[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 186 (Wednesday, September 25, 2019)]
[Proposed Rules]
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21 CFR Parts 1100, 1107 and 1114





Premarket Tobacco Product Applications and Recordkeeping Requirements; 
Proposed Rule

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Food and Drug Administration

21 CFR Parts 1100, 1107, and 1114

[Docket No. FDA-2019-N-2854]
RIN 0910-AH44


Premarket Tobacco Product Applications and Recordkeeping 
Requirements

AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS.

ACTION: Proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is issuing a proposed 
rule that would set forth requirements for premarket tobacco product 
applications (PMTAs) and would require manufacturers to maintain 
records establishing that their tobacco products are legally marketed. 
The proposed rule would help to ensure that PMTAs contain sufficient 
information for FDA to determine whether a marketing order should be 
issued for a new tobacco product, including detailed information 
regarding the physical aspects of a tobacco product, as well as full 
reports of information to demonstrate the scope of, and details 
regarding, investigations that may show the potential health risks of 
the product. The proposed rule would codify the general procedures FDA 
would follow when evaluating PMTAs, including application acceptance, 
application filing, and inspections, and would also create postmarket 
reporting requirements for applicants that receive marketing orders. 
The proposed rule would allow for the submission of PMTAs in 
alternative formats in certain instances to reduce the burden of 
submitting a PMTA for modifications to a product that previously 
received a PMTA marketing order or resubmitting a PMTA to address 
deficiencies specified in a no marketing order. The proposed rule would 
also require tobacco product manufacturers to keep records regarding 
the legal marketing of certain tobacco products without a PMTA, such as 
documents showing that a tobacco product is not required to undergo 
premarket review or has received premarket authorization.

DATES: Submit either electronic or written comments on the proposed 
rule by November 25, 2019.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments as follows:

Electronic Submissions

    Submit electronic comments in the following way:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov. 
Follow the instructions for submitting comments. Comments submitted 
electronically, including attachments, to https://www.regulations.gov 
will be posted to the docket unchanged. Because your comment will be 
made public, you are solely responsible for ensuring that your comment 
does not include any confidential information that you or a third party 
may not wish to be posted, such as medical information, your or anyone 
else's Social Security number, or confidential business information, 
such as a manufacturing process. Please note that if you include your 
name, contact information, or other information that identifies you in 
the body of your comments, that information will be posted on https://www.regulations.gov.
     If you want to submit a comment with confidential 
information that you do not wish to be made available to the public, 
submit the comment as a written/paper submission and in the manner 
detailed (see ``Written/Paper Submissions'' and ``Instructions'').

Written/Paper Submissions

    Submit written/paper submissions as follows:
     Mail/Hand Delivery/Courier (for written/paper 
submissions): Dockets Management Staff (HFA-305), Food and Drug 
Administration, 5630 Fishers Lane, Rm. 1061, Rockville, MD 20852.
     For written/paper comments submitted to the Dockets 
Management Staff, FDA will post your comment, as well as any 
attachments, except for information submitted, marked and identified, 
as confidential, if submitted as detailed in ``Instructions.''
    Instructions: All submissions received must include the Docket No. 
FDA-2019-N-2854 for ``Premarket Tobacco Product Applications and 
Recordkeeping Requirements.'' Received comments will be placed in the 
docket and, except for those submitted as ``Confidential Submissions,'' 
publicly viewable at https://www.regulations.gov or at the Dockets 
Management Staff between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday through Friday.
     Confidential Submissions--To submit a comment with 
confidential information that you do not wish to be made publicly 
available, submit your comments only as a written/paper submission. You 
should submit two copies total. One copy will include the information 
you claim to be confidential with a heading or cover note that states 
``THIS DOCUMENT CONTAINS CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION.'' The Agency will 
review this copy, including the claimed confidential information, in 
its consideration of comments. The second copy, which will have the 
claimed confidential information redacted/blacked out, will be 
available for public viewing and posted on https://www.regulations.gov. 
Submit both copies to the Dockets Management Staff. If you do not wish 
your name and contact information to be made publicly available, you 
can provide this information on the cover sheet and not in the body of 
your comments and you must identify this information as 
``confidential.'' Any information marked as ``confidential'' will not 
be disclosed except in accordance with 21 CFR 10.20 and other 
applicable disclosure law. For more information about FDA's posting of 
comments to public dockets, see 80 FR 56469, September 18, 2015, or 
access the information at: https://www.fda.gov/regulatory-information/dockets-management.
    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.
    Submit comments on information collection issues to the Office of 
Management and Budget in the following ways: Fax to the Office of 
Information and Regulatory Affairs, OMB, Attn: FDA Desk Officer, Fax: 
202-395-7285, or email to [email protected]. All comments 
should be identified with the title, ``Premarket Tobacco Product 
Applications and Recordkeeping Requirements.''

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paul Hart or Samantha Loh Collado at 
the Office of Regulations, Center for Tobacco Products (CTP), Food and 
Drug Administration, Document Control Center, 10903 New Hampshire Ave., 
Bldg. 71, Rm. G335, Silver Spring, MD 20993, 877-287-1373, 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Table of Contents

Executive Summary
    A. Purpose of the Regulatory Action
    B. Legal Authority
    C. Summary of Major Provisions
    D. Costs and Benefits
Table of Abbreviations/Commonly Used Acronyms

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I. Background
II. Legal Authority
III. Proposed Regulations for the Maintenance of Records 
Demonstrating That a Tobacco Product Was Commercially Marketed in 
the United States as of February 15, 2007 (Part 1100, Proposed 
Subpart C)
    A. Purpose and Scope (Proposed Sec.  1100.200)
    B. Definitions (Proposed Sec.  1100.202)
    C. Recordkeeping Requirements (Proposed Sec.  1100.204)
IV. Proposed Regulations for the Maintenance of Records Relating to 
Exemptions From the Requirements of Demonstrating Substantial 
Equivalence (Proposed Sec.  1107.3)
    A. Definition
    B. Record Maintenance
    C. Record Quality
    D. Record Retention
V. Proposed Regulations for Premarket Tobacco Product Applications 
(Proposed Part 1114)
VI. General (Proposed Part 1114, Subpart A)
    A. Scope (Proposed Sec.  1114.1)
    B. Definitions (Proposed Sec.  1114.3)
VII. Premarket Tobacco Product Applications (Proposed Part 1114, 
Subpart B)
    A. Application Submission (Proposed Sec.  1114.5)
    B. Required Content and Format (Proposed Sec.  1114.7)
    C. Amendments (Proposed Sec.  1114.9)
    D. Withdrawal by Applicant (Proposed Sec.  1114.11)
    E. Change in Ownership of an Application (Proposed Sec.  
1114.13)
    F. Supplemental Application Submission (Proposed Sec.  1114.15)
    G. Resubmissions (Proposed Sec.  1114.17)
VIII. FDA Review (Proposed Part 1114, Subpart C)
    A. Communications Between FDA and Applicants (Proposed Sec.  
1114.25)
    B. Review Procedure (Proposed Sec.  1114.27)
    C. FDA Action on an Application (Proposed Sec.  1114.29)
    D. Issuance of a Marketing Order (Proposed Sec.  1114.31)
    E. Issuance of a No Marketing Order (Proposed Sec.  1114.33)
    F. Withdrawal of a Marketing Order (Proposed Sec.  1114.35)
    G. Temporary Suspension of a Marketing Order (Proposed Sec.  
1114.37)
IX. Postmarket Requirements (Proposed Part 1114, Subpart D)
    A. Postmarket Changes (Proposed Sec.  1114.39)
    B. Reporting Requirements (Proposed Sec.  1114.41)
X. Miscellaneous (Proposed Part 1114, Subpart E)
    A. Record Retention (Proposed Sec.  1114.45)
    B. Confidentiality (Proposed Sec.  1114.47)
    C. Electronic Submission (Proposed Sec.  1114.49)
XI. Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
XII. Executive Order 13132: Federalism
XIII. Consultation and Coordination With Indian Tribal Governments
XIV. Analysis of Environmental Impact
XV. Preliminary Economic Analysis of Impacts
XVI. Proposed Effective Date
XVII. References

Executive Summary

A. Purpose of the Regulatory Action

    This proposed rule would interpret and set forth requirements 
related to the content and format of PMTAs, the procedure by which FDA 
would review PMTAs, and the maintenance of records regarding the legal 
marketing of certain tobacco products without PMTAs. The proposed 
content and format requirements for PMTAs would assist FDA in 
completing initial, procedural reviews of applications, which include a 
determination of whether an application has sufficient information for 
FDA to initiate a substantive review of the PMTA. These content 
requirements would require an applicant to submit detailed information 
regarding the physical aspects of its new tobacco product and full 
reports of information regarding investigations that may show the 
health risks of the new tobacco product and whether it presents the 
same or different risks compared to other tobacco products. FDA is 
proposing to require the submission of these health risk investigations 
to ensure it understands the full scope of what is known about the 
potential health risks of a new tobacco product.
    FDA is basing this proposed rule on the experience the Agency has 
gained reviewing several types of premarket applications submitted by 
industry, including substantial equivalence (SE) reports, requests for 
exemptions from the SE requirements, modified risk tobacco product 
applications (MRTPAs), and PMTAs. FDA has received thousands of 
premarket applications that range widely in the level of detail they 
contain. For example, some have very little of the information that is 
necessary for FDA to complete its statutorily required review, while 
other applications are more detailed and provide the necessary 
sufficient supporting information. This experience has been helpful in 
developing the proposed rule, which describes the information FDA is 
proposing that an applicant must include in a PMTA for FDA to be able 
to complete a substantive review of an application.
    Although FDA has conducted acceptance and filing reviews of 
hundreds of PMTAs, it is still gaining experience in applying the 
statutory authorization standard to PMTAs because few have contained 
sufficient information to reach substantive review. The main focus of 
the proposed rule's content requirements is the threshold amount of 
information necessary for application filing, rather than every piece 
of information necessary to receive a marketing order both because FDA 
is still gaining experience in applying the authorization standard to 
PMTAs and because at this time, FDA believes applicants have some 
flexibility in the types of scientific information they can submit in 
order to provide sufficient health risk information to meet the 
standard.
    The proposed rule also addresses issues such as the procedures by 
which FDA will review a PMTA, the retention of records related to the 
PMTA, confidentiality of application information, electronic submission 
of the PMTA and amendments, and postmarket reporting requirements. The 
proposed rule would also create requirements for the maintenance of 
records demonstrating the legal marketing status of grandfathered 
tobacco products and products that are exempt from the requirements of 
demonstrating substantial equivalence.

B. Legal Authority

    This proposed rule is being issued under FDA's authority to require 
premarket review of new tobacco products under section 910 of the 
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FD&C Act) (21 U.S.C. 387j), FDA's 
authority to require records and reports under section 909(a) of the 
FD&C Act (21 U.S.C. 387i(a)), FDA's authorities related to adulterated 
and misbranded tobacco products under sections 902 and 903 (21 U.S.C. 
387b and 387c), as well as FDA's rulemaking and inspection authorities 
under sections 701(a) and 704 of the FD&C Act (21 U.S.C. 371(a) and 
374).

C. Summary of Major Provisions

    The proposed rule would create requirements for tobacco product 
manufacturers to maintain records regarding the legal marketing of 
grandfathered tobacco products and products that are exempt from the 
requirements of demonstrating substantial equivalence. This proposed 
rule would also set forth content and format requirements for PMTAs. 
Under the proposed rule, a PMTA must contain information necessary for 
FDA to determine whether it should issue a marketing order for a new 
tobacco product under section 910(c)(1)(A) of the FD&C Act. 
Specifically, the PMTA must enable FDA to find whether: There is a 
showing that marketing of the new tobacco product would be appropriate 
for the protection of the public health; the methods used in, or the 
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processing, or packing of the product conform to the requirements of 
section 906(e) of the FD&C Act (21 U.S.C. 387f(e)); the product 
labeling is not false or misleading in any particular; and the product 
complies with any applicable product standard in effect under section 
907 of the FD&C Act (21 U.S.C. 387g) or there is adequate information 
to justify a deviation from such standard. The proposed rule would also 
allow applicants to submit a supplemental PMTA or a resubmission, which 
would reduce the burden of submitting and reviewing an application. A 
supplemental PMTA could be submitted in situations where an applicant 
is seeking authorization for a new tobacco product that is a modified 
version of a tobacco product for which they have already received a 
PMTA marketing order. A resubmission could be submitted to address 
application deficiencies following the issuance of a no marketing 
order. The proposed rule would also require the submission of 
postmarket reports by applicants that receive a PMTA marketing order.
    In addition, the proposed rule would explain how an applicant could 
amend or withdraw a PMTA and how an applicant may transfer ownership of 
a PMTA to a new owner. The proposed rule also addresses FDA 
communications with applicants and identifies the actions that FDA may 
take after receipt of a PMTA. The proposed rule addresses when FDA may 
withdraw a PMTA marketing order and explains how long an applicant 
would be required to maintain the records related to the PMTA and 
postmarket reports. The proposed rule would also set forth FDA's 
disclosure procedures regarding PMTAs and require the electronic 
submission of PMTAs, unless the applicant requests and obtains a 
waiver.

D. Costs and Benefits

    If finalized, the proposed rule would create cost savings for firms 
and for FDA by reducing the number of follow-on submissions for PMTAs 
(i.e., additional PMTAs submitted for the same product(s) after FDA 
refuses to accept or file, or issues a no marketing order in response 
to, an initial PMTA). The proposed rule would also create cost savings 
for FDA by reducing the cost of review, reducing the number of 
deficiency letters we would issue during substantive scientific review, 
and eliminating the need to process unnecessary data. We estimate that 
average annualized benefits over 20 years would equal $5.54 million at 
a 7 percent discount rate and $5.44 million at a 3 percent discount 
rate.
    If finalized, the proposed rule would create costs for firms and 
for FDA by increasing the number of complete PMTA submissions for 
deemed and originally regulated tobacco products. Moreover, because 
this is the first regulation to account for the costs of the PMTA 
requirements for originally regulated products, we also include the 
costs to submit and review PMTAs for these tobacco products; we already 
included the costs to submit and review PMTAs for deemed tobacco 
products in the final regulatory impact analysis for the final rule 
entitled ``Deeming Tobacco Products To Be Subject to the Food, Drug, 
and Cosmetic Act, as Amended by the Family Smoking Prevention and 
Tobacco Control Act; Regulations Restricting the Sale and Distribution 
of Tobacco Products and Required Warning Statements for Tobacco Product 
Packages and Advertisements'' (Deeming Rule), which was published in 
the Federal Register of May 10, 2016 (81 FR 28973). Firms would incur 
costs to maintain and submit postmarket reports, and we would incur 
costs to review postmarket reports. Finally, firms would incur costs to 
read and understand the rule and costs to maintain records for some 
grandfathered products. We estimate that average annualized costs over 
20 years would equal $7.05 million at a 7 percent discount rate and 
$6.76 million at a 3 percent discount rate.

Table of Abbreviations/Commonly Used Acronyms

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FDA.................................  Food and Drug Administration.
CTP.................................  Center for Tobacco Products.
FD&C Act............................  Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic
                                       Act.
EA..................................  Environmental assessment.
ENDS................................  Electronic nicotine delivery
                                       systems.
FEI.................................  Facility Establishment Identifier.
APPH................................  Appropriate for the protection of
                                       public health.
CAS.................................  Chemical Abstracts Service.
FOIA................................  Freedom of Information Act.
GLP.................................  Good laboratory practice.
HPHC................................  Harmful and potentially harmful
                                       constituent.
IUPAC...............................  International Union of Pure and
                                       Applied Chemistry.
ICH.................................  International Council for
                                       Harmonization.
IRB.................................  Institutional Review Board.
ISO.................................  International Organization for
                                       Standardization.
MRTPA...............................  Modified risk tobacco product
                                       application.
NEPA................................  National Environmental Policy Act
                                       of 1969.
NNK.................................  4-(methylnitrosamino)-1-(3-
                                       pyridyl)-1-butanone.
NNN.................................  N-nitrosonornicotine.
NTRM................................  Nontobacco related material.
NYTS................................  National youth tobacco survey.
OMB.................................  Office of management and budget.
PDU.................................  Power delivery unit.
PG/VG...............................  Propylene glycol/vegetable
                                       glycerin.
PMTA................................  Premarket tobacco product
                                       application.
PRIA................................  Preliminary regulatory impact
                                       analysis.
RYO.................................  Roll-your-own.
SE..................................  Substantial equivalence.
The Secretary.......................  The Secretary of Health and Human
                                       Services.
STN.................................  Submission tracking number.
TPMF................................  Tobacco product master file.
TSNA................................  Tobacco specific nitrosamine.
TPSAC...............................  Tobacco products scientific
                                       advisory committee.
UNII................................  Unique Ingredients Identifier.
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I. Background

    The Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act (Tobacco 
Control Act) provides FDA with the authority to regulate tobacco 
products under the FD&C Act. The FD&C Act, as amended by the Tobacco 
Control Act, generally requires that before a new tobacco product may 
be introduced or delivered for introduction into interstate commerce, 
it must undergo premarket review by FDA. Section 910(a)(1) of the FD&C 
Act defines a ``new tobacco product'' as: (1) Any tobacco product 
(including those products in test markets) that was not commercially 
marketed in the United States as of February 15, 2007; or (2) any 
modification (including a change in design, any component, any part, or 
any constituent, including a smoke constituent, or in the content, 
delivery or form of nicotine, or any other additive or ingredient) of a 
tobacco product where the modified product was commercially marketed in 
the United States after February 15, 2007 (21 U.S.C. 387j(a)(1)).
    The FD&C Act establishes three premarket review pathways \1\ for a 
new tobacco product:
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    \1\ As described in the Preliminary Economic Analysis of Impacts 
(Ref. 118), we expect that manufacturers will submit PMTAs primarily 
for ENDS and will generally submit SE Reports or exemption requests 
for cigars and other deemed products. We also expect that a number 
of cigars and pipe tobacco products are grandfathered tobacco 
products (see section III of this document) not subject to premarket 
review. This is consistent with FDA's experience so far in issuing 
SE marketing orders for cigars and determining cigars to be 
grandfathered tobacco products, and is also consistent with the 
regulatory impact analysis for the Deeming Rule (``Deeming Tobacco 
Products To Be Subject to the Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, as 
Amended by the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act; 
Regulations Restricting the Sale and Distribution of Tobacco 
Products and Required Warning Statements for Tobacco Product 
Packages and Advertisements,'' (81 FR 28973) (May 10, 2016)).
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     Submission of a PMTA under section 910(b);

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     Submission of an application intended to demonstrate that 
the new tobacco product is substantially equivalent to a predicate 
tobacco product under section 905(j)(1)(A) (21 U.S.C. 387e(j)(1)(A)) 
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    \2\ Additionally, section 910(a)(2)(B) of the FD&C Act also 
allows for the continued marketing of new tobacco products first 
introduced or delivered for introduction into interstate commerce 
for commercial distribution after February 15, 2007, and prior to 
March 22, 2011, for which an applicant submitted an SE Report prior 
to March 23, 2011 (``provisional tobacco products''), unless FDA 
issues an order that the tobacco product is not substantially 
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     Submission of a request for an exemption under section 
905(j)(3) (implemented at 21 CFR 1107.1) (exemption request).
    Generally, if a new tobacco product is marketed without either a 
PMTA or SE marketing order or a finding of exemption from substantial 
equivalence, it is adulterated under section 902 of the FD&C Act and 
misbranded under section 903 of the FD&C Act and subject to enforcement 
action.
    Since 2010, FDA has received thousands of premarket applications 
for tobacco products, hundreds of which have been PMTAs. Of these 
PMTAs, FDA has completed its full substantive review on two sets of 
bundled PMTAs, which are single submissions containing PMTAs for a 
number of similar or related tobacco products (totaling 12 
applications), all of which received marketing orders. To assist 
manufacturers in preparing PMTAs, FDA has issued guidance, conducted 
webinars, met with manufacturers, hosted a public meeting regarding 
premarket submissions, and posted the technical project lead reviews 
(which describe the reviews completed on specific PMTAs) and marketing 
orders issued to date. If finalized, the proposed rule would interpret 
and set forth requirements related to the PMTA premarket pathway and 
outline the information needed for FDA to determine whether it will 
issue a marketing order under the pathway.
    FDA has also processed hundreds of exemption requests and thousands 
of voluntarily-submitted grandfathered status reviews. The proposed 
rule would state the records that a company would be required to keep 
regarding the legal marketing of its tobacco product.

II. Legal Authority

    As described in the following paragraphs, FDA is proposing 
requirements for the content, format, submission, and review of PMTAs, 
as well as other requirements related to PMTAs, including recordkeeping 
requirements, and postmarket reporting. FDA is also proposing 
recordkeeping requirements regarding the legal marketing of 
grandfathered tobacco products and products that are exempt from the 
requirements of demonstrating substantial equivalence. In accordance 
with section 5 of the Tobacco Control Act, FDA intends that the 
requirements that would be established by this proposed rule be 
severable and that the invalidation of any provision of this proposed 
rule would not affect the validity of any other part of this rule.
    Section 910(a)(2) of the FD&C Act requires that a new tobacco 
product be the subject of a PMTA marketing order unless FDA has issued 
an order finding it to be substantially equivalent to a predicate 
product, or exempt from the requirements of demonstrating substantial 
equivalence.\3\ A manufacturer may choose to submit a PMTA under 
section 910(b) of the FD&C Act to satisfy the requirements of premarket 
review. Section 910(b)(1) describes the required contents of a PMTA, 
and in addition to the items specified in section 910(b)(1)(A)-(F), 
allows FDA to require applicants to submit other information relevant 
to the subject matter of the application under section 910(b)(1)(G). 
Section 910(c)(2) of the FD&C Act requires FDA to issue an order 
denying a PMTA if it finds that: The applicant has not made a showing 
that marketing the product would be appropriate for the protection of 
the public health; the methods used in, or the facilities or controls 
used for, the manufacture, processing, or packing of the product do not 
conform to the requirements of section 906(e) of the FD&C Act; the 
proposed labeling is false or misleading in any particular; or the 
product has not been shown to meet the requirements of a product 
standard in effect and there is a lack of adequate information to 
justify a deviation from the standard, if applicable.
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    Section 909(a) of the FD&C Act authorizes FDA to issue regulations 
requiring tobacco product manufacturers or importers to maintain 
records, make reports, and provide information as may be reasonably 
required to assure that their tobacco products are not adulterated or 
misbranded and to otherwise protect public health. Section 910(f) of 
the FD&C Act allows FDA to require that applicants establish and 
maintain records, and submit reports to enable FDA to determine, or 
facilitate a determination of, whether there are or may be grounds for 
withdrawing or temporarily suspending an order.
    Section 910(d)(1) of the FD&C Act grants FDA authority to issue an 
order withdrawing a marketing order if FDA finds:
     That the continued marketing of such tobacco product no 
longer is appropriate for the protection of the public health;
     that the application contained or was accompanied by an 
untrue statement of a material fact;
     that the applicant:
    [cir] Has failed to establish a system for maintaining records, or 
has repeatedly or deliberately failed to maintain records or to make 
reports, required by an applicable regulation under section 909 of the 
FD&C Act;
    [cir] has refused to permit access to, or copying or verification 
of, such records as required by section 704 of the FD&C Act; or
    [cir] has not complied with the requirements of section 905 of the 
FD&C Act;
     on the basis of new information before the Secretary of 
Health and Human Services (the Secretary) with respect to such tobacco 
product, evaluated together with the evidence before the Secretary when 
the application was reviewed, that the methods used in, or the 
facilities and controls used for, the manufacture, processing, packing, 
or installation of such tobacco product do not conform with the 
requirements of section 906(e) of the FD&C Act and were not brought 
into conformity with such requirements within a reasonable time after 
receipt of written notice from the Secretary of nonconformity;
     on the basis of new information before the Secretary, 
evaluated together with the evidence before the Secretary when the 
application was reviewed, that the labeling of such tobacco product, 
based on a fair evaluation of all material facts, is false or 
misleading in any particular and was not corrected within a reasonable 
time after receipt of written notice from the Secretary of such fact; 
or
     on the basis of new information before the Secretary, 
evaluated together with the evidence before the Secretary when such 
order was issued, that such tobacco product is not shown to conform in 
all respects to a tobacco product standard which is in effect under 
section 907 of the FD&C Act, compliance with which was a condition to 
the issuance of an order relating to the application, and that there is 
a lack of adequate information to justify the deviation from such 
standard, if applicable.

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    Under section 902(6) of the FD&C Act, a tobacco product is 
adulterated if it is required to have premarket review and does not 
have an order in effect under section 910(c)(1)(A)(i), or if it is in 
violation of an order under section 910(c)(1)(A) of the FD&C Act. In 
addition, section 701(a) of the FD&C Act gives FDA general rulemaking 
authority to issue regulations for the efficient enforcement of the 
FD&C Act and section 704 of the FD&C Act provides FDA with general 
inspection authority.

III. Proposed Regulations for the Maintenance of Records Demonstrating 
That a Tobacco Product Was Commercially Marketed in the United States 
as of February 15, 2007 (Part 1100, Proposed Subpart C)

    The proposed rule would add subpart C regarding records to Part 
1100 of subchapter K of title 21.

A. Purpose and Scope (Proposed Sec.  1100.200)

    Proposed Sec.  1100.200 states that subpart C of part 1100 would 
establish requirements for the maintenance of records by tobacco 
product manufacturers who introduce a grandfathered tobacco product, or 
deliver it for introduction, into interstate commerce. FDA is proposing 
requirements for tobacco product manufacturers to maintain records 
regarding the legal marketing of their tobacco products under the 
authority of section 909 of the FD&C Act. Under section 902(6)(A), a 
tobacco product is adulterated if it is required by section 910(a) of 
the FD&C Act to have premarket review and does not have an order in 
effect under section 910(c)(1)(A)(i). The records that would be 
required under this subpart would demonstrate that a tobacco product is 
grandfathered and therefore not required by section 910(a) to have 
premarket review and are not adulterated if marketed without an FDA 
order. FDA is basing these requirements on its experience gained by 
performing thousands of grandfathered status reviews conducted during 
its review of substantial equivalence reports and at manufacturers' 
voluntary requests. In the absence of these required records, 
manufacturers do not always maintain sufficient documentation to 
demonstrate whether their tobacco product is grandfathered. The records 
that would be required under this rule would allow FDA to more quickly 
and efficiently determine whether a tobacco product is grandfathered.

B. Definitions (Proposed Sec.  1100.202)

    Proposed Sec.  1100.202 sets forth the meaning of terms as they 
apply to proposed part 1100 and includes the following definitions from 
the FD&C Act:
1. Tobacco Product
    As defined in section 201(rr)(1) of the FD&C Act (21 U.S.C. 
321(rr)(1)), the term ``tobacco product'' means any product made or 
derived from tobacco that is intended for human consumption, including 
any component, part, or accessory of a tobacco product (except for raw 
materials other than the tobacco used in manufacturing a component, 
part, or accessory of a tobacco product). The term ``tobacco product'' 
does not mean an article that under the FD&C Act is a drug (section 
201(g)(1)), a device (section 201(h)), or a combination product 
(section 503(g) (21 U.S.C. 353(g))).
2. Tobacco Product Manufacturer
    As defined in section 900(20) of the FD&C Act (21 U.S.C. 387(20)), 
the term ``tobacco product manufacturer'' means any person, including a 
repacker or relabeler, who: (1) Manufacturers, fabricates, assembles, 
processes, or labels a tobacco product or (2) imports a finished 
tobacco product for sale or distribution in the United States. FDA 
interprets ``manufactures, fabricates, assembles, processes, or 
labels'' as including, but not being limited to: (1) Repackaging or 
otherwise changing the container, wrapper, or labeling of any tobacco 
product package; (2) reconstituting tobacco leaves; or (3) applying any 
chemical, additive, or substance to the tobacco leaf other than potable 
water in the form of steam or mist. Manufacturing activities typically 
do not include the activities of de-stemming, drying, or packaging 
tobacco leaves; mechanically removing foreign material from tobacco 
leaves; and humidifying tobacco leaves with nothing other than potable 
water in the form of steam or mist. For the purposes of this definition 
``finished tobacco product'' would mean a tobacco product, including 
all components and parts, sealed in final packaging (e.g., filters or 
filter tubes sold separately to consumers or as part of kits).
    In addition, FDA proposes the following definitions:
3. Commercially Marketed
    FDA proposes to define ``commercially marketed'' to mean the 
offering of a tobacco product for sale to consumers in all or parts of 
the United States. Factors FDA may consider include advertising or 
other means used to communicate that the tobacco product is available 
for purchase. Tobacco products that are exclusively in a test market 
are not commercially marketed.
4. Grandfathered Tobacco Product
    FDA proposes to define a ``grandfathered tobacco product'' to mean 
a tobacco product that was commercially marketed in the United States 
on February 15, 2007. This term does not include tobacco products 
exclusively marketed in a test market as of that date. FDA interprets 
the statutory phrase ``as of February 15, 2007,'' as meaning that the 
tobacco product was commercially marketed in the United States ``on 
February 15, 2007,'' and this interpretation is based on a plain 
language reading of the term ``as of.'' The proposed definition 
reflects this interpretation, which has been included as part of 
previously issued regulations and guidance.\4\ This definition is also 
in the proposed rule, ``Content and Format of Substantial Equivalence 
Reports; Food and Drug Administration Actions on Substantial 
Equivalence Reports'' (SE Proposed Rule), which was published in the 
Federal Register of April 2, 2019 (84 FR 12740).\5\ A grandfathered 
tobacco product is not subject to the premarket requirements of section 
910 of the FD&C Act.
    A tobacco product that the applicant test marketed after February 
15, 2007, is not a grandfathered tobacco product because it was not 
commercially marketed in the United States as of February 15, 2007 and, 
therefore, it is a new tobacco product subject to premarket review 
under section 910(a) of the FD&C Act.
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    \4\ See the final rule ``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; Restrictions on 
the Sale and Distribution of Tobacco Products and Required Warning 
Statements for Tobacco Products'' (81 FR 28973 at 28978, May 10, 
2016) and the guidance ``Establishing That a Tobacco Product Was 
Commercially Marketed in the United States as of February 15, 2007'' 
(Grandfathered Tobacco Product Guidance) (79 FR 58358, September 29, 
2014), available at https://www.fda.gov/tobacco-products/rules-regulations-and-guidance/guidance.
    \5\ FDA intends the PMTA provisions in this proposed rule to be 
consistent with the SE Proposed Rule wherever it is appropriate. FDA 
intends to harmonize any differences between definitions in these 
proposed rules when issuing final rules.
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    As described in the SE Proposed Rule and in the definition of ``new 
tobacco product'' proposed in 21 CFR part 1114 below, FDA is 
considering whether to add the following definition of test marketing: 
``test marketing'' means distributing or offering for sale (which

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may be shown by advertisements, etc.) a tobacco product in the United 
States for the purpose of determining consumer response or other 
consumer reaction to the tobacco product, with or without the user 
knowing it is a test product, in which any of the following criteria 
apply:
     Offered in a limited number of regions;
     Offered for a limited time; or
     Offered to a chosen set of the population or specific 
demographic group.

C. Recordkeeping Requirements (Proposed Sec.  1100.204)

1. Required Records
    Consistent with the authority to require recordkeeping under 
section 909 of the FD&C Act, proposed Sec.  1100.204(a) would require 
any tobacco product manufacturer that introduces a grandfathered 
tobacco product, or delivers it for introduction, into interstate 
commerce to maintain records and information necessary to adequately 
demonstrate that the tobacco product was commercially marketed in the 
United States as of February 15, 2007. This proposed requirement would 
ensure that records are available to FDA during an inspection. The 
proposed rule would not require tobacco product manufacturers to 
maintain records for all of the types of information listed in Sec.  
1100.204(a); rather, the list provides examples of the types of records 
that may be used to demonstrate that a tobacco product was commercially 
marketed in the United States as of February 15, 2007. These records 
may include items such as:
    (1) Dated copies of advertisements;
    (2) Dated catalog pages;
    (3) Dated promotional material;
    (4) Dated trade publications;
    (5) Dated bills of lading;
    (6) Dated freight bills;
    (7) Dated waybills;
    (8) Dated invoices;
    (9) Dated purchase orders;
    (10) Dated customer receipts;
    (11) Dated manufacturing documents;
    (12) Dated distributor or retailer inventory lists; or
    (13) Any other dated document that demonstrates that the tobacco 
product was commercially marketed (not exclusively in test markets) in 
the United States as of February 15, 2007. For additional information 
on records related to grandfathered tobacco products, see the 
Grandfathered Tobacco Product Guidance.
2. Record Maintenance
    Proposed Sec.  1100.204(b) would require that all records required 
to be maintained under this part be legible, in the English language, 
and available for inspection and copying by officers or employees duly 
designated by the Secretary. FDA is also proposing that documents that 
have been translated from another language into English must be 
accompanied by: The original language version of the document, a signed 
statement by an authorized representative of the manufacturer 
certifying that the English language translation is complete and 
accurate, and a brief statement of the qualifications of the person who 
made the translation (e.g., education and experience). This information 
would help FDA ensure that the English language translations of 
documents are complete and accurately reflect the content of the 
original documents.
3. Record Retention
    Proposed Sec.  1100.204(c) would require that the records and 
documents demonstrating that the tobacco product was commercially 
marketed be retained for a period of 4 years from the date that either 
FDA makes a grandfather determination or the tobacco product 
manufacturer permanently ceases the introduction or delivery for 
introduction into interstate commerce of the tobacco product, whichever 
occurs sooner. FDA has selected 4 years as a means to help ensure that 
the records would be available for at least one biennial FDA inspection 
under section 704 and 905(g) of the FD&C Act. FDA's biennial 
inspections under section 905(g) are required to occur at least once in 
every 2-year period after a manufacturer registers an establishment 
with FDA, which could result in inspections occurring nearly 4 years 
apart. Retaining records for 4 years after a manufacturer permanently 
ceases introduction or delivery for introduction into interstate 
commerce of the tobacco product would allow FDA to verify the 
grandfathered status of the product during the time period in which it 
is offered for sale to consumers. Manufacturers that only temporarily 
cease the introduction or delivery for introduction into interstate 
commerce of the tobacco product would still need to retain the records 
to allow FDA to verify the grandfathered status of the product when 
they resume marketing the product. Additionally, manufacturers might 
also want to retain records for longer than 4 years to help establish 
their product is grandfathered for use as a predicate product in an SE 
Report.

IV. Proposed Regulations for the Maintenance of Records Relating to 
Exemptions From the Requirements of Demonstrating Substantial 
Equivalence (Proposed Sec.  1107.3)

    The proposed rule would add Sec.  1107.3 to part 1107 of subchapter 
K of title 21. Proposed Sec.  1107.3 would establish recordkeeping 
requirements related to tobacco products that are exempt from the 
requirements of demonstrating substantial equivalence under section 
910(a)(2)(A)(ii) of the FD&C Act. Consistent with the authority to 
require recordkeeping under section 909 of the FD&C Act, proposed Sec.  
1107.3 would require applicants that submitted an abbreviated report 
under section 905(j)(1)(A)(ii) of the FD&C Act, and received a letter 
from FDA acknowledging the receipt of an abbreviated report, to 
maintain all records necessary to support the exemption for at least 4 
years from the date FDA issues an acknowledgement letter in response to 
an abbreviated report. The proposed rule would require the applicant to 
maintain records that are legible, written in English, and available 
for inspection and copying by officers or employees designated by the 
Secretary. Applicants may want to retain the records for a longer 
period if, for example they intend to submit a subsequent exemption 
request for a modification to the tobacco product.

A. Definition

    Proposed Sec.  1107.3(a) would define ``grandfathered tobacco 
product'' as a tobacco product that was commercially marketed in the 
United States on February 15, 2007. The term would not include a 
tobacco product exclusively in test markets as of that date. FDA 
interprets the phrase ``as of February 15, 2007,'' as meaning that the 
tobacco product was commercially marketed in the United States ``on 
February 15, 2007,'' this interpretation is based on a plain language 
reading of the term ``as of.'' \6\
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B. Record Maintenance

    The proposed rule would require applicants to maintain all 
documents that support their abbreviated report, which includes the 
documents listed in proposed Sec.  1107.3(b)(1). The proposed rule 
would not require an applicant to create new or additional records; 
rather, it would require an applicant to maintain the records it has, 
obtains, or creates (including those created on its behalf, such as by 
a contract research organization) that support its abbreviated report. 
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documents an applicant would be required to create by other regulatory 
or statutory sections such as the submission of exemption requests 
under Sec.  1107.1, PMTAs under section 910(b) of the FD&C Act (or 
proposed part 1114 when finalized), SE Reports under section 905(j) 
FD&C Act, and tobacco product manufacturing requirements issued under 
section 906(e) of the FD&C Act. The records an applicant would be 
required to maintain include, but are not limited to:
     A copy of the abbreviated report and, if applicable, the 
exemption request and all amendments thereto;
     A copy of the acknowledgement letter issued in response to 
an abbreviated report and, if applicable, a copy of the exemption order 
issued by FDA;
     Documents related to formulation of product, product 
specifications, packaging, and related items. Product formulation would 
include, for example, items such as the types of information described 
in proposed Sec.  1114.7(i) as described in section VII.B.;
     Documents showing that design specifications are 
consistently met. This could include, for example, information about 
testing procedures that are carried out before the product is released 
to market, such as the information described in proposed Sec.  
1114.7(j) as described in section VII.B.;
     Product labeling. As defined in section 201(m) of the FD&C 
Act, ``labeling'' means all labels and other written, printed, or 
graphic matter upon any article or any of its containers or wrappers, 
or accompanying such article. This would include, for example, 
specimens of all labeling for the new tobacco product, including 
labels, inserts, onserts, instructions, and other accompanying 
information. The specimens of labeling would include all panels, 
reflect the actual size and color proposed to be used for the tobacco 
product, and include any warning label statements and other information 
required by regulation or statute, as applicable;
     Documents related to product packing and storage 
conditions;
     Analytical test method records, including:
    [cir] Performance criteria;
    [cir] Validation or verification documentation; and
    [cir] Reports/results from these test methods; and
     Source data and related summaries.
    In addition to the documents specified in proposed Sec.  
1107.3(b)(1), proposed Sec.  1107.3(b)(2) through (b)(4) would require 
tobacco product manufacturers to maintain records that support a 
determination that their exemption request meets the requirements of 
section 905(j)(3)(A)(i) of the FD&C Act that the modification to a 
product additive described in the exemption request was a minor 
modification made to a tobacco product that can be sold under the FD&C 
Act. This means that applicants would need to maintain records 
demonstrating that the modification is being made to either a 
grandfathered tobacco product or a new tobacco product that has 
satisfied the premarket review requirements of section 910(a)(2) of the 
FD&C Act. For abbreviated reports based on a modification to a 
grandfathered tobacco product, proposed Sec.  1107.3(b)(2) would 
require applicants to maintain the documentation in Sec.  1100.204 to 
demonstrate that the product that is being modified is legally 
marketed. For abbreviated reports based on a modification to a tobacco 
product that has previously received an exemption order in response to 
a request under Sec.  1107.1 (and for which the applicant has submitted 
an abbreviated report under 905(j)(1)(A)(ii)), or a marketing order 
from FDA (i.e., an order from FDA authorizing the marketing of the new 
tobacco product after review of an SE Report or PMTA), proposed Sec.  
1107.3(b)(3) would require applicants to maintain a copy of the 
exemption or marketing order to demonstrate the product being modified 
is legally marketed. For abbreviated reports based on a modification to 
a tobacco product that is being marketed consistent with section 
910(a)(2)(B) of the FD&C Act for which FDA has not issued an SE 
marketing order, an applicant would be required to maintain all 
communications to and from FDA relating to the pending SE Report, such 
as a letter acknowledging receipt of the report.

C. Record Quality

    Proposed Sec.  1107.3(c) would require the records to be legible, 
in the English language, and available for inspection and copying by 
officers or employees duly designated by the Secretary. FDA is also 
proposing that documents that have been translated from another 
language into English must be accompanied by: (1) The original language 
version of the document, (2) a signed statement by an authorized 
representative of the manufacturer certifying that the English language 
translation is complete and accurate, and (3) a brief statement of the 
qualifications of the person who made the translation (e.g., education 
and experience). This information would help FDA ensure that the 
English language translations of documents are complete and accurately 
reflect the content of the original documents.

D. Record Retention

    Proposed Sec.  1107.3(d) would require the records described in 
Sec.  1107.3 to be maintained for a period of not less than 4 years 
from the date on which FDA issues an acknowledgement letter in response 
to an abbreviated report. FDA has selected 4 years as a means to help 
ensure that the records would be available for at least one biennial 
FDA inspection under section 704 and 905(g) of the FD&C Act. FDA's 
biennial inspections under section 905(g) of the FD&C Act are required 
to occur at least once in every 2-year period after a manufacturer 
registers an establishment with FDA, which could result in inspections 
occurring nearly 4 years apart.

V. Proposed Regulations for Premarket Tobacco Product Applications 
(Proposed Part 1114)

    The proposed rule would add part 1114 to subchapter K of Title 21. 
The requirements set forth in this proposed part would apply to PMTAs 
for new tobacco products. Proposed subpart A sets out the scope and 
definitions that apply to this proposed part. Proposed subpart B sets 
out the proposed criteria for PMTA submission, content and format of 
PMTAs, application amendments, withdrawal of an application by an 
applicant, supplemental PMTAs, resubmissions, and change in ownership 
or contact information for a PMTA. Proposed subpart C describes how FDA 
proposes to review and act on applications, including provisions for 
withdrawal and temporary suspension of orders. Proposed subpart D 
describes proposed postmarket restrictions, reporting requirements, and 
inactivation and reactivation of a marketing order. Proposed subpart E 
sets out proposed miscellaneous requirements such as record retention, 
confidentiality, and electronic submissions.

VI. General (Proposed Part 1114, Subpart A)

A. Scope (Proposed Sec.  1114.1)

    Proposed Sec.  1114.1 describes the scope of proposed part 1114 and 
its application to the submission, review, and postmarket requirements 
related to PMTAs. Proposed Sec.  1114.1 provides that proposed part 
1114 would not apply to MRTPAs, except instances where a single 
application is submitted under section 911(l)(4) of the FD&C Act 
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for the product. Under the proposed rule, an applicant that submits a 
single application seeking both a PMTA marketing order and a modified 
risk order under section 911(g) would need to meet the requirements of 
both part 1114 and section 911 of the FD&C Act. This section also notes 
that references in the proposed rule to regulatory sections of the Code 
of Federal Regulations (CFR) are to chapter I of title 21, unless 
otherwise noted. This means that any CFR reference that begins with 
``part'' or the section symbol (Sec.  ) should be read as if it were 
preceded by ``21 CFR'' (e.g., Sec.  1114.1 refers to 21 CFR 1114.1, 
part 58 refers to 21 CFR part 58).

B. Definitions (Proposed Sec.  1114.3)

    Proposed Sec.  1114.3 sets forth the meaning of terms as they apply 
to proposed part 1114. Proposed Sec.  1114.3 includes the following 
definitions from the FD&C Act:
1. Additive
    As defined in section 900(1) of the FD&C Act, ``additive'' means 
any substance the intended use of which results or may reasonably be 
expected to result, directly or indirectly, in its becoming a component 
or otherwise affecting the characteristic of any tobacco product 
(including any substances intended for use as a flavoring or coloring 
or in producing, manufacturing, packing, processing, preparing, 
treating, packaging, transporting, or holding), except that such term 
does not include tobacco, or a pesticide chemical residue in or on raw 
tobacco or a pesticide chemical.
    An additive can be a type of ingredient in a tobacco product; an 
example is methyl salicylate in smokeless tobacco, which can serve as 
an absorption enhancer and affect the characteristics of the tobacco 
product by changing the rate of absorption into the body. Tobacco is 
not an additive.
2. Brand
    As defined in section 900(2) of the FD&C Act, ``brand'' means a 
variety of tobacco product distinguished by the tobacco used, tar 
content, nicotine content, flavoring used, size, filtration, packaging, 
logo, registered trademark, brand name, identifiable pattern of colors, 
or any combination of such attributes.
3. Characteristics
    As defined in section 910(a)(3)(B) of the FD&C Act, 
``characteristics'' means the materials, ingredients, design, 
composition, heating source, or other features of a tobacco product. 
The terms used in the definition of characteristic (materials, 
ingredients, design, etc.) are defined in proposed Sec.  1114.3.
4. Label
    As defined in section 201(k) of the FD&C Act (21 U.S.C. 321(k)), 
``label'' means a display of written, printed, or graphic matter upon 
the immediate container of any article; and a requirement made by or 
under authority of the FD&C Act that any word, statement, or other 
information appear on the label shall not be considered to be complied 
with unless such word, statement, or other information also appears on 
the outside container or wrapper, if any there be, of the retail 
package of such article, or is easily legible through the outside 
container or wrapper.
5. Labeling
    As defined in section 201(m) of the FD&C Act, ``labeling'' means 
all labels and other written, printed, or graphic matter (1) upon any 
article or any of its containers or wrappers or (2) accompanying such 
article.
6. New Tobacco Product
    As defined in section 910(a)(1) of the FD&C Act, ``new tobacco 
product'' means: (1) Any tobacco product (including those products in 
test markets) that was not commercially marketed in the United States 
as of February 15, 2007; or (2) any modification (including a change in 
design, any component, any part, or any constituent, including a smoke 
constituent, or in the content, delivery or form of nicotine, or any 
other additive or ingredient) of a tobacco product where the modified 
product was commercially marketed in the United States after February 
15, 2007.
    Under the FD&C Act, and as reflected in the proposed definition, 
new tobacco products include those that are new because they have been 
rendered new through any modification (including a change in design, 
any component, any part, or any constituent, including a smoke 
constituent, or in the content, delivery or form of nicotine, or any 
other additive or ingredient) of a tobacco product where the modified 
product was commercially marketed in the United States after February 
15, 2007 (21 U.S.C. 387j(a)(1)(B)). For example, modifications to 
cigarette paper, container closure systems (e.g., change from glass to 
plastic e-liquid vials or from plastic to tin container closures), 
product quantity, specifications that change characteristics (e.g., a 
modification to a different tobacco cut size) would render a tobacco 
product new.
    Manufacturers sometimes co-package tobacco products. Co-packaging 
two or more legally marketed tobacco products, where there are no 
changes, including no change to the container closure system(s), does 
not result in a new tobacco product. Examples include a carton of 
cigarette packs and a variety pack of three smokeless tins shrink-
wrapped together where the cigarette packs and smokeless tins, 
respectively, could be legally marketed separately. However, if a 
manufacturer wishes to co-package two or more tobacco products 
(including their respective container closure systems), premarket 
review is required for any new tobacco product that the manufacturer 
intends to include in the co-package. An example includes shrink-
wrapping grandfathered tobacco filler (in its unmodified container 
closure system) with new rolling papers; here premarket authorization 
would be required for the rolling papers. In addition, co-packaging two 
or more tobacco products within the same container closure system 
results in a new tobacco product, unless such co-packaged product is 
grandfathered. Examples include an RYO kit where rolling papers are 
placed inside the tin of tobacco filler, and shrink-wrapping together 
two soft-packs of cigarettes, neither of which had been individually 
shrink-wrapped prior to being co-packaged. FDA invites comment on 
approaches to its review of these types of PMTAs, including, where 
relevant, how co-packaging products impacts consumer use and behavior.
    In addition, for purposes of determining whether a tobacco product 
is new under section 910 of the FD&C Act, and therefore requires 
premarket authorization prior to marketing, a ``tobacco product'' can 
be considered to encompass the whole product (e.g., a pack of 
cigarettes or a tin of loose tobacco), and is not limited to a single 
unit or portion of the whole product (e.g., a single cigarette or a 
single snus pouch). See Philip Morris USA Inc. v. U.S. Food & Drug 
Admin., 202 F. Supp. 3d 31, 55-57 (D.D.C. 2016) (finding that a change 
in product quantity results in a new tobacco product under the Tobacco 
Control Act). Consequently, a change in product quantity (e.g., 
decreasing the weight of a smokeless package from 24 grams to 15 grams) 
results in a new tobacco product subject to premarket review since such 
a modification ``necessarily entails a change in the amount of the 
constituent ingredients and additives within the tobacco product, 
including nicotine'' (id. at 56).
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that a tobacco product marketed exclusively in test markets on February 
15, 2007, is a new tobacco product that is subject to premarket review 
by FDA. A tobacco product that the applicant test marketed after 
February 15, 2007, is also a new tobacco product subject to premarket 
review under section 910(a) of the FD&C Act because it was not 
commercially marketed in the United States as of February 15, 2007.
    Because the terms ``test marketing'' and ``commercially marketed'' 
are not interchangeable, FDA is considering whether it would be useful 
to applicants for the rule to expand on or further define the terms 
``test marketing'' and ``commercially marketed.'' Specifically, as set 
forth in the description of proposed part 1100 and described in the SE 
Proposed Rule, FDA is considering whether to add the following 
definition of test marketing: ``test marketing'' means distributing or 
offering for sale (which may be shown by advertisements, etc.) a 
tobacco product in the United States for the purpose of determining 
consumer response or other consumer reaction to the tobacco product, 
with or without the user knowing it is a test product, in which any of 
the following criteria apply:
     Offered in a limited number of regions;
     Offered for a limited time; or
     Offered to a chosen set of the population or specific 
demographic group.
    As set forth in the description of proposed part 1100, FDA is 
considering whether to define ``commercially marketed'' to mean 
offering a tobacco product for sale to consumers in all or in parts of 
the United States. Factors FDA may consider include advertising or 
other means used to communicate that the tobacco product was available 
for purchase, including dated advertisements, dated catalog pages, 
dated promotional material, dated trade publications, dated bills of 
lading, dated freight bills, dated waybills, dated invoices, dated 
purchase orders, dated manufacturing documents, inventory lists, or any 
other document that demonstrates that the product was commercially 
marketed (other than exclusively in test markets) in the United States 
as of February 15, 2007. FDA invites comment on what evidence would be 
sufficient to demonstrate that a product was commercially marketed 
(other than in test markets) as of February 15, 2007.
    FDA is inviting comments on: (1) Whether the rule should further 
expand on the interpretation or include definitions of these terms, (2) 
the substance of the definitions, if included, and (3) whether or not 
the approach described is adequate to protect the public health.
7. Package or Packaging
    As defined in section 900(13) of the FD&C Act, the term 
``package,'' also referred to in the proposed rule as ``packaging,'' 
means a pack, box, carton, or container of any kind or, if no other 
container, any wrapping (including cellophane), in which a tobacco 
product is offered for sale, sold, or otherwise distributed to 
consumers. A subset of package is the container closure system (also 
defined in this proposed rule). For example, the carton holding 
multiple soft packs of cigarettes is considered the package, and each 
soft pack with surrounding cellophane is considered the container 
closure system. Packaging that constitutes the container closure system 
is intended or reasonably expected to affect or alter the performance, 
composition, constituents, or characteristics of the tobacco product 
(e.g., leaching substances that are then incorporated into a consumable 
tobacco product), but packaging that is not the container closure 
system is not intended or reasonably expected to affect or alter the 
characteristics of the tobacco product.
8. Tobacco Product
    As defined in section 201(rr) of the FD&C Act, the term ``tobacco 
product'' means any product that is made or derived from tobacco that 
is intended for human consumption, including any component, part, or 
accessory of a tobacco product (except for raw materials other than 
tobacco used in manufacturing a component, part, or accessory of a 
tobacco product). The term ``tobacco product'' does not mean an article 
that is a drug under section 201(g)(1), a device under section 201(h), 
or a combination product described in section 503(g) of the FD&C Act.
9. Tobacco Product Manufacturer
    As defined in section 900(20) of the FD&C Act, the term ``tobacco 
product manufacturer'' means any person, including any repacker or 
relabeler, who: (1) Manufactures, fabricates, assembles, processes, or 
labels a tobacco product or (2) imports a finished tobacco product for 
sale or distribution in the United States. FDA interprets 
``manufactures, fabricates, assembles, processes, or labels'' as 
including, but not being limited to: (1) Repackaging or otherwise 
changing the container, wrapper, or labeling of any tobacco product 
package; (2) reconstituting tobacco leaves; or (3) applying any 
chemical, additive, or substance to the tobacco leaf other than potable 
water in the form of steam or mist. Manufacturing activities typically 
do not include the activities of de-stemming, drying, or packaging 
tobacco leaves; mechanically removing foreign material from tobacco 
leaves; and humidifying tobacco leaves with nothing other than potable 
water in the form of steam or mist. A proposed definition for the term 
``finished tobacco product'' is also included in the proposed rule.
    In addition, FDA proposes the following definitions:
10. Accessory
    FDA proposes to define ``accessory'' as any product that is 
intended or reasonably expected to be used with or for the human 
consumption of a tobacco product; does not contain tobacco and is not 
made or derived from tobacco; and meets either of the following:
    (1) Is not intended or reasonably expected to affect or alter the 
performance, composition, constituents, or characteristics of a tobacco 
product or
    (2) is intended or reasonably expected to affect or maintain the 
performance, composition, constituents, or characteristics of a tobacco 
product, but:
    (i) Solely controls moisture and/or temperature of a stored product 
or
    (ii) solely provides an external heat source to initiate but not 
maintain combustion of a tobacco product.
    This matches the definition of accessory set forth in Sec.  1100.3 
and contained in the SE Proposed Rule. Examples of accessories are 
ashtrays and spittoons because they do not contain tobacco, are not 
derived from tobacco, and do not affect or alter the performance, 
composition, constituents, or characteristics of a tobacco product. 
Examples of accessories also include humidors or refrigerators that 
solely control the moisture and/or temperature of a stored product and 
conventional matches and lighters that solely provide an external heat 
source to initiate but not maintain combustion of a tobacco product.
11. Adverse Experience
    FDA proposes to define ``adverse experience'' as any unfavorable 
physical or psychological effect in a person that is temporally 
associated with the use of or exposure to a tobacco product, whether or 
not the person uses the tobacco product, and whether or not the effect 
is considered to be related to the use of or exposure to the tobacco 
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12. Applicant
    FDA proposes to define ``applicant'' as any person that submits a 
premarket tobacco product application to receive a marketing order for 
a new tobacco product.
13. Component or Part
    FDA proposes to define ``component or part'' as any software or 
assembly of materials intended or reasonably expected: (1) To alter or 
affect the tobacco product's performance, composition, constituents, or 
characteristics; or (2) to be used with or for the human consumption of 
a tobacco product. Component or part excludes anything that is an 
accessory of a tobacco product. A container closure system (which is 
also defined in this proposed section) is considered a component or 
part. With respect to these definitions, FDA notes that ``component'' 
and ``part'' are separate and distinct terms within chapter IX of the 
FD&C Act. However, for purposes of this proposed rule, FDA is using the 
terms ``component'' and ``part'' interchangeably and without 
emphasizing a distinction between the terms. FDA may clarify the 
distinctions between ``component'' and ``part'' in the future. This 
proposed definition matches the definition in Sec.  1100.3 and that was 
published in the SE Proposed Rule and FDA invites comments on this 
approach in the PMTA context.
14. Composition
    FDA proposes to define ``composition'' as the materials in a 
tobacco product, including ingredients, additives, and biological 
organisms. The term includes the manner in which the materials, for 
example, ingredients, additives, and biological organisms, are arranged 
and integrated to produce a tobacco product. Composition refers 
primarily to the chemical and biological properties of a tobacco 
product, whereas design refers to the physical properties of a tobacco 
product. A biological organism refers to any living biological entity, 
such as an animal, plant, fungus, or bacterium. This proposed 
definition matches the definition published in the SE Proposed Rule.
15. Constituent
    FDA proposes to define ``constituent'' as any chemical or chemical 
compound in a tobacco product or in tobacco smoke or emission that is 
or potentially is inhaled, ingested, or absorbed into the body. 
Examples of constituents include harmful or potentially harmful 
constituents, total particulate matter, nicotine-free dry particulate 
matter, and water. A constituent also could include any other chemical 
or chemical compound contained in or produced by a tobacco product 
under conditions of use. This proposed definition matches the 
definition that was published in the SE Proposed Rule.
16. Container Closure System
    FDA proposes to define ``container closure system'' as any 
packaging materials that are a component or part of the tobacco 
product. This proposed definition matches the definition published in 
the SE Proposed Rule.
    Examples of what is typically a container closure system include 
the blister pack around a dissolvable tablet (in this example, if there 
is a box around a blister pack, the box is not considered a container 
closure system if it is not intended or reasonably expected to alter or 
affect the dissolvable tablet), the can that contains and protects a 
moist snuff product, and the plastic-wrapped hard pack or soft pack 
used to contain and protect cigarettes. A container closure system is a 
component or part of a tobacco product because of its potential to 
alter or affect the performance, composition, constituents, or other 
physical characteristics of the product.
    In addition, considering a distinct subset of packaging (i.e., 
container closure system) to be a component or part is consistent with 
the FD&C Act. For example, section 903(a)(2) of the FD&C Act describes 
when, under certain conditions, a tobacco product ``in package form'' 
is misbranded, thereby recognizing that at least some portion of the 
package is subsumed within the ``tobacco product'' (and the components 
and parts thereof). Similarly, the definition of ``additive'' in 
section 900(1) of the FD&C Act as any substance the intended use of 
which results or may reasonably be expected to result, directly or 
indirectly, in its becoming a component or otherwise affecting the 
characteristic of any tobacco product (including any substance intended 
for use as a flavoring or coloring or in producing, manufacturing, 
packing, processing, preparing, treating, packaging, transporting, or 
holding), except that such term does not include tobacco or a pesticide 
chemical residue in or on raw tobacco or a pesticide chemical, further 
evinces Congress's understanding that packaging is not entirely 
separable from the tobacco product. Finally, the definition of 
``package'' in section 900(13) of the FD&C Act does not dictate a 
contrary result and can be reasonably interpreted to mean that a 
distinct subset of packaging is also a component or part of a tobacco 
product.
    According to the proposed definition above, packaging constitutes 
the container closure system if it is intended or reasonably expected 
to affect or alter the performance, composition, constituents, or 
characteristics of a tobacco product, even if it is also used to 
protect or contain the tobacco product. For example, packaging 
materials constitute the container closure system if substances within 
that packaging are intended or reasonably expected to affect product 
moisture, e.g., when the manufacturer changes the package of a moist 
snuff from plastic to fiberboard, which can affect microbial stability 
and tobacco-specific nitrosamine (TSNA) formation during storage (Ref. 
1). Another example of this is when menthol or other ingredients are 
applied to the inner foil to become incorporated into the consumed 
product (Ref. 2). Packaging materials may also be intended or 
reasonably expected to affect the characteristics of a tobacco product 
by impacting the rate of leaching into, and ultimately, the amount of 
substances found in, the consumable tobacco product. In fact, it has 
been demonstrated that compounds in packaging materials may also 
diffuse into snuff and affect its characteristics (Ref. 3). Thus, for 
example, packaging material that affects the characteristics of a 
tobacco product by impacting the moisture level or shelf life of a 
tobacco product is a container closure system (e.g., a plastic versus a 
metal container of smokeless tobacco). A difference in tobacco moisture 
is reasonably expected to affect microbial growth in the product, 
extraction efficiency, and total exposure to nicotine or the 
carcinogens N-nitrosonornicotine (NNN) or 4-(methylnitrosamino)-1-(3-
pyridyl)-1-butanone (NNK) (Refs. 4 and 5).
    Treating a distinct subset of packaging as a component or part thus 
furthers the fundamental purpose of the Tobacco Control Act to protect 
the public health. This interpretation is also consistent with the 
broad definition of ``tobacco product,'' as well the definition of 
``additive,'' which includes substances that may be reasonably expected 
to result, directly or indirectly, in it becoming a component or 
otherwise affecting the characteristics of any tobacco product--and not 
just substances that do in fact have such effects. This shows that 
Congress did not intend for FDA to be required to show that the 
container closure system did in fact alter or affect the tobacco 
product's performance, composition, constituents, or other 
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construction of ``tobacco product'' to exclude these materials, it 
would impede the Agency's ability to evaluate whether authorizing the 
marketing of the tobacco product would be appropriate for the 
protection of the public health, thereby leaving the Agency unable to 
fully execute its mission to protect the public health.
17. Design
    FDA proposes to define ``design'' to mean the form and structure 
concerning, and the manner in which components or parts, ingredients, 
software, and materials are integrated to produce a tobacco product. 
This term refers to the physical properties of a tobacco product and 
matches the definition published in the SE Proposed Rule. Examples of 
design parameters include ventilation, paper porosity, filter 
efficiency, battery voltage and current operating range, and electrical 
heater coil resistance.
18. Finished Tobacco Product
    FDA proposes to define ``finished tobacco product'' to mean a 
tobacco product, including all components and parts, sealed in final 
packaging (e.g., filters or filter tubes sold separately to consumers 
or as part of kits, e-liquids sold separately or packaged with an e-
cigarette). This proposed definition matches the definition published 
in the SE Proposed Rule.
19. Harmful or Potentially Harmful Constituent (HPHC)
    FDA proposes to define ``harmful or potentially harmful 
constituent'' as any chemical or chemical compound in a tobacco product 
or tobacco smoke or emission that: (1) Is or potentially is inhaled, 
ingested, or absorbed into the body, including as an aerosol or any 
other emission and (2) causes or has the potential to cause direct or 
indirect harm to users or nonusers of tobacco products. This proposed 
definition matches the definition published in the SE Proposed Rule.
    The established list of HPHCs can be found on FDA's website at 
https://www.fda.gov/tobacco-products/rules-regulations-and-guidance/harmful-and-potentially-harmful-constituents-tobacco-products-and-tobacco-smoke-established-list (77 FR 20034, April 3, 2012). FDA issued 
a notice in the Federal Register of August 5, 2019 (84 FR 38032), 
seeking public comment on the proposed addition of 19 constituents to 
the established list of HPHCs. FDA is proposing these additions to 
reflect the range of tobacco products now subject to FDA's tobacco 
product authorities, including deemed products such as ENDS. FDA will 
finalize the addition of these HPHCs to the established list, as 
appropriate, after reviewing public comment and general intends to make 
any future updates to the established list of HPHCs through a similar 
notice and comment process.
20. Heating Source
    FDA proposes to define ``heating source'' as the source of energy 
used to burn or heat the tobacco product. This proposed definition 
matches the definition published in the SE Proposed Rule. Examples of a 
heating source include a flame or a rechargeable battery.
21. Ingredient
    FDA proposes to define ``ingredient'' as tobacco, substances, 
compounds, or additives added to the tobacco, paper, filter, or any 
other component or part of a tobacco product, including substances and 
compounds reasonably expected to be formed through a chemical reaction 
during tobacco product manufacturing. This proposed definition matches 
the definition published in the SE Proposed Rule. For example, an 
ingredient may be a single chemical substance, leaf tobacco, or the 
product of a reaction, such as a chemical reaction, in manufacturing. 
Examples of substances and compounds (ingredients) reasonably expected 
to be formed through a chemical reaction during tobacco product 
manufacturing include the following:
     The reaction of sugars with amines to form families of 
compounds with new carbon-nitrogen bonds, including Maillard reaction 
products and Amadori compounds.
     The reaction of sodium hydroxide with citric acid to form 
sodium citrate.
     The production of ethyl alcohol, a residual solvent, from 
ethyl acetate during production of tipping paper adhesive.
     Products of thermolytic reactions, such as the production 
of carboxylic acids from sugar esters.
     Products of enzymatically or nonenzymatically catalyzed 
reactions, such as the hydrolytic production of flavor or aroma 
precursors from nonvolatile glucosides.
     Products of acid-base reactions, such as removal of a 
proton from protonated nicotine to generate the basic form of nicotine 
(``free'' nicotine).
22. Line Data
    FDA proposes to define ``line data'' to mean an analyzable dataset 
of observations for each individual study participant, laboratory 
animal, or test replicate. Line data typically provides information 
that is more useful to FDA's review of an application than data in its 
more `raw' forms because it allows information about time, people, and 
places involved in investigations to be organized and reviewed quickly, 
and it facilitates tracking of different categories of cases. FDA is 
proposing to require that an applicant submit line data rather than 
source data to allow for a more efficient review process. As described 
in proposed Sec.  1114.45, applicants would be required to retain all 
source data in the event that FDA needs to inspect the data as part of 
its application review.
23. Material
    FDA proposes to define ``material'' to mean an assembly of 
ingredients. Materials are assembled to form the tobacco product, or 
components or parts of tobacco product. This proposed definition 
matches the definition published in the SE Proposed Rule. For example, 
material would include the glue or paper pulp for a cigarette where the 
paper pulp includes multiple ingredients (e.g., multiple types of 
tobacco, water, and flavors) assembled into the paper (or pulp 
depending on the water content). Another example of a material is a 
plastic composed of chemical substances that houses electrical 
components.
24. Marketing Order
    FDA proposes to define ``marketing order'' to mean the order 
described in section 910(c)(1)(A)(i) of the FD&C Act that authorizes 
the new tobacco product to be introduced or delivered for introduction 
into interstate commerce.
25. No Marketing Order
    FDA proposes to define ``no marketing order'' to mean the order 
described in section 910(c)(1)(A)(ii) of the FD&C Act that the product 
may not be introduced or delivered for introduction into interstate 
commerce.
26. Other Features
    FDA proposes to define ``other features'' to mean any 
distinguishing qualities of a tobacco product similar to those 
specifically enumerated in section 910(a)(3)(B) of the FD&C Act. This 
proposed definition matches the definition published in the SE Proposed 
Rule. The definition would include: (a) HPHCs (the definition of new 
tobacco product includes any modification to any constituents, 
including smoke constituents, section 910(a)(1)(B) of the FD&C Act), 
and (b) any other product characteristics that relate to the chemical, 
biological, or physical properties of the tobacco product. Other 
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product characteristics that relate to the chemical, biological, and 
physical properties of the product that would not be included as a 
material, ingredient, design, composition, or heating source.
27. Premarket Tobacco Product Application or PMTA
    FDA proposes to define ``premarket tobacco product application'' or 
``PMTA'' to mean the application described in section 910(b) of the 
FD&C Act. This term includes the initial premarket tobacco product 
application and all subsequent amendments.
28. Serious Adverse Experience
    FDA proposes to define ``serious adverse experience'' to mean an 
adverse experience that results in any of the following outcomes:
    (a) Death;
    (b) a life-threatening condition or illness;
    (c) inpatient hospitalization or prolongation of existing 
hospitalization;
    (d) a persistent or significant incapacity or substantial 
disruption of the ability to conduct normal life functions (e.g., 
seizures not that do not result in hospitalization, burns that result 
in damage to a limb or nerve damage);
    (e) a congenital anomaly/birth defect; or
    (f) any other adverse experience that, based upon appropriate 
medical judgment, may jeopardize the health of a person and may require 
medical or surgical intervention to prevent one of the other outcomes 
listed in this definition. This could include, for example, carbon 
monoxide poisoning, which if left untreated, could result in long term 
and possibly delayed brain damage or heart damage.
29. Unexpected Adverse Experience
    FDA proposes to define ``unexpected adverse experience'' to mean an 
adverse experience occurring in one or more persons in which the 
nature, severity, or frequency of the experience is not consistent 
with:
    (a) The known or foreseeable risks associated with the use or 
exposure to the tobacco product as described in the PMTA (including the 
results of human subject investigations) and other relevant sources of 
information, such as the product labeling and postmarket reports;
    (b) the expected natural progression of any underlying disease, 
disorder, or condition of the persons(s) experiencing the adverse 
experience and the person's predisposing risk factor profile for the 
adverse experience; or
    (c) the results of nonclinical investigations.

