83_FR_63414 83 FR 63179 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for Office of Management and Budget Review; Comment Request; Environmental Impact Considerations

83 FR 63179 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for Office of Management and Budget Review; Comment Request; Environmental Impact Considerations

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Food and Drug Administration

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 235 (December 7, 2018)

Page Range63179-63182
FR Document2018-26556

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing that a proposed collection of information has been submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and clearance under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.

Federal Register, Volume 83 Issue 235 (Friday, December 7, 2018)
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Food and Drug Administration

[Docket No. FDA-2012-N-0961]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for Office 
of Management and Budget Review; Comment Request; Environmental Impact 
Considerations

AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing that a 
proposed collection of information has been submitted to the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) for review and clearance under the 
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.

DATES: Fax written comments on the collection of information by January 
7, 2019.

ADDRESSES: To ensure that comments on the information collection are 
received, OMB recommends that written comments be faxed to the Office 
of Information and Regulatory Affairs, OMB, Attn: FDA Desk Officer, 
Fax: 202-395-7285, or emailed to [email protected]. All 
comments should be identified with the OMB control number 0910-0322. 
Also include the FDA docket number found in brackets in the heading of 
this document.

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

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20852, 301-796-8867, [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In compliance with 44 U.S.C. 3507, FDA has 
submitted the following proposed collection of information to OMB for 
review and clearance.

Environmental Impact Considerations

OMB Control Number 0910-0322--Extension

I. Background

    FDA is requesting OMB approval for the reporting requirements 
contained in the FDA collection of information ``Environmental Impact 
Considerations.'' The National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) (42 
U.S.C. 4321-4347) states national environmental objectives and imposes 
upon each Federal Agency the duty to consider the environmental effects 
of its actions. Section 102(2)(C) of NEPA requires the preparation of 
an environmental impact statement (EIS) for every major Federal action 
that will significantly affect the quality of the human environment.
    FDA's NEPA regulations are in part 25 (21 CFR part 25). All 
applications or petitions requesting Agency action require the 
submission of a claim for categorical exclusion or an environmental 
assessment (EA). A categorical exclusion applies to certain classes of 
FDA-regulated actions that usually have little or no potential to cause 
significant environmental effects and are excluded from the 
requirements to prepare an EA or EIS. Section 25.15(a) and (d) 
specifies the procedures for submitting to FDA a claim for a 
categorical exclusion. Extraordinary circumstances (Sec.  25.21), which 
may result in significant environmental impacts, may exist for some 
actions that are usually categorically excluded. An EA provides 
information that is used to determine whether an FDA action could 
result in a significant environmental impact. Section 25.40(a) and (c) 
specifies the content requirements for EAs for non-excluded actions.
    This collection of information is used by FDA to assess the 
environmental impact of Agency actions and to ensure that the public is 
informed of environmental analyses. Firms wishing to manufacture and 
market substances regulated under statutes for which FDA is responsible 
must, in most instances, submit applications requesting approval. 
Environmental information must be included in such applications for the 
purpose of determining whether the proposed action may have a 
significant impact on the environment. Where significant adverse events 
cannot be avoided, the Agency uses the submitted information as the 
basis for preparing and circulating to the public an EIS, made 
available through a Federal Register document also filed for comment at 
the Environmental Protection Agency. The final EIS, including the 
comments received, is reviewed by the Agency to weigh environmental 
costs and benefits in determining whether to pursue the proposed action 
or some alternative that would reduce expected environmental impact.
    Any final EIS would contain additional information gathered by the 
Agency after the publication of the draft EIS, a copy or a summary of 
the comments received on the draft EIS, and the Agency's responses to 
the comments, including any revisions resulting from the comments or 
other information. When the Agency finds that no significant 
environmental effects are expected, the Agency prepares a finding of no 
significant impact.
    In the Federal Register of June 7, 2018 (83 FR 26477), FDA 
published a 60-day notice requesting public comment on the proposed 
collection of information. One PRA related comment was received.
    (Comment) One commenter requested that FDA should categorically 
exclude all categories of SE applications from the EA requirement.
    (Response) FDA appreciates this comment. We note, however, that any 
action to establish a categorial exclusion would need to be undertaken 
through a notice and comment rulemaking procedure.
    FDA estimates the burden of this collection of information as 
follows:

