Source: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2011/04/28/2011-10254/agency-information-collection-activities-submission-for-office-of-management-and-budget-review
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Fax written comments on the collection of information by May 31, 2011.
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Exceptions or Alternatives to Labeling Requirements for Products Held by the Strategic National Stockpile; Interim Final Rule—(OMB Control Number 0910-0614)—Extension
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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 e-mailed to oira_submission@omb.eop.gov. All comments should be identified with the OMB control number 0910-0614. Also include the FDA docket number found in brackets in the heading of this document.
Under the Public Health Service Act (PHS Act), the Department of Health and Human Services stockpiles medical products that are essential to the health security of the nation (see PHS Act, section 319F-2, 42 U.S.C. 247d-6b). This collection of medical products for use during national health emergencies, known as the Strategic National Stockpile (SNS), is to “provide for the emergency health security of the United States, including the emergency health security of children and other vulnerable populations, in the event of a bioterrorist attack or other public health emergency.”
It may be appropriate for certain medical products that are or will be held in the SNS to be labeled in a manner that would not comply with certain FDA labeling regulations given their anticipated circumstances of use in an emergency. However, noncompliance with these labeling requirements could render such products misbranded under section 502 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (the FD& C Act) (21 U.S.C. 352).
In the Federal Register of December 28, 2007 (72 FR 73589), FDA published an interim final rule entitled “Exceptions or Alternatives to Labeling Requirements for Products Held by the Strategic National Stockpile.” In the interim final rule, FDA issued regulations under §§ 201.26, 610.68, 801.128, and 809.11 (21 CFR 201.26, 610.68, 801.128, and 809.11), which allow the appropriate FDA Center Director to grant a request for an exception or alternative to certain regulatory provisions pertaining to the labeling of human drugs, biological products, medical devices, and in vitro diagnostics that currently are or will be included in the SNS if certain criteria are met. The appropriate FDA Center Director may grant an exception or alternative to certain FDA labeling requirements if compliance with these labeling requirements could adversely affect the safety, effectiveness, or availability of products that are or will be included in the SNS. An exception or alternative granted under the Start Printed Page 23820regulations may include conditions or safeguards so that the labeling for such products includes appropriate information necessary for the safe and effective use of the product given the product's anticipated circumstances of use. Any grant of an exception or alternative will only apply to the specified lots, batches, or other units of medical products in the request. The appropriate FDA Center Director may also grant an exception or alternative to the labeling provisions specified in the regulations on his or her own initiative.
If the request is granted, the manufacturer may need to report to FDA any resulting changes to the New Drug Application, Biologics License Application, Premarket Approval Application, or Premarket Notification (510(k)) in effect, if any. The submission and grant of an exception or an alternative to the labeling requirements specified in the interim final may be used to satisfy certain reporting obligations relating to changes to product applications under § 314.70 (21 CFR 314.70) (human drugs), § 601.12 (21 CFR 601.12) (biological products), § 814.39 (21 CFR 814.39) (medical devices subject to premarket approval), or § 807.81 (21 CFR 807.81) (medical devices subject to 510(k) clearance requirements). The information collection provisions in §§ 314.70, 601.12, 807.81, and 814.39 have been approved under OMB control numbers 0910-0001, 0910-0338, 0910-0120, and 0910-0231, respectively. On a case-by-case basis, the appropriate FDA Center Director may also determine when an exception or alternative is granted that certain safeguards and conditions are appropriate, such as additional labeling on the SNS products, so that the labeling of such products would include information needed for safe and effective use under the anticipated circumstances of use.
Respondents to this collection of information are entities that manufacture (including labeling, packing, relabeling, or repackaging), distribute, or store affected SNS products. Based on the number of requests for an exception or alternative received by FDA since issuance of the interim final rule, FDA estimates an average of two requests annually. FDA is estimating that each respondent will spend an average of 24 hours preparing each request. The hours per response for each submission are based on the estimated time that it takes to prepare a supplement to an application, which may be considered similar to a request for an exception or alternative. To the extent that labeling changes not already required by FDA regulations are made in connection with an exception or alternative granted under the interim rule, FDA is estimating one occurrence annually in the event FDA would require any additional labeling changes not already covered by FDA regulations, and that it would take 8 hours to develop and revise the labeling to make such changes.
In the Federal Register of November 30, 2010 (75 FR 74062), FDA published a 60-day notice requesting public comment on the proposed collection of information. FDA received no comments.
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The information collection provisions in §§ 314.70, 601.12, 807.81, and 814.39 have been approved under OMB control numbers 0910-0001, 0910-0338, 0910-0120, and 0910-0231, respectively.
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