81_FR_23389 81 FR 23313 - Animal Drug User Fee Act; Public Meeting; Request for Comments

81 FR 23313 - Animal Drug User Fee Act; Public Meeting; Request for Comments

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Food and Drug Administration

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 76 (April 20, 2016)

Page Range23313-23315
FR Document2016-09148

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing a public meeting on the Animal Drug User Fee Act (ADUFA). FDA invites public comment on the ADUFA program and suggestions regarding the features FDA should propose for the next ADUFA program.

Federal Register, Volume 81 Issue 76 (Wednesday, April 20, 2016)
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 76 (Wednesday, April 20, 2016)]
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[FR Doc No: 2016-09148]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Food and Drug Administration

[Docket No. FDA-2011-N-0656]


Animal Drug User Fee Act; Public Meeting; Request for Comments

AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS.

ACTION: Notice of public meeting; request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing a public 
meeting on the Animal Drug User Fee Act (ADUFA). FDA invites public 
comment on the ADUFA program and suggestions regarding the features FDA 
should propose for the next ADUFA program.

DATES: The meeting will be held on May 16, 2016, from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. 
In order to be taken into consideration before the public meeting, 
submit either electronic or written comments to the docket by May 4, 
2016. To permit the widest possible opportunity to obtain comments on 
all aspects of the public meeting, the docket will remain open for 
comment throughout the reauthorization of ADUFA, until December 1, 
2017. In addition to being publicly viewable at http://www.regulations.gov, comments received by June 16, 2016, suggesting 
changes to the program, will also be published on http://www.fda.gov/ForIndustry/UserFees/AnimalDrugUserFeeActADUFA/ucm042891.htm. See the 
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section for registration date and 
information.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Food and Drug 
Administration, 7519 Standish Pl., 3rd floor, Rm. A, Rockville, MD 
20855.
    You may submit comments as follows:

Electronic Submissions

    Submit electronic comments in the following way:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. 
Follow the instructions for submitting comments. Comments submitted 
electronically, including attachments, to http://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 http://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): Division of Dockets Management (HFA-305), Food and Drug 
Administration, 5630 Fishers Lane, Rm. 1061, Rockville, MD 20852.
     For written/paper comments submitted to the Division of 
Dockets Management, 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-2011-N-0656 for the ``Animal Drug User Fee Act; Public Meeting.'' 
Received comments will be placed in the docket and, except for those 
submitted as ``Confidential Submissions,'' publicly viewable at http://www.regulations.gov or at the Division of Dockets Management 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 http://www.regulations.gov. 
Submit both copies to the Division of Dockets Management. 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

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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: http://www.fda.gov/regulatoryinformation/dockets/default.htm.
    Docket: For access to the docket to read background documents or 
the electronic and written/paper comments received, go to http://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 Division of Dockets Management, 5630 Fishers 
Lane, Rm. 1061, Rockville, MD 20852.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Cassie Ravo, Center for Veterinary 
Medicine, Food and Drug Administration, 7519 Standish Pl., Rockville, 
MD 20855, 240-402-6866, FAX: 240-276-9744, [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Introduction

    The authority for ADUFA expires September 30, 2018. Without new 
legislation, FDA will no longer have the authority to collect user fees 
to fund the new animal drug review process. Prior to beginning 
negotiations with the regulated industry on ADUFA reauthorization, 
section 740A(d)(2) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (the 
FD&C Act) (21 U.S.C. 379j-13 (d)(2)) requires FDA to: (1) Publish a 
notice in the Federal Register requesting public input on the 
reauthorization; (2) hold a public meeting at which the public may 
present its views on the reauthorization including specific suggestions 
for changes to the goals referred in section 740A(a) of FD&C Act; (3) 
provide a period of 30 days after the public meeting to obtain written 
comments from the public suggesting changes; and (4) publish the 
comments on FDA's Web site. FDA is holding a public meeting to gather 
information on what FDA should consider including in the 
reauthorization of ADUFA. FDA is interested in responses from the 
public on the following two general questions and welcomes other 
pertinent information that stakeholders would like to share:
    1. What is your assessment of the overall performance of the ADUFA 
program thus far?
    2. What aspects of ADUFA should be retained, changed, or 
discontinued to further strengthen and improve the program?
    The following information is provided to help potential meeting 
participants better understand the history and evolution of ADUFA and 
its current status.

