[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 182 (Thursday, September 19, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 49310-49314]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-20328]



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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Food and Drug Administration

[Docket No. FDA-2013-N-0578]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; 
Comment Request; General Licensing Provisions: Biologics License 
Application, Changes to an Approved Application, Labeling, Revocation 
and Suspension, Postmarketing Studies Status Reports, and Form FDA 356h

AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA, Agency, or we) is 
announcing an opportunity for public comment on the proposed collection 
of certain information by the Agency. Under the Paperwork Reduction Act 
of 1995 (PRA), Federal Agencies are required to publish notice in the 
Federal Register concerning each proposed collection of information, 
including each proposed extension of an existing collection of 
information, and to allow 60 days for public comment in response to the 
notice. This notice solicits comments on the collection of information 
relating to general licensing provisions for biologics license 
applications (BLAs), changes to an approved application, labeling, 
revocation and suspension, postmarketing studies status reports, and 
Form FDA 356h.

DATES: Submit electronic or written comments on the collection of 
information by November 18, 2019.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments as follows: Please note that late, 
untimely filed comments will not be considered. Electronic comments 
must be submitted on or before November 18, 2019. The https://www.regulations.gov electronic filing system will accept comments until 
11:59 p.m. Eastern Time at the end of November 18, 2019. Comments 
received by mail/hand delivery/courier (for written/paper submissions) 
will be considered timely if they are postmarked or the delivery 
service acceptance receipt is on or before that date.

Electronic Submissions

    Submit electronic comments in the following way:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. 
Follow the instructions for submitting comments. Comments submitted 
electronically, including attachments, to http://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 http://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-2013-N-0578 for ``General Licensing Provisions: Biologics License 
Application, Changes to an Approved Application, Labeling, Revocation 
and Suspension, Postmarketing Studies Status Reports, and Form FDA 
356h.'' Received comments, those filed in a timely manner (see 
ADDRESSES), will be placed in the docket and, except for those 
submitted as ``Confidential Submissions,'' publicly viewable at http://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 http://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 http://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.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Domini Bean, Office of Operations, 
Food and Drug Administration, Three White Flint North, 10 a.m.-12 p.m., 
11601 Landsdown St., North Bethesda, MD 20852, 301-796-5733, 
PRAStaff@fda.hhs.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the PRA (44 U.S.C. 3501-3520), Federal 
Agencies must obtain approval from the Office of Management and Budget 
(OMB) for each collection of information they conduct or sponsor. 
``Collection of information'' is defined in 44 U.S.C. 3502(3) and 5 CFR 
1320.3(c) and includes Agency requests or requirements that members of 
the public submit reports, keep records, or provide information to a 
third party. Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)) 
requires Federal Agencies to provide a 60-day notice in the Federal 
Register concerning each proposed collection of information, including 
each proposed extension of an existing collection of information, 
before submitting the collection to OMB for approval. To comply with 
this requirement, FDA is publishing notice of the proposed collection 
of information set forth in this document.
    With respect to the following collection of information, FDA 
invites comments on these topics: (1) Whether the proposed collection 
of information

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is necessary for the proper performance of FDA's functions, including 
whether the information will have practical utility; (2) the accuracy 
of FDA's estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of 
information, including the validity of the methodology and assumptions 
used; (3) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the 
information to be collected; and (4) ways to minimize the burden of the 
collection of information on respondents, including through the use of 
automated collection techniques, when appropriate, and other forms of 
information technology.

General Licensing Provisions: Biologics License Application, Changes to 
an Approved Application, Labeling, Revocation and Suspension, 
Postmarketing Studies Status Reports, and Form FDA 356h

