80_FR_46153 80 FR 46005 - Biosimilar User Fee Rates for Fiscal Year 2016

80 FR 46005 - Biosimilar User Fee Rates for Fiscal Year 2016

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Food and Drug Administration

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 148 (August 3, 2015)

Page Range46005-46007
FR Document2015-18908

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing the rates for biosimilar user fees for fiscal year (FY) 2016. The Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (the FD&C Act), as amended by the Biosimilar User Fee Act of 2012 (BsUFA), authorizes FDA to assess and collect user fees for certain activities in connection with biosimilar biological product development, certain applications and supplements for approval of biosimilar biological products, establishments where approved biosimilar biological products are made, and a biosimilar biological product fee for each biosimilar biological product approved in a biosimilar biological product application. BsUFA directs FDA to establish, before the beginning of each fiscal year, the initial and annual biosimilar biological product development (BPD) fees, the reactivation fee, and the biosimilar biological product application, establishment, and product fees. These fees are effective on October 1, 2015, and will remain in effect through September 30, 2016.

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Food and Drug Administration

[Docket No. FDA-2015-N-0007]


Biosimilar User Fee Rates for Fiscal Year 2016

AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing the rates 
for biosimilar user fees for fiscal year (FY) 2016. The Federal Food, 
Drug, and Cosmetic Act (the FD&C Act), as amended by the Biosimilar 
User Fee Act of 2012 (BsUFA), authorizes FDA to assess and collect user 
fees for certain activities in connection with biosimilar biological 
product development, certain applications and supplements for approval 
of biosimilar biological products, establishments where approved 
biosimilar biological products are made, and a biosimilar biological 
product fee for each biosimilar biological product approved in a 
biosimilar biological product application.
    BsUFA directs FDA to establish, before the beginning of each fiscal 
year, the initial and annual biosimilar biological product development 
(BPD) fees, the reactivation fee, and the biosimilar biological product 
application, establishment, and product fees. These fees are effective 
on October 1, 2015, and will remain in effect through September 30, 
2016.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rachel Richter, Office of Financial 
Management, Food and Drug Administration, 8455 Colesville Rd., COLE-
14216, Silver Spring, MD 20993-0002, 301-796-7111.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

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I. Background

    Sections 744G, 744H, and 744I of the FD&C Act (21 U.S.C. 379j-51, 
379j-52, and 379j-53), as added by BsUFA (Title IV of the Food and Drug 
Administration Safety and Innovation Act, Pub. L. 112-144), establish 
fees for biosimilar biological products. Under section 744H(a)(1)(A) of 
the FD&C Act, the initial BPD fee for a product is due when the sponsor 
submits an investigational new drug (IND) application that FDA 
determines is intended to support a biosimilar biological product 
application or within 5 calendar days after FDA grants the first BPD 
meeting, whichever occurs first. A sponsor who has paid the initial BPD 
fee is considered to be participating in FDA's BPD program for that 
product.
    Under section 744H(a)(1)(B) of the FD&C Act, once a sponsor has 
paid the initial BPD fee for a product, the annual BPD fee is assessed 
beginning with the next fiscal year. The annual BPD fee is assessed for 
the product each fiscal year until the sponsor submits a marketing 
application for the product that is accepted for filing, or 
discontinues participation in FDA's BPD program.
    Under section 744H(a)(1)(D) of the FD&C Act, if a sponsor has 
discontinued participation in FDA's BPD program and wants to re-engage 
with FDA on development of the product, the sponsor must pay a 
reactivation fee to resume participation in the program. The sponsor 
must pay the reactivation fee by the earlier of the following dates: No 
later than 5 calendar days after FDA grants the sponsor's request for a 
BPD meeting for that product or upon the date of submission of an IND 
describing an investigation that FDA determines is intended to support 
a biosimilar biological product application. The sponsor will be 
assessed an annual BPD fee beginning with the first fiscal year after 
payment of the reactivation fee.
    BsUFA also establishes fees for certain applications and 
supplements, establishments where approved biosimilar biological 
products are made in final dosage form, and for each biosimilar 
biological product approved in a biosimilar biological product 
application (section 744H(a)(2), 744H(a)(3), and 744H(a)(4), 
respectively, of the FD&C Act). Under certain conditions, FDA may grant 
a small business a waiver from its first biosimilar biological product 
application fee (section 744H(c)(1) of the FD&C Act).
    Under BsUFA, the initial and annual BPD fee rates for a fiscal year 
are equal to 10 percent of the fee rate established under the 
Prescription Drug User Fee Act (PDUFA) for an application requiring 
clinical data for that fiscal year. The reactivation fee is equal to 20 
percent of the fee rate established under PDUFA for an application 
requiring clinical data for that fiscal year. Finally, the application, 
establishment, and product fee rates under BsUFA are equal to the 
application, establishment, and product fee rates under PDUFA, 
respectively (section 744H(b)(1) of the FD&C Act).