II. Background

    The Animal Drug User Fee Act enacted in 2003 (Pub. L 108-130; 
hereinafter referred to as ``ADUFA I'') authorized FDA to collect user 
fees that were dedicated to expediting the review of animal drug 
applications in accordance with certain performance goals. The 
implementation of ADUFA I provided a significant funding increase for 
new animal drug application review process, and enabled FDA to increase 
the number of staff dedicated to the new animal drug application review 
process by 30 percent from 2003 through 2008.
    Under ADUFA I, the industry agreed to pay user fees that are 
available to FDA, in addition to appropriated funds, to spend on the 
new animal drug application review process. Moreover, FDA's authority 
to collect user fees is contingent on a certain level of spending from 
appropriated funds, as adjusted for inflation.
    As part of ADUFA I, FDA established review performance goals that 
have been phased in over a 5-year period. These performance goals set 
from FY 2004 to FY 2008 were intended to achieve progressive, yearly 
improvements in the time for review of new animal drug applications. By 
the 5th and final year of ADUFA ending on September 30, 2008, FDA 
agreed to review and act on 90 percent of the following submission 
types within the specified timeframes:
     New animal drug applications (NADAs) and reactivations of 
such applications within 180 days after submission date.
     Nonmanufacturing supplemental NADAs (that is supplemental 
NADAs for which safety or effectiveness data are required) and 
reactivations of such supplemental applications within 180 days after 
submission date.
     Manufacturing supplemental NADAs and reactivations of such 
supplemental applications within 120 days after submission date.
     Investigational new animal drug (INAD) study submissions 
within 180 days after submission date.
     INAD submissions consisting of protocols, that FDA and the 
sponsor consider to be an essential part of making the decision to 
approve or not approve a NADA or supplemental NADA, without substantial 
data, within 60 days after submission date.
     Administrative NADAs submitted after all scientific 
decisions have been made in the INAD process (that is, prior to 
submission of the animal drug application) within 60 days after 
submission date.
    In 2008, before ADUFA I expired, Congress passed the Animal Drug 
User Fee Amendments of 2008 (Pub. L. 110-316; hereinafter referred to 
as ``ADUFA II'') which included an extension of ADUFA for an additional 
5 years (FY 2009 to FY 2013). ADUFA II performance goals were 
established based on ADUFA I FY 2008 review timeframes. In addition, 
FDA agreed to the following program enhancements to reduce review 
cycles and improve communications during reviews:
     Incorporating an ``end-review amendment'' process to amend 
pending submissions to achieve a complete review decision sooner and 
reduce the number of review cycles.
     Developing an electronic submission tool that allows 
industry to submit drug applications electronically.
     Participating with industry in public workshops on 
mutually agreed upon topics.
     Improving communications by enhancing the timeliness and 
predictability of foreign pre-approval inspections.
    In 2013, before ADUFA II expired, Congress passed the Animal Drug 
User Fee Amendments of 2013 (Pub. L. 113-14; hereinafter referred to as 
``ADUFA III'') which included an extension of ADUFA for an additional 5 
years (FY 2014 to FY 2018). ADUFA III is maintaining the ADUFA II 
performance goals regarding work queue procedures, timely meetings with 
industry, preapproval foreign inspections, and review of NADAs 
(including administrative NADAs), supplemental NADAs, INAD protocol 
submissions, and INAD study submissions. In addition, FDA agreed to the 
following program enhancements to further improve the review process:
     Discontinuing the end-review amendment procedures and 
replacing them with a shorter review time process for sponsors 
providing certain NADA and INAD submissions through the eSubmitter 
electronic submission tool.
     Implementing a new sentinel submission type and decreasing 
review time for certain labeling supplements.
     Decreasing the review time for microbial food safety 
hazard characterization submissions.
     Developing guidance for a two-phased Chemistry, 
Manufacturing, and Controls technical section submission and review 
process under the INAD file.