OMB Control Number 0910-0338--Extension

    Under section 351 of the Public Health Services Act (PHS Act) (42 
U.S.C. 262), manufacturers of biological products must submit a license 
application for FDA review and approval before marketing a biological 
product in interstate commerce. Licenses may be issued only upon 
showing that the establishment and the products for which a license is 
desired meets standards prescribed in regulations designed to ensure 
the continued safety, purity, and potency of such products. All such 
licenses are issued, suspended, and revoked as prescribed by 
regulations in part 601 (21 CFR part 601).
    Section 130(a) of the Food and Drug Administration Modernization 
Act (Pub. L. 105-115) amended the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act 
(FD&C Act) by adding a new provision (section 506B of the FD&C Act (21 
U.S.C. 356b)) requiring reports of postmarketing studies for approved 
human drugs and licensed biological products. Section 506B of the FD&C 
Act provides FDA with additional authority to monitor the progress of 
postmarketing studies that applicants have made a commitment to conduct 
and requires the Agency to make publicly available information that 
pertains to the status of these studies. Under section 506B(a) of the 
FD&C Act, applicants that have committed to conduct a postmarketing 
study for an approved human drug or licensed biological product must 
submit to FDA a status report of the progress of the study or the 
reasons for the failure of the applicant to conduct the study. This 
report must be submitted within 1 year after the U.S. approval of the 
application and then annually until the study is completed or 
terminated.
    A summary of the collection of information requirements follows:
    Section 601.2(a) requires a manufacturer of a biological product to 
submit an application on forms prescribed for such purposes with 
accompanying data and information, including certain labeling 
information, to FDA for approval to market a product in interstate 
commerce. The container and package labeling requirements are provided 
under Sec. Sec.  610.60 through 610.65 (21 CFR 610.60 through 610.65). 
The estimate for these regulations is included in the estimate under 
Sec.  601.2(a) in table 1.
    Section 601.5(a) requires a manufacturer to submit to FDA notice of 
its intention to discontinue manufacture of a product or all products. 
Section 601.6(a) requires the manufacturer to notify selling agents and 
distributors upon suspension of its license, and provide FDA of such 
notification.
    Section 601.12(a)(2) requires, generally, that the holder of an 
approved BLA must assess the effects of a manufacturing change before 
distributing a biological product made with the change. Section 
601.12(a)(4) requires, generally, that the applicant must promptly 
revise all promotional labeling and advertising to make it consistent 
with any labeling changes implemented. Section 601.12(a)(5) requires 
the applicant to include a list of all changes contained in the 
supplement or annual report; for supplements, this list must be 
provided in the cover letter. The burden estimates for Sec.  
601.12(a)(2) are included in the estimates for supplements (Sec. Sec.  
601.12(b) and (c)) and annual reports (Sec.  601.12(d)). The burden 
estimates for Sec.  601.12(a)(4) are included in the estimates under 
601.12(f)(4) in table 1.
    Sections 601.12(b)(1) and (3), (c)(1), (3), and (5), and (d)(1) and 
(3) require applicants to follow specific procedures to submit 
information to FDA of any changes, in the product, production process, 
quality controls, equipment, facilities, or responsible personnel 
established in an approved license application. The appropriate 
procedure depends on the potential for the change to have a 
substantial, moderate, or minimal adverse effect on the identity, 
strength, quality, purity, or potency of the products as they may 
relate to the safety or effectiveness of the product. Under Sec.  
601.12(b)(4), an applicant may ask FDA to expedite its review of a 
supplement for public health reasons or if a delay in making the change 
described in it would impose an extraordinary hardship of the 
applicant. The burden estimate for Sec.  601.12(b)(4) is minimal and 
included in the estimate under Sec.  601.12(b)(1) and (3) in table 1.
    Section 601.12(e) requires applicants to submit a protocol, or 
change to a protocol, as a supplement requiring FDA approval before 
distributing the product. Section 601.12(f)(1) through (3) requires 
applicants to follow specific procedures to report certain labeling 
changes to FDA. Section 601.12(f)(4) requires applicants to report to 
FDA advertising and promotional labeling and any changes.
    Under Sec.  601.14, the content of labeling required in 21 CFR 
201.100(d)(3) must be in electronic format and in a form that FDA can 
process, review, and archive. This requirement is in addition to the 
provisions of Sec. Sec.  601.2(a) and 601.12(f). The burden estimate 
for Sec.  601.14 is minimal and included in the estimate under 
Sec. Sec.  601.2(a) (BLAs) and 601.12(f)(1) through (3) (labeling 
supplements and annual reports) in table 1.
    Section 601.45 requires applicants of biological products for 
serious or life-threatening illnesses to submit to the Agency for 
consideration, during the preapproval review period, copies of all 
promotional materials, including promotional labeling as well as 
advertisements.
    In addition to Sec. Sec.  601.2 and 601.12, there are other 
regulations in 21 CFR parts 640, 660, and 680 that relate to 
information to be submitted in a license application or supplement for 
certain blood or allergenic products as follows: Sec. Sec.  640.6; 
640.17; 640.21(c); 640.22(c); 640.25(c); 640.56(c); 640.64(c); 
640.74(a) and (b)(2); 660.51(a)(4); and 680.1(b)(2)(iii) and (d).
    In table 1, the burden associated with the information collection 
requirements in the applicable regulations is included in the burden 
estimate for Sec. Sec.  601.2 and/or 601.12. A regulation may be listed 
under more than one subsection of Sec.  601.12 due to the type of 
category under which a change to an approved application may be 
submitted.
    There are also additional container and/or package labeling 
requirements for certain licensed biological products including: Sec.  
640.74(b)(3) and (4) for Source Plasma Liquid; Sec.  640.84(a) and (c) 
for Albumin; Sec.  640.94(a) for Plasma Protein Fraction; Sec.  
660.2(c) for Antibody to Hepatitis B Surface Antigen; Sec.  660.28(a), 
(b), and (c) for Blood Grouping Reagent; Sec.  660.35(a) through (d) 
for Reagent Red Blood Cells; Sec.  660.45 for Hepatitis B Surface 
Antigen; and Sec.  660.55(a) and (b) for Anti-Human Globulin. The 
burden associated with the additional labeling requirements for

