83_FR_52689 83 FR 52488 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Guidance for Industry on Establishing That a Tobacco Product Was Commercially Marketed in the United States as of February 15, 2007

83 FR 52488 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Guidance for Industry on Establishing That a Tobacco Product Was Commercially Marketed in the United States as of February 15, 2007

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Food and Drug Administration

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 201 (October 17, 2018)

Page Range52488-52490
FR Document2018-22578

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or Agency) is announcing an opportunity for public comment on the proposed collection of certain information by the Agency. Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), Federal Agencies are required to publish notice in the Federal Register concerning each proposed collection of information, including each proposed extension of an existing collection of information, and to allow 60 days for public comment in response to the notice. This notice solicits comments on the guidance for industry entitled ``Establishing That a Tobacco Product Was Commercially Marketed in the United States as of February 15, 2007.''

Federal Register, Volume 83 Issue 201 (Wednesday, October 17, 2018)
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 201 (Wednesday, October 17, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 52488-52490]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-22578]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Food and Drug Administration

[Docket No. FDA-2011-D-0125]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; 
Comment Request; Guidance for Industry on Establishing That a Tobacco 
Product Was Commercially Marketed in the United States as of February 
15, 2007

AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or Agency) is announcing 
an opportunity for public comment on the proposed collection of

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certain information by the Agency. Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 
1995 (PRA), Federal Agencies are required to publish notice in the 
Federal Register concerning each proposed collection of information, 
including each proposed extension of an existing collection of 
information, and to allow 60 days for public comment in response to the 
notice. This notice solicits comments on the guidance for industry 
entitled ``Establishing That a Tobacco Product Was Commercially 
Marketed in the United States as of February 15, 2007.''

DATES: Submit either electronic or written comments on the collection 
of information by December 17, 2018.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments as follows. Please note that late, 
untimely filed comments will not be considered. Electronic comments 
must be submitted on or before December 17, 2018. The https://www.regulations.gov electronic filing system will accept comments until 
11:59 p.m. Eastern Time at the end of December 17, 2018. Comments 
received by mail/hand delivery/courier (for written/paper submissions) 
will be considered timely if they are postmarked or the delivery 
service acceptance receipt is on or before that date.