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     Permitting certain prior approval manufacturing 
supplements to be resubmitted as ``Supplement--Changes Being Effected 
in 30 days.''
     Permitting comparability protocols to be submitted as 
protocols without substantial data in an INAD file.
     Developing a process where supporting information for pre-
submission conferences and INAD protocols without data submissions can 
be submitted early.
     Exploring the feasibility of pursuing statutory revisions 
that may modify the current requirements that the use of multiple new 
animal drugs in the same medicated feed be subject to an approved 
application.
     Exploring the feasibility of pursuing statutory revisions 
that may expand the use of conditional approvals to other appropriate 
categories of new animal drug applications.
    FDA has published a number of reports that provide useful 
background on ADUFA I, ADUFA II, and ADUFA III. ADUFA-related Federal 
Register notices, guidances, legislation, performance reports, and 
financial reports and plans can be found at: http://www.fda.gov/ForIndustry/UserFees/AnimalDrugUserFeeActADUFA/default.htm.

III. Meeting Information

A. Meeting Format

    In general, the meeting format will include presentations by FDA 
followed by an open public comment period. Registered speakers for the 
open public comments will be grouped and scheduled in advance of the 
meeting based on their affiliation (scientific and academic experts/
veterinary professionals, representatives of consumer advocacy groups, 
and the regulated industry) and timing of registration. FDA 
presentations are planned from 9 a.m. until 10 a.m. The open public 
comment portion of the meeting for registered and scheduled speakers is 
planned to begin at 10 a.m. An opportunity for additional open public 
comments from meeting attendees will commence following the registered 
presentations, if time permits.
    FDA policy issues are beyond the scope of these reauthorization 
discussions. Accordingly, the presentations should focus on process 
enhancements and funding issues, not on policy issues.

B. Meeting Questions

    Please consider the following questions for this meeting:
    1. What is your assessment of the overall performance of the ADUFA 
III program thus far?
    2. What aspects of ADUFA should be retained, changed, or 
discontinued to further strengthen and improve the program?

C. Registration

    If you wish to attend and/or present at the meeting, please 
register by email to [email protected] by May 4, 2016. Your email 
should contain complete contact information for each attendee, 
including name, title, affiliation, address, email, and phone number. 
Also, please self-identify as a member of one of the following 
stakeholder categories: Scientific or academic experts; veterinary 
professionals; patients and consumer advocacy groups; or the regulated 
industry and whether you are requesting a scheduled presentation. 
Registration is free and available on a first-come, first-served basis. 
Early registration is recommended since seating is limited. FDA may 
limit the number of participants from each organization based on space 
constraints. Registrants will receive confirmation once their 
registrations are accepted. Onsite registration on the day of the 
public meeting will be based on space availability. FDA will try to 
accommodate all persons who wish to make a presentation. The time 
allotted for presentations may depend on the number of persons who wish 
to speak.
    If you need special accommodations due to a disability, please 
contact Cassie Ravo (see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT) at least 7 
days before the meeting.

D. Transcripts

    Please be advised that as soon as the transcript is available, it 
will be accessible at http://www.fda.gov/ForIndustry/UserFees/AnimalDrugUserFeeActADUFA/ucm042891.htm. It may be viewed at the 
Division of Dockets Management (see ADDRESSES). A transcript will also 
be made available in either hard copy or on CD-ROM, after submission of 
a Freedom of Information request. The Freedom of Information office 
address is available on the Agency's Web site at www.fda.gov.