II. Estimated Annual Reporting Burden for Human Drugs (Including 
Biologics in the Center for Drug Evaluation and Research)

    Under Sec. Sec.  312.23(a)(7)(iv)(e), 314.50(d)(1)(iii), and 
314.94(a)(9)(i) (21 CFR 312.23(a)(7)(iv)(e), 314.50(d)(1)(iii), and 
314.94(a)(9)(i)), each investigational new drug application (IND), new 
drug application (NDA), and abbreviated new drug application (ANDA) 
must contain a claim for categorical exclusion under Sec.  25.30 or 
Sec.  25.31, or an EA under Sec.  25.40. Annually, FDA receives 
approximately 3,687 INDs from 2,456 sponsors; 140 NDAs from 116 
applicants; 3,192 supplements to NDAs from 443 applicants; 28 biologic 
license applications (BLAs) from 22 applicants; 464 supplements to BLAs 
from 52 applicants; 1,152 ANDAs from 248 applicants; and 6,774 
supplements to ANDAs from 384 applicants. FDA estimates that it 
receives approximately 15,437 claims for categorical exclusions as 
required under Sec.  25.15(a) and (d) and 10 EAs as required under 
Sec.  25.40(a) and (c). Based on information provided by the 
pharmaceutical industry, FDA estimates that it takes sponsors or 
applicants approximately 8 hours to prepare a claim for a categorical 
exclusion and approximately 3,400 hours to prepare an EA.

                         Table 1--Estimated Annual Reporting Burden for Human Drugs \1\
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                                                     Number of                        Average
         21 CFR section              Number of     responses per   Total annual     burden per      Total hours
                                    respondents     respondent       responses       response
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25.15(a) and (d)................           3,724          4.1453          15,437               8         123,496
25.40(a) and (c)................              10               1              10           3,400          34,000
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    Total.......................  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............         157,496
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\1\ There are no capital costs or operating and maintenance costs associated with this collection of
  information.

III. Estimated Annual Reporting Burden for Medical Devices

    Under Sec.  814.20(b)(11) (21 CFR 814.20(b)(11)), premarket 
approvals (PMAs) (original PMAs and supplements) must contain a claim 
for categorical exclusion under Sec.  25.30 or Sec.  25.34 or an EA 
under Sec.  25.40. In 2017, FDA received an average of 50 claims 
(original PMAs and supplements) for categorical exclusions as required 
under Sec.  25.15(a) and (d), and 0 EAs as required under Sec.  
25.40(a) and (c). FDA estimates that approximately 50 respondents will 
submit an average of 1 application for

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categorical exclusion annually. Based on information provided by 
sponsors, FDA estimates that it takes approximately 6 hours to prepare 
a claim for a categorical exclusion.

                       Table 2--Estimated Annual Reporting Burden for Medical Devices \1\
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                                                     Number of                        Average
         21 CFR section              Number of     responses per   Total annual     burden per      Total hours
                                    respondents     respondent       responses       response
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25.15(a) and (d)................              50               1              50               6             300
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\1\ There are no capital costs or operating and maintenance costs associated with this collection of
  information.

IV. Estimated Annual Reporting Burden for Biological Products, Drugs, 
and Medical Devices in the Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research

    Under 21 CFR 601.2(a), BLAs as well as INDs (Sec.  312.23), NDAs 
(Sec.  314.50), ANDAs (Sec.  314.94), and PMAs (Sec.  814.20) must 
contain either a claim of categorical exclusion under Sec.  25.30 or 
Sec.  25.32 or an EA under Sec.  25.40. Annually, FDA receives 
approximately 34 BLAs from 18 applicants, 801 BLA supplements to 
license applications from 156 applicants, 345 INDs from 256 sponsors, 1 
NDA from 1 applicant, 26 supplements to NDAs from 8 applicants, 1 ANDA 
from 1 applicant, 1 supplement to ANDAs from 1 applicant, 8 PMAs from 3 
applicants, and 33 PMA supplements from 16 applicants. FDA estimates 
that approximately 10 percent of these supplements would be submitted 
with a claim for categorical exclusion or an EA.
    FDA has received approximately 481 claims for categorical exclusion 
as required under Sec.  25.15(a) and (d) annually and 2 EAs as required 
under Sec.  25.40(a) and (c) annually. Therefore, FDA estimates that 
approximately 247 respondents will submit an average of 2 applications 
for categorical exclusion and 2 respondents will submit an average of 1 
EA. Based on information provided by industry, FDA estimates that it 
takes sponsors and applicants approximately 8 hours to prepare a claim 
of categorical exclusion and approximately 3,400 hours to prepare an EA 
for a biological product.

