81_FR_93078 81 FR 92834 - Question-Based Review for the Chemistry, Manufacturing, and Controls Technical Section of Animal Drug Applications; Guidance for Industry; Availability

81 FR 92834 - Question-Based Review for the Chemistry, Manufacturing, and Controls Technical Section of Animal Drug Applications; Guidance for Industry; Availability

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Food and Drug Administration

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 244 (December 20, 2016)

Page Range92834-92835
FR Document2016-30613

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or Agency) is announcing the availability of a guidance for industry #234 entitled ``Question- Based Review for the Chemistry, Manufacturing, and Controls Technical Section of Animal Drug Applications.'' To improve the process for submission and review of chemistry, manufacturing, and controls (CMC) information for animal drugs, the Center for Veterinary Medicine has developed a series of questions that focus on the critical scientific and regulatory issues and pharmaceutical attributes essential for ensuring the quality of new animal drug substances and products. Termed Question-based Review, these questions provide a general framework for original CMC submissions to investigational new animal drug files, generic investigational new animal drug files, new animal drug applications, abbreviated new animal drug applications, conditional approval of applications for conditional approval, and veterinary master files.

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Food and Drug Administration

[Docket No. FDA-2016-D-0620]


Question-Based Review for the Chemistry, Manufacturing, and 
Controls Technical Section of Animal Drug Applications; Guidance for 
Industry; Availability

AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS.

ACTION: Notice of availability.

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SUMMARY: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or Agency) is announcing 
the availability of a guidance for industry #234 entitled ``Question-
Based Review for the Chemistry, Manufacturing, and Controls Technical 
Section of Animal Drug Applications.'' To improve the process for 
submission and review of chemistry, manufacturing, and controls (CMC) 
information for animal drugs, the Center for Veterinary Medicine has 
developed a series of questions that focus on the critical scientific 
and regulatory issues and pharmaceutical attributes essential for 
ensuring the quality of new animal drug substances and products. Termed 
Question-based Review, these questions provide a general framework for 
original CMC submissions to investigational new animal drug files, 
generic investigational new animal drug files, new animal drug 
applications, abbreviated new animal drug applications, conditional 
approval of applications for conditional approval, and veterinary 
master files.

DATES: Submit either electronic or written comments on Agency guidances 
at any time.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments as follows:

Electronic Submissions

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

Written/Paper Submissions

    Submit written/paper submissions as follows:
     Mail/Hand delivery/Courier (for written/paper 
submissions): 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-
2016-D-0620 for ``Question-Based Review for the Chemistry, 
Manufacturing, and Controls Technical Section of Animal Drug 
Applications.'' Received comments will be placed in the docket and, 
except for those submitted as ``Confidential Submissions,'' publicly 
viewable at https://www.regulations.gov or at the 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 https://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 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 https://
www.regulations.gov and insert the docket number, found in brackets in 
the heading of this document, into the ``Search'' box and follow the 
prompts and/or go to the Division of Dockets Management, 5630 Fishers 
Lane, Rm. 1061, Rockville, MD 20852.
    Submit written requests for single copies of the guidance to the 
Policy and Regulations Staff (HFV-6), Center for Veterinary Medicine, 
Food and Drug Administration, 7519 Standish Pl., Rockville, MD 20855. 
Send one self-addressed adhesive label to assist that office in 
processing your requests. See the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section for 
electronic access to the guidance document.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Julie Bailey, Center for Veterinary 
Medicine (HFV-145), Food and Drug Administration, 7500 Standish Pl., 
Rockville, MD 20855, 240-402-0700, [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background

    In the Federal Register of March 18, 2016 (81 FR 14859), FDA 
published the notice of availability for a draft guidance entitled 
``Question-Based Review for the Chemistry, Manufacturing, and Controls 
Technical Section of Animal Drug Applications'' giving interested 
persons until May 17, 2016, to comment on the draft guidance. FDA 
received no comments on the draft guidance. The guidance announced in 
this notice finalizes the draft guidance dated March 2016.