    Dated: April 12, 2016.
Leslie Kux,
Associate Commissioner for Policy.
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                                                                                                     HUMAN SERVICES                                        as a manufacturing process. Please note
                                                If you wish to attend and/or present                                                                       that if you include your name, contact
                                             at the meeting, please register by email                Food and Drug Administration                          information, or other information that
                                             to cvmagdufa@fda.hhs.gov by May 4,                                                                            identifies you in the body of your
                                                                                                     [Docket No. FDA–2011–N–0656]
                                             2016. Your email should contain                                                                               comments, that information will be
                                             complete contact information for each                   Animal Drug User Fee Act; Public                      posted on http://www.regulations.gov.
                                             attendee, including name, title,                        Meeting; Request for Comments                           • If you want to submit a comment
                                             affiliation, address, email, and                                                                              with confidential information that you
                                             telephone number. Also, please self-                    AGENCY:    Food and Drug Administration,              do not wish to be made available to the
                                             identify as a member of one of the                      HHS.                                                  public, submit the comment as a
                                             following stakeholder categories:                       ACTION: Notice of public meeting;                     written/paper submission and in the
                                             Scientific or academic experts;                         request for comments.                                 manner detailed (see ‘‘Written/Paper
                                             veterinary professionals; patients and                                                                        Submissions’’ and ‘‘Instructions’’).
                                                                                                     SUMMARY:  The Food and Drug
                                             consumer advocacy groups; or the                                                                              Written/Paper Submissions
                                                                                                     Administration (FDA) is announcing a
                                             regulated industry and whether you are                                                                           Submit written/paper submissions as
                                                                                                     public meeting on the Animal Drug User
                                             requesting a scheduled presentation.                    Fee Act (ADUFA). FDA invites public                   follows:
                                             Registration is free and available on a                 comment on the ADUFA program and                         • Mail/Hand delivery/Courier (for
                                             first-come, first-served basis. Early                   suggestions regarding the features FDA                written/paper submissions): Division of
                                             registration is recommended since                       should propose for the next ADUFA                     Dockets Management (HFA–305), Food
                                             seating is limited. FDA may limit the                   program.                                              and Drug Administration, 5630 Fishers
                                             number of participants from each                                                                              Lane, Rm. 1061, Rockville, MD 20852.
                                             organization based on space constraints.                DATES:  The meeting will be held on May                  • For written/paper comments
                                                                                                     16, 2016, from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. In order             submitted to the Division of Dockets
                                             Registrants will receive confirmation
                                                                                                     to be taken into consideration before the             Management, FDA will post your
                                             once their registrations are accepted.
                                                                                                     public meeting, submit either electronic              comment, as well as any attachments,
                                             Onsite registration on the day of the
                                                                                                     or written comments to the docket by                  except for information submitted,
                                             public meeting will be based on space                   May 4, 2016. To permit the widest
                                             availability. FDA will try to                                                                                 marked and identified, as confidential,
                                                                                                     possible opportunity to obtain                        if submitted as detailed in
                                             accommodate all persons who wish to                     comments on all aspects of the public                 ‘‘Instructions.’’
                                             make a presentation. The time allotted                  meeting, the docket will remain open                     Instructions: All submissions received
                                             for presentations may depend on the                     for comment throughout the                            must include the Docket No. FDA–
                                             number of persons who wish to speak.                    reauthorization of ADUFA, until                       2011–N–0656 for the ‘‘Animal Drug
                                                If you need special accommodations                   December 1, 2017. In addition to being                User Fee Act; Public Meeting.’’ Received
                                             due to a disability, please contact Cassie              publicly viewable at http://                          comments will be placed in the docket
                                             Ravo (see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION                       www.regulations.gov, comments                         and, except for those submitted as
                                             CONTACT) at least 7 days before the                     received by June 16, 2016, suggesting                 ‘‘Confidential Submissions,’’ publicly
                                             meeting.                                                changes to the program, will also be                  viewable at http://www.regulations.gov
                                                                                                     published on http://www.fda.gov/                      or at the Division of Dockets
                                             D. Transcripts                                          ForIndustry/UserFees/                                 Management between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m.,
                                                                                                     AnimalDrugUserFeeActADUFA/                            Monday through Friday.
                                                Please be advised that as soon as the                ucm042891.htm. See the                                   • Confidential Submissions—To
                                             transcript is available, it will be                     SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section for                 submit a comment with confidential
                                             accessible at http://www.fda.gov/                       registration date and information.                    information that you do not wish to be
                                             ForIndustry/UserFees/AnimalGeneric                                                                            made publicly available, submit your