Electronic Submissions

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

Written/Paper Submissions

    Submit written/paper submissions as follows:
     Mail/Hand delivery/Courier (for written/paper 
submissions): Dockets Management Staff (HFA-305), Food and Drug 
Administration, 5630 Fishers Lane, Rm. 1061, Rockville, MD 20852.
     For written/paper comments submitted to the Dockets 
Management Staff, FDA will post your comment, as well as any 
attachments, except for information submitted, marked and identified, 
as confidential, if submitted as detailed in ``Instructions.''
    Instructions: All submissions received must include the Docket No. 
FDA-2011-D-0125 for the guidance for industry entitled ``Establishing 
That a Tobacco Product Was Commercially Marketed in the United States 
as of February 15, 2007.'' Received comments, those filed in a timely 
manner (see ADDRESSES), will be placed in the docket and, except for 
those submitted as ``Confidential Submissions,'' publicly viewable at 
https://www.regulations.gov or at the Dockets Management Staff between 
9 a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday through Friday.
     Confidential Submissions--To submit a comment with 
confidential information that you do not wish to be made publicly 
available, submit your comments only as a written/paper submission. You 
should submit two copies total. One copy will include the information 
you claim to be confidential with a heading or cover note that states 
``THIS DOCUMENT CONTAINS CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION.'' The Agency will 
review this copy, including the claimed confidential information, in 
its consideration of comments. The second copy, which will have the 
claimed confidential information redacted/blacked out, will be 
available for public viewing and posted on https://www.regulations.gov. 
Submit both copies to the Dockets Management Staff. If you do not wish 
your name and contact information to be made publicly available, you 
can provide this information on the cover sheet and not in the body of 
your comments and you must identify this information as 
``confidential.'' Any information marked as ``confidential'' will not 
be disclosed except in accordance with 21 CFR 10.20 and other 
applicable disclosure law. For more information about FDA's posting of 
comments to public dockets, see 80 FR 56469, September 18, 2015, or 
access the information at: https://www.thefederalregister.org/fdsys/pkg/FR-2015-09-18/pdf/2015-23389.pdf.
    Docket: For access to the docket to read background documents or 
the electronic and written/paper comments received, go to https://www.regulations.gov and insert the docket number, found in brackets in 
the heading of this document, into the ``Search'' box and follow the 
prompts and/or go to the Dockets Management Staff, 5630 Fishers Lane, 
Rm. 1061, Rockville, MD 20852.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Amber Sanford, Office of Operations, 
Food and Drug Administration, Three White Flint North, 10A-12M, 11601 
Landsdown St., North Bethesda, MD 20852, 301-796-8867, 
PRAStaff@fda.hhs.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the PRA (44 U.S.C. 3501-3520), Federal 
Agencies must obtain approval from the Office of Management and Budget 
(OMB) for each collection of information they conduct or sponsor. 
``Collection of information'' is defined in 44 U.S.C. 3502(3) and 5 CFR 
1320.3(c) and includes Agency requests or requirements that members of 
the public submit reports, keep records, or provide information to a 
third party. Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)) 
requires Federal Agencies to provide a 60-day notice in the Federal 
Register concerning each proposed collection of information, including 
each proposed extension of an existing collection of information, 
before submitting the collection to OMB for approval. To comply with 
this requirement, FDA is publishing notice of the proposed collection 
of information set forth in this document.
    With respect to the following collection of information, FDA 
invites comments on these topics: (1) Whether the proposed collection 
of information is necessary for the proper performance of FDA's 
functions, including whether the information will have practical 
utility; (2) the accuracy of FDA's estimate of the burden of the 
proposed collection of information, including the validity of the 
methodology and assumptions used; (3) ways to enhance the quality, 
utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (4) ways 
to minimize the burden of the collection of information on respondents, 
including through the use of automated collection techniques, when 
appropriate, and other forms of information technology.
Guidance for Industry on Establishing That a Tobacco Product Was 
Commercially Marketed in the United States as of February 15, 2007
OMB Control Number 0910-0775--Extension
    On June 22, 2009, the President signed the Family Smoking 
Prevention and Tobacco Control Act (Tobacco Control Act) (Pub. L. 111-
31) into law.

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The Tobacco Control Act amended the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic 
Act (FD&C Act) by adding, among other things, a chapter granting FDA 
authority to regulate the manufacture, marketing, and distribution of 
tobacco products to protect the public health generally and to reduce 
tobacco use by minors.
    Section 201(rr) of the FD&C Act (21 U.S.C.321(rr)), as amended, 
defines a tobacco product as any product made or derived from tobacco 
that is intended for human consumption, including any component, part, 
or accessory of a tobacco product (except for raw materials other than 
tobacco used in manufacturing a component, part, or accessory of a 
tobacco product). Section 910 of the FD&C Act (21 U.S.C. 387j) sets out 
premarket requirements for new tobacco products. The term new tobacco 
product is defined as any tobacco product (including those products in 
test markets) that was not commercially marketed in the United States 
as of February 15, 2007, or any modification (including a change in 
design, any component, any part, or any constituent, including a smoke 
constituent, or in the content, delivery, or form of nicotine, or any 
other additive or ingredient) of a tobacco product where the modified 
product was commercially marketed in the United States after February 
15, 2007 (section 910(a)(1) of the FD&C Act).
    The Tobacco Control Act also gave FDA the authority to issue a 
regulation deeming all other products that meet the statutory 
definition of a tobacco product to be subject to chapter IX of the FD&C 
Act (section 901(b) (21 U.S.C. 387a(b)) of the FD&C Act). On May 10, 
2016, FDA issued that rule, extending FDA's tobacco product authority 
to all products that meet the definition of tobacco product in the law 
(except for accessories of newly regulated tobacco products), including 
electronic nicotine delivery systems, cigars, hookah, pipe tobacco, 
nicotine gels, dissolvables that were not already subject to the FD&C 
Act, and other tobacco products that may be developed in the future (81 
FR 28974 at 28976).
    FDA refers to tobacco products that were commercially marketed 
(other than exclusively in test markets) in the United States as of 
February 15, 2007, as grandfathered tobacco products. Grandfathered 
tobacco products are not considered new tobacco products and are not 
subject to the premarket requirements of section 910 of the FD&C Act. 
The guidance document provides information on how a manufacturer may 
establish that a tobacco product was commercially marketed in the 
United States as of February 15, 2007. A grandfathered tobacco product 
may also serve as the predicate tobacco product in a section 905(j) 
report (intended to be used toward demonstrating substantial 
equivalence) for a new tobacco product (section 905(j)(1)A)(i) of the 
FD&C Act (21 U.S.C. 387e(j)(1)(A)(i))).
    The guidance recommends that the manufacturer submit information 
adequate to demonstrate that the tobacco product was commercially 
marketed in the United States as of February 15, 2007. Examples of such 
information may include, but are not limited to, the following: Dated 
copies of advertisements, dated catalog pages, dated promotional 
material, and dated bills of lading.
    FDA estimates the burden of this collection of information as 
follows:

                                 Table 1--Estimated Annual Reporting Burden \1\
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                                                     Number of                    Average burden
   FD&C Act sections or action       Number of     responses per   Total annual    per response     Total hours
                                    respondents     respondent       responses      (in hours)
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Submit evidence of commercial              1,000               1           1,000               5           5,000
 marketing in the United States
 as of February 15, 2007........
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\1\ There are no capital costs or operating and maintenance costs associated with this collection of
  information.

    FDA's estimate of the number of respondents is based on the fact 
that requesting an Agency determination of the grandfathered status of 
a tobacco product under the guidance is not required and also on the 
number of grandfathered submissions received from 2011 to June 2018. We 
estimate submissions have increased due to the effective date of the 
deeming rule. FDA has stated that, for deemed combustible products that 
were on the market as of August 8, 2016, it does not intend to initiate 
enforcement for failure to have premarket authorization until August 8, 
2021. FDA has also stated that, for deemed noncombustible products that 
were on the market as of August 2, 2016, it does not intend to initiate 
enforcement for failure to have premarket authorization until August 8, 
2022. When these compliance periods end, FDA expects a drop in the 
number of grandfathered submissions. The number of hours to gather the 
evidence is FDA's estimate of how long it might take one to review, 
gather, and submit dated information if making a request for Agency 
determination.
    FDA further estimates it would take a manufacturer approximately 5 
hours to put together this collection of evidence and to submit the 
package to FDA for review. FDA estimates that it should take 
approximately 5,000 hours annually to respond to this collection of 
information.
    Our estimated burden for the information collection reflects an 
overall increase of 4,235 hours. We attribute this adjustment to an 
updated number of submissions received through this approval and the 
number of submissions expected in the next 3 years.

