[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 158 (Thursday, August 16, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 46089-46090]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-16088]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Food and Drug Administration
[Docket No. 2007N-0305]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection;
Comment Request; Current Good Manufacturing Practice Regulations for
Medicated Feeds
AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing an
opportunity for public comment on the proposed collection of certain
information by the agency. Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(the 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 to allow 60 days for public comment in response to the
notice. This notice solicits comments on the recordkeeping requirements
for current good manufacturing practice (cGMP) regulations for
medicated feeds.
DATES: Submit written or electronic comments on the collection of
information by October 15, 2007.
ADDRESSES: Submit electronic comments on the collection of information
to: http://www.fda.gov/dockets/ecomments or http://www.regulations.gov.
Submit written comments on the collection of information to the
Division of Dockets Management (HFA-305), Food and Drug Administration,
5630 Fishers Lane, Rm. 1061, Rockville, MD 20852. All comments should
be identified with the docket number found in brackets in the heading
of this document.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Denver Presley, Jr., Office of the
Chief Information Officer (HFA-250), Food and Drug Administration, 5600
Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 20857, 301-827-1472.
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.
Current Good Manufacturing Practice Regulations for Medicated Feeds--21
CFR Part 225 (OMB Control Number 0910-0152)--Extension
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 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 cGMPs 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 assure that 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 under part 225 to determine whether or not the systems
and procedures used by manufacturers of medicated feeds are adequate to
assure that their feeds meet the requirements of the act as to safety
and also that they 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 that FDA has determined requires
more control because of the need for a withdrawal period before
slaughter or because of carcinogenic concerns. Conversely, a license is
not required and the recordkeeping requirements are less demanding for
those medicated feeds for which FDA has determined that the drugs used
in their manufacture need less control.
Respondents to this collection of information are commercial feed
mills and mixer-feeders.
FDA estimates the burden of this collection of information as
follows:
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Table 1.--Estimated Annual Recordkeeping Burden (Registered Licensed Commercial Feed Mills)\1\
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No. of Annual Frequency Total Annual Hours per
21 CFR Section Recordkeepers per Recordkeeper Records Recordkeeper Total Hours
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225.58(c) and (d) 1,060 45 47,700 .5 23,850
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225.80(b)(2) 1,060 1,600 1,696,000 .12 203,520
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225.102(b)(1) 1,060 7,800 8,268,000 .08 661,440
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225.110(b)(1) and (b)(2) 1,060 7,800 8,268,000 .015 124,020
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225.115(b)(1) and (b)(2) 1,060 5 5,300 .12 636
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Total 1,289,066
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\1\There are no capital or operating and maintenance costs associated with this collection of information.
Table 2.--Estimated Annual Recordkeeping Burden (Registered Licensed Mixer-Feeders)\1\
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No. of Annual Frequency Total Annual Hours per
21 CFR Section Recordkeepers per Recordkeeping Records Recordkeeper Total Hours
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225.42(b)(5) through (b)(8) 100 260 26,000 .15 3,900
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225.58(c) and (d) 100 36 3,600 .5 1,800
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225.80(b)(2) 100 48 4,800 .12 576
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225.102(b)(1) through (b)(5) 100 260 26,000 .4 10,400
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Total 16,676
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\1\There are no capital costs or operating and maintenance costs associated with this collection of information.
Table 3.--Estimated Annual Recordkeeping Burden (Nonregistered Unlicensed Commercial Feed Mills)\1\
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No. of Annual Frequency Total Annual Hours per
21 CFR Section Recordkeepers per Recordkeeping Records Recordkeeper Total Hours
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225.142 8,000 4 32,000 1 32,000
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225.158 8,000 1 8,000 4 32,000
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225.180 8,000 96 768,000 .12 92,160
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225.202 8,000 260 2,080,000 .65 1,352,000
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Total 1,508,160
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\1\There are no capital costs or operating and maintenance costs associated with this collection of information.
Table 4.--Estimated Annual Recordkeeping Burden (Nonregistered Unlicensed Mixer-Feeders)\1\
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No. of Annual Frequency Total Annual Hours per
21 CFR Section Recordkeepers per Recordkeeping Records Recordkeeper Total Hours
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225.142 45,000 4 180,000 1 180,000
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225.158 45,000 1 45,000 4 180,000
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225.180 45,000 32 1,440,000 .12 172,000
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225.202 45,000 260 11,700,000 .33 3,861,000
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Total 4,393,000
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\1\There are no capital costs or operating and maintenance costs associated with this collection of information.
The estimate of the times required for record preparation and
maintenance is based on agency communications with industry. Other
information needed to finally 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: August 9, 2007.
Jeffrey Shuren,
Assistant Commissioner for Policy.
[FR Doc. E7-16088 Filed 8-15-07; 8:45 am]
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