II. Fee Amounts for FY 2016

    BsUFA directs FDA to establish the biosimilar biological product 
fee rates in each fiscal year by reference to the user fees established 
under PDUFA for that fiscal year. For more information about BsUFA, 
please refer to the FDA Web site at http://www.fda.gov/bsufa. PDUFA fee 
calculations for FY 2016 are published elsewhere in this issue of the 
Federal Register. The BsUFA fee calculations for FY 2016 are described 
in this document.

A. Initial and Annual BPD Fees, Reactivation Fees

    Under BsUFA, the initial and annual BPD fees equal 10 percent of 
the PDUFA fee for an application requiring clinical data, and the 
reactivation fee equals 20 percent of the PDUFA fee for an application 
requiring clinical data. The FY 2016 fee for an application requiring 
clinical data under PDUFA is $2,374,200. Multiplying the PDUFA 
application fee, $2,374,200, by 0.1 results in FY 2016 initial and 
annual BPD fees of $237,420. Multiplying the PDUFA application fee, 
$2,374,200, by 0.2 results in a FY 2016 reactivation fee of $474,840.

B. Application and Supplement Fees

    The FY 2016 fee for a biosimilar biological product application 
requiring clinical data equals the PDUFA fee for an application 
requiring clinical data, $2,374,200. The FY 2016 fee for a biosimilar 
biological product application not requiring clinical data equals half 
this amount, $1,187,100. However, under section 744H(a)(2)(A) of the 
FD&C Act, if a sponsor submitting a biosimilar biological product 
application has previously paid an initial BPD fee, annual BPD fee(s), 
and/or reactivation fee(s) for the product that is the subject of the 
application, the fee for the application is reduced by the cumulative 
amount of these previously paid fees. The FY 2016 fee for a biosimilar 
biological product supplement with clinical data is $1,187,100, which 
is half the fee for a biosimilar biological product application 
requiring clinical data.

C. Establishment Fee

    The FY 2016 biosimilar biological product establishment fee for 
establishments where approved biosimilar biological products are made 
is equal to the FY 2016 PDUFA establishment fee of $585,200.

D. Product Fee

    The FY 2016 biosimilar biological product fee for each biosimilar 
biological product approved in a biosimilar biological product 
application is equal to the FY 2016 PDUFA product fee of $114,450.

III. Fee Schedule for FY 2016

    The fee rates for FY 2016 are provided in table 1.

                    Table 1--Fee Schedule for FY 2016
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                                                              Fee rates
                        Fee category                         for FY 2016
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Initial BPD................................................     $237,420
    Annual BPD.............................................      237,420
Reactivation...............................................      474,840
Applications \1\
    Requiring clinical data................................    2,374,200
    Not requiring clinical data............................    1,187,100
Supplement requiring clinical data.........................    1,187,100
Establishment..............................................      585,200
Product....................................................      114,450
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\1\ Under section 744H(a)(2)(A) of the FD&C Act, if a sponsor that
  submits a biosimilar biological product application has previously
  paid an initial BPD fee, annual BPD fees, and/or reactivation fees for
  the product that is the subject of the application, the fee for the
  application is reduced by the cumulative amount of these previously
  paid fees.

IV. Fee Payment Options and Procedures

A. Initial BPD, Reactivation, Application, and Supplement Fees

    The fees established in the new fee schedule are effective October 
1, 2015. The initial BPD fee for a product is due when the sponsor 
submits an IND that FDA determines is intended to support a biosimilar 
biological product application for the product or within 5 calendar 
days after FDA grants the first BPD meeting for the product, whichever 
occurs first. Sponsors who have discontinued participation in the BPD 
program must pay the reactivation fee by the earlier of the following 
dates: No later than 5 calendar days after FDA grants the sponsor's 
request for a BPD meeting for that product; or upon the date of 
submission of an IND describing an investigation that FDA determines is 
intended to support a biosimilar biological product application.