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submission of a license application for these certain biological 
products is minimal because the majority of the burden is associated 
with the requirements under Sec. Sec.  610.60 through 610.65 or 21 CFR 
809.10. Therefore, the burden estimates for these regulations are 
included in the estimate under Sec. Sec.  610.60 through 610.65 in 
table 1. The burden estimates associated with Sec.  809.10 are approved 
under OMB control number 0910-0485.
    Section 601.27(a) requires that applications for new biological 
products contain data that are adequate to assess the safety and 
effectiveness of the biological product for the claimed indications in 
pediatric subpopulations, and to support dosing and administration 
information. Section 601.27(b) provides that an applicant may request a 
deferred submission of some or all assessments of safety and 
effectiveness required under Sec.  601.27(a) until after licensing the 
product for use in adults. Section 601.27(c) provides that an applicant 
may request a full or partial waiver of the requirements under Sec.  
601.27(a) with adequate justification. The burden estimates for Sec.  
601.27(a) are included in the burden estimate under Sec.  601.2(a) in 
table 1 since these regulations deal with information to be provided in 
an application.
    Section 601.28 requires sponsors of licensed biological products to 
submit the information in Sec.  601.28(a)-(c) to the Center for 
Biologics Evaluation and Research (CBER) or to the Center for Drug 
Evaluation and Research (CDER) each year, within 60 days of the 
anniversary date of approval of the license. Section 601.28(a) requires 
sponsors to submit to FDA a brief summary stating whether labeling 
supplements for pediatric use have been submitted and whether new 
studies in the pediatric population to support appropriate labeling for 
the pediatric population have been initiated. Section 601.28(b) 
requires sponsors to submit to FDA an analysis of available safety and 
efficacy data in the pediatric population and changes proposed in the 
labeling based on this information. Section 601.28(c) requires sponsors 
to submit to FDA a statement on the current status of any postmarketing 
studies in the pediatric population performed by, on or behalf of, the 
applicant. If the postmarketing studies were required or agreed to, the 
status of these studies is to be reported under Sec.  601.70 rather 
than under this section.
    Sections 601.33 through 601.35 clarify the information to be 
submitted in an application to FDA to evaluate the safety and 
effectiveness of radiopharmaceuticals intended for in vivo 
administration for diagnostic and monitoring use. The burden estimates 
for Sec. Sec.  601.33 through 601.35 are included in the burden 
estimate under Sec.  601.2(a) in table 1 since these regulations deal 
with information to be provided in an application.
    Section 601.70 (b) requires each applicant of a licensed biological 
product to submit annually a report to FDA on the status of 
postmarketing studies for each approved product application. Each 
annual postmarketing status report must be accompanied by a completed 
transmittal Form FDA 2252 (Form FDA 2252 approved under OMB control 
number 0910-0001). Under Sec.  601.70(d), two copies of the annual 
report shall be submitted to FDA.
    Sections 601.91 through 601.94 concern biological products for 
which human efficacy studies are not ethical or feasible. Section 
601.91(b)(2) requires, in certain circumstances, such postmarking 
restrictions as are needed to ensure the safe use of the biological 
product. Section 601.91(b)(3) requires applicants to prepare and 
provide labeling with relevant information to patients or potential 
patients for biological products approved under part 601, subpart H, 
when human efficacy studies are not ethical or feasible (or based on 
evidence of effectiveness from studies in animals). Section 601.93 
provides that biological products approved under subpart H are subject 
to the postmarketing recordkeeping and safety reporting applicable to 
all approved biological products. Section 601.94 requires applicants 
under subpart H to submit to the Agency for consideration during 
preapproval review period copies of all promotional materials including 
promotional labeling as well as advertisements. Under Sec. Sec.  
601.91(b)(2) and 601.93, any potential postmarketing reports and/or 
recordkeeping burdens would be included under the adverse experience 
reporting (AER) requirements under 21 CFR part 600 (OMB control number 
0910-0308). Therefore, any burdens associated with these requirements 
would be reported under the AER information collection requirements 
(OMB control number 0910-0308). The burden estimate for Sec.  
601.91(b)(3) is included in the estimate under Sec. Sec.  610.60 
through 610.65.
    Section 610.9(a) requires the applicant to present certain 
information, in the form of a license application or supplement to the 
application, for a modification of any particular test method or 
manufacturing process or the conditions which it is conducted under the 
biologics regulations. The burden estimate for Sec.  610.9(a) is 
included in the estimate under Sec. Sec.  601.2(a) and 601.12(b) and 
(c) in table 1.
    Under Sec.  610.15(d), the Director of CBER or the Director of CDER 
may approve, as appropriate, a manufacturer's request for exceptions or 
alternatives to the regulation for constituent materials. Manufacturers 
seeking approval of an exception or alternative must submit a request 
in writing with a brief statement describing the basis for the request 
and the supporting data.
    Section 640.120 requires licensed establishments to submit a 
request for an exception or alternative to any requirement in the 
biologics regulations regarding blood, blood components, or blood 
products. For licensed establishments, a request for an exception or 
alternative must be submitted in accordance with Sec.  601.12; 
therefore, the burden estimate for Sec.  640.120 is included in the 
estimate under Sec.  601.12(b) in table 1.
    Section 680.1(c) requires manufacturers to update annually their 
license file with the list of source materials and the suppliers of the 
materials. Section 680.1(b)(3)(iv) requires manufacturers to notify FDA 
when certain diseases are detected in source materials.
    Sections 600.15(b) and 610.53(b) require the submission of a 
request for an exemption or modification regarding the temperature 
requirements during shipment and from dating periods, respectively, for 
certain biological products. Section 606.110(b) (21 CFR 606.110(b)) 
requires the submission of a request for approval to perform 
plasmapheresis of donors who do not meet certain donor requirements for 
the collection of plasma containing rare antibodies. Under Sec. Sec.  
600.15(b), 610.53(b), and 606.110(b), a request for an exemption or 
modification to the requirements would be submitted as a supplement. 
Therefore, the burden hours for any submissions under Sec. Sec.  
600.15(b), 610.53(d), and 606.110(b) are included in the estimates 
under Sec.  601.12(b) in table 1.
    Form FDA 356h, ``Application to Market a New or Abbreviated New 
Drug or Biologic for Human Use,'' is used for the applicable 
submissions to both CBER and CDER. The application form serves 
primarily as a checklist for firms to gather and submit certain 
information to FDA and helps to ensure that the application is complete 
and contains all the necessary information, so that delays due to lack 
of information may be eliminated. In addition, the form provides key 
information to FDA for efficient handling and distribution to the 
appropriate staff for review. FDA