VII. Premarket Tobacco Product Applications (Proposed Part 1114, 
Subpart B)

A. Application Submission (Proposed Sec.  1114.5)

    Proposed Sec.  1114.5 explains that if an applicant seeks a 
marketing order under the PMTA pathway for its new tobacco product, it 
would be required to submit a PMTA to FDA and receive a marketing order 
before the tobacco product may be introduced or delivered for 
introduction into interstate commerce. An applicant submitting a PMTA 
to FDA should include all information required to be in a PMTA as part 
of its initial submission, including all sections specified in proposed 
Sec.  1114.7(a), except for product samples which, if required, must be 
submitted after a PMTA is accepted for review as described in the 
discussion of proposed Sec.  1114.7(e) in section VII.B.5. Submitting a 
complete application as part of an initial submission is important 
because, as explained in the discussion of proposed Sec.  1114.27 in 
section VIII.B, FDA may refuse to accept or file an incomplete 
application for review.

B. Required Content and Format (Proposed Sec.  1114.7)

1. General
    Proposed Sec.  1114.7(a) would require each PMTA to contain 
sufficient information necessary for FDA to determine whether the 
grounds for denial of an application listed in section 910(c)(2) of the 
FD&C Act apply to the PMTA, which includes the following sections:
     General information (as described in Sec.  1114.7(c));
     Descriptive information (as described in Sec.  1114.7(d));
     Product samples (as described in Sec.  1114.7(e));
     Labeling (as described in Sec.  1114.7(f));
     Statement of compliance with part 25 (21 CFR part 25) (as 
described in Sec.  1114.7(g));
     Summary (as described in Sec.  1114.7(h));
     Product formulation (as described in Sec.  1114.7(i));
     Manufacturing (as described in Sec.  1114.7(j));
     Health risk investigations (as described in Sec.  
1114.7(k)); and
     Certification statement (as described in Sec.  1114.7(l)).
    As described in the discussion of proposed Sec.  1114.27(a)(1) in 
section VIII.B, if the application does not appear to contain these 
sections and the information required therein (except for product 
samples), the Agency may refuse to accept the application for review. 
As described in section VIII.B on proposed Sec.  1114.27(b)(1), if a 
PMTA does not contain sufficient information required by these sections 
to permit a substantive review, including substantive information 
regarding broad areas of scientific information noted where appropriate 
in this document, FDA may refuse to file the application.
2. Format
    Proposed Sec.  1114.7(b) provides the general requirements for the 
format of the application and would require the applicant to submit the 
application with the appropriate FDA form (Ref. 6). Proposed Sec.  
1114.7(b)(1), would require the application and any amendments to 
contain a comprehensive index and table of contents and be well 
organized, legible, and written in the English language. The 
comprehensive index would include the listing of files and data 
associated with those files (e.g., for an application that is 
electronically submitted, the comprehensive index would include the 
listing of files and associated metadata). FDA is also proposing that 
documents that have been translated from another language into English 
must be accompanied by the original language version of the document, a 
signed statement by an authorized representative of the manufacturer 
certifying that the English language translation is complete and 
accurate, and a brief statement of the qualifications of the person who 
made the translation (e.g., education and experience). This information 
would help FDA ensure that the English language translations of 
documents are complete and accurately reflect the content of the 
original documents.
    As described in proposed Sec.  1114.49, FDA is proposing that the 
PMTA and all supporting documents must be submitted to FDA in an 
electronic format that the Agency can process, review, and archive, 
unless the Agency has previously granted a waiver from these 
requirements. An application would not be considered received until 
CTP's Document Control Center has received an application that the 
Agency can process, review, and archive. Applicants that are unable to 
submit their applications in electronic format would be permitted to 
obtain a waiver from the electronic filing requirement, in accordance 
with Sec.  1114.49. FDA has provided information on our website about 
technical specifications, including electronic formats that would allow 
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    FDA is proposing these format requirements using its authority 
under sections 701 and 910 of the FD&C Act to efficiently enforce 
premarket review requirements. The requirements in proposed Sec.  
1114.7(b) are intended to address some of the problems we have seen 
with applications to date. For example, some applications have been 
submitted to FDA in a proprietary or password protected format without 
providing FDA access or password information. Following up with an 
applicant to obtain access or password information takes time and 
contributes to delays. In addition, some electronic submissions have 
not been in a static format, and thus, the pages reformat, renumber, 
rebullet, or re-date each time the document is accessed. Receiving 
applications with these issues affects our ability to cross-reference, 
share (internally), and efficiently evaluate information. Lastly, 
because FDA is required under regulations governing Federal records to 
maintain many files long term, and in a ``sustainable'' format (for 
more information on sustainable formats, please refer to National 
Archives and Records Administration Bulletin 2014-04, https://www.archives.gov/records-mgmt/bulletins/2014/2014-04.html), proposed 
Sec.  1114.7(b) would ensure that these files can be managed, opened, 
and read by the Agency for the duration of the retention period.
    Finally, proposed Sec.  1114.7(b)(2) would allow an applicant to 
include content in a PMTA by cross-reference to a tobacco product 
master file (TPMF) or a pending MRTPA for the same tobacco product 
submitted under section 911 of the FD&C Act (21 U.S.C. 387k). TPMFs 
allow individuals to rely on the information contained in a TPMF in a 
submission to FDA without the TPMF owner having to disclose the 
information to those individuals. TPMFs are typically used to prevent 
the disclosure of information that contains trade secrets or 
confidential commercial information. One situation in which TPMFs might 
be useful in submitting a PMTA is where an applicant is seeking 
marketing authorization for a new tobacco product that is made using a 
component or part, or ingredient that is purchased from another tobacco 
product manufacturer (e.g., blended tobacco or an e-liquid). Applicants 
must demonstrate they have the right to reference the TPMF to be able 
to include content by cross-reference, such as by having the master 
file holder provide a letter of authorization. Applicants must specify 
the master file number and clearly identify the specific content that 
it is incorporating into its PMTA. For FDA's current thinking on the 
use of master files, please consult the guidance for industry ``Tobacco 
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    Applicants may also include content in a PMTA by cross-reference to 
a pending MRTPA for the same tobacco product.\9\ FDA recommends that 
applicants seeking to market a new tobacco product that has not 
previously received marketing authorization as a modified risk tobacco 
product submit a single application under section 911(l)(4) of the FD&C 
Act (i.e., a combined PMTA and MRTPA); however, where an applicant 
chooses to submit a separate PMTA and MRTPA, FDA recommends that an 
applicant submit the full text of any common content (e.g., the 
manufacturing or product formulation sections) in only one application 
and include it in the other by cross-reference. This approach would 
prevent any transcription errors and would also allow for a more 
effective review by FDA because the content would only need to be 
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order in the list of documents that an applicant may cross-reference 
as part of a PMTA. Because a new tobacco product must receive an 
order under section 910 of the FD&C to be introduced or delivered 
for introduction into interstate commerce, FDA does not intend to 
act on a MRTPA unless the product has a pending application seeking, 
or has already received, marketing authorization under section 910. 
Such an approach would allow FDA to efficiently enforce section 911 
of the FD&C Act by focusing its efforts on only those applications 
that could potentially result in a tobacco product being introduced 
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    Under the proposed rule, except as described in subpart B, FDA 
would not consider content included by cross-reference to any other 
sources of information outside of a submission. An applicant may use 
internal cross-references for any content that would need to be 
referenced in multiple sections of a PMTA (i.e., include the full text 
of the content in one section and use cross-references to the content 
in other sections), rather than including the full text of the same 
information multiple times. If an applicant wishes to include 
information it has previously submitted to FDA other than a master file 
or a pending MRTPA (e.g., portions of an SE Report or previously 
submitted PMTA for a different product), the applicant would be 
required to include the full text of such information in its PMTA. FDA 
is proposing this restriction because cross-referencing information 
from other types of applications (e.g., SE Reports, previously 
submitted PMTAs for different products) can make review difficult and 
contribute to delays in the review process. An applicant may also 
submit a single premarket submission for multiple products (i.e., a 
bundled PMTA) and a single, combined cover letter and table of contents 
across all products; however, when FDA receives a premarket submission 
that covers multiple new tobacco products, we intend to consider 
information on each product as a separate, individual PMTA and it is 
important to identify the content that pertains to each product.
3. General Information
    Proposed Sec.  1114.7(c) lists the information that would be 
required to be included in the General Information section of the PMTA. 
This information consists of general administrative information that 
includes the type of submission, the new tobacco product with unique 
identifiers, and contact information. The table, as set forth in 
proposed Sec.  1114.7(c), would include requirements to submit general 
information related to electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS) 
product category and several subcategories of ENDS. FDA generally 
considers ENDS to be electronic nicotine delivery systems that deliver 
aerosolized e-liquid when inhaled. The term ``e-cigarette'' refers to 
an electronic device that delivers e-liquid in aerosol form into the 
mouth and lungs when inhaled; it is also sometimes referred to as an 
aerosolizing apparatus. An open e-cigarette, also referred to as a 
refillable e-cigarette, is an e-cigarette that includes a reservoir 
that a user can refill with an e-liquid of their choosing. A closed e-
cigarette is an e-cigarette that includes an e-liquid reservoir that is 
not refillable, such as a disposable cigalike, or that uses e-liquid 
contained in replaceable cartridges or pods that are not intended to be 
refillable. For additional information on ENDS, consult the guidance 
``Premarket Tobacco Product Applications for Electronic Nicotine 
Delivery Systems.''
    The PMTA would be required to include the following information 
using the FDA-provided form (Ref. 6), as appropriate:
     Applicant name, address, and contact information;
     The name, address, and contact information for the 
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representative or U.S. agent (for a foreign applicant). As required by 
Sec.  1105.10(a)(5) for application acceptance, a foreign applicant 
must identify a U.S. agent (i.e., an individual located in the United 
States who is authorized to act on behalf of the applicant for the 
submission) to help FDA ensure adequate notice is provided to 
applicants for official Agency communications, assist FDA in 
communicating with the foreign applicant, and help the Agency to 
efficiently process applications and avoid delays.
     Information to uniquely identify the product. Providing 
unique identifying information is important to aid in FDA's review 
because it ensures FDA has information readily available to distinguish 
the tobacco product from other tobacco products, including additional 
new tobacco products in a bundled submission (i.e., more than one 
application contained in a single submission), and assists FDA in 
performing its acceptance and filing reviews. The required unique 
identifying information would include:
    [cir] The manufacturer;
    [cir] Product name(s), including the brand and subbrand (or other 
commercial name(s) used in commercial distribution);
    [cir] Product category; product subcategory; and product 
properties, as provided by the tables in proposed Sec.  1114.7(c). The 
applicant would select and provide the appropriate category, 
subcategory, and product properties for the new tobacco product. This 
product-specific information is required under sections 910(b)(1)(B) 
and (G) of the FD&C Act and the proposed rule would require its 
inclusion in the general information section to help FDA quickly check 
whether the product is within CTP's purview and identify the specific 
product that is the subject of the submission. For more information 
regarding product properties and why specific properties would be a 
required part of an application, see the discussion of proposed Sec.  
1114.7(i)(1) in section VII.B.9. It is important to note that for the 
characterizing flavor product property, the applicant would be required 
to state ``none'' if it does not consider the product to have a 
characterizing flavor. Applicants that have questions regarding how to 
describe their product's characterizing flavor are encouraged to 
contact FDA prior to submission.
    For each type of tobacco product, the applicant should also include 
any additional properties to fully identify the tobacco product, if 
applicable. For example, use of product descriptors such as ``extra-
long'' should be identified. While failure to include such additional 
properties to help uniquely identify the tobacco product would not 
serve as the basis for FDA refusing to accept an application under 
proposed Sec.  1114.27(a)(1), it would likely slow down the substantive 
review process.
     The type of PMTA. The applicant would be required to state 
the type of PMTA the applicant is submitting (i.e., PMTA, supplemental 
PMTA, or resubmission);
     Whether the applicant requests that FDA refer the PMTA to 
the Tobacco Products Scientific Advisory Committee (TPSAC). An 
applicant should briefly describe its justification for a request to 
refer the PMTA to TPSAC. FDA retains the discretion to refer an 
application to TPSAC, but will consider an applicant's request as part 
of its determination.
     Identifying information regarding any prior submissions 
relating to the new tobacco product, including submission tracking 
numbers (STNs), where applicable. The types of prior submissions may 
include premarket applications, such as PMTAs, SE Reports, and 
exemption requests, as well as other submissions to FDA including 
MRTPAs and submissions related to investigational tobacco products. The 
regulatory history of a tobacco product can provide useful context for 
FDA's review of a submission;
     Dates and purpose of any prior meetings with FDA regarding 
the new tobacco product;
     Address and the Facility Establishment Identifier (FEI) 
number(s) of the establishment(s) involved in the manufacturer of the 
new tobacco product. This information would assist the Agency with 
environmental impact considerations and determinations under part 25 by 
helping FDA understand the location of manufacturing and scale of 
products that would be manufactured. Additionally, it helps FDA 
schedule and conduct facility inspections;
     A brief statement regarding how the PMTA satisfies the 
content requirements of section 910(b)(1) of the FD&C Act. This could 
consist of a table reproducing the section 910(b)(1) requirements and 
listing the sections or page numbers of the PMTA that satisfy the 
requirements. FDA is requiring this brief statement under authority of 
sections 701(a) and 910(b)(1)(G) of the FD&C Act, which would allow FDA 
to more quickly locate application content necessary to determine 
whether a PMTA should be accepted and filed for further review under 
proposed Sec.  1114.27;
     A brief description of how permitting the marketing of the 
new tobacco product is expected to be appropriate for the protection of 
the public health (APPH). This description should be no more than a 
sentence or two that highlights the key product characteristics and 
study results the applicant believes would make the marketing of the 
product APPH (e.g., the product delivers significantly lower levels of 
a specific HPHCs to users than the tobacco products they are currently 
consuming, which studies indicate may result in decreased morbidity and 
mortality); and
     A list identifying all enclosures, labels, and labeling 
being submitted with the application. This list will help FDA identify 
application content and ensure a PMTA contains all the information the 
applicant intended to submit.
4. Descriptive Information
    Proposed Sec.  1114.7(d) would require applicants to provide 
descriptive information in this section that outlines the major aspects 
of the new tobacco product, which is required to be submitted under 
sections 910(b)(1)(A), (D), and (G) of the FD&C Act. This information 
would include:
     A concise description of the new tobacco product (e.g., 
the product is a portioned smokeless tobacco product made using a blend 
of burley and bright tobacco);
     A statement identifying all tobacco product standards 
issued under section 907 of the FD&C Act that are applicable to the new 
tobacco product and a brief description of how the new tobacco product 
fully meets the identified tobacco product standard(s). If the new 
tobacco product deviates from such standard(s), if applicable, the 
proposed rule would require the application to include adequate 
information to identify and justify those deviations;
     The product name(s) as designated on the product's label;
     A description of problems identified in prototypes that 
are the subject of studies contained in the application, or previous or 
similar versions of the new tobacco product that were marketed, if any. 
If there are previous or similar versions that are the subject of 
studies in the application or were marketed, the proposed rule would 
require the applicant to include a bibliography of all reports 
regarding the previous or similar version of the product, whether 
adverse or supportive. FDA would require this information under section 
910(b)(1)(A) and (G) of the FD&C Act to assess whether any known issues 
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could affect the health risks of the new tobacco product have been 
addressed;
     Any restrictions on the sale, distribution, advertising, 
or promotion of the new tobacco product (as described in section 
910(c)(1)(B) of the FD&C Act) that the applicant proposes to be 
included as part of a marketing order, if issued. The applicant may 
choose to propose restrictions on the sales and distribution of the 
tobacco product to help support a showing that the marketing of the 
product is appropriate for the protection of the public health (e.g., a 
restriction that decreases the likelihood that those who do not 
currently use tobacco products will initiate tobacco product use with 
the new tobacco product). If an applicant does not wish to propose any 
additional restrictions, it would be required to explicitly state that 
it proposes no restrictions. As described in proposed Sec.  1114.31, 
FDA will consider these proposed restrictions during its review of the 
PMTA and, where appropriate, include the restrictions in the marketing 
order for the product together with any additional restrictions FDA may 
require.
5. Samples of New Tobacco Products and Components or Parts
    Section 910(b)(1)(E) of the FD&C Act requires an applicant to 
submit samples of a tobacco product and its components as FDA may 
reasonably require. After FDA accepts a submission, FDA will determine 
whether it will require product samples and, if so, issue instructions 
on how and where to submit the samples, and the number of samples that 
are required. Proposed Sec.  1114.7(e) would require an applicant to 
submit samples of the finished tobacco product and its components in 
accordance with instructions issued to the applicant after a PMTA is 
accepted for review, as well as to submit additional samples if 
required by FDA during application review. FDA generally expects that 
product samples will be a required part of a PMTA and that an applicant 
should be prepared to submit them in accordance with FDA instructions 
within 30 days after submitting a PMTA. There may be situations in 
which sample submission may not be necessary, including, in some 
circumstances, PMTAs that are resubmitted for the same product after a 
no marketing order (such as resubmissions as described in Sec.  
1114.17) or PMTAs submitted for modifications to an authorized product 
where the modifications do not require review of new samples as part of 
the PMTA evaluation process. Presubmission meetings with FDA may help 
provide additional information about whether product samples will need 
to be included in a PMTA; however, in most situations, FDA will only be 
able to determine the need for product samples after a PMTA is accepted 
for review.
    FDA is proposing to have applicants submit samples as required by 
FDA after acceptance of an application rather than as part of an 
initial submission. This would allow FDA to determine the need for 
samples, allow the samples to be tracked and identified as part of the 
correct application, and submitted to testing facilities that are 
adequately prepared to accept the samples (e.g., one that has a 
refrigerated unit if the product needs to be stored at a certain 
temperature). Additionally, by having applicants submit samples after 
FDA accepts an application, applicants will be able to avoid the effort 
and expense of submitting samples if the application is not accepted 
for review or if samples are not required. As described in proposed 
Sec.  1114.27, if required by FDA, product samples would be necessary 
for application filing and FDA intends to refuse to file a PMTA for a 
lack of product samples if the applicant has not submitted samples in 
accordance with FDA's instructions by the time FDA is prepared to make 
its filing determination. FDA intends to notify an applicant if it 
determines after PMTA acceptance that product samples are not required 
for PMTA filing; however, even in such a situation, FDA may request 
product samples during substantive review after an application is 
filed, as needed.
6. Labeling and Marketing Plans
    Proposed Sec.  1114.7(f) of the FD&C Act would require that a PMTA 
contain specimens of labeling and the applicant's marketing plans for 
the new tobacco product.
    a. Labeling. Section 910(b)(1)(F) of the FD&C Act requires that a 
PMTA contain specimens of the proposed labeling to be used for the 
tobacco product. Proposed Sec.  1114.7(f)(1) would elaborate on this 
requirement and require the application to contain specimens of all 
proposed labeling for the new tobacco product, including labels, 
inserts, onserts, instructions, and other accompanying information. The 
specimens of labeling would be required to include all panels and 
reflect the actual size and color proposed to be used for such tobacco 
product. The labels must include any warning statements required by 
statute or regulation such as the Federal Cigarette Labeling and 
Advertising Act, the Comprehensive Smokeless Tobacco Health and 
Education Act, or the minimum required warning statements contained in 
21 CFR part 1143.
    As described in proposed Sec.  1114.33, product labeling is an 
important part of FDA's review of an application because FDA must deny 
a PMTA under section 910(c)(2)(C) of the FD&C Act where it finds, based 
on a fair evaluation of all material facts, the proposed labeling is 
false or misleading in any particular. Additionally, product labeling 
can be an important part of FDA's determination under section 
910(c)(2)(A) of the FD&C Act of whether there is a showing that 
permitting the marketing of the product would be APPH because it can be 
used to help show perception of the risks of the product and the 
ability of individuals to understand the labeling, including any 
instructions for use, as described in proposed Sec.  1114.7(k)(1)(iv).
    b. Marketing Plan. Proposed Sec.  1114.7(f)(2) would require a PMTA 
to contain a description of the applicant's marketing plans for the 
tobacco product that an applicant has developed by the time of 
submission and concerning at least the first year of marketing after an 
applicant receives a marketing order, including information relating to 
labeling, advertising, marketing, promotion, and sales and distribution 
of its new tobacco product. FDA is proposing to require the submission 
of marketing plans as part of a PMTA under its authority in section 
910(b)(1)(G) of the FD&C Act to require other information relevant to 
the subject matter of the application because marketing plans can 
provide important information regarding whether permitting the 
marketing of the new tobacco product would be APPH. Specifically, 
marketing plans can inform FDA's consideration under section 910(c)(4) 
of the FD&C Act of the potential risks and benefits of the tobacco 
product to the population as a whole, including whether the marketing 
of the product would increase or decrease the likelihood that those who 
do not use tobacco products, including youth and young adults, will 
start using them.
    FDA is proposing to require the submission of marketing plans to 
help it understand and prevent or minimize the potential harm that 
could be caused by the marketing of a new tobacco product. Consistent 
with its mission to protect the public health, FDA seeks to limit youth 
exposure to the labeling, advertising, marketing, or promotion of a new 
tobacco product in order to limit uptake of the new tobacco product by 
nonusers of tobacco products, especially youth. FDA must also assess 
potential uptake of the new tobacco product by current tobacco product 
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would have otherwise stopped using tobacco products and how use of the 
new tobacco product may affect poly use behaviors and subsequent 
tobacco use. Applicants may have information that allows them to 
carefully target the marketing for a particular product to reach only 
its intended consumers of legal age. In reviewing the marketing plans 
contained in a PMTA, FDA intends to consider how an applicant will 
target the marketing of its new tobacco product to reach its intended 
consumers of legal age and to assess potential effect on nonusers. FDA 
will also consider how the applicant intends to minimize the extent to 
which youth can access the product and are exposed to its marketing. 
Where FDA determines that restrictions on the sales and distribution of 
the new tobacco product (including access to, and the advertising and 
promotion of, the tobacco product) would be APPH, FDA can impose such 
restrictions under the terms of a marketing order as described in 
section VIII.D.
    The applicant's marketing plans will help FDA determine whether 
permitting the marketing of the new tobacco product would be APPH 
because they will provide input that is critical to FDA's determination 
of the likelihood of changes in tobacco product use behavior, 
especially when considered in conjunction with other information 
contained in the application. FDA will review the marketing plan to 
evaluate potential youth access to, and youth exposure to the labeling, 
advertising, marketing, or promotion of, a new tobacco product. For 
example, heavy use of online social media to promote a tobacco product 
without access restrictions, as opposed to actions such as paper 
mailings directed only to current smokers of legal age, indicates the 
potential for youth to be exposed to the promotion of the product. This 
information would help FDA make its APPH determination by showing 
whether a PMTA fully or accurately accounts for the likelihood of 
changes in tobacco product use behavior that may occur as a result of 
marketing the new tobacco product. For example, if the PMTA does not 
address youth access to the product, youth exposure to the product's 
labeling, advertising, marketing, and promotion, and youth initiation, 
such as describing how it proposes to restrict the sale or distribution 
of its product to limit potential youth access to the product (e.g., 
selling the tobacco product in adult-only establishments) or exposure 
to advertising (e.g., using age verification controls for digital 
advertising), FDA may be unable to determine that the applicant has 
made a showing that permitting the marketing of the new tobacco product 
would be APPH. FDA expects that companies seeking authorization will 
have prepared plans for potential marketing that they expect to 
undertake during at least an initial period of marketing, such that 
providing these plans as part of the application would not require 
significant resources.
    Additionally, as set forth in proposed Sec.  1114.41, FDA would 
require each applicant that receives a marketing order to continue to 
report its marketing plans, along with items such as copies of the 
product's labeling, advertising, marketing, and promotion, and the 
results of the implementation of such plans. Continuing to monitor the 
marketing plans for the new tobacco product once on the market is 
important to help FDA evaluate both the potential for changes to 
tobacco product use behavior and the implementation of any restrictions 
in the marketing order. As described in section VIII.F., where FDA 
finds that the continued marketing of a new tobacco product is no 
longer APPH, such as where changes in the marketing of a new tobacco 
product result or are likely to result in a significant increase in 
youth initiation not foreseen in FDA's review of a PMTA, FDA would 
withdraw the marketing order for a product.
    There is a well-established body of scientific evidence regarding 
the effect of advertising and marketing on tobacco product initiation 
(see e.g., Refs. 7-10), which FDA must consider as part of its basis 
for determining whether permitting the marketing of a product would be 
appropriate for the protection of the public health under section 
910(c)(4) of the FD&C Act. The impact of tobacco advertising and 
marketing on youth and young adult tobacco use behavior has been well 
documented. The 2012 Surgeon General's report, Preventing Tobacco Use 
Among Youth and Young Adults, synthesizes more than 30 years of 
research on the topic and states that the strong empirical evidence, 
along with the tobacco industry's own internal documents and trial 
testimony, as well as widely accepted principles of advertising and 
marketing, support the conclusion that tobacco manufacturers' 
advertising, marketing, and promotions recruit new users as youth and 
continue to reinforce use among young adults. (Ref. 12). The National 
Cancer Institute made a similar conclusion it its monograph, The Role 
of the Media in Promoting and Reducing Tobacco Use, that the total 
weight of evidence--from multiple types of studies, conducted by 
investigators from different disciplines, and using data from many 
countries--demonstrates a causal relationship between tobacco 
advertising and promotion and increased tobacco use. (Ref. 8). A 
variety of research has found that exposure to advertising is 
associated with susceptibility to use tobacco products and the actual 
use of tobacco products (see e.g., Refs. 13-21). For example, research 
has found that the use of certain kinds of imagery, such as logos and 
cartoons, have an impact on youth tobacco initiation (see, e.g., Refs. 
22-24) and that a key tactic of tobacco companies seeking to attract 
and recruit youth users is to use advertising and marketing with 
aspirational imagery and themes known to resonate with younger 
audiences, such as independence, popularity, rebelliousness, 
attractiveness, and being cool (Ref. 12).
    Marketing plans would provide information about the ways and 
frequency with which consumers would be exposed to tobacco product 
advertising, marketing, promotion, and other communication activities. 
This information can provide valuable insight into the likelihood that 
nonusers, particularly youth, would initiate tobacco product use. An 
analysis of the 2011 National Youth Tobacco Survey (NYTS) found that 
adolescents who reported frequent exposure to tobacco advertising at 
the point of sale and on the internet had significantly higher odds of 
ever using e-cigarettes and that there was a dose-response association 
between the number of marketing channels to which they were exposed and 
whether they used tobacco products. (Refs. 21 and 25). An analysis of 
2014 NYTS data assessing exposure to e-cigarette advertising in 
different channels (i.e., internet, print, television and movies, 
retail stores) found that as the number of channels of e-cigarette 
marketing exposure increased, the likelihood of use and susceptibility 
also increased. (Refs. 25-27).
    Proposed Sec.  1114.7(f)(2) would require, as part of the 
description of the marketing plans, that the PMTA specify information 
such as the intended target audience(s), media and distribution 
channels, specific tactics, total dollar amount(s) of media buys and 
marketing and promotional activities, and timing for the activities, 
including, but not limited to, information describing the items listed 
below. As used in proposed Sec.  1114.7(f)(2), other consumer-directed 
activities include any other types of action regarding the new tobacco 
product that may reach consumers, such as communications that are 
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inform retailers' communications with consumers. If an applicant does 
not intend to use any advertising, marketing, promotion, or other 
communication activities directed at consumers regarding its new 
tobacco product, or the applicants has not developed marketing plans by 
the time of filing, the PMTA must contain a statement to that effect in 
this section of the application. The types of information that the 
marketing plan section would be required to contain include, but are 
not limited to:
     Any plans to use competent and reliable data sources, 
tools, technologies, and methodologies to establish, maintain, and 
monitor highly targeted marketing plans and media buys. This could 
include, for example, use of and sources of first and second-party age-
verified data, public records, industry-standard syndicated research 
services, and embedded tracking pixels in digital advertising;
     A description of the target adult audiences by age-
range(s) (including young adult audiences ages 18-24) and other 
demographic and psychographic characteristics. Examples of demographic 
characteristics include, but are not limited to race, ethnicity, and 
geographic location (e.g., urban, rural). Examples of types of 
psychographic characteristics include, but are not limited to hobbies, 
interests, risk-taking behaviors, tobacco use behaviors, purchase 
behaviors, and online search behaviors;
     A description of the target audience insights (e.g., 
demographics, psychographics, findings from consumer research) the 
applicant is using to inform its marketing plans, including its 
strategic approach, key messages and themes, creative direction, and 
potential tactics or marketing channels. FDA generally expects that 
applicants will have conducted market or consumer research to 
determine, and gain information regarding, its target audience. This 
could include product-specific insights (e.g., target audience 
impressions of one product being just as harmful as another, preference 
of a certain brand), as well as other beliefs, interests, motivations, 
or behaviors that can be used to tailor a manufacturers approach to 
marketing the product. This could also include information regarding 
where the target audience tends to consume marketing and advertising 
(e.g., television programs the target audience watches, social media 
influencers the target audience follows, websites and retail locations 
the target audience frequents) that can be used to tailor its approach, 
select relevant marketing tactics, and use relevant marketing channels. 
The applicant should describe such insights in this section of the 
application;
     Any means by which youth-access to the tobacco product or 
youth-exposure to the tobacco product labeling, advertising, marketing, 
and promotion would be limited. FDA expects that applications will 
contain information regarding how the applicant intends to prevent 
sales or distribution to individuals below the legal purchasing age. 
Such information could include, for example, whether and how the 
company intends to: utilize independent, third-party age and identity-
verification software on its website(s); distribute its product only to 
age-restricted locations; and limit the quantity of its product that an 
adult customer may purchase within a given period of time;
     Plans to use owned, earned, shared, or paid social media 
to advertise or promote the tobacco product. While media categories 
often overlap, owned media typically consists of a company's own media 
properties they control, such as the company's product-branded website. 
Earned media typically consists of unpaid media publicity, consumer 
interest or pick up of advertising or promotion, such as a news article 
about the product or a social media influencer talking about a 
company's product or sharing's a company's social media post without 
payment. Shared media typically consists of a company's social media 
properties, such as a company's social media accounts and content. Paid 
media consists of advertising and promotion that a company pays for, 
such as advertising appearing on television and radio, in and around 
retail stores, and in digital media, including content shared by a 
social media influencer who a company pays to promote to the tobacco 
product;
     Plans to use partners, sponsors, influencers (e.g., 
celebrities, cultural icons, individuals with substantial followers on 
social media), bloggers, or brand ambassadors to create labeling for, 
market, advertise or promote the tobacco product;
     Plans to conduct in-person consumer engagements, including 
events at which the tobacco product will be demonstrated or sampled. 
Applicants planning to conduct in-person engagements should include a 
description of how access would be restricted to individuals at or 
above the Federal minimum age of purchase; and
     Plans to use earned media, public relations, or other 
communications outreach to promote the tobacco product. Earned media 
could consist of actions such as plans to pitch stories about the new 
tobacco product to newspapers without compensation. Public relations 
could consist of actions such as using a public-relations firm to 
promote the tobacco product. Other communications to promote the 
product could consist of actions such as direct mail to consumers.
    FDA invites comment on the specific information in the proposed 
marketing plans section, and whether FDA should require additional 
information related to marketing plans and the basis for any such 
additional provisions.
    At this time, FDA is not proposing to require the submission of 
advertising for application filing, except where used as stimuli in 
studies (e.g., stimuli in perception studies). Specifically, in 
addition to the marketing plan requirements in this section, proposed 
Sec.  1114.7(k)(1)(iv) would require a PMTA to contain full reports of 
information concerning investigations that are published, known to, or 
should be known to, the applicant regarding the impact of the tobacco 
product's label, labeling, and advertising on perceptions of the 
product and tobacco product use intentions.
7. Statement of Compliance With Part 25
    A PMTA must contain an environmental assessment (EA) prepared in 
accordance with Sec.  25.40 or a valid claim of a categorical 
exclusion, if applicable. Pursuant to Sec.  25.15(a), all submissions 
requesting FDA action require the submission of either a claim of 
categorical exclusion or an EA. In accordance with Sec.  25.40(a), an 
environmental assessment must include, at a minimum, brief discussions 
of: The need for the proposed action; alternatives to the proposed 
action as required by section 102(2)(E) of the National Environmental 
Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA); the environmental impacts of the proposed 
action and alternatives; the agencies and persons consulted during the 
preparation of the EA, and the relevant environmental issues relating 
to the use and disposal of the tobacco product. Although applicants may 
wish to review the categorical exclusions specific to tobacco product 
applications at Sec.  25.35, the only categorical exclusion currently 
available for a marketing order is for the substantial equivalence 
premarket pathway, not for PMTAs. If the applicant believes the action 
would qualify for an available categorical exclusion, the applicant 
would be required to state under Sec.  25.15(a) and (d) that the action 
qualifies for a categorical exclusion, cite to the claimed exclusion, 
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knowledge no extraordinary circumstances exist under Sec.  25.21.
    If the new tobacco product resulted from modification(s) to a 
legally marketed predecessor product (i.e., a grandfathered tobacco 
product or a product that has received marketing authorization from 
FDA), the environmental assessment also would be required to include a 
statement indicating whether the new tobacco product is intended to: 
(1) Replace the predecessor tobacco product once the new tobacco 
product receives market authorization and is commercially marketed; (2) 
be a line extension of the predecessor tobacco product; (3) be marketed 
along with the predecessor product by the same manufacturer; and/or (4) 
be marketed along with the predecessor tobacco product by a different 
manufacturer (e.g., by a manufacturer other than the manufacturer of 
the predecessor tobacco product). The change in what is available in 
the marketplace is a factor FDA considers in determining whether the 
issuance of a marketing order may significantly affect the quality of 
the human environment as part of its NEPA review, e.g., the new product 
may present different disposal issues if more product remains after 
consumer use or if the materials that the new product is composed of 
degrade differently.
    Failure to include an EA in a PMTA is grounds for FDA to refuse to 
accept an application and failure to include an adequate EA is 
sufficient grounds under Sec.  25.15 for FDA to refuse to file the PMTA 
or refuse to issue a marketing order. (See the discussion of proposed 
Sec. Sec.  1114.27 and 1114.29 in section VIII.)
8. Summary
    Proposed Sec.  1114.7(h) would require the application to contain a 
summary of the application contents in sufficient detail to provide FDA 
with an adequate understanding of the data and information in the 
application. FDA is proposing to require the summary under authority of 
sections 701(a) and 910(b)(1)(G) of the FD&C Act because it will 
provide FDA with an understanding of the information contained in the 
PMTA and allow FDA to plan and conduct a more efficient review of the 
detailed technical information the summary describes. The summary would 
also help reviewers understand the product and the accompanying 
scientific data more quickly and would allow applicants to highlight 
information they believe demonstrates their product should receive a 
marketing order. The summary should discuss all aspects of the PMTA and 
synthesize the application into a well-structured, unified document. 
The summary should serve as a briefing document that highlights the 
most important aspects of the application, with each section consisting 
of a page or two focused on information that the applicant believes 
contributes to a finding that permitting the marketing of the product 
would be APPH. The applicant would be required to summarize the content 
included in the PMTA in a manner that describes the operation of the 
product, the health risks of the new tobacco product, the product's 
effect on tobacco use behavior of current users, the product's effect 
on tobacco use initiation by nonusers, and the product's effect on the 
population as a whole. The summary section would be required to contain 
a discussion of the following items, where applicable, and explicitly 
identify areas in which there is a lack of information, if any:
     A summary of the product formulation section of the 
application. This section should provide a high-level description of 
the product formulation section of the application, highlighting 
information such as key ingredients, constituent levels, and design 
aspects of the product. See the discussion of proposed Sec.  1114.7(i) 
in section VII.B.9;
     A summary of the manufacturing section of the application. 
This section should provide an overview of the manufacturing section of 
the application, including activities at each facility, and 
highlighting information such as major aspects of the manufacturing and 
controls, especially those that the applicant believes contribute to a 
finding that permitting the marketing of the product would be APPH 
(e.g., an aspect of the manufacturing process that results in lower 
levels of HPHCs than other tobacco products in the same category). See 
the discussion of proposed Sec.  1114.7(j) in section VII.B.12.;
     A summary of the health risk investigations section of the 
application. This section should briefly describe and synthesize the 
findings of each investigation describing:
    [cir] The health risks of the tobacco product to both users and 
nonusers of the product and whether the tobacco product presents less 
health risk than other tobacco products, such as the risk of cancers 
(e.g., lung, mouth, pancreatic), heart disease, stroke, or lung 
disease, compared to other categories of tobacco products and other 
tobacco products within the category, if known. See the discussion of 
proposed Sec.  1114.7(k)(1)(i) in section VII.B.13.a.i.;
    [cir] The impact the product and its marketing will have on the 
likelihood of changes in tobacco use behavior of tobacco product users, 
including cessation, switching (i.e., to a different tobacco product), 
and poly use (i.e., using the new tobacco product in conjunction with 
one or more other tobacco products). See the discussion of proposed 
Sec.  1114.7(k)(1)(ii) in section VII.B.13.a.ii.;
    [cir] The impact the product and its marketing will have on the 
likelihood of tobacco use initiation by tobacco products nonusers, 
especially youth and young adults, including among never users and 
former users, and the likelihood of poly use and switching behaviors. 
See the discussion of proposed Sec.  1114.7(k)(1)(iii) in section 
VII.B.13.a.iii.;
    [cir] How users and nonusers perceive the tobacco product and its 
label, labeling, and advertising, how the label, labeling, and 
advertising affect use intentions, and whether users are able to 
understand the labeling and instructions for use and use the product in 
accordance with those instructions. See the discussion of proposed 
Sec.  1114.7(k)(1)(iv) in section VII.B.13.a.iv.; and
    [cir] The impact of human factors on the health risks to product 
users and nonusers including, for example, how various use and misuse 
scenarios may impact the health risks posed by the product. See the 
discussion of proposed Sec.  1114.7(k)(1)(v)) in section VII.B.13.a.v.
    The proposed rule also would require the summary to contain a 
concluding discussion demonstrating how the data and information 
contained in the PMTA both constitute valid scientific evidence and 
establish that permitting the marketing of the new tobacco product 
would be APPH, as determined with respect to the risks and benefits to 
the population as a whole, including users and nonusers of the tobacco 
product. FDA recommends that this discussion include estimates of the 
effect that the new tobacco product may have on the health of the 
population as a whole, such as effects on tobacco use initiation 
switching and cessation, and reductions in premature mortality, or 
increases in life-years lived. The estimates should integrate all of 
the information in the PMTA regarding the product and its potential 
effects on health, including, but not limited to adverse experiences, 
tobacco use behavior, and tobacco use initiation to provide an overall 
assessment of the potential effect that the product's marketing has or 
may have on overall tobacco-related morbidity and mortality. It is 
important to also include information regarding adverse experiences 
associated with use of or exposure to a product where the individual 
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experience did not use the product because it can help FDA determine 
health risks for nonusers such as the effects of second-hand exposure 
or accidental exposure (e.g., skin burns from accidental exposure to 
liquid nicotine, harmful effects resulting from a child drinking an e-
liquid, respiratory difficulties from second-hand exposure to an e-
cigarette).
    Additionally, reporting information regarding all adverse 
experiences that are temporally associated with the use of or exposure 
to the product will help the applicant avoid self-selection bias of 
what is reported to FDA and help identify harmful effects that are not 
obviously attributable to the product. As an illustration, an applicant 
may make an overall assessment of whether the product will have a net 
benefit on population health by accounting for potential reductions in 
disease risk (compared to other tobacco products) and the potential for 
current tobacco users to switch to the new tobacco product, and 
weighing that against the potential for nontobacco users to use the 
tobacco product and the accompanying potential increases in disease 
risks among those new tobacco product users. An applicant should 
provide quantitative assessments in the concluding discussion wherever 
possible; however, an applicant may provide qualitative assessments 
where appropriate for the type of investigation(s) on which the 
assessment is based (e.g., focus group or interview-type studies).
    The summary's concluding discussion must also briefly describe why 
the data and scientific information on which the applicant relies in 
concluding that permitting the marketing of the product would be APPH 
constitute valid scientific evidence. Section 910(c)(5)(A) of the FD&C 
Act requires FDA to make its determination of whether the marketing of 
a new tobacco product is APPH, where appropriate, on the basis of well-
controlled investigations; however, under section 910(c)(5)(B) of the 
FD&C Act, where FDA determines that there exists valid scientific 
evidence other than well-controlled investigations that is sufficient 
to evaluate the product, FDA may use such evidence. As discussed in 
more detail in section VIII.D. regarding proposed Sec.  1114.31, FDA 
considers valid scientific evidence to be evidence gathered using well-
established or standardized methodologies from which it can be 
concluded by qualified experts that there is reasonable assurance of 
the reliability of its findings. Thus, if an application contains 
information regarding another tobacco product (e.g., published 
literature, marketing information) with appropriate bridging studies 
and describes the relationship to the product that is the subject of 
the application, FDA will review that information to determine whether 
it is valid scientific evidence sufficient to demonstrate that 
permitting the marketing of a product would be APPH.
9. Product Formulation
    Section 910(b)(1)(B) of the FD&C Act requires that a PMTA contain a 
full statement of the components, ingredients, additives, and 
properties, and of the principle or principles of operation, of such 
tobacco product. Proposed Sec.  1114.7(i) would implement FDA's 
interpretation of this statutory requirement, together with its 
authority under section 910(b)(1)(G) of the FD&C Act, by requiring a 
PMTA to contain the following information:
    a. Components or parts, materials, ingredients, constituents, and 
additives. Under the proposed rule, the application would be required 
to contain a full statement (i.e., a listing) of the product components 
or parts, materials, ingredients other than tobacco, tobacco 
ingredients, HPHCs, and the container closure system.
    i. Components or parts. Proposed Sec.  1114.7(i)(1)(i) would 
require the application to state the quantity, function, and purpose 
of, and where applicable, target specifications of each component or 
part in the product. This information should also include an 
explanation of how each component or part is, or can be, integrated 
into the product design, and the purpose and function of each component 
or part. Where the tobacco product contains software components, the 
rule would require:
     A description of the software or technology (e.g., 
Bluetooth);
     A description of the purpose of the software or 
technology, such as monitoring where the tobacco product is located, 
activated, or used;
     A description of the data collected by the software and 
how this information will be used by the applicant.
    This information is especially important as it may not be readily 
apparent from the component or part's identity what function and 
purpose it may serve. For example, software used in or with a product 
may have functions and purposed that are not immediately clear, such as 
use monitoring and location tracking functions, and may be able to 
function in conjunction with other electronic devices, such as a smart 
phone.
    ii. Materials. Proposed Sec.  1114.7(i)(1)(ii) would require that 
the application include the following information for each material in 
the product because materials can affect the performance of the 
product. For example, in portioned smokeless tobacco products, the 
materials used in the pouch can affect the rate at which nicotine is 
released and specifications such as pouch fabric air permeability can 
provide information about how quickly nicotine can be delivered to the 
consumer. For ENDS, the material used in the construction of an 
electrical heater coil influences its resistance and the temperature 
reached by the coil, which in turn may affect the type and amount of 
HPHCs produced in aerosol. The rule would require:
     The material name and common name (if applicable);
     The component or part where it is located;
     The subcomponent or subpart where it is located (if 
applicable);
     The function of the material;
     Quantities (including ranges or means and acceptance 
limits);
     Specifications (including quality, grades, and suppliers) 
used for the new tobacco product (including any specification 
variations, if applicable); and
     Any other material properties that fully characterize the 
new tobacco product, such as pouch material porosity or air 
permeability for portioned smokeless products. While failure to include 
additional material properties to fully characterize the tobacco 
product would not serve as the basis for FDA refusing to accept or file 
an application under proposed Sec.  1114.27(a)(1), it may slow down the 
substantive review process.
    iii. Ingredients other than tobacco. Proposed Sec.  
1114.7(i)(1)(iii) would require that the application contain 
information on ingredients other than tobacco (information on tobacco 
ingredients is addressed in proposed Sec.  1114.7 (i)(1)(iv)). The 
required information would include:
     International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC) 
chemical name and common name (if applicable);
     Chemical Abstracts Service (CAS) number or FDA Unique 
Ingredients Identifier (UNII). Both the IUPAC and CAS or UNII would be 
required to ensure FDA has the relevant information associated with 
each identifier and to allow FDA to efficiently differentiate between 
similar ingredients;
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     The quantity of the ingredient, with the unit of measure 
(including ranges or means, and acceptance limits);
     The specifications (including purity or grade and 
supplier); and
     For complex purchased ingredients, each single chemical 
substance would be required to be reported separately.
    Additionally, FDA recommends that an application contain any other 
ingredient information to fully characterize the new tobacco product, 
as applicable. While failure to include other ingredient information to 
fully characterize the tobacco product would not serve as the basis for 
FDA refusing to accept or file an application under proposed Sec.  
1114.27(a)(1), it may slow down the substantive review process.
    iv. Tobacco ingredients. Proposed Sec.  1114.7(i)(1)(iv) would 
require information regarding tobacco ingredients, including:
     The type(s) of tobacco, including grade(s) and variety or 
varieties. This information is important to determining the public 
health impact of the products because different grades and varieties 
have different constituent profiles. The application would also need to 
contain information on the applicant's grading system so that FDA 
understands the meaning of the grade;
     The quantity, with the unit of measure (including ranges 
or means, and acceptance limits), of each tobacco ingredient in the new 
tobacco product;
     The specification(s) of tobacco used for the new tobacco 
product (with any specification variation, if applicable); and
     A description of any genetic engineering that impacts 
characteristics, such as the constituent profile.
    Additionally, FDA recommends a PMTA also contain any other 
information about tobacco ingredients to fully characterize the new 
tobacco product, as applicable, such as country of origin, which can 
affect constituent levels (Ref. 28). While failure to include other 
information about tobacco ingredients to fully characterize the tobacco 
product would not serve as the basis for FDA refusing to accept or file 
an application under proposed Sec.  1114.27(a)(1), it may slow down the 
substantive review process.
    If the new tobacco product does not contain tobacco (e.g., rolling 
paper or tipping paper), this section of the application would be 
required to specifically state that the product does not contain 
tobacco.
    FDA is proposing in Sec.  1114.7(i)(1) that ingredient quantities 
be reported as mass per gram of tobacco for nonportioned tobacco 
products and as mass per portion for portioned tobacco products. These 
specific measurements provide consistent, complete information that 
would allow FDA to understand the ingredient quantities. In contrast, 
if ingredient quantities were reported as percentages, FDA would have 
to make assumptions about the denominator used to calculate the 
percentage. For example, if xylitol were reported as 10 percent of a 
portioned moist snuff, FDA would not able to determine if xylitol was 
10 percent of the mass of the tobacco filler or of the entire product 
(containing filler, paper, etc.). For more information on uniquely 
identifying components, ingredients, and additives and reporting their 
quantities, please refer to FDA's guidance for industry ``Listing of 
Ingredients in Tobacco Products.''
    v. Constituents. Proposed Sec.  1114.7(i)(1)(v) would require a 
full statement of the constituents, including HPHCs and other 
constituents, contained within, or emitted from (including its smoke or 
aerosol), the product, including any reaction products from leaching or 
aging. FDA considers constituents to be properties of the new tobacco 
product, a full statement of which is required to be in a PMTA by 
section 910(b)(1)(B) of the FD&C Act. The constituents contained 
within, and delivered from, the product can be detected through 
constituent testing on the product. The constituent testing should 
reflect the various conditions under which consumers may use the 
product (e.g., light use, typical use, and heavy use) and the types of 
products that consumers are likely to use in conjunction with the 
product. For example, an open (refillable) e-cigarette should be tested 
with a variety of e-liquids that consumers are likely to consume using 
the e-cigarette. The reports of constituent testing must be conducted 
in the manner required by, and include all information that is 
specified in, proposed Sec.  1114.7(i)(1)(v), including the full test 
data.
    FDA published an initial list of the constituents that it has 
identified as HPHCs in the Federal Register of April 3, 2012, which it 
intends to update periodically by providing the public with notice and 
the opportunity to submit comments. FDA is currently seeking public 
comment on its proposal to add 19 constituents to the established list 
of HPHCs.\10\ An application would not be required to contain testing 
for all HPHCs on the initial list; rather, it would be required to 
contain testing for HPHCs that are contained within and can be 
delivered by the type of product and contain a description of why the 
HPHCs that were tested are appropriate for the type of product. The 
HPHC list can be helpful to applicants in preparing a description of 
why the HPHCs for which it tested are appropriate for the product type, 
including, where appropriate, why an applicant did not test for certain 
HPHCs. For example, a PMTA for a smokeless tobacco product would not be 
required to contain testing results for HPHCs that are a byproduct of 
combustion (e.g., carbon monoxide) where the product does not contain 
or deliver such constituents. However, a PMTA for a tobacco product 
that an applicant claims aerosolizes a substance but does not combust 
it, such as an e-cigarette or heated tobacco product, should provide 
evidence, such as testing for HPHCs that result from complete or 
incomplete combustion, to demonstrate that the product is not 
combusted. For recommendations on constituent testing for ENDS 
products, please see the ``Guidance for Industry, Premarket Tobacco 
Product Applications for Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems.'' 
Constituent testing data FDA is proposing that a PMTA contain for all 
products includes:
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     The constituent names in alphabetical order;
     The common name(s);
     The CAS number;
     The mean quantity and variance with unit of measure;
     The number of samples and measurement replicates for each 
sample. As stated in proposed Sec.  1114.7(i)(4)(iv), the testing would 
be required to be conducted using a sufficient sample size and number 
of replicates to substantiate the results of the type of testing 
conducted;
     A description of method procedure, method validation 
information and rationale for selecting each test method (as would be 
required by Sec.  1114.7(i)(4)(v));
     The name and location of the testing laboratory or 
laboratories and documentation showing that the laboratory or 
laboratories is (or are) accredited by a nationally or internationally 
recognized external accreditation organization (as would be required by 
Sec.  1114.7(i)(4)(i));
     The length of time between dates of manufacture and 
date(s) of testing (as would be required by Sec.  1114.7(i)(4)(ii));
     Storage conditions of the tobacco product before it was 
tested. It is important for FDA to understand the storage conditions 
before testing because they could affect the quantity of volatile 
organic compounds or promote microbial growth in the tobacco product

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(as would be required by Sec.  1114.7(i)(4)(iii));
     Reports of constituent testing that include test 
protocols, any deviation(s) from the test protocols, quantitative 
acceptance criteria, line data, and a summary of the results, for each 
applicable parameter (as would be required by Sec.  1114.7(i)(4)(vi); 
and
     Complete descriptions of any smoking or aerosol-generating 
regimens used for analytical testing that are not standardized or 
widely accepted by the scientific community, if applicable (as would be 
required by Sec.  1114.7(i)(4)(vii).
    For combusted or inhaled tobacco products, constituent smoke or 
aerosol yields from the new product would be required to be determined 
using intense and nonintense smoking or aerosol-generating regimens, 
where established. Two smoking or aerosol-generating regimens are 
required, where established, in order to understand the way that 
constituent yields delivered by a tobacco product can change over a 
range of different smoking conditions. If constituent yields were only 
reported from a single smoking or aerosol-generating regimen, FDA would 
have limited and potentially misleading information about constituent 
yields produced by a given tobacco product. Many studies demonstrate 
that different smoking regimens result in different constituent yields 
from the same product (Ref. 29-30). By requiring both an intense and a 
nonintense smoking or aerosol generating regimen, where established, 
FDA would have a better understanding of quantities of each constituent 
that may be produced by the tobacco product when used under different 
conditions. If an alternative to the established smoking regimens 
(e.g., International Organization for Standardization (ISO) and Health 
Canada Intense (HCI) regimens for cigarettes) is used, such as where 
intense and nonintense smoking or aerosol generating regimens have not 
been established, the applicant would be required to provide an 
explanation of why the alternative provides comparable results to the 
intense and nonintense smoking regimens.
    vi. Container closure system. Proposed Sec.  1114.7(i)(1)(vi) would 
require that the application contain a description of the container 
closure system for the new tobacco product, if applicable, including 
information describing how the container closure system protects and 
preserves the product from damage during transport, environmental 
contaminants, and leaching and migration of constituents into the new 
tobacco product. The description would also need to describe design 
features developed to prevent the risk of accidental exposure, if any 
(e.g., child resistant packaging for e-liquids). These descriptions are 
important to FDA's review of the product because they will help 
demonstrate that the product used by consumers is in the same condition 
as that described in the application and manufactured by the applicant, 
and also provide information regarding whether the container closure 
system has any features that could prevent accidental exposure (e.g., a 
feature that prevents e-liquid from being accidentally ingested by 
children). Additionally, evidence demonstrates that the container 
closure system used can change the characteristics of the product. 
Packaging materials constitute the container closure system if 
substances within that packaging are intended or reasonably expected to 
affect product moisture, e.g., when the manufacturer changes the 
container closure system of a moist snuff from plastic to fiberboard, 
which can affect microbial stability and TSNA formation during storage. 
Another example of this is when menthol or other ingredients are 
applied to the inner foil to become incorporated into the consumed 
product (Ref. 2). The container closure system may also be intended or 
reasonably expected to affect the characteristics of a tobacco product 
by impacting the rate of leaching into, and ultimately, the amount of 
substances found in, the consumable tobacco product. In fact, it has 
been demonstrated that compounds in the container closure system may 
also diffuse into snuff and affect its characteristics (Ref. 3). Thus, 
for example, packaging material that affects the characteristics of a 
tobacco product by impacting the moisture level or shelf life of a 
tobacco product is a container closure system (e.g., a plastic versus a 
metal container of smokeless tobacco) because a difference in tobacco 
moisture is reasonably expected to affect microbial growth in the 
product, extraction efficiency, and total exposure to nicotine or the 
carcinogens NNN or NNK. For additional examples of container closure 
systems that may support a finding that permitting an ENDS to be 
marketed would be APPH, see the ``Guidance for Industry, Premarket 
Tobacco Product Applications for Electronic Nicotine Delivery 
Systems.''
    vii. Statement of tobacco blending, reconstitution, manipulation. 
Finally, the proposed rule would require a full statement of the 
tobacco blending, reconstitution, or manipulation, where applicable. 
This may include manufacturer specifications, and tobacco types, 
quantities, and tobacco grading systems. This information is important 
because it helps FDA understand the characteristics of the tobacco 
product. Information on tobacco grades and grading systems used by an 
applicant (where applicable) will help FDA understand the quality of 
tobacco used, which can provide important information since the 
specified tobacco grades may impact the tobacco chemistry (e.g., the 
nicotine content) and, thereby, the chemical composition of the tobacco 
product (Ref. 31).
    b. Other properties. Proposed section Sec.  1114.7(i)(2) describes 
additional parts of FDA's interpretation of the requirement in section 
910(b)(1)(B) of the FD&C Act to provide a full statement of the product 
properties and, together with FDA's authority under section 
910(b)(1)(G), would require the applicant to provide a full description 
of the properties of the tobacco product that includes:
    i. Product dimensions and construction. The product dimensions and 
the overall construction of the product using a diagram or schematic 
drawing that clearly depicts the finished product and its components 
with dimensions, operating parameters, and materials. Under the 
proposed definition for finished tobacco product (which includes all 
components and parts, sealed in final packaging), the dimensions and 
schematic drawings would be required to include the final packaging. 
The diagram or schematic is an annotated graphical representation that 
will help FDA understand the applicant's nomenclature, how the 
components and parts function together, and the overall principles of 
operation of the finished tobacco product.
    ii. Design parameters and test data. All design parameters of the 
product and test data, specifying nominal values or the explicit range 
of values as well as the design tolerance (i.e., upper and lower range 
limits), where appropriate. Design parameters can change the health 
impact of the tobacco product by affecting the level of constituents 
that reach the user or nonuser and are also necessary to fully 
characterize a tobacco product. Tables 1 through 20 in proposed Sec.  
1114.7(i)(2)(ii)(B) provide the parameters that would be required for 
different categories of tobacco products. As part of the full 
description of the properties of the tobacco product, the proposed rule 
would also require, as included in the tables, a quantitative 
description of the performance criteria, including test protocols, line 
data, and a summary of the results, for each applicable design 
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required part of the PMTA to demonstrate the product consistently meets 
the nominal values or range of values as well as the design tolerance. 
The proposed parameters and their importance to understanding their 
impact on public health are described below.
    Note that in addition to the parameters listed in tables 8 to 20 of 
the draft codified, FDA is also providing additional design parameters 
that it recommends including in a PMTA for certain types of deemed 
tobacco products in just the preamble. FDA is considering whether it 
should require the submission of these additional design parameters as 
part of the final rule and is requesting public comment regarding 
whether FDA should include these parameters as requirements in the 
final rule, whether FDA should recommend or require additional design 
parameters, and, if so, the basis for including additional design 
parameters.
    Table 1 in proposed Sec.  1114.7(i)(2)(ii)(B) describes the design 
parameters and information on performance criteria to be provided for 
cigarettes. These parameters are a necessary part of the application 
because they are needed to fully characterize the product and changes 
in these parameters may affect the cigarette's impact on the public 
health, as described below:
     Cigarette mass may affect smoke constituent yields (Ref. 
32).
     Cigarette length may alter tobacco biomarker levels (Ref. 
33).
     Cigarette diameter may affect filter efficiency and, in 
turn, smoke constituent yields (Ref. 34).
     Puff count can directly affect smoke constituent yields 
(Ref. 35).
     Cigarette draw resistance may result in differences in the 
difficulty of pulling air through the tobacco rod and, in turn, affect 
smoke constituent yields (Ref. 36).
     Tobacco rod length may alter tobacco biomarker levels 
(Ref. 33).
     Tobacco filler mass may affect smoke constituent yields 
(Ref. 32).
     Tobacco rod density may modify burn properties and smoke 
constituent yields (Refs. 37 and 38).
     Tobacco cut size alters the size of the tobacco pieces, 
which may result in more particulate matter (Ref. 39).
     Tobacco moisture may affect puff count (Ref. 40).
     Cigarette paper length and cigarette paper width may 
affect smoke constituent yields (Ref. 32).
     Cigarette paper base paper basis weight may affect puff 
count and smoke constituent yields (Ref. 41).
     Cigarette paper base paper porosity may affect smoke 
constituent yields (Ref. 41).
     Cigarette paper band porosity may affect smoke constituent 
yields because band porosity allows for the overall assessment of the 
weighted change in air flow through the cigarette paper during active 
puffing (Ref. 42).
     Cigarette paper band diffusivity may affect smoke 
constituent yields because it mimics air flow during smoldering (Ref. 
43).
     Cigarette paper band width may affect ventilation and, in 
turn, smoke constituent yields (Ref. 44).
     Cigarette paper band space may affect ignition propensity 
and, in turn, puff count (Ref. 45).
     Filter efficiency may affect smoke constituent yields 
(Ref. 44).
     Filter diameter, filter mass, filter tow crimping index, 
denier per filament, total denier, filter density, and filter length 
may affect filter efficiency and, in turn, smoke constituent yields 
(Ref. 46).
     Filter pressure drop may affect smoke constituent yields 
(Ref. 47).
     Plug wrap, including length, width, basis weight, 
porosity, and caliper, contributes to the overall ventilation (Ref. 
44).
     Tipping paper, including length, width, and basis weight, 
may affect smoke constituent yields (Ref. 48).
     Filter ventilation, including location and number of holes 
and rows, may affect smoke constituent yields (Ref. 34).
    Table 2 in proposed Sec.  1114.7(i)(2)(ii)(B) describes the design 
parameters and information on performance criteria to be provided for 
new portioned and non-portioned smokeless tobacco products. These 
parameters are a necessary part of the applications because they are 
needed to fully characterize the product and changes in these 
parameters may affect the smokeless tobacco product's impact on public 
health, as described below:
     Tobacco cut size may alter the particle surface area and 
accessibility of saliva to get to the surfaces of the tobacco, thereby 
affecting the amount and rate of constituents released from the product 
(Ref. 49).
     Tobacco moisture may affect microbial growth in the 
product, extraction efficiency, and total exposure to nicotine, NNN, 
and NNK (Refs. 4 and 5).
     Portion mass may affect user exposure to a tobacco product 
and, in turn, HPHCs contained in each portion (Ref. 50).
     Portion length may affect the constituents in each portion 
(Ref. 50).
     Portion width may result in a surface area difference, 
which is proportional to the amount and rate of constituents released 
from the product (Ref. 51).
     Portion thickness may result in a surface area difference, 
which is directly proportional to the amount and rate of constituents 
released from the product (Ref. 51).
     Pouch material basis weight, pouch material air 
permeability, and pouch material caliper influences the interactions 
between the tobacco and oral cavity, thereby potentially affecting the 
amount and rate of constituents released from the product (Ref. 52).
     Pouch material nicotine dissolution rate is a function of 
tobacco cut size and pouch materials, thereby potentially affecting the 
amount and rate of constituents released from the product (Ref. 53).
     Pouch material nicotine dissolution extent is a function 
of the initial release and duration of the ongoing release, thereby 
potentially affecting the amount and rate of constituents released from 
the product (Refs. 52 and 54).
    Table 3 in proposed Sec.  1114.7(i)(2)(ii)(B) describes the design 
parameters and information on performance criteria to be provided for 
new roll-your-own (RYO) tobacco rolling paper products. These 
parameters are a necessary part of the application because they are 
needed to fully characterize the product and changes in these 
parameters may affect the rolling paper's impact on public health, as 
described below:
     RYO paper length and RYO paper width may alter the surface 
area that is available for tobacco packing, thereby affecting the smoke 
constituent yields (Ref. 47).
     RYO paper mass may be a result of a surface area or basis 
weight difference and, in turn, may affect puff count and smoke 
constituent yields (Refs. 41 and 47).
     RYO paper base paper basis weight may affect puff count 
and smoke constituent yields (Ref. 41).
     RYO paper base paper porosity may affect smoke constituent 
yields (Ref. 41).
     RYO paper band porosity may affect smoke constituent 
yields because band porosity allows for the overall assessment of the 
weighted change in air flow through the cigarette paper during active 
puffing (Ref. 42).
     RYO paper band diffusivity may affect smoke constituent 
yields because it mimics air flow during smoldering (Ref. 43).
     RYO paper band width may affect ventilation and, in turn, 
smoke constituent yields (Ref. 44).

