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for Food for Animals.’’ Received 

comments will be placed in the docket 

and, except for those submitted as 

‘‘Confidential Submissions,’’ publicly 

viewable at https://www.regulations.gov 

or at the Dockets Management Staff 

office 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.gpo.gov/ 

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. 

You may submit comments on any 

guidance at any time (see 21 CFR 

10.115(g)(5)). 

Submit written requests for single 

copies of the guidance to the Policy and 

Regulations Staff (HFV–6), Center for 

Veterinary Medicine, Food and Drug 

Administration, 7500 Standish Pl., 

Rockville, MD 20855. Send one selfaddressed adhesive label to assist that 

office in processing your requests. See 

the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section 

for electronic access to the guidance 

document. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Jeanette Murphy, Center for Veterinary 

Medicine (HFV–200), Food and Drug 

Administration, 7519 Standish Pl., 

Rockville, MD 20855, 240–402–6246, 

Jenny.Murphy@fda.hhs.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background 

In the Federal Register of August 25, 

2016 (81 FR 58519), FDA published the 

notice of availability for a draft guidance 

entitled ‘‘Current Good Manufacturing 

Practice Requirements for Food for 

Animals,’’ giving interested persons 

until November 23, 2016, to comment 

on the draft guidance. FDA received 

comments on the draft guidance and 

those comments were considered as the 

guidance was finalized. Changes made 

include additional explanation and 

examples and the inclusion of a part 507 

(21 CFR part 507) Current Good 

Manufacturing Practice (CGMP) SelfAssessment Tool in Appendix B to 

assist facilities in reviewing the 

implementation of CGMP requirements 

at their facility. Information regarding 

human food by-products for use as food 

for animals was removed; this 

information is contained in draft GFI 

#239, entitled ‘‘Human Food ByProducts for Use as Animal Food’’ (81 

FR 58521, August 25, 2016). In addition, 

editorial changes were made to improve 

clarity. The guidance announced in this 

notice finalizes the draft guidance dated 

August 2016. 

II. Significance of Guidance 

This level 1 guidance is being issued 

consistent with FDA’s good guidance 

practices regulation (21 CFR 10.115). 

The guidance represents the current 

thinking of FDA on current good 

manufacturing practice requirements for 

food for animals. It does not establish 

any rights for any person and is not 

binding on FDA or the public. You can 

use an alternative approach if it satisfies 

the requirements of the applicable 

statutes and regulations. This guidance 

is not subject to Executive Order 12866. 

III. Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 

This guidance refers to previously 

approved collections of information 

found in FDA regulations. These 

collections of information are subject to 

review by the Office of Management and 

Budget (OMB) under the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501– 

3520). The collections of information in 

part 507 have been approved under 

OMB control number 0910–0789. 

IV. Electronic Access 

Persons with access to the internet 

may obtain the guidance at either 

https://www.fda.gov/AnimalVeterinary/ 

GuidanceComplianceEnforcement/ 

GuidanceforIndustry/default.htm or 

https://www.regulations.gov. 

Dated: October 16, 2017. 

Anna K. Abram, 

Deputy Commissioner for Policy, Planning, 

Legislation, and Analysis. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Food and Drug Administration 

[Docket No. FDA–2007–D–0369] 

Product-Specific Guidances for 

Salmeterol Xinafoate and Fluticasone 

Propionate; Draft Guidances for 

Industry; Availability 

AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, 

HHS. 

ACTION: Notice of availability. 

SUMMARY: The Food and Drug 

Administration (FDA or Agency) is 

announcing the availability of three 

draft guidances for industry on generic 

salmeterol xinafoate inhalation powder, 

fluticasone propionate inhalation 

aerosol, and fluticasone propionate 

inhalation powder, entitled ‘‘Draft 

Guidance on Salmeteral Xinafoate’’ and 

‘‘Draft Guidance on Fluticasone 

Propionate.’’ The guidances, when 

finalized, will provide product-specific 

recommendations on, among other 

things, the design of bioequivalence 

(BE) studies to support abbreviated new 

drug applications (ANDAs) for 

salmeterol xinafoate inhalation powder, 

fluticasone propionate inhalation 

aerosol, and fluticasone propionate 

inhalation powder. 

DATES: Submit either electronic or 

written comments on the draft 

guidances by December 19, 2017 to 

ensure that the Agency considers your 

comment on this draft guidance before 

it begins work on the final version of the 

guidance. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

on any guidance at any time as follows: 

Electronic Submissions 

Submit electronic comments in the 

following way: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: 

https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments. 