    Dated: October 11, 2018.
Leslie Kux,
Associate Commissioner for Policy.
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                                               Medicare beneficiaries to falsify weekly                statement conviction should run                       prosecution of, any criminal offense and
                                               visit/time record sheets indicating that                concurrently, for a total debarment                   (2) based on the conviction and other
                                               she provided skilled nursing services                   period of 6 years.                                    information, Gil demonstrated a pattern
                                               twice a day, 7 days a week, when she                       The proposal offered Gil the                       of conduct giving reason to believe that
                                               did not provide those services with such                opportunity to request a hearing,                     she may violate requirements under the
                                               frequency. Gil falsified daily blood                    providing her 30 days from the date of                FD&C Act relating to drug products.
                                               sugar/insulin log sheets stating that she               receipt of the letter to file the request             FDA considered the applicable factors
                                               administered insulin injections and                     and 60 days from the date of receipt of               listed in section 306(c)(3) of the FD&C
                                               provided other medical services to                      the letter to support her request with                Act and determined that a 6-year
                                               Medicare beneficiaries when she did not                 information sufficient to justify a                   debarment is appropriate.
                                               provide those services. Lastly, Gil                     hearing. In a letter dated May 9, 2014,                  As a result of the foregoing findings,
                                               created false weekly visit/time records                 through counsel, Gil filed a request for              Isachi Gil is debarred for 6 years from
                                               claiming that she provided skilled                      hearing and indicated that she had not                providing services in any capacity to a
                                               nursing services to two separate                        received the proposal until April 10,                 person with an approved or pending
                                               Medicare beneficiaries at the same time                 2014. She also stated that the                        drug product application under sections
                                               and she caused local home health                        information justifying the hearing                    505, 512, or 802 of the FD&C Act (21
                                               agencies to submit false and fraudulent                 request would be forthcoming. More                    U.S.C. 355, 360b, or 382), or under
                                               claims that falsely represented that she                than 60 days have passed from the date                section 351 of the Public Health Service
                                               provided home health services to                        Gil represents she received FDA’s letter,             Act (42 U.S.C. 262), effective (see
                                               eligible Medicare beneficiaries.                        and she has not filed any information,                DATES), (see 21 U.S.C. 335a(c)(1)(B) and
                                                  By letter dated March 18, 2014, FDA’s                or any legal or policy arguments, to                  (c)(2)(A)(iii) and 21 U.S.C. 321(dd)).
                                               Office of Regulatory Affairs (ORA)                      support her request.                                  Any person with an approved or
                                               notified Gil of a proposal to debar her                    Under the authority delegated to him               pending drug application who
                                               for 6 years from providing services in                  by the Commissioner of Food and                       knowingly uses the services of Gil, in
                                               any capacity to a person that has an                    Drugs, the Acting Director of the Office              any capacity during her debarment, will
                                               approved or pending drug product                        of Scientific Integrity (OSI) has                     be subject to civil money penalties
                                               application. The proposal explained                     considered Gil’s request for a hearing.               (section 307(a)(6) of the FD&C Act (21
                                               that the proposed debarment period was                  Hearings will not be granted on issues                U.S.C. 335b(a)(6))). If Gil, during her
                                               based on her 12 felony convictions. The                 of policy or law, on mere allegations,                period of debarment, provides services
                                               proposal stated that maximum                            denials, or general descriptions of                   in any capacity to a person with an
                                               debarment period for each offense is 5                  positions and contentions, or on data                 approved or pending drug product
                                               years and that FDA may determine                        and information insufficient to justify
                                                                                                                                                             application, she will be subject to civil
                                               whether debarment periods for multiple                  the factual determination urged (see 21
                                                                                                                                                             money penalties (section 307(a)(7) of the
                                               offenses should run concurrently or                     CFR 21.24(b)).
                                                                                                          Inasmuch as Gil has not presented                  FD&C Act). In addition, FDA will not
                                               consecutively.                                                                                                accept or review any abbreviated new
                                                  The proposal outlined findings                       any information to support her hearing
                                                                                                       request, OSI concludes that Gil has                   drug applications submitted by or with
                                               regarding the four applicable factors
                                                                                                       failed to raise a genuine and substantial             the assistance of Gil during her period
                                               ORA considered in determining the
                                                                                                       issue of fact requiring a hearing.                    of debarment (section 306(c)(1)(B) of the
                                               appropriateness and period of
                                                                                                       Therefore, OSI denies Gil’s request for a             FD&C Act).
                                               debarment, as provided in section
                                               306(c)(3) of the FD&C Act: (1) The                      hearing. Further, Gil has not presented                 Dated: October 10, 2018.
                                               nature and seriousness of the offense,                  any arguments concerning whether                      George M. Warren,
                                               (2) the nature and extent of management                 debarment is appropriate for each of her              Director, Office of Scientific Integrity.
                                               participation in any offense, (3) the                   felony convictions or whether the                     [FR Doc. 2018–22581 Filed 10–16–18; 8:45 am]
                                               nature and extent of voluntary steps to                 proposed debarment periods are                        BILLING CODE 4164–01–P
                                               mitigate the impact on the public, and                  appropriate. Based on the factual
                                               (4) prior convictions under the FD&C                    findings in the proposal to debar, OSI
                                               Act or other acts involving matters                     finds that a 3-year debarment period for              DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
                                               within FDA’s jurisdiction. ORA found                    each felony offense is appropriate and                HUMAN SERVICES
                                               that the nature and seriousness of the                  that the 3-year debarment period for
                                               offenses and her failure to take                        each healthcare fraud conviction should               Food and Drug Administration
                                               voluntary steps to mitigate the impact of               run concurrently and that the 3-year
                                                                                                                                                             [Docket No. FDA–2011–D–0125]
                                               her offenses were unfavorable factors for               debarment period for each false
                                               Gil. ORA found that her lack of prior                   statement conviction should run                       Agency Information Collection
                                               convictions was a favorable factor for                  concurrently, for a resulting total                   Activities; Proposed Collection;
                                               Gil. Finally, ORA found that the                        debarment of 6 years.                                 Comment Request; Guidance for
                                               management participation factor was                                                                           Industry on Establishing That a
                                               not applicable based on the information                 II. Findings and Order
                                                                                                                                                             Tobacco Product Was Commercially
                                               in the record. ORA concluded that ‘‘the                    Therefore, the Director of OSI, under
                                                                                                                                                             Marketed in the United States as of
                                               unfavorable factors cumulatively                        section 306(b)(2)(B)(i)(I) of the FD&C
                                                                                                                                                             February 15, 2007
                                               outweigh the favorable factors and that                 Act and authority delegated to him by
                                               debarment is appropriate.’’ ORA                         the Commissioner of Food and Drugs,                   AGENCY:    Food and Drug Administration,
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                                               proposed that each felony offense                       finds that: (1) Gil was convicted of a                HHS.
                                               should have a 3-year debarment period.                  felony that involves bribery, payment of              ACTION:   Notice.
                                               ORA further proposed that the 3-year                    illegal gratuities, fraud, perjury, false
                                               debarment period for each healthcare                    statement, racketeering, blackmail,                   SUMMARY: The Food and Drug
                                               fraud conviction should run                             extortion, falsification or destruction of            Administration (FDA or Agency) is
                                               concurrently and that the 3-year                        records, or interference with,                        announcing an opportunity for public
                                               debarment period for each false                         obstruction of an investigation into, or              comment on the proposed collection of