II. Significance of Guidance

    This level 1 guidance is being issued consistent with FDA's good 
guidance practices regulation (21 CFR 10.115). The guidance represents 
the current thinking of FDA on ``Question-Based Review for the 
Chemistry, Manufacturing, and Controls Technical Section of Animal Drug 
Applications.'' It does not establish any rights for any person and is 
not binding on FDA or the public. You can use an alternative approach 
if it satisfies the requirements

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of the applicable statutes and regulations.

III. Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995

    This guidance refers to previously approved collections of 
information found in FDA regulations. These collections of information 
are subject to review by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) 
under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501-3520). The 
collections of information in 21 CFR part 514 have been approved under 
OMB control number 0910-0032; the collections of information in section 
512(n)(1) of the FD&C Act (21 U.S.C. 360b(n)(1)) have been approved 
under OMB control number 0910-0669.

IV. Electronic Access

    Persons with access to the Internet may obtain the guidance at 
either http://www.fda.gov/AnimalVeterinary/
GuidanceComplianceEnforcement/GuidanceforIndustry/default.htm or 
https://www.regulations.gov.

    Dated: December 15, 2016.
Leslie Kux,
Associate Commissioner for Policy.
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                                                  DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND                                information, or other information that                information marked as ‘‘confidential’’
                                                  HUMAN SERVICES                                          identifies you in the body of your                    will not be disclosed except in
                                                                                                          comments, that information will be                    accordance with 21 CFR 10.20 and other
                                                  Food and Drug Administration                            posted on https://www.regulations.gov.                applicable disclosure law. For more
                                                  [Docket No. FDA–2016–D–0620]
                                                                                                            • If you want to submit a comment                   information about FDA’s posting of
                                                                                                          with confidential information that you                comments to public dockets, see 80 FR
                                                  Question-Based Review for the                           do not wish to be made available to the               56469, September 18, 2015, or access
                                                  Chemistry, Manufacturing, and                           public, submit the comment as a                       the information at: http://www.fda.gov/
                                                  Controls Technical Section of Animal                    written/paper submission and in the                   regulatoryinformation/dockets/
                                                  Drug Applications; Guidance for                         manner detailed (see ‘‘Written/Paper                  default.htm.
                                                  Industry; Availability                                  Submissions’’ and ‘‘Instructions’’).                     Docket: For access to the docket to
                                                                                                          Written/Paper Submissions                             read background documents or the
                                                  AGENCY:    Food and Drug Administration,                                                                      electronic and written/paper comments
                                                  HHS.                                                       Submit written/paper submissions as                received, go to https://
                                                  ACTION:   Notice of availability.                       follows:                                              www.regulations.gov and insert the
                                                                                                             • Mail/Hand delivery/Courier (for                  docket number, found in brackets in the
                                                  SUMMARY:    The Food and Drug                           written/paper submissions): Division of
                                                  Administration (FDA or Agency) is                                                                             heading of this document, into the
                                                                                                          Dockets Management (HFA–305), Food                    ‘‘Search’’ box and follow the prompts
                                                  announcing the availability of a                        and Drug Administration, 5630 Fishers
                                                  guidance for industry #234 entitled                                                                           and/or go to the Division of Dockets
                                                                                                          Lane, Rm. 1061, Rockville, MD 20852.
                                                                                                                                                                Management, 5630 Fishers Lane, Rm.
                                                  ‘‘Question-Based Review for the                            • For written/paper comments
                                                  Chemistry, Manufacturing, and Controls                                                                        1061, Rockville, MD 20852.
                                                                                                          submitted to the Division of Dockets
                                                  Technical Section of Animal Drug                                                                                 Submit written requests for single
                                                                                                          Management, FDA will post your
                                                  Applications.’’ To improve the process                                                                        copies of the guidance to the Policy and
                                                                                                          comment, as well as any attachments,
                                                  for submission and review of chemistry,                                                                       Regulations Staff (HFV–6), Center for
                                                                                                          except for information submitted,
                                                  manufacturing, and controls (CMC)                                                                             Veterinary Medicine, Food and Drug
                                                                                                          marked and identified, as confidential,
                                                  information for animal drugs, the Center                if submitted as detailed in                           Administration, 7519 Standish Pl.,
                                                  for Veterinary Medicine has developed                   ‘‘Instructions.’’                                     Rockville, MD 20855. Send one self-
                                                  a series of questions that focus on the                                                                       addressed adhesive label to assist that