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    The application or supplement fee for a biosimilar biological 
product is due upon submission of the application or supplement.
    To make a payment of the initial BPD, reactivation, supplement, or 
application fee, complete the Biosimilar User Fee Cover Sheet, 
available on FDA's Web site (http://www.fda.gov/bsufa) and generate a 
user fee identification (ID) number. Payment must be made in U.S. 
currency by electronic check, check, bank draft, U.S. postal money 
order, or wire transfer.
    FDA has partnered with the U.S. Department of the Treasury to use 
Pay.gov, a Web-based payment application, for online electronic 
payment. The Pay.gov feature is available on FDA's Web site after 
completing the Biosimilar User Fee Cover Sheet and generating the user 
fee ID number.
    Please include the user fee ID number on your check, bank draft, or 
postal money order, and make it payable to the Food and Drug 
Administration. Your payment can be mailed to: Food and Drug 
Administration, P.O. Box 979108, St. Louis, MO 63197-9000. If you 
prefer to send a check by a courier such as Federal Express or United 
Parcel Service, the courier may deliver the check and printed copy of 
the cover sheet to: U.S. Bank, Attention: Government Lockbox 979108, 
1005 Convention Plaza, St. Louis, MO 63101. (Note: This U.S. Bank 
address is for courier delivery only. Contact U.S. Bank at 314-418-4013 
if you have any questions concerning courier delivery.) Please make 
sure that the FDA post office box number (P.O. Box 979108) is written 
on the check, bank draft, or postal money order.
    If paying by wire transfer, please reference your unique user fee 
ID number when completing your transfer. The originating financial 
institution may charge a wire transfer fee. Please ask your financial 
institution about the fee and include it with your payment to ensure 
that your fee is fully paid. The account information is as follows: New 
York Federal Reserve Bank, U.S. Department of Treasury, TREAS NYC, 33 
Liberty St., New York, NY 10045, Acct. No.: 75060099, Routing No.: 
021030004, SWIFT: FRNYUS33, Beneficiary: FDA, 8455 Colesville Rd., 
Silver Spring, MD 20993-0002.
    The tax identification number of FDA is 53-0196965.

B. Annual BPD, Establishment, and Product Fees

    FDA will issue invoices for annual BPD, biosimilar biological 
product establishment, and biosimilar biological product fees under the 
new fee schedule in August 2015. Payment instructions will be included 
in the invoices. Payment will be due on October 1, 2015. If sponsors 
join the BPD program after the annual BPD invoices have been issued in 
August 2015, FDA will issue invoices in November 2015 to firms subject 
to fees for FY 2016 that qualify for the annual BPD fee after the 
August 2015 billing. FDA will issue invoices in November 2016 for any 
annual products and establishments subject to fees for FY 2016 that 
qualify for fee assessments after the August 2015 billing.