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                                               certain information by the Agency.                         • Mail/Hand delivery/Courier (for                  docket number, found in brackets in the
                                               Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of                    written/paper submissions): Dockets                   heading of this document, into the
                                               1995 (PRA), Federal Agencies are                        Management Staff (HFA–305), Food and                  ‘‘Search’’ box and follow the prompts
                                               required to publish notice in the                       Drug Administration, 5630 Fishers                     and/or go to the Dockets Management
                                               Federal Register concerning each                        Lane, Rm. 1061, Rockville, MD 20852.                  Staff, 5630 Fishers Lane, Rm. 1061,
                                               proposed collection of information,                        • For written/paper comments                       Rockville, MD 20852.
                                               including each proposed extension of an                 submitted to the Dockets Management                   FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
                                               existing collection of information, and                 Staff, FDA will post your comment, as                 Amber Sanford, Office of Operations,
                                               to allow 60 days for public comment in                  well as any attachments, except for                   Food and Drug Administration, Three
                                               response to the notice. This notice                     information submitted, marked and                     White Flint North, 10A–12M, 11601
                                               solicits comments on the guidance for                   identified, as confidential, if submitted             Landsdown St., North Bethesda, MD
                                               industry entitled ‘‘Establishing That a                 as detailed in ‘‘Instructions.’’                      20852, 301–796–8867, PRAStaff@
                                               Tobacco Product Was Commercially                           Instructions: All submissions received             fda.hhs.gov.
                                               Marketed in the United States as of                     must include the Docket No. FDA–
                                                                                                                                                             SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the
                                               February 15, 2007.’’                                    2011–D–0125 for the guidance for
                                                                                                       industry entitled ‘‘Establishing That a               PRA (44 U.S.C. 3501–3520), Federal
                                               DATES: Submit either electronic or                                                                            Agencies must obtain approval from the
                                               written comments on the collection of                   Tobacco Product Was Commercially
                                                                                                       Marketed in the United States as of                   Office of Management and Budget
                                               information by December 17, 2018.                                                                             (OMB) for each collection of
                                               ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
                                                                                                       February 15, 2007.’’ Received
                                                                                                       comments, those filed in a timely                     information they conduct or sponsor.
                                               as follows. Please note that late,                                                                            ‘‘Collection of information’’ is defined
                                               untimely filed comments will not be                     manner (see ADDRESSES), will be placed
                                                                                                       in the docket and, except for those                   in 44 U.S.C. 3502(3) and 5 CFR
                                               considered. Electronic comments must                                                                          1320.3(c) and includes Agency requests
                                               be submitted on or before December 17,                  submitted as ‘‘Confidential
                                                                                                       Submissions,’’ publicly viewable at                   or requirements that members of the
                                               2018. The https://www.regulations.gov                                                                         public submit reports, keep records, or
                                               electronic filing system will accept                    https://www.regulations.gov or at the
                                                                                                       Dockets Management Staff between 9                    provide information to a third party.
                                               comments until 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time                                                                        Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA (44
                                               at the end of December 17, 2018.                        a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday through
                                                                                                       Friday.                                               U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)) requires Federal
                                               Comments received by mail/hand                                                                                Agencies to provide a 60-day notice in
                                                                                                          • Confidential Submissions—To
                                               delivery/courier (for written/paper                                                                           the Federal Register concerning each
                                                                                                       submit a comment with confidential
                                               submissions) will be considered timely                                                                        proposed collection of information,
                                                                                                       information that you do not wish to be
                                               if they are postmarked or the delivery                                                                        including each proposed extension of an
                                                                                                       made publicly available, submit your
                                               service acceptance receipt is on or                                                                           existing collection of information,
                                                                                                       comments only as a written/paper
                                               before that date.                                                                                             before submitting the collection to OMB
                                                                                                       submission. You should submit two
                                               Electronic Submissions                                  copies total. One copy will include the               for approval. To comply with this