                                                                                                     ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at
                                             DrugUserFeeActAGDUFA/                                                                                         comments only as a written/paper
                                                                                                     the Food and Drug Administration, 7519
                                             ucm270232.htm. It may be viewed at the                  Standish Pl., 3rd floor, Rm. A,                       submission. You should submit two
                                             Division of Dockets Management (see                     Rockville, MD 20855.                                  copies total. One copy will include the
                                             ADDRESSES). A transcript will also be                     You may submit comments as                          information you claim to be confidential
                                             made available in either hard copy or on                follows:                                              with a heading or cover note that states
                                             CD–ROM, after submission of a                                                                                 ‘‘THIS DOCUMENT CONTAINS
                                             Freedom of Information request. The                     Electronic Submissions                                CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION.’’ The
                                             Freedom of Information office address is                  Submit electronic comments in the                   Agency will review this copy, including
                                             available on the Agency’s Web site at                   following way:                                        the claimed confidential information, in
                                             http://www.fda.gov.                                       • Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://               its consideration of comments. The
                                               Dated: April 12, 2016.                                www.regulations.gov. Follow the                       second copy, which will have the
                                                                                                     instructions for submitting comments.                 claimed confidential information
                                             Leslie Kux,
                                                                                                     Comments submitted electronically,                    redacted/blacked out, will be available
                                             Associate Commissioner for Policy.                      including attachments, to http://                     for public viewing and posted on http://
                                             [FR Doc. 2016–09150 Filed 4–19–16; 8:45 am]             www.regulations.gov will be posted to                 www.regulations.gov. Submit both
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                                                                                                     comment will be made public, you are                  Management. If you do not wish your
                                                                                                     solely responsible for ensuring that your             name and contact information to be
                                                                                                     comment does not include any                          made publicly available, you can
                                                                                                     confidential information that you or a                provide this information on the cover
                                                                                                     third party may not wish to be posted,                sheet and not in the body of your
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                                             information marked as ‘‘confidential’’                  further strengthen and improve the                       • Administrative NADAs submitted
                                             will not be disclosed except in                         program?                                              after all scientific decisions have been
                                             accordance with 21 CFR 10.20 and other                    The following information is provided               made in the INAD process (that is, prior
                                             applicable disclosure law. For more                     to help potential meeting participants                to submission of the animal drug
                                             information about FDA’s posting of                      better understand the history and                     application) within 60 days after
                                             comments to public dockets, see 80 FR                   evolution of ADUFA and its current                    submission date.
                                             56469, September 18, 2015, or access                    status.                                                  In 2008, before ADUFA I expired,
                                             the information at: http://www.fda.gov/                 II. Background                                        Congress passed the Animal Drug User
                                             regulatoryinformation/dockets/                                                                                Fee Amendments of 2008 (Pub. L. 110–
                                             default.htm.                                               The Animal Drug User Fee Act                       316; hereinafter referred to as ‘‘ADUFA
                                                Docket: For access to the docket to                  enacted in 2003 (Pub. L 108–130;                      II’’) which included an extension of
                                             read background documents or the                        hereinafter referred to as ‘‘ADUFA I’’)               ADUFA for an additional 5 years (FY
                                             electronic and written/paper comments                   authorized FDA to collect user fees that              2009 to FY 2013). ADUFA II
                                             received, go to http://                                 were dedicated to expediting the review               performance goals were established
                                             www.regulations.gov and insert the                      of animal drug applications in                        based on ADUFA I FY 2008 review
                                             docket number, found in brackets in the                 accordance with certain performance                   timeframes. In addition, FDA agreed to
                                             heading of this document, into the                      goals. The implementation of ADUFA I                  the following program enhancements to
                                             ‘‘Search’’ box and follow the prompts                   provided a significant funding increase               reduce review cycles and improve
                                             and/or go to the Division of Dockets                    for new animal drug application review                communications during reviews:
                                             Management, 5630 Fishers Lane, Rm.                      process, and enabled FDA to increase                     • Incorporating an ‘‘end-review
                                             1061, Rockville, MD 20852.                              the number of staff dedicated to the new              amendment’’ process to amend pending
                                             FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:                        animal drug application review process                submissions to achieve a complete
                                             Cassie Ravo, Center for Veterinary                      by 30 percent from 2003 through 2008.                 review decision sooner and reduce the
                                             Medicine, Food and Drug                                    Under ADUFA I, the industry agreed                 number of review cycles.
                                             Administration, 7519 Standish Pl.,                      to pay user fees that are available to                   • Developing an electronic
                                             Rockville, MD 20855, 240–402–6866,                      FDA, in addition to appropriated funds,               submission tool that allows industry to
                                             FAX: 240–276–9744, Cassie.Ravo@                         to spend on the new animal drug                       submit drug applications electronically.
