacy Study Implementation (DESI) 
program and FDA's conclusions based on that review. With the enactment 
of the Generic Animal Drug and Patent Term Restoration Act of 1986, use 
of NAS/NRC DESI reviews to support approval of new animal drugs became 
obsolete.
    In accordance with the freedom of information provisions of 21 CFR 
part 20 and 514.11(e)(2)(ii)), a summary of safety and effectiveness 
data and information submitted to support approval of this application 
may be seen in the Dockets Management Branch (HFA-305), Food and Drug 
Administration, 5630 Fishers Lane, rm. 1061, Rockville, MD 20852, 
between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday through Friday.
    The agency has determined under 21 CFR 25.33(c) that this action is 
of a type that does not individually or cumulatively have a significant 
effect on the human environment. Therefore, neither an environmental 
assessment nor an environmental impact statement is required.
    Under section 512(c)(2)(F)(iii) of the Federal Food, Drug, and 
Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 360b(c)(2)(F)(iii)), this approval for food-
producing animals qualifies for 3 years of marketing exclusivity 
beginning August 6, 1999, because the supplement contains substantial 
evidence of the effectiveness of the drug involved, any studies of 
animal safety or, in the case of food-producing animals, human food 
safety studies (other than bioequivalence or residue studies) required 
for approval of the supplement and conducted or sponsored by the 
applicant. The 3 years of marketing exclusivity applies to use of 
chorionic gonadotropin freeze-dried powder, reconstituted for 
intramuscular injection in male and female brood finfish as an aid in 
improving spawning function.
    This rule does not meet the definition of ``rule'' in 5 U.S.C. 
804(3)(A) because it is a rule of ``particular applicability.'' 
Therefore, it is not subject to the congressional review requirements 
in 5 U.S.C. 801-808.

List of Subjects

21 CFR Part 522

    Animal drugs.

21 CFR Part 556

    Animal drugs, Foods.
    Therefore, under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act and under 
authority delegated to the Commissioner of Food and Drugs and 
redelegated to the Center for Veterinary Medicine, 21 CFR parts 522 and 
556 are amended as follows:

PART 522--IMPLANTATION OR INJECTABLE DOSAGE FORM NEW ANIMAL DRUGS

    1. The authority citation for 21 CFR part 522 continues to read as 
follows:

    Authority:  21 U.S.C. 360b.

    2. Section 522.1081 is amended by adding after the word 
``intrafollicularly'' the phrase ``in cattle'' in paragraphs (a)(2)(i) 
and (a)(2)(ii), by adding after the word ``intramuscularly'' the phrase 
``in cattle and finfish'' in paragraph (a)(2)(iii), by redesignating 
paragraph (a)(3) as paragraph (a)(4), by adding new paragraph (a)(3), 
by revising the heading and by removing the footnote of newly 
redesignated paragraph (a)(4), by revising newly redesignated paragraph 
(a)(4)(i), by adding paragraph (a)(5), by redesignating paragraph 
(b)(3) as paragraph (b)(4), by adding new paragraph (b)(3), by revising 
the heading of newly redesignated paragraph (b)(4), by removing 
``ovualtions'' and adding in its place ``ovulations'' in newly 
redesignated paragraph (b)(4)(iii) to read as follows:


Sec. 522.1081   Chorionic gonadotropin for injection; chorionic 
gonadotropin suspension.

    (a) * * *
    (3) Related tolerances. See Sec. 556.304 of this chapter.

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    (4) Conditions of use in cattle--(i) Amount. 10,000 USP units as a 
single, deep intramuscular injection; 500 to 2,500 USP units for 
intrafollicular injection; 2,500 to 5,000 USP units intravenously.
* * * * *
    (5) Conditions of use in finfish--(i) Amount. 50 to 510 I.U. per 
pound of body weight for males, 67 to 1816 I.U. per pound of body 
weight for females, by intramuscular injection.
    (ii) Indications for use. An aid in improving spawning function in 
male and female brood finfish.
    (iii) Limitations. May administer up to three doses. The total dose 
administered per fish (all injections combined) should not exceed 
25,000 I.U. chorionic gonadotropin (25 milliliters) in fish intended 
for human consumption. Federal law restricts this drug to use by or on 
the order of a licensed veterinarian.
    (b) * * *
    (3) Related tolerances. See Sec. 556.304 of this chapter.
    (4) Conditions of use in heifers * * *
* * * * *

PART 556--TOLERANCES FOR RESIDUES OF NEW ANIMAL DRUGS IN FOOD

    3. The authority citation for 21 CFR part 556 continues to read as 
follows:

    Authority:  21 U.S.C. 342, 360b, 371.

    4. Section 556.304 is added to subpart B to read as follows:


Sec. 556.304   Gonadotropin.

    (a)  Acceptable daily intake (ADI). The ADI for residues of total 
gonadotropins (human chorionic gonadotropin and pregnant mare serum 
gonadotropin) is 42.25 I.U. per kilogram of body weight per day.
    (b) Tolerances. A tolerance for residues of gonadotropin in 
uncooked edible tissues of cattle or of fish is not required.

    Dated: August 24, 1999.
 Stephen F. Sundlof,
 Director, Center for Veterinary Medicine.
[FR Doc. 99-23132 Filed 9-3-99; 8:45 am]
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