                     Table 3--Estimated Annual Reporting Burden for Biological Products \1\
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                                                     Number of                        Average
         21 CFR section              Number of     responses per   Total annual     burden per      Total hours
                                    respondents     respondent       responses       response
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25.15(a) and (d)................             247               2             494               8           3,952
25.40(a) and (c)................               2               1               2           3,400           6,800
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    Total.......................  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............          10,752
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\1\ There are no capital costs or operating and maintenance costs associated with this collection of
  information.

V. Estimated Annual Reporting Burden for Animal Drugs

    Under 21 CFR 514.1(b)(14), new animal drug applications (NADAs) and 
abbreviated new animal drug applications (ANADAs); 21 CFR 514.8(a)(1) 
supplemental NADAs and ANADAs; 21 CFR 511.1(b)(10) investigational new 
animal drug applications (INADs) and generic investigational new animal 
drug applications (JINADs), and 21 CFR 571.1(c) food additive petitions 
must contain a claim for categorical exclusion under Sec.  25.30 or 
Sec.  25.32 or an EA under Sec.  25.40. Annually, FDA's Center for 
Veterinary Medicine has received approximately 810 claims for 
categorical exclusion as required under Sec.  25.15(a) and (d) and 22 
EAs as required under Sec.  25.40(a) and (c). Assuming an average of 10 
claims per respondent, FDA estimates that approximately 81 respondents 
will submit an average of 10 claims for categorical exclusion. FDA 
further estimates that 22 respondents will submit an average of 1 EA. 
FDA estimates that it takes sponsors/applicants approximately 3 hours 
to prepare a claim of categorical exclusion and an average of 2,160 
hours to prepare an EA.

                         Table 4--Estimated Annual Reporting Burden for Animal Drugs \1\
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                                                     Number of                        Average
         21 CFR section              Number of     responses per   Total annual     burden per      Total hours
                                    respondents     respondent       responses       response
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25.15(a) and (d)................              81              10             810               3           2,430
25.40(a) and (c)................              22               1              22           2,160          47,520
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    Total.......................  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............          49,950
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\1\ There are no capital costs or operating and maintenance costs associated with this collection of
  information.

VI. Estimated Annual Reporting Burden for Tobacco Products

    Under sections 905, 910, and 911 of the Federal Food, Drug, and 
Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 387e, 387j, and 387k), product applications and 
supplements (PMTAs), SEs, Exemption from SEs, and modified risk tobacco 
products must contain a claim for categorical exclusion or an EA. After 
further review, the agency has concluded that the majority of the EA 
burden for tobacco products

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is covered under already existing information collections. To avoid 
double counting, the agency has removed the burden which is approved 
under other FDA information collections. The burden for SEs are 
currently approved under OMB control number 0910-0673; the burden for 
PMTAs are currently approved under OMB control number 0910-0768; the 
burden for SE exemptions are currently approved under OMB control 
number 0910-0684.
    FDA's estimates are based on actual report data from fiscal year 
(FY) 2015 to FY 2017, on average FDA estimated it received 
approximately 27 modified risk tobacco product applications (MRTPAs) 
from 27 respondents. Based on updated data for this collection, FDA 
estimates 27 EAs from 27 respondents. A total of 27 respondents will 
submit an average of 1 application for environmental assessment. Based 
on FDA's experience, previous information provided by potential 
sponsors and knowledge that part of the EA information has already been 
produced in one of the tobacco product applications, FDA estimates that 
it takes approximately 80 hours to prepare an EA.