                                             fda.hhs.gov.                                            application review process. Moreover,                    • Participating with industry in
                                                                                                     FDA’s authority to collect user fees is               public workshops on mutually agreed
                                             SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:                              contingent on a certain level of                      upon topics.
                                             I. Introduction                                         spending from appropriated funds, as                     • Improving communications by
                                                                                                     adjusted for inflation.                               enhancing the timeliness and
                                                The authority for ADUFA expires                         As part of ADUFA I, FDA established
                                             September 30, 2018. Without new                                                                               predictability of foreign pre-approval
                                                                                                     review performance goals that have
                                             legislation, FDA will no longer have the                                                                      inspections.
                                                                                                     been phased in over a 5-year period.
                                             authority to collect user fees to fund the                                                                       In 2013, before ADUFA II expired,
                                                                                                     These performance goals set from FY
                                             new animal drug review process. Prior                                                                         Congress passed the Animal Drug User
                                                                                                     2004 to FY 2008 were intended to
                                             to beginning negotiations with the                                                                            Fee Amendments of 2013 (Pub. L. 113–
                                                                                                     achieve progressive, yearly
                                             regulated industry on ADUFA                                                                                   14; hereinafter referred to as ‘‘ADUFA
                                                                                                     improvements in the time for review of
                                             reauthorization, section 740A(d)(2) of                                                                        III’’) which included an extension of
                                                                                                     new animal drug applications. By the
                                             the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic                                                                          ADUFA for an additional 5 years (FY
                                                                                                     5th and final year of ADUFA ending on
                                             Act (the FD&C Act) (21 U.S.C. 379j–13                                                                         2014 to FY 2018). ADUFA III is
                                                                                                     September 30, 2008, FDA agreed to
                                             (d)(2)) requires FDA to: (1) Publish a                                                                        maintaining the ADUFA II performance
                                                                                                     review and act on 90 percent of the
                                             notice in the Federal Register                                                                                goals regarding work queue procedures,
                                                                                                     following submission types within the
                                             requesting public input on the                                                                                timely meetings with industry,
                                                                                                     specified timeframes:
                                             reauthorization; (2) hold a public                         • New animal drug applications                     preapproval foreign inspections, and
                                             meeting at which the public may                         (NADAs) and reactivations of such                     review of NADAs (including
                                             present its views on the reauthorization                applications within 180 days after                    administrative NADAs), supplemental
                                             including specific suggestions for                      submission date.                                      NADAs, INAD protocol submissions,
                                             changes to the goals referred in section                   • Nonmanufacturing supplemental                    and INAD study submissions. In
                                             740A(a) of FD&C Act; (3) provide a                      NADAs (that is supplemental NADAs                     addition, FDA agreed to the following
                                             period of 30 days after the public                      for which safety or effectiveness data are            program enhancements to further
                                             meeting to obtain written comments                      required) and reactivations of such                   improve the review process:
                                             from the public suggesting changes; and                 supplemental applications within 180                     • Discontinuing the end-review
                                             (4) publish the comments on FDA’s Web                   days after submission date.                           amendment procedures and replacing
                                             site. FDA is holding a public meeting to                   • Manufacturing supplemental                       them with a shorter review time process
                                             gather information on what FDA should                   NADAs and reactivations of such                       for sponsors providing certain NADA
                                             consider including in the                               supplemental applications within 120                  and INAD submissions through the
                                             reauthorization of ADUFA. FDA is                        days after submission date.                           eSubmitter electronic submission tool.
                                             interested in responses from the public                    • Investigational new animal drug                     • Implementing a new sentinel
                                             on the following two general questions                  (INAD) study submissions within 180                   submission type and decreasing review
                                             and welcomes other pertinent                            days after submission date.                           time for certain labeling supplements.
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                                             information that stakeholders would                        • INAD submissions consisting of                      • Decreasing the review time for
                                             like to share:                                          protocols, that FDA and the sponsor                   microbial food safety hazard
                                                1. What is your assessment of the                    consider to be an essential part of                   characterization submissions.
                                             overall performance of the ADUFA                        making the decision to approve or not                    • Developing guidance for a two-
                                             program thus far?                                       approve a NADA or supplemental                        phased Chemistry, Manufacturing, and
                                                2. What aspects of ADUFA should be                   NADA, without substantial data, within                Controls technical section submission
                                             retained, changed, or discontinued to                   60 days after submission date.                        and review process under the INAD file.