Comments submitted electronically, 

including attachments, to https://

www.regulations.gov will be posted to 

the docket unchanged. Because your 

comment will be made public, you are 


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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– 

2007–D–0369 for ‘‘Draft Guidance on 

Salmeterol Xinafoate’’ or ‘‘Draft 

Guidance on Fluticasone Propionate.’’ 

Received comments will be placed in 

the docket and, except for those 

submitted as ‘‘Confidential 

Submissions,’’ publicly viewable at 

https://www.regulations.gov or at the 

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.gpo.gov/ 

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. 

You may submit comments on any 

guidance at any time (see 21 CFR 

10.115(g)(5)). 

Submit written requests for single 

copies of the draft guidances to the 

Division of Drug Information, Center for 

Drug Evaluation and Research, Food 

and Drug Administration, 10001 New 

Hampshire Ave., Hillandale Building, 

4th Floor, Silver Spring, MD 20993– 

0002. Send one self-addressed adhesive 

label to assist that office in processing 

your requests. See the SUPPLEMENTARY

INFORMATION section for electronic 

access to the draft guidance documents. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Xiaoqiu Tang, Center for Drug 

Evaluation and Research (HFD–600), 

Food and Drug Administration, 10903 

New Hampshire Ave., Bldg. 75, Rm. 

4730, Silver Spring, MD 20993–0002, 

301–796–5850. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background 

In the Federal Register of June 11, 

2010 (75 FR 33311), FDA announced the 

availability of a guidance for industry 

entitled ‘‘Bioequivalence 

Recommendations for Specific 

Products,’’ which explained the process 

that would be used to make productspecific guidances available to the 

public on FDA’s Web site at https://

www.fda.gov/Drugs/

GuidanceComplianceRegulatory

Information/Guidances/default.htm. 

As described in that guidance, FDA 

adopted this process to develop and 

disseminate product-specific guidances 

and to provide a meaningful 

opportunity for the public to consider 

and comment on the guidances. This 

notice announces the availability of 

draft product-specific guidances for 

generic salmeterol xinafoate inhalation 

powder, fluticasone propionate 

inhalation aerosol, and fluticasone 

propionate inhalation powder. 

FDA initially approved new drug 

application (NDA) 020692 for 

SEREVENT DISKUS (salmeterol 

xinafoate inhalation powder) in 

September 1997. We are now issuing a 

draft guidance for industry on, among 

other things, BE recommendations for 

generic salmeterol xinafoate inhalation 

powder (‘‘Draft Guidance on Salmeterol 

Xinafoate’’). 

FDA initially approved NDA 021433 

for FLOVENT HFA (fluticasone 

propionate inhalation aerosol) in May 

2004 and NDA 020833 for FLOVENT 

DISKUS 100 (fluticasone propionate 

inhalation powder) in September 2000. 

We are now also issuing two draft 

guidances for industry on, among other 

things, BE recommendations for generic 

fluticasone propionate inhalation 

aerosol and fluticasone propionate 

inhalation powder (both entitled ‘‘Draft 

Guidance on Fluticasone Propionate’’). 

In December 2009, GlaxoSmithKline 

(GSK), manufacturer of the reference 

listed drugs SEREVENT DISKUS, 

FLOVENT HFA, and FLOVENT DISKUS 

100, submitted a citizen petition 

requesting that FDA withhold approval 

of any ANDA or 505(b)(2) application 

for generic oral inhalation products 

containing salmeterol xinafoate and/or 

fluticasone propionate unless certain 

conditions were satisfied, including 

conditions related to demonstrating BE 

(Docket No. FDA–2009–P–0597). FDA is 

reviewing the issues raised in the 

petition. FDA will consider any 

comments on guidances entitled, ‘‘Draft 

Guidance on Salmeterol Xinafoate’’ or 

‘‘Draft Guidance on Fluticasone 

Propionate,’’ before responding to GSK’s 

citizen petition. 

The draft guidances are being issued 

consistent with FDA’s good guidance 

practices regulation (21 CFR 10.115). 

The draft guidances, when finalized, 

will represent the current thinking of 

FDA on, among other things, the design 

of BE studies to support ANDAs for 

salmeterol xinafoate inhalation powder, 

fluticasone propionate inhalation 

aerosol, and fluticasone propionate 

inhalation powder. They do not 

establish any rights for any person and 

are not binding on FDA or the public. 