                                                                                                       information you claim to be confidential              requirement, FDA is publishing notice
                                                 Submit electronic comments in the                                                                           of the proposed collection of
                                               following way:                                          with a heading or cover note that states
                                                                                                                                                             information set forth in this document.
                                                 • Federal eRulemaking Portal:                         ‘‘THIS DOCUMENT CONTAINS
                                                                                                                                                                With respect to the following
                                               https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the                 CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION.’’ The
                                                                                                       Agency will review this copy, including               collection of information, FDA invites
                                               instructions for submitting comments.                                                                         comments on these topics: (1) Whether
                                               Comments submitted electronically,                      the claimed confidential information, in
                                                                                                       its consideration of comments. The                    the proposed collection of information
                                               including attachments, to https://                                                                            is necessary for the proper performance
                                               www.regulations.gov will be posted to                   second copy, which will have the
                                                                                                       claimed confidential information                      of FDA’s functions, including whether
                                               the docket unchanged. Because your                                                                            the information will have practical
                                               comment will be made public, you are                    redacted/blacked out, will be available
                                                                                                       for public viewing and posted on                      utility; (2) the accuracy of FDA’s
                                               solely responsible for ensuring that your                                                                     estimate of the burden of the proposed
                                               comment does not include any                            https://www.regulations.gov. Submit
                                                                                                       both copies to the Dockets Management                 collection of information, including the
                                               confidential information that you or a
                                                                                                       Staff. If you do not wish your name and               validity of the methodology and
                                               third party may not wish to be posted,
                                                                                                       contact information to be made publicly               assumptions used; (3) ways to enhance
                                               such as medical information, your or
                                                                                                       available, you can provide this                       the quality, utility, and clarity of the
                                               anyone else’s Social Security number, or
                                                                                                       information on the cover sheet and not                information to be collected; and (4)
                                               confidential business information, such
                                                                                                       in the body of your comments and you                  ways to minimize the burden of the
                                               as a manufacturing process. Please note
                                                                                                       must identify this information as                     collection of information on
                                               that if you include your name, contact
                                                                                                       ‘‘confidential.’’ Any information marked              respondents, including through the use
                                               information, or other information that
                                                                                                       as ‘‘confidential’’ will not be disclosed             of automated collection techniques,
                                               identifies you in the body of your
                                                                                                       except in accordance with 21 CFR 10.20                when appropriate, and other forms of
                                               comments, that information will be
                                                                                                       and other applicable disclosure law. For              information technology.
                                               posted on https://www.regulations.gov.
                                                 • If you want to submit a comment                     more information about FDA’s posting                  Guidance for Industry on Establishing
                                               with confidential information that you                  of comments to public dockets, see 80                 That a Tobacco Product Was
                                               do not wish to be made available to the                 FR 56469, September 18, 2015, or access               Commercially Marketed in the United
                                               public, submit the comment as a                         the information at: https://www.gpo.gov/              States as of February 15, 2007
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                                               written/paper submission and in the                     fdsys/pkg/FR-2015-09-18/pdf/2015-
                                                                                                       23389.pdf.                                            OMB Control Number 0910–0775—
                                               manner detailed (see ‘‘Written/Paper
                                                                                                          Docket: For access to the docket to                Extension
                                               Submissions’’ and ‘‘Instructions’’).
                                                                                                       read background documents or the                        On June 22, 2009, the President
                                               Written/Paper Submissions                               electronic and written/paper comments                 signed the Family Smoking Prevention
                                                 Submit written/paper submissions as                   received, go to https://                              and Tobacco Control Act (Tobacco
                                               follows:                                                www.regulations.gov and insert the                    Control Act) (Pub. L. 111–31) into law.