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     RYO paper band space may affect ignition propensity and, 
in turn, puff count (Ref. 45).
    Table 4 in proposed Sec.  1114.7(i)(2)(ii)(B) describes the design 
parameters and information on performance criteria to be provided for 
new RYO tobacco tubes. These parameters are a necessary part of the 
application because they are needed to fully characterize the product 
and changes in these parameters may affect the RYO tube's impact on 
public health, as described below:
     Tube mass may affect smoke constituent yields (Ref. 32).
     Tube length may alter tobacco biomarker levels (Ref. 33).
     Tube diameter may affect filter efficiency and, in turn, 
smoke constituent yields (Ref. 34).
     Tube paper length and tube paper width may affect smoke 
constituent yields (Ref. 32).
     Tube paper base paper basis weight may affect puff count 
and smoke constituent yields (Ref. 41).
     Tube paper base paper porosity may affect smoke 
constituent yields (Ref. 41).
     Tube paper band porosity may affect smoke constituent 
yields since band porosity allows for the overall assessment of the 
weighted change in air flow through the cigarette paper during active 
puffing (Ref. 42).
     Tube paper band diffusivity may affect smoke constituent 
yields because it mimics air flow during smoldering (Ref. 43).
     Tube paper band width may affect ventilation and, in turn, 
smoke constituent yields (Ref. 44).
     Tube paper band space may affect ignition propensity and, 
in turn, puff count (Ref. 45).
    Table 5 in proposed Sec.  1114.7(i)(2)(ii)(B) describes the design 
parameters and information on performance criteria to be provided for 
new RYO tobacco filtered tubes. These parameters are a necessary part 
of the application because they are needed to fully characterize the 
product and changes in these parameters may affect the filtered tube's 
impact on public health, as described below:
     Tube mass may affect smoke constituent yields (Ref. 32).
     Tube length may alter tobacco biomarker levels (Ref. 33).
     Tube diameter may affect filter efficiency and, in turn, 
smoke constituent yields (Ref. 34).
     Tube paper length directly correlates to non-filter tube 
length, which may affect smoke constituent yields (Ref. 32).
     Tube paper width may affect smoke constituent yields (Ref. 
32).
     Tube paper base paper basis weight may affect puff count 
and smoke constituent yields (Ref. 41).
     Tube paper base paper porosity may affect smoke 
constituent yields (Ref. 41).
     Tube paper band porosity may affect smoke constituent 
yields since band porosity allows for the overall assessment of the 
weighted change in air flow through the cigarette paper during active 
puffing (Ref. 42).
     Tube paper band diffusivity may affect smoke constituent 
yields because it mimics air flow during smoldering (Ref. 43).
     Tube paper band width may affect ventilation and, in turn, 
smoke constituent yields (Ref. 44).
     Tube paper band space may affect ignition propensity and, 
in turn, puff count (Ref. 45).
     Filter efficiency may affect smoke constituent yields 
(Ref. 44).
     Filter diameter, filter mass, filter tow crimping index, 
and denier per filament may affect filter efficiency and, in turn, 
smoke constituent yields (Ref. 46).
     Total denier, filter density, and filter length may affect 
filter efficiency and, in turn, smoke constituent yields (Ref. 30).
     Filter pressure drop may affect smoke constituent yields 
(Ref. 47).
     Plug wrap, including length, width, basis weight, 
porosity, and caliper, contributes to the overall ventilation (Ref. 
44).
     Tipping paper, including length, width, and basis weight, 
may affect smoke constituent yields (Ref. 48).
     Filter ventilation, including location and number of holes 
and rows, may affect smoke constituent yields (Ref. 34).
    Table 6 in proposed Sec.  1114.7(i)(2)(ii)(B) describes the design 
parameters and information on performance criteria to be provided for 
RYO tobacco. These RYO tobacco parameters are a necessary part of the 
application because they are needed to fully characterize the product 
and changes in these parameters may affect the RYO tobacco's impact on 
public health, as described below:
     Tobacco filler mass may affect smoke constituent yields 
when used with rolling paper (Ref. 32).
     Tobacco cut size alters the size of the tobacco pieces, 
which may result in more particulate matter (Ref. 39).
     Tobacco moisture may affect puff count when used with 
rolling paper (Ref. 40).
    Table 7 in proposed Sec.  1114.7(i)(2)(ii)(B) describes the design 
parameters and information on performance criteria to be provided for 
new RYO tobacco paper tips. These parameters are a necessary part of 
the application because they are needed to fully characterize the 
product and changes may affect the paper tip's impact on public health, 
as described below:
     RYO paper tip length and RYO paper tip width may alter the 
surface area that is available for tobacco packing, thereby affecting 
the smoke constituent yields (Ref. 47).
     RYO paper tip mass may be a result of a surface area or 
basis weight difference and, in turn, may affect puff count and smoke 
constituent yields (Refs. 41 and 47).
     RYO paper base paper basis weight may affect puff count 
and smoke constituent yields (Ref. 41).
     RYO paper base paper perforation may affect smoke 
constituent yields (Ref. 41).
     RYO paper tip ventilation may affect smoke constituent 
yields (Ref. 34).
    Table 8 in proposed Sec.  1114.7(i)(2)(ii)(B) describes the design 
parameters and information on performance criteria to be provided for 
filtered, sheet-wrapped cigars. These parameters are a necessary part 
of the application because they are needed to fully characterize the 
product and changes may affect the cigar's impact on public health, as 
described below:
     Cigar length and diameter can directly affect the amount 
of tobacco that is burned and, in turn, affect smoke constituent yields 
(Ref. 55).
     Tobacco filler mass may affect smoke constituent yields 
(Ref. 56).
     Tobacco rod density may modify burn properties and smoke 
constituent yields (Refs. 37 and 38).
     Tobacco cut size alters the size of the tobacco pieces, 
which may result in more particulate matter (Ref. 39).
     Tobacco moisture may affect puff count (Ref. 40).
     Cigar wrapper and binder porosity may affect smoke 
constituent yields (Refs. 58 and 59).
     Filter efficiency may affect smoke constituent yields 
(Ref. 44).
     Filter diameter and filter length may affect filter 
efficiency and, in turn, smoke constituent yields (Ref. 46).
     Filter pressure drop may affect smoke constituent yields 
(Ref. 47).
     Tipping paper length may affect smoke constituent yields 
(Ref. 48).
     Ventilation may affect smoke constituent yields (Ref. 56).
    In addition to the parameters that would be required by the 
proposed rule, FDA recommends a PMTA for a filtered, sheet-wrapped 
cigar also contain the following additional design parameters in table 
8a and is specifically requesting

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public comments on whether these parameters should be required in the 
final rule.

  Table 8a--Additional Design Parameters Recommended To Be Provided for
                      Filtered Sheet-Wrapped Cigars
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                                             Provide test data (include
                                            test protocols, quantitative
  Provide target specification with upper    acceptance  criteria, data
        and lower range limits for:          sets, and a summary of the
                                                    results) for:
------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Cigar mass (mg).                    Cigar mass (mg).
 Cigar draw resistance (mm H2O).     Cigar draw
                                             resistance (mm H2O).
 Cigar burn rate (mm/s).             Cigar burn rate (mm/
                                             s).
 Cigar wrapper length (mm).          Puff count.
 Cigar wrapper width (mm).           Cigar wrapper
                                             length (mm).
 Cigar wrapper basis weight (g/      Cigar wrapper width
 m\2\).                                      (mm).
 Cigar binder length (mm).           Cigar wrapper basis
                                             weight (g/m\2\).
 Cigar binder width (mm).            Cigar binder length
                                             (mm).
 Cigar binder basis weight (g/       Cigar binder width
 m\2\).                                      (mm).
 Filter mass (mg).                   Cigar binder basis
                                             weight (g/m\2\).
 Filter density (g/cm\3\).           Filter mass (mg).
 Filter tow crimping index.          Filter density (g/
                                             cm\3\).
 Filter total denier (g/9000m).      Filter tow crimping
                                             index.
 Filter denier per filament (dpf).   Filter total denier
                                             (g/9000m).
 Plug wrap length (mm).              Filter denier per
                                             filament (dpf).
 Plug wrap width (mm).               Plug wrap length
                                             (mm).
 Plug wrap basis weight (g/m\2\).    Plug wrap width
                                             (mm).
 Plug wrap porosity (CU).            Plug wrap basis
                                             weight (g/m\2\).
 Tipping paper width (mm).           Plug wrap porosity
                                             (CU).
 Tipping paper basis weight (g/      Tipping paper width
 m\2\).                                      (mm).
 Tipping paper perforation (CU).     Tipping paper basis
                                             weight (g/m\2\).
 Filter ventilation position of      Tipping paper
 holes.                                      perforation (CU).
 Filter ventilation number of
 holes.
 Filter ventilation number of
 rows.
------------------------------------------------------------------------

    FDA recommends including these parameters as part of the 
application because they may help fully characterize the product and 
may affect its impact on public health:
     Cigar mass reflects the amount of tobacco in a cigar, 
which may affect smoke constituent yields (Ref. 56).
     Cigar puff count can directly affect smoke constituent 
yields (Ref. 56).
     Cigar draw resistance may result in differences in the 
difficulty of pulling air through the tobacco rod and, in turn, affect 
smoke constituent yields (Ref. 36).
     Burn rate may affect puff count and, in turn, affect smoke 
constituent yields (Ref. 57).
     Cigar wrapper and binder basis weight may affect puff 
count and smoke constituent yields (Refs. 36 and 58).
     Cigar wrapper and binder length and width may directly 
influence the area through which air is permitted to enter the tobacco 
column, which, in turn, may affect puff count and smoke constituent 
yields (Ref. 36).
     Filter mass, filter tow crimping index, denier per 
filament, total denier, and filter density may affect filter efficiency 
and, in turn, smoke constituent yields (Ref. 46).
     Plug wrap, including length, width, basis weight, 
porosity, and caliper, contributes to the overall ventilation (Ref. 
39).
     Tipping paper, including width, and basis weight, may 
affect smoke constituent yields (Ref. 48).
     Ventilation, including location and number of holes and 
rows, may affect smoke constituent yields (Ref. 56).
    Table 9 in proposed Sec.  1114.7(i)(2)(ii)(B) describes the design 
parameters and information on performance criteria to be provided for 
unfiltered, sheet-wrapped cigars. These parameters are a necessary part 
of the application because they are needed to fully characterize the 
product and changes may affect the cigar's impact on public health, as 
described below:
     Cigar mass reflects the amount of tobacco in a cigar, 
which may affect smoke constituent yields (Ref. 56).
     Cigar length and diameter can directly affect the amount 
of tobacco that is burned and, in turn, affect smoke constituent yields 
(Ref. 55).
     Tobacco filler mass may affect smoke constituent yields 
(Ref. 56).
     Cigar wrapper porosity may affect smoke constituent yields 
(Refs. 58 and 59).
     Cigar tip dimensions directly influence the overall cigar 
draw resistance and in turn, puff count (Ref. 60).
    In addition to the parameters that would be required by the 
proposed rule, FDA recommends a PMTA for an unfiltered, sheet-wrapped 
cigar also contain the following additional design parameters as 
described in Table 9a and is specifically requesting public comments on 
whether these parameters should be required under the final rule.

  Table 9a--Additional Design Parameters Recommended To Be Provided for
                     Unfiltered Sheet-Wrapped Cigars
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                             Provide test data (include
                                            test protocols, quantitative
  Provide target specification with upper    acceptance  criteria, data
        and lower range limits for:          sets, and a summary of the
                                                    results) for:
------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Cigar draw resistance (mm H2O).     Cigar draw
                                             resistance (mm H2O).
 Cigar burn rate (mm/s).             Cigar burn rate (mm/
                                             s).
 Tobacco rod density (g/cm\3\).      Puff count.
 Tobacco cut size (mm).              Tobacco rod density
                                             (g/cm\3\).
 Tobacco moisture (%).               Tobacco cut size
                                             (mm).

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 Cigar wrapper length (mm).          Tobacco moisture
                                             (%).
 Cigar wrapper width (mm).           Cigar wrapper
                                             length (mm).
 Cigar wrapper basis weight (g/      Cigar wrapper width
 m\2\).                                      (mm).
 Cigar binder length (mm).           Cigar wrapper basis
                                             weight (g/m\2\).
 Cigar binder width (mm).            Cigar binder length
                                             (mm).
 Cigar binder basis weight (g/       Cigar binder width
 m\2\).                                      (mm).
 Cigar binder porosity (CU).         Cigar binder basis
                                             weight (g/m\2\).
 Cigar tip mass (mg) (if             Cigar binder
 applicable).                                porosity (CU).
                                             Cigar tip mass (mg)
                                             (if applicable).
------------------------------------------------------------------------

    FDA recommends including these parameters as part of the 
application because they may help fully characterize the product and 
changes may affect its impact on public health:
     Cigar puff count can directly affect smoke constituent 
yields (Ref. 56).
     Cigar draw resistance may result in differences in the 
difficulty of pulling air through the tobacco rod and, in turn, affect 
smoke constituent yields (Ref. 36).
     Burn rate may affect puff count and, in turn, affect smoke 
constituent yields (Ref. 57).
     Tobacco rod density may modify burn properties and smoke 
constituent yields (Refs. 37 and 38).
     Tobacco cut size alters the size of the tobacco pieces, 
which may result in more particulate matter (Ref. 39).
     Tobacco moisture may affect puff count (Ref. 40).
     Cigar wrapper and binder basis weight may affect puff 
count and smoke constituent yields (Refs. 36 and 58).
     Cigar wrapper and binder length and width may directly 
influence the area through which air is permitted to enter the tobacco 
column, which, in turn, may affect puff count and smoke constituent 
yields (Ref. 36).
     Cigar binder porosity may affect smoke constituent yields 
(Refs. 58 and 59).
    Table 10 in proposed Sec.  1114.7(i)(2)(ii)(B) describes the design 
parameters and information on performance criteria to be provided for 
leaf-wrapped cigars. These parameters are a necessary part of the 
application because they are needed to fully characterize the product 
and changes may affect the cigar's impact on public health, as 
described below:
     Cigar mass reflects the amount of tobacco in a cigar, 
which may affect smoke constituent yields (Ref. 56).
     Cigar length and diameter can directly affect the amount 
of tobacco that is burned and, in turn, affect smoke constituent yields 
(Ref. 55).
     Tobacco moisture may affect puff count (Ref. 40).
    In addition to the parameters that would be required by the 
proposed rule, FDA recommends a PMTA for a leaf-wrapped cigar also 
contain the following additional design parameters as described in 
Table 10a. FDA is gaining experience reviewing the design parameters of 
deemed tobacco products and is specifically requesting public comments 
on whether these parameters should be required under the final rule.

 Table 10a--Additional Design Parameters Recommended To Be Provided for
                           Leaf-Wrapped Cigars
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                             Provide test data (include
                                            test protocols, quantitative
  Provide target specification with upper    acceptance  criteria, data
        and lower range limits for:          sets, and a summary of the
                                                    results) for:
------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Cigar draw resistance (mm H2O).     Cigar draw
                                             resistance (mm H2O).
 Cigar burn rate (mm/s).             Cigar burn rate (mm/
                                             s).
 Tobacco filler mass (mg).           Puff count.
 Tobacco rod density (g/cm\3\).      Tobacco filler mass
                                             (mg).
 Tobacco cut size (mm).              Tobacco rod density
                                             (g/cm\3\).
 Cigar wrapper length (mm).          Tobacco cut size
                                             (mm).
 Cigar wrapper minimum width (mm).   Cigar wrapper
                                             length (mm).
 Cigar wrapper maximum width (mm).   Cigar wrapper
                                             minimum width (mm).
 Cigar wrapper basis weight (g/      Cigar wrapper
 m\2\).                                      maximum width (mm).
 Cigar wrapper porosity (CU).        Cigar wrapper basis
                                             weight (g/m\2\).
 Cigar binder length (mm).           Cigar wrapper
                                             porosity (CU).
 Cigar binder minimum width (mm).    Cigar binder length
                                             (mm).
 Cigar binder maximum width (mm).    Cigar binder
                                             minimum width (mm).
 Cigar binder basis weight (g/       Cigar binder
 m\2\).                                      maximum width (mm).
 Cigar binder porosity (CU).         Cigar binder basis
                                             weight (g/m\2\).
                                             Cigar binder
                                             porosity (CU).
------------------------------------------------------------------------

    FDA recommends including these parameters as part of the 
application because changes they may help fully characterize the 
product and may affect its impact on public health as follows:
     Cigar draw resistance may result in differences in the 
difficulty of pulling air through the tobacco rod and, in turn, affect 
smoke constituent yields (Ref. 36).
     Burn rate may affect puff count and, in turn, affect smoke 
constituent yields (Ref. 57).
     Filler mass (mg) may affect smoke constituent yields (Ref. 
56).
     Tobacco rod density may modify burn properties and smoke 
constituent yields (Refs. 37 and 38).
     Tobacco cut size alters the size of the tobacco pieces, 
which may result in more particulate matter (Ref. 39).

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     Cigar wrapper and binder basis weight may affect puff 
count and smoke constituent yields (Refs. 36 and 58).
     Cigar wrapper and binder porosity may affect smoke 
constituent yields (Refs. 58 and 59).
     Cigar wrapper and binder length, minimum width, and 
maximum width may directly influence the area through which air is 
permitted to enter the tobacco column, which, in turn, may affect puff 
count and smoke constituent yields (Ref. 36).
    Table 11 in proposed Sec.  1114.7(i)(2)(ii)(B) describes the design 
parameters and information on performance criteria to be provided for 
cigar tobacco. These parameters are a necessary part of the application 
because they are needed to fully characterize the product and changes 
may affect its impact on public health, as described below:
     Tobacco cut size alters the size of the tobacco pieces, 
which may result in more particulate matter (Ref. 39).
     Tobacco moisture may affect puff count (Ref. 40).
    In addition to the parameters that would be required by the 
proposed rule, FDA would recommend applicants include filler mass (mg) 
as additional design parameter in a PMTA for cigar tobacco because it 
may affect smoke constituent yields (Ref. 56). FDA is gaining 
experience reviewing the design parameters of cigar tobacco and other 
deemed tobacco products and is specifically requesting public comments 
on whether this parameter should be required in the final rule.
    Table 12 in proposed Sec.  1114.7(i)(2)(ii)(B) describes the design 
parameters and information on performance criteria to be provided for a 
cigar wrapper. These parameters are a necessary part of the application 
because they are needed to fully characterize the product and changes 
may affect its impact on public health, as described below:
     Cigar wrapper length, and its minimum width and maximum 
width may directly influence the area through which air is permitted to 
enter the tobacco column, which, in turn, may affect puff count and 
smoke constituent yields (Ref. 36).
    In addition to the parameters that would be required by the 
proposed rule, FDA also recommends a PMTA for a cigar wrapper also 
contain the following additional design parameters as described in 
Table 12a and is specifically requesting public comments on whether 
these parameters should be required under the final rule.

 Table 12a--Additional Design Parameters Recommended To Be Provided for
                             Cigar Wrappers
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                             Provide test data (include
                                            test protocols, quantitative
  Provide target specification with upper    acceptance  criteria, data
        and lower range limits for:          sets, and a summary of the
                                                    results) for:
------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Cigar wrapper basis weight (g/      Cigar wrapper basis
 m\2\).                                      weight (g/m\2\).
 Cigar wrapper porosity (CU).        Cigar wrapper
                                             porosity (CU).
------------------------------------------------------------------------

    FDA recommends including these parameters as part of the 
application because changes they may help fully characterize the 
product and may affect its impact on public health as follows:
     Cigar wrapper basis weight may affect puff count and smoke 
constituent yields (Refs. 36 and 58).
     Cigar wrapper porosity may affect smoke constituent yields 
(Refs. 58 and 59).
    Table 13 in proposed Sec.  1114.7(i)(2)(ii)(B) describes the design 
parameters and information on performance criteria to be provided for a 
waterpipe. The number of hoses and the waterpipe bowl volume are a 
necessary part of the application because they are needed to fully 
characterize the product.
    In addition to the parameters that would be required by the 
proposed rule, FDA recommends a PMTA for a waterpipe also contain the 
following additional design parameters as described in Table 13a and is 
specifically requesting public comments on whether these parameters 
should be required under the final rule.

 Table 13a--Additional Design Parameters Recommended To Be Provided for
                               Waterpipes
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                             Provide test data (include
                                            test protocols, quantitative
  Provide target specification with upper    acceptance  criteria, data
        and lower range limits for:          sets, and a summary of the
                                                    results) for:
------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Hose length (mm).                   Hose length (mm).
 Hose material (mm).                 Hose internal
                                             diameter (mm).
 Hose internal diameter (mm).        Stem length (mm).
 Stem length (mm).                   Stem internal
                                             diameter (mm).
 Stem internal diameter (mm).        Hose Permeability
                                             (CU).
 Hose Permeability (CU).             Bowl diameter (mm).
 Bowl diameter (mm).                 Pressure drop (mm
                                             H2O).
 Bowl shape.                         Water filter
                                             efficiency (%).
 Pressure drop (mm H2O).             Foil length (mm).
 Water filter efficiency (%).        Foil width (mm).
 Foil length (mm).                   Ventilation (%).
 Foil width (mm).
 Ventilation hole distribution.
 Number of ventilation holes.
 Ventilation (%).
 Heating source type.
------------------------------------------------------------------------

    The parameters included in table 13 apply to waterpipes generally. 
For products that contain a heating source or waterpipe tobacco, 
applications should specify information regarding the heating source 
and waterpipe tobacco as described in tables 14 and 15. FDA recommends 
including these parameters as part of the application

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because they can help fully characterize the product and changes may 
affect its impact on public health:
     Hose dimensions (length and diameter) are directly 
proportional to air infiltration and affects toxicant yields (Ref. 61).
     Hose material may affect hose permeability, which may 
affect smoke constituent yields (Ref. 61).
     Water filtering efficiency is directly proportional to 
mainstream smoke and can increase exposure to HPHCs (Ref. 62).
     Pressure drop may result in differences in the difficulty 
of pulling air through the waterpipe and, in turn, affect smoke 
constituent yields (Ref. 36).
     Waterpipe components or parts, including stem, bowl, 
windscreen (foil), and purge valve, impact puffing behavior and 
toxicant exposure; therefore, the foil dimensions and ventilation may 
affect smoke constituent yields (Ref. 63).
     The diameter of the flow path is directly related to the 
resistance to draw, which may affect smoke constituent yields (Ref. 
63).
     The aluminum foil perforation pattern (size, number and 
distribution of holes) impacts the path of hot gases through the 
tobacco mixture, which may affect smoke constituent yields (Ref. 63).
    Table 14 in proposed Sec.  1114.7(i)(2)(ii)(B) describes the design 
parameters and information on performance criteria to be provided for 
waterpipe tobacco. These parameters are necessary to fully characterize 
the product and changes may affect its impact on public health as 
follows:
     Tobacco cut size alters the size of the tobacco pieces, 
which may result in more particulate matter. Finer tobacco cut size may 
result in a decrease in filling power and in turn, a larger amount of 
tobacco in the bowl (Refs. 39 and 40).
     Tobacco moisture may affect puff count. Moisture 
contributes to packing density, thus decreasing void volume (Ref. 40).
    In addition to the parameters that would be required by the 
proposed rule, FDA is recommending PMTAs for a waterpipe tobacco also 
include the filler mass (mg) because it may affect smoke constituent 
yields (Ref. 56) and is specifically requesting public comments on 
whether this parameter should be required in the final rule.
    Table 15 in proposed Sec.  1114.7(i)(2)(ii)(B) describes the design 
parameters and information on performance criteria to be provided for a 
waterpipe heating source. These parameters are necessary to fully 
characterize the product and changes may affect its impact on public 
health because when combusted, heating sources such as charcoal or wood 
cinders expose the user to high yields of toxicants such as carbon 
monoxide and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons. Therefore, the heating 
source temperature may affect smoke constituent yields (Ref. 64).
    In addition to the parameters that would be required by the 
proposed rule, FDA recommends a PMTA for a waterpipe heating source 
also include the additional design parameters as described in Table 15a 
and is specifically requesting public comments on whether these 
parameters should be required under the final rule.

 Table 15a--Additional Design Parameters Recommended To Be Provided for
                        Waterpipe Heating Sources
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                             Provide test data (include
                                            test protocols, quantitative
  Provide target specification with upper    acceptance  criteria, data
        and lower range limits for:          sets, and a summary of the
                                                    results) for:
------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Charcoal burn rate (mm/s) (if       Charcoal
 applicable).                                temperature ([deg]C) (if
                                             applicable).
 Charcoal mass (mg) (if              Charcoal burn rate
 applicable).                                (mm/s) (if applicable).
 Charcoal density (g/cm\3\) (if      Charcoal mass (mg)
 applicable).                                (if applicable).
 Electrical heater coil resistance   Charcoal density (g/
 (ohms) (if applicable).                     cm\3\) (if applicable).
 Number of coils (if applicable).    Electrical heater
                                             coil resistance (ohms) (if
                                             applicable).
 Coil configuration (if              Coil diameter
 applicable).                                (gauge) (if applicable).
 Coil diameter (gauge) (if           Coil failure
 applicable).                                testing (if applicable).
 Coil failure testing (if            Battery mAh rating
 applicable).                                (mAh) (if applicable).
 Battery mAh rating (mAh) (if        Battery voltage
 applicable).                                operating range (volts) (if
                                             applicable).
 Battery voltage operating range     Battery current
 (volts) (if applicable).                    operating range (amps) (if
                                             applicable).
 Battery current operating range     Power delivery unit
 (amps) (if applicable).                     (PDU) voltage operating
                                             range (volts) (if
                                             applicable).
 Power delivery unit (PDU) voltage   PDU current
 operating range (volts) (if applicable).    operating range (amps) (if
                                             applicable).
 PDU current operating range         PDU wattage
 (amps) (if applicable).                     operating range (watts) (if
                                             applicable).
 PDU wattage operating range         PDU temperature cut-
 (watts) (if applicable).                    off ([deg]C) (if
                                             applicable).
                                             PDU wattage
                                             deviation (watts).
                                             PDU temperature
                                             control deviation ([deg]C).
------------------------------------------------------------------------

    FDA recommends including these parameters (as applicable to the 
heating source) as part of the application because they may help fully 
characterize the product and changes may affect its impact on public 
health:
     When combusted, heating sources such as charcoal or wood 
cinders expose the user to high yields of toxicants such as carbon 
monoxide and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons. Therefore, the heating 
source mass, density, temperature, and burn rate may affect smoke 
constituent yields (Ref. 64).
    Table 16 in proposed Sec.  1114.7(i)(2)(ii)(B) describes the design 
parameters and information on performance criteria to be provided for 
waterpipe foil. The waterpipe foil length and width are necessary to 
fully characterize the product and changes may affect its impact on 
public health because waterpipe components or parts windscreen (foil) 
impact smoke's puffing behavior and toxicant exposure. Therefore, the 
foil dimensions may affect smoke constituent yields. (Ref. 63).
    In addition to the parameters that would be required by the 
proposed rule, FDA recommends a PMTA for waterpipe foil also include 
the following additional design parameters as described in Table 16a 
and is specifically requesting public comments on whether these 
parameters should be required under the final rule.

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 Table 16a--Additional Design Parameters Recommended To Be Provided for
                             Waterpipe Foil
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                             Provide test data (include
                                            test protocols, quantitative
  Provide target specification with upper    acceptance  criteria, data
        and lower range limits for:          sets, and a summary of the
                                                    results) for:
------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Foil length (mm).                   Foil length (mm).
 Foil width (mm).                    Foil width (mm).
 Ventilation hole distribution.      Ventilation (%).
 Number of ventilation holes.
 Ventilation (%).
------------------------------------------------------------------------

    FDA recommends including these parameters as part of the 
application because they may help fully characterize the product and 
changes may affect its impact on public health:
     Waterpipe components or parts, including the windscreen 
(foil) impact smoke's puffing behavior and toxicant exposure. 
Therefore, the foil dimensions and ventilation may affect smoke 
constituent yields (Ref. 63).
     The aluminum foil perforation pattern (size, number and 
distribution of holes) impacts the path of hot gases through the 
tobacco mixture, which may affect smoke constituent yields (Ref. 63).
    Table 17 in proposed Sec.  1114.7(i)(2)(ii)(B) describes the design 
parameters and information on performance criteria to be provided for a 
pipe. The bore diameter, bit length and diameter, and stem length and 
diameter are design parameters are necessary to fully characterize the 
product.
    In addition to the parameters that would be required by the 
proposed rule, FDA recommends a PMTA for a pipe also include the 
following additional design parameters as described in Table 17a. FDA 
is issuing this list of pipe parameters, which are based upon similar 
parameters in other categories of tobacco products, for consideration 
and public comment. We are particularly interested in scientific 
investigations that support keeping or removing these parameters, or 
adding different parameters to the table.

 Table 17a--Additional Design Parameters Recommended To Be Provided for
                                  Pipes
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                             Provide test data (include
                                            test protocols, quantitative
  Provide target specification with upper    acceptance  criteria, data
        and lower range limits for:          sets, and a summary of the
                                                    results) for:
------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Moisture drain volume (ml).         Moisture drain
                                             volume (ml).
 Moisture drain location.            Bowl chamber cover
                                             outer diameter (mm).
 Bowl chamber cover outer diameter   Bowl chamber cover
 (mm).                                       inner diameter (mm).
 Bowl chamber cover inner diameter   Draught hole
 (mm).                                       diameter (mm).
 Draught hole diameter (mm).         Bowl chamber
                                             diameter (mm).
 Bottom screen.                      Bow chamber volume
                                             (cm\3\).
 Draught hole shape.                 Pipe pressure drop
                                             (mm H2O).
 Draught hole location.              Two-phase smoke
                                             flow (cc/min).
 Bowl chamber diameter (mm).         Airway volume
                                             (cm\3\).
 Bowl chamber hole shape.            Filter length (mm).
 Bow chamber volume (cm\3\).         Filter pressure
                                             drop (mm H2O).
 Pipe pressure drop (mm H2O).        Filter efficiency
                                             (%).
 Two-phase smoke flow (cc/min).      Pipe ventilation
                                             (%).
 Airway volume (cm\3\).
 Filter length (mm).
 Filter pressure drop (mm H2O).
 Filter efficiency (%).
 Pipe ventilation (%).
------------------------------------------------------------------------

    Table 18 in proposed Sec.  1114.7(i)(2)(ii)(B) describes the design 
parameters and information on performance criteria to be provided for 
pipe tobacco. Tobacco cut size and moisture are design parameters that 
are necessary to fully characterize the product.
    In addition to the parameters that would be required by the 
proposed rule, FDA recommends a PMTA for pipe tobacco also include 
filler mass (mg). FDA recommends the inclusion of this pipe tobacco 
parameter based upon similar parameters in other categories of tobacco 
products for consideration and public comment. We are particularly 
interested in scientific investigations that support keeping or 
removing this parameter, or adding different parameters.
    Table 19 in proposed Sec.  1114.7(i)(2)(ii)(B) describes the design 
parameters and information on performance criteria to be provided for 
an ENDS. These parameters are a necessary part of the application 
because they are needed to fully characterize the product and changes 
may affect its impact on public health, as described below.
     The air flow rate of the ENDS can affect the coil 
temperature, e-liquid consumption, and aerosol characteristics such as 
particle number concentration, count median diameter, and 
PM2.5, which impact aerosol exposure (Ref. 65).
     Coil resistance may affect overall heating element 
resistance, thereby influencing heating element temperature. The 
heating element temperature may affect toxicant emissions and nicotine 
delivery (Refs. 66-70).
     Coil resistance and battery output voltage determine PDU 
wattage. PDU wattage determines the amount of heat produced by the 
atomizer. PDU wattage or wattage operating range may affect the heating 
element temperature, thereby affecting toxicant emissions (Refs. 68 and 
70).
     An increase in battery capacity (mAh rating) can increase 
the number of puffs the e-cigarette can deliver per vaping session. 
Longer vaping sessions

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may lead to greater exposure to toxicant emissions (Ref. 69).
     The temperature of the coil can affect the chemical and 
physical characteristics of the aerosol delivered to the user. An 
increase in coil temperature can increase HPHC levels in the aerosol, 
therefore, maximum coil temperature and temperature control deviation 
from this maximum coil temperature can affect toxicant emissions and 
nicotine delivery (Refs. 67-70).
    In addition to the parameters that would be required by the 
proposed rule, FDA recommends a PMTA for an ENDS also include the 
following additional design parameters as described in Table 19a and is 
specifically requesting public comments on whether these parameters 
should be required under the final rule.

 Table 19a--Additional Design Parameters Recommended To Be Provided for
                                  ENDS
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                             Provide test data (include
                                            test protocols, quantitative
  Provide target specification with upper     acceptance criteria, data
        and lower range limits for:          sets, and a summary of the
                                                    results) for:
------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Draw resistance (mm H2O).           Draw resistance (mm
                                             H2O).
 Puff count (for full tank/          Puff count (for
 cartridge) (dimensionless).                 full tank/cartridge)
                                             (dimensionless).
 Atomizer tank/cartridge volume      Atomizer tank/
 (mL).                                       cartridge volume (mL).
 Number of coils (dimensionless).    Coil diameter
                                             (gauge).
 Coil diameter (gauge).              Coil failure
                                             testing (cycles to
                                             failure).
 Coil failure testing (cycles to     Mass of wicking
 failure).                                   material (mg).
 Mass of wicking material (mg).      Wicking rate (mm/
                                             min).
 Wicking rate (mm/min).              Battery voltage
                                             operating range (V).
 Battery voltage operating range     Battery current
 (V).                                        operating range (mA).
 Battery current operating range     PDU voltage
 (mA).                                       operating range (V).
 Power Delivery Unit (PDU) voltage   PDU current
 operating range (V).                        operating range (mA).
 PDU current operating range (mA).   PDU wattage
                                             deviation (W).
------------------------------------------------------------------------

    FDA recommends including these parameters (as applicable to the 
ENDS product) as part of the application because they may help fully 
characterize the product and changes may affect its impact on public 
health:
     Coil and solder, as well as coil coatings, can transfer to 
the e-liquid and lead to increased toxicant emissions (Refs. 71 and 
72).
     Number of coils present can affect overall atomizer 
resistance and distribution of heat dissipation (Ref. 73).
     The position of the coil can increase the possibility of 
dry puff conditions and subsequent increased toxicant emissions (Ref. 
68).
     E-liquid absorbency of the wick and wicking rate can lead 
to dry puff conditions and increased toxicant emissions (Ref. 73 and 
74).
     Wicking materials can transfer to the e-liquid and lead to 
increased toxicant emissions (Ref. 72).
     Atomizer and cartridge components of e-cigarettes may be 
heated repeatedly and aerosolized and can contribute to increased 
toxicant emissions (Ref. 66).
     Puff count can differ depending on other puff topography 
(e.g., puff duration and puff flow rate), e-cigarette and atomizer 
design, and e-liquid parameters. Puff count can also affect total puff 
volume, which in turn can affect total toxicant emissions (Ref. 74).
     E-liquid capacity of the atomizer tank/cartridge can 
affect total puff volume, which in turn can affect total toxicant 
emissions (Refs. 74 and 75).
     Battery/PDU voltage or voltage operating range may affect 
the heating element temperature, thereby affecting toxicant emissions 
and nicotine delivery (Refs. 67-70).
     Battery wattage or wattage operating range may affect the 
heating element temperature, thereby affecting toxicant emissions 
(Refs. 68 and 70).
     Coil resistance and battery output voltage determine PDU 
wattage. PDU wattage determines the amount of heat produced by the 
atomizer. PDU wattage or wattage operating range may affect the heating 
element temperature, thereby affecting toxicant emissions (Refs. 68 and 
70).
     Atomizer coil temperature (heating element temperature) 
may affect toxicant emissions and nicotine delivery (Refs. 67-70).
     PDU wattage deviation may influence heating element 
temperature, thereby affecting toxicant emissions (Refs. 68 and 70).
     The temperature of the coil can affect the chemical and 
physical characteristics of the aerosol delivered to the user. An 
increase in coil temperature can increase HPHC levels in the aerosol, 
therefore, maximum coil temperature and temperature control deviation 
from this maximum coil temperature can affect toxicant emissions and 
nicotine delivery (Refs. 67-70).
     Coil resistance, number of coils, coil gauge, and coil 
configuration may affect overall heating element resistance, thereby 
influencing heating element temperature. The heating element 
temperature may affect toxicant emissions and nicotine delivery (Refs. 
66-70).
     Battery type, battery current operating range, battery 
failure safety features, battery conformance to standards, and PDU 
current operating range are necessary for evaluating battery and PDU 
safety. Risks of e-cigarette battery explosion, leakage, fire, or 
overheating are a safety concern (Refs. 66 and 76).
     Battery power impacts the delivery of nicotine and the 
total emissions of volatile aldehydes (Refs. 77 and 78).
     Battery and PDU voltage impacts the amount of e-liquid 
consumed, the vapor temperature, and the total emissions of volatile 
aldehydes (Ref. 78).
     The type and amount of wicking material can affect the e-
liquid absorbency of the wick and wicking rate, possibly leading to dry 
puff conditions and increased toxicant emissions (Refs. 73 and 74).
     The draw resistance of the ENDS impacts the ease of 
drawing air into the ENDS to produce aerosol, which can affect nicotine 
and other toxicant delivery to the user (Ref. 79).
    Table 20 in proposed Sec.  1114.7(i)(2)(ii)(B) describes the design 
parameters and information on performance criteria to be provided for 
an e-liquid. These parameters are a necessary part of the application 
because they are needed to fully characterize the product and changes 
may affect its impact on public health, as described below:
     The e-liquid volume can affect the delivery of nicotine 
and other toxicants to the user (Ref. 74 and 75).

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    In addition to the parameters that would be required by the 
proposed rule, FDA recommends a PMTA for an e-liquid also contain the 
following additional design parameters as described in Table 20a and is 
specifically requesting public comments on whether these parameters 
should be required under the final rule.

Table 20a--Additional Design Parameters Recommended To Be Provided for E-
                                 liquids
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                                             Provide test data (include
                                            test protocols, quantitative
  Provide target specification with upper    acceptance  criteria, data
        and lower range limits for:          sets, and a summary of the
                                                    results) for:
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 E-liquid boiling point ([deg]C).    E-liquid boiling
                                             point ([deg]C).
 E-liquid viscosity (at 20 [deg]C)   E-liquid viscosity
                                             (at 20 [deg]C).
 E-liquid volume (ml).               E-liquid volume
                                             (ml).
 Particle number concentration (#/   Particle number
 cm\3\).                                     concentration (#/cm\3\).
 Count median diameter (nm).         Count median
                                             diameter (nm).
 PM2.5 ([mu]g/m\3\).                 PM2.5 ([mu]g/m\3\).
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    These parameters are a necessary part of the application because 
they may help fully characterize the product and changes may affect the 
its impact on public health:
     E-liquid solvent composition can cause variations in e-
liquid boiling point. E-liquid composition, and subsequently e-liquid 
boiling point, can affect aerosol particle size distribution and amount 
of aerosol produced (Ref. 80).
     Aerosol parameters such as particle number concentration, 
count median diameter, and PM2.5 are used to characterize 
the amount and size of particles to which the user is exposed. 
Epidemiological and clinical studies have shown that exposure to large 
amounts of small particles can impair lung function and is correlated 
with cardiovascular disease (Refs. 81 and 82).
     E-liquid viscosity and boiling point impact the proportion 
of nicotine that is aerosolized (Ref. 83). E-liquid viscosity can also 
affect the e-liquid absorbency through the wick and wicking rate, 
possibly leading to dry puff conditions and increased toxicant 
emissions. Also, the e-liquid viscosity can affect the electronic 
cigarette nicotine and other toxicant delivery to the user (Refs. 73 
and 74).
     The e-liquid volume can affect the delivery of nicotine 
and other toxicants to the user (Refs. 74 and 75).
    iv. Function. The proposed rule would require the application to 
contain a description of how the product is intended to function. For 
example, this could include a description of how the energy or heating 
source is used in or with the product, and how the delivery of the 
product's output (e.g., smoke, aerosol, nicotine) is controlled. This 
information can be critical to FDA's review of a tobacco product, 
including whether the product functions as intended and whether the 
application contains data and information that is relevant to the way 
in which it is intended to function. For example, if an applicant 
states that a product heats or aerosolizes, but does not combust 
tobacco or an e-liquid, it would assist FDA in determining whether the 
information in the PMTA shows the product functions as intended and 
whether the application contains appropriate information regarding this 
function (e.g., data regarding relevant HPHCs).
    v. pH of product and nicotine formulation. The proposed rule would 
require the PMTA to specify the pH of the product. The pH of the 
product is important for FDA to review as part of a PMTA because it can 
affect the amount of unprotonated nicotine delivered to the user (Refs. 
84 and 85).
    The proposed rule would also require the PMTA to specify the 
formulation of the nicotine in the product. The nicotine formulation 
would be required to state the type(s) and quantity of nicotine in the 
product. Type(s) of nicotine include, but are not limited to, 
unprotonated nicotine and nicotine salts (e.g., nicotine lactate, 
nicotine benzoate, nicotine pyruvate). The quantity of unprotonated 
nicotine is important for FDA to review because the amount and speed of 
nicotine delivered by a tobacco product is related to the proportion of 
nicotine in a tobacco product that is unprotonated (Refs. 86 and 87). 
The types and quantities of nicotine salts in the product are important 
for FDA to review because nicotine salt complexes can substantially 
increase nicotine delivery relative to free-base nicotine in ENDS 
products (Refs. 88-90).
    vi. Fermentation process. For those products that contain fermented 
tobacco, the proposed rule would require an application to contain 
information on the fermentation process. The proposed rule would 
require this information because the fermentation process can result in 
different degrees of change in the chemical constituents of the tobacco 
(Ref. 91 and 92) and also affect the type and number of microorganisms 
in the final product, (Ref. 93) which could potentially affect the 
levels of TSNAs and stability of the products during storage. In 
addition, the type and amount of the fermentation inoculum can change 
the product as a result of directed fermentation (Ref. 94). Therefore, 
the application must contain the following information regarding the 
fermentation process:
     Composition of the inoculum (starter culture) with genus 
and species name(s) and concentration(s) (if applicable).
     Any step(s) taken to reduce microbes present during 
product processing (e.g., cleaning of product contact surfaces);
     Specifications and test data for pH, temperature, moisture 
content, and water activity;
     Frequency of aeration or turning (if applicable);
     Duration of fermentation;
     Added ingredients; and
     Method used to stabilize or stop fermentation (if 
applicable), including parameters of the method (e.g., length of 
treatment, temperature) and method validation data to demonstrate that 
fermentation is adequately suppressed to preclude further in-package 
fermentation that could lead to increases in TSNAs and microbial 
content in the final product. Having a process in place to suppress 
microbial activity to preclude further in-package fermentation is 
important because failing to do so could result in a product that may 
have different constituent levels than are specified in the 
application; and
     Storage conditions of the fermented tobacco prior to 
packaging and duration of storage (if applicable).
    vii. Storage and stability information. The proposed rule would 
also require a PMTA to contain product storage and stability 
information that establishes the microbial and chemical stability of 
the product throughout the stated shelf life. Product storage and 
stability information is important for FDA's review of a tobacco 
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bacterial communities and constituents in tobacco products can change 
over time. Information obtained through stability testing could be used 
to ensure that the tobacco product is chemically and microbiologically 
stable during the expected product storage period and does not result 
in changes that could affect the product's potential health risks. If 
no shelf life is indicated, an applicant should provide details of 
stability over a specified amount of time and justify why that time 
period is appropriate. For example, if an applicant believes that 2 
years after the date of manufacture is an appropriate time because that 
is the typical period of time in which their product is sold to 
consumers, an applicant should describe such.
    The proposed rule would require this stability testing information 
because product stability is affected by factors such as the 
fermentation and stabilization processes (if applicable), addition of 
chemical additives to control microbial activity (e.g., preservatives, 
metabolic inhibitors, humectants), and water activity (aw) 
of the product (Refs. 91 and 95-98). Additionally, factors such as 
nitrate/nitrite concentrations, moisture content, microbial content, 
storage temperature, and pH are reported to influence the microbial 
stability and TSNA formation during storage of tobacco products (Refs. 
99-104).
    An application would be required to contain the following storage 
and stability information:
     A description of how the shelf life is indicated on the 
tobacco product, if applicable. The proposed rule would not require a 
tobacco product to indicate the product's shelf life; however, if it is 
indicated on the product, the PMTA must describe how it is indicated. 
For example, if the tobacco product labeling has a `use by,' `best by,' 
or expiration date, a PMTA would have to describe how the date is 
determined (e.g., a certain number of days after packaging).
     Testing on the tobacco product in the same container 
closure system that will be used if granted a marketing order performed 
at the beginning (zero time), middle, and end of the expected storage 
time for the chemical and microbial endpoints for the following items:
    [cir] Microbial content data, including total aerobic microbial 
count and total yeast and mold count, along with identification of 
detected microbiological organisms by genus and species names (if 
applicable);
    [cir] pH;
    [cir] moisture content;
    [cir] water activity;
    [cir] TSNAs. The data specifying TSNAs would be required to be 
reported as separate amounts for a total TSNAs, NNN, and NNK.
    [cir] nitrate and nitrite levels;
    [cir] preservatives and microbial metabolic inhibitors (if any); 
and
    [cir] method of heat treatment or pasteurization used to reduce 
microbial loads.
    Accelerated studies, combined with basic stability information on 
the components or parts and container closure system (separately), or 
the tobacco product (as a whole) may be used to support tentative 
expiration dates provided full shelf life studies are not available and 
are being conducted. Where data from accelerated studies are used to 
project a tentative expiration date that is beyond a date supported by 
actual shelf life studies, stability studies must be conducted, 
including tobacco product testing at appropriate intervals, until the 
tentative expiration date is verified or the appropriate expiration 
date is determined.
    As would be required by proposed Sec.  1114.7(i)(4), the reported 
stability testing would need to be performed on test samples that 
reflect the final tobacco product composition and design (including the 
container closure system), and be conducted using a sufficient sample 
size and number of replicates to substantiate the results of the type 
of testing conducted. Proposed Sec.  1114.7(i)(4) would also require 
the test data to contain:
     The name and location of the testing laboratory or 
laboratories and documentation showing that the laboratory or 
laboratories is (or are) accredited by a nationally or internationally 
recognized external accreditation organization;
     The length of time between dates of manufacture and 
date(s) of testing;
     The storage conditions of the tobacco product before it 
was tested;
     The number of samples and measurement replicates for each 
sample; and
     A description of method procedure, method validation 
information and rationale for selecting each test method, including 
relevant voluntary testing standard; and
     Reports of product formulation testing that include test 
protocols, quantitative acceptance criteria, line data, and a summary 
of the results, for each applicable parameter.
    viii. Product and packaging design risks and misuse hazards. This 
section of an applicant's PMTA is required to contain a review and 
assessment of reasonably foreseeable risks associated with the design 
of the tobacco product and its packaging that may occur during normal 
use of the tobacco product or during any foreseeable misuse of the 
product, including user error, which may cause illness, injury, or 
death not normally associated with the use of the tobacco product. The 
review and assessment would be required to identify the measures taken 
to reduce or eliminate each risk associated with the design of the 
tobacco product and packaging. Examples of these design risks include, 
but are not limited to: Defects in the air permeability of fire 
standards compliant banding on cigarette paper that is intended to 
allow cigarettes to self-extinguish when left unattended, software 
errors or flaws (i.e., bugs) that occasionally result in the product 
performing differently than designed; failure of a safety switch to 
shutoff a product if it exceeds a certain temperature; and the failure 
of a battery design feature to prevent battery from overcharging. The 
PMTA would have to contain a review and assessment of each defect, 
describing the potential to cause illness, injury, or death and the 
measures taken to reduce or eliminate the defects and their potential 
impact. FDA is requiring this information under section 910(b)(1)(G) of 
the FD&C Act because the potential for the product design or 
foreseeable misuse to cause illness, injury, or death provides 
information that informs FDA's determination of whether permitting the 
marketing of the product would be APPH.
    FDA is requesting public comment regarding the scope of design 
risks and misuse hazards that would be required to be included in this 
section. Specifically, FDA is requesting input regarding whether the 
design risks or misuse hazards for which an application would be 
required to contain a review and assessment should be (1) those not 
normally associated with the tobacco product, (2) those not normally 
associated with the category of tobacco products; or (3) those not 
normally associated with all tobacco products generally.
10. Principles of Operation
    Proposed Sec.  1114.7(i)(3) describes FDA's interpretation of the 
full statement of the principle or principles of operation required by 
section 910(b)(1)(B) of the FD&C Act and would require the PMTA to 
contain full narrative descriptions of:
     The way in which a typical consumer will use the new 
tobacco product. This includes, for example:
     A description of how a consumer operates the product;

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     Where applicable, whether and how a consumer can change 
the product design and add or subtract ingredients, such as:
    [cir] E-cigarettes that allow users to change performance features, 
such as the temperature, voltage, or wattage;
    [cir] E-cigarettes that allow users to add or subtract e-liquid 
ingredients, such as liquid nicotine and flavoring, including instances 
where such manipulation is not intended by the manufacturer (e.g., ways 
to misuse the product);
    [cir] E-cigarettes that allow users to add, subtract, or substitute 
components or parts other than identical replacement parts; and
    [cir] Waterpipes that allow users to add, subtract, or substitute 
components or parts other than identical replacement parts, such as 
stems and hoses;
     The length of time it takes for a user to consume a single 
unit of the product. This may be characterized in multiple ways 
depending on the product type, for example, a single unit may include, 
but not be limited to one cigarette, one tobacco pouch, or a specified 
volume of e-liquid used. FDA requests public comment on appropriate 
metrics for determining what should constitute a single unit for 
various product types and also whether FDA should require the average 
time for all users to consume a single unit, the median time to consume 
a single until, or the range of time it takes users to consume a single 
unit of the product; and
     Whether the product incorporates a heating source and, if 
it does, a description of the heating source.
11. Product Testing and Analysis Information
    Proposed Sec.  1114.7(i)(4) requires that all testing and analyses 
of the tobacco product required in Sec.  1114.7(i) be performed on test 
samples that reflect the final tobacco product composition and design, 
and that they be conducted using a sufficient sample size and number of 
replicates to substantiate the results of the type of testing 
conducted. FDA is proposing this requirement under its authority in 
910(b)(1)(G) because the testing requirements described in this section 
are relevant to the subject matter of the application in that it helps 
FDA determine whether the product testing and analyses are accurate and 
reliable. If the product that is the subject of the PMTA is a component 
or part, testing and analyses of the product should be performed with a 
range of other components or parts with which a consumer is expected to 
use the product (e.g., an e-liquid should be tested in a representative 
sample of e-cigarettes in which it is may be used). FDA notes that the 
sample size and number of replicates necessary to substantiate the type 
of testing may vary according to the type of testing. FDA recommends 
that a PMTA contain an explanation of why the applicant believes the 
sample size and number of replicates used is sufficient to support the 
reliability of the results. Additionally, the applicant would be 
required to provide the following information about the testing and 
analysis:
     The name and location of the testing laboratory or 
laboratories and documentation showing that the laboratory is (or 
laboratories are) accredited by a nationally or internationally 
recognized external accreditation organization;
     The length of time between dates of manufacture and 
date(s) of testing;
     The storage conditions of the tobacco product before it 
was tested;
     The number of samples and measurement replicates for each 
sample;
     Description of method procedure, method validation 
information and rationale for selecting each test method, including 
relevant voluntary testing standards;
     Reports of all product formulation testing, including line 
data, test protocols, quantitative acceptance criteria, and a summary 
of the results, for each applicable parameter. Please note that an 
applicant would be required to retain source data under proposed Sec.  
1114.45; and
     Complete descriptions of any smoking or aerosol-generating 
regimens used for analytical testing that are not standardized or 
widely accepted by the scientific community, if applicable. Where the 
applicant is not using a widely recognized and standardized regimen, 
such as the ISO or HCI regimens, the PMTA would need to contain 
complete description of the regimen.
12. Manufacturing
    Section 910(b)(1)(C) of the FD&C Act requires a PMTA to contain 
full descriptions of the methods used in, and the facilities and 
controls used for, the manufacture, processing, and, when relevant, 
packing and installation of, the tobacco product. Proposed Sec.  
1114.7(j) provides FDA's interpretation of this requirement, together 
with its authority under section 910(b)(1)(G) of the FD&C Act, stating 
that these descriptions must include information regarding all 
manufacturing facilities, include descriptions of design controls, and 
be sufficiently detailed to demonstrate that the product meets 
manufacturing specifications and can be manufactured in a manner 
consistent with the information submitted in the PMTA.
    Additionally, because FDA must, under section 910(c)(2)(B) of the 
FD&C Act, deny a PMTA that does not demonstrate compliance with 
regulations issued under section 906(e) of the FD&C Act, the 
descriptions contained in the manufacturing section must demonstrate 
the means by which the processes comply with any applicable tobacco 
product manufacturing practices regulation issued under section 906(e). 
FDA has not yet issued a regulation under section 906(e) of the FD&C 
Act, so demonstrating compliance with such regulations is not currently 
required; however, FDA intends to issue regulations under section 
906(e), and once such regulations are effective, applicants must 
demonstrate that their methods, facilities, and controls comply with 
that rule to receive a marketing order under section 910(c)(1)(i)(A) of 
the FD&C Act.\11\ Until a final rule issued under section 906(e) of the 
FD&C Act is effective, FDA will evaluate the manufacturing process 
information and consider whether the product can be manufactured in a 
manner consistent with the information submitted within the application 
as part of its determination of whether the marketing of the new 
tobacco product would be APPH. As part of this evaluation, FDA may 
conduct inspections as described in proposed Sec.  1114.27 to verify 
the information and data submitted in the application.
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    \11\ In establishing the effective date of a regulation under 
section 906 of the FD&C Act, FDA must provide for a ``reasonable 
period of time for . . . manufacturers to conform to good 
manufacturing practices,'' and small tobacco product manufacturers 
will have at least 4 additional years to comply. See section 
906(e)(1)(B) of the FD&C Act. FDA anticipates that manufacturers 
preparing PMTA applications before any regulation under 906(e) is 
finalized will have sufficient time to prepare applications that 
demonstrate that their methods, facilities, and controls comply with 
such a rule before the applicable effective date. For PMTA 
applications submitted before any regulation under 906(e) is 
finalized, FDA generally expects the review of such applications 
will be concluded prior to the effective date.
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    The process by which a tobacco product is manufactured is important 
to FDA's determination of whether a new tobacco product is APPH because 
it demonstrates the likelihood that a tobacco product will be 
manufactured in accordance with the specifications set forth in the 
PMTA. A tobacco product that fails to conform to the PMTA's 
specifications, referred to as a ``nonconforming tobacco product,'' 
could result in a defective product and increase the product's risk 
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use of the product as characterized in the PMTA. Additionally, a 
nonconforming tobacco product constitutes a different tobacco product 
than the one authorized in the marketing order, which would render a 
nonconforming tobacco product adulterated under section 902(6)(B) of 
the FD&C Act. A nonconforming tobacco product can be the result of a 
number of issues, including design defects, failures of or problems 
with purchasing controls, inadequate process controls, improper 
facilities or equipment, inadequate training, inadequate manufacturing 
methods and procedures, or improper handling of the tobacco product.
    Nonconforming tobacco products have been highlighted in the news. 
For example, in 2017, a manufacturer of smokeless tobacco products 
issued a voluntary recall of certain products after receiving 
complaints of foreign metal material, including sharp metal objects, in 
its smokeless tobacco products. After the recall, the manufacturer 
investigated whether the contamination was a result of the 
manufacturing practice or a deliberate act by an individual to 
contaminate the product. FDA is also aware of other instances where 
smokeless tobacco products contained rocks or metal shavings as well as 
other nontobacco related materials (NTRMs) (e.g., glass, nails, pins, 
wood, dirt, sand, fabric, cloth, and plastics) in finished tobacco 
products. These NTRMs can cause cuts or lacerations to the lips and 
gums or result in broken teeth. This proposed regulation provides 
requirements for how manufacturers would be required to handle 
complaints in similar situations, as well as the subsequent 
investigation, evaluation, and corrective and preventive actions they 
would need to take to address such issues.
    FDA also has observed during inspections that tobacco product 
manufacturers have received complaints regarding nonconforming tobacco 
products that contain contaminants and hazards such as biological 
materials (e.g., mold, mildew, hair, fingernails) and chemical hazards 
(e.g., ammonia, cleaning agents, and kerosene). Caustic cleaning 
chemicals may cause the consumer to experience adverse health effects 
not normally associated with tobacco use, such as vomiting, nausea, 
allergic reactions, dizziness, numbness, or headaches.
    Nonconforming tobacco products may also contain higher levels of a 
constituent than the consumer is expecting and that the product is 
supposed to have as characterized by the PMTA. For example, FDA is 
aware of the variability of nicotine among certain ENDS products and 
that the labeling may not accurately reflect the actual levels of 
nicotine in those products. In one study, researchers found that actual 
nicotine amounts differed from labeled amounts by more than 20 percent 
in 9 out of 20 original e-cigarette cartridges tested, and in 3 out of 
15 refill cartridges tested (Ref. 105). FDA has observed on inspections 
that some e-liquid manufacturers do not have established procedures to 
conduct activities or maintain records of their manufacturing 
processes, including but not limited to calibration of equipment, 
documenting the identity or purity of their ingredients, and testing 
final product to confirm that it meets established specifications such 
as the concentration of nicotine. A finished ENDS that contains a 
nicotine concentration higher than the established specification can be 
more addictive (Refs. 106 and 107). Similarly, a cigarette that does 
not conform to its pH specification can deliver nicotine in a different 
speed and amount to the user which can impact the tobacco product's 
toxicity and addictiveness (Ref. 45). Exposure to nonconforming 
products in this circumstance can result in user exposure to increased 
levels of nicotine, which can lead to increased addictiveness.
    Nonconforming products may also contain defects that can cause the 
tobacco product to be more harmful. For example, an ENDS product may 
have a defect that contributes to an increased risk of fire and/or 
explosion. The ENDS product, during use or foreseeable misuse, can 
expose consumers to increased harm if the device catches fire or 
explodes resulting in serious burns that would not be expected from use 
of the product (e.g., Ref. 108).
    Given the dangers associated with nonconforming (including 
contaminated) tobacco products, FDA is proposing to evaluate an 
applicant's manufacturing process information to help determine whether 
the marketing of a new tobacco product would be APPH, specifically 
considering whether the manufacturer explains controls it would 
establish and maintain to prevent the manufacture and distribution of 
nonconforming products that may have an adverse effect on public 
health.
    The manufacturing section of a PMTA must contain the following 
information in the manufacturing section to meet the requirements of 
proposed Sec.  1114.7(j) and to help FDA determine if it conforms to 
the requirements of section 906(e) of the FD&C Act:
     A listing of all manufacturing, packaging, storage, and 
control facilities for the product, including the name, address, and 
FEI number for each facility, if applicable, and a contact name and 
telephone number for a representative from each facility;
     A narrative description, accompanied by a list and summary 
of all standard operating procedures (SOPs) and examples of relevant 
forms and records for the following categories of information for all 
manufacturing, design controls, packing, and storage for the tobacco 
product:
    [cir] Manufacturing and production process activities at each 
establishment, including a description of each establishment, all 
production steps, process controls, process specifications with 
relevant acceptance criteria, and monitoring and acceptance activities;
    [cir] Managerial oversight and employee training related to the 
manufacture, processing, packing, and installation of the tobacco 
product, as applicable;
    [cir] Monitoring procedures and manufacturing controls for product 
design, product characteristics, and changes in products, 
specifications, methods, processes, or procedures, including a hazard 
analysis that details the correlation of the product design attributes 
with public health risk, as well as any mitigation strategies 
implemented;
    [cir] Activities related to identifying and monitoring suppliers 
and the products supplied (including, for example, purchase controls 
and product acceptance activities);
    [cir] Handling of complaints, nonconforming products and processes, 
and corrective and preventative actions;
    [cir] Testing procedures carried out before the product is released 
to market, including:
    [ssquf] A list and summary of any standards used for all testing 
methods;
    [ssquf] Validation or verification activities for all test methods 
used to ensure that the tobacco product meets specifications;
    [ssquf] Documentation of accreditation information for all testing 
laboratories;
    [ssquf] Complete description of smoking or aerosol-generating 
regimes used for analytical testing, if any;
    [ssquf] Tobacco product specifications (including any physical, 
chemical, and biological specifications) and acceptance criteria for 
those specifications; and
    [ssquf] Reports of release testing performed on finished products 
to demonstrate conformity with established specifications, including 
test protocols, line data, and a summary of the results for each 
applicable testing.