                                                                                                          Instructions: All submissions received                office in processing your requests. See
                                                  critical scientific and regulatory issues               must include the Docket No. FDA–
                                                  and pharmaceutical attributes essential                                                                       the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section
                                                                                                          2016–D–0620 for ‘‘Question-Based
                                                  for ensuring the quality of new animal                                                                        for electronic access to the guidance
                                                                                                          Review for the Chemistry,
                                                  drug substances and products. Termed                                                                          document.
                                                                                                          Manufacturing, and Controls Technical
                                                  Question-based Review, these questions                  Section of Animal Drug Applications.’’                FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:    Julie
                                                  provide a general framework for original                Received comments will be placed in                   Bailey, Center for Veterinary Medicine
                                                  CMC submissions to investigational new                  the docket and, except for those                      (HFV–145), Food and Drug
                                                  animal drug files, generic                              submitted as ‘‘Confidential                           Administration, 7500 Standish Pl.,
                                                  investigational new animal drug files,                  Submissions,’’ publicly viewable at                   Rockville, MD 20855, 240–402–0700,
                                                  new animal drug applications,                           https://www.regulations.gov or at the                 julie.bailey@fda.hhs.gov.
                                                  abbreviated new animal drug                             Division of Dockets Management                        SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
                                                  applications, conditional approval of                   between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday
                                                  applications for conditional approval,                  through Friday.                                       I. Background
                                                  and veterinary master files.                               • Confidential Submissions—To                         In the Federal Register of March 18,
                                                  DATES: Submit either electronic or                      submit a comment with confidential                    2016 (81 FR 14859), FDA published the
                                                  written comments on Agency guidances                    information that you do not wish to be                notice of availability for a draft guidance
                                                  at any time.                                            made publicly available, submit your                  entitled ‘‘Question-Based Review for the
                                                  ADDRESSES: You may submit comments                      comments only as a written/paper                      Chemistry, Manufacturing, and Controls
                                                  as follows:                                             submission. You should submit two                     Technical Section of Animal Drug
                                                                                                          copies total. One copy will include the               Applications’’ giving interested persons
                                                  Electronic Submissions                                  information you claim to be confidential              until May 17, 2016, to comment on the
                                                    Submit electronic comments in the                     with a heading or cover note that states              draft guidance. FDA received no
                                                  following way:                                          ‘‘THIS DOCUMENT CONTAINS                              comments on the draft guidance. The
                                                    • Federal eRulemaking Portal:                         CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION.’’ The                       guidance announced in this notice
                                                  https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the                 Agency will review this copy, including               finalizes the draft guidance dated March
                                                  instructions for submitting comments.                   the claimed confidential information, in              2016.
                                                  Comments submitted electronically,                      its consideration of comments. The
                                                  including attachments, to https://                      second copy, which will have the                      II. Significance of Guidance
                                                  www.regulations.gov will be posted to                   claimed confidential information                         This level 1 guidance is being issued
                                                  the docket unchanged. Because your                      redacted/blacked out, will be available               consistent with FDA’s good guidance
                                                  comment will be made public, you are                    for public viewing and posted on                      practices regulation (21 CFR 10.115).
                                                  solely responsible for ensuring that your               https://www.regulations.gov. Submit                   The guidance represents the current
                                                  comment does not include any                            both copies to the Division of Dockets                thinking of FDA on ‘‘Question-Based
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                                                  confidential information that you or a                  Management. If you do not wish your                   Review for the Chemistry,
                                                  third party may not wish to be posted,                  name and contact information to be                    Manufacturing, and Controls Technical
                                                  such as medical information, your or                    made publicly available, you can                      Section of Animal Drug Applications.’’
                                                  anyone else’s Social Security number, or                provide this information on the cover                 It does not establish any rights for any
                                                  confidential business information, such                 sheet and not in the body of your                     person and is not binding on FDA or the
                                                  as a manufacturing process. Please note                 comments and you must identify this                   public. You can use an alternative
                                                  that if you include your name, contact                  information as ‘‘confidential.’’ Any                  approach if it satisfies the requirements