                       Table 5--Estimated Annual Reporting Burden for Tobacco Products \1\
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                                                     Number of                        Average
         21 CFR section              Number of     responses per   Total annual     burden per      Total hours
                                    respondents     respondent       responses       response
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25.40(a) and (c)................              27               1              27              80           2,160
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\1\ There are no capital costs or operating and maintenance costs associated with this collection of
  information.

    The Estimated Annual Reporting Burden for Human Foods is no longer 
a part of this information collection. The burden has now been 
incorporated into OMB control number 0910-0541.
    Our estimated burden for the information collection reflects an 
overall decrease of 10,566 hours (currently approved 231,224) and a 
corresponding decrease of 11,364 annual responses (currently approved 
15,527). The new estimated totals are 220,658 hours and 4,163 annual 
responses. We attribute this adjustment to the removal of the majority 
tobacco burden from this collection, and the number of EA submissions 
we received since the last extension.

    Dated: November 30, 2018.
Leslie Kux,
Associate Commissioner for Policy.
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                                             20852, 301–796–8867, PRAStaff@                                             determine whether an FDA action could                                       One PRA related comment was
                                             fda.hhs.gov.                                                               result in a significant environmental                                       received.
                                                                                                                        impact. Section 25.40(a) and (c)                                               (Comment) One commenter requested
                                             SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:    In
                                                                                                                        specifies the content requirements for                                      that FDA should categorically exclude
                                             compliance with 44 U.S.C. 3507, FDA
                                                                                                                        EAs for non-excluded actions.                                               all categories of SE applications from
                                             has submitted the following proposed                                          This collection of information is used
                                             collection of information to OMB for                                                                                                                   the EA requirement.
                                                                                                                        by FDA to assess the environmental                                             (Response) FDA appreciates this
                                             review and clearance.                                                      impact of Agency actions and to ensure                                      comment. We note, however, that any
                                             Environmental Impact Considerations                                        that the public is informed of                                              action to establish a categorial exclusion
                                                                                                                        environmental analyses. Firms wishing                                       would need to be undertaken through a
                                             OMB Control Number 0910–0322—                                              to manufacture and market substances
                                             Extension                                                                                                                                              notice and comment rulemaking
                                                                                                                        regulated under statutes for which FDA                                      procedure.
                                             I. Background                                                              is responsible must, in most instances,
                                                                                                                        submit applications requesting                                                 FDA estimates the burden of this
                                                FDA is requesting OMB approval for                                      approval. Environmental information                                         collection of information as follows:
                                             the reporting requirements contained in                                    must be included in such applications                                       II. Estimated Annual Reporting Burden
                                             the FDA collection of information                                          for the purpose of determining whether                                      for Human Drugs (Including Biologics
                                             ‘‘Environmental Impact                                                     the proposed action may have a                                              in the Center for Drug Evaluation and
                                             Considerations.’’ The National                                             significant impact on the environment.                                      Research)
                                             Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) (42                                        Where significant adverse events cannot
                                             U.S.C. 4321–4347) states national                                          be avoided, the Agency uses the                                                Under §§ 312.23(a)(7)(iv)(e),
                                             environmental objectives and imposes                                       submitted information as the basis for                                      314.50(d)(1)(iii), and 314.94(a)(9)(i) (21
                                             upon each Federal Agency the duty to                                       preparing and circulating to the public                                     CFR 312.23(a)(7)(iv)(e), 314.50(d)(1)(iii),
                                             consider the environmental effects of its                                  an EIS, made available through a                                            and 314.94(a)(9)(i)), each investigational
                                             actions. Section 102(2)(C) of NEPA                                         Federal Register document also filed for                                    new drug application (IND), new drug
                                             requires the preparation of an                                             comment at the Environmental                                                application (NDA), and abbreviated new
                                             environmental impact statement (EIS)                                       Protection Agency. The final EIS,                                           drug application (ANDA) must contain
                                             for every major Federal action that will                                   including the comments received, is                                         a claim for categorical exclusion under
                                             significantly affect the quality of the                                    reviewed by the Agency to weigh                                             § 25.30 or § 25.31, or an EA under
                                             human environment.                                                         environmental costs and benefits in                                         § 25.40. Annually, FDA receives
                                                FDA’s NEPA regulations are in part 25                                   determining whether to pursue the                                           approximately 3,687 INDs from 2,456
                                             (21 CFR part 25). All applications or                                      proposed action or some alternative that                                    sponsors; 140 NDAs from 116
                                             petitions requesting Agency action                                         would reduce expected environmental                                         applicants; 3,192 supplements to NDAs
                                             require the submission of a claim for                                      impact.                                                                     from 443 applicants; 28 biologic license
                                             categorical exclusion or an                                                   Any final EIS would contain                                              applications (BLAs) from 22 applicants;
                                             environmental assessment (EA). A                                           additional information gathered by the                                      464 supplements to BLAs from 52
                                             categorical exclusion applies to certain                                   Agency after the publication of the draft                                   applicants; 1,152 ANDAs from 248
                                             classes of FDA-regulated actions that                                      EIS, a copy or a summary of the                                             applicants; and 6,774 supplements to
                                             usually have little or no potential to                                     comments received on the draft EIS, and                                     ANDAs from 384 applicants. FDA
                                             cause significant environmental effects                                    the Agency’s responses to the                                               estimates that it receives approximately
                                             and are excluded from the requirements                                     comments, including any revisions                                           15,437 claims for categorical exclusions
                                             to prepare an EA or EIS. Section                                           resulting from the comments or other                                        as required under § 25.15(a) and (d) and
                                             25.15(a) and (d) specifies the procedures                                  information. When the Agency finds                                          10 EAs as required under § 25.40(a) and
                                             for submitting to FDA a claim for a                                        that no significant environmental effects                                   (c). Based on information provided by
                                             categorical exclusion. Extraordinary                                       are expected, the Agency prepares a                                         the pharmaceutical industry, FDA
                                             circumstances (§ 25.21), which may                                         finding of no significant impact.                                           estimates that it takes sponsors or
                                             result in significant environmental                                           In the Federal Register of June 7, 2018                                  applicants approximately 8 hours to
                                             impacts, may exist for some actions that                                   (83 FR 26477), FDA published a 60-day                                       prepare a claim for a categorical
                                             are usually categorically excluded. An                                     notice requesting public comment on                                         exclusion and approximately 3,400
                                             EA provides information that is used to                                    the proposed collection of information.                                     hours to prepare an EA.