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13. Health Risk Investigations
    Under section 910(b)(1)(A) of the FD&C Act, a PMTA must contain 
full reports of all information, published or known to, or which should 
be reasonably known to, the applicant concerning investigations which 
have been made to show the health risks of the tobacco product and 
whether the tobacco products present less risk than other tobacco 
products. Proposed Sec.  1114.7(k) sets forth FDA's proposed 
interpretation of this requirement, together with its authority in 
section 910(b)(1)(G), in three parts: (1) The types of investigations 
that would be considered investigations into the health risks of the 
product and whether the tobacco product presents less risk than other 
products; (2) the documentation an application would be required to 
contain to demonstrate that the application contains all published 
investigations; and (3) the information that would constitute a full 
report of an investigation.
    a. Types of investigations and analyses. FDA interprets the 
information required under section 910(b)(1)(A) of the FD&C Act, 
together with its authority under section 910(b)(1)(G) of the FD&C Act, 
to include the health risk investigations specified in proposed Sec.  
1114.7(k)(1). Under the proposed rule, applicants would be required to 
submit full reports (as described in proposed Sec.  1114.7(k)(3)) of 
all information published or known to, or which should reasonably be 
known to, the applicant regarding the types of investigations described 
in proposed Sec.  1114.7(k)(1). Applicants would be required to submit 
full reports of these investigations, regardless of whether they 
support or are adverse to the application, or are conducted within or 
outside the United States.
    Proposed Sec.  1114.7(k)(1) requires an application to contain 
health risk investigations that are published, known to, or should 
reasonably be known to an applicant. This proposed requirement would 
ensure that FDA understands the full scope of the health risk 
investigations for a new tobacco product. It does not require a PMTA to 
contain each type of health risk investigation described in this 
section beyond what is published, known to, or should reasonably be 
known to, an applicant and, applicants should not interpret this 
proposed section to be a list of investigations that it must conduct to 
receive a marketing order. While a PMTA must contain substantive 
information regarding certain categories of information set forth in 
Sec.  1114.27(b)(i)(ii) to be filed by FDA as described in section 
VIII.B., an applicant has some flexibility in determining how to use 
existing information to support a PMTA for their product and what types 
of additional investigations it may need to conduct to provide FDA with 
information that demonstrates that permitting the marketing of its new 
tobacco product would be APPH. Applicants may want to review the areas 
of scientific investigation listed in this proposed section in an 
effort to determine whether there are gaps in the existing scientific 
information regarding its product that it may need to fill by 
conducting a new study regarding its tobacco product. As discussed in 
the description of Sec.  1114.31 in section VIII.D., acceptance and 
filing of a PMTA does not mean that it has sufficient scientific 
information necessary to obtain a marketing order.
    An applicant may choose to conduct one of the health risk 
investigations described in Sec.  1114.7(k)(1) to help demonstrate the 
health risks of a new tobacco product; however, it should be clear that 
the proposed rule is not requiring applicants to conduct these studies 
beyond what may be necessary to generate substantive information to 
meet the filing requirements set forth in proposed Sec.  
1114.27(b)(1)(ii). While the proposed rule is not requiring applicants 
to conduct studies beyond what may be necessary to generate substantive 
information to meet the filing requirements set forth in Sec.  
1114.27(b)(1)(ii), if such studies, together with other information in 
the PMTA, do not show that permitting the marketing of the new tobacco 
product would be APPH, FDA would issue an no marketing order. 
Applicants have some flexibility in the particular studies that they 
may conduct; an application would not necessarily need to contain each 
type of study described in Sec.  1114.7(k) for filing or to receive an 
order.
    Proposed Sec.  1114.7(k) would interpret section 910(b)(1)(A) 
broadly to ensure FDA has a complete understanding of the existing 
information about a new tobacco product; it does not set requirements 
for specific studies that must be contained in every single PMTA. The 
description of the issuance of no marketing orders (proposed Sec.  
1114.33) in section VIII.E. describes circumstances where FDA intends 
to issue a no marketing order. The description of the issuance of 
marketing order (proposed Sec.  1114.31) in section VIII.D. contains 
information regarding FDA's determination of whether there is a showing 
that the marketing of a new tobacco product would be APPH.
    The proposed rule would not require an applicant to conduct any of 
its own studies for the purposes of the proposed application acceptance 
and filing requirements in Sec.  1114.27, except as would be necessary 
to meet the filing requirements of proposed Sec.  1114.27(b)(2)(ii). 
Should an applicant choose to do so, FDA is providing proposed, 
recommendations for consideration throughout this section of the 
preamble. In addition to proposed recommendations for specific types of 
studies that follow, FDA is making proposed recommendations for three 
general topics related to health risk investigations that may help an 
applicant prepare a PMTA in some instances: Bridging data from an 
investigation conducted using a different product to the product that 
is the subject of the application, choosing appropriate comparison 
products, and using foreign data.
     Bridging. FDA recognizes that in preparing the health risk 
investigations section of a PMTA, an applicant may choose to use data 
from a study conducted using a different tobacco product in an attempt 
to demonstrate the health risks of the product that is the subject of 
the application. The submission of studies using different products is 
optional and is not required under the proposed rule. Ideally, a PMTA 
will contain studies conducted with respect to the new tobacco product 
itself, but the bridging of data from a different product to the new 
tobacco product that is the subject of the application may be feasible 
for a subset of products or for certain types of studies. If an 
applicant lacks data on the product from one or more of the types of 
studies listed in this section, the applicant could bridge data 
regarding another product, or an earlier version of the product where 
appropriate. For example, ``X-flavor'' e-liquids with nicotine 
concentrations ranging from 1 milligram per milliliter (mg/mL) to 24 
mg/mL may be able to show the health risks of each of the e-liquids 
without having to conduct a unique study for each nicotine 
concentration of the ``X-flavor'' product if data from a subset of 
nicotine concentrations (e.g., low, middle, high) of ``X-flavor'' 
products may be bridged to other nicotine concentrations of ``X-
flavor'' products. Other examples where data from studies on a smaller 
number of products could potentially be bridged to a larger number of 
products include smokeless tobacco products available in various pouch 
sizes or e-liquids available in various container volumes. If an 
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studied tobacco product to the subject new tobacco product, FDA 
recommends that the application contain the rationale and justification 
to support the use of bridging studies.
    Where an applicant chooses to bridge to data from a general study 
or a study conducted using a different tobacco product, it should 
provide a scientific rationale to justify why the study findings apply 
to its new tobacco product and any study limitations that may be 
relevant. Failure to provide a sufficient justification that such data 
can be used to evaluate the new tobacco product would result in FDA 
being unable to rely upon it in evaluating the PMTA. There may be 
circumstances when an applicant would need to submit additional 
substantive information, including bridging studies, as appropriate, to 
justify that the results of a general study or a study using a 
different tobacco product is relevant to evaluation of its new tobacco 
product. Where an applicant seeks to use information from a study 
conducted using a different tobacco product in the same product 
category, it may need to provide comparative product information or 
potentially a bridging study to show the results apply to its specific 
new tobacco product. For instance, if an applicant wants to use the 
results of an abuse liability study that was conducted on a different 
product, an applicant should justify how key similarities between the 
products (e.g., product design, nicotine formulation and content) 
demonstrate the results of the study apply to its tobacco product. As 
another example, national surveys, such as the NYTS, provide 
information about trends in tobacco product use by youth and typically 
do so for product categories as a whole, rather than specific products. 
If an applicant intends to use such survey data to help show the 
likelihood of youth initiation with its product, it would need to 
explain why results about a product category in general would apply to 
its specific product.
    Another example of when a justification or a bridging study may be 
needed is when the location or region of a study differs from the 
intended locations or regions where the product will be used, which is 
further described in the foreign data section below.
     Comparison Products. As part of FDA's consideration under 
910(c)(4) of the FD&C Act of the risks and benefits of the marketing of 
the new tobacco product to the population as a whole, including users 
and nonusers of tobacco products, FDA reviews the health risks 
associated with changes in tobacco product use behavior (e.g., 
initiation, switching, poly use, cessation) that may occur with the 
marketing of the new tobacco product. We recommend an applicant compare 
the health risks of its product to both products within the same 
category and subcategory, as well as products in different categories 
as appropriate. It is helpful for FDA to understand applicant's 
rationale and justification for comparators chosen whether within the 
same category or different categories of tobacco products. This 
comparative health risk data is an important part of the evaluation of 
the health effects of product switching. As set forth in proposed Sec.  
1114.27(b)(1)(ii), a PMTA would be required to contain substantive 
information regarding comparative health risks to be filed for review.
    Information about tobacco products in the same category or 
subcategory is important to FDA's evaluation of a tobacco product's 
potential effect on public health because current users may switch to 
other products within the same category. When determining an 
appropriate comparison product within the same category or subcategory 
of product, FDA recommends applicants consider products consumers are 
most likely to consider interchangeable between your proposed product 
and other similar products. For example, for a PMTA for an e-liquid, 
FDA recommends the product be compared to other e-liquids used in a 
similar manner. This comparison is not meant to be a 1:1 comparison as 
in a substantial equivalence report under section 905(j), rather, it is 
meant to demonstrate how the proposed new product may be evaluated in 
relation to similar products.
    Information about tobacco products in different categories is 
important to FDA's evaluations because it can help demonstrate the 
changes in health risks current tobacco users could face if they 
switched to your new tobacco product or use it in conjunction with 
their current tobacco product. For tobacco products that are not in the 
same tobacco product category, but that may be appropriate for 
examining health risk, FDA recommends determining the likely users of 
the proposed new product to justify appropriate comparison products. 
For example, if an applicant submitting a PMTA for an ENDS believes 
that current users of cigarettes and ENDS will use its product, it 
would be appropriate to compare the health risks of the ENDS to both 
cigarettes and other similar ENDS products. Polytobacco use risks 
should also be considered.
     Foreign Data. An application may contain health risk 
investigations conducted outside of the United States. If the study 
data concern a demographic that is different from the United States, 
the applicant should provide a scientific rationale for why the results 
of the study can be generalized to other demographic groups that are 
representative of the U.S. population as whole.\12\ This could include 
a discussion of the factors that would be expected to influence study 
findings and whether they vary significantly across the U.S. 
population. The applicant should also clearly describe any reasons why 
study findings may not be generalized to the broader U.S. population.
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foreign data that might need to be addressed, please see the 
International Council for Harmonisation (ICH) E5 guidance: Ethnic 
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    Foreign clinical studies should be performed by clinical 
investigators so that the rights, safety, and welfare of human subjects 
have been protected in accordance with ethical principles acceptable to 
the international community, such as those reflected in the 
International Council for Harmonisation (ICH) Good Clinical Practice 
standards.
    An application may be required to contain full reports of foreign 
investigations even if they do not meet these criteria because of the 
requirements of proposed Sec.  1114.7(k) that an application contain 
all published studies regarding a new tobacco product. This could 
include, for example, a published health risk investigation regarding 
the product conducted outside the United States by someone other than 
the applicant. Where data do not meet the recommendations described in 
the preceding paragraph, an application should contain a description of 
the ways in which the foreign data fails to meet those criteria and, if 
applicable, describe whether FDA should still consider the data to be 
valid.
    i. Health risks of the product. Proposed Sec.  1114.7(k)(1)(i)(A) 
would require a PMTA to contain full reports of all investigations, 
published or known to, or which should reasonably be known to, the 
applicant regarding the potential health effects of their product. This 
would include full reports of investigations on the constituents, 
including HPHCs, in the specific product or formed during use of the 
product, and at the quantitative levels that would be delivered to both 
users and nonusers under the range of conditions under which the 
specific product may be used. FDA is proposing to include these 
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section 910(b)(1)(A) of the FD&C Act because the health effects of 
constituents at the levels delivered to both users and nonusers help 
demonstrate the overall health risks of the product. Types of 
investigations into the health effects of constituents that applicants 
would be required to submit as part of a PMTA if published or known to, 
or which should reasonably be known to an applicant include human 
exposure studies, in silico computational toxicology techniques, risk 
assessments, in vitro toxicology studies, published reports of in vivo 
toxicology studies, and, if necessary, new in vivo toxicology studies.
    The proposed rule would not require an applicant to conduct any 
particular type of studies regarding the health risks of the 
constituents for the purposes of application acceptance and filing; 
however, as set forth in proposed Sec.  1114.27(b)(1)(ii) and described 
in section VIII.B., an application would be required to contain 
substantive information regarding the health risks of the new tobacco 
product to be filed. Where an applicant chooses to conduct its own 
investigations, FDA is providing the following discussion of non-
binding recommendations for consideration.
    The health effect evaluation of tobacco constituents, including 
HPHCs, in a PMTA should begin with an assessment of human exposure. For 
tobacco product users, this assessment should include direct 
measurements of exposure, estimates of exposure from analytical studies 
of the tobacco product and its smoke or aerosol, or investigations that 
combine both approaches. For nonusers of the tobacco product, exposure 
estimates would include analytical studies. One source of this 
information can be the HPHC data that would be required by proposed 
Sec.  1114.7(i)(1)(v). FDA recommends that these investigations 
specifically assess the levels of each HPHC to which users and nonusers 
could be exposed and that direct measurements or estimates of exposure 
use the same route of administration (e.g., inhalation, ingestion, 
dermal contact) as the tobacco product they evaluate. Other aspects of 
the exposure that FDA would recommend applicants define in the tobacco 
constituent exposure assessment include exposure duration, inhalation 
rate, consumption rate, body mass, and other similar relevant measures.
    Study reports regarding the health effects of product constituents 
at both the exposure ranges estimated for user and nonuser exposure and 
higher exposures are important in the toxicological evaluation of a 
PMTA because it allows for a more thorough dose-response assessment. 
Higher exposures may provide indication of toxicity potential from 
lower exposure levels over longer exposure times. FDA recommends 
including dose-response assessments across a range of exposures. For 
noncarcinogenic constituents, FDA recommends including study reports 
that define the threshold of toxicity, especially those that identify 
the no-observable-adverse effect level and lowest-observable-adverse-
effects-level. For carcinogenic constituents, if only high-exposure 
studies are available, an assumption of linearity should be made for 
low-dose extrapolation. For both carcinogenic and noncarcinogenic 
constituents, user and nonuser exposures should be compared to 
available dose response information.
    FDA supports reducing the reliance on animal testing where adequate 
and scientifically valid non-animal alternatives can be substituted. 
FDA encourages sponsors to meet with CTP early in the development 
process to discuss what, if any, animal testing is appropriate and the 
suitability and acceptability of non-animal tests for their specific 
new tobacco product. When animal-based nonclinical laboratory studies 
are conducted, investigators should use appropriate animal models and 
adhere to the best practices of refinement, reduction, and replacement 
of animals in research and to applicable laws, regulations, and 
policies governing animal testing, such as the Animal Welfare Act (7 
U.S.C. 2131 et seq.) and the Public Health Service Policy of Humane 
Care and Use of Laboratory Animals (available at https://olaw.nih.gov/policies-laws/phs-policy.htm).
    Under proposed Sec.  1114.7(k)(1)(i)(B), a PMTA would be required 
to contain all investigations, published or known to, or which should 
reasonably be known to, the applicant regarding the toxicological 
profile of the new tobacco product related to the route of 
administration, including, but not limited to, the genotoxicity, 
carcinogenicity, respiratory toxicity, cardiac toxicity, reproductive 
and developmental toxicity, and chronic (repeat dose) toxicity of the 
new tobacco product relative to other tobacco products. The 
toxicological profile also includes information regarding the 
ingredients, additives, and HPHCs, relative to the route of 
administration and the range of the potential levels of exposure 
resulting from the use of or other exposure to the product. While FDA 
is aware of the risk of harm posed by HPHCs generally, understanding 
the toxicological effects of HPHCs in the product is important to FDA's 
review because the levels and combinations of HPHCs to which a consumer 
may be exposed can determine whether, and the severity with which, a 
user may experience harm. For example, some constituents may only cause 
harm above certain levels of exposure, while others may have no safe 
level of exposure. Additionally, since there are potential complex 
interactions between HPHCs and each tobacco product can produce a 
different mixture of these HPHCs, FDA needs to determine the toxicity 
of the specific mixture of HPHCs in a tobacco product in order to 
compare that tobacco product to other similar products on the market 
place and to use this comparison in the decision about whether 
permitting the marketing of the product would be APPH. The 
toxicological profile investigations covered by the proposed rule would 
also include studies that discuss the toxicological effects of any 
leachables and extractables from the container closure system and the 
ingredient mixture, such as additive or synergistic effects.
    FDA is proposing to include the toxicological profile of the 
tobacco as part of its interpretation of the health risk investigations 
required under section 910(b)(1)(A) of the FD&C Act, where published, 
known to, or which should reasonably be known to an applicant, because 
it identifies the hazardous or harmful effects of product constituents 
and allows for product comparisons that estimate the impact of the 
assessed tobacco product on the health of both users and nonusers of 
the tobacco product.
    The types of toxicological information or data regarding a tobacco 
product that a PMTA would be required to contain if published or known 
to, or should reasonably be known to, an applicant would generally 
include the characterization of toxic effects of HPHCs to which users 
and nonusers may be exposed. This evaluation can include identification 
of the organs affected by constituents; the cancer and noncancer 
effects of the constituents; dose response relationships between 
exposure to constituents and health effects; and, when appropriate, 
threshold levels of exposure above which noncancer effects occur. The 
toxicological assessment of the product that is the subject of a PMTA 
should focus on the HPHCs reported in proposed Sec.  1114.7(i)(1)(v), 
the constituent reporting section. The types of studies or information 
required by the proposed rule, if published or known to, or should 
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assessments conducted in terms of both the whole tobacco product and 
the individual HPHCs that the product contains or delivers to users and 
nonusers.
    Because different tobacco products contain different ingredients 
and additives, they may also have different HPHC yields. A tobacco 
product that would result in increased exposure to a potent HPHC or set 
of HPHCs, for example, may present higher health risks to users. 
However, important aspects such as dose-response and whether the end 
organ toxicity is carcinogenic or noncarcinogenic in nature could 
affect whether this higher exposure results in an estimate of increased 
risk. The information generated from the toxicological assessment of 
tobacco products is part of the information that the applicant should 
use in product comparisons to estimate the impact of the assessed 
tobacco product on the public health.
    The toxicological profile includes information about, or 
investigations into, the potential for a tobacco product or its 
constituents to cause toxicity. For the specific toxicological profile 
of a new tobacco product or constituents in or formed during use of the 
new tobacco product, the applicant should address known tobacco target 
organs of toxicity, as appropriate for the product and/or route of 
administration. The profile should include data and thorough literature 
reviews of the following health effects known to be caused by tobacco 
products as applicable such as:
     Genotoxicity (the ability of a chemical agent to damage 
DNA within a cell, causing mutations that may lead to cancer);
     Carcinogenicity (the ability of a chemical agent to 
directly cause cancer in humans or animals after exposure);
     Cardiovascular toxicity (the ability of a chemical agent 
to cause adverse effects on the cardiovascular system (i.e., heart and 
blood vessels));
     Respiratory toxicity (the ability of a chemical agent to 
cause adverse effects on the respiratory system, which comprises the 
nasal passages, pharynx, trachea, bronchi, and lungs);
     Reproductive toxicity (the ability of a chemical agent to 
cause adverse effects on the male or female reproductive systems such 
that normal reproduction is impaired);
     Developmental toxicity (the ability of a chemical agent to 
interfere with the development of the embryo or fetus); and
     Other diseases associated with use.
    While not required for application acceptance or filing under 
proposed Sec.  1114.33, FDA recommends that an application contain a 
discussion of the toxicological potential for the tobacco product to 
cause additional chronic toxicities, other than those listed above, 
such as any end-organ toxicity or route of administration effects. 
These end-organ toxicities include, but are not limited to, the 
potential toxicity on the liver, kidneys, immune system, digestive 
system, and neurological system. An example of route of administration 
effects that FDA recommends be addressed is the toxic potential of a 
smokeless tobacco product to the oral cavity, including teeth.
    FDA also recommends the application address acute toxicity, which 
concerns the ability of a chemical agent to cause adverse effects after 
either a single exposure or multiple exposures in a short period of 
time (usually less than 24 hours). If there are known acute toxicities 
for product constituents at the levels to which an individual may be 
exposed (e.g., carbon monoxide poisoning from waterpipe use, the 
ingestion of nicotine contained in e-liquids) including through 
accidental or unintended exposures, an applicant should justify how the 
product could contain such constituents and how permitting its 
marketing would be APPH. This could include a description of the design 
features, such as child-resistant packaging for e-liquids, that would 
prevent exposures to constituents that could result in acute toxicity 
as part of proposed Sec.  1114.7(i)(1)(vi)(B). See the discussion in 
section VII.B.9.a.vi. for more information about protective packaging.
    FDA recommends that an applicant compare the toxicity of its 
product to the toxicity of other products in the same product category 
or subcategory. Additionally, FDA recommends that applicants consider 
use exposure in conjunction with the hazards posed by a particular 
product to determine the most appropriate group of comparator products.
    While applicants are not required to conduct toxicological analyses 
under the proposed rule, if an application does not contain substantive 
information regarding either the health risks of the new tobacco 
product or a comparison of the health risks compared to other tobacco 
product categories, FDA intends to refuse to file a PMTA as set forth 
in proposed Sec.  1114.27(b)(1)(ii) and described in section VIII.B.. 
Information about the product's toxicity and a comparison of its 
toxicity to other tobacco products could satisfy this threshold 
information requirement for filing; however, it should be noted that 
information from nonclinical studies alone, including a product's 
toxicological profile, is generally not sufficient to support a 
determination that permitting the marketing of the product would be 
APPH. An applicant should also consider the existing valid scientific 
evidence regarding its new tobacco product to determine whether it 
would need to conduct and submit a full report of toxicological 
analyses to demonstrate the potential health risks of the new tobacco 
product as part of its PMTA. If an application does not contain 
sufficient information about the health risks of the new tobacco 
product to allow FDA to make a determination regarding the potential 
risks and benefits to the population as a whole under section 910(c)(4) 
of the FD&C Act, FDA will issue a no marketing order for the new 
tobacco product.
    Under proposed Sec.  1114.7(k)(1)(i)(C), a PMTA would be required 
to contain all studies concerning the pharmacological profile of the 
new tobacco product that are published or known to, or which should 
reasonably be known to, the applicant, including investigations into 
the pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, metabolism, and elimination 
profile, of each of the ingredients, additives, and HPHCs for the range 
of potential levels of exposure resulting from the use of or exposure 
to the product relative to other tobacco products. The applicant would 
also be required to specify whether the studies were conducted in 
vitro, in vivo, ex vivo, or in silico. The pharmacological profile of 
the product and its constituents are important for FDA to consider when 
evaluating the relationship between the dose of the product and the 
body's response. FDA is proposing to include the pharmacological 
profile of the tobacco product as part of the information required 
under section 910(b)(1)(A) of the FD&C Act because it provides 
important information regarding how the product constituents and human 
body interact with each other, which directly impacts whether and what 
health impacts the constituents can have on users and nonusers of the 
product.
    The types of pharmacological information that the applicant would 
be required to include in a PMTA if published or known to, or which 
should reasonably be known to, the applicant include pharmacokinetics 
and pharmacodynamics. Pharmacokinetics concern the movement of a 
constituent into, through, and out of the body. Types of 
pharmacokinetic information that an application would be required to 
contain if published or known to, or which should reasonably be known 
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rate and movement of a constituent into the bloodstream after 
administration), bioavailability (the extent to which the constituent 
reaches the site of action), distribution (the transfer of a 
constituent from one location in the body to another), metabolism (the 
breaking down of a constituent), and excretion (the elimination of a 
constituent). Pharmacodynamics refers to the effects of the constituent 
on the body including physiological (e.g., changes in blood pressure 
and heart rate) and subjective effects (e.g., whether the product is 
``liked'' or produces other changes in affect). Types of 
pharmacodynamic information that an applicant would be required to 
submit in a PMTA if published or known to, or which should reasonably 
be known to, the applicant include physiological and subjective effects 
data and information regarding drug-receptor interactions, chemical 
interactions, and dose-response relationships.
    The pharmacological profile of the product provides important 
information about the health risks of the product because it is 
directly related to the health risks of the product as well as its risk 
relative to other products. The pharmacological profile of nicotine, 
for example, is particularly important for assessing product health 
risk because its pharmacokinetic properties can enhance or reduce the 
product's associated health risks. In general, the abuse potential of 
nicotine increases when absorption is rapid because the rewarding 
properties of the compound increase, and suppression of withdrawal 
symptoms occurs more quickly. Nicotine's pharmacological profile 
impacts use behavior that can then affect the overall exposure of the 
user to HPHCs and other constituents in the product. Changes in use 
behavior may result from the pharmacokinetic properties of the nicotine 
and can result in increased or decreased exposure to the constituents 
within a product. (Refs. 109-112).
    Under proposed Sec.  1114.7(k)(1)(i)(D), a PMTA would be required 
to contain full reports of all investigations published or known to, or 
which should reasonably be known to the applicant concerning the health 
risks of the tobacco product compared to other tobacco products on the 
market, never using tobacco products, quitting tobacco product use, and 
using the tobacco product in conjunction with other tobacco products. 
Under section 910(b)(1)(A) of the FD&C Act, an applicant must submit 
investigations that have been made to show whether the tobacco product 
presents less risks than other tobacco products. FDA is proposing under 
section 910(b)(1)(G) of the FD&C Act to require applicants to submit 
investigations that have been made to show whether the tobacco product 
has the same or different potential health risks (not just less 
potential health risks) than other tobacco products to capture 
investigations that could potentially show a range of risks compared to 
other tobacco products. FDA is proposing that applicants include 
comparisons between the health risks of the tobacco product and never 
using tobacco product under the authority of section 910(b)(1)(A) and 
(G) of the FD&C Act because this information is relevant to determining 
the health risks faced by nonusers who initiate tobacco use with the 
tobacco product.
    FDA is also proposing to require that an application contain, if 
published, known to or which should be reasonably known to the 
applicant, comparisons between the health risks of the tobacco product 
and using the tobacco product in conjunction with other tobacco 
products as part of the required information because existing data 
indicates that a significant number (approximately 40 percent or more 
by some estimates) of individuals who currently use tobacco products 
use more than one type of tobacco product (Refs. 113 and 114). This 
information is important in determining the health risks faced by 
individuals that may use the new tobacco product in conjunction with 
other tobacco products because research indicates that individuals who 
use a tobacco product with lower health risks in conjunction with a 
tobacco product with potentially higher health risks may continue to 
face the potentially higher health risks of the more dangerous product 
above a certain threshold of usage (Refs. 115 and 116).
    The types of investigations that a PMTA would be required to 
contain if published or known to, or which should reasonably be known 
to the applicant in this section include, for example:
     Cross sectional and longitudinal surveys (such as market 
analyses or publicly available national surveys such as NYTS);
     epidemiologic studies that are descriptive (which describe 
the occurrence of a prespecified or unknown outcome), such as case 
reports and case series; and
     analytic studies (which describe the association between 
exposure and outcome) such as randomized controlled clinical trials, 
cohort studies, and case control studies.
    Additionally, clinical studies that employ surrogate endpoints 
(e.g., biomarker studies) may be used to draw conclusions regarding the 
effects of the product on a clinical benefit endpoint and patient 
reported outcome data (i.e., report of the status of health that comes 
directly from the subject without interpretation from the subject's 
response by a clinician) may be used as supportive evidence for health 
outcomes or effects.
    For determining the health risks that are posed to a typical user 
of a tobacco product for the purposes of comparison, FDA recommends 
using an average of light, moderate, and heavy users. FDA also 
recommends including evidence and a description supporting the range of 
light, moderate, and heavy use an applicant includes in its PMTA, 
including how they relate to the exposures in the submitted toxicology 
studies. Where an applicant does not have data regarding light, 
moderate, or heavy product use because the product has not been 
commercially marketed, including outside the United States, an 
applicant could, where applicable, bridge to data regarding a similar 
tobacco product or conduct clinical studies under ad libitum (i.e., 
unrestricted use) conditions.
    As set forth in proposed Sec.  1114.27(b)(1)(ii) and described in 
section VIII.B, for an application to be filed it must contain 
substantive information comparing the new tobacco product's health 
risks to those generally presented by the same product category and at 
least one different product category that is used by the consumers an 
applicant expects to use their new tobacco product. An applicant should 
consider the appropriate comparative health information a PMTA may need 
beyond this threshold requirement to provide FDA with a full 
understanding of the potential risk and benefits to current tobacco 
users. If a PMTA lacks sufficient information to demonstrate the 
changes in risk to which current users of tobacco products would 
potentially be exposed if they switched to the new tobacco product or 
began using it in conjunction with their current product, FDA intends 
to issue a no marketing order for the new tobacco product.
    For demonstrating the health risks that are posed by the product in 
comparison to using other tobacco products, FDA recommends a comparison 
to both products that are within the same category or subcategory of 
tobacco product and also to other categories of tobacco products 
currently on the market, as appropriate. As described in section 
VII.B.13.a., when determining an appropriate comparison product within 
the same category or subcategory of product, FDA recommends applicants 
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products that consumers are most likely to consider interchangeable 
between your proposed product and other similar products. For example, 
for a PMTA for an e-liquid, FDA recommends the product be compared to 
other e-liquids likely to be used in the same manner. When determining 
appropriate comparator products that are not in the same tobacco 
product category, FDA recommends comparing the health risks of the 
product to categories of products that have a substantial market share 
(e.g., cigarettes, smokeless tobacco, cigars). Because it is expected 
that current consumers of products that are in the same category may 
switch products and consumers of different categories of tobacco 
product may also switch products or use a new product in conjunction 
with their current product, this comparative health risk data is an 
important part of the evaluation of whether switching could potentially 
result in a lower or higher population health risks.
    ii. Impacts on tobacco use behavior of tobacco product users. FDA 
interprets health risk investigations under section 910(b)(1)(A) of the 
FD&C Act to include the effect of the product and its label, labeling, 
and advertising on tobacco use behavior and tobacco use topography 
because use behavior and topography are directly related to levels of 
exposure to HPHCs, which, in turn, impacts health risks. For example, 
changes in tobacco product use behavior and topography that result in 
more frequent or intense use of the product will result in greater 
exposure to HPHCs and may result in increased health risks. Aspects of 
a product that could result in more frequent or intense use compared to 
currently marketed products can include differences in the appeal and 
design of the product, including ingredients; flavors; alteration in 
the amount or delivery of nicotine; physical differences such as 
changes in the velocity of the inhaled particles, the effort required 
to inhale, or the density of the smoke, vapor, or aerosol; or other 
changes which similarly affect user behavior (e.g., ventilation, filter 
density).
    Proposed Sec.  1114.7(k)(1)(ii)(A) would require a PMTA to contain 
full reports of investigations into the abuse liability of the new 
tobacco product that are published or known to, or which should 
reasonably be known to the applicant. However, as set forth in proposed 
Sec.  1114.27(b)(1)(ii) and described in section VIII.B., if a PMTA 
does not contain substantive information regarding the abuse liability 
of a new tobacco product, FDA may refuse to file the application. This 
means where there is no published information regarding the abuse 
liability or information that is otherwise known to the applicant, 
including information from investigations using other products that an 
applicant could bridge to its product, an applicant would need to 
conduct its own investigation and include a full report of the results 
in its PMTA for filing.
    Abuse liability refers to the potential of a substance to result in 
addiction and be used repeatedly or even sporadically resulting in 
undesirable effects. The abuse liability of a new tobacco product is 
important for FDA to evaluate because it indicates the degree to which 
users of the tobacco product are likely to use and develop an addiction 
to the product. Abuse liability may result in compulsive and continued 
use despite harm or risk of harm, and craving of the product. FDA 
proposes to require the submission of abuse liability information under 
its interpretation of section 910(b)(1)(A) of the FD&C Act because it 
indicates the likelihood of users to become addicted to the product and 
face the health risks posed by product use over the long term, and may 
provide insight into the use and adoption of the product, which is an 
important part of FDA's assessment of the health risks of the new 
tobacco product as part of its determination of the risks and benefits 
to the population as a whole under section 910(c)(4) of the FD&C Act. 
If FDA lacks sufficient information regarding the potential abuse 
liability of the new tobacco product, it intends to issue a no 
marketing order for the new tobacco product.
    The types of investigations that inform an evaluation of a 
product's abuse liability can be wide ranging and are likely to overlap 
with data submitted elsewhere as part of the PMTA, including data 
regarding product chemistry, pharmacology, and pharmacokinetic 
characteristics. Where the data are included elsewhere in a PMTA, FDA 
recommends including content in this section by cross-reference to the 
full reports of relevant investigations in other sections. Applicants 
should analyze the results of all investigations included in the 
application that impact the abuse liability of the product and 
synthesize the findings in this section.
    While applications need to contain only a threshold amount of abuse 
liability information under proposed Sec.  1114.27(b)(2)(ii) to be 
filed, the abuse liability of a tobacco product is an important part of 
FDA's finding of whether permitting the marketing of the new tobacco 
product would be APPH and applicants would want to consider conducting 
an abuse liability study if they do not believe there is sufficient 
existing data regarding their product. The ``standard'' abuse liability 
study is a double-blind, placebo-controlled, within-subject study 
comparing several doses of a new product to a comparator product with a 
known abuse liability. Generally, the primary outcome measure is peak 
``liking'' (Emax) as reported via a visual analog scale. Applicants 
that wish to conduct abuse liability studies examining tobacco products 
may utilize a similar framework with additional assessments, although 
evaluating multiple doses may not be applicable to some tobacco 
products. These assessments may include use topography, and 
pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics assessments under both prescribed 
and ad libitum (i.e., unrestricted) use conditions. Real world, actual 
use data may also provide outcomes relevant to the products' abuse 
liability, including misuse. Abuse liability conclusions should be 
considered as an integral assessment of all outcome measures important 
to understanding the abuse liability of the new tobacco product both 
independently and relative to other tobacco products with a known abuse 
liability. FDA generally expects abuse liability studies to contain a 
comparison to one or more tobacco products and applicants seeking to 
market a new tobacco product for which little abuse liability data has 
been established should ensure FDA has sufficient information to 
understand how the abuse liability of such a product compares to other 
relevant categories of tobacco products.
    Section 1114.7(k)(1)(ii)(B) of the proposed rule would require a 
PMTA to contain investigations published or known to, or which should 
reasonably be known to the applicant into how consumers actually use 
the product, including use topography, the product use frequency, use 
trends over time, and how such use affects the health risks of the 
product to individual users. FDA is proposing to require this 
information because the ways in which consumers actually use the 
product, instead of relying only on how manufacturers intend the 
product to be used, help to demonstrate the levels of constituents to 
which the users will be exposed. Under proposed Sec.  
1114.27(b)(1)(ii), FDA may refuse to file a PMTA that does not contain 
substantive information regarding how consumers actually use the 
product, including use topography, product use frequency, use trends 
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time, and how such use affects the health risks of the product to 
individual users. This means where there is no published information 
regarding actual use or information that is otherwise known to the 
applicant, including information from investigations using other 
products that an applicant could bridge to its product, an applicant 
would need to conduct its own investigation and include a full report 
of the results in its PMTA for filing.
    An actual use study can include the use of actual product in either 
a simulated use setting or in a real use environment. Actual use 
studies are important to the evaluation of a PMTA because they provide 
information regarding whether consumers will use the product as 
intended. In addition, actual use studies help demonstrate whether 
consumers are likely to misuse the product, including in ways that may 
change the health risks that the product poses to users and nonusers. 
For example, ENDS users have applied e-liquid directly onto an exposed 
heater coil, a process known as dripping, which can lead to greater 
exposure to volatile aldehyde and a resulting change in the health 
risks of using the product. (Ref. 69). Actual use studies may be 
conducted using outpatient protocols so that results are as close to 
actual use as possible. The format of the study should reflect the 
goals of the study and how the applicant believes the information will 
inform FDA's decision.
    Use topography measures the way in which users consume a product. 
Use topography is an important measure to consider in assessing a 
product's health risk and abuse liability because the volume, 
frequency, and duration of product use determines the amount of, and 
manner in which, a user is exposed to HPHCs in a product and, 
consequently, affects the health risks of the product. For combusted or 
inhaled products, use topography could include measurements of the 
number of puffs taken, puff duration, puff volume, duration of use, and 
other relevant measures. For smokeless tobacco, use topography could 
include measures such as the number of smokeless tobacco tins used per 
week, the total dips per day, and the dip duration.
    Section 1114.7(k)(1)(ii)(C) of the proposed rule would also require 
the PMTA to contain full reports of all investigations, published or 
known to, or which should reasonably be known to the applicant, 
regarding the likelihood that users will use the product in conjunction 
with other tobacco products. Data indicate that a substantial number of 
tobacco product users are poly-users of tobacco products (Ref. 113 and 
114). FDA is proposing to require information regarding the likelihood 
of dual or poly-use because such use may increase or decrease known 
health risks and may pose risks that are not currently known (Refs. 115 
and 116). The likelihood of tobacco product users using the new tobacco 
product in conjunction with another tobacco product, when considered 
with the health effects resulting from such poly use, will help FDA 
determine the health risks that poly users may encounter.
    Section 1114.7(k)(1)(ii)(D)-(F) of the proposed rule would also 
require the PMTA to contain full reports of investigations published or 
known to, or which should reasonably be known to the applicant, 
regarding the likelihood that current tobacco product users:
     Will start using the product;
     will starting using the product exclusively and then 
switch to or switch back to other tobacco products that may present 
increased risks to individual health; and
     will start or continue to use the product when they 
otherwise would have quit using tobacco products.
    While proposed Sec.  1114.7(k)(1)(ii)(c)-(f) would require a PMTA 
to contain only information published, known to, which would reasonably 
be known to the applicant, as set forth in proposed Sec.  
1114.27(b)(1)(ii), if a PMTA does not contain a threshold amount of 
information regarding likelihood of changes to tobacco use behavior of 
current tobacco users, FDA intends to refuse to file the application. 
This means where there is no published information regarding the 
likelihood of changes in tobacco use behavior by current users of 
tobacco products or information that is otherwise known to the 
applicant, including information from investigations using other 
products that an applicant could bridge to its product, an applicant 
would need to conduct its own investigations and include a full report 
of the results in its PMTA to meet this requirement for application 
filing. And while the rule would not require an applicant address each 
potential change in tobacco product use behavior for the purposes of 
filing, FDA must be able to determine the potential risks and benefit 
to the population as a whole, including each of the potential risks and 
benefits associated with changes in tobacco product use behavior by 
current tobacco product users in order to issue a marketing order for 
the product. If a PMTA lacks sufficient information needed for FDA to 
make these determinations, FDA intends to issue a no marketing order 
for the new tobacco product.
    FDA is proposing to require information regarding the tobacco use 
behavior of current tobacco product users because these behavior 
patterns affect the health risks posed to those individuals. Current 
tobacco product users who start using the product may be switching from 
a product that may present greater, lower, or equal levels of 
individual health risk. Current tobacco product users that adopt the 
product may not continue use of the product in the future, so FDA seeks 
information regarding whether they are likely to switch back or switch 
to a product that may present higher levels of individual risk. 
Finally, current tobacco product users who otherwise would have 
otherwise quit using tobacco may use the new tobacco product instead, 
exposing them to health risks to which they might not have otherwise 
been exposed. FDA is also proposing to require information regarding 
current tobacco product user behavior because to determine whether the 
product is appropriate for the protection of public health, FDA must 
under section 910(c)(4)(A) of the FD&C Act take into account the 
increased or decreased likelihood that current tobacco product users 
will stop using tobacco products. The types of studies that will likely 
fall into this category can include actual use studies and national 
survey databases that could be used to bridge general data to the 
specific product. Ideally, the studies would look at past, present, and 
likely future behaviors of the tobacco product users.
    iii. Impacts on tobacco use initiation by nonusers, including youth 
and young adults. The proposed rule would also require a PMTA to 
contain full reports of investigations published or known to, or which 
should reasonably be known to the applicant, regarding the likelihood 
that consumers who have never used tobacco products, particularly youth 
and young adults, will initiate use of the tobacco product and the 
likelihood that consumers who have never used tobacco products and 
adopt use of the tobacco product will switch to other tobacco products 
that may present higher levels of individual health risk however, as 
set forth in proposed Sec.  1114.27(b)(1)(ii), if a PMTA does not 
contain a threshold amount of information regarding the likelihood of 
changes to tobacco use by current nonusers of tobacco products, FDA 
intends to refuse to file the application. This means that where there 
is no published information or information that is otherwise known to 
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tobacco use behavior by current nonusers of tobacco products, including 
information from investigations using other products that an applicant 
could bridge to its product, an applicant would need to conduct its own 
investigations and include a full report of the results in its PMTA for 
filing. And while the rule would not require an application to contain 
more than a threshold amount of relevant information for filing, FDA 
must be able to determine the potential risks and benefit to the 
population as a whole, including the potential risks and benefits 
associated with changes in tobacco product use behavior by current 
tobacco product users in order to issue a marketing order for the 
product. If FDA lacks sufficient information to make these 
determinations, it intends to issue a no marketing order for the new 
tobacco product.
    FDA is proposing to require information regarding likelihood of 
tobacco use initiation and switching to potentially more harmful 
tobacco products, including among youth and young adults, as part of 
its interpretation of the requirements of section 910(b)(1)(A) of the 
FD&C Act because it will help FDA determine the number of current 
nonusers who will likely be exposed to the health risks presented by 
the tobacco product, as well as the risks posed by potentially more 
harmful products that individuals may go on to use. The information 
regarding initiation and switching by current nonusers of tobacco 
products is also being required under section 910(b)(1)(G) because FDA 
must take into account the increased or decreased likelihood that those 
who do not use tobacco products will start using tobacco products under 
section 910(c)(4)(A) of the FD&C Act. The types of studies that would 
likely fall into this category include survey studies and focus groups. 
In order to assess whether permitting the marketing of a proposed 
product would be APPH, FDA will need to understand how youth may use or 
intend to use the proposed product because youth are a population of 
particular concern for initiating tobacco use. However, FDA does not 
require research to be conducted on youth. Inferences regarding youth 
may potentially be extrapolated from young adults, as well as derived 
from existing sources of data, reviews of published scientific 
literature, and/or bridging information obtained from other sources. 
Providing data from the published literature or marketing information 
in your application with appropriate bridging information may be one 
useful approach. If you take such an approach, FDA recommends that you 
clearly explain how such data can be extrapolated to the target 
population or populations of interest, including youth, for the product 
that is the subject of the PMTA.
    If an applicant chooses to conduct a study in the United States 
using minors, they must use appropriate parental consent procedures, as 
well as follow the requirements of the Children's Online Privacy and 
Protection Act (15 U.S.C. 6501-6505), the Pupil Rights Amendment (20 
U.S.C. 1232h), and their implementing regulations (see 16 CFR part 312 
and 34 CFR part 98, respectively). FDA strongly recommends that any 
studies conducted outside of the United States are designed so that the 
rights, safety, and welfare of human subjects, including minors, have 
been protected in accordance with ethical principles acceptable to the 
international community, such as those reflected in the ICH Good 
Clinical Practice standards.
    Regardless of where a study is conducted, any studies using minors 
should have a narrow research scope and be as focused as possible given 
sensitivities around the conduct of research in youth populations. 
Specifically, research priorities for youth should be focused on key 
questions relating to use (e.g., prevalence of use, characteristics of 
users, and patterns of use), risk perception, and intention to use/
susceptibility among non-users. Studies conducted among youth focusing 
on issues beyond these key questions (e.g., exposing youth to 
advertisements or marketing material for tobacco products) would 
warrant a very strong justification to demonstrate that the risks of 
conducting the research are minimal and do not outweigh the potential 
benefits of collecting such information.
    The proposed rule would also require a PMTA to contain full reports 
of investigations published or known to, or which should reasonably be 
known to the applicant, regarding the likelihood that former users of 
tobacco products will re-initiate use with the tobacco product. FDA is 
proposing to include information regarding likelihood of re-initiation 
by former users as part of its interpretation of the requirements of 
section 910(b)(1)(A) of the FD&C Act and under its authority of 
910(b)(1)(G) of the FD&C Act because it will help FDA determine the 
health risks to which these former users may be exposed if they begin 
using the new tobacco product. Survey studies are one type of 
investigation that is likely to fall into this category.
    iv. Perceptions and use intentions. The proposed rule would require 
a PMTA to contain full reports of investigations published or known to, 
or which should reasonably be known to the applicant, regarding tobacco 
product perceptions and use intentions, including the impact of the 
product and its label, labeling, and advertising on individuals' 
perception of the risks of the product, and the ability of individuals 
to understand the labeling and instructions for use and use the product 
in accordance with those instructions; however, as set forth in 
proposed Sec.  1114.27(b)(1)(ii), if a PMTA does not contain 
substantive information regarding the potential impact of the product 
and its label, labeling, and advertising on individuals' perception of 
the product, and their use intentions, FDA intends refuse to file the 
application. This means where there is no published information or 
information that is otherwise known to the applicant regarding the 
potential impact of the product and its label, labeling, and 
advertising on individuals' perception of the product, and their use 
intentions, including information from investigations using other 
products that an applicant could bridge to its product, an applicant 
would need to conduct its own investigations and include a full report 
of the results in its PMTA for filing. And while the rule would not 
require an application to contain more than a threshold amount of 
relevant information for filing, FDA must be able to determine the 
potential risks and benefit to the population as a whole, including the 
potential risks and benefits associated with changes in tobacco product 
use behavior by current tobacco product users in order to issue a 
marketing order for the product. As described in section VII.B.6., 
because the advertising, marketing, and promotion of a tobacco product 
can have a significant impact on the potential for tobacco product 
initiation, especially by youth, where FDA is unable to determine the 
impact that the labeling, advertising, marketing, and promotion of the 
new tobacco product may have on consumer perceptions and use 
intentions, FDA intends to issue a no marketing order for the new 
tobacco product.
    FDA is proposing to include perception and use intention studies as 
part of its interpretation of the requirements of section 910(b)(1)(A) 
and under its authority of 910(b)(1)(G) of the FD&C Act because 
perception of the risk of the product may influence decisions to use 
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exposure to the health risks presented by the product (Ref. 117). If an 
applicant uses advertising as stimuli in a tobacco product perception 
and use intention study, the PMTA would be required to indicate, as 
part of the full report of the study under proposed Sec.  1114.7(k)(3), 
whether it is representative of advertising that the applicant intends 
to use in marketing the product that is required by proposed Sec.  
1114.7(f)(2). If the advertising is not representative of the 
advertising an applicant intends to use in marketing the product, the 
applicant would be required to indicate whether the study results are 
still relevant to the likely impact of product advertising on tobacco 
product perceptions and use intentions.
    Additionally, information about individuals' understanding 
regarding the labeling is also relevant to determining whether the 
labeling is misleading, which is a reason for which FDA would have to 
deny an application under section 910(c)(2)(C) of the FD&C Act, and 
also may provide information on the likelihood of individuals using the 
product. Additionally, whether consumers understand the instructions 
for use and use the product in accordance with those instructions can 
help show whether consumers will be exposed to potentially greater 
health risks by using the product improperly. Topics that should be 
examined in tobacco product perception and intention investigations 
overlap with the topics identified in the human factors section that 
follows.
    v. Human factors. The proposed rule would also require a PMTA to 
contain full reports of investigations, published or known to, or which 
should reasonably be known to, the applicant regarding human factors 
that influence the health risks of the product, which includes use 
conditions, use environments, use related hazards, estimated use error 
risk, potential unintended uses, risk controls to ensure that harms and 
unintended consequences are minimized, and adverse experiences related 
to such uses; however, as set forth in proposed Sec.  
1114.27(b)(1)(ii), if a PMTA does not contain a threshold amount of 
information regarding the potential impact of human factors on the 
health risks of the product, FDA intends to refuse to file the 
application. This means where there is no published information or 
information that is otherwise known to the applicant regarding the 
potential impact of human factors on product risk, including 
information from investigations using other products that an applicant 
could bridge to its product, an applicant would need to conduct its own 
investigations and include a full report of the results in its PMTA for 
filing. And while the rule would not require an application to contain 
more than a threshold amount of relevant information for filing, FDA 
must be able to determine the potential risks and benefits of the new 
tobacco product to the population as a whole. If FDA lacks sufficient 
information to make this determination, it intends to issue a no 
marketing order for the new tobacco product. FDA is proposing to 
require human factors information as part of its interpretation of the 
requirements of section 910(b)(1)(A) of the FD&C Act because it 
provides an assessment of use-related health hazards for the tobacco 
product.
    In situations where it is critical for the end user to have 
instructions on how to properly use the product, it is important for 
applicants to demonstrate that the instructions for use are adequate. 
FDA recommends that human factors studies focus on the particular 
aspects of labeling that provide instructions for use. For example, it 
may be appropriate for a human factors study to evaluate the tobacco 
product user's:
     Ability to select the appropriate task from a set of 
instructions that include different options;
     Understanding of how to identify a defective or expired 
product;
     Awareness and understanding of the safety information 
provided in the instructions for use;
     Recognition of any potential harms or dangers that would 
signify the need to seek medical attention, such as shortness of 
breath, allergic reaction, weakness, increased heart rate; and
     Understanding of diagrams, if provided as part of the 
product labeling (which may overlap with investigations regarding 
consumer perception and understanding).
    Analyzing use-related risks is a critical step in identifying use 
related hazards associated with the product and in characterizing high-
risk hazards so that they can be mitigated or eliminated. FDA 
recommends that a PMTA contain a use-related risk analysis to help 
identify critical tasks that should be evaluated in human factors 
studies and inform the priority of testing the tasks in a human factors 
study, and determine if there are specific use scenarios to include in 
testing. If an applicant conducts human factors testing to determine 
use related risks, FDA recommends that the test considers potential 
users of the product, use environments, similar products used within 
the environments, and any associated medical factors or health 
conditions that may affect whether users may experience serious or 
unexpected adverse experiences. An applicant may also want to include 
information on known use related problems with similar products or 
previous versions of the product.
    As part of the risk analysis, FDA recommends that an application 
first identify all users and use environments for the product, as well 
unintended users who are likely to use the product and unintended 
environments in which the product is likely to be used. For example, 
intended users may be characterized within the application according to 
their respective experience levels, skills, age ranges, and use 
responsibilities. Use environments are an important factor to consider 
because they can have diverse characteristics that affect the users' 
interactions with the product. In some cases, use of the product may 
actually be prohibited (e.g., laws prohibiting use of a product in the 
workplace, public spaces, airplanes).
    FDA recommends that human factors investigations be conducted in 
the form of actual use studies. Because it may be difficult in some 
cases to simulate the conditions of use, physical characteristics of 
the product, or environment of use, actual use studies allow for better 
assessment of how users interface with the product. If errors or 
failures or new findings are identified in the human factors validation 
study, then these problems should be evaluated to determine the root 
cause(s), potential for harm, and additional measures to eliminate or 
mitigate risk.
    b. Literature search. Proposed Sec.  1114.7(k)(2) would require an 
applicant to conduct a literature search for each type of information 
described in proposed Sec.  1114.7(k)(1) and require the application to 
contain a description of the literature search performed, including the 
databases searched and the date searched, search terms, reasons for 
inclusion or exclusion of documents, and the strategy for study quality 
assessment. The PMTA would also be required to contain a bibliography 
of all published studies and articles referenced in the application. If 
a literature search was performed and resulted in no information found, 
the application would also be required to contain a statement to that 
effect. FDA is proposing to require that an application contain the 
bibliography and literature search information because section 
910(b)(1)(A) of the FD&C Act requires (in part) that a PMTA contain 
full reports of all published health risk investigations. FDA is also 
proposing to include these requirements in the rule under authority of 
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701(a) and 910(b)(1)(G) of the FD&C Act because it would help FDA to 
determine whether the application contains reports of all published 
investigations in an efficient manner by helping FDA determine whether 
the application contains all relevant published studies, rather than 
having to follow up with the applicant about the inclusion or exclusion 
of specific studies. FDA must determine whether the application 
contains all published investigations because FDA needs to ensure it 
has all relevant health risk data to determine whether permitting the 
marketing of the product would be APPH. The description of the reasons 
for inclusion or exclusion of documents, in particular, will facilitate 
FDA's review of an application because it will explain, if applicable, 
why some investigations that initially appear relevant were excluded 
from the application and also why some investigations that do not 
initially appear to be relevant were included in the application. For 
ease of review, FDA recommends that an applicant include internal 
hyperlinks to, or otherwise reference, the location of published 
studies that are included in an application. If applicable, it is also 
recommended that an application explain why an investigation that was 
conducted using a product other than the one that is the subject of the 
PMTA is relevant to the application to inform FDA's review of the PMTA.
    c. Study reports. Proposed Sec.  1114.7(k)(3) would set 
requirements for the full report of each investigation that must be 
included as part of an application. An application would be required to 
contain each type of documentation listed in proposed Sec.  
1114.7(k)(3) to the extent that it is applicable to the type of 
investigation and to the extent that it is reasonably available to the 
applicant. FDA considers a document to be reasonably available unless 
it does not exist or obtaining the document is unduly burdensome due to 
the effort or expense involved. Where an applicant considers a document 
that would be required by this section to not be reasonably available, 
the application would be required contain an explanation in the full 
report that describes the actions taken to obtain the document and 
specifies why the document is not reasonably available. It is important 
to note that failure to submit documents may affect the extent to which 
FDA is able to rely upon an investigation's findings during substantive 
application review. A full report of the investigation would be 
required to contain:
    i. Full copies of any published articles and other reference 
materials. FDA is proposing to require that an application contain full 
copies of published articles and other reference materials to 
facilitate the review process. FDA is proposing this requirement to 
enable it to review an application more quickly.
    ii. Documentation of all actions taken to ensure the reliability of 
the study. The requirements for this item would differ based upon 
whether the investigation is a clinical investigation or a nonclinical 
laboratory investigation. For nonclinical laboratory investigations, an 
application would be required to include documentation demonstrating 
all actions taken to ensure the reliability of the study, including 
whether the investigation was conducted using good laboratory practices 
(GLPs), such as those specified in part 58 (21 CFR part 58). FDA 
considers GLPs to be those that support the quality, reliability, and 
integrity of nonclinical laboratory investigations. FDA is proposing 
this requirement to help enable it to determine whether the study's 
findings are accurate and reliable. While this rule on its own would 
not require compliance with the GLP regulations found in part 58,\13\ 
FDA would consider a nonclinical laboratory investigation that contains 
the documentation required by part 58 to satisfy the requirements of 
proposed Sec.  1114.7(k)(3)(ii).
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August 24, 2016 (81 FR 58341), FDA issued a proposed rule that, when 
finalized, would require laboratory investigations regarding tobacco 
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    FDA recommends that an application contain a final report of each 
nonclinical laboratory investigation that contains the following items, 
at minimum, to show that the study was accurate and reliable:
     Name and address of the facility performing the study and 
the dates on which the study was initiated and completed;
     Objectives and procedures stated in the approved protocol, 
including any changes in the original protocol;
     Statistical methods employed for analyzing the data;
     The test and control articles identified by name, chemical 
abstracts number or code number, strength, purity, and composition or 
other appropriate characteristics;
     Stability of the test and control articles under the 
conditions of administration;
     A description of the methods used;
     A description of the test system used. Where applicable, 
the final report should include the number of animals used, sex, body 
weight range, source of supply, species, strain and substrain, age, and 
procedure used for identification;
     A description of the dosage, dosage regimen, route of 
administration, and duration;
     A description of all circumstances that may have affected 
the quality or integrity of the data;
     The name of the study director, the names of other 
scientists or professionals, and the names of all supervisory 
personnel, involved in the study;
     A description of the transformations, calculations, or 
operations performed on the data, a summary and analysis of the data, 
and a statement of the conclusions drawn from the analysis;
     The signed and dated reports of each of the individual 
scientists or other professionals involved in the study;
     The locations where all specimens, raw data, and the final 
report are stored;
     The statement prepared and signed by the quality assurance 
unit, if any, a description of the quality control review performed and 
its results;
     The study director's signature and date upon completion of 
the final report; and
     Any corrections or additions to a final report, clearly 
identifying the part of the final report that is being added to or 
corrected and the reasons for the correction or addition, and bearing 
the dated signature of the person responsible.
    The proposed rule would require full reports of investigations 
(both clinical and nonclinical) to contain, to the extent reasonably 
available, a certification that the investigators do not have, or 
documentation fully disclosing, any potential financial conflicts of 
interest, such as the financial arrangements specified in the financial 
disclosure by clinical investigators regulation in part 54 (21 CFR part 
54). While FDA does not currently require compliance with part 54 for 
tobacco product investigations, complying with those requirements for 
both clinical and nonclinical investigators would satisfy the financial 
disclosure requirements of the proposed rule. Financial conflicts 
information is important for FDA to consider because it addresses a 
potential source of bias in investigations. Applicants would be able to 
use these disclosures as well as appropriate procedures in the design 
and conduct of the study to demonstrate that a potential bias that may 
affect the results of the investigation has been minimized. FDA would 
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these disclosures, in conjunction with information about the design and 
purpose of the study, as well as on-site inspections (if necessary) in 
its assessment of the reliability of the data.
    The investigator financial arrangements that the applicant should 
disclose and describe, include:
     Any financial arrangement entered into between the sponsor 
of the study and the investigator involved in the conduct of a clinical 
trial, whereby the value of the compensation to the investigator for 
conducting the study could be influenced by the outcome of the study;
     Any significant payments of other sorts from the sponsor 
of the study, such as a grant to fund ongoing research, compensation in 
the form of equipment, retainer for ongoing consultation, or honoraria;
     Any proprietary interest in the tested product held by any 
investigator involved in a study;
     Any significant equity interest in the sponsor of the 
study held by any investigator involved in any clinical study; and
     Any steps taken to minimize the potential for bias 
resulting from any of the disclosed arrangements, interests, or 
payments.
    iii. A copy of all protocols and amendments that were used in the 
study;
    iv. Copies of all investigator instructions, if any were produced 
in addition to the protocol;
    v. The statistical analysis plan. The statistical analysis plan, 
including a detailed description of the statistical analyses used 
(including all variables, confounders, and subgroup analyses), the 
scientific rationale for the choice of sample sizes, and any amendments 
to the plan;
    FDA is proposing to require the protocol, investigator 
instructions, and statistical analysis plan as part of the full report 
of a study because they would enable FDA to understand a study's 
design, conduct, and analysis in its entirety and to evaluate the 
validity of a study.
    vi. Line data. To facilitate FDA's review, the application should 
contain line data in SAS-transport file in XPT format, created by a 
procedure that allows the files to be readily read by the JMP software. 
FDA also recommends that an application contain data definition files 
that include the names of the variables, codes, and formats used in 
each dataset, and copies of SAS programs and necessary macro programs 
used to create derived datasets and the results reported in the study 
reports. Such data are important for FDA to replicate applicant 
findings or conduct alternative statistical analyses. FDA intends to 
provide technical specifications on its website for submitting 
information, such as line data, in an electronic format that FDA can 
review, process, and archive (e.g., method of transmission, media, file 
formats, preparation, organization of files, accompanying metadata) 
(https://www.fda.gov/tobacco-products);
    vii. Sites and clinical investigators. A list of sites and clinical 
investigators that conducted the study, including contact information 
and physical address(es);
    viii. The location of all source data. If the site that conducted 
the study has not maintained all of the source data, indicate where the 
data are located;
    ix. Format. The format of the records and data (e.g., electronic or 
hard copy);
    x. Early termination sites. A list of all sites that had early 
termination and the reason for early termination, along with any audit 
certificates and inspection results, if applicable;
    xi. Contractors. A list of contractors who participated in the 
study, the role of each contractor, and the initiation and termination 
dates of the participation of each contractor;
    xii. Signed report. A signed full report of all findings; and
    xiii. Study materials and case report forms. For human subject 
studies, all versions of study materials and case report forms used, 
and all individual case report forms associated with participant 
deaths, other serious and unexpected adverse experiences, withdrawals, 
and discontinuations from the study. The proposed rule would require 
the application to contain one blank copy of each version of the study 
materials (including, but not limited to, consent forms, 
questionnaires, and stimuli) and case report form, and only those 
completed individual case report forms regarding deaths, serious and 
unexpected adverse experiences, withdrawals, and discontinuations for 
individuals that were exposed to the tobacco product, or for 
individuals who were exposed to a similar or related product that the 
applicant is using to help demonstrate the health effects of its 
product. An example of where such case report forms from a study 
regarding a similar product would be required is where a clinical 
biomarker study on a product that is similar to the proposed product in 
terms of design, ingredients, and HPHCs is used to provide information 
about the anticipated health risks of the proposed product. As 
described in proposed Sec.  1114.45, applicants would be required to 
keep each questionnaire and case report form from the study as part of 
its own internal records, which FDA may inspect, as described in 
proposed Sec.  1114.27, or request that the applicant submit to 
facilitate its review of an application. If an applicant fails to keep 
such records, FDA may be unable to rely upon an investigation's 
findings during substantive application review.
    Additionally, while clinical investigations for tobacco products 
are not required to be conducted in accordance with the requirements 
for the protocol and procedures implemented to protect human subjects 
in the Institutional Review Boards regulation in part 56 (21 CFR part 
56) and the Protection of Human Subjects regulation in part 50 (21 CFR 
part 50), FDA plans to issue regulations requiring compliance with 
those parts for tobacco products. Until FDA takes such action, FDA 
strongly encourages applicants to follow the requirements of parts 50 
and 56 or take sufficient actions to ensure that the investigation is 
conducted in a manner that comports with the ethical and moral 
considerations involved with conducting studies using human subjects. 
Each clinical investigation included in the PMTA should have been 
reviewed and approved by an Institutional Review Board (IRB) operating 
to safeguard the rights, safety, and well-being of all trial subjects, 
with special attention being paid to vulnerable subjects. FDA 
recommends applicants retain documentation concerning efforts related 
to the protection of human subjects, including documents related to the 
IRB, such as:
     Copies of all research proposals reviewed, scientific 
evaluations, if any, that accompany the proposals, approved sample 
consent documents, progress reports submitted by investigators, and 
reports of injuries to subjects;
     Minutes of IRB meetings in sufficient detail to show 
attendance at the meetings; actions taken by the IRB; the vote on these 
actions including the number of members voting for, against, and 
abstaining; the basis for requiring changes in or disapproving 
research; and a written summary of the discussion of controverted 
issues and their resolution;
     Records of continuing review activities;
     Copies of all correspondence between the IRB and the 
investigators;
     A list of IRB members identified by name; earned degrees; 
representative capacity; indications of experience such as board 
certifications, licenses, etc., sufficient to describe each member's 
chief anticipated contributions to IRB deliberations; and any 
employment or other relationship between each

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member and the institution (e.g., full-time employee, part-time 
employee, a member of governing panel or board, stockholder, paid or 
unpaid consultant);
     Written procedures for the IRB; and
     Statements of significant new findings provided to 
subjects, such as those discussed in Sec.  50.25.
    FDA also recommends, but does not currently require, maintaining 
documentation of the protocol and procedures implemented to protect 
human subjects, such as those set forth in the protection of human 
subjects regulation in part 50. Each clinical investigation included in 
the PMTA should have been conducted using only human subjects who gave 
their informed consent to participate in the study. As described in 
Sec.  50.20, informed consent is consent that is obtained from the 
subject or the subject's authorized representative under circumstances 
that provide the prospective subject or representative with sufficient 
opportunity to consider whether to participate and that minimize the 
possibility of coercion or undue influence. The information that is 
given to the subject or the subject's representative should be in 
language understandable to the subject or the representative. The 
informed consent should not include any exculpatory language through 
which the subject or representative is made to waive or appear to waive 
any of the subject's legal rights, or releases or appears to release 
the investigator, the sponsor, the institution, or its agents from 
liability for negligence.
    xiv. Perception and use intention studies. For perception and use 
intention studies that use a label, labeling, or advertising as 
stimuli, the proposed rule would require the full report of the study 
to contain a statement regarding whether the label, labeling, or 
advertising used is representative of advertising that the applicant 
intends to use in marketing the product. If the advertising used as 
stimuli is not representative of the advertising an applicant intends 
to use in marketing the product, the applicant would be required to 
indicate whether and how the study findings are still relevant to the 
likely impact of product advertising on consumer tobacco product 
perceptions and use intentions. For more information about tobacco 
product perception and use intention studies, please see the 
description of proposed Sec.  1114.7(k)(1)(iv) in section 
VII.B.13.a.iv.
    d. The effect on the population as a whole. The proposed rule would 
require a PMTA to contain an in-depth analysis and discussion of how 
the data and information contained in the application establish that 
the proposed product is appropriate for the protection of public 
health. This discussion must include the effect that the new tobacco 
product may have on the health of the population as a whole by 
integrating all of the information (both qualitative and quantitative 
as available) regarding the product, its potential effects on health, 
as well as tobacco use behavior, including likelihood of cessation and 
initiation, to provide an overall assessment of the potential effect 
that the marketing of the tobacco product may have on overall tobacco-
related morbidity and mortality. Relevant outcomes measures could 
include reductions in serious medical conditions and premature 
mortality and gains in life-years lived in the population. FDA is 
proposing this requirement because it directly informs FDA's 
determination under section 910(c)(2)(A) of the FD&C Act of whether 
permitting the marketing of the new tobacco product would be APPH.
    e. Certification statements. Proposed Sec.  1114.7(m) would require 
that the application contain a specific statement certifying that the 
applicant would maintain all records to substantiate the accuracy of 
the application consistent with the record retention requirements in 
proposed Sec.  1114.45, that the information and accompanying 
submission are true and correct, that no material fact has been 
omitted, that the signer is authorized to submit the information on the 
applicant's behalf, and that the signer understands that anyone who 
knowingly and willfully makes a materially false, fictitious, or 
fraudulent statement to the Government of the United States is subject 
to criminal penalties under 18 U.S.C. 1001. This certification would 
help ensure that the applicant understands the responsibilities related 
to the application (including the potential consequences of submitting 
false information to the U.S. Government), the applicant intends to 
submit the PMTA, and the PMTA is ready for review.