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                                               • Permitting certain prior approval                     1. What is your assessment of the                   DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
                                             manufacturing supplements to be                         overall performance of the ADUFA III                  HUMAN SERVICES
                                             resubmitted as ‘‘Supplement—Changes                     program thus far?
                                             Being Effected in 30 days.’’                                                                                  Health Resources and Services
                                                                                                       2. What aspects of ADUFA should be
                                               • Permitting comparability protocols                  retained, changed, or discontinued to
                                                                                                                                                           Administration
                                             to be submitted as protocols without                    further strengthen and improve the
                                             substantial data in an INAD file.                                                                             National Vaccine Injury Compensation
                                                                                                     program?                                              Program; List of Petitions Received
                                               • Developing a process where
                                             supporting information for pre-                         C. Registration                                       AGENCY: Health Resources and Services
                                             submission conferences and INAD                                                                               Administration, HHS.
                                                                                                        If you wish to attend and/or present
                                             protocols without data submissions can                                                                        ACTION: Notice.
                                                                                                     at the meeting, please register by email
                                             be submitted early.
                                                                                                     to cvmadufa@fda.hhs.gov by May 4,                     SUMMARY:    The Health Resources and
                                               • Exploring the feasibility of pursuing               2016. Your email should contain
                                             statutory revisions that may modify the                                                                       Services Administration (HRSA) is
                                                                                                     complete contact information for each                 publishing this notice of petitions
                                             current requirements that the use of
                                                                                                     attendee, including name, title,                      received under the National Vaccine
                                             multiple new animal drugs in the same
                                                                                                     affiliation, address, email, and phone                Injury Compensation Program (the
                                             medicated feed be subject to an
                                                                                                     number. Also, please self-identify as a               Program), as required by Section
                                             approved application.
                                                                                                     member of one of the following                        2112(b)(2) of the Public Health Service
                                               • Exploring the feasibility of pursuing               stakeholder categories: Scientific or
                                             statutory revisions that may expand the                                                                       (PHS) Act, as amended. While the
                                                                                                     academic experts; veterinary                          Secretary of Health and Human Services
                                             use of conditional approvals to other
                                                                                                     professionals; patients and consumer                  is named as the respondent in all
                                             appropriate categories of new animal
                                                                                                     advocacy groups; or the regulated                     proceedings brought by the filing of
                                             drug applications.
                                                                                                     industry and whether you are requesting               petitions for compensation under the
                                               FDA has published a number of                         a scheduled presentation. Registration is             Program, the United States Court of
                                             reports that provide useful background                  free and available on a first-come, first-            Federal Claims is charged by statute
                                             on ADUFA I, ADUFA II, and ADUFA III.
                                                                                                     served basis. Early registration is                   with responsibility for considering and
                                             ADUFA-related Federal Register
                                                                                                     recommended since seating is limited.                 acting upon the petitions.
                                             notices, guidances, legislation,
                                                                                                     FDA may limit the number of                           FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
                                             performance reports, and financial
                                                                                                     participants from each organization                   information about requirements for
                                             reports and plans can be found at:
                                                                                                     based on space constraints. Registrants               filing petitions, and the Program in
                                             http://www.fda.gov/ForIndustry/
                                             UserFees/                                               will receive confirmation once their                  general, contact the Clerk, United States
                                             AnimalDrugUserFeeActADUFA/                              registrations are accepted. Onsite                    Court of Federal Claims, 717 Madison
                                             default.htm.                                            registration on the day of the public                 Place NW., Washington, DC 20005,
                                                                                                     meeting will be based on space                        (202) 357–6400. For information on
