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The burden estimates are based on

past experience and on discussions with

registrants during routine

communications. FDA receives an

average of 50 registration submissions

annually. There has been no change

over the past 13 years in the number of

submissions of Form FDA 2511 or in the

time it takes to complete this form.

Dated: July 23, 1998.

William K. Hubbard,

Associate Commissioner for Policy

Coordination.

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND

HUMAN SERVICES

Food and Drug Administration

[Docket Nos. 98D–0264, 98D–0265, et al.]

Food and Drug Administration

Modernization Act of 1997;

Establishment of Public Dockets

AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration,

HHS.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: The Food and Drug

Administration (FDA) is announcing

that it is establishing a series of public

dockets containing information on the

implementation of the Food and Drug

Administration Modernization Act of

1997 (Modernization Act). This action is

intended to ensure that information

submitted to FDA on the

implementation of the Modernization

Act is available to all interested persons

in a timely fashion.

ADDRESSES: The public dockets are

located in the Dockets Management

Branch (HFA–305), Food and Drug

Administration, 5630 Fishers Lane, rm.

1061, Rockville, MD 20852. The public

dockets may be accessed directly under

the docket numbers provided in the list

below, and they are also posted on the

agency’s Internet World Wide Web

(WWW) site at ‘‘http://www.fda.gov/

ohrms/dockets’’.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Nancy E. Derr, Center for Drug

Evaluation and Research (HFD–5),

Food and Drug Administration,

5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD

20857, 301–594–5400;

Stephen M. Ripley, Center for

Biologics Evaluation and Research

(HFM–17), Food and Drug

Administration, 1401 Rockville

Pike, Rockville, MD 20852, 301–

827–6210;

Joseph M. Sheehan, Center for

Devices and Radiological Health

(HFZ–215), Food and Drug

Administration, 1350 Piccard Dr.,

Rockville, MD 20850, 301–827–

2974; or

George A. Mitchell, Center for

Veterinary Medicine (HFV–6), Food

and Drug Administration, 7500

Standish Pl., Rockville, MD 20855,

301–827–5587.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On

November 21, 1997, the President

signed the Modernization Act into law

(Pub. L. 105–115). The Modernization

Act provides for the reauthorization of

the Prescription Drug User Fee Act of

1992, codifies many FDA initiatives

undertaken in recent years under the

Administration’s Reinventing

Government Program, and implements

certain other reforms of FDA processes.

FDA has received numerous

recommendations on how the agency

should implement various

Modernization Act provisions for which

dockets have not yet been established.

To provide timely public access to these

recommendations, FDA is establishing a

series of public dockets through which

interested persons can have access to

these recommendations and other

information submitted to FDA. Each

docket contains information pertaining

to a specific section of the

Modernization Act and may be accessed

directly under the docket numbers

provided in the list below. FDA

expects to place submissions containing

recommendations on how the agency

should implement the Modernization

Act in one of these public dockets, or in

a new docket created for the specific

provision addressed in the

recommendations. These dockets are in

addition to those already established in

connection with implementation of

other provisions of the Modernization

Act, i.e., dockets assigned to the

Modernization Act-related notices,

guidances, or rules.

The following is a list of dockets that

FDA is establishing at this time to

provide access to information submitted

relating to the implementation of

specific provisions of the Modernization

Act. The list includes the section

number of the Modernization Act, the

title of the docket, and the docket

number.

Section No. Docket Title Docket No.

111 Pediatric Studies of Drugs 98D–0265

112 Fast Track Products 98D–0267

113 NIH Data Bank—Clinical Trials for Serious Diseases 98D–0293

114 Health Care Economic Information 98D–0468

118 Data Requirements for Drugs and Biologics 98D–0264

121 Positron Emission Tomography (PET) 98D–0266

122 Radiopharmaceuticals 98D–0372

127 Pharmacy Compounding 98D–0272

216 Six-Year Use of Data 98D–0466

406 Agency Plan for Statutory Compliance 98N–0339

From time to time, FDA may establish

dockets on other Modernization Act

provisions but does not intend to

separately announce the creation of

such dockets. Instead, a list of the

Modernization Act dockets will be

maintained on the agency’s Internet

WWW site at ‘‘http//www.fda.gov/

ohrms/dockets’’. The dockets created in

connection with specific notices,

guidances, or rules published in the

Federal Register are also listed at this

site.

The public dockets are available for

public review in the Dockets

Management Branch (address above)

between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday

through Friday.

Dated: July 22, 1998.

William K. Hubbard,

Associate Commissioner for Policy

Coordination.

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