C. Amendments (Proposed Sec.  1114.9)

    FDA generally expects that when an applicant submits a PMTA, the 
submission will include all information required by section 910(b)(1) 
of the FD&C Act and proposed part 1114 to enable FDA to determine 
whether it should authorize the marketing of a new tobacco product. 
However, FDA recognizes that additional information may be needed to 
complete the review of a PMTA and, therefore, is proposing Sec.  1114.9 
to allow the submission of amendments to a pending application.
    Proposed Sec.  1114.9 provides that FDA may request, and an 
applicant may submit, an amendment to a pending PMTA together with the 
appropriate form (Ref. 11). Because FDA tracks PMTAs using the STN, an 
amendment must specify the STN that is assigned to the PMTA. An 
amendment would also be required to include the certification statement 
set forth in Sec.  1114.7(m), with the appropriate information 
inserted, and signed by an authorized representative of the applicant. 
FDA may, at any time after it receives and before it acts on an 
application, request that an applicant submit additional information 
that is necessary to complete the review of a PMTA. Similarly, an 
applicant may submit an amendment on its own initiative that is 
necessary for FDA to complete its review of the pending PMTA. These 
amendments may include information such as newly completed or published 
studies that are relevant to the PMTA, clarifications, or a transfer in 
ownership of the PMTA as described in proposed Sec.  1114.13.
    Proposed Sec.  1114.9(b) describes how the submission of an 
amendment may affect the time required for the review (as described in 
proposed Sec.  1114.27(c)(1)) of the application. FDA intends to notify 
applicants regarding changes to the review period, including pausing, 
resuming, and resetting the review period for amendments as described 
in this section. If the applicant submits a major amendment to an 
application, either at FDA's request or on its own initiative, FDA may 
restart the 180-day review period. FDA considers major amendments to be 
those that will require substantial FDA review time. Examples of major 
amendments include substantial new data from a previously unreported 
study, detailed new analyses of previously submitted data or 
substantial new manufacturing information. When an applicant submits a 
major amendment, FDA would consider the applicant to have submitted a 
new PMTA with the review period beginning on the date which FDA 
receives the amendment. Because section 910(c)(1) of the FD&C Act 
requires FDA to complete its review of an application meeting the 
requirements of section 910(b)(1) within 180 days of its receipt, under 
proposed Sec.  1114.9(b)(1) a new 180-day review period would begin on 
the date FDA receives a major amendment.
    Proposed Sec.  1114.9(b)(2) describes the effect that minor 
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considers minor amendments to be any amendments that are not major 
amendments. Minor amendments can be clarifications or other information 
that FDA needs to complete its review of a PMTA, but will not require 
substantial review time. If FDA determines that a minor amendment is 
necessary to complete its review of a pending submission and requests 
that the applicant submit the amendment, FDA may pause the review 
period on the date that it issues the amendment request to the 
applicant. FDA will resume the review period on the date that it 
receives a written response from the applicant either submitting the 
requested information or declining to submit the amendment. For 
example, if FDA requests a minor amendment on day 80 of its review, the 
date FDA receives the amendment would be day 81, even though weeks or 
months may have passed from the date of request to receipt. An 
applicant may notify FDA that it is declining to submit an amendment; 
however, if an applicant declines to submit an amendment to FDA, and 
FDA is not be able to determine whether the PMTA meets the requirements 
to receive a marketing order without the amendment, it would issue a no 
marketing order.
    If FDA requests an amendment, either major or minor, and the 
applicant neither submits the amendment nor notifies FDA that it is 
declining to submit the amendment within 180 days of FDA's request, FDA 
may, as described in proposed Sec.  1114.9(c), consider the applicant 
to have submitted a request to voluntarily withdraw its PMTA and issue 
an acknowledgement letter stating that the application has been 
withdrawn under Sec.  1114.11. FDA will consider requests for more time 
to submit an amendment and may grant reasonable requests. FDA is 
proposing Sec.  1114.9(c) under authority of section 701(a) of the FD&C 
Act to efficiently enforce section 910 of the FD&C Act because it would 
allow FDA to dedicate its resources to reviewing PMTAs that are more 
likely to receive a marketing order, rather than continuing to review a 
PMTA submitted by a nonresponsive applicant that is unlikely to provide 
FDA with the information it needs to complete its review.
    If an application has been closed under Sec.  1114.29 or withdrawn 
under Sec.  1114.11, proposed Sec.  1114.9(d) would prevent the 
applicant from amending the application. If an applicant wishes to make 
changes to an application after it is closed or withdrawn, it would 
have to do so through submission of a new application.

D. Withdrawal by Applicant (Proposed Sec.  1114.11)

    Proposed Sec.  1114.11 discusses the ability of an applicant to 
withdraw a pending PMTA. At any time prior to FDA acting on the 
application (i.e., taking one of the actions described in proposed 
Sec.  1114.29), the applicant may request to withdraw its application 
by using the appropriate form (Ref. 11) to specify the name of the new 
tobacco product, the STN of the application, and stating whether the 
withdrawal request is related to a health concern. If the request is 
related to a health concern, the applicant must describe the 
concern(s), including the extent, duration, and frequency of the health 
effects, and identify what gave rise to the concerns, such as adverse 
experience reports. FDA would require information about health concerns 
under authority of section 909 of the FD&C Act because the information 
would help FDA protect the public health (e.g., identifying a problem 
that could be present in similar currently marketed products) and 
section 701(a) of the FD&C Act because it would allow FDA to 
efficiently enforce provisions of the FD&C Act (e.g., more quickly 
ensure an identified health concern was addressed if an application for 
the same product is submitted again). Once FDA receives and processes 
the withdrawal request, it would issue an acknowledgment letter to the 
applicant, at which time the application would be considered withdrawn. 
Withdrawing an application would not prejudice a future submission.
    The application is an Agency record even if withdrawn. Thus, under 
proposed Sec.  1114.11(c), FDA would retain the withdrawn application 
consistent with Agency record retention schedules and policies and, 
under the Agency's public information regulations in 21 CFR part 20 
(part 20), would provide a copy to the applicant upon request subject 
to Sec.  20.45.

E. Change in Ownership of an Application (Proposed Sec.  1114.13)

    Proposed Sec.  1114.13 describes the steps that an applicant would 
be required to take when it transfers ownership of a PMTA. This 
proposed section is intended to facilitate transfers of ownership and 
help ensure that FDA has current information regarding the ownership of 
a PMTA. An applicant may transfer ownership of its PMTA at any time, 
including when FDA has yet to act on it. Under proposed Sec.  1114.13, 
at the time of the transfer, the new and former applicants (or owners) 
of the PMTA would be required to use the appropriate form (Ref. 11) and 
submit certain information to the Agency. First, the former applicant 
would be required to submit a notice to FDA identifying the new 
applicant and stating that all rights to the PMTA have been transferred 
to the new applicant. Second, the new applicant would be required to 
submit a signed notice to FDA containing the following information:
     To the extent applicable, the new applicant's commitment 
to agreements, promises, and conditions made by the former applicant 
and contained in the PMTA (e.g., certifications, proposed restrictions 
on the sales and distribution of the tobacco product);
     The date that the change in ownership is effective;
     Either a statement that the new applicant has a complete 
copy of the PMTA (including any amendments, or any records required to 
be kept under proposed Sec.  1114.45); or a statement of intent to 
request a copy of the PMTA filed with FDA under the Freedom of 
Information Act (FOIA) (FDA's implementing regulations are in part 20); 
and
     A certification that no modifications have been made to 
the new tobacco product since the PMTA was submitted to FDA.
    Although FDA expects that the new applicant would have a copy of 
the PMTA from the former applicant, if the new applicant requests a 
copy of the PMTA filed with FDA, FDA would provide a copy to the new 
applicant, subject to the FOIA requirements as implemented by FDA at 
part 20 and under the fee schedule in Sec.  20.45.
    The new applicant also would be required to make available all 
required records upon inspection by FDA (proposed Sec.  1114.45 would 
impose a recordkeeping requirement).

F. Supplemental Application Submission (Proposed Sec.  1114.15)

    Proposed Sec.  1114.15 discusses the availability of supplemental 
PMTAs. Supplemental PMTAs are an alternative format of submitting a 
PMTA that meets the requirements of proposed Sec.  1114.7 that would 
reduce the burden associated with the submission and review of an 
application. Specifically, supplemental PMTAs are a standardized cross-
referencing format that FDA would implement under its authority of 
section 701(a) of the FD&C Act to efficiently enforce section 910 of 
the FD&C Act for submissions that are based on a PMTA that FDA has 
previously reviewed. Applicants that have received a marketing order 
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authorization for a new tobacco product that results from a 
modification or modifications to the original tobacco product that 
received the marketing order. The applicant would be able to submit a 
supplemental PMTA only for a modification or modifications that require 
the submission of limited information or revisions to the PMTA to make 
it apply to the modified tobacco product. FDA is proposing to restrict 
the use of supplemental PMTAs to only changes that require the 
submission of limited information or revisions to ensure that FDA is 
able to efficiently review the application. An applicant would also be 
able to submit a supplemental PMTA for modifications made to comply 
with a product standard issued under section 907 of the FD&C Act where 
FDA specifies that the submission of supplemental PMTAs would be 
appropriate.
    As discussed in proposed Sec.  1114.15(a), an applicant would not 
be able to submit a supplemental PMTA where the modifications to the 
original tobacco product require the submission of new information or 
revisions to the extent that review of the PMTA for the new tobacco 
product in the supplemental PMTA format would be confusing, cumbersome, 
or otherwise inefficient and submitting a standard PMTA under Sec.  
1114.7(b) would better facilitate review. Because supplemental PMTAs 
are based on a cross-referencing system that is supposed to reduce the 
burden of preparing and reviewing a PMTA, FDA is proposing this 
limitation to ensure PMTAs are submitted in the format that is the 
easiest to review, process, and archive. Changes that require multiple, 
sweeping, or difficult-to-trace changes to the PMTA for the original 
tobacco product would be more efficient to review in the full text 
format of Sec.  1114.7.
    Applicants that have questions about whether it would be 
appropriate to submit a supplemental PMTA for the modifications they 
are seeking to implement should contact FDA for more information. To 
further illustrate when a supplemental PMTA could be submitted, FDA has 
prepared the following examples of modifications to ENDS products that 
are likely appropriate to be submitted using the supplemental PMTA 
format and likely not appropriate to be submitted using the 
supplemental PMTA format.

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          Potentially Appropriate for Supplemental PMTA Format
-------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Changes in connection type/thread size (e.g., 510).
 Minor Software Changes not affecting device functionality.
    [cir] Changes to user interface.
    [cir] Changes in recording/data capture properties.
 Minor changes in e-liquid volume, viscosity or boiling
 temperature.
 Minor changes in draw resistance.
 Minor changes in air flow rate.
 Changes to coil configuration if number of coils, coil gauge,
 material, and overall coil resistance remain unchanged.
 Changes to amount of wicking material.
 Minor changes in wick ignition temperature.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
           Likely Not Appropriate for Supplemental PMTA Format
------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Any modification that might increase risk of harm to individual
 health from the product.
 Modifications that may alter tobacco product use behavior and
 initiation, such as modifications that have strong youth appeal.
 Design modifications that change the category or subcategory of
 the product (e.g., modifying a closed e-cigarette to be an open e-
 cigarette).
------------------------------------------------------------------------

    Additionally, FDA is proposing two other limitations on the 
submission of a supplemental PMTA. Under proposed Sec.  1114.15(a), a 
supplemental PMTA could not be submitted where the marketing order for 
the original tobacco product has been withdrawn or has been temporarily 
suspended or is the subject of temporary suspension or withdrawal 
proceedings by FDA, except where authorized by FDA in writing following 
a presubmission meeting. FDA is proposing to restrict the submission of 
supplemental PMTAs in this situation because it can signal that the 
PMTA for the original tobacco product contains information that is not 
sufficient or reliable such that a marketing order could be issued. If 
the reason for the temporary suspension or withdrawal is unrelated to 
the sufficiency or reliability of information contained in a PMTA, an 
applicant may request, and FDA may grant, authorization to use a 
supplemental PMTA under these circumstances.
1. Required Format
    Under proposed Sec.  1114.15(b) the supplemental PMTA format would 
be the same as the format for standard PMTAs submitted under Sec.  
1114.7(b), except that applicants would be required to include content 
in a supplemental PMTA by cross-referencing content in the PMTA and 
postmarket reports for the original tobacco product. FDA believes that 
including content in an application by cross-referencing to a PMTA for 
the original tobacco product is appropriate for supplemental 
applications because the referenced information will be presented in 
the proper context and format, and will facilitate application review.
2. Required Content
    The required content for a supplemental PMTA is divided into two 
general categories: New content sections and content sections cross-
referenced from the PMTA for the original tobacco product. A 
supplemental PMTA must contain the full text or a cross-reference to 
text in a master file for the following new content sections under 
proposed Sec.  1114.15(c)(1):
     General information (as described in Sec.  1114.7(c));
     New product information (as described in Sec.  
1114.15(c));
     Statement of compliance with 21 CFR part 25 (as described 
in Sec.  1114.7(g));
     Labeling (as described in Sec.  1114.7(f)) if the labeling 
is not identical to the labeling submitted in the PMTA or postmarket 
reports for the original tobacco product;
     Postmarket information (as described in Sec.  1114.15(d)); 
and
     Certification statement (as described in Sec.  
1114.15(e)).
    A supplemental PMTA must also contain application sections that 
comprise information included by cross-reference to the PMTA for the 
original tobacco product. It is important to note that these cross-
referenced sections must be accompanied by the full text of any updates 
or supplemental information that are necessary to tailor this 
information to the new tobacco product. These updates or supplemental

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information should consist of changes to application content that is 
not otherwise included as part of the new product information section. 
For example, if a new health risk investigation on the product is 
published and it is not contained in the new product information 
section, a full report (as described in Sec.  1114.7(k)(3)) of the 
investigation must be included in full text together with a cross-
reference to the health risk investigations section in the PMTA for the 
original tobacco product. The cross-reference-based sections that must 
be included under proposed Sec.  1114.15(c)(2) are:
     Descriptive information (as described in Sec.  1114.7(d));
     Product samples (as described in Sec.  1114.7(e)). Please 
note, however, that FDA may, request the submission of product samples 
after receipt of a supplemental PMTA;
     Labeling (as described in Sec.  1114.7(f)) if the labeling 
is identical to the labeling submitted in the PMTA or postmarket 
reports for the original tobacco product;
     Summary of all research findings (as described in Sec.  
1114.7(h));
     Product formulation (as described in Sec.  1114.7(i));
     Manufacturing (as described in Sec.  1114.7(j)); and
     Health risk investigations (as described in Sec.  
1114.7(k)).
3. New Product Information
    Under proposed Sec.  1114.15(d), the application must contain the 
following information concerning modifications to the original tobacco 
product, including:
     Full descriptions of the modification(s) to the original 
tobacco product and comparisons of such modification(s) to the 
unmodified version(s) described in the PMTA for the original tobacco 
product.
     A statement as to whether the new tobacco product is 
intended to replace the original tobacco product if the new product 
receives a marketing order, is intended to be a line extension of the 
original tobacco product, or is intended to be introduced as an 
additional product by the same manufacturer.
     All data and information relating to the modification(s) 
that would be required in an application under Sec.  1114.7. This is 
data and information that can span across a number of application 
sections. A change in the connection type or thread size for an ENDS 
product, for example, may require a change in the design parameters and 
the manufacturing sections.
     A concluding summary of how the new tobacco product meets 
the requirements to receive a marketing order. This summary must 
describe how the data and information concerning the product 
modification when viewed together with the information cross-referenced 
from the previously submitted PMTA demonstrate that the new tobacco 
product meets the requirements of section 910(c) of the FD&C Act to 
receive a marketing order.
4. Postmarket Information
    Under proposed Sec.  1114.15(e), a supplemental PMTA would be 
required to contain postmarket information. Where an applicant has 
submitted postmarket reports for the original tobacco product, it must 
incorporate those reports by cross-reference. Where an applicant has 
yet to submit a postmarket report for the original tobacco product, it 
must submit a report as part of the supplemental application that 
contains all the information that would otherwise be required in a 
report under proposed Sec.  1114.41, covering the period in time from 
when it received its marketing order for the original tobacco product 
to when it submitted the supplemental PMTA. Because information that is 
contained in a postmarket report is likely to be required content of a 
standard PMTA for the modified tobacco product, FDA is allowing 
applicants to cross-reference this content to avoid the burden of 
resubmitting information that FDA has previously reviewed.
5. Certification Statement
    Proposed Sec.  1114.15(f) would require the application to contain 
a specific certification statement signed by an authorized 
representative that, in addition to the certification required under 
Sec.  1114.7(m) for a standard PMTA, certifies that the modifications 
identified in the certification are the only modification(s) to the 
original tobacco product.

G. Resubmissions (Proposed Sec.  1114.17)

    Proposed Sec.  1114.17 describes resubmissions, which are an 
alternative format for submitting an application that meets the 
requirements of Sec.  1114.7(b) or Sec.  1114.15 to seek a marketing 
order for a tobacco product by responding to the deficiencies outlined 
in a no marketing order. An applicant may submit a resubmission for the 
same tobacco product that received a no marketing order or for a 
different new tobacco product that results from changes necessary to 
address the deficiencies outlined in a no marketing order. This 
application format allows an applicant to address the deficiencies 
described in a no marketing order without having to undertake the 
effort of submitting a standard PMTA. The resubmission format is 
available to resubmit an application that received a no marketing order 
because FDA has completed its review of such PMTAs and can rely on the 
findings of these reviews to save time when reviewing a resubmission. 
The resubmission format is not available for PMTAs that FDA refused to 
accept, refused to file, cancelled, or administratively closed, or that 
the applicant withdrew, because FDA has not previously completed 
reviews of such applications upon which it can rely, and such 
applications may need significant changes to be successfully 
resubmitted. It is important to note that, as discussed in section 
VIII.E regarding proposed Sec.  1114.33, while FDA will identify the 
deficiencies that resulted in the no marketing order, the deficiencies 
specified in the order might not be an exhaustive listing of all 
deficiencies contained in the PMTA.
    Similar to a supplemental PMTA, an applicant would not be able to 
submit a resubmission to the extent that review would be confusing, 
cumbersome, or otherwise inefficient and submitting a standard PMTA 
under Sec.  1114.7 would better facilitate review. Where responding to 
the deficiencies outlined in the no marketing order would require broad 
or sweeping changes to the original PMTA, an applicant would need to 
submit a standard PMTA under Sec.  1114.7 to better facilitate review. 
Where possible, FDA will specify in the no marketing order if an 
applicant may not pursue a resubmission to address the identified 
flaws.
1. Format
    Under proposed Sec.  1114.17(b) the resubmission format 
requirements would be the same as the format in Sec.  1114.7(b) for 
standard PMTAs, except that applicants would be required to include 
content in a resubmission by cross-referencing content in the PMTA. FDA 
believes that including content in a PMTA by cross-referencing to a 
PMTA for the original tobacco product is appropriate for resubmissions 
applications because the referenced information will be presented in 
the proper context and format, and will facilitate application review.
2. Content
    The required content for resubmission is divided into two general 
categories: new content sections and cross-referenced content sections. 
The resubmission must contain the full text or cross-referenced text 
from a master file of the following new content sections under proposed 
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     General information (as described in paragraph Sec.  
1114.7(c));
     Response to deficiencies (as described in Sec.  
1114.17(d)); and
     Certification statement (as described in Sec.  
1114.17(e)).
    A resubmission must also contain application sections that comprise 
information included by cross-reference to the PMTA for the original 
tobacco product. It is important to note that these cross-referenced 
sections must be accompanied by the full text of any updates or 
additional information that are necessary to tailor this information to 
the new tobacco product. These updates or additional information should 
consist of changes to application content that is not otherwise 
included as part of the response to deficiencies section. This 
information could include, for example, full reports of health risk 
investigations published after the applicant submitted the PMTA that 
received the no marketing order. The cross-reference-based sections 
that must be included under proposed Sec.  1114.17(c)(2) are:
     Descriptive information (as described in Sec.  1114.7(d));
     Product samples (as described in Sec.  1114.7(e)). Please 
note that FDA may require the submission of product samples after it 
has received your application;
     Labeling (as described in Sec.  1114.7(f)), together with 
updates to the labeling made by the time of submission, if any;
     Statement of compliance with 21 CFR part 25 (as described 
in Sec.  1114.7(g));
     Summary of all research findings (as described in Sec.  
1114.7(h));
     Product formulation (as described in Sec.  1114.7(i));
     Manufacturing (as described in Sec.  1114.7(j)); and
     Health risk investigations (as described in Sec.  
1114.7(k)).
3. Response to Deficiencies
    As described in proposed Sec.  1114.17(d), the application must 
contain a section that lists and provides a separate response to each 
deficiency described by FDA in the no marketing order, including all 
data and information necessary to complete each response, as well as 
any applicant-identified deficiencies. The deficiencies should be 
addressed in the order in which they are listed in the no marketing 
order, followed by applicant-identified deficiencies. Where an 
applicant modifies the original tobacco product to address the 
deficiencies outlined in the no marketing order, the applicant must 
also include: (a) A full description of each modification to the 
product and comparisons of that change to the original version 
described in the PMTA for the original tobacco product; and (b) all 
data and information relating to each modification to the product that 
would be required in an application under Sec.  1114.7.
4. Certification Statement
    Proposed Sec.  1114.17(e) would require the applicant to include 
one of two certification statements signed by an authorized 
representative that, in addition to the certification required under 
Sec.  1114.7(l) for standard PMTA, certifies either: (a) That the 
application addresses all deficiencies specified in the no marketing 
order and is being submitted for a tobacco product that is identical to 
the product for which FDA issued a no marketing order or (b) the 
application addresses all deficiencies and the tobacco product is 
distinct from the original tobacco product, but the only modifications 
to the original tobacco product are those identified in the 
certification.
5. Resubmission Meeting
    Under proposed Sec.  1114.17(f), applicants may request a meeting 
with FDA prior to submitting a resubmission to determine whether it may 
utilize the resubmission format and to discuss any issues related to 
the application, such as application organization and format. For 
example, applicants that have questions about whether it would be 
appropriate to pursue a resubmission for the modifications they are 
seeking to implement to respond to deficiencies identified in a no 
marketing order may contact FDA for more information.

VIII. FDA Review (Proposed Part 1114, Subpart C)

A. Communications Between FDA and Applicants (Proposed Sec.  1114.25)

    Proposed Sec.  1114.25 would set forth general principles for the 
communications between FDA and applicants and is intended to provide 
more information to applicants about FDA communications. Proposed Sec.  
1114.25 explains that during the course of FDA's review of an 
application, FDA may seek to communicate with applicants about relevant 
matters including scientific, medical, and procedural issues that arise 
during the review process. Communications regarding human risk issues 
may arise if adverse experience reports exist for the tobacco product. 
FDA may use a variety of methods to communicate with applicants such as 
telephone conversations, letters, emails, or face-to-face meetings 
depending on the circumstances and issues. FDA would document any 
communications regarding a PMTA in accordance with 21 CFR 10.65. While 
applicants may contact FDA with questions, as a general matter, FDA 
does not provide applicants with predecisional details about an ongoing 
application review, such as whether an initial submission is sufficient 
to receive a marketing order or the date and time at which FDA will act 
on an application.

B. Review Procedure (Proposed Sec.  1114.27)

    Proposed Sec.  1114.27 describes the procedures by which FDA would 
review a PMTA. When an applicant submits a PMTA, FDA performs an 
acceptance review of the submission. Currently, FDA performs it 
acceptance review of all premarket submissions based upon the criteria 
set forth in Sec.  1105.10. The proposed rule would incorporate and 
build upon these general criteria to set PMTA-specific acceptance 
criteria. Under the proposed rule, FDA may refuse to accept an 
application for further review if, upon initial review, it:
     Does not comply with the applicable format requirements 
for the type of PMTA (i.e., Sec.  1114.7(b) for a standard PMTA, Sec.  
1114.15 for a supplemental PMTA Sec.  1114.17 for a resubmission);
     Is not administratively complete because it does not 
appear to contain the information required by the applicable 
application content requirements section. This means that the content 
required for the type of PMTA must be readily and easily identifiable 
as part of a cursory review of the application (i.e., a standard PMTA 
must appear to contain information required by Sec.  1114.7, a 
supplemental PMTA must appear to contain information required by Sec.  
1114.15, and a resubmission must appear to contain information required 
by Sec.  1114.17). The acceptance review would assess the facial 
completeness of a submission only, and would not be an in-depth, 
technical review. Examples of submissions that FDA would refuse to 
accept under this rule include, but are not limited to, applications 
that do not appear to contain:
    [cir] Labeling (as required by Sec.  1114.7(f));
    [cir] Design parameter information (as required by Sec.  
1114.7(i)(2)(ii));
    [cir] An environmental assessment (as required by Sec.  1114.7(g)); 
or
    [cir] A literature search (as required by Sec.  1114.7(k)(2)).
     Does not pertain to a tobacco product that is subject to 
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the FD&C Act, as required by Sec.  1105.10(a)(1). Under this provision 
FDA would refuse to accept the PMTA if it does not pertain to a product 
that is subject to the jurisdiction of CTP. CTP has premarket review 
jurisdiction over products that meet the definition of ``tobacco 
product'' in section 201(rr) of the FD&C Act and are subject to chapter 
IX of the FD&C Act either in section 901(b) of the FD&C Act or by 
regulation. This means that FDA will refuse to accept submissions for a 
product that is a drug under the definition in section 201(g)(1), a 
device under section 201(h), a combination product as described in 
section 503(g) of the FD&C Act, or otherwise does not meet the 
definition of a tobacco product.
     May otherwise be refused under Sec.  1105.10.
    Once FDA has completed its acceptance review under proposed Sec.  
1114.29(a)(1), FDA will issue a letter to the applicant informing it of 
FDA's decision. If FDA accepts the application for further review, it 
will issue an acceptance letter to the applicant that specifies the STN 
for the PMTA. If FDA refuses to accept the application, it will issue a 
letter to the applicant that identifies the reasons, where practicable, 
that prevented FDA from accepting the application. The applicant may, 
after FDA has refused to accept a PMTA, correct the deficiencies and 
submit a new PMTA under proposed Sec.  1114.7. Because FDA is not 
issuing a no marketing order under Sec.  1114.33 when it refuses to 
accept a submission, an applicant would not be able to utilize the 
resubmission format described in proposed Sec.  1114.17 to address the 
flaws outlined by FDA.
    FDA is proposing to implement the acceptance review procedures 
under authority of sections 701(a) and 910 of the FD&C Act. The 
content, format, and jurisdiction requirements that an application 
would have to meet to be accepted for review will ensure that FDA will 
be able to efficiently review applications and consider only 
applications that meet quality and content standards. By refusing to 
accept submissions that have clear deficiencies, FDA will be able to 
focus its resources on those submissions that are more likely to be 
filed for substantive review.
    After FDA accepts a PMTA for review, FDA may request product 
samples as described in Sec.  1114.7(e) and will conduct a filing 
review to determine whether the application contains sufficient 
information to permit a full substantive review of the application. FDA 
may refuse to file a PMTA if:
     The PMTA does not include sufficient information required 
by section 910(b)(1) of the FD&C Act and by Sec. Sec.  1114.7, 1114.15, 
or 1114.17, as applicable, to permit a substantive review of the 
application. These requirements include a sufficient EA for each type 
of PMTA, the absence of which is an existing reason for which FDA may 
refuse to file an application under Sec.  25.15. The filing 
requirements would also include product samples if required by FDA 
after application acceptance. FDA's filing review is an examination of 
the submission to ensure it contains adequate technical information for 
FDA's substantive review of the application to proceed. Unlike the 
acceptance review, which considers whether a submission meets quality 
elements and appears to be facially complete, the filing review is a 
more in-depth review to ensure the technical elements contain 
sufficient information for initiating substantive review. For example, 
during acceptance review, FDA would check whether the PMTA appears to 
contain product design parameters, but during filing review, FDA would 
review to determine whether it contains the correct design parameters 
for the product category and has a value for each design parameter 
required by Sec.  1114.7(i)(2)(ii). FDA is proposing to conduct the 
filing review under authority of section 701 of the FD&C Act to improve 
the efficiency of the PMTA review process. By determining whether a 
PMTA contains sufficient technical information prior to conducting 
substantive review, FDA can commit the considerable resources necessary 
to conduct substantive review of a PMTA to only those submissions that 
are prepared for review;
     The application does not contain substantive information 
regarding certain specified broad categories of information that must 
be addressed in every PMTA for FDA to determine whether permitting the 
marketing of the new tobacco product would be APPH. FDA considers 
substantive information to be information that is relevant to the 
subject it claims to support and has evidentiary support. Bare 
statements that the marketing of the tobacco product is unlikely to 
result in tobacco product initiation or that it has no abuse liability 
without supporting information would not constitute the types of 
substantive information necessary for application filing. This 
information can come from a variety of sources including investigations 
conducted by the applicant, investigations conducted using a different 
product that the applicant can bridge to its new tobacco product (as 
described in section VII.B.13.a.), or published reports of 
investigations that apply to, or are bridged to, the new tobacco 
product (such as those found in the literature search that would be 
required by proposed Sec.  1114.7(k)(2)). Proposed Sec.  
1114.27(b)(1)(ii) would require a PMTA to contain substantive 
information regarding certain categories of investigations described in 
proposed Sec.  1114.7(k)(1). While FDA retains discretion to file 
applications as set forth in proposed Sec.  1114.27(b)(1), we generally 
intend to refuse to file each application that does not meet the 
information threshold requirement in paragraph (ii). Where there is no 
substantive information that is published or known to an applicant 
regarding any of the categories of information outlined in this 
section, including information in scientific literature or an 
investigation that an applicant could bridge to its product, an 
applicant would be required to conduct its own investigations and 
include the resulting full report in its PMTA in order to meet the 
requirements for filing. In general, FDA expects that manufacturers 
seeking to market a new product in accordance with the requirements of 
the statute will have access to information to meet these requirements 
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example, the studies FDA has funded, published, and made available 
to the public, which are consolidated FDA's our website. This 
database includes many ENDS related studies and can be searched by 
key terms (e.g., e-cigarettes): https://www.fda.gov/tobacco-products/research/ctp-supported-tobacco-regulatory-research-projects.
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    FDA is proposing this application filing requirement under its 
authority in sections 910(b)(1)(G) and 701(a) of the FD&C Act. As 
described in section VIII.D., FDA needs information regarding the 
potential health risks of the new tobacco product, the likelihood of 
changes in tobacco product use behavior, and the potential health 
consequences associated with those changes in behavior to determine the 
potential risk and benefits to the population the health of the 
population under section 910(c)(4) of the FD&C Act. Refusing to file 
PMTAs that contain no information regarding these broad categories of 
information would allow FDA to efficiently enforce the premarket review 
requirements of section 910 of the FD&C Act by avoiding the significant 
expenditure of resources it would otherwise commit to the substantive 
review of applications that clearly lack sufficient information to 
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benefit those applicants seeking timely consideration of complete, 
high-quality applications.
    Proposed Sec.  1114.27(b)(1)(ii) would require PMTAs to contain 
substantive information regarding:
     The health risks of the new tobacco product (as described 
in Sec.  1114.7(k)(1)(i)(A)-(C)). Information regarding the health 
risks of the new tobacco product is a basic piece of information that 
FDA needs to determine the potential risks and benefits to the 
population as a whole associated with changes in tobacco use behavior.
     The health risks of the new tobacco product compared to 
the health risks that are generally presented by both tobacco products 
in the same category and tobacco products in at least one different 
category that are used by the consumers an applicant expects to use 
their new tobacco product (as described in portions of Sec.  
1114.7(k)(1)(i)(D)). This would require a comparison to the risks 
generally presented by a product category as a whole. However, a 
comparison to specific products that are generally representative of 
the risks of the product category as a whole (e.g., products that 
represent a significant share of the market for the product category) 
would also be sufficient. Comparative health risk information is a 
required part of FDA's review of an application because, as described 
in section VII.B.13.a., it can demonstrate the potential risks and 
benefits that current tobacco users could face if they switched to the 
new tobacco product or use it in conjunction with their current tobacco 
product.
     The abuse liability of the new tobacco product (as set 
forth in Sec.  1114.7(k)(1)(ii)(A)). Information regarding abuse 
liability indicates the likelihood of users to become addicted to the 
product and face the health risks posed by product use over the long 
term, and may provide insight into the use and adoption of the product, 
which FDA must consider as part of its determination of the risks and 
the benefits of the marketing of the new tobacco product to the 
population as a whole under section 910(c)(4) of the FD&C Act.
     How consumers actually use the product, including use 
topography, product use frequency, use trends over time, and how such 
use affects the health risks of the product to individual users (as set 
forth in Sec.  1114.7(k)(1)(ii)(B)). Information regarding how 
consumers will actually use the new tobacco product is necessary to 
FDA's review of a PMTA because it helps demonstrate the health risks of 
the new tobacco product by showing the levels, and frequency, of 
exposure to HPHCs and other toxic substances contained in and delivered 
from the new tobacco product.
     The potential impact that the marketing of the new tobacco 
product would have on the likelihood that current tobacco product users 
would start using the new tobacco product, use the product in 
conjunction with other tobacco products, and, after using the product, 
switch to or switch back to other tobacco products that may present 
increased risks to individual health (as described in Sec.  
1114.7(k)(1)(ii)(C)-(F)). Information regarding potential changes to 
tobacco product use of current tobacco product users is a required 
basis for FDA's findings under 910(c)(4)(A).
     The potential impact that the marketing of the new tobacco 
product would have on tobacco product initiation by current nonusers of 
tobacco products (as described in Sec.  1114.7(k)(1)(iii)). Information 
regarding potential impact that the marketing of the new tobacco 
product would have on tobacco product initiation by current nonusers of 
tobacco products is a required basis for FDA's findings under 
910(c)(4)(B).
     The potential impact of the product and its label, 
labeling, and advertising on individuals' perception of the product, 
and individuals' use intentions (as described in Sec.  
1114.7(k)(1)(iv)). This information is important to FDA's review of a 
PMTA because perceptions of the health risk of the product can 
influence decisions to use the product and, as described in section 
VII.B.6., exposure to advertising can have a significant impact on the 
likelihood that nonusers of tobacco products, particularly youth, will 
initiate tobacco product use. Without information regarding perceptions 
and use intentions, FDA will be unable to complete its required 
determination under section 910(c)(4)(B) of the FD&C Act of the 
increased or decreased likelihood that nonusers of tobacco products 
will initiate tobacco product use.
    FDA invites comment on the information threshold requirements in 
proposed Sec.  1114.27(b)(1)(ii), including comments on: Whether the 
information would be best included in the final rule as a request or a 
requirement; whether FDA should request or require additional 
information as a threshold for filing and the basis for any such 
additional provisions; and how these and other potential requests or 
requirements related to the information threshold requirement for 
filing relate to specific provisions of the FD&C Act, as well as other 
applicable law(s).
     The PMTA contains a false statement of material fact; or
     The PMTA is a supplemental PMTA that does not comply with 
Sec.  1114.15 or the PMTA is a resubmission that does not comply with 
Sec.  1114.17. FDA may refuse to file a supplemental PMTA or a 
resubmission that, although administratively complete, does not meet 
the requirements for when a supplemental PMTA or a resubmission may be 
submitted. For both supplemental PMTAs and resubmissions, this could 
occur when, as discussed in Sec. Sec.  1114.15(a) and 1114.17(a), the 
modifications to the original tobacco product are not appropriate to 
review in these formats. As described in proposed Sec.  1114.15(a), FDA 
may also refuse to file a supplemental PMTA where the marketing order 
for the original tobacco product has been temporarily suspended (except 
where authorized in writing by FDA) or has been withdrawn. As described 
in proposed Sec.  1114.17(a), FDA would refuse to file a resubmission 
where the no marketing order for the original tobacco product states 
that the applicant may not use the resubmission format. If FDA refuses 
to file an application, it will send a letter to the applicant 
identifying, where practicable, the deficiencies that prevented FDA 
from filing the application.
    After FDA files an application, it will begin its substantive 
review of the PMTA. Within 180 days after receipt of an application 
described in section 910(b)(1) of the FD&C Act, FDA intends to complete 
its review of a PMTA and, as described in proposed Sec.  1114.29, act 
on the application, except as described in proposed Sec. Sec.  1114.9 
and 1114.27(c)(4) & (5). To determine when the 180-day period begins, 
FDA generally relies on the date the last piece of information 
necessary to complete the submission is received by CTP's Document 
Control Center or the FDA laboratory (for product samples), not the 
date that the applicant sent it. It is important to note the event that 
starts the 180-day review clock is the receipt of an application that 
meets the requirements of section 910(b)(1) of the FD&C Act which would 
also include information required by the proposed rule including 
product samples if required. Because the proposed rule would require 
the submission of samples in accordance with FDA instructions that are 
likely to be issued after a PMTA is accepted by FDA, the review clock 
would begin, at the earliest, when FDA receives product samples if it 
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to complete an application. Similarly, if an application is missing 
other pieces of required information, the review clock would begin only 
upon receipt of that information. FDA intends to provide applicants 
with notice of the date on which the 180-day review period begins, as 
well as notice of when it is paused, resumed, or reset.
    FDA is proposing four instances in which the 180-day review period 
after receipt of a complete PMTA would not run over a period of 180 
consecutive calendar days. First, as described in Sec.  1114.9, the 
submission of or request for amendments may result in changes to the 
number of calendar days in the review period. Where FDA requests a 
minor amendment, the issuance of this request would result in a pause 
of the review period and receipt of the amendment would resume the 
review period. As described in section VII.C., the submission of a 
major amendment would be considered to be the submission of a new PMTA, 
which would reset the 180-day review clock.
    The second instance in which FDA's 180-day review period would not 
run over 180 consecutive calendar days after receipt of a complete PMTA 
is where a new tobacco product, if introduced or delivered for 
introduction into interstate commerce, would be adulterated or 
misbranded due to the domestic manufacturer or importer being in 
violation of the user fee requirements of part 1150 (21 CFR part 
1150).\15\ Situations in which a new tobacco product would be 
adulterated or misbranded for failure to comply with user fee 
requirements are described in Sec.  1150.17(a) and (b), which include 
failure to pay user fee assessments and failure to submit required 
reports. In this situation, FDA intends to pause the 180-day review 
clock until any violation of the user fee requirement of part 1150 is 
resolved. FDA is proposing this provision under its section 701(a) 
authority to issue regulations for the efficient enforcement of the 
FD&C Act. It would be inefficient for FDA to expend the significant 
resources necessary to review an application for a product that could 
not be legally marketed. It would also not be reasonable for FDA to 
complete its review and issue a marketing order for a product that, if 
it is put into interstate commerce, would immediately be adulterated or 
misbranded and subject to FDA enforcement action. While FDA would not 
refuse to accept or refuse to file an application on the basis that the 
product would be adulterated for failure to pay user fees, FDA would 
not complete its review of a PMTA until the applicant is in compliance 
with part 1150. FDA is proposing this action, rather than refusing to 
accept or refusing to file an application because noncompliance with 
the requirements of part 1150 can often be resolved quickly.
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    \15\ Currently, only the manufacturers of cigarettes, cigars, 
snuff, chewing tobacco, pipe tobacco, and roll-your-own tobacco are 
subject to the requirements of part 1150. See the final rule, 
Requirements for the Submission of Data Needed to Calculate User 
Fees for Domestic Manufacturers and Importers of Cigars and Pipe 
Tobacco (81 FR 28707) (May 10, 2016), for more information.
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    The third instance in which FDA's 180-day review period would not 
run over 180 consecutive calendar days after the receipt of a complete 
PMTA is where FDA is prevented from scheduling or conducting 
inspections of the manufacturing sites and the sites and entities 
involved with the clinical and nonclinical research (including third 
parties and contract research organizations) that would prevent FDA 
from completing its review of the PMTA in a timely manner. Where this 
occurs, FDA may pause the 180-day review period for the number of days 
necessary to complete the inspection after a delay occurs. FDA has 
experienced delays in both scheduling and conducting inspections, which 
results in FDA not having the information it needs to complete its 
required review in 180 calendar days.
    The fourth instance in which FDA's 180-day review period may not 
run over 180 consecutive calendar days after the receipt of a complete 
PMTA is where FDA determines after application filing that the 
applicant has not submitted an adequate EA. NEPA and regulations issued 
by the Council on Environmental Quality (42 U.S.C. 4332(2); 40 CFR 
parts 1500 to 1508) require FDA to assess, as an integral part of its 
decision-making process, the environmental impacts of any proposed 
Federal action to ascertain the environmental consequences of that 
action on the quality of the human environment and to ensure that the 
interested and affected public is appropriately informed. FDA has 
implemented the NEPA and CEQ requirements in 21 CFR part 25. Under 
Sec.  25.15(a), failure to submit an adequate EA is grounds for 
refusing to file or authorize an application. Consistent with Sec.  
25.15(a), FDA would refuse to authorize the marketing of a new tobacco 
product where a PMTA contains an inadequate EA.
    As described in proposed Sec.  1114.27(c)(4), FDA may conduct 
inspections of the applicant's manufacturing sites, and sites and 
entities involved with clinical and nonclinical research (including 
third parties and contract research organizations) to support FDA's 
review of the PMTA. Inspecting the facilities and controls described in 
the application will allow FDA to ensure the applicant can manufacture 
the product in accordance with the manufacturing practices described in 
the application and would help FDA determine under section 910(c)(2) of 
the FD&C Act whether such practices conform to an applicable product 
standard issued under section 907 of the FD&C Act or tobacco product 
manufacturing practice requirement issued under section 906(e) of the 
FD&C Act. Inspecting sites and entities involved with clinical and 
nonclinical research, including their records (such as those required 
to be kept under proposed Sec.  1114.45), will allow FDA the 
opportunity to verify the study findings and data that the applicant 
relies upon in the PMTA to demonstrate that the new tobacco product 
should receive a marketing order. Under proposed Sec.  1114.33, failure 
to grant FDA access at a reasonable time and in a reasonable manner, an 
opportunity to inspect these sites and have access to, copy, and verify 
all records pertinent to the application may result in the issuance of 
a no marketing order because FDA would not be able to determine whether 
permitting the marketing of the new tobacco product would be APPH. 
During an inspection, an applicant should ensure that:
     All pertinent records can be viewed;
     documents written in a language other than English can be 
translated into English, if requested. Documents that have been 
translated from another language into English should be accompanied by 
a signed statement by an authorized representative of the manufacturer 
certifying that the English language translation is complete and 
accurate, and a brief statement of the qualifications of the person 
that made the translation; and
     if the tobacco product is in production (domestic or 
foreign) and is intended for US commercial distribution, FDA can view 
the product being manufactured.

C. FDA Action on an Application (Proposed Sec.  1114.29)

    Proposed Sec.  1114.29 lists six actions that FDA may take after 
receiving an application:
     First, FDA could refuse to accept the application, as 
described in Sec.  1114.27(a);
     Second, FDA could issue a letter administratively closing 
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fails to respond to a request for an amendment within 180 days under 
Sec.  1114.9(b) or requests to withdraw an application under Sec.  
1114.11;
     Third, FDA could issue a letter canceling the application 
if FDA finds it mistakenly acknowledged the application (e.g., the 
application does not pertain to a new tobacco product, or the 
application was submitted in error);
     Fourth, FDA could refuse to file the application as 
described in Sec.  1114.27(b);
     Fifth, FDA could issue a marketing order as described in 
Sec.  1114.31; or
     Sixth, FDA could issue a no marketing order as described 
in Sec.  1114.33.

D. Issuance of a Marketing Order (Proposed Sec.  1114.31)

    Under section 910(c)(1)(A)(i) of the FD&C Act, FDA will issue a 
marketing order for a new tobacco product after its review of a PMTA if 
it finds that none of the grounds for denial specified in section 
910(c)(2) of the FD&C Act applies to the application. This means that 
in order for FDA to issue a marketing order for a new tobacco product, 
FDA must be able to determine the following:
    1. There is a showing that permitting the marketing of the new 
tobacco product would be APPH.
    Under section 910(c)(4) of the FD&C Act, FDA's finding that 
permitting the marketing of a new tobacco product would be APPH must be 
determined with respect to the risks and benefits to the population as 
a whole, including users and nonusers of tobacco products, and taking 
into account:
     The increased or decreased likelihood that existing users 
of tobacco products will stop using such products; and
     the increased or decreased likelihood that those who do 
not use tobacco products (including youth and young adults) will start 
using such products.
    Finding that there is a showing that permitting the marketing of a 
new tobacco product would be APPH is a complex determination that must 
be made with respect to risks and benefits to the population as a 
whole, considering the likelihood of changes in tobacco product use 
behavior (including initiation and cessation) caused by the marketing 
of the new tobacco product. When determining whether the marketing of a 
particular new tobacco product would be APPH, FDA will evaluate the 
factors in light of available information regarding the existing 
tobacco product market, tobacco use behaviors, and the associated 
health risks at the time of review. As described in section 910(c)(5) 
of the FD&C Act, the types of scientific data that FDA will consider in 
making its determination can include well-controlled investigations 
and, where appropriate, other valid scientific evidence that FDA 
determines to be sufficient to evaluate the tobacco product. FDA will 
consider the information supplied in the application together with any 
other relevant sources of information, including a report or 
recommendation from TPSAC, when applicable, in making its 
determination.
    Section 910(c) of the FD&C Act requires FDA to consider an array of 
potential risks and benefits of each new tobacco product with respect 
to the population as a whole when determining whether permitting the 
marketing of a new tobacco product would be APPH. As set forth in the 
marketing order withdrawal criteria in section 910(d)(1)(A) of the FD&C 
Act, FDA must continue to find the product meets the APPH standard over 
time. Generally, FDA intends to consider the marketing of a new tobacco 
product to be APPH where a PMTA contains sufficient valid scientific 
evidence to demonstrate that the potential risks and benefits of the 
marketing of the new tobacco product would have a net positive effect 
on the health of the population as a whole. Because the APPH standard 
requires a balancing of product-specific potential risks and benefits, 
the factors that could help demonstrate that the marketing of a 
particular new tobacco product would be APPH might not support the 
marketing of a different new tobacco product. As a general example, if 
an application demonstrates that using a new tobacco product would 
present significantly less toxicological risk to individual health than 
cigarettes in a marketplace where many addicted users currently smoke 
cigarettes, it could potentially receive an order where the PMTA 
demonstrates that the vast majority of individuals who would use the 
product would be current users of cigarettes who otherwise would not 
have quit and would switch to using the new product exclusively. On the 
other hand, where a PMTA for the same new tobacco product shows that 
individuals that would use the new tobacco product are predominately 
current users of tobacco products that have less toxicological risk to 
individual health, including products within the same product category, 
the application could potentially result in the issuance of a no 
marketing order because the product is not likely to have a net benefit 
to the population as a whole.
    Additionally, the factors that could demonstrate the marketing of a 
new tobacco product would be APPH at one point in time might not 
support the same determination with respect to a similar product in the 
future. FDA makes its APPH determination in consideration of the 
existing market (e.g., the products on the market, tobacco product use 
behaviors) at the time the determination is made. As the tobacco 
product market changes over time, the potential risks and benefits to 
the population as a whole of marketing a new tobacco product might also 
change. A new tobacco product that receives a marketing order under the 
current market conditions might not receive an order at a future time 
in which fewer individuals are using products that present higher 
levels of risk to individual health or such products are no longer on 
the market. FDA requests comment on its interpretation of the APPH 
standard set forth in section 910(c) of the FD&C Act, including how it 
should apply the standard over time as the tobacco product marketplace 
and tobacco product use behaviors change.
    It is important to note that in order for FDA to issue a marketing 
order for a new tobacco product, section 910(c)(1)(A)(i) of the FD&C 
Act requires FDA to find there is `a showing' that the marketing of the 
new tobacco product would be APPH. FDA interprets this to mean that an 
applicant must submit sufficient information in its PMTA for FDA to be 
able to find whether the marketing of a product would be APPH. While 
FDA may consider outside sources of information during PMTA review, an 
applicant cannot rely on FDA to seek out or create additional data to 
fill information gaps that may exist in a PMTA. As discussed in section 
VIII.E. regarding proposed Sec.  1114.33, failure to submit sufficient 
information that FDA needs to be able to make its required findings 
would result in the issuance of a no marketing order.
    This proposed rule focuses primarily on PMTA review procedures and 
content requirements, particularly with respect to application 
acceptance and filing. An application may meet the acceptance and 
filing requirements, but still lack vital information that FDA needs to 
determine whether it should issue a marketing order. The proposed rule 
would create a requirement to submit full reports of all existing 
health risk investigations; however, where there is not sufficient 
existing evidence that an applicant may utilize to demonstrate that the 
marketing of a new tobacco product would be APPH, an applicant would 
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own investigations to ensure that FDA has sufficient valid scientific 
evidence it needs to determine whether a marketing order should be 
issued for the new tobacco product.
    Although an applicant may submit any type of evidence to FDA in an 
attempt to substantiate that the new tobacco product should receive a 
marketing order, FDA relies upon only valid scientific evidence to 
determine whether the marketing of the new tobacco product would be 
APPH. FDA will determine whether the evidence submitted or otherwise 
available to FDA is valid scientific evidence for the purpose of 
determining the new tobacco product's impact on individual and 
population health, and whether the available evidence, when taken as a 
whole, is adequate to support a determination that permitting the new 
tobacco product to be marketed would be APPH.
    Valid scientific evidence includes data from well-controlled 
investigations, as well as other sources upon which FDA may base its 
determinations under section 910(c)(5) of the FD&C Act. Other sources 
may also include partially controlled studies, studies and objective 
trials without matched controls, and well-documented case histories 
conducted by qualified experts. The other sources of study data may be 
considered valid scientific evidence if it has been gathered using 
well-established or standardized methodologies from which it can fairly 
and responsibly be concluded by qualified experts that there is 
reasonable assurance of the reliability of its findings. The evidence 
required may vary according to the characteristics of the tobacco 
product, its conditions of use, the existence and adequacy of warnings 
and other restrictions, and the extent of experience with its use. 
Isolated case reports, anecdotal experiences, reports lacking 
sufficient details to permit scientific evaluation, and unsubstantiated 
opinions are not considered valid scientific evidence.
    As part of its determination of whether permitting the marketing of 
a new tobacco product would be APPH, FDA must be able to determine the 
likely health risks of the new tobacco product. While this rule does 
not necessarily require applicants to conduct new studies for the 
purposes of application acceptance and filing (beyond the requirements 
of proposed Sec.  1114.27(b)(1)(ii)), FDA expects that PMTAs would 
provide sufficient evidence to support the issuance of a marketing 
order where they contain data from a variety of sources, including both 
clinical and nonclinical investigations that give FDA comprehensive 
information about the product's likely health effects in the U.S. 
market. Where epidemiological evidence is available and comes from an 
investigation using a different product or one that was conducted 
outside the United States, FDA would examine whether the PMTA contains 
sufficient information, or the applicant has conducted bridging studies 
when needed, to demonstrate the data is applicable to its product and 
the U.S. population or provides adequate justification for how the 
information is relevant. FDA recognizes that this type of long-term 
data is not available for all categories of products and does not 
expect that long-term clinical studies (i.e., those lasting 
approximately 6 months or longer) will need to be conducted for each 
PMTA; however, in the event long-term clinical study data should become 
available for the new product or similar product while the application 
is pending, this information should be submitted to FDA in an 
amendment.
    Where a PMTA contains no long-term epidemiological evidence 
regarding the product or that could be bridged to the product, FDA 
would consider whether there are other sources of scientific evidence 
that sufficiently demonstrate the potential health risks of the 
product, such as actual use studies (e.g., clinical studies that assess 
real-world use conditions and health outcomes, or clinical studies that 
use scientifically valid endpoints as a predictor for potential long-
term health effects). Where a PMTA lacks human subject study data 
regarding the product or that can be bridged to the product, FDA will 
examine how a PMTA attempts to estimate the health effects of the 
product on the U.S. population from the results of nonclinical 
investigations; however, it should be noted that information from 
nonclinical studies alone is generally not sufficient to support a 
determination that permitting the marketing of the product would be 
APPH.
    As part of FDA's consideration of the changes in tobacco product 
use behavior that are likely to be caused by the marketing of the new 
tobacco product, FDA will examine data regarding how the product and 
its label, labeling, and advertising will affect the tobacco use 
behavior of both users and nonusers of tobacco products, including the 
behaviors described in Sec.  1114.7(k)(1)(ii) and (iii). FDA needs 
sufficient information to determine the potential changes in tobacco 
product use behavior and the health risks and benefits associated with 
the changes in user behavior will allow FDA to make a determination of 
whether permitting the marketing of the new tobacco product would be 
APPH. Where a PMTA does not contain sufficient information for FDA to 
make these determinations, FDA will issue a no marketing order for the 
product because it would lack information necessary to determine the 
risks and benefits to the population as a whole as required by section 
910(c)(4) of the FD&C Act.
    2. The methods used in and the facilities and controls used for, 
the manufacture, processing, or packing of such tobacco product conform 
to the requirements of section 906(e) of the FD&C Act.
    As discussed in section VII.B.12. regarding proposed Sec.  
1114.7(j), FDA has not yet issued a regulation under section 906(e) of 
the FD&C Act, so demonstrating compliance with such regulations in a 
PMTA is not currently required; however, FDA plans to issue proposed 
rulemaking(s) under section 906(e), and once such regulations are 
effective, applicants must demonstrate that their methods, facilities, 
and controls are in conformance with applicable requirements to receive 
a marketing order under section 910(a)(1)(i)(A) of the FD&C Act. Until 
such a time as a final rule issued under section 906(e) of the FD&C Act 
is effective, FDA will evaluate the manufacturing process and consider 
whether the product can be manufactured in a manner consistent with the 
information submitted within the application as part of its 
determination of whether the marketing of the new tobacco product is 
appropriate for the protection of public health. As part of this 
evaluation, FDA will consider whether the applicant would be able to 
consistently produce the new tobacco product as described in the PMTA. 
The potential for an applicant to produce nonconforming tobacco 
products that have higher levels of HPHCs than intended, have dangerous 
foreign material, or otherwise potentially presents a higher risk of 
harm than the product described in the PMTA may affect FDA's 
determination of whether the marketing of a product would be APPH.
    3. Based on a fair evaluation of all material facts, the proposed 
labeling is not false or misleading in any particular.
    4. The tobacco product is shown to conform in all respects to a 
tobacco product standard in effect under section 907 of the FD&C Act or 
there is adequate information to justify a deviation from such 
standard.
    A PMTA submitted under the proposed rule would be required by 
proposed Sec.  1114.7(d)(2) to contain a

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statement identifying all tobacco product standards issued under 
section 907 of the FD&C Act that are applicable to the new tobacco 
product and a brief description of how the new tobacco product fully 
meets the identified tobacco product standard(s) or justifies a 
deviation from such standards, if applicable. FDA must be able to 
locate the data regarding the tobacco product's compliance with the 
product standard and determine that the tobacco product does, in fact, 
meet the requirements of the applicable product standard(s) or, if 
applicable, deviates from such standards in a way that is justified. 
For example, if an applicant submitted a PMTA for a product that is 
subject to a product standard limiting the amount of an HPHC that may 
be delivered to product users, FDA would need to be able to verify 
though a review of the HPHC testing data contained in the product 
formulation section that the product complies with that product 
standard. Under section 910(c)(2)(D) of the FD&C Act, FDA will not 
issue a marketing order for a tobacco product unless a PMTA 
demonstrates that it meets any applicable product standard(s), or an 
applicant has justified the deviation from such standard, if 
applicable.
    Proposed Sec.  1114.31(b) describes restrictions and additional 
requirements that FDA may include as part of a marketing order. Under 
section 910(c)(1)(B) of the FD&C Act, FDA may require the sale and 
distribution of the tobacco product be restricted to the extent that 
the sale and distribution of a tobacco product may be restricted under 
a regulation under section 906(d) of the FD&C Act. Proposed Sec.  
1114.31(b)(1) reiterates this authority as part of the rule and 
proposed Sec.  1114.31(b)(2) would allow FDA to include restrictions on 
sales and distribution proposed by the applicant as part of its PMTA as 
part of a marketing order.
    Proposed Sec.  1114.31(b)(3) would allow FDA, using its authority 
in section 910(f) of the FD&C Act, to require an applicant to submit 
postmarket reports in addition to those described in Sec.  1114.41, as 
appropriate, including but not limited to, requirements that an 
applicant provide information such as labeling, advertising, marketing, 
promotional materials, or marketing plans not previously submitted to 
FDA, and do so at least 30 days prior to the initial publication, 
dissemination to consumers, or use in engaging or communicating with 
consumers of such materials. Similar to what is described in section 
VII.B.6., these items provide information that is important to FDA's 
determination of whether the continued marketing of the new tobacco 
product would be APPH or whether FDA must withdraw the marketing order 
under section 910(d)(1)(A) of the FD&C Act because the marketing of the 
new tobacco product is no longer APPH. Receiving this information in 
advance of its first use would allow FDA to ensure it can appropriately 
track and monitor the impact that the use of such information. FDA 
anticipates it would use this authority on a case-by-case basis, 
especially as it relates to novel tobacco products for which the body 
of knowledge is still growing.