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estimates an average of 24 hours to complete the application form which 
is included in the average burden per response. The estimated burden 
hours for nonbiological product submissions to CDER using FDA Form 356h 
are approved under OMB control number 0910-0001 (an estimated 16,650 
submissions x 24 hours = 399,600 hours).
    For advertisements and promotional labeling (e.g., circulars, 
package labels, container labels, etc.) and labeling changes, 
manufacturers of licensed biological products may submit to CBER or 
CDER Form FDA 2253. Form FDA 2253 can also be submitted electronically. 
Form FDA 2253 is approved under OMB control number 0910-0001.
    Respondents to this collection of information are manufacturers of 
biological products. Under table 1, the numbers of respondents are 
based on the estimated annual number of manufacturers that submitted 
the required information to FDA or the number of submissions FDA 
received in fiscal year 2018. Based on information obtained from FDA's 
database systems, there are an estimated 424 licensed biologics 
manufacturers. The total annual responses are based on the estimated 
number of submissions (i.e., license applications, labeling and other 
supplements, protocols, advertising and promotional labeling, 
notifications) for a particular product received annually by FDA. The 
hours per response are based on information provided by industry and 
past FDA experience with the various submissions or notifications. The 
hours per response include the time estimated to prepare the various 
submissions or notifications to FDA, and, as applicable, the time 
required to fill out the appropriate form and collate the 
documentation. Additional information regarding these estimates is 
provided below as necessary.
    Under Sec. Sec.  601.2 and 601.12, the estimated hours per response 
are based on the average number of hours to submit the various 
submissions. The estimated average number of hours is based on the 
range of hours to complete a very basic application or supplement and a 
complex application or supplement.
    Under section 601.6(a), the total annual responses are based on FDA 
estimates that establishments may notify an average of 20 selling 
agents and distributors of such suspension, and provide FDA of such 
notification. The number of respondents is based on the estimated 
annual number of suspensions of a biologic license. In table 1, FDA is 
estimating one in case a suspension occurs.
    Under Sec. Sec.  601.12(f)(4) and 601.45, manufacturers of 
biological products may use Form FDA 2253 to submit advertising and 
promotional labeling (which can include multiple pieces). Based on 
information obtained from FDA's database system, the estimate is based 
on the number of submissions received using Form FDA 2253 for 
advertising and promotional labeling.
    Under Sec. Sec.  601.28 and 601.70(b), FDA estimates that it takes 
an applicant approximately 24 hours (8 hours per study x 3 studies) 
annually to gather, complete, and submit the appropriate information 
for each postmarketing status report (approximately 2 to 4 studies per 
report) and the accompanied transmittal Form FDA 2252. Included in 
these 24 hours is the time necessary to prepare and submit two copies 
of the annual progress report of postmarketing studies to FDA under 
Sec.  601.70(d).
    Under Sec.  610.15(d), FDA has received no submissions since the 
implementation of the final rule in April 2011. Therefore, FDA is 
estimating one respondent and one annual request to account for a 
possible submission to CBER or CDER of a request for an exception or 
alternative for constituent materials under Sec.  610.15(d).
    There were a total of 3,398 amendments to an unapproved application 
or supplement and resubmissions submitted using Form FDA 356h.
    We estimate the burden of this collection of information as 
follows:

                                                     Table 1--Estimated Annual Reporting Burden \1\
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                                                                                    Number of
            21 CFR section                   Form FDA No.           Number of     responses per   Total annual      Average burden per      Total hours
                                                                   respondents     respondent       responses            response              \10\
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601.2(a),\2\ 610.60 through 610.65     356h....................              36            1.28              46  860....................          39,560
 \3\.
601.5(a).............................  NA......................               8            1.13               9  0.33 (20 minutes)......               3
601.6(a).............................  NA......................               1               1               1  0.33 (20 minutes)......               1
601.12(a)(5).........................  NA......................             430           4.158           1,788  1......................           1,788
601.12(b)(1)/(b)(3)/(e) \4\..........  356h \2\................             166           4.843             804  80.....................          64,320
601.12(c)(1)/(c)(3) \5\..............  356h \2\................             149            4.58             682  50.....................          34,100
601.12(c)(5).........................  356h \2\................               7            1.14               8  50.....................             400
601.12(d)(1)/(d)(3) \6\/(f)(3) \8\...  356h \2\................             245           3.575             876  24.....................          21,024
601.12(f)(1) \7\.....................  2253....................              65           3.169             206  40.....................           8,240
601.12(f)(2) \7\.....................  2253....................              43            2.05              88  20.....................           1,760
601.12(f)(4)/601.45 \9\..............  2253....................             134          145.86          19,545  10.....................         195,450
601.27(b)............................  NA......................              12            1.08              13  24.....................             312
601.27(c)............................  NA......................               2               1               2  8......................              16
601.70(b) and (d)/601.28.............  2252....................              65           3.169             206  24.....................           4,944
610.15(d)............................  NA......................               1               1               1  1......................               1
680.1(c).............................  NA......................               9               1               9  2......................              18
680.1(b)(3)(iv)......................  NA......................               1               1               1  2......................               2
Amendments/Resubmissions.............  356h....................             136          24.985           3,398  20.....................          67,960
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    Total............................  ........................  ..............  ..............  ..............  .......................         439,899
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\1\ There are no capital costs or operating and maintenance costs associated with this collection of information.
\2\ The reporting requirements under Sec.  Sec.   601.14, 601.27(a), 601.33, 601.34, 601.35, 610.9(a), 640.17, 640.25(c), 640.56(c), 640.74(b)(2),
  660.51(a)(4), and 680.1(b)(2)(iii) are included in the estimate under Sec.   601.2(a).
\3\ The reporting requirements under Sec.  Sec.   601.93(b)(3), 640.74(b)(3) and (4), 640.84(a) and (c), 640.94(a), 660.2(c), 660.28(a), (b), and (c),
  660.35(a) through (d), 660.45, and 660.55(a) and (b) are included under Sec.  Sec.   610.60 through 610.65.
\4\ The reporting requirements under Sec.  Sec.   601.12(a)(2) and (b)(4), 600.15(b), 610.9(a), 610.53(b), 606.110(b), 640.6, 640.17, 640.21(c),
  640.22(c), 640.25(c), 640.56(c), 640.64(c), 640.74(a) and (b)(2), 640.120, and 680.1(d) are included in the estimate under Sec.   601.12(b).
\5\ The reporting requirements under Sec.  Sec.   601.12(a)(2), 610.9(a), 640.17, 640.25(c), 640.56(c), and 640.74(b)(2) are included in the estimate
  under Sec.   601.12(c).