    Dated: July 28, 2015.
Leslie Kux,
Associate Commissioner for Policy.
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                                                  211.198. FDA will consider whether to                                 compounding. The commenter asked                         Burden Estimates:
                                                  provide additional guidance on SOPs,                                  whether the reporting requirements                       The total estimated reporting and
                                                  but outsourcing facilities are required to                            apply to other activities such as                      recordkeeping burdens for the guidance
                                                  develop written procedures that enable                                repackaging.                                           are as follows:
                                                  them to fulfill their review, reporting,                                FDA Response to Issue 24: The                          We estimate that approximately 55
                                                  and recordkeeping obligations even if                                 guidance states that ‘‘for purposes of                 outsourcing facilities (‘‘Number of
                                                  FDA does not provide such guidance.                                   reporting adverse drug experiences, the                Respondents’’ and ‘‘Total Annual
                                                    Issue 23: One commenter suggests                                                                                           Responses’’ in table 1) will annually
                                                                                                                        term prescription drug products
                                                  using the MedWatch Form FDA 3500                                                                                             submit adverse event reports to FDA as
                                                  voluntary reporting instead of the                                    includes any compounded drug product
                                                                                                                        subject to the prescription requirements               specified in the guidance, and that
                                                  mandatory Form FDA 3500A reporting                                                                                           preparing and submitting this
                                                  form.                                                                 in section 503(b)(1) of the FD&C Act.’’
                                                                                                                        Reporting for other activities such as                 information will take approximately 1.1
                                                    FDA Response to Issue 23: FDA
                                                                                                                        repackaging will be addressed in                       hours per registrant (‘‘Average Burden
                                                  disagrees with this comment. Section
                                                  503B of the FD&C Act requires that                                    separate guidance documents. For                       per Response’’ in table 1).
                                                  outsourcing facilities report adverse                                 example, when finalized, FDA’s draft                     We estimate that approximately 55
                                                  events. Therefore, voluntary reporting                                guidance, ‘‘Repackaging of Certain                     outsourcing facilities (‘‘Number of
                                                  mechanisms such as the Form FDA                                       Human Drug Products by Pharmacies                      Recordkeepers’’ in table 2) will annually
                                                  3500 would not be appropriate for                                     and Outsourcing Facilities,’’ will                     maintain records of adverse events as
                                                  outsourcing facility adverse event                                    describe adverse event reporting for                   specified in the guidance, and that
                                                  reporting.                                                            drug products repackaged by                            preparing and maintaining the records
                                                    Issue 24: One commenter asked for                                   outsourcing facilities, if they will be                will take approximately 16 hours per
                                                  clarification about the type of products                              expected to report adverse events                      registrant (‘‘average burden per
                                                  about which adverse event reports must                                associated with their repackaged                       recordkeeping’’ in table 2).
                                                  be submitted, noting that outsourcing                                 products, as contemplated by the draft                   FDA estimates the burden of this
                                                  facilities often do more than                                         guidance.                                              collection of information as follows:

                                                                                                                 TABLE 1—ESTIMATED ANNUAL REPORTING BURDEN 1
                                                                                                                                              Number of
                                                                                                                     Number of                                      Total annual        Average burden
                                                       Compounding outsourcing facility                                                     responses per                                                  Total hours
                                                                                                                    respondents                                      responses           per response
                                                                                                                                              respondent

                                                  Submission of adverse event reports in-
                                                    cluding copy of labeling and other in-
                                                    formation as described in the guid-
                                                    ance ....................................................            55                          1                   55                     1.1            61
                                                     1 There     are no capital costs or operating and maintenance costs associated with this collection of information.

                                                                                                          TABLE 2—ESTIMATED ANNUAL RECORDKEEPING BURDEN 1
                                                                                                                     Number of            Number of records         Total annual        Average burden
                                                               Type of recordkeeping                                                                                                                       Total hours
                                                                                                                   recordkeepers          per recordkeeper            records          per recordkeeping

                                                  Records of adverse events, including
                                                    records of efforts to obtain the data
                                                    elements for each adverse event re-
                                                    port .....................................................           55                          1                   55                     16            880
                                                     1 There     are no capital costs or operating and maintenance costs associated with this collection of information.


                                                    Dated: July 28, 2015.                                               ACTION:    Notice.                                     biosimilar biological product
                                                  Leslie Kux,                                                                                                                  application.
                                                  Associate Commissioner for Policy.                                    SUMMARY:    The Food and Drug                             BsUFA directs FDA to establish,
                                                  [FR Doc. 2015–18911 Filed 7–31–15; 8:45 am]                           Administration (FDA) is announcing the                 before the beginning of each fiscal year,
                                                                                                                        rates for biosimilar user fees for fiscal              the initial and annual biosimilar
                                                  BILLING CODE 4164–01–P
                                                                                                                        year (FY) 2016. The Federal Food, Drug,                biological product development (BPD)
                                                                                                                        and Cosmetic Act (the FD&C Act), as                    fees, the reactivation fee, and the
                                                  DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND                                              amended by the Biosimilar User Fee Act                 biosimilar biological product
                                                  HUMAN SERVICES                                                        of 2012 (BsUFA), authorizes FDA to                     application, establishment, and product
                                                                                                                        assess and collect user fees for certain               fees. These fees are effective on October
                                                  Food and Drug Administration                                          activities in connection with biosimilar               1, 2015, and will remain in effect
                                                                                                                                                                               through September 30, 2016.
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                                                                                                                        biological product development, certain
                                                                                                                        applications and supplements for                       FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
                                                  [Docket No. FDA–2015–N–0007]
                                                                                                                        approval of biosimilar biological                      Rachel Richter, Office of Financial
                                                  Biosimilar User Fee Rates for Fiscal                                  products, establishments where                         Management, Food and Drug
                                                  Year 2016                                                             approved biosimilar biological products                Administration, 8455 Colesville Rd.,
                                                                                                                        are made, and a biosimilar biological                  COLE–14216, Silver Spring, MD 20993–
                                                  AGENCY:       Food and Drug Administration,                           product fee for each biosimilar                        0002, 301–796–7111.
                                                  HHS.                                                                  biological product approved in a                       SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:



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                                                  I. Background                                            Act (PDUFA) for an application                        C. Establishment Fee
                                                     Sections 744G, 744H, and 744I of the                  requiring clinical data for that fiscal                  The FY 2016 biosimilar biological
                                                  FD&C Act (21 U.S.C. 379j–51, 379j–52,                    year. The reactivation fee is equal to 20             product establishment fee for
                                                  and 379j–53), as added by BsUFA (Title                   percent of the fee rate established under             establishments where approved
                                                  IV of the Food and Drug Administration                   PDUFA for an application requiring                    biosimilar biological products are made
                                                  Safety and Innovation Act, Pub. L. 112–                  clinical data for that fiscal year. Finally,          is equal to the FY 2016 PDUFA
                                                  144), establish fees for biosimilar                      the application, establishment, and                   establishment fee of $585,200.
                                                  biological products. Under section                       product fee rates under BsUFA are equal
                                                                                                           to the application, establishment, and                D. Product Fee
                                                  744H(a)(1)(A) of the FD&C Act, the
                                                  initial BPD fee for a product is due                     product fee rates under PDUFA,                          The FY 2016 biosimilar biological
                                                  when the sponsor submits an                              respectively (section 744H(b)(1) of the               product fee for each biosimilar
                                                  investigational new drug (IND)                           FD&C Act).                                            biological product approved in a
                                                  application that FDA determines is                       II. Fee Amounts for FY 2016                           biosimilar biological product
                                                  intended to support a biosimilar                                                                               application is equal to the FY 2016
                                                  biological product application or within                    BsUFA directs FDA to establish the                 PDUFA product fee of $114,450.
                                                  5 calendar days after FDA grants the                     biosimilar biological product fee rates in
                                                                                                           each fiscal year by reference to the user             III. Fee Schedule for FY 2016
                                                  first BPD meeting, whichever occurs
                                                  first. A sponsor who has paid the initial                fees established under PDUFA for that                   The fee rates for FY 2016 are provided
                                                  BPD fee is considered to be participating                fiscal year. For more information about               in table 1.
                                                  in FDA’s BPD program for that product.                   BsUFA, please refer to the FDA Web site
                                                     Under section 744H(a)(1)(B) of the                    at http://www.fda.gov/bsufa. PDUFA fee                    TABLE 1—FEE SCHEDULE FOR FY
                                                  FD&C Act, once a sponsor has paid the                    calculations for FY 2016 are published                               2016
                                                  initial BPD fee for a product, the annual                elsewhere in this issue of the Federal
                                                  BPD fee is assessed beginning with the                   Register. The BsUFA fee calculations for                                                                Fee rates
                                                  next fiscal year. The annual BPD fee is                  FY 2016 are described in this document.                            Fee category                            for
                                                                                                                                                                                                                   FY 2016
                                                  assessed for the product each fiscal year                A. Initial and Annual BPD Fees,
                                                  until the sponsor submits a marketing                    Reactivation Fees                                     Initial BPD .................................      $237,420
                                                  application for the product that is                                                                                  Annual BPD .......................            237,420
                                                  accepted for filing, or discontinues                        Under BsUFA, the initial and annual                Reactivation ..............................         474,840
                                                  participation in FDA’s BPD program.                      BPD fees equal 10 percent of the PDUFA                Applications 1
                                                     Under section 744H(a)(1)(D) of the                    fee for an application requiring clinical                   Requiring clinical data .......              2,374,200
                                                  FD&C Act, if a sponsor has discontinued                  data, and the reactivation fee equals 20                    Not requiring clinical data ..               1,187,100
                                                  participation in FDA’s BPD program and                   percent of the PDUFA fee for an                       Supplement requiring clinical
                                                                                                           application requiring clinical data. The                 data .......................................    1,187,100
                                                  wants to re-engage with FDA on
                                                                                                           FY 2016 fee for an application requiring              Establishment ...........................            585,200
                                                  development of the product, the sponsor                                                                        Product .....................................        114,450
                                                  must pay a reactivation fee to resume                    clinical data under PDUFA is
                                                  participation in the program. The                        $2,374,200. Multiplying the PDUFA                       1 Under section 744H(a)(2)(A) of the FD&C