E. Issuance of a No Marketing Order (Proposed Sec.  1114.33)

    Proposed Sec.  1114.33 describes the circumstances under which FDA 
would issue a no marketing order for a new tobacco product after PMTA 
review. Proposed Sec.  1114.33(a)(1) specifies that FDA would issue a 
no marketing order if any of the grounds for denial listed in 910(c)(2) 
of the FD&C Act apply to the application. As mentioned in the 
discussion of the issuance of a marketing order, meeting the 
requirements for application acceptance and filing does not mean that 
an application has sufficient information to receive a marketing order. 
For example, while FDA may accept and file an application that contains 
the information in proposed Sec.  1114.7(k), FDA would not issue a 
marketing order unless that information also makes a showing that the 
marketing of a new tobacco product would be APPH. While the proposed 
rule does not necessarily require the applicant to conduct studies on 
its product, applicants would need to do so for products for which 
insufficient information exists to demonstrate its potential health 
risks or face the possibility of receiving a no marketing order. 
Similarly, the information required in the manufacturing section of the 
application is required for acceptance and filing; however, unless the 
manufacturing process described ensures a product will be consistently 
produced as described in a PMTA (e.g., implementing sufficient 
controls), an applicant may receive a no marketing order.
    Examples of when FDA would be required to issue a no marketing 
order for a lack of information necessary to make its required findings 
and determinations under sections 910(c)(2) and (c)(4) of the FD&C Act 
are contained throughout this document and include, but are not limited 
to, a lack of sufficient information regarding:
     The health risks of the new tobacco product;
     a comparison to of the new tobacco product to the health 
risks of other tobacco products used by individuals that the applicant 
expects to use the new tobacco product, including products both within 
and outside of the new tobacco product's product category;
     the abuse liability of the new tobacco product;
     potential changes to tobacco product use behavior of 
current tobacco product users;
     the increased or decreased likelihood that those who do 
not use tobacco products will start using tobacco products;
     the impact of the product and its label, labeling, and 
advertising on individuals' perception of the health risks of the 
product and their use intentions; and
     how human factors can influence the health risks of the 
new tobacco product.
    Proposed Sec.  1114.33(a) would also allow FDA to issue a no 
marketing order where the applicant does not permit an authorized FDA 
employee, at a reasonable time and a reasonable manner, an opportunity 
to: (1) Inspect the facilities and controls, and sites and entities 
involved with clinical and nonclinical research (including third 
parties and contract research organizations) described in the 
application; or (2) have access to, copy, and verify all records 
pertinent to the application, where such refusal prevents FDA from 
making the required findings in 910(c) necessary to issue a marketing 
order. FDA is proposing to issue a no marketing order where an 
applicant does not permit these inspections because the ability to 
access and inspect the facilities and controls and sites and entities 
involved with clinical and nonclinical research, as well as pertinent 
records, is important to FDA's ability to determine whether any of the 
denial criteria specified in section 910(c)(2) of the FD&C Act and 
proposed Sec.  1114.33(a)(1) apply to the application. Inspecting the 
facilities and controls described in the application will allow FDA to 
ensure the applicant can manufacture the product in accordance with the 
manufacturing practices described in the application. Inspecting 
records, including those required to be kept under proposed Sec.  
1114.45, will allow FDA the opportunity to verify the study findings 
and data that the applicant relies upon in the PMTA to demonstrate that 
the new tobacco product should receive a marketing order. As stated in 
proposed Sec.  1114.45, the records would be required to be legible and 
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    If FDA issues a no marketing order, it will, where practicable, 
identify measures to address the reasons for which the application is 
being denied. While FDA will identify the deficiencies that resulted in 
the no marketing order, the deficiencies specified in the order might 
not be an exhaustive listing of all deficiencies contained in the PMTA.

F. Withdrawal of a Marketing Order (Proposed Sec.  1114.35)

    Proposed Sec.  1114.35 describes the grounds and procedures for 
withdrawing a marketing order for a new tobacco product. FDA would move 
to withdraw an order in the following situations:
    1. Any of the grounds for withdrawal under section 910(d)(1) of the 
FD&C Act apply. These grounds include situations in which FDA finds:
     The continued marketing of the tobacco product is no 
longer APPH. The marketing of a product may no longer be APPH in 
several situations, including, for example, where there are changes to 
tobacco product use behaviors that were not expected in FDA's 
assessment of the PMTA (e.g., more nonusers of tobacco products are 
initiating use with the product than expected and/or fewer users of 
potentially more harmful products are switching to the potentially less 
harmful new tobacco product). Another example is where studies 
conducted after the issuance of the marketing order show that the 
product presents greater risks to health than FDA understood during 
application review and, as a result, the product likely has or will 
have a net negative impact on the health of the population as a whole.
    FDA also interprets section 910(d)(1)(A) of the FD&C Act to provide 
for the withdrawal of a marketing order where changes to the tobacco 
product marketplace result in FDA finding that the marketing of a 
product is no longer APPH. FDA interprets the APPH standard to require 
ongoing consideration of the public health impact of the marketing of a 
new tobacco product and thus what is necessary to satisfy the standard 
changes with the tobacco product marketplace. Because market conditions 
will change over time, what might be APPH at one point in time may no 
longer be APPH in the future. Examples of changes that could affect 
FDA's determination that the marketing of the product is APPH could 
include FDA's implementation of a tobacco product standard pursuant to 
section 907 of the FD&C Act that alters the relative health risks 
presented by other tobacco products. For instance, if FDA issued a 
marketing order for a new (non-cigarette) tobacco product, in part, 
because it presented significantly lower risks to individual health 
than cigarettes, and FDA later implemented a product standard that 
significantly lowered the health risks of cigarettes, FDA may determine 
that the continued marketing of the new (non-cigarette) tobacco product 
is no longer APPH. If FDA were to be unable to consider changing market 
conditions when evaluating whether the marketing of a new tobacco 
product continues to be APPH after it is granted a marketing order, FDA 
would potentially be unable to address the continued marketing of 
products that have higher levels of relative health risks, thus 
undermining its core statutory mandate to reduce the harm caused by 
tobacco product use. FDA requests public comments on its interpretation 
of 910(d)(1)(A) of the FD&C Act. FDA requests comment on its 
interpretation of the APPH standard, including how it should apply the 
standard over time as the tobacco product marketplace and tobacco 
product use behaviors change.
     The application contained or was accompanied by an untrue 
statement of material fact;
     The applicant has failed to establish a system for 
maintaining records, or has repeatedly or deliberately failed to 
maintain records or make reports required by part 1114 or another 
applicable regulation under section 909 of the FD&C Act.
     The applicant has refused to permit access to, or copying 
or verification of, records as required by section 704 of the FD&C Act;
     The applicant has not complied with the requirements of 
section 905 of the FD&C Act;
     On the basis of new information before the Secretary with 
respect to such tobacco product, evaluated together with the evidence 
before the Secretary when the application was reviewed, that the 
methods used in, or the facilities and controls used for, the 
manufacture, processing, packing, or installation of such tobacco 
product do not conform with the requirements of section 906(e) of the 
FD&C Act and were not brought into conformity with such requirements 
within a reasonable time after receipt of written notice from the 
Secretary of nonconformity;
     On the basis of new information before the Secretary, 
evaluated together with the evidence before the Secretary when the 
application was reviewed, that the labeling of such tobacco product, 
based on a fair evaluation of all material facts, is false or 
misleading in any particular and was not corrected within a reasonable 
time after receipt of written notice from the Secretary of such fact; 
or
     On the basis of new information before the Secretary, 
evaluated together with the evidence before the Secretary when such 
order was issued, that such tobacco product is not shown to conform in 
all respects to a tobacco product standard which is in effect under 
section 907 of the FD&C Act, compliance with which was a condition to 
the issuance of an order relating to the application, and that there is 
a lack of adequate information to justify the deviation from such 
standard.
    2. Any postmarket requirement imposed by the marketing order or by 
this part that has not been met and results in FDA finding that one or 
more of the grounds for withdrawal specified in section 910(d)(1) of 
the FD&C Act apply. FDA is proposing this requirement to allow the 
withdrawal of a marketing order where an applicant fails to meet 
requirements imposed by a marketing order or part 1114, including 
postmarket restrictions on the sales and distribution of the tobacco 
product as described in section VIII.D. and results in FDA finding one 
or more of the grounds for withdrawal specified in section 910(d)(1) of 
the FD&C Act apply.
    FDA may seek advice on scientific matters from any appropriate FDA 
advisory committee in deciding whether to withdraw a marketing order 
and may use information other than that submitted by the applicant in 
deciding whether to withdraw a marketing order. Prior to withdrawing a 
marketing order, FDA will notify the holder of the marketing order of 
the opportunity for an informal hearing under 21 CFR part 16. If the 
holder of the marketing order does not request an informal hearing or 
if FDA decides to withdraw the marketing order after the informal 
hearing is held, FDA will issue an order withdrawing the marketing 
order. FDA will notify the public that the marketing order for the 
product has been withdrawn and state the basis for the withdrawal.

G. Temporary Suspension of a Marketing Order (Proposed Sec.  1114.37)

    Proposed Sec.  1114.37 describes the grounds and procedures by 
which FDA will temporarily suspend a marketing order under section 
910(d)(3) of the FD&C Act. FDA is required by section 910(d)(3) to 
initiate a temporary suspension of a marketing order when it determines 
that there is a reasonable probability that the continued distribution 
of the product will cause serious, adverse health consequences or 
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ordinarily caused by tobacco products on the market. FDA interprets 
this language to mean serious, adverse health consequences at a rate or 
of a severity, or death at a rate, that is greater than what is 
ordinarily caused by tobacco product currently on the market. Under the 
proposed rule, FDA will notify the holder of the marketing order of the 
opportunity to hold an informal hearing. If FDA determines after the 
opportunity for the informal hearing that the marketing order for the 
tobacco product should be temporarily suspended, the Agency will issue 
an order temporarily suspending the marketing order. FDA recommends 
that the applicant submit a plan demonstrating how it intends to comply 
with the temporary suspension, including a description of how the 
applicant will ensure that the tobacco product will not cause or 
continue to cause the serious, adverse health consequences or death (or 
reasonable probability of such events) that resulted in the temporary 
suspension, and the steps the applicant plans to take to ensure that 
the product is not further distributed, imported, sold, marketed, or 
promoted in the United States. Once FDA temporarily suspends a 
marketing order, it will proceed expeditiously to initiate order 
withdrawal proceedings.

IX. Postmarket Requirements (Proposed Part 1114, Subpart D)

A. Postmarket Changes (Proposed Sec.  1114.39)

    Proposed Sec.  1114.39 describes the scope of a marketing order. 
FDA issues marketing orders for the specific new tobacco product 
described in the PMTA. An applicant may not make any modification to 
the product that is the subject of the order, as any modification to 
the tobacco product would result in a new tobacco product under the 
definition in section 910(a)(1) of the FD&C Act. Changes that do not 
result in a new tobacco product, such as manufacturing process changes 
that do not modify the finished tobacco product, would be required to 
be reported under proposed Sec.  1114.41. Applicants seeking to make 
modifications to the tobacco product may submit a standard PMTA, a 
supplemental PMTA, or a request for an exemption from substantial 
equivalence for the modified product, where appropriate, to FDA to seek 
marketing authorization for the new tobacco product, but may not market 
the new tobacco product until FDA has authorized the marketing of the 
new tobacco product. Marketing a new tobacco product without required 
premarket authorization would render the product adulterated under 
section 902(6)(A) of the FD&C Act and subject to an FDA enforcement 
action.

B. Reporting Requirements (Proposed Sec.  1114.41)

    Proposed Sec.  1114.41 would require applicants that receive a 
marketing order to submit postmarket reports. FDA is requiring 
postmarket reports under the authority of section 910(f) of the FD&C 
Act, which requires applicants to establish and maintain records and 
make reports that FDA requires as necessary to determine or facilitate 
a determination of whether there may be grounds to withdraw or 
temporarily suspend a marketing order. Proposed Sec.  1114.41 describes 
the reports that FDA would require through this regulation; however, 
FDA may require additional reporting in an individual applicant's 
marketing order.
    Applicants would be required under proposed Sec.  1114.41 to submit 
two types of reports after receiving a marketing order: Periodic 
reports and adverse experience reports. Applicants would need to submit 
periodic reports within 60 calendar days of the reporting date 
specified in the marketing order (or potentially sooner if they choose 
to use the application as the basis for a supplemental PMTA under 
proposed Sec.  1114.15). FDA anticipates that the reports would be 
required on an annual basis, but FDA may require in a specific order 
that reports be made more or less frequently depending upon a number of 
factors (e.g., the novelty of the type of product). Applicants would 
have to submit the following information electronically together with 
the appropriate form (Ref. 11) as part of each periodic report under 
proposed Sec.  1114.41(a)(1):
     A cover letter that includes basic identifying 
information, such as the product name(s) (including the original 
product name, if different) and application STN;
     A description of the changes made to the manufacturing, 
facilities, or controls, if any, during the reporting period. This 
description would be required to include sufficient information for FDA 
to determine whether a change to the manufacturing, facilities, and 
controls results in a new tobacco product or could potentially require 
the marketing order to be withdrawn. This information would include a 
comparison to the manufacturing, facilities, or controls described in 
the PMTA, the rationale for marking the change, and an explanation of 
why the change does not result in a new tobacco product and why there 
are no grounds for FDA to withdraw or temporarily suspend the marketing 
order on the basis of the change (i.e., the marketing of product 
continues to be APPH, the manufacturing process complies with the 
requirements of section 906(e) of the FD&C Act, and the product still 
conforms to any product standards under section 907 of the FD&C Act).
     An inventory of all ongoing and completed studies about 
the tobacco product conducted by, or on behalf of, the applicant that 
were not already submitted as part of the PMTA or previous postmarket 
reports. These reports can provide important information regarding 
health risks or changes in tobacco product use behavior, including 
initiation, which helps FDA determine whether the marketing of the 
product is no longer APPH under section 910(d)(1)(A) of the FD&C Act;
     Full reports of information (as described in proposed 
Sec.  1114.7(k)(3)) published or known to, or which should reasonably 
be known to, the applicant concerning scientific investigations and 
literature about the tobacco product that would be required in a PMTA 
under proposed Sec.  1114.7(k)(1) not previously submitted as part of 
the PMTA or previous postmarket reports, as well as significant 
findings from publications not previously reported. These reports can 
provide important information regarding whether the marketing of the 
product is no longer APPH under section 910(d)(1)(A) of the FD&C Act;
     A summary and analysis of all serious and unexpected 
adverse experiences associated with the tobacco product that have been 
reported to the applicant or that the applicant is aware of, 
accompanied by a statement of any changes to the overall risk 
associated with the tobacco product, including the nature and frequency 
of the adverse experience, and potential risk factors. This information 
can provide important information regarding whether the marketing of 
the product is no longer APPH under section 910(d)(1)(A) of the FD&C 
Act and whether the marketing order should be temporarily suspended 
under section 910(d)(3) of the FD&C Act;
     A summary of sales and distribution of the tobacco 
product, to the extent that the applicant collects or receives such 
data, for the reporting period, including:
    [cir] Total U.S. sales reported in dollars, units, and volume with 
breakdowns by U.S. census region, major retail markets, and channels in 
which the product is sold. Sales and distribution information may 
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information under Sec.  20.61 that is exempt from public disclosure. 
See proposed Sec.  1114.47 and 21 CFR part 20 for more information 
about the confidentiality of information submitted to FDA;
    [cir] The Universal Product Code that corresponds to the product(s) 
identified in the PMTA; and
    [cir] Demographic characteristics of product purchasers, such as 
age, gender, and tobacco use status.
    FDA would require applicants to submit sales data under its 
authority in section 910(f) of the FD&C Act to help inform its 
determination of whether the product continues to be APPH. The volume 
of sales, demographics of purchasers, and other sales data provide 
information that can help indicate trends in tobacco use behavior for 
the product, such as whether nonusers are initiating tobacco product 
use with the product and current tobacco product users are using the 
product. These data are especially important for FDA to review because 
the data inform a determination of whether the marketing of the new 
tobacco product continues to be APPH. In particular, the data help FDA 
to assess whether the information regarding likely tobacco product use 
behavior described in the PMTA was consistent with actual use after 
authorization. For example, data that indicate higher rates of youth 
initiation with the tobacco product than anticipated in the PMTA could 
result in FDA finding that continued marketing of the tobacco product 
is no longer APPH and the marketing order should be withdrawn under 
section 910(d)(1)(A) of the FD&C Act.
     Specimens of all labeling that has not been previously 
submitted in the PMTA, prior postmarket reports, or under section 
905(i) of the FD&C Act and descriptions of all labeling changes 
including the date the labeling was first disseminated and the date 
when dissemination was completely terminated. This labeling information 
can help FDA determine whether the withdrawal grounds under section 
910(d)(1)(E) of the FD&C Act apply;
     Full color copies of all advertising, marketing, and 
promotional materials for the tobacco product that have not been 
previously submitted, the original date the materials were first 
disseminated, and the date when their dissemination was completely 
terminated. FDA is requiring applicants to submit advertising because 
it can indicate the potential for trends in tobacco use behavior for 
the product, such as whether nonusers are likely to initiate tobacco 
product use with the product and current tobacco product users are 
likely to use the product (see section VII.B.6 regarding proposed Sec.  
1114.7(f) for a discussion of the impact of advertising);
     A description of the implementation of all advertising and 
marketing plans, including strategic creative briefs and paid media 
plans (whether conducted by you, on your behalf, or at your direction) 
by channel and by product, and the dollar amount(s) and flighting of 
such plans, by channel and by product, including a description of any:
    [cir] Use of competent and reliable data sources, methodologies, 
and technologies to establish, maintain, and monitor highly targeted 
advertising and marketing plans and media buys;
    [cir] Targeting of specific adult audiences by age-range(s), 
including young adults, ages 18-24, and other demographic or 
psychographic characteristics that reflect the intended target 
audience, including a list of all data sources used to target 
advertising and marketing plans and media buys;
    [cir] Actions taken to restrict youth-access and limit youth-
exposure to the products' labeling, advertising, marketing, or 
promotion;
    [cir] Use of owned, earned, shared, or paid media to create 
labeling for, advertise, market, and/or promote the products;
    [cir] Use of partners, influencers, bloggers, or brand ambassadors 
to create labeling for, advertise, market, and/or promote the products;
    [cir] Consumer engagements--whether conducted by you, on your 
behalf, or at your direction--including events at which the products 
are intended to be demonstrated; and
    [cir] Use of earned media or public-relations outreach to create 
labeling for, advertise, market, or promote the products;
     A report or summary of the actual delivery of advertising 
impressions, by channel, by product (if applicable), and by audience 
demographics (e.g., age, gender, race/ethnicity, geographic location), 
including a breakout by age-group (i.e., adults, ages 25+; young 
adults, ages 18-24; and youth, ages 12-17 and ages 11 and under), not 
previously submitted. This report or summary must be verified against 
post-launch delivery-verification reports submitted to the tobacco 
product company from an accredited source; and
     An overall assessment of how the marketing of the tobacco 
product continues to be APPH.
    Applicants would also be required to report all serious and 
unexpected adverse experiences associated with the tobacco product that 
have been reported to the applicant or of which the applicant is aware 
under proposed Sec.  1114.41(a)(2). The serious and unexpected adverse 
experience reports must be submitted to CTP's Office of Science through 
the HHS Safety Reporting Portal or in another manner designated by FDA 
(if applicable) within 15 calendar days after receiving or becoming 
aware of a serious or unexpected adverse experience.
    As part of its review of a postmarket report, FDA would be able to 
require the applicant to submit additional information to enable it to 
determine whether a change results in a new tobacco product, or to 
facilitate a determination of whether there are or may be grounds to 
withdraw or temporarily suspend the marketing order. FDA may notify an 
applicant that FDA has determined that a change described in a periodic 
report made under this section results in a new tobacco product outside 
the scope of the marketing order, requiring the submission of a new 
PMTA under Sec.  1114.7 or a supplemental PMTA under Sec.  1114.15 and 
issuance of a marketing order if the applicant seeks to market the new 
tobacco product, unless the new tobacco product can be legally marketed 
through a different premarket pathway. Failure to obtain marketing 
authorization for a new tobacco product would render it adulterated 
under section 902(6) of the FD&C Act and could be subject to 
enforcement action.
    FDA notes that the proposed periodic reporting requirements in 
Sec.  1114.41 apply most appropriately to new tobacco products that are 
being actively manufactured, sold, distributed, or consumed. Where an 
applicant temporarily ceases the introduction, or delivery for 
introduction, of its new tobacco product into interstate commerce, FDA 
is seeking public comment regarding whether it should include a 
provision in the rule that would allow: (1) An applicant to temporarily 
stop submitting periodic reports, upon notice to, and agreement by, 
FDA, during the period of time in which it does not introduce, or 
deliver for introduction, its new tobacco product into interstate 
commerce; and (2) an applicant to resume the introduction, or delivery 
for introduction, of is new tobacco product into interstate commerce, 
upon notice to, and agreement by, FDA, after submitting a periodic 
report to FDA meeting the requirements of Sec.  1114.41 that covers the 
period in time since it last submitted a period report or received its 
order if reports had yet to be submitted. In this scenario, an 
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postmarket report and receive FDA agreement prior to resuming the 
introduction, or delivery for introduction, of its new tobacco product 
into interstate commerce may be marketing a product in violation of 
section 902(6)(B) of the FD&C Act, rendering their product adulterated 
and making it subject to enforcement action. FDA is specifically 
seeking comment on factors FDA should consider in determining whether 
the applicant should be allowed to temporarily cease its periodic 
reporting, including whether product has ceased being manufactured, 
sold, or distributed either in the United States or abroad.
    FDA is also seeking public comment regarding whether it should, 
rather than creating a provision in a final rule, consider exercising 
enforcement discretion regarding periodic reporting requirements on a 
case-by-case basis after receiving the notice under 905(i)(3) of the 
FD&C Act. Under the requirements of section 905(i)(3), an applicant 
that receives a marketing order would be required to provide notice to 
FDA in the event that it discontinues the manufacture, preparation, 
compounding or processing for commercial distribution of the new 
tobacco product.

X. Miscellaneous (Proposed Part 1114, Subpart E)

    Proposed subpart E describes other procedures and requirements 
related to PMTAs, including record retention, electronic submission 
requirements, and confidentiality considerations.

A. Record Retention (Proposed Sec.  1114.45)

    Consistent with the authority to require recordkeeping under 
sections 909 and 910(f) of the FD&C Act, proposed Sec.  1114.45 would 
require applicants receiving a marketing order to maintain all records 
necessary to facilitate a determination of whether there are or may be 
grounds to withdraw or temporarily suspend the marketing order and 
ensure that such records remain readily available to the Agency upon 
request. The records would be required to be legible, written in 
English, and available for inspection and copying by officers or 
employees designated by the Secretary. This proposed requirement would 
help ensure that records are available to FDA during an inspection. 
Applicants that have stopped marketing a tobacco product may want to 
retain the records for a longer period if the product might be 
reintroduced in order to avoid the time and expense of having to 
generate the information again. FDA may, under the terms of section 
910(f) of the FD&C Act, impose additional recordkeeping and reporting 
requirements as part of a marketing order in addition to the 
requirements in the proposed rule.
1. Record Retention by the Applicant
    Under proposed Sec.  1114.45(a)(1), an applicant must retain all 
documents submitted to FDA as part of an application and postmarket 
reports. An applicant must also retain any additional documentation 
supporting the application and postmarket reports that was not 
submitted to FDA. This additional documentation includes information 
that demonstrates:
     Nonclinical laboratory studies were conducted using 
laboratory practices that ensure the reliability and validity of the 
study. This information includes documents that were generated during 
the performance of nonclinical studies, but were not required to be 
submitted as part of a full study report under proposed Sec.  
1114.7(k)(3). One way that an applicant may satisfy this requirement is 
to retain all of the documentation described in part 58.
     Whether any investigators had financial conflicts of 
interest. One approach to satisfying this requirement is to retain all 
of the documentation described in part 54 for both clinical and 
nonclinical investigations.
    Applicants would also be required to retain all other documents 
generated during the course of a study that are necessary to 
substantiate the study results (e.g., certain communications, case 
reports) including:
     Communications related to the investigation between the 
investigator and the sponsor, the monitor, or FDA; and
     All source data and related summaries, including records 
regarding each study subject's case history and exposure to tobacco 
products used in the investigation, which can include, but is not 
limited to case report forms, progress notes, hospital records, 
clinical charts, X-rays, lab reports, and subject diaries.
    The applicant would also be required to maintain a record of each 
complaint associated with the tobacco product that has been reported to 
the applicant as well as a summary and an analysis of all complaints 
associated with the tobacco product reported to the applicant. The 
records and analysis of complaints should reflect all reports made 
about the product, including those made during clinical investigations. 
FDA is requiring that records and analysis of such complaints be kept 
to demonstrate whether there are any potential issues with the product 
that could present health or safety issues.
2. Record Format and Availability
    The proposed rule would require the applicant to maintain records 
that are legible and in the English language, and make them available 
for inspection and copying by officers or employees duly designated by 
the Secretary.
3. Retention Period
    Applicants would have to retain the records as described in 
proposed Sec.  1114.45(a)(3). Records relating to the PMTA would have 
to be retained for a period of no less than 4 years from the date the 
marketing order is issued. Records relating to the postmarket reports, 
including both periodic reporting and adverse experience reporting 
would have to be retained for a period of at least 4 years from the 
date the postmarket report was submitted or the date FDA inspects the 
records, whichever occurs sooner. FDA has selected 4 years as a means 
to help ensure that the records would be available for at least one 
biennial FDA inspection under section 704 and 905(g) of the FD&C Act.

B. Confidentiality (Proposed Sec.  1114.47)

    Proposed Sec.  1114.47 states that FDA would determine the public 
availability of any part of any PMTA and other content related to a 
PMTA as provided under this proposed section and part 20 (Public 
Information). FOIA (5 U.S.C. 552), as well as certain provisions of the 
FD&C Act, (e.g., section 301(j) (21 U.S.C. 331(j)) and section 906(c) 
(21 U.S.C. 387f(c))), govern the disclosure of the existence of a 
pending PMTA and the information contained in such a PMTA. Under FOIA, 
the public has broad access to government documents. However, FOIA 
provides certain exemptions from mandatory public disclosure. One such 
provision, 5 U.S.C. 552(b)(4), exempts records that are ``trade secrets 
and commercial or financial information obtained from a person and 
privileged or confidential'' from the requirement of mandatory 
disclosure. Part 20 of FDA's regulations sets forth FDA's general 
regulations concerning public availability of FDA records.
    Like with drugs and devices, the intent to market a tobacco product 
is often considered confidential commercial information, as premature 
disclosure could result in a competitive advantage to competitors. 
Therefore, FDA is proposing Sec.  1114.47(b), which would address the 
confidentiality of a PMTA prior to the issuance of a marketing order. 
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regulation and consistent with part 20, FDA would not publicly disclose 
the existence of a PMTA unless the applicant has publicly disclosed or 
acknowledged that it has submitted the application to FDA (as such 
disclosure is defined in Sec.  20.81), the applicant has authorized FDA 
in writing to publicly disclose or acknowledge the submission of the 
PMTA, or FDA has referred the application to TPSAC. Proposed Sec.  
1114.47(b)(2) provides that FDA would not disclose the fact or contents 
of an FDA communication with an applicant or regarding an application 
or information contained in the application unless the applicant has 
publicly disclosed, acknowledged, or authorized FDA in writing to 
publicly disclose or acknowledge the existence of the FDA communication 
or information contained in the application. However, if the applicant 
has disclosed that it received a communication from FDA regarding the 
application, FDA may disclose the record of the communication after 
redacting confidential commercial or trade secret information. Proposed 
Sec.  1114.47(b)(3) provides that if FDA refers the application to 
TPSAC, the PMTA will be available for public disclosure under part 20 
as described in Sec.  14.75 (which concerns the public disclosure of 
advisory committee records), except information that has been shown to 
fall within the exemption established for trade secrets and 
confidential commercial or financial information in Sec.  20.61, or 
personal privacy in Sec.  20.63.
    Proposed Sec.  1114.47(c) describes the information that FDA will 
make available after issuing a marketing order consistent with the 
requirements of Sec.  20.61. Under proposed Sec.  1114.47(c), FDA would 
make available data previously disclosed to the public, protocols for a 
test or study, information and data in the application that demonstrate 
the new tobacco product is appropriate for the protection of the public 
health, any correspondence between FDA and the applicant, the 
environmental assessment or request for categorical exclusion, and 
information and data contained in postmarket reports that are not 
exempted from disclosure under Sec.  20.61 for trade secrets and 
confidential commercial information, or in Sec.  20.63 for personal 
privacy.
    Even after receipt of a no marketing order, the intent to market 
may still constitute confidential commercial information, as the 
applicant may still have the goal to market the new tobacco product 
that is the subject of the PMTA. Under proposed Sec.  1114.47(d), FDA 
may also make certain information available after it issues a no 
marketing order unless the information is otherwise exempt from 
disclosure under part 20. The information that FDA may disclose would 
include product category, subcategory, package size, and the basis for 
the no marketing order.

C. Electronic Submission (Proposed Sec.  1114.49)

    Consistent with FDA's authority to issue regulations for the 
efficient enforcement of the FD&C Act, proposed Sec.  1114.49 would 
require an applicant to submit a PMTA and all supporting and related 
documents to FDA in electronic format that FDA can process, review, and 
archive unless an applicant requests, and FDA grants, a waiver from 
this requirement. Reasons that an applicant might request a waiver 
would include that the applicant has no access to email or a computer. 
Under proposed Sec.  1114.49(c), an applicant that has a waiver would 
submit a paper submission to the address that FDA provides in the 
letter granting the waiver. FDA is proposing Sec.  1114.49 based on 
FDA's general experience with electronic submissions, which FDA has 
found help facilitate premarket reviews because electronic submissions 
typically enable FDA to receive, access, search, and review a 
submission more quickly than a submission submitted on paper through 
postal mail. FDA intends to provide technical specifications on its 
website for submitting information in an electronic format that FDA can 
review, process, and archive (e.g., method of transmission, media, file 
formats, preparation, organization of files, accompanying metadata) 
(https://www.fda.gov/tobacco-products). FDA intends to update this 
information as needed (e.g., to accommodate changes in technology).

XI. Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995

    This proposed rule contains information collection provisions that 
are subject to review by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) 
under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501-3520). A 
description of these provisions is given in the Description section of 
this document with an estimate of the annual reporting and 
recordkeeping. Included in the estimate is the time for reviewing 
instructions, searching existing data sources, gathering and 
maintaining the data needed, and completing and reviewing each 
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.
    Title: Premarket Tobacco Product Applications and Recordkeeping 
Requirements, OMB Control Number 0910-0768.
    Description: This proposed rule would interpret and codify 
requirements related to the content and format of PMTAs, the procedure 
by which FDA would review PMTAs, and the maintenance of records 
regarding the legal marketing of certain tobacco products without 
PMTAs. The proposed rule also addresses issues such as the procedures 
of retention of records related to the PMTA, confidentiality of 
application information, electronic submission of the PMTA and 
amendments, and postmarket reporting requirements.
    Description of Respondents: This proposed rule applies to tobacco 
product manufacturers. Manufacturer is defined here as any person, 
including any repacker or relabeler, who: (1) Manufactures, fabricates, 
assembles, processes, or labels a tobacco product; or (2) imports a 
finished tobacco product for sale or distribution in the United States.
    FDA is proposing requirements for the content, format, submission, 
and review of PMTAs, as well as other requirements related to PMTAs, 
including recordkeeping requirements, and postmarket reporting. FDA is 
also proposing recordkeeping requirements regarding the legal marketing 
of grandfathered tobacco products and products that are exempt from the 
requirements of demonstrating substantial equivalence.
    Section 910(a)(2) of the FD&C Act generally requires that a new 
tobacco product be the subject of a PMTA marketing order unless FDA has 
issued an order finding it to be substantially equivalent to a 
predicate product or it is exempt from the requirements of 
demonstrating substantial equivalence. A manufacturer may choose to 
submit a PMTA under section 910(b) of the FD&C Act in an attempt to 
satisfy the requirements of premarket review. Section 910(b)(1) 
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to specific items, allows FDA to require applicants to submit other 
information relevant to the subject matter of the application.
    Under proposed Sec.  1114.5 an applicant may submit a PMTA to 
demonstrate that a new tobacco product meets the requirements to 
receive a marketing order. A new tobacco product may not be introduced 
or delivered for introduction into interstate commerce under this part 
until FDA has issued a marketing order for the product. Proposed Sec.  
1114.7 describes the required content and format of the PMTA. The PMTA 
must contain sufficient information for FDA to determine whether any of 
the grounds for denial specified in section 910(c)(2) of the FD&C Act 
apply. The application must contain the following sections: General 
information, descriptive information, product samples as required by 
FDA, a statement of compliance with 21 CFR part 25, a summary, product 
formulation, manufacturing, health risk investigations, and a 
certification statement.
    Proposed Sec.  1114.9 provides that FDA may request, and an 
applicant may submit, an amendment to a pending PMTA. FDA generally 
expects that when an applicant submits a PMTA, the submission will 
include all information required by section 910(b)(1) of the FD&C Act 
and proposed part 1114 to enable FDA to determine whether it should 
authorize the marketing of a new tobacco product. However, FDA 
recognizes that additional information may be needed to complete the 
review of a PMTA and, therefore, is proposing Sec.  1114.9 to allow the 
submission of amendments to a pending application.
    Proposed Sec.  1114.13 describes the steps that an applicant would 
be required to take when it changes ownership of a PMTA. This proposed 
section is intended to facilitate transfers of ownership and help 
ensure that FDA has current information regarding the ownership of a 
PMTA. An applicant may transfer ownership of its PMTA at any time, 
including when FDA has yet to act on it.
    Proposed Sec.  1114.15 discusses supplemental PMTAs, which are an 
alternative format for submitting a PMTA. Specifically, supplemental 
PMTAs are a standardized cross-referencing format that FDA would 
implement under its authority of section 701(a) of the FD&C Act to 
efficiently enforce section 910 for submissions that are based on a 
PMTA that FDA has previously reviewed. Applicants that have received a 
marketing order would be able to submit a supplemental PMTA to seek 
marketing authorization for a new tobacco product that results from a 
modification or modifications to the original tobacco product that 
received the marketing order. FDA is proposing to restrict the use of 
supplemental PMTAs to only changes that require the submission of 
limited information or revisions to ensure that FDA is able to 
efficiently review the application. An applicant would also be able to 
submit a supplemental PMTA for modifications made to comply with a 
product standard issued under section 907 of the FD&C Act where FDA 
specifies that the submission of supplemental PMTAs would be 
appropriate.
    Proposed Sec.  1114.17 describes resubmissions, which are an 
alternative format for submitting an application that meets the 
requirements of Sec.  1114.7(b) or Sec.  1114.15 to seek a marketing 
order for a tobacco product by responding to the deficiencies outlined 
in a no marketing order. An applicant may submit a resubmission for the 
same tobacco product that received a no marketing order or for a 
different new tobacco product that results from changes necessary to 
address the deficiencies outlined in a no marketing order. This 
application format allows an applicant to address the deficiencies 
described in a no marketing order without having to undertake the 
effort of submitting a standard PMTA. The resubmission format is not 
available for PMTAs that FDA refused to accept, refused to file, 
cancelled, or administratively closed, or that the applicant withdrew 
because FDA has not previously completed reviews of such applications 
upon which it can rely, and such applications may need significant 
changes to be successfully resubmitted.
    Proposed Sec.  1114.41 would require applicants that receive a 
marketing order to submit postmarket reports. FDA requires such reports 
as necessary to determine or facilitate a determination of whether 
there may be grounds to withdraw or temporarily suspend a marketing 
order. Proposed Sec.  1114.41 describes the reports that FDA would 
require through this regulation; however, FDA may require additional 
reporting in an individual applicant's marketing order. Applicants 
would be required under proposed Sec.  1114.41 to submit two types of 
reports after receiving a marketing order: Periodic reports and adverse 
experience reports.
    Applicants would need to submit periodic reports within 60 calendar 
days of the reporting date specified in the marketing order. FDA 
anticipates that the reports would be required on an annual basis, but 
FDA may require in a specific order that reports be made more or less 
frequently depending upon a number of factors. Applicants would also be 
required to report all serious and unexpected adverse experiences 
associated with the tobacco product that have been reported to the 
applicant or of which the applicant is aware under proposed Sec.  
1114.41(a)(2). The serious and unexpected adverse experience reports 
must be submitted to CTP's Office of Science through the HHS Safety 
Reporting Portal within 15 calendar days after receiving or becoming 
aware of a serious and unexpected adverse experience.
    Proposed Sec.  1114.45 would require applicants receiving a 
marketing order to maintain all records necessary to facilitate a 
determination of whether there are or may be grounds to withdraw or 
temporarily suspend the marketing order, including records related to 
both the application and postmarket reports, and ensure that such 
records remain readily available to the Agency upon request. Under 
proposed Sec.  1114.45(a)(1), an applicant must retain all documents 
submitted to FDA as part of an application and postmarket reports. An 
applicant must also retain any additional documentation supporting the 
application and postmarket reports that was not submitted to FDA.
    Proposed Sec.  1100.200 states that subpart C of part 1100 would 
establish requirements for the maintenance of records by tobacco 
product manufacturers who introduce a grandfathered tobacco product, or 
deliver it for introduction, into interstate commerce
    Proposed Sec.  1107.3 describes that each applicant who submits an 
abbreviated report under section 905(j)(1)(A)(ii) of the FD&C Act and 
receives a letter acknowledging the receipt of an abbreviated report 
from FDA must maintain all records to support a determination that 
their exemption request meets the requirements of section 
905(j)(3)(A)(i) of the FD&C Act that the modification to a product 
additive described in the exemption request was a minor modification 
made to a tobacco product that can be sold under the FD&C Act.
    Proposed Sec.  1114.49 would require an applicant to submit a PMTA 
and all supporting and related documents to FDA in electronic format. 
Under proposed Sec.  1114.49(c), an applicant that has a waiver would 
submit a paper submission to the address that FDA provides in the 
letter granting the waiver. FDA is proposing Sec.  1114.49 based on 
FDA's general experience with electronic submissions, which FDA has 
found help facilitate premarket reviews

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because electronic submissions typically enable FDA to receive, access, 
search, and review a submission more quickly than a submission 
submitted on paper through postal mail.
    FDA estimates the burden of this collection of information as 
follows:

                                                     Table 21--Estimated Annual Reporting Burden \1\
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                                                                                         Number of
                              Activity                                  Number of      responses per     Total annual    Average burden    Total hours
                                                                       respondents       respondent       responses       per response
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PMTA Submission (ENDS).............................................             200             3.75              750            1,713    1,284,750 \2\
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\1\ There are no capital costs or operating and maintenance costs associated with this collection of information.
\2\ This total will not be added to the total burden for this rule as its currently approved under a separate OMB control number.


                                 Table 22--Estimated Annual Reporting Burden \1\
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                                                     Number of
    ``21 CFR part''; activity        Number of     responses per   Total annual   Average burden    Total hours
                                    respondents     respondent       responses     per response
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1114.5 Submission of Standard                  1               1               1           1,713           1,713
 Bundled PMTAs \2\..............
Premarket Tobacco Product                     24               1              24             .50              12
 Application (PMTA) Submission
 (FDA Form 4057)................
Premarket Tobacco Product                     24              14             336            .083              28
 Application Amendment And
 General Correspondence
 Submission (FDA Form 4057a)....
1114.41 Reporting Requirements                 3               1               3              50             150
 (periodic reports).............
1114.9 Amendments...............              24               4              96             188          18,048
1114.13 Change in Ownership.....               1               1               1               1               1
1114.15 Supplemental                           2               1               2             428             856
 applications...................
1114.17 Resubmissions...........               3               1               3             565           1,695
1114.41(a)(2) Adverse Experience               3               6              18             .60              11
 Reports........................
1114.49(b) and (c) Waiver from                 1               1               1             .25             .25
 Electronic Submission..........
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    Total.......................  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............          22,514
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\1\ There are no capital costs or operating and maintenance costs associated with this collection of
  information.
\2\ FDA anticipates that applicants will submit bundled PMTAs, which are single submissions containing PMTAs for
  a number of similar or related products. We estimate that a bundle will contain on average between 6 and 11
  distinct products.

    FDA has based these estimates on the full analysis of economic 
impacts and experience with current PMTA submissions. Table 21 
describes the current estimates for OMB control number 0910-0768 which 
covers the burden for ENDS products PMTA submissions. These estimates 
were originally published in the Deeming Rule and recently in the 
Federal Register of April 22, 2019 (84 FR 16673). FDA estimates that it 
will take each respondent approximately 1,500 hours to prepare a PMTA 
seeking an order from FDA allowing the marketing of a new tobacco 
product. FDA also estimates that it would on average take an additional 
213 hours to prepare an environmental assessment in accordance with the 
requirements of Sec.  25.40, for a total of 1,713 hours per PMTA 
application.
    Table 22 describes the estimated annual reporting burden per the 
requirements that the proposed rule would create beyond what is covered 
in the existing information collection. For this analysis, FDA assumes 
that firms will submit all applications as PMTA bundles. We also 
considered updated data on market consolidation that has occurred since 
the Deeming Rule was published. For originally regulated products we 
expect to receive one full PMTA submission for a total of 1,713 hours.
    FDA developed Form FDA 4057 for use when submitting PMTA single and 
bundled submissions. FDA estimates that 24 respondents will submit PMTA 
bundles using this form at .50 (30 minutes) per response. The number 24 
is accounting for the bundles of ENDS products and the 1 bundle we 
expect to receive yearly for originally regulated products. (200 + 1 = 
201/8.5 products on average in a bundle) for a total of 12 hours.
    FDA developed FDA Form 4057a for use when firms are submitting 
amendments and other general correspondence. Our estimate is 0.83 (5 
minutes) per response to fill out this form. We estimate there will be 
at least one amendment per application for a total of 28 hours. With 
most applications being submitted toward the end of our 3-year range, 
we expect fewer amendments during this period. However, FDA expects 
correspondence from earlier applications to be submitted during this 
period.
    FDA estimates under proposed Sec.  1114.41 that three respondents 
will submit a periodic report. This number is based on the average 
number of periodic report submissions expected between 2020-2022. The 
preliminary regulatory impact analysis (PRIA) estimates that periodic 
reports will take between 20 and 80 hours per submission. For this 
estimate, we use the average of 50 per response for a total of 150 
hours.
    Under proposed Sec.  1114.9 firms would prepare amendments to PMTA 
bundles in response to deficiency letters. These amendments contain 
additional information that we need to complete substantive review. In 
the PRIA we state in our limited history reviewing PMTAs, we on average 
issue four deficiency letters. Based on this, we would anticipate four 
responses back per bundle. Therefore, we estimate that 24 respondents 
will submit 96 amendments (24 x 4). Assuming 1,500 hours as the time to 
prepare and submit a full PMTA and amendments may on average take 10 
percent to 15 percent of that time (150-225). We averaged this time out 
(12.5 percent of a full submission preparation time) and arrived at 188 
hours per response. FDA

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estimates the total burden hours for preparing amendments is 18,048 
hours.
    Proposed Sec.  1114.13 would allow an applicant to transfer 
ownership of a PMTA to a new owner. FDA believes this will be 
infrequent, so we have assigned 1 token hour acknowledging the 
requirement.
    Proposed Sec.  1114.15 is an alternative format of submitting a 
PMTA that meets the requirements of proposed Sec.  1114.7 that would 
reduce the burden associated with the submission and review of an 
application. Our estimated number of 2 respondents is based on the 
number estimated for postmarket reports which is 3 bundles (which is 
approximately 26 products). Not all applicants will resubmit 
modifications to previously authorized products, so we estimate 2 
bundles (which is approximately 17 products). FDA estimates further 
that a supplemental PMTA will take 25 percent of the time it takes to 
do an original submission (including EA hours) for 428 hours per 
response. We estimate a total of 856 burden hours for this activity.
    Under proposed Sec.  1114.17 an applicant may submit a resubmission 
for the same tobacco product that received a no marketing order or for 
a different new tobacco product that results from changes necessary to 
address the deficiencies outlined in a no marketing order. Based on the 
PRIA, we are estimating that out of all bundles received in 2020, 2021, 
and 2022, that an average of 3 bundles are authorized. If we receive 24 
bundles yearly, and based on historical data, 58 percent fail at 
acceptance (down to 8 bundles remaining), 17 percent fail at filing 
(down to 7 bundles remaining), and 25 percent receive marketing orders 
(5 left). We estimate that 50 percent will try to resubmit in a year. 
Thus, this number of respondents is three (rounded up). FDA estimates 
that a resubmission will take 33 percent of the time it takes to 
complete an original submission (including EA hours) at 565 hours per 
response for a total of 1,695 hours.
    Under proposed Sec.  1114.41(a)(2), firms would also submit adverse 
experience reports for tobacco products with marketing orders. We 
assume the same number of firms submitting periodic reports will submit 
adverse experience reports. Currently firms may voluntarily submit 
adverse experience reports using Form FDA 3800 under OMB control number 
0910-0645. We have based our estimates on this information collection 
which estimates that it takes 1 hour (for mandatory reporting) to 
complete this form for tobacco products for a total of 18 hours. 
Proposed Sec.  1114.49 would require an applicant to submit a PMTA and 
all supporting and related documents to FDA in electronic format that 
FDA can process, review, and archive unless an applicant requests, and 
FDA grants, a waiver from this requirement. FDA does not believe we 
will receive many waivers, so we have assigned one respondent to 
acknowledge the option to submit a waiver. Consistent with our other 
application estimates for waivers, we believe it would take .25 (15 
minutes) per waiver for a total of .25.

                                                   Table 23--Estimated Annual Recordkeeping Burden \1\
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                                                                                         Number of                       Average burden
                  ``21 CFR part'' and ``activity``                      Number of       records per      Total annual         per          Total Hours
                                                                      recordkeepers     recordkeeper       records       recordkeeping
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1114.45 PMTA Records...............................................               24                1               24                2               48
1100.204 Grandfathered products records............................                1                1                1                2                2
1107.3 Exemptions from Substantial Equivalence records.............                1                1                1                2                2
                                                                    ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Total..........................................................  ...............  ...............  ...............  ...............               52
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\1\ There are no capital costs or operating and maintenance costs associated with this collection of information.

    Table 23 describes the annual recordkeeping burden per the 
requirements in this rule. FDA estimates that 26 recordkeepers will 
maintain records at 2 hours per record. Additionally, the proposed 
rule, if finalized, would require that firms establish and maintain 
records related to SE Exemption Requests and Grandfathered products. We 
expect the burden hours of this proposed rule to be negligible for SE 
Exemption Requests. Firms would have already established the required 
records when submitting the SE Exemption Request. Similarly, we expect 
the hours of this proposed rule to be negligible for any Grandfathered 
products that have already submitted Standalone Grandfathered 
Submissions, because firms would have established the required records 
when submitting the Standalone Grandfathered Submissions. We believe 
this time is usual and customary for these firms. We estimate that it 
would take 2 hours per record to establish the required records for a 
total of 4 hours. Therefore, the total recordkeeping burden hours is 
estimated to be 52 hours.
    The total burden for these new collections of information in this 
rulemaking is 22,514 reporting hours and 52 recordkeeping hours for a 
total of 22,566.
    To ensure that comments on information collection are received, OMB 
recommends that written comments be faxed to the Office of Information 
and Regulatory Affairs, OMB (see ADDRESSES). All comments should be 
identified with the title of the information collection.
    In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 
3407(d)), the Agency has submitted the information collection 
provisions of this proposed rule to OMB for review. These requirements 
will not be effective until FDA obtains OMB approval. FDA will publish 
a notice concerning OMB approval of these requirements in the Federal 
Register.

XII. Executive Order 13132: Federalism

    We have analyzed this proposed rule in accordance with the 
principles set forth in Executive Order 13132. Section 4(a) of the 
Executive Order requires Agencies to ``construe . . . a Federal statute 
to preempt State law only where the statute contains an express 
preemption provision or there is some other clear evidence that the 
Congress intended preemption of State law, or where the exercise of 
State authority conflicts with the exercise of Federal authority under 
the Federal statute.''
    Section 916(a)(2) of the FD&C Act (21 U.S.C. 387p) is an express 
preemption provision. Section 916(a)(2) provides that ``no State or 
political subdivision of a State may establish or continue in effect 
with respect to a tobacco product any requirement which is different 
from, or in addition to, any requirement under the provisions of this 
chapter

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relating to . . . premarket review.'' Thus, if this proposed rule is 
made final, the final rule would create requirements that fall within 
the scope of section 916(a)(2) of the FD&C Act.

XIII. Consultation and Coordination With Indian Tribal Governments

    We have analyzed this proposed rule in accordance with the 
principles set forth in Executive Order 13175. We have tentatively 
determined that the rule does not contain policies that would have a 
substantial direct effect on one or more Indian Tribes, on the 
relationship between the Federal Government and Indian Tribes, or on 
the distribution of power and responsibilities between the Federal 
Government and Indian Tribes. The Agency solicits comments from tribal 
officials on any potential impact on Indian Tribes from this proposed 
action.

XIV. Analysis of Environmental Impact

    The Agency has determined under Sec.  25.30(h) that this action is 
of a type that does not individually or cumulatively have a significant 
effect on the human environment. No extraordinary circumstances exist 
to indicate that the specific proposed action may significantly affect 
the quality of the human environment. Therefore, neither an 
environmental assessment nor an environmental impact statement is 
required.

XV. Preliminary Economic Analysis of Impacts

    We have examined the impacts of the proposed rule under Executive 
Order 12866, Executive Order 13563, Executive Order 13771, the 
Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 601-612), and the Unfunded 
Mandates Reform Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-4). Executive Orders 12866 and 
13563 direct us to assess all costs and benefits of available 
regulatory alternatives and, when regulation is necessary, to select 
regulatory approaches that maximize net benefits (including potential 
economic, environmental, public health and safety, and other 
advantages; distributive impacts; and equity). Executive Order 13771 
requires that the costs associated with significant new regulations 
shall, to the extent permitted by law, be offset by the elimination of 
existing costs associated with at least two prior regulations.'' This 
proposed rule is a significant regulatory action as defined by 
Executive Order 12866.
    The Regulatory Flexibility Act requires us to analyze regulatory 
options that would minimize any significant impact of a rule on small 
entities. Because the proposed rule, if finalized, would generate net 
benefits or negligible costs for most affected small entities, we 
propose to certify that the proposed rule would not have a significant 
economic impact on a substantial number of small entities.
    The Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995 (section 202(a)) requires 
us to prepare a written statement, which includes an assessment of 
anticipated costs and benefits, before proposing ``any rule that 
includes any Federal mandate that may result in the expenditure by 
State, local, and tribal governments, in the aggregate, or by the 
private sector, of $100,000,000 or more (adjusted annually for 
inflation) in any one year.'' The current threshold after adjustment 
for inflation is $154 million, using the most current (2018) Implicit 
Price Deflator for the Gross Domestic Product. This proposed rule would 
not result in an expenditure in any year that meets or exceeds this 
amount.
    The proposed rule, if finalized, would add a requirement that 
tobacco manufacturers of grandfathered tobacco products and products 
that are exempt from the requirements of demonstrating substantial 
equivalence maintain records to demonstrate that they can legally 
market their products. For products that receive a PMTA marketing 
order, the proposed rule, if finalized, would require certain 
postmarket reporting, including recordkeeping, periodic reporting and 
adverse experience reporting. The proposed rule also sets forth 
requirements for the content and format of PMTA and the procedures we 
follow to review the PMTA.
    If finalized, the proposed rule would create cost savings for firms 
and for us by reducing the number of follow-on submissions for PMTAs. 
The proposed rule would also create cost savings for us by reducing the 
cost of review, reducing the number of deficiency letters we would 
issue during substantive scientific review, and eliminating the need to 
process unnecessary data. In Table 24, we present the total benefits of 
the proposed rule. We estimate that average annualized benefits over 20 
years would equal $5.54 million at a 7 percent discount rate and $5.44 
million at a 3 percent discount rate.
    If finalized, the proposed rule would create costs for firms and 
for us by increasing the number of complete PMTA submissions for deemed 
and originally regulated tobacco products. Moreover, because this is 
the first regulation to account for the costs of the PMTA requirements 
for originally regulated products, we also include the costs to submit 
and review PMTAs for these tobacco products; we already included the 
costs to submit and review PMTAs for deemed tobacco products in the 
final regulatory impact analysis for the Deeming Rule. Firms would 
incur costs to maintain and submit postmarket reports, and we would 
incur costs to review postmarket reports. Finally, firms would incur 
costs to read and understand the rule and costs to maintain records for 
some grandfathered products. In Table 24, we present the total costs of 
the proposed rule. We estimate that average annualized costs over 20 
years would equal $7.05 million at a 7 percent discount rate and $6.76 
million at a 3 percent discount rate.

                                  Table 24--Summary of Benefits, Costs, and Distributional Effects of the Proposed Rule
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                                                                                                          Units
                                                                                          ------------------------------------
                                     Category            Primary       Low        High                  Discount     Period              Notes
                                                        estimate    estimate    estimate      Year        rate       covered
                                                                                             dollars    (percent)    (years)
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Benefits..................  Annualized Monetized ($m/       $5.54       $2.57       $9.23        2017           7          20  All quantified benefits
                             year).                          5.44        2.54        9.03        2017           3          20   are cost savings.
                            Annualized Quantified....  ..........  ..........  ..........  ..........           7  ..........
                                                       ..........  ..........  ..........  ..........           3  ..........
                            Qualitative..............  ..........  ..........  ..........  ..........  ..........  ..........
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Costs.....................  Annualized Monetized ($m/        7.05        3.18       11.65        2017           7          20
                             year).                          6.76        3.12       11.05        2017           3          20
                            Annualized Quantified....  ..........  ..........  ..........  ..........           7  ..........
                                                       ..........  ..........  ..........  ..........           3  ..........
                            Qualitative..............  ..........  ..........  ..........  ..........  ..........  ..........
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Transfers.................  Federal Annualized         From:
                             Monetized ($m/year).
                            To:
                           -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                            Other Annualized           From: Products without marketing
                             Monetized ($m/year).      orders.
                            To: Products with marketing orders.
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Effects...................  State, Local, or Tribal Government: None
                            Small Business: None
                            Wages: None
                            Growth: None
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    In line with Executive Order 13771, in Table 15 we estimate present 
and annualized values of costs and cost savings over an infinite time 
horizon.

                                                           Table 15--E.O. 13771 Summary Table
                                             [In $ millions 2016 dollars, over an infinite time horizon] \a\
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                                                              Primary       Lower bound     Upper bound       Primary       Lower bound     Upper bound
                                                           estimate (7%)       (7%)            (7%)        estimate (3%)       (3%)            (3%)
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Present Value of Costs..................................         $104.04          $47.84         $170.31         $214.04         $101.20         $349.33
Present Value of Cost Savings...........................           83.18           38.76          138.98          177.26           82.15          296.89
Present Value of Net Costs..............................           20.86          (0.23)           44.29           36.78         (14.19)           91.71
Annualized Costs........................................            3.03            1.39            4.96            6.23            2.95           10.17
Annualized Cost Savings.................................            2.42            1.13            4.05            5.16            2.39            8.65
Annualized Net Costs....................................            0.61          (0.01)            1.29            1.07          (0.41)            2.67
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\a\ Only the primary estimates (mean) sum in simulation results.

    We have developed a comprehensive Preliminary Economic Analysis of 
Impacts that assesses the impacts of the proposed rule. The full 
analysis of economic impacts is available in the docket for this 
proposed rule (Ref. 118) and at https://www.fda.gov/about-fda/reports/economic-impact-analyses-fda-regulations.

XVI. Proposed Effectivre Date

    FDA proposes that any final rule that issues based on this proposal 
become effective 30 days after the final rule publishes in the Federal 
Register.

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be available at the website address, if listed. References without 
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List of Subjects

21 CFR Part 1100

    Administrative practice and procedure, Smoke, Smoking, Tobacco, 
Tobacco products.

21 CFR Part 1107

    Administrative practice and procedure, Smoke, Smoking, Tobacco, 
Tobacco products.

21 CFR Part 1114

    Administrative practice and procedure, Smoke, Smoking, Tobacco, 
Tobacco products.

    Therefore, under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, and 
under authority delegated to the Commissioner of Food and Drugs, it is 
proposed that chapter I of title 21 of the Code of Federal Regulations 
be amended as follows:

PART 1100--GENERAL

0
1. The authority citation for part 1100 is revised to read as follows:

    Authority: 21 U.S.C. 371, 374, 387a(b), 387e, and 387i; Pub. L. 
111-31.

0
2. Revise the part heading to read as set forth above.


Sec. Sec.  1100.1, 1100.2, 1100.3, and 1100.5   [Desingated as Subpart 
A]

0
3. Designate Sec. Sec.  1100.1, 1100.2, 1100.3, and 1100.5 as subpart A 
under the following heading:

Subpart A--Tobacco Products Subject to FDA Authority

Subpart B [Reserved]

0
4. Add reserved subpart B.
0
5. Add subpart C, consisting of Sec. Sec.  1100.200, 1100.202, and 
1100.204, to read as follows:

Subpart C--Maintenance of Records Demonstrating That a Tobacco 
Product Was Commercially Marketed in the United States as of 
February 15, 2007

Sec.
1100.200 Purpose and scope.
1100.202 Definitions.
1100.204 Recordkeeping requirements.

Subpart C-- Maintenance of Records Demonstrating That a Tobacco 
Product Was Commercially Marketed in the United States as of 
February 15, 2007


Sec.  1100.200  Purpose and scope.

    This subpart sets out requirements under the Federal Food, Drug, 
and Cosmetic Act for the maintenance of records by tobacco product 
manufacturers that introduce a grandfathered tobacco product, or 
deliver it for introduction, into interstate commerce.


Sec.  1100.202   Definitions.

    For the purposes of this part:
    Commercially marketed means the offering of a tobacco product for 
sale to consumers in all or parts of the United States. Factors FDA may 
consider include advertising or any other manner used to communicate, 
that the tobacco product is available for purchase. Tobacco products 
that are exclusively in a test market are not commercially marketed.
    Grandfathered tobacco product means a tobacco product that was 
commercially marketed in the United States as of February 15, 2007, and 
does not include a tobacco product exclusively in test markets as of 
that date. A grandfathered tobacco product is not subject to the 
premarket requirements of section 910 of the Federal Food, Drug, and 
Cosmetic Act.
    Tobacco product means any product made or derived from tobacco that 
is intended for human consumption, including any component, part, or 
accessory of a tobacco product (except for raw materials other than 
tobacco used in manufacturing a component, part, or accessory of a 
tobacco product). The term ``tobacco product'' does not mean an article 
that under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act is a drug (section 
201(g)(1)), a device (section 201(h)), or a combination product 
(section 503(g)).
    Tobacco product manufacturer means any person, including any 
repacker or relabeler, who--
    (1) Manufactures, fabricates, assembles, processes, or labels a 
tobacco product; or
    (2) Imports a finished tobacco product for sale or distribution in 
the United States.


Sec.  1100.204  Recordkeeping requirements.

    (a) Any tobacco product manufacturer that introduces a 
grandfathered tobacco product, or delivers it for introduction, into 
interstate commerce must maintain records that demonstrate that the 
tobacco product was commercially marketed in the United States as of 
February 15, 2007, as described in this subpart. These records may 
include items such as:
    (1) Dated copies of advertisements;
    (2) Dated catalog pages;
    (3) Dated promotional material;
    (4) Dated trade publications;
    (5) Dated bills of lading;
    (6) Dated freight bills;
    (7) Dated waybills;

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    (8) Dated invoices;
    (9) Dated purchase orders;
    (10) Dated customer receipts;
    (11) Dated manufacturing documents;
    (12) Dated distributor or retailer inventory lists; or
    (13) Any other dated document that demonstrates that the tobacco 
product was commercially marketed (not exclusively in test markets) in 
the United States as of February 15, 2007.
    (b) All records must be legible, in the English language, and 
available for inspection and copying by officers or employees duly 
designated by the Secretary. Documents that have been translated from 
another language into English (e.g., advertisements written in a 
language other than English) must be accompanied by the original 
language version of the document, a signed statement by an authorized 
representative of the manufacturer certifying that the English language 
translation is complete and accurate, and a brief statement of the 
qualifications of the person that made the translation.
    (c) All records required by this subpart must be retained for a 
period of not less than 4 years after the date either FDA makes a 
determination that the product is a grandfathered tobacco product, or 
the tobacco product manufacturer permanently ceases the introduction or 
delivery for introduction into interstate commerce of the tobacco 
product, whichever occurs sooner.