                                             III. Meeting Information                                availability. FDA will try to                         HRSA’s role in the Program, contact the
                                             A. Meeting Format                                       accommodate all persons who wish to                   Director, National Vaccine Injury
                                                                                                     make a presentation. The time allotted                Compensation Program, 5600 Fishers
                                                In general, the meeting format will                  for presentations may depend on the                   Lane, Room 08N146B, Rockville, MD
                                             include presentations by FDA followed                   number of persons who wish to speak.                  20857; (301) 443–6593, or visit our Web
                                             by an open public comment period.                                                                             site at: http://www.hrsa.gov/
                                                                                                        If you need special accommodations
                                             Registered speakers for the open public                                                                       vaccinecompensation/index.html.
                                                                                                     due to a disability, please contact Cassie
                                             comments will be grouped and                                                                                  SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
                                             scheduled in advance of the meeting                     Ravo (see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
                                                                                                     CONTACT) at least 7 days before the                   Program provides a system of no-fault
                                             based on their affiliation (scientific and                                                                    compensation for certain individuals
                                             academic experts/veterinary                             meeting.
                                                                                                                                                           who have been injured by specified
                                             professionals, representatives of                       D. Transcripts                                        childhood vaccines. Subtitle 2 of Title
                                             consumer advocacy groups, and the                                                                             XXI of the PHS Act, 42 U.S.C. 300aa–
                                             regulated industry) and timing of                          Please be advised that as soon as the              10 et seq., provides that those seeking
                                             registration. FDA presentations are                     transcript is available, it will be                   compensation are to file a petition with
                                             planned from 9 a.m. until 10 a.m. The                   accessible at http://www.fda.gov/                     the U.S. Court of Federal Claims and to
                                             open public comment portion of the                      ForIndustry/UserFees/                                 serve a copy of the petition on the
                                             meeting for registered and scheduled                    AnimalDrugUserFeeActADUFA/                            Secretary of Health and Human
                                             speakers is planned to begin at 10 a.m.                 ucm042891.htm. It may be viewed at the                Services, who is named as the
                                             An opportunity for additional open                      Division of Dockets Management (see                   respondent in each proceeding.
                                             public comments from meeting                            ADDRESSES). A transcript will also be                    The Secretary has delegated this
                                             attendees will commence following the                   made available in either hard copy or on              responsibility under the Program to
                                             registered presentations, if time permits.              CD–ROM, after submission of a                         HRSA. The Court is directed by statute
                                                FDA policy issues are beyond the                     Freedom of Information request. The                   to appoint special masters who take
                                             scope of these reauthorization                          Freedom of Information office address is              evidence, conduct hearings as
                                             discussions. Accordingly, the                           available on the Agency’s Web site at                 appropriate, and make initial decisions
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                                             presentations should focus on process                   www.fda.gov.                                          as to eligibility for, and amount of,
                                             enhancements and funding issues, not                      Dated: April 12, 2016.                              compensation.
                                             on policy issues.                                                                                                A petition may be filed with respect
                                                                                                     Leslie Kux,
                                                                                                                                                           to injuries, disabilities, illnesses,
                                             B. Meeting Questions                                    Associate Commissioner for Policy.                    conditions, and deaths resulting from
                                               Please consider the following                         [FR Doc. 2016–09148 Filed 4–19–16; 8:45 am]           vaccines described in the Vaccine Injury
                                             questions for this meeting:                             BILLING CODE 4164–01–P                                Table (the Table) set forth at 42 CFR


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CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
GS 4.107:
AE 2.106:
PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice of public meeting; request for comments.
DatesThe meeting will be held on May 16, 2016, from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. In order to be taken into consideration before the public meeting, submit either electronic or written comments to the docket by May 4, 2016. To permit the widest possible opportunity to obtain comments on all aspects of the public meeting, the docket will remain open for comment throughout the reauthorization of ADUFA, until December 1, 2017. In addition to being publicly viewable at http:// www.regulations.gov, comments received by June 16, 2016, suggesting changes to the program, will also be published on http://www.fda.gov/ ForIndustry/UserFees/AnimalDrugUserFeeActADUFA/ucm042891.htm. See the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section for registration date and information.
ContactCassie Ravo, Center for Veterinary Medicine, Food and Drug Administration, 7519 Standish Pl., Rockville, MD 20855, 240-402-6866, FAX: 240-276-9744, [email protected]
FR Citation81 FR 23313 

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