                                                  sponsor must pay the reactivation fee by                 application fee, $2,374,200, by 0.1                   Act, if a sponsor that submits a biosimilar bio-
                                                                                                           results in FY 2016 initial and annual                 logical product application has previously paid
                                                  the earlier of the following dates: No                                                                         an initial BPD fee, annual BPD fees, and/or
                                                  later than 5 calendar days after FDA                     BPD fees of $237,420. Multiplying the                 reactivation fees for the product that is the
                                                  grants the sponsor’s request for a BPD                   PDUFA application fee, $2,374,200, by                 subject of the application, the fee for the appli-
                                                  meeting for that product or upon the                     0.2 results in a FY 2016 reactivation fee             cation is reduced by the cumulative amount of
                                                                                                           of $474,840.                                          these previously paid fees.
                                                  date of submission of an IND describing
                                                  an investigation that FDA determines is                  B. Application and Supplement Fees                    IV. Fee Payment Options and
                                                  intended to support a biosimilar                                                                               Procedures
                                                  biological product application. The                         The FY 2016 fee for a biosimilar
                                                                                                           biological product application requiring              A. Initial BPD, Reactivation,
                                                  sponsor will be assessed an annual BPD
                                                                                                           clinical data equals the PDUFA fee for                Application, and Supplement Fees
                                                  fee beginning with the first fiscal year
                                                  after payment of the reactivation fee.                   an application requiring clinical data,                  The fees established in the new fee
                                                     BsUFA also establishes fees for                       $2,374,200. The FY 2016 fee for a                     schedule are effective October 1, 2015.
                                                  certain applications and supplements,                    biosimilar biological product                         The initial BPD fee for a product is due
                                                  establishments where approved                            application not requiring clinical data               when the sponsor submits an IND that
                                                  biosimilar biological products are made                  equals half this amount, $1,187,100.                  FDA determines is intended to support
                                                  in final dosage form, and for each                       However, under section 744H(a)(2)(A) of               a biosimilar biological product
                                                  biosimilar biological product approved                   the FD&C Act, if a sponsor submitting                 application for the product or within 5
                                                  in a biosimilar biological product                       a biosimilar biological product                       calendar days after FDA grants the first
                                                  application (section 744H(a)(2),                         application has previously paid an                    BPD meeting for the product, whichever
                                                  744H(a)(3), and 744H(a)(4), respectively,                initial BPD fee, annual BPD fee(s), and/              occurs first. Sponsors who have
                                                  of the FD&C Act). Under certain                          or reactivation fee(s) for the product that           discontinued participation in the BPD
                                                  conditions, FDA may grant a small                        is the subject of the application, the fee            program must pay the reactivation fee
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                                                  business a waiver from its first                         for the application is reduced by the                 by the earlier of the following dates: No
                                                  biosimilar biological product                            cumulative amount of these previously                 later than 5 calendar days after FDA
                                                  application fee (section 744H(c)(1) of                   paid fees. The FY 2016 fee for a                      grants the sponsor’s request for a BPD
                                                  the FD&C Act).                                           biosimilar biological product                         meeting for that product; or upon the
                                                     Under BsUFA, the initial and annual                   supplement with clinical data is                      date of submission of an IND describing
                                                  BPD fee rates for a fiscal year are equal                $1,187,100, which is half the fee for a               an investigation that FDA determines is
                                                  to 10 percent of the fee rate established                biosimilar biological product                         intended to support a biosimilar
                                                  under the Prescription Drug User Fee                     application requiring clinical data.                  biological product application.