                                                                                        TABLE 1—ESTIMATED ANNUAL REPORTING BURDEN FOR HUMAN DRUGS 1
                                                                                                                                                                       Number of                                                Average
                                                                                                                                            Number of                                            Total annual
                                                                             21 CFR section                                                                          responses per                                            burden per              Total hours
                                                                                                                                           respondents                                            responses
                                                                                                                                                                       respondent                                              response

                                             25.15(a) and (d) ...................................................................                        3,724                   4.1453                      15,437                           8           123,496
                                             25.40(a) and (c) ...................................................................                           10                        1                          10                       3,400            34,000

                                                   Total ..............................................................................   ........................   ........................   ........................   ........................       157,496
                                                1 There    are no capital costs or operating and maintenance costs associated with this collection of information.
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                                             III. Estimated Annual Reporting                                            supplements) must contain a claim for                                       categorical exclusions as required under
                                             Burden for Medical Devices                                                 categorical exclusion under § 25.30 or                                      § 25.15(a) and (d), and 0 EAs as required
                                                                                                                        § 25.34 or an EA under § 25.40. In 2017,                                    under § 25.40(a) and (c). FDA estimates
                                               Under § 814.20(b)(11) (21 CFR                                            FDA received an average of 50 claims                                        that approximately 50 respondents will
                                             814.20(b)(11)), premarket approvals                                        (original PMAs and supplements) for                                         submit an average of 1 application for
                                             (PMAs) (original PMAs and


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                                             categorical exclusion annually. Based                                      approximately 6 hours to prepare a
                                             on information provided by sponsors,                                       claim for a categorical exclusion.
                                             FDA estimates that it takes

                                                                                     TABLE 2—ESTIMATED ANNUAL REPORTING BURDEN FOR MEDICAL DEVICES 1
                                                                                                                                                                       Number of                                                Average
                                                                                                                                            Number of                                            Total annual
                                                                             21 CFR section                                                                          responses per                                            burden per              Total hours
                                                                                                                                           respondents                                            responses
                                                                                                                                                                       respondent                                              response

                                             25.15(a) and (d) ...................................................................                             50                          1                         50                           6             300
                                                1 There    are no capital costs or operating and maintenance costs associated with this collection of information.


