[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 244 (Friday, December 19, 1997)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 66522-66523]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-33095]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Food and Drug Administration

21 CFR Part 558


New Animal Drugs for Use in Animal Feeds; Decoquinate and 
Bacitracin Zinc

AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is amending the animal 
drug regulations to reflect approval of an abbreviated new animal drug 
application (ANADA) filed by Alpharma Inc. The ANADA provides for using 
approved decoquinate and bacitracin zinc Type A medicated

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articles to make Type C medicated broiler chicken feeds used for 
prevention of coccidiosis, increased rate of weight gain, and improved 
feed efficiency.

EFFECTIVE DATE:  December 19, 1997.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:  Jeffrey M. Gilbert, Center for 
Veterinary Medicine (HFV-128), Food and Drug Administration, 7500 
Standish Pl., Rockville, MD 20855, 301-594-1602.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Alpharma Inc., One Executive Dr., P.O. Box 
1399, Fort Lee, NJ 07024, is sponsor of ANADA 200-213 that provides for 
combining approved decoquinate and bacitracin zinc Type A medicated 
articles to make Type C medicated feeds for broilers containing 
decoquinate 27.2 grams per ton (g/t) and bacitracin zinc 10 to 50 g/t. 
The Type C medicated feed is used as an aid in the prevention of 
coccidiosis caused by Eimeria tenella, E. necatrix, E. acervulina, E. 
brunetti, E. mivati, and E. maxima; and for increased rate of weight 
gain; and improved feed efficiency.
    ANADA 200-213, filed by Alpharma Inc., is approved as a generic 
copy of Rhone Poulenc's NADA 45-348. The ANADA is approved as of 
September 19, 1997, and the regulations are amended in the table in 21 
CFR 558.195(d) to reflect the approval. The basis for approval is 
discussed in the freedom of information summary.
    In accordance with the freedom of information provisions of 21 CFR 
part 20 and 514.11(e)(2)(ii), a summary of safety and effectiveness 
data and information submitted to support approval of this application 
may be seen in the Dockets Management Branch (HFA-305), Food and Drug 
Administration, 12420 Parklawn Dr., rm. 1-23, Rockville, MD 20857, 
between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday through Friday.
    The agency has determined under 21 CFR 25.33(a)(1) that this action 
is of a type that does not individually or cumulatively have a 
significant effect on the human environment. Therefore, neither an 
environmental assessment nor an environmental impact statement is 
required.

List of Subjects in 21 CFR Part 558

    Animal drugs, Animal feeds.
    Therefore, under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act and under 
authority delegated to the Commissioner of Food and Drugs and 
redelegated to the Center for Veterinary Medicine, 21 CFR part 558 is 
amended as follows:

PART 558--NEW ANIMAL DRUGS FOR USE IN ANIMAL FEEDS

    1. The authority citation for 21 CFR part 558 continues to read as 
follows:

    Authority: 21 U.S.C. 360b, 371.


Sec. 558.195   [Amended]

    2. Section 558.195 Decoquinate is amended in the table in paragraph 
(d), in the entry for ``27.2 (0.003 pct)'', in the second column, in 
the entry for ``Bacitracin 10 to 50'', under the column ``Limitations'' 
by removing ``No. 000061'' and adding in its place ``Nos. 046573 and 
011716''.

    Dated: December 8, 1997.
Stephen F. Sundlof,
Director, Center for Veterinary Medicine.
[FR Doc. 97-33095 Filed 12-18-97; 8:45 am]
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