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                                               52490                       Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 201 / Wednesday, October 17, 2018 / Notices

                                               The Tobacco Control Act amended the                         any other additive or ingredient) of a                Grandfathered tobacco products are not
                                               Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act                        tobacco product where the modified                    considered new tobacco products and
                                               (FD&C Act) by adding, among other                           product was commercially marketed in                  are not subject to the premarket
                                               things, a chapter granting FDA authority                    the United States after February 15,                  requirements of section 910 of the FD&C
                                               to regulate the manufacture, marketing,                     2007 (section 910(a)(1) of the FD&C                   Act. The guidance document provides
                                               and distribution of tobacco products to                     Act).                                                 information on how a manufacturer may
                                               protect the public health generally and                       The Tobacco Control Act also gave                   establish that a tobacco product was
                                               to reduce tobacco use by minors.                            FDA the authority to issue a regulation               commercially marketed in the United
                                                  Section 201(rr) of the FD&C Act (21                      deeming all other products that meet the              States as of February 15, 2007. A
                                               U.S.C.321(rr)), as amended, defines a                       statutory definition of a tobacco product             grandfathered tobacco product may also
                                               tobacco product as any product made or                      to be subject to chapter IX of the FD&C               serve as the predicate tobacco product
                                               derived from tobacco that is intended                       Act (section 901(b) (21 U.S.C. 387a(b))               in a section 905(j) report (intended to be
                                               for human consumption, including any                        of the FD&C Act). On May 10, 2016,                    used toward demonstrating substantial
                                               component, part, or accessory of a                          FDA issued that rule, extending FDA’s                 equivalence) for a new tobacco product
                                               tobacco product (except for raw                             tobacco product authority to all                      (section 905(j)(1)A)(i) of the FD&C Act
                                               materials other than tobacco used in                        products that meet the definition of                  (21 U.S.C. 387e(j)(1)(A)(i))).
                                               manufacturing a component, part, or                         tobacco product in the law (except for
                                               accessory of a tobacco product). Section                    accessories of newly regulated tobacco                  The guidance recommends that the
                                               910 of the FD&C Act (21 U.S.C. 387j)                        products), including electronic nicotine              manufacturer submit information
                                               sets out premarket requirements for new                     delivery systems, cigars, hookah, pipe                adequate to demonstrate that the
                                               tobacco products. The term new tobacco                      tobacco, nicotine gels, dissolvables that             tobacco product was commercially
                                               product is defined as any tobacco                           were not already subject to the FD&C                  marketed in the United States as of
                                               product (including those products in                        Act, and other tobacco products that                  February 15, 2007. Examples of such
                                               test markets) that was not commercially                     may be developed in the future (81 FR                 information may include, but are not
                                               marketed in the United States as of                         28974 at 28976).                                      limited to, the following: Dated copies
                                               February 15, 2007, or any modification                        FDA refers to tobacco products that                 of advertisements, dated catalog pages,
                                               (including a change in design, any                          were commercially marketed (other than                dated promotional material, and dated
                                               component, any part, or any constituent,                    exclusively in test markets) in the                   bills of lading.
                                               including a smoke constituent, or in the                    United States as of February 15, 2007,                  FDA estimates the burden of this
                                               content, delivery, or form of nicotine, or                  as grandfathered tobacco products.                    collection of information as follows:

                                                                                                 TABLE 1—ESTIMATED ANNUAL REPORTING BURDEN 1
                                                                                                                                                                                     Average
                                                                                                                                               Number of            Total
                                                                                                                             Number of                                             burden per
                                                                 FD&C Act sections or action                                                 responses per         annual                            Total hours
                                                                                                                            respondents                                             response
                                                                                                                                               respondent        responses          (in hours)

                                               Submit evidence of commercial marketing in the United
                                                 States as of February 15, 2007 .......................................            1,000                   1              1,000                  5          5,000
                                                  1 There   are no capital costs or operating and maintenance costs associated with this collection of information.


                                                  FDA’s estimate of the number of                          take one to review, gather, and submit                DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
                                               respondents is based on the fact that                       dated information if making a request                 HUMAN SERVICES
                                               requesting an Agency determination of                       for Agency determination.
                                               the grandfathered status of a tobacco                                                                             Food and Drug Administration
                                                                                                              FDA further estimates it would take a
                                               product under the guidance is not                           manufacturer approximately 5 hours to                 [Docket No. FDA–2018–N–3163]
                                               required and also on the number of                          put together this collection of evidence
                                               grandfathered submissions received                          and to submit the package to FDA for                  Agency Information Collection
                                               from 2011 to June 2018. We estimate                         review. FDA estimates that it should                  Activities; Proposed Collection;
                                               submissions have increased due to the                                                                             Comment Request; Physician
                                                                                                           take approximately 5,000 hours
                                               effective date of the deeming rule. FDA                                                                           Interpretation of Information About
                                                                                                           annually to respond to this collection of
                                               has stated that, for deemed combustible                                                                           Prescription Drugs in Scientific
                                                                                                           information.
                                               products that were on the market as of                                                                            Publications Versus Promotional
                                               August 8, 2016, it does not intend to                          Our estimated burden for the                       Pieces
                                               initiate enforcement for failure to have                    information collection reflects an
                                                                                                           overall increase of 4,235 hours. We                   AGENCY:     Food and Drug Administration,
                                               premarket authorization until August 8,                                                                           HHS.
                                               2021. FDA has also stated that, for                         attribute this adjustment to an updated
                                                                                                           number of submissions received                        ACTION:    Notice.
                                               deemed noncombustible products that
                                               were on the market as of August 2, 2016,                    through this approval and the number of               SUMMARY:  The Food and Drug
                                               it does not intend to initiate                              submissions expected in the next 3                    Administration (FDA) is announcing an
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                                               enforcement for failure to have                             years.                                                opportunity for public comment on the
                                               premarket authorization until August 8,                       Dated: October 11, 2018.                            proposed collection of certain
                                               2022. When these compliance periods                         Leslie Kux,                                           information by the Agency. Under the
                                               end, FDA expects a drop in the number                                                                             Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
                                                                                                           Associate Commissioner for Policy.
                                               of grandfathered submissions. The                                                                                 (PRA), Federal Agencies are required to
                                                                                                           [FR Doc. 2018–22578 Filed 10–16–18; 8:45 am]
                                               number of hours to gather the evidence                                                                            publish notice in the Federal Register
                                               is FDA’s estimate of how long it might                      BILLING CODE 4164–01–P                                concerning each proposed collection of


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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.
DatesSubmit either electronic or written comments on the collection of information by December 17, 2018.
ContactAmber Sanford, Office of Operations, Food and Drug Administration, Three White Flint North, 10A-12M, 11601 Landsdown St., North Bethesda, MD 20852, 301-796-8867, [email protected]
FR Citation83 FR 52488 

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