                                             IV. Estimated Annual Reporting Burden                                      from 156 applicants, 345 INDs from 256                                      annually and 2 EAs as required under
                                             for Biological Products, Drugs, and                                        sponsors, 1 NDA from 1 applicant, 26                                        § 25.40(a) and (c) annually. Therefore,
                                             Medical Devices in the Center for                                          supplements to NDAs from 8 applicants,                                      FDA estimates that approximately 247
                                             Biologics Evaluation and Research                                          1 ANDA from 1 applicant, 1 supplement                                       respondents will submit an average of 2
                                                                                                                        to ANDAs from 1 applicant, 8 PMAs                                           applications for categorical exclusion
                                               Under 21 CFR 601.2(a), BLAs as well                                      from 3 applicants, and 33 PMA                                               and 2 respondents will submit an
                                             as INDs (§ 312.23), NDAs (§ 314.50),                                       supplements from 16 applicants. FDA                                         average of 1 EA. Based on information
                                             ANDAs (§ 314.94), and PMAs (§ 814.20)                                      estimates that approximately 10 percent                                     provided by industry, FDA estimates
                                             must contain either a claim of                                             of these supplements would be                                               that it takes sponsors and applicants
                                             categorical exclusion under § 25.30 or                                     submitted with a claim for categorical
                                             § 25.32 or an EA under § 25.40.                                                                                                                        approximately 8 hours to prepare a
                                                                                                                        exclusion or an EA.
                                             Annually, FDA receives approximately                                         FDA has received approximately 481                                        claim of categorical exclusion and
                                             34 BLAs from 18 applicants, 801 BLA                                        claims for categorical exclusion as                                         approximately 3,400 hours to prepare an
                                             supplements to license applications                                        required under § 25.15(a) and (d)                                           EA for a biological product.

                                                                                 TABLE 3—ESTIMATED ANNUAL REPORTING BURDEN FOR BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTS 1
                                                                                                                                                                       Number of                                                Average
                                                                                                                                            Number of                                            Total annual
                                                                             21 CFR section                                                                          responses per                                            burden per              Total hours
                                                                                                                                           respondents                                            responses
                                                                                                                                                                       respondent                                              response

                                             25.15(a) and (d) ...................................................................                           247                            2                      494                         8              3,952
                                             25.40(a) and (c) ...................................................................                             2                            1                        2                     3,400              6,800

                                                   Total ..............................................................................   ........................   ........................   ........................   ........................         10,752
                                                1 There    are no capital costs or operating and maintenance costs associated with this collection of information.


                                             V. Estimated Annual Reporting Burden                                       investigational new animal drug                                             of 10 claims per respondent, FDA
                                             for Animal Drugs                                                           applications (JINADs), and 21 CFR                                           estimates that approximately 81
                                                                                                                        571.1(c) food additive petitions must                                       respondents will submit an average of
                                               Under 21 CFR 514.1(b)(14), new                                           contain a claim for categorical exclusion                                   10 claims for categorical exclusion. FDA
                                             animal drug applications (NADAs) and                                       under § 25.30 or § 25.32 or an EA under                                     further estimates that 22 respondents
                                             abbreviated new animal drug                                                § 25.40. Annually, FDA’s Center for                                         will submit an average of 1 EA. FDA
                                             applications (ANADAs); 21 CFR                                              Veterinary Medicine has received                                            estimates that it takes sponsors/
                                             514.8(a)(1) supplemental NADAs and                                         approximately 810 claims for categorical                                    applicants approximately 3 hours to
                                             ANADAs; 21 CFR 511.1(b)(10)                                                exclusion as required under § 25.15(a)                                      prepare a claim of categorical exclusion
                                             investigational new animal drug                                            and (d) and 22 EAs as required under                                        and an average of 2,160 hours to prepare
                                             applications (INADs) and generic                                           § 25.40(a) and (c). Assuming an average                                     an EA.