You can use an alternative approach if 

it satisfies the requirements of the 

applicable statutes and regulations. 

These guidances are not subject to 

Executive Order 12866. 


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II. Electronic Access 

Persons with access to the internet 

may obtain the draft guidances at either 

https://www.fda.gov/Drugs/Guidance

ComplianceRegulatoryInformation/

Guidances/default.htm or https://

www.regulations.gov. 

Dated: October 16, 2017. 

Anna K. Abram, 

Deputy Commissioner for Policy, Planning, 

Legislation, and Analysis. 

[FR Doc. 2017–22735 Filed 10–19–17; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4164–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Food and Drug Administration 

[Docket No. FDA–2007–D–0369] 

Product-Specific Guidance for 

Tiotropium Bromide; Draft Guidance 

for Industry; Availability 

AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, 

HHS. 

ACTION: Notice of availability. 

SUMMARY: The Food and Drug 

Administration (FDA or Agency) is 

announcing the availability of a draft 

guidance for industry on generic 

tiotropium bromide inhalation powder 

entitled ‘‘Draft Guidance on Tiotropium 

Bromide.’’ The draft guidance, when 

finalized, will provide product-specific 

recommendations on, among other 

things, the design of bioequivalence 

(BE) studies to support abbreviated new 

drug applications (ANDAs) for 

tiotropium bromide inhalation powder. 

DATES: Submit either electronic or 

written comments on the draft guidance 

by December 19, 2017 to ensure that the 

Agency considers your comment on this 

draft guidance before it begins work on 

the final version of the guidance. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

on any guidance at any time as follows: 

Electronic Submissions 

Submit electronic comments in the 

following way: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: 

https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments. 

Comments submitted electronically, 

including attachments, to https://

www.regulations.gov will be posted to 

the docket unchanged. Because your 

comment will be made public, you are 

solely responsible for ensuring that your 

comment does not include any 

confidential information that you or a 

third party may not wish to be posted, 

such as medical information, your or 

anyone else’s Social Security number, or 

confidential business information, such 

as a manufacturing process. Please note 

that if you include your name, contact 

information, or other information that 

identifies you in the body of your 

comments, that information will be 

posted on https://www.regulations.gov. 

• If you want to submit a comment 

with confidential information that you 

do not wish to be made available to the 

public, submit the comment as a 

written/paper submission and in the 

manner detailed (see ‘‘Written/Paper 

Submissions’’ and ‘‘Instructions’’). 

Written/Paper Submissions 

Submit written/paper submissions as 

follows: 

• Mail/Hand delivery/Courier (for 

written/paper submissions): 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– 

2007–D–0369 for ‘‘Draft Guidance on 

Tiotropium Bromide.’’ Received 

comments will be placed in the docket 

and, except for those submitted as 

‘‘Confidential Submissions,’’ publicly 

viewable at https://www.regulations.gov 

or at the 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.gpo.gov/ 

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. 

You may submit comments on any 

guidance at any time (see 21 CFR 

10.115(g)(5)). 

Submit written requests for single 

copies of the draft guidance to the 

Division of Drug Information, Center for 

Drug Evaluation and Research, Food 

and Drug Administration, 10001 New 

Hampshire Ave., Hillandale Building, 

4th Floor, Silver Spring, MD 20993– 

0002. Send one self-addressed adhesive 

label to assist that office in processing 

your requests. See the SUPPLEMENTARY

INFORMATION section for electronic 

access to the draft guidance document. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Xiaoqiu Tang, Center for Drug 

Evaluation and Research (HFD–600), 

Food and Drug Administration, 10903 

New Hampshire Ave., Bldg. 75, Rm. 

4730, Silver Spring, MD 20993–0002, 

301–796–5850. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background 

In the Federal Register of June 11, 

2010 (75 FR 33311), FDA announced the 

availability of a guidance for industry 

entitled ‘‘Bioequivalence 

Recommendations for Specific 

Products,’’ which explained the process 

that would be used to make productspecific guidances available to the 

public on FDA’s Web site at https://

www.fda.gov/Drugs/Guidance

ComplianceRegulatoryInformation/

Guidances/default.htm. 

As described in that guidance, FDA 

adopted this process to develop and 

disseminate product-specific guidances 

and to provide a meaningful 

opportunity for the public to consider 

and comment on the guidances. This 

notice announces the availability of a 

draft product-specific guidance for 

generic tiotropium bromide inhalation 

powder. 

FDA initially approved new drug 

application 21395 for SPIRIVA 


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