PART 1107--EXEMPTION REQUESTS AND SUBSTANTIAL EQUIVALENCE REPORTS

0
6. The authority citation for part 1107 is revised to read as follows:

    Authority: 21 U.S.C. 371, 374, 387e(j), 387i, 387j.

0
7. Revise the part heading as set forth above.
0
8. Add Sec.  1107.3 to subpart A to read as follows:


Sec.  1107.3  Recordkeeping.

    (a) Definition. The term ``grandfathered tobacco product'' means a 
tobacco product that was commercially marketed in the United States on 
February 15, 2007. The term does not include a tobacco product 
exclusively in test markets as of that date. A grandfathered tobacco 
product is not subject to the premarket requirements of section 910 of 
the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act.
    (b) Record maintenance. (1) Each applicant who submits an 
abbreviated report under section 905(j)(1)(A)(ii) of the Federal Food, 
Drug, and Cosmetic Act and receives a letter acknowledging the receipt 
of an abbreviated report from FDA must maintain all records (including 
those created by third parties on the applicant's behalf) that support 
the submission. Such records may include, but are not limited to:
    (i) A copy of the abbreviated report and, if applicable, the 
exemption request and all amendments thereto.
    (ii) A copy of the acknowledgement letter issued in response to an 
abbreviated report and, if applicable, the exemption order issued by 
FDA.
    (iii) Documents related to formulation of product, design 
specifications, packaging, and related items.
    (iv) Documents showing design specifications are consistently met.
    (v) Product labeling.
    (vi) Documents related to product packing and storage conditions.
    (vii) Analytical test method records, including:
    (A) Performance criteria.
    (B) Validation or verification documentation; and
    (C) Reports/results from these test methods.
    (viii) Source data and related summaries.
    (2) An applicant that submits an abbreviated report for a 
modification to a grandfathered tobacco product must also maintain 
records demonstrating that the grandfathered tobacco product was 
commercially marketed in the United States as of February 15, 2007, 
such as the records described in Sec.  1100.204 of this chapter.
    (3) An applicant that submits an abbreviated report for a 
modification to a tobacco product that received an exemption (and for 
which the applicant has submitted an abbreviated report under section 
905(j)(1)(A)(ii)) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, or a 
substantial equivalence (SE) or premarket tobacco product application 
marketing order must maintain a copy of the exemption order or 
marketing order.
    (4) An applicant that submits an abbreviated report for a 
modification to a tobacco product marketed consistent with section 
910(a)(2)(B) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, but for which 
an SE order has not been granted, must maintain all communications to 
and from FDA relating to the pending SE Report (e.g., acknowledgement 
letter, deficiency letters), including the SE Report.
    (c) Record quality. All records must be legible, in the English 
language, and available for inspection and copying by officers or 
employees duly designated by the Secretary. Documents that have been 
translated from another language into English (e.g., advertisements 
written in a language other than English) must be accompanied by the 
original language version of the document, a signed statement by an 
authorized representative of the manufacturer certifying that the 
English language translation is complete and accurate, and a brief 
statement of the qualifications of the person that made the 
translation.
    (d) Record retention. All records required by this subpart must be 
retained for a period of 4 years from the date that an acknowledgement 
letter is issued by FDA.
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9. Add part 1114 to subchapter K to read as follows:

PART 1114--PREMARKET TOBACCO PRODUCT APPLICATIONS

Subpart A--General Provisions

Sec.
1114.1 Scope.
1114.3 Definitions.
Subpart B--Premarket Tobacco Product Applications
1114.5 Application submission.
1114.7 Required content and format.
1114.9 Amendments.
1114.11 Withdrawal by applicant.
1114.13 Change in ownership of an application.
1114.15 Supplemental applications.
1114.17 Resubmissions.
Subpart C--FDA Review
1114.25 Communication between FDA and applicants.
1114.27 Review procedure.
1114.29 FDA action on an application.
1114.31 Issuance of a marketing order.
1114.33 Issuance of a no marketing order.
1114.35 Withdrawal of a marketing order.
1114.37 Temporary suspension of a marketing order.
Subpart D--Postmarket Requirements
1114.39 Postmarket changes.
1114.41 Reporting requirements.
Subpart E--Miscellaneous
1114.45 Record retention.
1114.47 Confidentiality.
1114.49 Electronic submission.

    Authority:  21 U.S.C. 371, 374, 387a, 387i, and 387j.

Subpart A--General Provisions


Sec.  1114.1   Scope.

    (a) This part sets forth the procedures and requirements for 
submitting a premarket tobacco product application (PMTA), the general 
procedures FDA will follow when evaluating a PMTA, and postmarket 
reporting requirements.
    (b) This part does not apply to modified risk tobacco product 
applications, except that single applications under section 911(l)(4) 
of

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the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act seeking both a marketing order 
under section 910(c) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act and an 
order under section 911(g) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act 
must satisfy the requirements of this part in addition to the 
requirements of section 911 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic 
Act.
    (c) References in this part to regulatory sections of the Code of 
Federal Regulations are to chapter I of title 21, unless otherwise 
noted.


Sec.  1114.3   Definitions.

    For purposes of this part:
    Accessory means any product that is intended or reasonably expected 
to be used with or for the human consumption of a tobacco product; does 
not contain tobacco and is not made or derived from tobacco; and meets 
either of the following:
    (1) Is not intended or reasonably expected to affect or alter the 
performance, composition, constituents, or characteristics of a tobacco 
product; or
    (2) Is intended or reasonably expected to affect or maintain the 
performance, composition, constituents, or characteristics of a tobacco 
product, but:
    (i) Solely controls moisture and/or temperature of a stored tobacco 
product; or
    (ii) Solely provides an external heat source to initiate but not 
maintain combustion of a tobacco product.
    Additive means any substance the intended use of which results or 
may reasonably be expected to result, directly or indirectly, in its 
becoming a component or otherwise affecting the characteristic of any 
tobacco product (including any substances intended for use as a 
flavoring or coloring or in producing, manufacturing, packing, 
processing, preparing, treating, packaging, transporting, or holding), 
except that such term does not include tobacco, or a pesticide chemical 
residue in or on raw tobacco or a pesticide chemical.
    Adverse experience means any unfavorable physical or psychological 
effect in a person that is temporally associated with the use of or 
exposure to a tobacco product, whether or not the person uses the 
tobacco product, and whether or not the effect is considered to be 
related to the use of or exposure to the tobacco product.
    Applicant means any person that submits a premarket tobacco product 
application to receive a marketing order for a new tobacco product.
    Brand means a variety of tobacco product distinguished by the 
tobacco used, tar content, nicotine content, flavoring used, size, 
filtration, packaging, logo, registered trademark, brand name(s), 
identifiable pattern of colors, or any combination of such attributes.
    Characteristics means the materials, ingredients, design, 
composition, heating source, or other features of a tobacco product.
    Component or part means
    (1) Any software or assembly of materials intended or reasonably 
expected:
    (i) To alter or affect the tobacco product's performance, 
composition, constituents, or characteristics; or
    (ii) To be used with or for the human consumption of a tobacco 
product.
    (2) Component or part excludes anything that is an accessory of a 
tobacco product.
    Composition means the materials in a tobacco product, including 
ingredients, additives, and biological organisms. The term includes the 
manner in which the materials, for example, ingredients, additives, and 
biological organisms, are arranged and integrated to produce a tobacco 
product.
    Constituent means any chemical or chemical compound in a tobacco 
product or in tobacco smoke or emission that is or potentially is 
inhaled, ingested, or absorbed into the body.
    Container closure system means any packaging materials that are a 
component or part of the tobacco product.
    Design means the form and structure concerning, and the manner in 
which components or parts, ingredients, software, and materials are 
integrated to produce a tobacco product.
    Finished tobacco product means a tobacco product, including all 
components and parts, sealed in final packaging (e.g., filters or 
filter tubes sold to consumers separately or as part of kits).
    Harmful or potentially harmful constituent or HPHC means any 
chemical or chemical compound in a tobacco product or tobacco smoke or 
emission that:
    (1) Is or potentially is inhaled, ingested, or absorbed into the 
body, including as an aerosol or any other emission; and
    (2) Causes or has the potential to cause direct or indirect harm to 
users or nonusers of tobacco products.
    Heating source means the source of energy used to burn or heat the 
tobacco product.
    Ingredient means tobacco, substances, compounds, or additives 
contained within or added to the tobacco, paper, filter, or any other 
component or part of a tobacco product, including substances and 
compounds reasonably expected to be formed through a chemical reaction 
during tobacco product manufacturing.
    Label means a display of written, printed, or graphic matter upon 
the immediate container of any article.
    Labeling means all labels and other written, printed, or graphic 
matter upon any article or any of its containers or wrappers, or 
accompanying such article.
    Line data means an analyzable dataset of observations for each 
individual study participant, laboratory animal, or test replicate.
    Marketing order means the order described in section 
910(c)(1)(A)(i) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act stating 
that the new tobacco product may be introduced or delivered for 
introduction into interstate commerce.
    Material means an assembly of ingredients. Materials are assembled 
to form the tobacco product or components or parts of a tobacco 
product.
    New tobacco product means:
    (1) Any tobacco product (including those products in test markets) 
that was not commercially marketed in the United States as of February 
15, 2007; or
    (2) Any modification (including a change in design, any component, 
any part, or any constituent, including a smoke constituent, or in the 
content, delivery or form of nicotine, or any other additive or 
ingredient) of a tobacco product where the modified product was 
commercially marketed in the United States after February 15, 2007.
    No marketing order means the order described in section 
910(c)(1)(A)(ii) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act stating 
that the product may not be introduced or delivered for introduction 
into interstate commerce.
    Other features means any distinguishing qualities of a tobacco 
product similar to those specifically enumerated in section 
910(a)(3)(B) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act. Such other 
features include harmful and potentially harmful constituents and any 
other product characteristics that relate to the chemical, biological, 
and physical properties of the tobacco product.
    Package or packaging means a pack, box, carton, or container of any 
kind or, if no other container, any wrapping (including cellophane), in 
which a tobacco product is offered for sale, sold, or otherwise 
distributed to consumers.
    Premarket tobacco product application or PMTA means the application 
described in section 910(b) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic 
Act. This term includes the initial

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premarket tobacco product application and all subsequent amendments.
    Serious adverse experience means an adverse experience that results 
in any of the following outcomes:
    (1) Death;
    (2) A life-threatening condition or illness;
    (3) Inpatient hospitalization or prolongation of existing 
hospitalization;
    (4) A persistent or significant incapacity or substantial 
disruption of the ability to conduct normal life functions;
    (5) A congenital anomaly/birth defect; or
    (6) Any other adverse experience that, based upon appropriate 
medical judgment, may jeopardize the health of a person and may require 
medical or surgical intervention to prevent one of the other outcomes 
listed in this definition.
    Tobacco product means any product made or derived from tobacco that 
is intended for human consumption, including any component, part, or 
accessory of a tobacco product (except for raw materials other than 
tobacco used in manufacturing a component, part, or accessory of a 
tobacco product). The term ``tobacco product'' does not mean an article 
that under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act is a drug (section 
201(g)(1)), a device (section 201(h)), or a combination product 
(section 503(g)).
    Tobacco product manufacturer means any person, including a repacker 
or relabeler, who:
    (1) Manufactures, fabricates, assembles, processes, or labels a 
tobacco product, or
    (2) Imports a finished tobacco product for sale or distribution in 
the United States.
    Unexpected adverse experience means an adverse experience occurring 
in one or more persons in which the nature, severity, or frequency of 
the experience is not consistent with:
    (1) The known or foreseeable risks of adverse experiences 
associated with the use or exposure to the tobacco product as described 
in the PMTA and other relevant sources of information, such as the 
product labeling and postmarket reports;
    (2) The expected natural progression of any underlying disease, 
disorder, or condition of the persons(s) experiencing the adverse 
experience and the person's predisposing risk factor profile for the 
adverse experience; or
    (3) The results of nonclinical investigations.

Subpart B--Premarket Tobacco Product Applications


Sec.  1114.5  Application submission.

    An applicant may submit a PMTA to demonstrate that a new tobacco 
product meets the requirements to receive a marketing order. A new 
tobacco product may not be introduced or delivered for introduction 
into interstate commerce under this part until FDA has issued a 
marketing order for the product.


Sec.  1114.7  Required content and format.

    (a) General. The PMTA must contain sufficient information for FDA 
to determine whether any of the grounds for denial specified in section 
910(c)(2) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act apply. The 
application must contain the following sections:
    (1) General information (as described in paragraph (c) of this 
section);
    (2) Descriptive information (as described in paragraph (d) of this 
section);
    (3) Product samples (as described in paragraph (e) of this 
section);
    (4) Labeling (as described in paragraph (f) of this section);
    (5) Statement of compliance with part 25 of this chapter (as 
described in paragraph (g) of this section);
    (6) Summary (as described in paragraph (h) of this section);
    (7) Product formulation (as described in paragraph (i) of this 
section);
    (8) Manufacturing (as described in paragraph (j) of this section);
    (9) Health risk investigations (as described in paragraph (k) of 
this section); and
    (10) The effect on the population as a whole (as described in 
paragraph (l) of this section);
    (11) Certification statement (as described in paragraph (m) of this 
section).
    (b) Format. (1) The application must be submitted using the form(s) 
that FDA provides, contain a comprehensive index (i.e., a listing of 
files and data associated with those files) and table of contents, be 
well-organized and legible, and be written in English. Documents that 
have been translated from another language into English (e.g., original 
study documents written in a language other than English) must be 
accompanied by: The original language version of the document, signed a 
statement by an authorized representative of the manufacturer 
certifying that the English language translation is complete and 
accurate, and a brief statement of the qualifications of the person 
that made the translation. As described in Sec.  1114.49, the applicant 
must submit the application and all information supporting the 
application in an electronic format that FDA can process, read, review, 
and archive, unless FDA has granted a waiver.
    (2) An applicant may include content in a submission by cross-
reference to a tobacco product master file or a pending modified risk 
tobacco product application for the same tobacco product. Applicants 
using a master file must provide documentation of their right of 
reference for the master file and clearly identify the specific content 
being incorporated into the PMTA submission. Except as provided for in 
Sec. Sec.  1114.15 and 1114.17, FDA will not consider content included 
by cross-reference to other sources of information outside of the 
submission.
    (c) General information. The applicant must, by using the form FDA 
provides, specify the following general information:
    (1) Applicant name, address, and contact information;
    (2) Authorized representative or U.S. agent (for a foreign 
applicant), including the name, address, and contact information;
    (3) The following information to uniquely identify the product:
    (i) Manufacturer;
    (ii) Product name(s), including brand and subbrand (or other 
commercial name(s) used in commercial distribution); and
    (iii) The product category, product subcategory, and product 
properties as provided in the following table. If the product does not 
have a listed product property, such as ventilation or characterizing 
flavor, the application must state ``none'' for that property.

                                       Table 1 to Sec.   1114.7(c)(3)(iii)
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                           Tobacco product
     Tobacco product category:               subcategory:                       Product properties:
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
(A) Cigarettes.....................  (1) Combusted, Filtered....  --Package type (e.g., hard pack, soft pack,
                                                                   clam shell).
                                                                  --Product quantity (e.g., 20 cigarettes).
                                                                  --Length (e.g., 89 millimeters (mm), 100 mm).
                                                                  --Diameter (e.g., 6 mm, 8.1 mm).

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                                                                  --Ventilation (e.g., 0%, 10%, 25%).
                                                                  --Characterizing flavor(s) (e.g., none,
                                                                   menthol).
                                                                  --Additional properties needed to uniquely
                                                                   identify the tobacco product (if applicable).
                                     (2) Combusted, Nonfiltered.  --Package type (e.g., hard pack, soft pack,
                                                                   clam shell).
                                                                  --Product quantity (e.g., 20 cigarettes).
                                                                  --Length (e.g., 89 mm, 100 mm).
                                                                  --Diameter (e.g., 6 mm, 8.1 mm).
                                                                  --Characterizing flavor(s) (e.g., none,
                                                                   menthol).
                                                                  --Additional properties needed to uniquely
                                                                   identify the tobacco product (if applicable).
                                     (3) Combusted, Bidi, and     --Package type (e.g., hard pack, soft pack,
                                      Other.                       clam shell).
                                                                  --Product quantity (e.g., 20 cigarettes).
                                                                  --Length (e.g., 89 mm, 100 mm).
                                                                  --Diameter (e.g., 6 mm, 8.1 mm).
                                                                  --Ventilation (e.g., 0%, 10%, 25%) (if
                                                                   applicable).
                                                                  --Characterizing flavor(s) (e.g., none,
                                                                   menthol).
                                                                  --Additional properties needed to uniquely
                                                                   identify the tobacco product (if applicable).
                                     (4) Noncombusted (e.g.,      --Package type (e.g., hard pack, soft pack,
                                      heated tobacco).             clam shell).
                                                                  --Product quantity (e.g., 20 cigarettes, 25
                                                                   cigarettes).
                                                                  --Length (e.g., 89 mm, 100 mm).
                                                                  --Diameter (e.g., 6 mm, 8.1 mm).
                                                                  --Ventilation (e.g., 0%, 10%, 25%).
                                                                  --Characterizing flavor(s) (e.g., none,
                                                                   menthol).
                                                                  --Source of energy (e.g., charcoal, electrical
                                                                   heater).
                                                                  --Additional properties needed to uniquely
                                                                   identify the tobacco product (if applicable).
                                     (5) Cigarette, Co-Package..  --For a new co-packaged tobacco product
                                                                   composed of multiple cigarette tobacco
                                                                   products, include, as applicable, all
                                                                   properties for each individual tobacco
                                                                   product, as identified above.
(B) Roll-Your-Own Tobacco Products.  (1) Roll-Your-Own Tobacco    --Package type (e.g., bag, pouch).
                                      Filler.                     --Product quantity (e.g., 20 g, 40 grams (g)).
                                                                  --Characterizing flavor(s) (e.g., none,
                                                                   menthol).
                                                                  --Additional properties needed to uniquely
                                                                   identify the tobacco product (if applicable).
                                     (2) Rolling Paper..........  --Package type (e.g., bag, box, booklet).
                                                                  --Product quantity (e.g., 200 papers).
                                                                  --Length (e.g., 79 mm, 100 mm, 110 mm).
                                                                  --Width (e.g., 45 mm, 60 mm, 78 mm).
                                                                  --Characterizing flavor(s) (e.g., none,
                                                                   menthol).
                                                                  --Additional properties needed to uniquely
                                                                   identify the tobacco product (if applicable).
                                     (3) Cigarette Tube,          --Package type (e.g., bag, box).
                                      Filtered.
                                                                  --Product quantity (e.g., 100 tubes, 200
                                                                   tubes).
                                                                  --Length (e.g., 89 mm, 100 mm).
                                                                  --Diameter (e.g., 6 mm, 8.1 mm).
                                                                  --Ventilation (e.g., 0%, 10%, 25%).
                                                                  --Characterizing flavor(s) (e.g., none,
                                                                   menthol).
                                                                  --Additional properties needed to uniquely
                                                                   identify the tobacco product (if applicable).
                                     (4) Cigarette Tube,          --Package type (e.g., bag, box).
                                      Nonfiltered.
                                                                  --Product quantity (e.g., 100 tubes, 200
                                                                   tubes).
                                                                  --Length (e.g., 89 mm, 100 mm).
                                                                  --Diameter (e.g., 6 mm, 8.1 mm).
                                                                  --Characterizing flavor(s) (e.g., none,
                                                                   menthol).
                                                                  --Additional properties needed to uniquely
                                                                   identify the tobacco product (if applicable).
                                     (5) Filter.................  --Package type (e.g., bag, box).
                                                                  --Product quantity (e.g., 100 filters, 200
                                                                   filters).
                                                                  --Length (e.g., 8 mm, 12 mm).
                                                                  --Diameter (e.g., 6 mm, 8.1 mm).
                                                                  --Ventilation (e.g., 0%, 10%, 25%).
                                                                  --Characterizing flavor(s) (e.g., none,
                                                                   menthol).
                                                                  --Additional properties needed to uniquely
                                                                   identify the tobacco product (if applicable).
                                     (6) Paper Tip..............  --Package type (e.g., bag, box).
                                                                  --Product quantity (e.g., 200 tips, 275 tips).
                                                                  --Length (e.g., 12 mm, 15 mm).
                                                                  --Width (e.g., 27 mm).
                                                                  --Characterizing flavor(s) (e.g., none,
                                                                   menthol).

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                                                                  --Additional properties needed to uniquely
                                                                   identify the tobacco product (if applicable).
                                     (7) Roll-Your-Own, Co-       --For a new tobacco product composed of
                                      Package.                     multiple roll-your-own tobacco products,
                                                                   include all applicable properties for each
                                                                   tobacco product (e.g., roll-your own tobacco,
                                                                   rolling paper, filtered cigarette tube,
                                                                   nonfiltered cigarette tube, filter, paper
                                                                   tip) as identified above.
                                                                  --Additional properties needed to uniquely
                                                                   identify the tobacco product (if applicable).
                                     (8) Other..................  --Package type (e.g., bag, box).
                                                                  --Product quantity.
                                                                  --Characterizing flavor(s) (e.g., none,
                                                                   menthol).
                                                                  --Additional properties needed to uniquely
                                                                   identify the tobacco product.
(C) Smokeless Tobacco Products.....  (1) Moist Snuff, Loose.....  --Package type (e.g., plastic can with metal
                                                                   lid, plastic can with plastic lid).
                                                                  --Product quantity (e.g., 20 g, 30 g).
                                                                  --Tobacco cut size (e.g., 5 mm, 7 mm).
                                                                  --Characterizing flavor(s) (e.g., none,
                                                                   menthol, cherry, wintergreen).
                                                                  --Additional properties needed to uniquely
                                                                   identify the tobacco product (if applicable).
                                     (2) Moist Snuff, Portioned.  --Package type (e.g., plastic can with metal
                                                                   lid, plastic can with plastic lid).
                                                                  --Product quantity (e.g., 22.5 g, 20 g).
                                                                  --Portion count (e.g., 15 pouches, 20 pieces).
                                                                  --Portion mass (e.g., 1.5 g/pouch, 2 g/piece).
                                                                  --Portion length (e.g., 15 mm, 20 mm).
                                                                  --Portion width (e.g., 10 mm, 15 mm).
                                                                  --Portion thickness (e.g., 5 mm, 7 mm).
                                                                  --Tobacco cut size (e.g., 5 mm, 7 mm).
                                                                  --Characterizing flavor(s) (e.g., none,
                                                                   menthol, cherry, wintergreen).
                                                                  --Additional properties needed to uniquely
                                                                   identify the tobacco product (if applicable).
                                     (3) Snus, Loose............  --Package type (e.g., plastic can with metal
                                                                   lid, plastic can with plastic lid).
                                                                  --Product quantity (e.g., 20 g, 2 ounces).
                                                                  --Tobacco cut size (e.g., 5 mm, 7 mm).
                                                                  --Characterizing flavor(s) (e.g., none,
                                                                   menthol, cherry, wintergreen).
                                                                  --Additional properties needed to uniquely
                                                                   identify the tobacco product (if applicable).
                                     (4) Snus, Portioned........  --Package type (e.g., plastic can with metal
                                                                   lid, plastic can with plastic lid).
                                                                  --Product quantity (e.g., 22.5 g, 20 g).
                                                                  --Portion count (e.g., 15 pouches, 20 pieces).
                                                                  --Portion mass (e.g., 1.5 g/pouch, 2 g/piece).
                                                                  --Portion length (e.g., 15 mm, 20 mm).
                                                                  --Portion width (e.g., 10 mm, 15 mm).
                                                                  --Portion thickness (e.g., 5 mm, 7 mm).
                                                                  --Tobacco cut size (e.g., 5 mm, 7 mm).
                                                                  --Characterizing flavor(s) (e.g., none,
                                                                   menthol, cherry, wintergreen).
                                                                  --Additional properties needed to uniquely
                                                                   identify the tobacco product (if applicable).
                                     (5) Dry Snuff, Loose.......  --Package type (e.g., plastic can with metal
                                                                   lid, plastic can with plastic lid).
                                                                  --Product quantity (e.g., 20 g, 2 ounces).
                                                                  --Tobacco cut size (e.g., 0.05 mm, 0.07 mm).
                                                                  --Characterizing flavor(s) (e.g., none,
                                                                   menthol, cherry, wintergreen).
                                                                  --Additional properties needed to uniquely
                                                                   identify the tobacco product (if applicable).
                                     (6) Dry Snuff, Portioned...  --Package type (e.g., plastic can with metal
                                                                   lid, plastic can with plastic lid).
                                                                  --Product quantity (e.g., 22.5 g, 20 g).
                                                                  --Portion count (e.g., 15 pouches, 20 pieces).
                                                                  --Portion mass (e.g., 1.5 g/pouch, 2 g/piece).
                                                                  --Portion length (e.g., 10 mm, 15 mm).
                                                                  --Portion width (e.g., 5 mm, 8 mm).
                                                                  --Portion thickness (e.g., 3 mm, 4 mm).
                                                                  --Tobacco cut size (e.g., 5 mm, 7 mm).
                                                                  --Characterizing flavor(s) (e.g., none,
                                                                   menthol, cherry, wintergreen).
                                     (7) Dissolvable............  --Package type (e.g., plastic can with metal
                                                                   lid, plastic can with plastic lid).
                                                                  --Product quantity (e.g., 22.5 g, 20 g).

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                                                                  --Product form (e.g., strip, tablet, stick).
                                                                  --Portion count (e.g., 15 sticks, 20 tablets).
                                                                  --Portion mass (e.g., 1.5 g/strip, 1.0 g/
                                                                   piece).
                                                                  --Portion length (e.g., 10 mm, 15 mm).
                                                                  --Portion width (e.g., 5 mm, 8 mm).
                                                                  --Portion thickness (e.g., 3 mm, 4 mm).
                                                                  --Tobacco cut size (e.g., 0.05 mm, 0.07 mm).
                                                                  --Characterizing flavor(s) (e.g., none,
                                                                   menthol, cherry, wintergreen).
                                                                  --Additional properties needed to uniquely
                                                                   identify the tobacco product (if applicable).
                                     (8) Chewing Tobacco, Loose.  --Package type (e.g., bag, pouch).
                                                                  --Product quantity (e.g., 20 g, 40 g).
                                                                  --Tobacco cut size (e.g., 0.05 mm, 0.07 mm).
                                                                  --Characterizing flavor(s) (e.g., none,
                                                                   menthol, cherry, wintergreen).
                                                                  --Additional properties needed to uniquely
                                                                   identify the tobacco product (if applicable).
                                     (9) Chewing Tobacco,         --Package type (e.g., plastic can with metal
                                      Portioned.                   lid, plastic can with plastic lid).
                                                                  --Product quantity (e.g., 20 g).
                                                                  --Product form (e.g., plug, twist, portioned
                                                                   chewing tobacco).
                                                                  --Portion count (e.g., 1 plug, 3 twists, 10
                                                                   bits).
                                                                  --Portion mass (e.g., 2 g/bit).
                                                                  --Portion length (e.g., 8 mm, 10 mm).
                                                                  --Portion width (e.g., 6 mm, 8 mm).
                                                                  --Portion thickness (e.g., 5 mm, 7 mm).
                                                                  --Characterizing flavor(s) (e.g., none,
                                                                   menthol, cherry, wintergreen).
                                                                  --Additional properties needed to uniquely
                                                                   identify the tobacco product (if applicable).
                                     (10) Smokeless Co-Package..  --For a new tobacco product composed of
                                                                   multiple smokeless tobacco products, include
                                                                   all applicable properties for each individual
                                                                   tobacco product as identified above.
                                                                  --Additional properties needed to uniquely
                                                                   identify the tobacco product (if applicable).
                                     (11) Other.................  --Package type (e.g., bag, box).
                                                                  --Product quantity.
                                                                  --Characterizing flavor(s) (e.g., none,
                                                                   menthol).
                                                                  --Additional properties needed to uniquely
                                                                   identify the tobacco product.
(D) ENDS (Electronic Nicotine        (1) E-Liquid, Open.........  --Package type (e.g., bottle, box).
 Delivery System).                                                --Product quantity (e.g., 1 bottle, 5
                                                                   bottles).
                                                                  --Characterizing flavor(s) (e.g., none,
                                                                   tobacco, menthol, cherry, wintergreen).
                                                                  --E-liquid volume (e.g., 10 milliliter (ml)).
                                                                  --Nicotine concentration (e.g., 0, 0.2 mg/ml).
                                                                  --Propylene glycol/vegetable glycerin (PG/VG)
                                                                   ratio (e.g., N/A, 0/100, 50/50).
                                                                  --Additional properties needed to uniquely
                                                                   identify the tobacco product (if applicable).
                                     (2) E-Liquid, Closed.......  --Package type (e.g., cartridge).
                                                                  --Product quantity (e.g., 1 cartridge, 5
                                                                   cartridges).
                                                                  --Characterizing flavor(s) (e.g., none,
                                                                   tobacco, menthol, cherry, wintergreen).
                                                                  --E-liquid volume (e.g., 10 ml).
                                                                  --Nicotine concentration (e.g., 0, 0.2 mg/ml).
                                                                  --PG/VG ratio (e.g., N/A, 0/100, 50/50).
                                                                  --Additional properties needed to uniquely
                                                                   identify the tobacco product (if applicable).
                                     (3) E-Cigarette, Closed....  --Package type (e.g., box, none, plastic
                                                                   clamshell).
                                                                  --Product quantity (e.g., 1 e-cigarette, 5 e-
                                                                   cigarettes).
                                                                  --Characterizing flavor(s) (e.g., none,
                                                                   tobacco, menthol, cherry, wintergreen).
                                                                  --Length (e.g., 100 mm, 120 mm).
                                                                  --Diameter (e.g., 6 mm, 8 mm).
                                                                  --E-liquid volume (e.g., 2 ml, 5 ml).
                                                                  --Nicotine concentration (e.g., 0, 0.2 mg/ml).
                                                                  --PG/VG ratio (e.g., N/A, 0/100, 50/50).
                                                                  --Wattage (e.g., 100 W, 200 W).
                                                                  --Battery capacity (e.g., 100 mAh, 200 mAh).
                                                                  --Additional properties needed to uniquely
                                                                   identify the tobacco product.
                                     (4) E-Cigarette, Open......  --Package type (e.g., box, none, plastic
                                                                   clamshell).
                                                                  --Product quantity (e.g., 1 e-cigarette, 5 e-
                                                                   cigarettes).

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                                                                  --Characterizing flavor(s) (e.g., none,
                                                                   tobacco, menthol, cherry, wintergreen).
                                                                  --Length (e.g., 100 mm, 120 mm).
                                                                  --Diameter (e.g., 8 mm, 14 mm).
                                                                  --E-liquid volume (e.g., 2 ml, 5 ml).
                                                                  --Wattage (e.g., 100 W, 200 W).
                                                                  --Battery capacity (e.g., 100 mAh, 200 mAh).
                                                                  --Additional properties needed to uniquely
                                                                   identify the tobacco product (if applicable).
                                     (5) ENDS Component.........  --Package type (e.g., box, none, plastic
                                                                   clamshell).
                                                                  --Product quantity (e.g., 1 e-cigarette, 5 e-
                                                                   cigarettes).
                                                                  --Characterizing flavor(s) (e.g., none,
                                                                   tobacco, menthol, cherry, wintergreen).
                                                                  --Additional properties needed to uniquely
                                                                   identify the tobacco product (if applicable).
                                     (6) ENDS Co-Package........  --For a new tobacco product composed of
                                                                   multiple ENDS tobacco products, include all
                                                                   applicable properties for each individual
                                                                   tobacco product as identified above.
                                                                  --Additional properties needed to uniquely
                                                                   identify the tobacco product (if applicable).
                                     (7) ENDS Other.............  --Package type (e.g., bag, box).
                                                                  --Product quantity.
                                                                  --Characterizing flavor(s) (e.g., none,
                                                                   tobacco, menthol).
                                                                  --Additional properties needed to uniquely
                                                                   identify the tobacco product.
(E) Cigars.........................  (1) Cigar, Filtered Sheet-   --Package type (e.g., hard pack, soft pack,
                                      Wrapped.                     clam shell).
                                                                  --Product quantity (e.g., 20 filtered cigars,
                                                                   25 filtered cigars).
                                                                  --Characterizing flavor (e.g., none, menthol).
                                                                  --Length (e.g., 89 mm, 100 mm).
                                                                  --Diameter (e.g., 6 mm, 8.1 mm).
                                                                  --Ventilation (e.g., none, 10%, 25%).
                                                                  --Additional properties needed to uniquely
                                                                   identify the tobacco product (if applicable).
                                     (2) Cigar, Unfiltered Sheet- --Package type (e.g., box, film sleeve).
                                      Wrapped.                    --Product quantity (e.g., 1 cigar, 5
                                                                   cigarillos).
                                                                  --Characterizing flavor (e.g., none, menthol).
                                                                  --Length (e.g., 100 mm, 140 mm).
                                                                  --Diameter (e.g., 8 mm, 10 mm).
                                                                  --Tip (e.g., none, wood tips, plastic tips).
                                                                  --Additional properties needed to uniquely
                                                                   identify the tobacco product (if applicable).
                                     (3) Cigar, Leaf-Wrapped....  --Package type (e.g., box, film, sleeve,
                                                                   none).
                                                                  --Product quantity (e.g., 1 cigar, 5 cigars).
                                                                  --Characterizing flavor (e.g., none, whiskey).
                                                                  --Length (e.g., 150 mm, 200 mm).
                                                                  --Diameter (e.g., 8 mm, 10 mm).
                                                                  --Wrapper material (e.g., burley tobacco leaf,
                                                                   Connecticut shade grown tobacco leaf).
                                                                  --Additional properties needed to uniquely
                                                                   identify the tobacco product (if applicable).
                                     (4) Cigar Component........  --Package type (e.g., box, booklet).
                                                                  --Product quantity (e.g., 10 wrappers, 20
                                                                   leaves).
                                                                  --Characterizing flavor (e.g., none, menthol,
                                                                   cherry).
                                                                  --Additional properties needed to uniquely
                                                                   identify the tobacco product (if applicable).
                                     (5) Cigar Tobacco Filler...  --Package type (e.g., bag, pouch).
                                                                  --Product quantity (e.g., 20 g, 16 ounces).
                                                                  --Characterizing flavor (e.g., none, menthol,
                                                                   cherry).
                                                                  --Tobacco cut size (e.g., 15 cuts per inch).
                                                                  --Additional properties needed to uniquely
                                                                   identify the tobacco product (if applicable).
                                     (6) Cigar Co-Package.......  --For a new tobacco product composed of
                                                                   multiple cigar tobacco products, include all
                                                                   applicable properties for each individual
                                                                   tobacco product as identified above.
                                                                  --Additional properties needed to uniquely
                                                                   identify the tobacco product (if applicable).
                                     (7) Other..................  --Package type (e.g., bag, box).
                                                                  --Product quantity.
                                                                  --Characterizing flavor(s) (e.g., none,
                                                                   menthol).
                                                                  --Additional properties needed to uniquely
                                                                   identify the tobacco product.
(F) Pipe Tobacco Products..........  (1) Pipe...................  --Package type (e.g., box, none).

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                                                                  --Product quantity (e.g., 1 pipe).
                                                                  --Length (e.g., 200 mm, 300 mm).
                                                                  --Diameter (e.g., 25 mm).
                                                                  --Characterizing flavor(s) (e.g., none,
                                                                   menthol).
                                                                  --Additional properties needed to uniquely
                                                                   identify the tobacco product (if applicable).
                                     (2) Pipe Tobacco Filler....  --Package type (e.g., bag, pouch).
                                                                  --Product quantity (e.g., 20 g, 16 ounces).
                                                                  --Characterizing flavor(s) (e.g., none,
                                                                   menthol, cavendish, cherry).
                                                                  --Additional properties needed to uniquely
                                                                   identify the tobacco product (if applicable).
                                     (3) Pipe Component.........  --Package type (e.g., bowl, shank, stem,
                                                                   screen, filter).
                                                                  --Product quantity (e.g., 1 bowl, 1 stem, 100
                                                                   filters).
                                                                  --Characterizing flavor(s) (e.g., none,
                                                                   menthol).
                                                                  --Additional properties needed to uniquely
                                                                   identify the tobacco product (if applicable).
                                     (4) Pipe Co-Package........  --For a new tobacco product composed of
                                                                   multiple pipe tobacco products, include all
                                                                   applicable properties for each individual
                                                                   tobacco product as identified above.
                                                                  --Additional properties needed to uniquely
                                                                   identify the tobacco product (if applicable).
                                     (5) Other..................  --Package type (e.g., bag, box).
                                                                  --Product quantity.
                                                                  --Characterizing flavor(s) (e.g., none,
                                                                   menthol).
                                                                  --Additional properties needed to uniquely
                                                                   identify the tobacco product.
(G) Waterpipe Tobacco Products.....  (1) Waterpipe..............  --Package type (e.g., box, none).
                                                                  --Product quantity (e.g., 1 waterpipe).
                                                                  --Length (e.g., 200 mm, 500 mm).
                                                                  --Width (e.g., 100 mm, 300 mm).
                                                                  --Number of hoses (e.g., 1, 2, 4).
                                                                  --Characterizing flavor(s) (e.g., none,
                                                                   menthol).
                                                                  --Additional properties needed to uniquely
                                                                   identify the tobacco product (if applicable).
                                     (2) Waterpipe Tobacco        --Package type (e.g., bag, pouch).
                                      Filler.
                                                                  --Product quantity (e.g., 20 g, 16 ounces).
                                                                  --Characterizing flavor(s) (e.g., none,
                                                                   tobacco, menthol, apple).
                                                                  --Additional properties needed to uniquely
                                                                   identify the tobacco product (if applicable).
                                     (3) Waterpipe Heat Source..  --Package type (e.g., box, film sleeve, bag,
                                                                   none).
                                                                  --Product quantity (e.g., 150 g, 680 g).
                                                                  --Characterizing flavor(s) (e.g., none,
                                                                   menthol, apple).
                                                                  --Portion count (e.g., 20 fingers, 10 discs, 1
                                                                   base).
                                                                  --Portion mass (e.g., 15 g/finger).
                                                                  --Portion length (e.g., 40 mm, 100 mm).
                                                                  --Portion width (e.g., 10 mm, 40 mm).
                                                                  --Portion thickness (e.g., 10 mm, 40 mm).
                                                                  --Source of energy (e.g., charcoal, battery,
                                                                   electrical).
                                                                  --Additional properties needed to uniquely
                                                                   identify the tobacco product (if applicable).
                                     (4) Waterpipe Component....  --Package type (e.g., bag, box, none).
                                                                  --Product quantity (e.g., 1 base, 1 bowl, 1
                                                                   hose, 10 mouthpieces).
                                                                  --Characterizing flavor(s) (e.g., none,
                                                                   menthol, apple).
                                                                  --Additional properties needed to uniquely
                                                                   identify the tobacco product (if applicable).
                                     (5) Waterpipe Co-Package...  --For a new tobacco product composed of
                                                                   multiple waterpipe tobacco products, include
                                                                   all applicable properties for each individual
                                                                   tobacco product as identified above.
                                                                  --Additional properties needed to uniquely
                                                                   identify the tobacco product (if applicable).
                                     (6) Waterpipe Other........  --Package type (e.g., bag, box).
                                                                  --Product quantity.
                                                                  --Characterizing flavor(s) (e.g., none,
                                                                   tobacco, menthol).
                                                                  --Additional properties needed to uniquely
                                                                   identify the tobacco product (if applicable).
Other..............................  Other......................  --Package type (e.g., bag, box).
                                                                  --Product quantity.
                                                                  --Characterizing flavor(s) (e.g., none,
                                                                   tobacco, menthol).
                                                                  --Additional properties needed to uniquely
                                                                   identify the tobacco product (if applicable).
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    (4) The type of PMTA (i.e., PMTA, supplemental PMTA, or 
resubmission);
    (5) Whether the applicant requests that FDA refer the PMTA to the 
Tobacco Products Scientific Advisory Committee (TPSAC);
    (6) Identifying information regarding any prior submissions 
regarding the tobacco product (e.g., submissions related to 
investigational tobacco products, substantial equivalence reports, 
PMTAs), including submission tracking numbers (STNs) where applicable;
    (7) Dates and purpose of any prior meetings with FDA regarding the 
new tobacco product;
    (8) Address and the Facility Establishment Identifier (FEI) 
number(s), if available, of the establishment(s) involved in the 
manufacture of the new tobacco product;
    (9) A brief statement regarding how the PMTA satisfies the content 
requirements of section 910(b)(1) of the Federal Food, Drug, and 
Cosmetic Act;
    (10) A brief description of how marketing of the new tobacco 
product would be appropriate for the protection of the public health; 
and
    (11) A list identifying all enclosures, labels, and labeling being 
submitted with the application.
    (d) Descriptive information. The application must contain 
descriptive information in this section that outlines the major aspects 
of the new tobacco product, including the following items:
    (1) A concise description of the new tobacco product;
    (2) A statement identifying all tobacco product standards issued 
under section 907 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act that are 
applicable to the new tobacco product and a brief description of how 
the new tobacco product fully meets any identified tobacco product 
standard, or if the new tobacco product deviates from a product 
standard, if applicable, the application must include adequate 
information to identify and justify those deviations;
    (3) The name(s) of the product as designated on the product's 
label;
    (4) A description of problems that were identified in prototypes 
that are the subject of studies in the application and previous or 
similar versions of the new tobacco product that were marketed, if any. 
If there are previous or similar versions that are the subject of 
studies in the application or were marketed, the application must 
contain a bibliography of all reports regarding the previous or similar 
version of the product, whether adverse or supportive; and
    (5) Any restrictions on the sale, distribution, advertising, or 
promotion of the new tobacco product that the applicant proposes to be 
included as part of a marketing order under section 910(c)(1)(B) of the 
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to help support a showing that the 
marketing of the product is appropriate for the protection of the 
public health. If there are no proposed restrictions, the application 
must contain a statement to that effect.
    (e) Samples of new tobacco products. After FDA accepts a PMTA for 
review, it may require the submission of samples of the new tobacco 
product, including its components and parts. If required, the applicant 
must submit samples of the finished tobacco product or its components 
or parts in accordance with instructions provided by FDA. FDA may also 
require the submission of additional samples to further aid in its 
review.
    (f) Labeling and marketing plans--(1) Labeling. The application 
must contain specimens of all proposed labeling for the new tobacco 
product, including labels, inserts, onserts, instructions, and other 
accompanying information. The specimens of labeling must include all 
panels, reflect the actual size and color proposed to be used for the 
tobacco product, and include any warning label statements and other 
information required by regulation or statute, as applicable.
    (2) Marketing plans. A PMTA must contain a description of the 
applicant's plans for labeling, advertising, marketing, promotion, and 
other consumer-directed activities regarding the new tobacco product 
developed by the time of filing. Such marketing plans must contain 
descriptions of actions that would be taken by the applicant, on behalf 
of the applicant, or at the applicant's direction for at least the 
first year the product would be marketed after receiving an order. If 
an applicant does not intend to use any advertising, marketing, 
promotion, or other communication activities directed at consumers, or 
has not developed marketing plans by the time of submission, the PMTA 
must contain a statement to that effect. As part of the description of 
the marketing plan, the PMTA must specify items such as the intended 
target audience(s), media and distribution channels, particular 
tactics, total dollar amount(s) of media buys and marketing and 
promotional activities (where applicable), and timing for the 
activities, including, but not limited to, information describing:
    (i) The use of competent and reliable data sources, tools, 
technologies, and methodologies to establish, maintain, and monitor 
highly targeted marketing plans and media buys;
    (ii) The target adult audiences by age-range(s) (including young 
adult audiences ages 18 to 24), and other demographic or psychographic 
characteristics;
    (iii) The insights into the target audience the applicant is using 
to inform its marketing plans, including its strategic approach, key 
messages and themes, creative direction, and potential marketing 
tactics or channels.
    (iv) Any means by which youth-access or youth-exposure to the 
products' labeling, advertising, marketing, and promotion would be 
limited;
    (v) The use of owned, earned, shared, or paid media to advertise or 
promote the products;
    (vi) The use of partners, sponsors, influencers, bloggers, or brand 
ambassadors to advertise or promote the products;
    (vii) The use of consumer engagements, including events at which 
the products will be demonstrated or sampled; and
    (viii) The use of earned media, public-relations, or other 
communications outreach to promote the products.
    (g) Statement of compliance with 21 CFR part 25. (1) The 
application must contain an environmental assessment prepared in 
accordance with Sec.  25.40 of this chapter, or a valid claim of 
categorical exclusion, if applicable. If the applicant believes that 
the action qualifies for an available categorical exclusion, the 
applicant must state under Sec.  25.15(a) and (d) of this chapter that 
the action requested qualifies for a categorical exclusion, citing the 
particular exclusion that is claimed, and that to the applicant's 
knowledge, no extraordinary circumstances exist under Sec.  25.21 of 
this chapter.
    (2) Where the new tobacco product results from modifications to a 
legally marketed predecessor product, the environmental assessment must 
state whether the new tobacco product is intended to replace the 
predecessor tobacco product once the new tobacco product receives 
market authorization and is commercially marketed, be a line extension 
of the predecessor tobacco product, be marketed along with the 
predecessor product by the same manufacturer, or be marketed along with 
the predecessor tobacco product by a different manufacturer.
    (h) Summary. The application must include a summary of all 
information contained in the application, including the following 
items, and identify areas in which there is a lack of information, 
where applicable:

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    (1) A summary of the product formulation section of the 
application;
    (2) A summary of the manufacturing section of the application;
    (3) A summary of the health risk investigations section of the 
application, including all information regarding:
    (i) The health risks of the tobacco product to both users and 
nonusers of the product and whether the tobacco product may present 
less health risk than other tobacco products;
    (ii) The impact the product and its marketing will have on the 
likelihood of changes in tobacco use behavior, including cessation, of 
tobacco product users;
    (iii) The impact the product and its marketing will have on the 
likelihood of tobacco use initiation by tobacco products nonusers;
    (iv) How users and nonusers perceive the risk of the tobacco 
product based upon its labeling, packaging, and marketing;
    (v) Whether users are able to understand the labeling and 
instructions for use, and use the product in accordance with those 
instructions; and
    (vi) The impact of human factors on the health risks to product 
users and nonusers (as described in paragraph (k)(1)(v) of this 
section);
    (4) A concluding discussion describing how the data and information 
contained in the PMTA both constitute valid scientific evidence and 
establish that permitting marketing of the new tobacco product is 
appropriate for the protection of the public health, as determined with 
respect to the risks and benefits to the population as a whole, 
including users and nonusers of the tobacco product.
    (i) Product formulation. The application must contain a full 
statement of the components or parts, materials, ingredients, 
additives, constituents, properties, and the principle or principles of 
operation, of the tobacco product, including the following information:
    (1) Components or parts, materials, ingredients, additives, and 
constituents. The applicant must provide a full statement of:
    (i) Components or parts. The quantity, function, and purpose of, 
and, where applicable, target specification(s) of, each component or 
part in the product. Where the tobacco product contains software 
components, the applicant must provide:
    (A) A description of the software or technology (e.g., Bluetooth);
    (B) The purpose of the software or technology, such as monitoring 
where tobacco products are located, activated, or used;
    (C) A description of the data collected by the software and how it 
will be used.
    (ii) Materials. For each material in the product, include:
    (A) The material name and common name(s), if applicable;
    (B) The component or part of the tobacco product where the material 
is located;
    (C) The subcomponent or subpart where the material is located, if 
applicable;
    (D) The function of the material;
    (E) The quantities (including ranges or means and acceptance 
limits) of the material(s) in the new tobacco product;
    (F) The specification(s) (including quality/grades and suppliers) 
used for the new tobacco product; and
    (G) Any other material properties to fully characterize the new 
tobacco product.
    (iii) Ingredients other than tobacco. For ingredients other than 
tobacco in each component or part of the product, include:
    (A) The International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC) 
chemical name and common name, if applicable;
    (B) The Chemical Abstracts Service (CAS) number or FDA Unique 
Ingredient Identifier (UNII);
    (C) The function of the ingredient;
    (D) The quantity with the unit of measure (including ranges or 
means and acceptance limits) of the material(s) of the ingredients in 
the tobacco product reported as mass per gram of tobacco for 
nonportioned tobacco products and as mass per portion for portioned 
tobacco products;
    (E) The specification(s) (including purity or grade and supplier); 
and
    (F) For complex purchased ingredients, each single chemical 
substance reported separately.
    (iv) Tobacco ingredients. For tobacco ingredients in each component 
or part, include the following information or, if applicable, a 
statement that the product does not contain tobacco ingredients:
    (A) The type(s), including grade(s) and variety/varieties;
    (B) The quantity with the unit of measure (including ranges or 
means, acceptance limits) of tobacco in the tobacco product reported as 
mass per gram of tobacco for nonportioned tobacco products and as mass 
per portion for portioned tobacco products (with any specification 
variation, if applicable);
    (C) The specification of tobacco used for the new tobacco product 
(with any specification variation, if applicable); and
    (D) A description of any genetic engineering of the tobacco that 
impacts product characteristics.
    (v) Constituents. Constituents, including HPHCs and other 
constituents, contained within, or emitted from (including its smoke or 
aerosol), the product, including any reaction product from leaching or 
aging, by providing:
    (A) The constituent names in alphabetical order;
    (B) The common name(s);
    (C) The Chemical Abstract Services number;
    (D) The mean quantity and variance with unit of measure;
    (E) The number of samples and measurement replicates for each 
sample;
    (F) The analytical methods used and associated reference(s);
    (G) The name and location of the testing laboratory or laboratories 
and documentation showing that the laboratory or laboratories is (or 
are) accredited by a nationally or internationally recognized external 
accreditation organization;
    (H) Length of time between dates of manufacture and date(s) of 
testing;
    (I) Storage conditions of the tobacco product before it was tested; 
and
    (J) Test data including test protocols, any deviation(s) from the 
test protocols, quantitative acceptance (pass/fail) criteria, and line 
data for all testing performed. Test data for combusted or inhaled 
products must reflect testing conducted using both intense and 
nonintense smoking regimens.
    (vi) Container closure system. A description of the container 
closure system, including:
    (A) Information describing how the container closure system 
protects and preserves the product from damage during transport, 
environmental contaminants, and potential leaching and migration of 
packaging constituents into the new tobacco product; and
    (B) Information describing design features developed to prevent the 
risk of accidental exposure, if any.
    (vii) Statement of tobacco blending, reconstitution, or 
manipulation. Information regarding tobacco blending, reconstitution, 
or manipulation, where applicable.
    (2) Other properties. The applicant must provide a full description 
of the additional properties of the tobacco product that includes:
    (i) Product dimensions and construction. The product dimensions and 
the overall construction of the product using a diagram or schematic 
drawing that clearly depicts the finished tobacco product and its 
components with dimensions, operating parameters, and materials.
    (ii) Design parameters and test data. (A) All final design 
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product, specifying nominal values or the explicit range of values as 
well as the design tolerance (where appropriate), including, but not 
limited to, the parameters specified in tables 1 to 20 of this 
paragraph as applicable; and
    (B) A quantitative description of the performance criteria, 
including test protocols, line data, and a summary of the results, for 
each applicable intermediate and final design parameter and 
manufacturing step, that includes, but is not limited to the test data 
specified in tables 1 to 20 of this paragraph for the product category 
as applicable:

      Table 1 to Sec.   1114.7(i)(2)(ii)--Required Design Parameter
                       Information for Cigarettes
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                             Provide test data (include
                                            test protocols, quantitative
  Provide target specification with upper     acceptance criteria, data
        and lower range limits for:          sets, and a summary of the
                                                    results) for:
------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Cigarette mass (mg).                Cigarette mass
                                             (mg).
 Cigarette length (mm).              Cigarette length
                                             (mm).
 Cigarette diameter (mm).            Cigarette
                                             diameter(mm).
 Cigarette draw resistance (mm       Cigarette draw
 H2O).                                       resistance (mm H2O).
 Tobacco rod length (mm).            Puff count.
 Tobacco filler mass (mg).           Tobacco rod length
                                             (mm).
 Tobacco rod density (g/cm\3\).      Tobacco filler mass
                                             (mg).
 Tobacco cut size (mm).              Tobacco rod density
                                             (g/cm\3\).
 Tobacco moisture (%).               Tobacco cut size
                                             (mm).
 Cigarette paper length (mm).        Tobacco moisture
                                             (%).
 Cigarette paper width (mm).         Cigarette paper
                                             length (mm).
 Cigarette paper base paper basis    Cigarette paper
 weight (g/m\2\).                            width (mm).
 Cigarette paper base paper          Cigarette paper
 porosity (CU).                              base paper basis weight (g/
                                             m\2\).
 Cigarette paper band porosity       Cigarette paper
 (CU).                                       base paper porosity (CU).
 Cigarette paper band diffusivity    Cigarette paper
 (cm\2\/s).                                  band porosity (CU).
 Cigarette paper band width (mm).    Cigarette paper
                                             band diffusivity (cm\2\/s).
 Cigarette paper band space (mm).    Cigarette paper
                                             band width (mm).
 Filter length (mm).                 Cigarette paper
                                             band space (mm).
 Filter diameter (mm).               Filter length (mm).
 Filter mass (mg)                    Filter diameter
                                             (mm).
 Filter density (g/cm\3\).           Filter mass (mg).
 Filter tow crimping index.          Filter density (g/
                                             cm\3\).
 Filter pressure drop (mm H2O).      Filter tow crimping
                                             index.
 Filter efficiency (%).              Filter pressure
                                             drop (mm H2O).
 Filter total denier (g/9000m).      Filter efficiency
                                             (%).
 Filter denier per filament (dpf)    Filter total denier
                                             (g/9000m).
 Plug wrap length (mm).              Filter denier per
                                             filament (dpf).
 Plug wrap width (mm).               Plug wrap length
                                             (mm).
 Plug wrap basis weight (g/m\2\).    Plug wrap width
                                             (mm).
 Plug wrap porosity (CU).            Plug wrap basis
                                             weight (g/m\2\).
 Tipping paper length (mm).          Plug wrap porosity
                                             (CU).
 Tipping paper width (mm).           Tipping paper
                                             length (mm).
 Tipping paper basis weight (g/      Tipping paper width
 m\2\).                                      (mm).
 Tipping paper perforation (CU).     Tipping paper basis
                                             weight (g/m\2\).
 Filter ventilation (%).             Tipping paper
                                             perforation (CU).
 Filter ventilation position of      Filter ventilation
 holes.                                      (%).
 Filter ventilation number of
 holes.
 Filter ventilation number of
 rows.
------------------------------------------------------------------------


      Table 2 to Sec.   1114.7(i)(2)(ii)--Required Design Parameter
  Information for Portioned and Nonportioned Smokeless Tobacco Products
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                             Provide test data (include
                                            test protocols, quantitative
  Provide target specification with upper     acceptance criteria, data
        and lower range limits for:          sets, and a summary of the
                                                    results) for:
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                  Portioned Smokeless Tobacco Products
------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Tobacco cut size (mm).              Tobacco cut size
                                             (mm).
 Tobacco moisture (%).               Tobacco moisture
                                             (%).
 Portion length (mm).                Portion length
                                             (mm).
 Portion width (mm).                 Portion width (mm).
 Portion mass (mg).                  Portion mass (mg).
 Portion thickness (mm).             Portion thickness
                                             (mm).
 Pouch material basis weight (g/     Pouch material
 m\2\).                                      basis weight (g/m\2\).
 Pouch material air permeability     Pouch material air
 (L/m\2\/s).                                 permeability (L/m\2\/s).
 Pouch material nicotine             Pouch material
 dissolution rate (%/min).                   nicotine dissolution rate
                                             (%/min).
 Pouch material nicotine             Pouch material
 dissolution extent (mg).                    nicotine dissolution extent
                                             (mg).
 Pouch material thickness ([mu]m).   Pouch material
                                             thickness ([mu]m).
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                 Nonportioned Smokeless Tobacco Products
------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Tobacco cut size (mm).              Tobacco cut size
                                             (mm).

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 Tobacco moisture (%).               Tobacco moisture
                                             (%).
------------------------------------------------------------------------


      Table 3 to Sec.   1114.7(i)(2)(ii)--Required Design Parameter
               Information for RYO Tobacco Rolling Papers
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                             Provide test data (include
                                            test protocols, quantitative
  Provide target specification with upper     acceptance criteria, data
        and lower range limits for:          sets, and a summary of the
                                                    results) for:
------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Roll-your-own (RYO) paper length    RYO paper length
 (mm).                                       (mm).
 RYO paper width (mm).               RYO paper width
                                             (mm).
 RYO paper mass (mg).                RYO paper mass
                                             (mg).
 RYO paper base paper basis weight   RYO paper base
 (g/m\2\).                                   paper basis weight (g/
                                             m\2\).
 RYO paper base paper porosity       RYO paper base
 (CU).                                       paper porosity (CU).
 RYO paper band porosity (CU).       RYO paper band
                                             porosity (CU).
 RYO paper band diffusivity (cm\2\/  RYO paper band
 s).                                         diffusivity (cm\2\/s).
 RYO paper band width (mm).          RYO paper band
                                             width (mm).
 RYO paper band space (mm).          RYO paper band
                                             space (mm).
------------------------------------------------------------------------


      Table 4 to Sec.   1114.7(i)(2)(ii)--Required Design Parameter
                    Information for RYO Tobacco Tubes
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                             Provide test data (include
                                            test protocols, quantitative
  Provide target specification with upper     acceptance criteria, data
        and lower range limits for:          sets, and a summary of the
                                                    results) for:
------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Tube mass (mg).                     Tube mass (mg).
 Tube length (mm).                   Tube length (mm).
 Tube diameter (mm).                 Tube diameter (mm).
 Tube paper length (mm).             Tube paper length
                                             (mm).
 Tube paper width (mm).              Tube paper width
                                             (mm).
 Tube paper base paper basis         Tube paper base
 weight (g/m\2\).                            paper basis weight (g/
                                             m\2\).
 Tube paper base paper porosity      Tube paper base
 (CU).                                       paper porosity (CU).
 Tube paper band porosity (CU).      Tube paper band
                                             porosity (CU).
 Tube paper band diffusivity         Tube paper band
 (cm\2\/s).                                  diffusivity (cm\2\/s).
 Tube paper band width (mm).         Tube paper band
                                             width (mm).
 Tube paper band space (mm).         Tube paper band
                                             space (mm).
------------------------------------------------------------------------


      Table 5 to Sec.   1114.7(i)(2)(ii)--Required Design Parameter
               Information for RYO Tobacco Filtered Tubes
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                             Provide test data (include
                                            test protocols, quantitative
  Provide target specification with upper     acceptance criteria, data
        and lower range limits for:          sets, and a summary of the
                                                    results) for:
------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Tube mass (mg).                     Tube mass (mg).
 Tube length (mm).                   Tube length (mm).
 Tube diameter (mm).                 Tube diameter (mm).
 Tube paper length (mm).             Tube paper length
                                             (mm).
 Nonfilter tube length (mm).         Nonfilter tube
                                             length (mm).
 Tube paper width (mm).              Tube paper width
                                             (mm).
 Tube paper base paper basis         Tube paper base
 weight (g/m\2\).                            paper basis weight (g/
                                             m\2\).
 Tube paper base paper porosity      Tube paper base
 (CU).                                       paper porosity (CU).
 Tube paper band porosity (CU).      Tube paper band
                                             porosity (CU).
 Tube paper band diffusivity         Tube paper band
 (cm\2\/s).                                  diffusivity (cm\2\/s).
 Tube paper band width (mm).         Tube paper band
                                             width (mm).
 Tube paper band space (mm).         Tube paper band
                                             space (mm).
 Filter length (mm).                 Filter length (mm).
 Filter diameter (mm).               Filter diameter
                                             (mm).
 Filter mass (mg).                   Filter mass (mg).
 Filter density (g/cm\3\).           Filter density (g/
                                             cm\3\).
 Filter tow crimping index.          Filter tow crimping
                                             index.
 Filter pressure drop (mm H2O).      Filter pressure
                                             drop (mm H2O).
 Filter efficiency (%).              Filter efficiency
                                             (%).
 Filter total denier (g/9000m).      Filter total denier
                                             (g/9000m).
 Filter denier per filament (dpf).   Filter denier per
                                             filament (dpf).
 Plug wrap length (mm).              Plug wrap length
                                             (mm).
 Plug wrap width (mm).               Plug wrap width
                                             (mm).
 Plug wrap basis weight (g/m\2\).    Plug wrap basis
                                             weight (g/m\2\).
 Plug wrap porosity (CU).            Plug wrap porosity
                                             (CU).
 Tipping paper length (mm).          Tipping paper
                                             length (mm).
 Tipping paper width (mm).           Tipping paper width
                                             (mm).
 Tipping paper basis weight (g/      Tipping paper basis
 m\2\).                                      weight (g/m\2\).