                                                                                        TABLE 4—ESTIMATED ANNUAL REPORTING BURDEN FOR ANIMAL DRUGS 1
                                                                                                                                                                       Number of                                                Average
                                                                                                                                            Number of                                            Total annual
                                                                             21 CFR section                                                                          responses per                                            burden per              Total hours
                                                                                                                                           respondents                                            responses
                                                                                                                                                                       respondent                                              response

                                             25.15(a) and (d) ...................................................................                             81                         10                       810                         3              2,430
                                             25.40(a) and (c) ...................................................................                             22                          1                        22                     2,160             47,520

                                                   Total ..............................................................................   ........................   ........................   ........................   ........................         49,950
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                                                1 There    are no capital costs or operating and maintenance costs associated with this collection of information.


                                             VI. Estimated Annual Reporting Burden                                      Act (21 U.S.C. 387e, 387j, and 387k),                                       contain a claim for categorical exclusion
                                             for Tobacco Products                                                       product applications and supplements                                        or an EA. After further review, the
                                               Under sections 905, 910, and 911 of                                      (PMTAs), SEs, Exemption from SEs, and                                       agency has concluded that the majority
                                             the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic                                       modified risk tobacco products must                                         of the EA burden for tobacco products


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                                             is covered under already existing                                     approved under OMB control number                      of 1 application for environmental
                                             information collections. To avoid                                     0910–0684.                                             assessment. Based on FDA’s experience,
                                             double counting, the agency has                                         FDA’s estimates are based on actual                  previous information provided by
                                             removed the burden which is approved                                  report data from fiscal year (FY) 2015 to              potential sponsors and knowledge that
                                             under other FDA information                                           FY 2017, on average FDA estimated it                   part of the EA information has already
                                             collections. The burden for SEs are                                   received approximately 27 modified risk                been produced in one of the tobacco
                                             currently approved under OMB control                                  tobacco product applications (MRTPAs)                  product applications, FDA estimates
                                             number 0910–0673; the burden for                                      from 27 respondents. Based on updated                  that it takes approximately 80 hours to
                                             PMTAs are currently approved under                                    data for this collection, FDA estimates                prepare an EA.
                                             OMB control number 0910–0768; the                                     27 EAs from 27 respondents. A total of
                                             burden for SE exemptions are currently                                27 respondents will submit an average

                                                                                 TABLE 5—ESTIMATED ANNUAL REPORTING BURDEN FOR TOBACCO PRODUCTS 1
                                                                                                                                                        Number of                             Average
                                                                                                                                     Number of                           Total annual
                                                                           21 CFR section                                                             responses per                         burden per    Total hours
                                                                                                                                    respondents                           responses
                                                                                                                                                        respondent                           response

                                             25.40(a) and (c) ...................................................................                27                 1               27               80          2,160
                                                1 There    are no capital costs or operating and maintenance costs associated with this collection of information.