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                                                     The application or supplement fee for                 product fees under the new fee schedule               Management, Food and Drug
                                                  a biosimilar biological product is due                   in August 2015. Payment instructions                  Administration, 8455 Colesville Rd.,
                                                  upon submission of the application or                    will be included in the invoices.                     COLE–14216, Silver Spring, MD 20933–
                                                  supplement.                                              Payment will be due on October 1, 2015.               0002, 301–796–7111.
                                                     To make a payment of the initial BPD,                 If sponsors join the BPD program after                SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
                                                  reactivation, supplement, or application                 the annual BPD invoices have been
                                                  fee, complete the Biosimilar User Fee                    issued in August 2015, FDA will issue                 I. Background
                                                  Cover Sheet, available on FDA’s Web                      invoices in November 2015 to firms                       On November 27, 2013, President
                                                  site (http://www.fda.gov/bsufa) and                      subject to fees for FY 2016 that qualify              Obama signed the Drug Quality and
                                                  generate a user fee identification (ID)                  for the annual BPD fee after the August               Security Act (DQSA), legislation that
                                                  number. Payment must be made in U.S.                     2015 billing. FDA will issue invoices in              contains important provisions relating
                                                  currency by electronic check, check,                     November 2016 for any annual products                 to the oversight of compounding of
                                                  bank draft, U.S. postal money order, or                  and establishments subject to fees for                human drugs. Title I of this law, the
                                                  wire transfer.                                           FY 2016 that qualify for fee assessments              Compounding Quality Act, creates a
                                                     FDA has partnered with the U.S.                       after the August 2015 billing.                        new section 503B in the FD&C Act (21
                                                  Department of the Treasury to use                          Dated: July 28, 2015.                               U.S.C. 353b). Under section 503B of the
                                                  Pay.gov, a Web-based payment                                                                                   FD&C Act, a human drug compounder
                                                                                                           Leslie Kux,
                                                  application, for online electronic                                                                             can become an ‘‘outsourcing facility.’’
                                                  payment. The Pay.gov feature is                          Associate Commissioner for Policy.
                                                                                                                                                                    Outsourcing facilities, as defined in
                                                  available on FDA’s Web site after                        [FR Doc. 2015–18908 Filed 7–31–15; 8:45 am]           section 503B(d)(4) of the FD&C Act, are
                                                  completing the Biosimilar User Fee                       BILLING CODE 4164–01–P                                facilities that meet all of the conditions
                                                  Cover Sheet and generating the user fee                                                                        described in section 503B(a), including
                                                  ID number.                                                                                                     registering with FDA as an outsourcing
                                                     Please include the user fee ID number                 DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND                              facility and paying an annual
                                                  on your check, bank draft, or postal                     HUMAN SERVICES                                        establishment fee. If these conditions
                                                  money order, and make it payable to the                                                                        are satisfied, a drug compounded by or
                                                                                                           Food and Drug Administration
                                                  Food and Drug Administration. Your                                                                             under the direct supervision of a
                                                  payment can be mailed to: Food and                       [Docket No. FDA–2015–N–0007]                          licensed pharmacist in an outsourcing
                                                  Drug Administration, P.O. Box 979108,                                                                          facility is exempt from two sections of
                                                  St. Louis, MO 63197–9000. If you prefer                  Outsourcing Facility Fee Rates for                    the FD&C Act: (1) Section 502(f)(1) (21
                                                  to send a check by a courier such as                     Fiscal Year 2016                                      U.S.C. 352(f)(1)) concerning the labeling
                                                  Federal Express or United Parcel                         AGENCY:    Food and Drug Administration,              of drugs with adequate directions for
                                                  Service, the courier may deliver the                     HHS.                                                  use and (2) section 505 (21 U.S.C. 355)
                                                  check and printed copy of the cover                      ACTION:   Notice.                                     concerning the approval of human drug
                                                  sheet to: U.S. Bank, Attention:                                                                                products under new drug applications
                                                  Government Lockbox 979108, 1005                          SUMMARY:     The Food and Drug                        (NDAs) or abbreviated new drug