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 Tipping paper perforation (CU).     Tipping paper
                                             perforation (CU).
 Filter ventilation (%).             Filter ventilation
                                             (%).
 Filter ventilation position of
 holes.
 Filter ventilation number of
 holes.
 Filter ventilation number of
 rows.
------------------------------------------------------------------------


      Table 6 to Sec.   1114.7(i)(2)(ii)--Required Design Parameter
                       Information for RYO Tobacco
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                             Provide test data (include
                                            test protocols, quantitative
  Provide target specification with upper     acceptance criteria, data
        and lower range limits for:          sets, and a summary of the
                                                    results) for:
------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Tobacco filler mass (mg).           Tobacco filler mass
                                             (mg).
 Tobacco cut size (mm).              Tobacco cut size
                                             (mm).
 Tobacco moisture (%).               Tobacco moisture
                                             (%).
------------------------------------------------------------------------


      Table 7 to Sec.   1114.7(i)(2)(ii)--Required Design Parameter
                 Information for RYO Tobacco Paper Tips
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                             Provide test data (include
                                            test protocols, quantitative
  Provide target specification with upper     acceptance criteria, data
        and lower range limits for:          sets, and a summary of the
                                                    results) for:
------------------------------------------------------------------------
 RYO paper tip length (mm).          RYO paper tip
                                             length (mm).
 RYO paper tip width (mm).           RYO paper tip width
                                             (mm).
 RYO paper tip mass (mg).            RYO paper tip mass
                                             (mg).
 RYO paper base paper basis weight   RYO paper base
 (g/m\2\).                                   paper basis weight (g/
                                             m\2\).
 RYO paper perforation (CU).         RYO paper
                                             perforation (CU).
 RYO paper tip ventilation (%).      RYO paper tip
                                             ventilation (%).
------------------------------------------------------------------------


      Table 8 to Sec.   1114.7(i)(2)(ii)--Required Design Parameter
              Information for Filtered Sheet-Wrapped Cigars
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                             Provide test data (include
                                            test protocols, quantitative
  Provide target specification with upper     acceptance criteria, data
        and lower range limits for:          sets, and a summary of the
                                                    results) for:
------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Cigar length (mm).                  Cigar length (mm).
 Cigar diameter (mm).                Cigar diameter
                                             (mm).
 Tobacco filler mass (mg).           Tobacco filler mass
                                             (mg).
 Tobacco rod density (g/cm\3\).      Tobacco rod density
                                             (g/cm\3\).
 Tobacco cut size (mm).              Tobacco cut size
                                             (mm).
 Tobacco moisture (%).               Tobacco moisture
                                             (%).
 Cigar wrapper porosity (CU).        Cigar wrapper
                                             porosity (CU).
 Cigar binder porosity (CU).         Cigar binder
                                             porosity (CU).
 Filter length (mm).                 Filter length (mm).
 Filter diameter (mm).               Filter diameter
                                             (mm).
 Filter pressure drop (mm H2O).      Filter pressure
                                             drop (mm H2O).
 Filter efficiency (%).              Filter efficiency
                                             (%).
 Tipping paper length (mm).          Tipping paper
                                             length (mm).
 Filter ventilation (%).             Filter ventilation
                                             (%).
------------------------------------------------------------------------


      Table 9 to Sec.   1114.7(i)(2)(ii)--Required Design Parameter
             Information for Unfiltered Sheet-Wrapped Cigars
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                             Provide test data (include
                                            test protocols, quantitative
  Provide target specification with upper     acceptance criteria, data
        and lower range limits for:          sets, and a summary of the
                                                    results) for:
------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Cigar mass (mg).                    Cigar mass (mg).
 Cigar length (mm).                  Cigar length (mm).
 Cigar minimum diameter (mm).        Cigar minimum
                                             diameter (mm).
 Cigar maximum diameter (mm).        Cigar maximum
                                             diameter (mm).
 Tobacco filler mass (mg).           Tobacco filler mass
                                             (mg).
 Cigar wrapper porosity (CU).        Cigar wrapper
                                             porosity (CU).
 Cigar tip length (mm) (if           Cigar tip length
 applicable).                                (mm) (if applicable).
 Cigar tip inner diameter (mm) (if   Cigar tip inner
 applicable).                                diameter (mm) (if
                                             applicable).
 Cigar tip width (mm) (if            Cigar tip width
 applicable).                                (mm) (if applicable).
------------------------------------------------------------------------


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     Table 10 to Sec.   1114.7(i)(2)(ii)--Required Design Parameter
                   Information for Leaf-Wrapped Cigars
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                             Provide test data (include
                                            test protocols, quantitative
  Provide target specification with upper     acceptance criteria, data
        and lower range limits for:          sets, and a summary of the
                                                    results) for:
------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Cigar mass (mg).                    Cigar mass (mg).
 Cigar length (mm).                  Cigar length (mm).
 Cigar minimum diameter (mm).        Cigar minimum
                                             diameter (mm).
 Cigar maximum diameter (mm).        Cigar maximum
                                             diameter (mm).
 Tobacco moisture (%).               Tobacco moisture
                                             (%).
------------------------------------------------------------------------


     Table 11 to Sec.   1114.7(i)(2)(ii)--Required Design Parameter
                      Information for Cigar Tobacco
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                             Provide test data (include
                                            test protocols, quantitative
  Provide target specification with upper     acceptance criteria, data
        and lower range limits for:          sets, and a summary of the
                                                    results) for:
------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Tobacco cut size (mm).              Tobacco cut size
                                             (mm).
 Tobacco moisture (%).               Tobacco moisture
                                             (%).
------------------------------------------------------------------------


     Table 12 to Sec.   1114.7(i)(2)(ii)--Required Design Parameter
                     Information for Cigar Wrappers
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                             Provide test data (include
                                            test protocols, quantitative
  Provide target specification with upper     acceptance criteria, data
        and lower range limits for:          sets, and a summary of the
                                                    results) for:
------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Cigar wrapper length (mm).          Cigar wrapper
                                             length (mm).
 Cigar wrapper minimum width (mm).   Cigar wrapper
                                             minimum width (mm).
 Cigar wrapper maximum width (mm).   Cigar wrapper
                                             maximum width (mm).
------------------------------------------------------------------------


     Table 13 to Sec.   1114.7(i)(2)(ii)--Required Design Parameter
                       Information for Waterpipes
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                             Provide test data (include
                                            test protocols, quantitative
  Provide target specification with upper     acceptance criteria, data
        and lower range limits for:          sets, and a summary of the
                                                    results) for:
------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Number of hoses.                    Bowl volume (ml).
 Bowl volume (ml).
------------------------------------------------------------------------


     Table 14 to Sec.   1114.7(i)(2)(ii)--Required Design Parameter
                    Information for Waterpipe Tobacco
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                             Provide test data (include
                                            test protocols, quantitative
  Provide target specification with upper     acceptance criteria, data
        and lower range limits for:          sets, and a summary of the
                                                    results) for:
------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Tobacco cut size (mm).              Tobacco cut size
                                             (mm).
 Tobacco moisture (%).               Tobacco moisture
                                             (%).
------------------------------------------------------------------------


     Table 15 to Sec.   1114.7(i)(2)(ii)--Required Design Parameter
                Information for Waterpipe Heating Sources
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                             Provide test data (include
                                            test protocols, quantitative
  Provide target specification with upper     acceptance criteria, data
        and lower range limits for:          sets, and a summary of the
                                                    results) for:
------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Heating source type.                Charcoal
                                             temperature ([deg]C) (if
                                             applicable).
 Charcoal temperature ([deg]C) (if   Coil temperature
 applicable).                                range ([deg]C) (if
                                             applicable).
 Coil temperature range ([deg]C)     PDU temperature cut-
 (if applicable).                            off ([deg]C) (if
                                             applicable).
 Power delivery unit (PDU)
 temperature cut-off ([deg]C) (if
 applicable).
------------------------------------------------------------------------


     Table 16 to Sec.   1114.7(i)(2)(ii)--Required Design Parameter
                     Information for Waterpipe Foil
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                             Provide test data (include
                                            test protocols, quantitative
  Provide target specification with upper     acceptance criteria, data
        and lower range limits for:          sets, and a summary of the
                                                    results) for:
------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Foil length (mm).                   Foil length (mm).
 Foil width (mm).                    Foil width (mm).
------------------------------------------------------------------------


     Table 17 to Sec.   1114.7(i)(2)(ii)--Required Design Parameter
                          Information for Pipes
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                             Provide test data (include
                                            test protocols, quantitative
  Provide target specification with upper     acceptance criteria, data
        and lower range limits for:          sets, and a summary of the
                                                    results) for:
------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Bore minimum diameter (mm).         Bore minimum
                                             diameter (mm).
 Bore maximum diameter (mm).         Bore maximum
                                             diameter (mm).
 Bit length (mm).                    Bit length (mm).

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 Bit diameter (mm).                  Bit diameter (mm).
 Stem length (mm).                   Stem length (mm).
 Stem diameter (mm).                 Stem diameter (mm).
------------------------------------------------------------------------


     Table 18 to Sec.   1114.7(i)(2)(ii)--Required Design Parameter
                      Information for Pipe Tobacco
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                             Provide test data (include
                                            test protocols, quantitative
  Provide target specification with upper     acceptance criteria, data
        and lower range limits for:          sets, and a summary of the
                                                    results) for:
------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Tobacco cut size (mm).              Tobacco cut size
                                             (mm).
 Tobacco moisture (%).               Tobacco moisture
                                             (%).
------------------------------------------------------------------------


     Table 19 to Sec.   1114.7(i)(2)(ii)--Required Design Parameter
                          Information for ENDS
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                             Provide test data (include
                                            test protocols, quantitative
  Provide target specification with upper     acceptance criteria, data
        and lower range limits for:          sets, and a summary of the
                                                    results) for:
------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Airflow rate (cc/min).              Airflow rate (cc/
                                             min).
 Coil resistance (ohms).             Coil resistance
                                             (ohms).
 Overall atomizer resistance         Overall atomizer
 (ohms).                                     resistance (ohms).
 Wick ignition temperature           Wick ignition
 ([deg]C).                                   temperature ([deg]C).
 Battery mAh rating (mAh).           Battery mAh rating
                                             (mAh).
 PDU wattage operating range (W).    PDU wattage
                                             operating range (W).
 Coil temperature cut-off            Coil temperature
 ([deg]C).                                   cut-off ([deg]C).
 Coil temperature range ([deg]C).    Coil temperature
                                             range ([deg]C).
------------------------------------------------------------------------


     Table 20 to Sec.   1114.7(i)(2)(ii)--Required Design Parameter
                        Information for E-liquids
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                             Provide test data (include
                                            test protocols, quantitative
  Provide target specification with upper     acceptance criteria, data
        and lower range limits for:          sets, and a summary of the
                                                    results) for:
------------------------------------------------------------------------
 E-liquid volume (ml).               E-liquid volume
                                             (ml).
------------------------------------------------------------------------

    (iii) Function. How the product is intended to function.
    (iv) Product pH and nicotine formulation. The pH of the product and 
the formulation of nicotine in the product, if applicable, including 
the form (e.g., unprotonated nicotine, nicotine salts) and quantity.
    (v) Fermentation process. For those products that contain fermented 
tobacco, information on the fermentation process, including the 
following:
    (A) Composition of the inoculum (starter culture) with genus and 
species name(s) and concentration(s) (if applicable);
    (B) Any step(s) taken to reduce endogenous microbes (e.g., cleaning 
of product contact surfaces);
    (C) Specifications and test data for pH, temperature, moisture 
content, and water activity;
    (D) Frequency of aeration or turning (if applicable);
    (E) Duration of fermentation;
    (F) Added ingredients; and
    (G) Method used to stabilize or stop (if applicable), fermentation, 
including data to demonstrate that the process is effective at reducing 
microbial content of the product and to suppress microbial activity of 
residual microorganisms to preclude further in-package fermentation.
    (vi) Storage and stability information. The application must 
contain product storage and stability information that establishes the 
microbial and chemical stability of the product throughout the shelf 
life, including:
    (A) A description of the shelf life and how it is indicated on the 
tobacco product, if applicable; and
    (B) Testing on the tobacco product in the same container closure 
system that will be used if granted a marketing order that was 
performed at the beginning (zero time), middle, and end of the expected 
storage time for the chemical and microbial endpoints for the following 
items: Microbial content data, including total aerobic microbial count 
and total yeast and mold count along with identification of detected 
microbiological organisms by genus and species names, if applicable; 
pH; moisture content; water activity; tobacco-specific nitrosamines 
(TSNAs) (reported as separate amounts for the total TSNAs, NNN (N'-
nitrosonor-nicotine), NNK (4-(methylnitrosamino)-1-(3-pyridyl)-1-
butanone)); nitrate and nitrite levels; preservatives and microbial 
metabolic inhibitors (if any); and method of heat treatment, 
pasteurization, or other method used to reduce microbial loads.
    (vii) Product and packaging design risks and misuse hazards. A 
review and assessment of reasonably foreseeable risks associated with 
the design of the tobacco product and its package that may occur during 
normal use of the tobacco product or during any foreseeable misuse of 
the product, including user error, which may cause illness, injury, or 
death not normally associated with the use of the tobacco product. The 
review and assessment must identify the measures taken to reduce or 
eliminate each risk associated with the design of the tobacco product 
and package.
    (3) Principles of operation. The applicant must provide a full 
statement of the principle or principles of operation of the tobacco 
product, including full narrative descriptions of:
    (i) The way in which a typical consumer will use the new tobacco

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product, including a description of how a consumer operates the product 
and, where applicable, can change the product design and add or 
subtract ingredients;
    (ii) The length of time it takes for a user to consume a single 
unit of the product; and
    (iii) Whether the product incorporates a heating source, and if so, 
a description of the heating source.
    (4) Product testing and analysis information. Each analysis 
required in this paragraph must be performed on test samples that 
reflect the finished tobacco product composition and design, and must 
be conducted using a sufficient sample size and number of replicates to 
substantiate the results of the type of testing conducted. 
Additionally, the applicant must provide the following information:
    (i) The name and location of the testing laboratory or laboratories 
and documentation showing that the laboratory or laboratories is (or 
are) accredited by a nationally or internationally recognized external 
accreditation organization;
    (ii) The length of time between dates of manufacture and date(s) of 
testing;
    (iii) The storage conditions of the tobacco product before it was 
tested;
    (iv) The number of samples and measurement replicates for each 
sample;
    (v) A description of method procedure, method validation 
information and rationale for selecting each test method, including 
relevant voluntary testing standards, test protocols, quantitative 
acceptance criteria, line data, and a summary of the results;
    (vi) Reports of product formulation testing that include test 
protocols, quantitative acceptance criteria, line data, and a summary 
of the results, for each applicable parameter; and
    (vii) Complete descriptions of any smoking or aerosol-generating 
regimens used for analytical testing that are not standardized or 
widely accepted by the scientific community, if applicable.
    (j) Manufacturing. The application must contain a full description 
of the methods used in, and the facilities and controls used for, the 
design (including design validation and design verification, to assess 
whether the tobacco product, as manufactured, performs in accordance 
with design specifications), manufacture, packing, and storage of the 
tobacco product in sufficient detail to demonstrate whether the product 
meets manufacturing specifications, can be manufactured in a manner 
consistent with the information submitted in the application, and 
conforms to the requirements of any regulations issued under section 
906(e) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, including:
    (1) A list of all manufacturing, packaging, storage, and control 
facilities for the product, including the facilities name, address, and 
FEI number, if applicable, and a contact name and telephone number for 
a representative from each facility;
    (2) A narrative description, accompanied by a list and summary, of 
all standard operating procedures (SOPs) and examples of relevant forms 
and records for the following categories of information for all 
manufacturing, design controls, packing, and storage for the tobacco 
product:
    (i) Manufacturing and production process activities at each 
establishment, including a description of each establishment, all 
production steps, and process controls, process specifications with 
relevant acceptance criteria, and monitoring and acceptance activities;
    (ii) Managerial oversight and employee training related to the 
manufacture, processing, packing, and installation of the tobacco 
product, as applicable;
    (iii) Monitoring procedures and manufacturing controls for product 
design, product characteristics, and changes in products, 
specifications, methods, processes, or procedures, including a hazard 
analysis that details the correlation of the product design attributes 
with public health risk, as well as any mitigation strategies 
implemented;
    (iv) Activities related to identifying and monitoring suppliers and 
the products supplied (including, for example, purchase controls and 
product acceptance activities);
    (v) Handling of complaints, nonconforming products and processes, 
and corrective and preventative actions;
    (vi) Testing procedures carried out before the product is released 
to market, including:
    (A) A list and summary of any standards used for all testing 
methods;
    (B) Validation and verification activities for all test methods 
used to ensure that the tobacco product meets specifications;
    (C) Documentation of accreditation information for all testing 
laboratories;
    (D) Complete description of smoking or aerosol-generating regimes 
used for analytical testing, if any; and
    (E) Tobacco product specifications (including any physical, 
chemical, and biological specifications) and acceptance criteria for 
those specifications;
    (F) Reports of release testing performed on finished products to 
demonstrate conformity with established specifications, including test 
protocols, line data, and a summary of the results for each applicable 
testing.
    (k) Health risk investigations--(1) Study types. The application 
must contain full reports of all information, including the substantive 
information required by Sec.  1114.27(b)(1)(ii) for application filing, 
both favorable and unfavorable, published or known to, or which should 
reasonably be known to, the applicant concerning investigations, 
including nonclinical and human subject studies, which have been made 
to show:
    (i) Health risks of the product. The potential health risks of the 
tobacco product to users and nonusers, including potential exposures, 
and whether the product may present different risks than other tobacco 
products, including:
    (A) The health effects of the constituents, including HPHCs, at the 
quantitative levels delivered to both users and nonusers under the 
range of conditions under which the product might be used;
    (B) The toxicological profile of the new tobacco product related to 
the route of administration, including the genotoxicity, 
carcinogenicity, reproductive toxicity, immunotoxicity, acute toxicity, 
and repeat dose (chronic) toxicity of the new tobacco product, 
including those relative to other tobacco products. The toxicological 
profile also includes information on the toxicity of the ingredients, 
additives, and HPHCs, relative to the route of administration and the 
range of potential levels of exposure resulting from the use of, or 
exposure to, the new tobacco product, including studies which discuss 
the toxicological effects of any leachables and extractables that can 
appear from the container closure system and the ingredient mixture, 
such as additive or synergistic effects;
    (C) The pharmacological profile of the new tobacco product, 
including the pharmacokinetics, pharamacodynamics, metabolism, and 
elimination profile, of any of the ingredients, additives, and HPHCs 
for the range of potential levels of exposure resulting from the use 
of, or exposure to, the new tobacco product relative to other tobacco 
products. The applicant must specify whether the studies were conducted 
in vitro, in vivo, ex vivo, or in silico; and
    (D) The health risks of the tobacco product compared to other 
tobacco products on the market, never using tobacco products, quitting 
tobacco product use, and using the tobacco product in conjunction with 
other tobacco products.

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    (ii) Impacts on tobacco use behavior of tobacco product users. How 
the product and its label, labeling, and advertising will affect the 
tobacco use behavior of tobacco product users, including:
    (A) The abuse liability of the tobacco product;
    (B) How users actually use the product, including use topography, 
product use frequency, use trends over time, and how such use affects 
the health risks of the product to individual users;
    (C) The likelihood that users will use the product in conjunction 
with other tobacco products;
    (D) The likelihood that current tobacco product users will start 
using the product;
    (E) The likelihood that current tobacco users who adopt the product 
will switch to or switch back to other tobacco products that may 
present increased risks to individual health; and
    (F) The likelihood that current tobacco users who may have 
otherwise quit using tobacco products will instead start or continue to 
use the product.
    (iii) Impacts on tobacco use initiation by nonusers, including 
youth and young adults. The impact of the tobacco product, its label, 
labeling, and advertising on tobacco use initiation by nonusers, 
including:
    (A) The likelihood that consumers who have never used tobacco 
products, particularly youth and young adults, will initiate use of the 
tobacco product;
    (B) The likelihood that nonusers of tobacco products who adopt the 
tobacco product will switch to other tobacco products that may present 
higher levels of individual health risk; and
    (C) The likelihood that former users of tobacco products will re-
initiate use with the tobacco product.
    (iv) Perceptions and use intentions. The impact of the product and 
its label, labeling, and advertising on individuals:
    (A) Perception of the product;
    (B) Use intentions; and
    (C) Ability to understand the labeling and instructions for use and 
use the product in accordance with those instructions.
    (v) Human factors. The impact of human factors on product risk, 
including discussion of use conditions, use environments, use related 
hazards, estimated use error risk, potential unintended uses, risk 
controls to ensure that harms and unintended consequences are 
minimized, and adverse experiences related to such uses.
    (2) Literature search. The applicant must conduct a literature 
search for each type of information described in paragraph (k)(1) of 
this section, and the application must contain a description of the 
literature search performed, including the databases searched and the 
date searched, search terms, reasons for inclusion or exclusion of 
documents, and the strategy for study quality assessment. The 
application must also contain a bibliography of all published studies 
and articles referenced in the application. If a literature search was 
performed and resulted in no information found, the application must 
contain a statement to that effect.
    (3) Study reports. The full report of each study included in the 
application must describe the specific product studied and include the 
following items, where applicable and to the extent reasonably 
available. For applicable items not contained in the full report of an 
investigation, the applicant must contain a description of the actions 
taken to obtain the information and why the document is not reasonably 
available.
    (i) Full copies of any published articles and other reference 
materials;
    (ii) Documentation of all actions taken to ensure the reliability 
of the study. For nonclinical laboratory studies, the application must 
contain, for each study, documentation of all actions taken to ensure 
the reliability of the study, e.g., documentation of whether the study 
was conducted in accordance with good laboratory practices, such as 
those specified in part 58 of this chapter. For studies involving human 
subjects, to the extent reasonably available or obtainable, the 
application must contain a certification that clinical investigators do 
not have, or documentation fully disclosing, any financial conflicts of 
interest, such as the financial arrangements specified in the Financial 
Disclosure by Clinical Investigators regulation in part 54 of this 
chapter;
    (iii) Copies of all versions of protocols and amendments that were 
used in the study;
    (iv) Copies of all versions of investigator instructions, if any 
were produced in addition to the protocol;
    (v) The statistical analysis plan, including a detailed description 
of the statistical analyses used (including all variables, confounders, 
and subgroup analyses), the scientific rationale for the choice of 
sample sizes, and any amendments to the plan;
    (vi) Line data, including data definition files that include the 
names of the variables, codes, and formats in each dataset, and copies 
of programs and any necessary macro-programs used to create derived 
datasets, and the results included in the study reports;
    (vii) A list of sites and clinical investigators that conducted the 
study, including contact information and physical address(es);
    (viii) The location of all source data. If the site where the study 
was conducted has not maintained all of the source data, indicate where 
the data are located;
    (ix) The format of the records and data (e.g., electronic or hard 
copy);
    (x) A list of all sites that had early termination and the reason 
for early termination, along with any audit certificates and inspection 
results, if applicable;
    (xi) A list of contractors who participated in the study, the role 
of each contractor, and the initiation and termination dates of the 
participation of each contractor;
    (xii) A signed full report of all findings;
    (xiii) For human subject studies:
    (A) All versions of study materials (e.g., consent forms, 
questionnaires, stimuli) used;
    (B) All versions of case report forms used; and
    (C) Individual case report forms related to participant deaths, 
other serious and unexpected adverse experiences, withdrawals, and 
participant discontinuation where the study participant was exposed to 
the tobacco product that is the subject of the PMTA or similar 
products; and
    (xiv) For tobacco product perception and use intention studies that 
use advertising as stimuli, a statement describing whether the 
advertising used is representative of advertising that the applicant 
intends to use in marketing the product. If the advertising is not 
representative of the advertising an applicant intends to use in 
marketing the product, the applicant must describe whether the study 
results are still relevant to the likely impact of the advertising on 
tobacco product perceptions and use intentions.
    (l) The effect on the population as a whole. The application must 
contain an analysis and discussion of how the data and information 
contained in the application establish that permitting the tobacco 
product to be marketed would be appropriate for the protection of 
public health determined with respect to the population as a whole, 
including users and nonusers of the tobacco product. The analysis and 
discussion must integrate all of the information regarding the product 
and its likely effects on health, and tobacco use behavior, including 
tobacco use cessation and initiation, to provide an overall assessment 
of the likely effect that the marketing of the tobacco

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product may have on overall tobacco-related morbidity and mortality.
    (m) Certification statement. The application must contain the 
following certification, with the appropriate information inserted (as 
indicated by parenthetical italicized text), signed by an authorized 
representative of the applicant:

    ``I (name of responsible official) on behalf of the applicant, 
(applicant name), hereby certify that the applicant will maintain 
all records to substantiate the accuracy of this application for the 
period of time required in 21 CFR 1114.45 and ensure that such 
records remain readily available to FDA upon request. I certify that 
this information and the accompanying submission are true and 
correct, that no material fact has been omitted, and that I am 
authorized to submit this on the applicant's behalf. I understand 
that under section 1001 of title 18 of the United States Code anyone 
who knowingly and willfully makes a materially false, fictitious, or 
fraudulent statement or representation in any matter within the 
jurisdiction of the executive, legislative, or judicial branch of 
the Government of the United States is subject to criminal 
penalties.''

Sec.  1114.9  Amendments.

    (a) General. FDA may request, or an applicant may submit on its own 
initiative, an amendment to a PMTA containing information that is 
necessary for FDA complete the review of a pending PMTA. An amendment 
must include the appropriate form and specify the STN assigned to the 
original submission and, if submitted other than at FDA's request, the 
reason for submitting the amendment. An amendment must also include the 
certification statement set forth in Sec.  1114.7(m), with the 
appropriate information inserted, and signed by an authorized 
representative of the applicant.
    (b) Review of an amendment. Submission of an amendment may affect 
the timing of review of an amended submission as follows:
    (1) If the amendment is a major amendment (e.g., an amendment that 
contains significant new data from a previously unreported study, 
detailed new analyses of previously submitted data), FDA may restart 
the 180-day review period after receipt of the amendment.
    (2) If FDA requests a minor amendment (i.e., an amendment that is 
not a major amendment) and receives a written response submitting the 
requested amendment, FDA may pause the review period for the number of 
days elapsed between the date of the request and the date that FDA 
receives the written response.
    (c) Failure to respond to amendment request. If FDA requests an 
amendment and the applicant does not respond within 180 days of FDA's 
request, FDA may consider the applicant to have submitted a request to 
voluntarily withdraw the pending PMTA under Sec.  1114.11 and issue an 
acknowledgment letter notifying the applicant of the withdrawal.
    (d) No amendment to closed or withdrawn application. An applicant 
may not amend an application after FDA has closed the application 
through an action under Sec.  1114.29 or it has been withdrawn under 
Sec.  1114.11.


Sec.  1114.11   Withdrawal by applicant.

    (a) An applicant may at any time make a written request using the 
appropriate form to withdraw a PMTA that FDA has not acted on as 
described in Sec.  1114.29. The withdrawal request must state:
    (1) Whether the withdrawal is due to a health concern related to 
the tobacco product and, if so, a description of those concerns, 
including the extent, duration, and frequency of the health effects, 
and what gave rise to the concerns, such as reports of adverse 
experiences;
    (2) The application STN; and
    (3) The name(s) of the new tobacco product that is the subject of 
the application.
    (b) An application will be considered withdrawn when FDA issues an 
acknowledgement letter stating that the application has been withdrawn.
    (c) The application is an Agency record, even if withdrawn. FDA 
will retain the withdrawn application under Federal Agency records 
schedules. The availability of the withdrawn application will be 
subject to FDA's public information regulation in Sec.  20.45 of this 
chapter.


Sec.  1114.13   Change in ownership of an application.

    An applicant may transfer of ownership of a PMTA. At or before the 
time of transfer, the new owner and the former owner must submit 
information to FDA using the appropriate form as follows:
    (a) The new and former owner must sign and submit a notice to FDA 
stating that all of the former applicant's rights and responsibilities 
relating to the PMTA have been transferred to the new owner. This 
notice must identify the name and address of the new owner and the PMTA 
transferred by tobacco product name(s) and STN.
    (b) The new owner must sign and submit a notice to FDA containing 
the following:
    (1) The new owner's commitment to agreements, promises, and 
conditions made by the former owner and contained in the application 
and marketing order, if applicable;
    (2) The date that the change in ownership is effective;
    (3) Either a statement that the new owner has a complete copy of 
the application, including all amendments, the marketing order (if 
applicable), and any records that are required to be kept under Sec.  
1114.45, or a request for a copy of the application, including all 
amendments, and the modified risk order (if applicable) from FDA's 
files in accordance with part 20 of this chapter. In accordance with 
the Freedom of Information Act, FDA will provide a copy of the 
application to the new owner under the fee schedule in FDA's public 
information regulations in Sec.  20.45 of this chapter; and
    (4) A certification that no modifications have been made to the 
tobacco product since the application, including amendments (if any), 
was submitted to FDA.


Sec.  1114.15   Supplemental applications.

    (a) Supplemental PMTA submission. Applicants that have received a 
marketing order for a tobacco product may, as an alternative format of 
submitting an application that meets the content requirements of Sec.  
1114.7, submit a supplemental PMTA to seek marketing authorization for 
modifications to such product, which result in a new tobacco product 
under 910(a)(1) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act. 
Supplemental PMTAs must include new information concerning 
modifications that create the new tobacco product but allow the 
applicant to satisfy the remaining application requirements by cross-
referencing applicable content from the previously submitted PMTA for 
the original tobacco product. Applicants may submit supplemental PMTAs 
only for modifications that require the submission of limited new 
information. An applicant may not submit a supplemental PMTA where:
    (1) Modifications to the product that result in the new tobacco 
product require the submission of new information or revisions to the 
PMTA for the original product to the extent that reviewing a 
supplemental application for the new tobacco product would be 
confusing, cumbersome, or otherwise inefficient and submitting a 
standard PMTA under Sec.  1114.7 would better facilitate review.
    (2) The marketing order for the original tobacco product has been 
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    (3) The marketing order for the original tobacco product has been 
temporarily suspended or is subject to temporary suspension or 
withdrawal proceedings by FDA, except where authorized in writing by 
FDA following a presubmission meeting.
    (b) Required format. The supplemental PMTA must comply with format 
requirements of Sec.  1114.7(b), except that an applicant must include 
content in a supplemental PMTA by cross-referencing a PMTA, or, where 
applicable, a supplemental PMTA, for an original tobacco product that 
is owned by that applicant and may include content by cross-referencing 
a tobacco product master file and postmarket reports for the original 
tobacco product. FDA will not consider content included by cross-
reference to other sources of information outside of the submission.
    (c) Required content. The supplemental PMTA must provide sufficient 
information for FDA to determine whether any of the grounds for denial 
listed in section 910(c)(2) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act 
apply to the application.
    (1) The application must contain the full text of all the 
information described in the following sections:
    (i) General information that identifies the submission as a 
supplemental PMTA (as described in Sec.  1114.7(c));
    (ii) New product information (as described in paragraph (d) of this 
section);
    (iii) Statement of compliance with part 25 of this chapter (as 
described in Sec.  1114.7(g));
    (iv) Labeling (as described in Sec.  1114.7(f)) if the labeling is 
not identical to the labeling submitted in the PMTA or postmarket 
reports for the original product;
    (v) Postmarket information (as described in paragraph (e) of this 
section); and
    (vi) Certification statement (as described in paragraph (f) of this 
section);
    (2) The application must include the following sections by cross-
reference to the PMTA for the original tobacco product and contain any 
additional information that is necessary to supplement or update the 
cross-referenced information:
    (i) Descriptive information (as described in Sec.  1114.7(d));
    (ii) Product samples (as described in Sec.  1114.7(e));
    (iii) Labeling (as described in Sec.  1114.7(f)) if the labeling is 
identical to the labeling that was submitted in the PMTA or postmarket 
reports for the original tobacco product;
    (iv) Summary of all research findings (as described in Sec.  
1114.7(h));
    (v) Product formulation (as described in Sec.  1114.7(i));
    (vi) Manufacturing (as described in Sec.  1114.7(j)); and
    (vii) Health risk investigations (as described in Sec.  1114.7(k)).
    (d) New product information. The application must contain a section 
that includes:
    (1) Full descriptions of each modification to the product and 
comparisons to the original product version described in the previously 
authorized PMTA;
    (2) A statement as to whether the new tobacco product, if it 
receives a marketing order, will replace the original tobacco product, 
will be a line extension of the original tobacco product, or will be 
introduced as an additional product by the same manufacturer;
    (3) All data and information relating to each modification to the 
product that would be required in an application under Sec.  1114.7; 
and
    (4) A concluding summary of how the new tobacco product meets the 
requirements to receive a marketing order, including how the data and 
information contained in both the supplemental PMTA and cross-
referenced from the previously authorized PMTA constitute valid 
scientific evidence and establishes that the PMTA meets the 
requirements of section 910(c) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic 
Act to receive a marketing order, including that permitting the new 
tobacco product to be marketed would be appropriate for the protection 
of the public health determined with respect to the risks and benefits 
on the population as a whole, including users and nonusers of the 
tobacco product.
    (e) Postmarket reports. (1) If an applicant has submitted 
postmarket reports for the original tobacco product, the applicant must 
include all such reports in the application by cross-reference.
    (2) If an applicant is required to, but has not yet submitted a 
postmarket report, the applicant must submit a report as part of its 
application of all information required under Sec.  1114.41 covering 
the period of time from when it received a marketing order to when it 
submits the supplemental PMTA.
    (f) Certification statement. The application must contain the 
following certification, with the appropriate information inserted as 
indicated by parenthetical italicized text, signed by an authorized 
representative of the applicant:

    ``I, (name of responsible official), on behalf of (name of 
applicant), certify that (new tobacco product name) has a different 
(describe each modification to the product) than (name of original 
tobacco product) described in (STN of the PMTA for the original 
product) but is otherwise identical to (name(s) of original tobacco 
product). I certify that (name of applicant) understands this means 
there is no other modification to the materials, ingredients, 
design, composition, heating source, or any other feature of the 
original tobacco product. I also certify that (name of applicant) 
will maintain all records that substantiate the accuracy of this 
application and ensure that such records remain readily available to 
FDA upon request for the period of time required in 21 CFR 1114.45. 
I certify that this information and the accompanying submission are 
true and correct, and that I am authorized to submit this on the 
applicant's behalf. I understand that under section 1001 of title 18 
of the United States Code, anyone who knowingly and willfully makes 
a materially false, fictitious, or fraudulent statement or 
representation in any matter within the jurisdiction of the 
executive, legislative, or judicial branch of the Government of the 
United States is subject to criminal penalties.''

Sec.  1114.17   Resubmissions.

    (a) General. An applicant may, as an alternative format of 
submitting an application that meets the content requirements of Sec.  
1114.7 or Sec.  1114.15 (if applicable), submit a resubmission to 
address deficiencies set forth in a no marketing order. The 
resubmission must contain new information necessary to address 
application deficiencies and cross-reference applicable content from 
the PMTA that received the no marketing order. An applicant may utilize 
the resubmission format for the same tobacco product for which FDA 
issued a no marketing order or a new tobacco product that results from 
modifications to the product necessary to address the deficiencies 
described in a no marketing order. An applicant may not submit a 
resubmission when:
    (1) It incorporates new information or revisions to the PMTA for 
the original product to the extent that reviewing a resubmission for 
the new tobacco product would be confusing, cumbersome, or otherwise 
inefficient and submitting a standard PMTA under Sec.  1114.7 would 
better facilitate review; or
    (2) The no marketing order states that the applicant may not submit 
a resubmission.
    (b) Required format. The resubmission must comply with format 
requirements of Sec.  1114.7(b), except that an applicant must include 
content in the resubmission by cross-referencing the PMTA, or, where 
applicable, supplemental PMTA, that received the

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no marketing order. FDA will not consider content included by cross-
reference to other sources of information outside of the submission.
    (c) Required content. The resubmission must provide sufficient 
information for FDA to determine whether any of the grounds for denial 
listed in section 910(c)(2) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act 
apply to the application.
    (1) The application must include the full text of the information 
described in the following paragraphs:
    (i) General information that identifies the submission as a 
resubmission (as described in paragraph Sec.  1114.7(c));
    (ii) Response to deficiencies (as described in paragraph (d) of 
this section); and
    (iii) Certification statement (as described in paragraph (e) of 
this section).
    (2) The application must include the following sections from the 
PMTA that received a no marketing order by cross-reference and contain 
all additional information that is necessary to supplement or update 
the cross-referenced information:
    (i) Descriptive information (as described in Sec.  1114.7(d));
    (ii) Product samples (as described in Sec.  1114.7(e));
    (iii) Labeling (as described in Sec.  1114.7(f));
    (iv) Statement of compliance with part 25 of this chapter (as 
described in Sec.  1114.7(g));
    (v) Summary of all research findings (as described in Sec.  
1114.7(h));
    (vi) Product formulation (as described in Sec.  1114.7(i));
    (vii) Manufacturing (as described in Sec.  1114.7(j)); and
    (viii) Health risk investigations (as described in Sec.  
1114.7(k)).
    (d) Response to deficiencies. (1) The application must include a 
section that lists and provides a separate response to each deficiency 
described by FDA in the original no marketing order, including all data 
and information necessary to complete each response, and also addresses 
any applicant-identified deficiencies.
    (2) Where an applicant modifies the product in a way that would 
result in a new tobacco product under section 910(a)(1) of the Federal 
Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act in order to address the deficiencies, the 
application must also include:
    (i) A full description of each modification to the product and 
comparisons of that change to the original version described in the 
previously submitted PMTA; and
    (ii) All data and information relating to each modification to the 
product that would be required in an application under Sec.  1114.7.
    (e) Certification statement. The application must contain the 
following certification that corresponds to the application, with the 
appropriate information inserted as indicated by parenthetical 
italicized text, signed by an authorized representative of the 
applicant.
    (1) Same tobacco product certification. An application for the same 
tobacco product must contain the following certification:

    ``I, (name of responsible official), on behalf of (name of 
applicant), certify that this submission for (new tobacco product 
name(s)) responds to all deficiencies outlined in the no marketing 
order issued in response to (STN of the previously submitted PMTA) 
and the new tobacco product described herein is identical to the 
product described in the previously submitted PMTA. I certify that 
(name of applicant) understands this means there is no modification 
to the materials, ingredients, design, composition, heating source, 
or any other feature. I also certify that (name of applicant) will 
maintain all records that substantiate the accuracy of this 
statement, and ensure that such records remain readily available to 
FDA upon request for the period of time required in 21 CFR 1114.45. 
I certify that this information and the accompanying submission are 
true and correct, and that I am authorized to submit this on the 
company's behalf. I understand that under section 1001 of title 18 
of the United States Code, anyone who knowingly and willfully makes 
a materially false, fictitious, or fraudulent statement or 
representation in any matter within the jurisdiction of the 
executive, legislative, or judicial branch of the Government of the 
United States is subject to criminal penalties.''

    (2) Different tobacco product certification. An application for a 
different tobacco product than the original tobacco product that 
results from changes necessary to address the deficiencies must contain 
the following certification:

    ``I, (name of responsible official), on behalf of (name of 
applicant), certify that this submission for (new tobacco product 
name(s)) responds to all deficiencies outlined in the no marketing 
order issued in response to (STN of the previously submitted PMTA) 
and the new tobacco product described herein has a different 
(describe each modification to the product) than (name(s) of 
original tobacco product) described in (STN of the previously 
submitted PMTA) but is otherwise identical to (name(s) of original 
tobacco product) described in (STN of the previously submitted 
PMTA). I certify that (name of applicant) understands this means 
there is no modification to the materials, ingredients, design 
features, heating source, or any other feature of the original 
tobacco product, except for the (describe each modification to the 
tobacco product). I also certify that (name of applicant) will 
maintain all records that substantiate the accuracy of this 
statement, and ensure that such records remain readily available to 
FDA upon request for the period of time required in 21 CFR 1114.45. 
I certify that this information and the accompanying submission are 
true and correct, and that I am authorized to submit this on the 
company's behalf. I understand that under section 1001 of title 18 
of the United States Code, anyone who knowingly and willfully makes 
a materially false, fictitious, or fraudulent statement or 
representation in any matter within the jurisdiction of the 
executive, legislative, or judicial branch of the Government of the 
United States is subject to criminal penalties.''

Subpart C--FDA Review


Sec.  1114.25  Communication between FDA and applicants.

    During the course of reviewing an application, FDA may communicate 
with an applicant about relevant matters, including scientific, 
medical, and procedural issues that arise during the review process and 
inspections. These communications may take the form of telephone 
conversations, letters, electronic communications, or meetings, and 
will be documented in the administrative file in accordance with Sec.  
10.65 of this chapter.


Sec.  1114.27   Review procedure.

    (a) Acceptance review. (1) After an applicant submits a PMTA, FDA 
will perform an initial review of the PMTA to determine whether it may 
be accepted for further review. FDA may refuse to accept an application 
that:
    (i) Does not comply with the applicable format requirements in 
Sec.  1114.7(b), Sec.  1114.15, or Sec.  1114.17 (as applicable);
    (ii) Is not administratively complete because it does not appear to 
contain the information required by Sec.  1114.7 (excluding product 
samples), Sec.  1114.15, or Sec.  1114.17, as applicable;
    (iii) Does not pertain to a tobacco product subject to chapter IX 
of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (as required by Sec.  
1105.10 of this chapter); or
    (iv) FDA can otherwise refuse to accept under Sec.  1105.10.
    (2) If FDA accepts an application for further review, FDA will 
issue an acknowledgement letter to the applicant that specifies the 
PMTA STN. If FDA determines that it will require product samples as 
part of the PMTA, it will send instructions on how and where to submit 
product samples, as described in Sec.  1114.7(e) of this chapter.
    (3) If FDA refuses to accept an application, FDA will issue a 
letter to the applicant identifying the deficiencies, where 
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prevented FDA from accepting the application.
    (b) Filing review. (1) After accepting a PMTA, FDA will make a 
threshold determination of whether the application contains sufficient 
information to permit a substantive review. FDA may refuse to file a 
PMTA if any of the following applies:
    (i) The PMTA does not include sufficient information required by 
section 910(b)(1)(A) through (b)(1)(F) of the Federal Food, Drug, and 
Cosmetic Act and by Sec.  1114.7, Sec.  1114.15, or Sec.  1114.17, as 
applicable, to permit a substantive review of the application;
    (ii) The application does not contain any information, including 
information from published literature or bridged from an investigation 
of another tobacco product, regarding:
    (A) The health risks of the new tobacco product (as described in 
Sec.  1114.7(k)(1)(i)(A) through (C));
    (B) The health risks of the new tobacco product compared to the 
health risks generally presented by both products in the same product 
category and products in at least one different category that are used 
by the consumers an applicant expects will use its new tobacco product 
(as set forth in a portion of Sec.  1114.7(k)(1)(i)(D)).
    (C) The abuse liability of the new tobacco product (as set forth in 
Sec.  1114.7(k)(1)(ii)(A));
    (D) How consumers would be expected to actually use the product, 
including use frequency, use trends over time, and how such use affects 
the health risks of the product to individual users (as set forth in 
Sec.  1114.7(k)(1)(ii)(B));
    (E) The impact that marketing the new tobacco product would have on 
the likelihood that current tobacco product users would start using the 
new tobacco product, use the product in conjunction with other tobacco 
products, and, after using the product, switch to or switch back to 
other tobacco products that may present increased risks to individual 
health (as set forth in Sec.  1114.7(k)(1)(ii)(C) through (F));
    (F) The impact that the marketing of the new tobacco product would 
have on tobacco product use behavior of current nonusers of tobacco 
products (as described in Sec.  1114.7(k)(1)(iii)); or
    (G) The impact of the product and its label, labeling, and 
advertising on individuals' perception of the product and their use 
intentions (as described in Sec.  1114.7(k)(1)(iv));
    (iii) The PMTA contains a false statement of material fact;
    (iv) The PMTA is a supplemental PMTA that does not comply with 
Sec.  1114.15; or
    (v) The PMTA is a resubmission that does not comply with Sec.  
1114.17.
    (2) If FDA refuses to file an application, FDA will issue a letter 
to the applicant identifying the deficiencies, where practicable, that 
prevented FDA from filing the application.
    (3) If FDA files an application, FDA will issue a filing letter to 
the applicant.
    (c) Application review. (1) Except as described in this paragraph 
and Sec.  1114.9(b), within 180 days of receipt of an application 
described in section 910(b)(1) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic 
Act, FDA will complete its review of the PMTA and act on the 
application.
    (2) FDA will begin substantive review of the application after it 
is filed under paragraph (b) of this section. FDA may communicate with 
the applicant as set forth under Sec.  1114.25 to seek additional or 
clarifying information.
    (3) FDA may refer the PMTA or portions of the PMTA, upon its own 
initiative or applicant request, to TPSAC for reference and for the 
submission of a report and recommendation respecting the application, 
together with all underlying data and the reasons or basis for the 
recommendation.
    (4) FDA may conduct inspections of the applicant's manufacturing 
sites, and sites and entities involved with clinical and nonclinical 
research (including third parties and contract research organizations) 
to support FDA's review of the PMTA. Where an applicant prevents FDA 
from scheduling and conducting inspections that are necessary for FDA 
to complete its review of the PMTA in a timely manner, FDA may pause 
the 180-day review period for the number of days necessary to complete 
the inspection.
    (5) FDA may defer review of a PMTA for a new product that, if 
introduced or delivered for introduction into interstate commerce, 
would be adulterated or misbranded due to the manufacturer or 
importer's failure to comply with user fee payment and reporting 
requirements under part 1150.


Sec.  1114.29  FDA action on an application.

    After receipt of an application, FDA will:
    (a) Refuse to accept the application as described in Sec.  
1114.27(a);
    (b) Issue a letter administratively closing the application;
    (c) Issue a letter canceling the application if FDA finds that it 
mistakenly accepted the application or that the application was 
submitted in error;
    (d) Refuse to file the application as described in Sec.  
1114.27(b);
    (e) Issue a marketing order as described in Sec.  1114.31; or
    (f) Issue a no marketing order as described in Sec.  1114.33.


Sec.  1114.31  Issuance of a marketing order.

    (a) FDA will issue a marketing order if it finds that none of the 
grounds for denial listed in section 910(c)(2) of the Federal Food, 
Drug, and Cosmetic Act apply. A marketing order becomes effective on 
the date it is issued.
    (b) FDA may include, as part of the marketing order:
    (1) Restrictions on the sale and distribution of the product, 
including restrictions on the access to, and the advertising and 
promotion of, the tobacco product, to the extent that it would be 
authorized to impose such restrictions under a regulation issued under 
section 906(d) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act;
    (2) Any restrictions on the sales, distribution, advertising, and 
promotion of the new tobacco product that the applicant proposed to be 
included as part of a marketing order under section 910(c)(1)(B) of the 
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to help FDA make the finding that 
permitting the product to be marketed would be appropriate for the 
protection of the public health; and
    (3) Requirements to establish and maintain records, and submit 
postmarket reports under section 910(f) of the Federal Food, Drug and 
Cosmetic Act in addition to those described in Sec.  1114.41, including 
but not limited to information such as labeling, advertising, 
marketing, promotional materials, or marketing plans not previously 
submitted to FDA.


Sec.  1114.33  Issuance of a no marketing order.

    (a) Issuance. FDA will issue a no marketing order if:
    (1) FDA finds that any of the grounds for denial listed in section 
910(c)(2) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act apply;
    (2) The applicant does not permit an authorized FDA employee, at a 
reasonable time and in a reasonable manner, an opportunity to:
    (i) Inspect the facilities and controls described in the 
application; or
    (ii) Have access to, copy, and verify all records pertinent to the 
application,
    which results in FDA finding that one or more of the grounds for 
denial specified in section 910(c)(2) of the Federal Food, Drug and 
Cosmetic Act apply.
    (b) Description of deficiencies. The no marketing order will, where 
practicable, identify measures to remove the application from deniable 
form.

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Sec.  1114.35  Withdrawal of a marketing order.

    (a) Grounds for withdrawal. FDA may withdraw a marketing order for 
a new tobacco product issued under this part if FDA determines that:
    (1) Any of the grounds for withdrawal under section 910(d)(1) of 
the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act apply; or
    (2) Any postmarket requirement imposed by the marketing order or by 
this part has not been met, which results in FDA finding that one or 
more of the grounds for withdrawal specified in section 910(d)(1) of 
the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act apply.
    (b) Advice and other information. (1) FDA may seek advice on 
scientific matters from any appropriate FDA advisory committee in 
deciding whether to withdraw a marketing order.
    (2) FDA may use information other than that submitted by the 
applicant in deciding whether to withdraw a marketing order.
    (c) Informal hearing. Prior to withdrawing a marketing order, FDA 
will offer the holder of the marketing order an opportunity for an 
informal hearing under part 16 of this chapter.
    (d) Order issuance. If the applicant does not request a hearing or, 
if after the part 16 hearing is held, the Agency decides to proceed 
with the withdrawal, FDA will issue to the holder of the marketing 
order an order withdrawing the marketing order for the new tobacco 
product.
    (e) Public notice. FDA will give the public notice of an order 
withdrawing a marketing order for a tobacco product and will announce 
the basis of the withdrawal.


Sec.  1114.37  Temporary suspension of a marketing order.

    (a) FDA will temporarily suspend a marketing order if FDA 
determines that there is a reasonable probability that the continued 
distribution of such tobacco product would cause serious, adverse 
health consequences or death, that is greater than ordinarily caused by 
tobacco products on the market.
    (b) Before temporarily suspending a marketing order of a tobacco 
product, FDA will offer the holder of the marketing order an 
opportunity for an informal hearing under part 16 of this chapter.
    (c) If, after offering the holder of the marketing order an 
opportunity for a part 16 hearing, the Agency decides to proceed with 
the temporary suspension, FDA will issue an order temporarily 
suspending the marketing order for a tobacco product.
    (d) After issuing an order temporarily suspending the marketing 
order, FDA will proceed expeditiously to initiate proceedings to 
withdraw the marketing order for the tobacco product.

Subpart D--Postmarket Requirements


Sec.  1114.39  Postmarket changes.

    A marketing order authorizes the marketing of a new tobacco product 
in accordance with the terms of the order. Prior to the introduction or 
delivery for introduction into interstate commerce of a new tobacco 
product that results from modification(s) to the product, an applicant 
must submit a new PMTA under Sec.  1114.7 or a supplemental PMTA under 
Sec.  1114.15 and obtain a marketing order for the new tobacco product, 
unless the new tobacco product can be legally marketed through another 
premarket pathway.


Sec.  1114.41  Reporting requirements.

    (a) Required reports. Except as specified in Sec.  1114.43, each 
applicant that receives a marketing order must submit to FDA all 
information required by the terms of the marketing order and by this 
section as described below. Each postmarket report must be well-
organized, legible, and written in English. Documents that have been 
translated from another language into English (e.g., original study 
documents written in a language other than English) must be accompanied 
by the original language version of the document, a signed statement by 
an authorized representative of the manufacturer certifying that the 
English language translation is complete and accurate, and a brief 
statement of the qualifications of the person that made the 
translation.
    (1) Periodic reports. Each applicant must submit a periodic report 
to the Center for Tobacco Products (CTP) within 60 calendar days of the 
reporting dates specified in the applicant's marketing order for the 
life of the order and as may be required for the submission of a 
supplemental PMTA under Sec.  1114.15. The report must include the 
following:
    (i) A cover letter that contains the PMTA STN, tobacco product 
name(s) (including the original name described in the PMTA if 
different), company name, date of report, and reporting period;
    (ii) A description of all changes made to the manufacturing, 
facilities, or controls during the reporting period, including:
    (A) A comparison of each change to what was described in the PMTA;
    (B) The rationale for making each change and, if any, a listing of 
any associated changes; and
    (C) The basis for concluding that each change does not result in a 
new tobacco product that is outside the scope of the marketing order 
and will not result in a finding that the marketing order must be 
withdrawn or temporarily suspended under section 910(d) of the Federal 
Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act;
    (iii) An inventory of ongoing and completed studies about the 
tobacco product conducted by, or on behalf of, the applicant, that have 
not been previously reported;
    (iv) Full reports of information published or known to, or which 
should be reasonably known to, the applicant concerning scientific 
investigations and literature about the tobacco product that have not 
been previously reported, as well as significant findings from 
publications not previously reported;
    (v) A summary and analysis of all serious and unexpected adverse 
experiences associated with the tobacco product that have been reported 
to the applicant or that the applicant is aware of, accompanied by a 
statement of any changes to the overall risk associated with the 
tobacco product, and a summary of any changes in the health risks, 
including the nature and frequency of the adverse experience, and 
potential risk factors;
    (vi) A summary of sales and distribution of the tobacco product for 
the reporting period, to the extent that the applicant collects or 
receives such data, including:
    (A) Total U.S. sales reported in dollars, units, and volume with 
breakdowns by U.S. census region, major retail markets, and channels in 
which the product is sold;
    (B) The Universal Product Code that corresponds to the product(s) 
identified in the PMTA; and
    (C) Demographic characteristics of product(s) purchasers, such as 
age, gender, and tobacco use status;
    (vii) Specimens of all labeling and descriptions of all labeling 
changes that have not been previously submitted under section 905(i) of 
the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, including the date the 
labeling was first disseminated and the date when dissemination was 
completely terminated;
    (viii) Full color copies of all advertising for the tobacco product 
that has not been previously submitted, and the original date the 
materials were first disseminated and the date when their dissemination 
was completely terminated;
    (ix) A description of the implementation of all advertising and 
marketing plans, by channel and by product, and the dollar amount(s) 
and flighting of such plans, by channel and

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by product, including a description of any:
    (A) Use of competent and reliable data sources, methodologies, and 
technologies to establish, maintain, and monitor highly targeted 
advertising and marketing plans and media buys;
    (B) Targeting of specific adult audiences by age-range(s), 
including young adults, ages 18 to 24, and other demographic or 
psychographic characteristics that reflect the intended target 
audience, including a list of all data sources used to target 
advertising and marketing plans and media buys;
    (C) Actions taken to restrict youth-access and limit youth-exposure 
to the products' labeling, advertising, marketing, or promotion;
    (D) Use of owned, earned, shared, or paid social media to create 
labeling for, advertise, market, or promote the products;
    (E) Use of partners, influencers, bloggers, or brand ambassadors to 
create labeling for, advertise, market, or promote the products;
    (F) Consumer engagements conducted by the applicant, on its behalf, 
or at its direction, including events at which the products were 
demonstrated; and
    (G) Use of earned media or public-relations outreach to create 
labeling for, advertise, market, or promote the products;
    (x) An analysis of the actual delivery of advertising impressions, 
by channel, by product (if applicable), and by audience demographics, 
including a breakout by age-group, that have not been previously 
submitted, verified against post-launch delivery-verification reports 
submitted to the applicant from an accredited source;
    (xi) Additional information required to be reported under the terms 
of a marketing order (if applicable); and
    (xii) An overall assessment of how the tobacco product continues to 
be appropriate for the protection of the public health.
    (2) Serious and unexpected adverse experience reporting. The 
applicant must report all serious and unexpected adverse experiences 
associated with the tobacco product that have been reported to the 
applicant or that the applicant is aware of to CTP's Office of Science 
through the Health and Human Services' Safety Reporting Portal or in 
another manner designated by FDA (if applicable) within 15 calendar 
days after the report is received by the applicant.
    (b) FDA review of postmarket reports. (1) As part of its review of 
a postmarket report, FDA may require the applicant to submit additional 
information to enable it to determine whether a change results in a new 
tobacco product, or to facilitate a determination of whether there are 
or may be grounds to withdraw or temporarily suspend the marketing 
order.
    (2) FDA may notify an applicant that FDA has determined that a 
change described in a periodic report made under this section results 
in a new tobacco product outside the scope of the marketing order, 
requiring the submission of a new PMTA under Sec.  1114.7 or a 
supplemental PMTA under Sec.  1114.15 and issuance of a marketing order 
if the applicant seeks to market the new tobacco product, unless the 
new tobacco product can be legally marketed through a different 
premarket pathway.

Subpart E--Miscellaneous


Sec.  1114.45  Record retention.

    (a) Record retention by the applicant. (1) Each applicant that 
receives a marketing order must maintain all records necessary to 
facilitate a determination of whether there are or may be grounds to 
withdraw or temporarily suspend the marketing order, including records 
related to both the application and postmarket reports, and ensure that 
such records remain readily available to the Agency upon request. These 
records include, but are not limited to:
    (i) All documents submitted to FDA as part of an application, 
periodic postmarket reports, and adverse experience reports;
    (ii) All documentation demonstrating whether each:
    (A) Nonclinical laboratory study was conducted in accordance with 
good laboratory practices that support the reliability of the results, 
such as the records described in part 58 of this chapter; and
    (B) Clinical investigator has any financial conflicts of interest 
that may be a source of bias, such as the documentation described in 
part 54 of this chapter;
    (iii) All other documents generated during the course of a study 
necessary to substantiate the study results, including:
    (A) Communications related to the investigation between the 
investigator and the sponsor, the monitor, or FDA; and
    (B) All source data for human subject and nonclinical 
investigations included in the application and postmarket reports, 
including records of each study subject's case history and exposure to 
tobacco products used in the investigation, including case report 
forms, progress notes, hospital records, clinical charts, X-rays, lab 
reports, and subject diaries; and
    (iv) A list of each complaint, and a summary and analysis of all 
complaints, associated with the tobacco product reported to the 
applicant;
    (2) These records must be legible, in the English language, and 
available for inspection and copying by officers or employees duly 
designated by the Secretary. Documents that have been translated from 
another language into English (e.g., original study documents written 
in a language other than English) must be accompanied by the original 
language version of the document, a signed statement by an authorized 
representative of the manufacturer certifying that the English language 
translation is complete and accurate, and a brief statement of the 
qualifications of the person that made the translation.
    (3) All records must be retained as follows:
    (i) Records related to and including the PMTA must be retained for 
a period of at least 4 years from the date that the marketing order is 
issued.
    (ii) Records related to postmarket reports, including both periodic 
and adverse experience reports, must be retained for a period of at 
least 4 years from the date the report was submitted to FDA or until 
FDA inspects the records, whichever occurs sooner.
    (b) Record retention by FDA. FDA will retain information submitted 
to it in accordance with Federal Agency Records schedules and will 
provide a copy to persons to whom such information may legally be 
disclosed on request under the fee schedule in FDA's public information 
regulations in Sec.  20.45 of this chapter.


Sec.  1114.47  Confidentiality.

    (a) General. FDA will determine the public availability of any part 
of an application and other content related to such an application 
under this section and part 20 of this chapter.
    (b) Confidentiality of data and information prior to an order. 
Prior to issuing an order under this part:
    (1) FDA will not publicly disclose the existence of an application 
unless:
    (i) The applicant has publicly disclosed or acknowledged (as such 
disclosure is defined in Sec.  20.81 of this chapter), or has 
authorized FDA in writing to publicly disclose or acknowledge, that the 
applicant has submitted an application to FDA; or
    (ii) FDA refers the application to TPSAC.
    (2) FDA will not disclose the existence or contents of an FDA 
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regarding its application except to the extent that the applicant has 
publicly disclosed or acknowledged, or authorized FDA in writing to 
publicly disclose or acknowledge, the existence or contents of that 
particular FDA communication.
    (3) Except as described in paragraph (b)(4) of this section, FDA 
will not disclose information contained in an application unless the 
applicant has publicly disclosed or acknowledged, or authorized FDA in 
writing to publicly disclose or acknowledge, the existence of that 
particular information. If the applicant has publicly disclosed or 
acknowledged, or authorized FDA in writing to publicly disclose or 
acknowledge, the existence of that particular information contained in 
an application, FDA may disclose the existence of that particular 
information.
    (4) If FDA refers an application to TPSAC, the contents of the 
application will be available for public disclosure under part 20 of 
this chapter, except information that has been shown to fall within the 
exemption established for trade secrets and confidential commercial or 
financial information in Sec.  20.61, or personal privacy in Sec.  
20.63.
    (c) Disclosure of data and information after issuance of a 
marketing order. After FDA issues a marketing order, it may make the 
following information related to the application and order available 
for public disclosure upon request or at FDA's own initiative, 
including information from amendments to the application and FDA's 
reviews of the application:
    (1) All data previously disclosed to the public, as such disclosure 
is defined in Sec.  20.81 of this chapter;
    (2) Any protocol for a test or study, unless it is shown to fall 
within the exemption established for trade secrets and confidential 
commercial information in Sec.  20.61 of this chapter;
    (3) Information and data submitted to demonstrate that the new 
tobacco product is appropriate for the protection of public health, 
unless the information is shown to fall within the exemptions 
established in Sec.  20.61 of this chapter for trade secrets and 
confidential commercial information, or in Sec.  20.63 of this chapter 
for personal privacy;
    (4) Correspondence between FDA and the applicant, including any 
requests FDA made for additional information and responses to such 
requests, and all written summaries of oral discussions between FDA and 
the applicant, unless it is shown to fall within the exemptions in 
Sec.  20.61 of this chapter for trade secrets and confidential 
commercial information, or in Sec.  20.63 of this chapter for personal 
privacy;
    (5) In accordance with Sec.  25.51(b) of this chapter, the 
environmental assessment or, if applicable, the claim for categorical 
exclusion from the requirement to submit an environmental assessment 
under part 25 of this chapter; and
    (6) Information and data contained in postmarket reports submitted 
to FDA, unless the information is shown to fall within the exemptions 
established in Sec.  20.61 of this chapter for trade secrets and 
confidential commercial information, or in Sec.  20.63 of this chapter 
for personal privacy.
    (d) Disclosure of data and information after the issuance of a no 
marketing order. After FDA issues a no marketing order, FDA may make 
certain information related to the application and the order available 
for public disclosure upon request or at FDA's own initiative unless 
the information is otherwise exempt from disclosure under part 20 of 
this chapter. Information FDA may disclose includes, but is not limited 
to the tobacco product category (e.g., cigarette), tobacco product 
subcategory (e.g., filtered, combusted cigarette), package size, 
product quantity, characterizing flavor, and the basis for the no 
marketing order.


Sec.  1114.49  Electronic submission.

    (a) Electronic format requirement. Applicants submitting any 
documents to the Agency under this part must provide all required 
information to FDA using the Agency's electronic system, except as 
provided in paragraph (b) of this section. The application and all 
supporting information must be in an electronic format that FDA can 
process, review, and archive.
    (b) Waivers from electronic format requirement. An applicant may 
submit a written request, that is legible and in English, to the Center 
for Tobacco Products asking that FDA waive the requirement for 
electronic format and content. Waivers will be granted if use of 
electronic means is not reasonable for the applicant. To request a 
waiver, applicants can send the written request to the address included 
on our website (www.fda.gov/tobaccoproducts). The request must include 
the following information:
    (1) The name and address of the applicant, a list of individuals 
authorized by the applicant to serve as the contact person, and contact 
information. If the applicant has submitted a PMTA previously, the 
regulatory correspondence should also include any identifying 
information about the previous submission.
    (2) A statement that creation and/or submission of information in 
electronic format is not reasonable for the applicant, and an 
explanation of why creation and/or submission in electronic format is 
not reasonable. This statement must be signed by the applicant or by a 
representative who is authorized to make the declaration on behalf of 
the applicant.
    (c) Paper submission. An applicant who has obtained a waiver from 
filing electronically must send a written application through the 
Document Control Center to the address provided in the FDA 
documentation granting the waiver.

    Dated: July 24, 2019.
Norman E. Sharpless,
Acting Commissioner of Food and Drugs.
    Dated: September 3, 2019.
Eric D. Hargan,
Deputy Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services.
[FR Doc. 2019-20315 Filed 9-20-19; 8:45 am]
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