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                                                  of the applicable statutes and                          ADDRESSES:    All submissions received                   Form Number: N/A.
                                                  regulations.                                            must include the OMB Control Number                      Abstract: The Electronic Visa Update
                                                                                                          1651–0139 in the subject line and the                 System (EVUS) provides a mechanism
                                                  III. Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
                                                                                                          agency name. To avoid duplicate                       through which visa information updates
                                                    This guidance refers to previously                    submissions, please use only one of the
                                                  approved collections of information                                                                           can be obtained from certain
                                                                                                          following methods to submit comments:
                                                  found in FDA regulations. These                                                                               nonimmigrant aliens in advance of their
                                                                                                            (1) Email. Submit comments to: (CBP_
                                                  collections of information are subject to               PRA@cbp.dhs.gov). The email should                    travel to the United States. This
                                                  review by the Office of Management and                  include the OMB Control number in the                 provides CBP access to updated
                                                  Budget (OMB) under the Paperwork                        subject line.                                         information without requiring aliens to
                                                  Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501–                    (2) Mail. Submit written comments to                apply for a visa more frequently. The
                                                  3520). The collections of information in                CBP PRA Officer, U.S. Customs and                     EVUS requirements apply to
                                                  21 CFR part 514 have been approved                      Border Protection, Office of Trade,                   nonimmigrant aliens who hold a
                                                  under OMB control number 0910–0032;                     Regulations and Rulings, Economic                     passport issued by an identified country
                                                  the collections of information in section               Impact Analysis Branch, 10th Floor, 90                containing a U.S. nonimmigrant visa of
                                                  512(n)(1) of the FD&C Act (21 U.S.C.                    K St NE., Washington, DC 20229–1177.                  a designated category. EVUS enrollment
                                                  360b(n)(1)) have been approved under                    FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:                      is currently limited to nonimmigrant
                                                  OMB control number 0910–0669.                           Requests for additional PRA information               aliens who hold unrestricted, maximum
                                                  IV. Electronic Access                                   should be directed to Paperwork                       validity B–1 (business visitor), B–2
                                                                                                          Reduction Act Officer, U.S. Customs                   (visitor for pleasure), or combination B–
                                                    Persons with access to the Internet                   and Border Protection, Regulations and                1/B–2 visas, which are generally valid
                                                  may obtain the guidance at either http://               Rulings, Office of Trade, 90 K Street                 for 10 years, contained in a passport
                                                  www.fda.gov/AnimalVeterinary/                           NE., 10th Floor, Washington, DC 20229–                issued by the People’s Republic of
                                                  GuidanceComplianceEnforcement/                          1177, or via email (CBP_PRA@                          China.
                                                  GuidanceforIndustry/default.htm or                      cbp.dhs.gov). Please note that the
                                                  https://www.regulations.gov.                                                                                     EVUS provides for greater efficiencies
                                                                                                          contact information provided here is                  in the screening of international
                                                    Dated: December 15, 2016.                             solely for questions regarding this
                                                                                                                                                                travelers by allowing DHS to identify
                                                  Leslie Kux,                                             notice. Individuals seeking information
                                                                                                                                                                nonimmigrant aliens who may be
                                                  Associate Commissioner for Policy.                      about other CBP programs should
                                                                                                          contact the CBP National Customer                     inadmissible before they depart for the
                                                  [FR Doc. 2016–30613 Filed 12–19–16; 8:45 am]                                                                  United States, thereby increasing
                                                  BILLING CODE 4164–01–P
                                                                                                          Service Center at 877–227–5511, (TTY)
                                                                                                          1–800–877–8339, or CBP Web site at                    security and reducing traveler delays
                                                                                                          https://www.cbp.gov/. For additional                  upon arrival at U.S. ports of entry.