                                               The Estimated Annual Reporting                                      Management and Budget (OMB) for                        professionals who serve them. F2F HICs
                                             Burden for Human Foods is no longer a                                 review and approval. Comments                          are staffed by families of CYSHCN who
                                             part of this information collection. The                              submitted during the first public review               have first-hand knowledge using health
                                             burden has now been incorporated into                                 of this ICR will be provided to OMB.                   care services and programs. With this
                                             OMB control number 0910–0541.                                         OMB will accept further comments from                  experience, these staff are uniquely
                                               Our estimated burden for the                                        the public during the review and                       positioned to provide support to other
                                             information collection reflects an                                    approval period.                                       CYSHCN families and help other
                                             overall decrease of 10,566 hours                                      DATES: Comments on this ICR must be                    families like theirs navigate an often
                                             (currently approved 231,224) and a                                    received no later than January 7, 2019.                complex and confusing health care and
                                             corresponding decrease of 11,364                                      ADDRESSES: Submit your comments to                     social service system. They also serve as
                                             annual responses (currently approved                                  paperwork@hrsa.gov or mail the HRSA                    mentors and as a reliable source of
                                             15,527). The new estimated totals are                                 Information Collection Clearance                       health care information to other
                                             220,658 hours and 4,163 annual                                        Officer, Room 14N136B, 5600 Fishers                    families.
                                             responses. We attribute this adjustment                               Lane, Rockville, MD 20857.                               During Fiscal Years (FY) 2003 to
                                             to the removal of the majority tobacco                                                                                       2017, HRSA’s Maternal and Child
                                                                                                                   FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To
                                             burden from this collection, and the                                  request more information on the                        Health Bureau (MCHB) awarded
                                             number of EA submissions we received                                  proposed project or to obtain a copy of                approximately $4.9 million per FY in
                                             since the last extension.                                             the data collection plans and draft                    grants to support 51 F2F HICs in each
                                               Dated: November 30, 2018.                                           instruments, email paperwork@hrsa.gov                  of the 50 states and the District of
                                             Leslie Kux,                                                           or call Lisa Wright-Solomon, the HRSA                  Columbia. In FY 2017, 49 centers that
                                             Associate Commissioner for Policy.                                    Information Collection Clearance Officer               reported data served and trained over
                                             [FR Doc. 2018–26556 Filed 12–6–18; 8:45 am]                           at (301) 443–1984.                                     184,000 families and approximately
                                             BILLING CODE 4164–01–P                                                SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: When                        85,500 health professionals. For FYs
                                                                                                                   submitting comments or requesting                      2018 and 2019, HRSA MCHB will award
                                                                                                                   information, please include the                        approximately $6 million per FY to
                                             DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND                                              information request collection title for               support 59 F2F HICs: One each in the
                                             HUMAN SERVICES                                                        reference, in compliance with Section                  50 states and the District of Columbia,
                                                                                                                   3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork                         1 each in the 5 U.S. Territories
                                             Health Resources and Services                                         Reduction Act of 1995.                                 (American Samoa, Guam, Puerto Rico,
                                             Administration                                                           Information Collection Request Title:               the Northern Mariana Islands and the
                                                                                                                   Family-to-Family Health Information                    U.S. Virgin Islands), and 3 to serve
                                             Agency Information Collection                                         Center Feedback Surveys, OMB Control                   American Indians/Alaska Natives.
                                             Activities: Submission to OMB for                                     Number: 0906–xxxx–New.                                   HRSA has developed feedback
                                             Review and Approval; Public Comment                                      Abstract: The Family-to-Family                      surveys to determine the extent to
                                             Request; Information Collection                                       Health Information Center (F2F HIC)                    which F2F HICs provide service to
                                             Request Title: Family-to-Family Health                                program is authorized by the Social                    families of CYSHCN and health
                                             Information Center Feedback Surveys,                                  Security Act, Title V, § 501(c) (42 U.S.C.             professionals who serve such families.
                                             OMB Number: 0906–xxxx–New                                             701(c)), as amended by § 50501 of the                  Each F2F HIC will administer the
                                             AGENCY: Health Resources and Services                                 Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 (Pub. L.                 surveys and report data back to HRSA.
                                             Administration (HRSA), Department of                                  115–123). The goal of the F2F HIC                      Survey respondents will be asked to
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                                             Health and Human Services (HHS).                                      program is to promote optimal health                   answer questions about how useful they
                                             ACTION: Notice.                                                       for children and youth with special                    found the information, assistance, or
                                                                                                                   health care needs (CYSHCN) by                          resources received from the F2F HICs.
                                             SUMMARY:  In compliance with the                                      facilitating their access to an effective              The purpose of this notice is to solicit
                                             Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,                                      health delivery system and by meeting                  comments regarding the proposed
                                             HRSA submitted an Information                                         the health information and support                     feedback surveys and the F2F HIC grant
                                             Collection Request (ICR) to the Office of                             needs of families of CYSHCN and the                    recipient activity instructions form.


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Document Created: 2018-12-07 01:53:06
Document Modified: 2018-12-07 01:53:06
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.
DatesFax written comments on the collection of information by January 7, 2019.
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 63179 

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