                                                  Convention Plaza, St. Louis, MO 63101.                   Administration (FDA) is announcing the                applications (ANDAs). Drugs
                                                  (Note: This U.S. Bank address is for                     fiscal year (FY) 2016 rates for the                   compounded in outsourcing facilities
                                                  courier delivery only. Contact U.S. Bank                 establishment and reinspection fees                   are not exempt from the requirements of
                                                  at 314–418–4013 if you have any                          related to human drug compounding                     section 501(a)(2)(B) of the FD&C Act (21
                                                  questions concerning courier delivery.)                  outsourcing facilities (outsourcing                   U.S.C. 351(a)(2)(B)) concerning current
                                                  Please make sure that the FDA post                       facilities) that elect to register under the          good manufacturing practice for drugs.
                                                  office box number (P.O. Box 979108) is                   Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act                     Section 744K of the FD&C Act (21
                                                  written on the check, bank draft, or                     (the FD&C Act). The FD&C Act                          U.S.C. 379j–62) authorizes FDA to
                                                  postal money order.                                      authorizes FDA to assess and collect an               assess and collect the following fees
                                                     If paying by wire transfer, please                    annual establishment fee from                         associated with outsourcing facilities
                                                  reference your unique user fee ID                        outsourcing facilities that have elected              that elect to register under section 503B
                                                  number when completing your transfer.                    to register, as well as a reinspection fee            of the FD&C Act: (1) An annual
                                                  The originating financial institution                    for each reinspection of an outsourcing               establishment fee from each outsourcing
                                                  may charge a wire transfer fee. Please                   facility. This document establishes the               facility and (2) a reinspection fee from
                                                  ask your financial institution about the                 FY 2016 rates for the small business                  each outsourcing facility subject to a
                                                  fee and include it with your payment to                  establishment fee ($5,203), the non-                  reinspection (see section 744K(a)(1) of
                                                  ensure that your fee is fully paid. The                  small business establishment fee                      the FD&C Act). Under statutorily
                                                  account information is as follows: New                   ($16,465), and the reinspection fee                   defined conditions, a qualified
                                                  York Federal Reserve Bank, U.S.                          ($15,610) for outsourcing facilities;                 applicant may pay a reduced small
                                                  Department of Treasury, TREAS NYC,                       provides information on how the fees                  business establishment fee (see section
                                                  33 Liberty St., New York, NY 10045,                      for FY 2016 were determined; and                      744K(c)(4) of the FD&C Act).
                                                  Acct. No.: 75060099, Routing No.:                        describes the payment procedures                         FDA announced in the Federal
                                                  021030004, SWIFT: FRNYUS33,                              outsourcing facilities should follow.                 Register of November 24, 2014 (79 FR
                                                  Beneficiary: FDA, 8455 Colesville Rd.,                   FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:                      69856), the availability of a final
                                                  Silver Spring, MD 20993–0002.                               For information on pharmacy                        guidance for industry entitled ‘‘Fees for
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                                                     The tax identification number of FDA                  compounding and pharmacy                              Human Drug Compounding Outsourcing
                                                  is 53–0196965.                                           compounding user fees: Visit FDA’s                    Facilities Under Sections 503B and
                                                                                                           Web site at http://www.fda.gov/Drugs/                 744K of the FD&C Act.’’ The guidance
                                                  B. Annual BPD, Establishment, and                        GuidanceComplianceRegulatory                          provides additional information on the
                                                  Product Fees                                             Information/PharmacyCompounding/                      annual fees for registered outsourcing
                                                    FDA will issue invoices for annual                     default.htm.                                          facilities and adjustments required by
                                                  BPD, biosimilar biological product                          For questions relating to this notice:             law, reinspection fees, how to submit
                                                  establishment, and biosimilar biological                 Rachel Richter, Office of Financial                   payment, the effect of failure to pay fees,


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CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice.
DatesNo later than 5 calendar days after FDA grants the sponsor's request for a BPD meeting for that product or upon the date of submission of an IND describing an investigation that FDA determines is intended to support a biosimilar biological product application. The sponsor will be assessed an annual BPD fee beginning with the first fiscal year after payment of the reactivation fee.
ContactRachel Richter, Office of Financial Management, Food and Drug Administration, 8455 Colesville Rd., COLE- 14216, Silver Spring, MD 20993-0002, 301-796-7111.
FR Citation80 FR 46005 

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