                                                                                                          help: https://help.cbp.gov/app/home/                  EVUS aids DHS in facilitating legitimate
                                                  DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND                                                                                        travel while also enhancing public
                                                  SECURITY                                                search/1.
                                                                                                          SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: CBP                        safety and national security.
                                                  U.S. Customs and Border Protection                      invites the general public and other                     Current Actions: This submission is
                                                                                                          Federal agencies to comment on                        being made to extend the expiration
                                                  [1651–0139]
                                                                                                          proposed and/or continuing information                date. There are no changes to the
                                                  Agency Information Collection                           collections pursuant to the Paperwork                 information collected.
                                                  Activities: Electronic Visa Update                      Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3507).                  Type of Review: Extension without
                                                  System                                                  The comments should address: (a)                      change to the burden hours.
                                                                                                          Whether the collection of information is
                                                  AGENCY:  U.S. Customs and Border                        necessary for the proper performance of                  Affected Public: Individuals.
                                                  Protection, Department of Homeland                      the functions of the agency, including                   Estimated Number of Respondents:
                                                  Security.                                               whether the information shall have                    3,595,904.
                                                  ACTION: 60-Day notice and request for                   practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the               Estimated Number of Responses per
                                                  comments; extension of an existing                      agency’s estimates of the burden of the
                                                                                                                                                                Respondent: 1.
                                                  collection of information.                              collection of information; (c) ways to
                                                                                                          enhance the quality, utility, and clarity                Estimated Total Annual Responses:
                                                  SUMMARY:   U.S. Customs and Border                      of the information to be collected; (d)               3,595,904.
                                                  Protection (CBP) of the Department of                   ways to minimize the burden including                    Estimated Time per Response: 25
                                                  Homeland Security will be submitting                    the use of automated collection                       minutes.
                                                  the following information collection                    techniques or the use of other forms of
                                                  request to the Office of Management and                                                                          Estimated Total Annual Burden
                                                                                                          information technology; and (e) the
                                                  Budget (OMB) for review and approval                    annual cost burden to respondents or                  Hours: 1,499,492.
                                                  in accordance with the Paperwork                        record keepers from the collection of                   Dated: December 14, 2016.
                                                  Reduction Act: Electronic Visa Update                   information (total capital/startup costs              Seth Renkema,
                                                  System (EVUS). CBP is proposing that                    and operations and maintenance costs).                Branch Chief, Economic Impact Analysis
                                                  this information collection be extended                 The comments that are submitted will                  Branch, U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
                                                  with no change to the burden hours or                   be summarized and included in the CBP
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                                                                                                                                                                [FR Doc. 2016–30527 Filed 12–19–16; 8:45 am]
                                                  to the information collected. This                      request for OMB approval. All
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                                                                                                          comments will become a matter of
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                                                  agencies.                                               soliciting comments concerning the
                                                  DATES: Written comments should be                       following Information collection:
                                                  received on or before February 21, 2017                   Title: Electronic Visa Update System.
                                                  to be assured of consideration.                           OMB Number: 1651–0139.


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Document Created: 2018-02-14 09:09:54
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CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice of availability.
DatesSubmit either electronic or written comments on Agency guidances at any time.
ContactJulie Bailey, Center for Veterinary Medicine (HFV-145), Food and Drug Administration, 7500 Standish Pl., Rockville, MD 20855, 240-402-0700, [email protected]
FR Citation81 FR 92834 

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