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\6\ The reporting requirement under Sec.   601.12(a)(2) is included in the estimate under Sec.   601.12(d).
\7\ The reporting requirement under Sec.   601.14 is included in the estimate under Sec.   601.12(f)(1) and (2).
\8\ The reporting requirement under Sec.  Sec.   601.12(a)(4) and 601.14 is included in the estimate under Sec.   601.12(f)(3).
\9\ The reporting requirement under Sec.   601.94 is included in the estimate under Sec.   601.45.
\10\ The numbers in this column have been rounded to the nearest whole number.


                           Table 2--Estimated Annual Third-Party Disclosure Burden \1\
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                                                    Annual
        21 CFR section             Number of      disclosures    Total annual    Average burden     Total hours
                                  respondents   per respondent    disclosures    per disclosure         \2\
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601.6(a)......................               1              20              20  0.33 (20                       7
                                                                                 minutes).
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\1\ There are no capital costs or operating and maintenance costs associated with this collection of
  information.
\2\ The number is this column have been rounded to the nearest whole number.

    Our estimated burden for the information collection reflects an 
overall increase of 105,948 hours and a corresponding decrease of 2,671 
responses. We attribute this adjustment in the total hours to an 
increase in the number of submissions we have received under Sec. Sec.  
601.12(f)(4) and 601.45 and Sec. Sec.  601.12(b)(1), (b)(3), and (e) 
over the last few years. We attribute the decrease in total annual 
responses to a decrease in responses received under Sec. Sec.  
601.12(a)(5) and 601.27(b) over the last few years.

    Dated: September 10, 2019.
Lowell J. Schiller,
Principal Associate Commissioner for Policy.
[FR Doc. 2019-20328 Filed 9-18-19; 8:45 am]
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