Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals:

Federal Register Volume 76, Number 93 (Friday, May 13, 2011)

Notices

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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]

FR Doc No: 2011-11744

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Food and Drug Administration

Docket No. FDA-2011-N-0015

Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for Office of Management and Budget Review; Comment Request; Orphan Drugs; Common

European Medicines Agency/Food and Drug Administration Application Form for Orphan Medicinal Product Designation (Form FDA 3671)

AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing that a proposed collection of information has been submitted to the Office of

Management and Budget (OMB) for review and clearance under the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.

DATES: Fax written comments on the collection of information by June 13, 2011.

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ADDRESSES: 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 0910-0167.

Also include the FDA docket number found in brackets in the heading of this document.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jonna Capezzuto, Office of Information

Management, Food and Drug Administration, 1350 Piccard Dr., PI50-400B,

Rockville, MD 20850, 301-796-3794, Jonnalynn.Capezzuto@fda.hhs.gov

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In compliance with 44 U.S.C. 3507, FDA has submitted the following proposed collection of information to OMB for review and clearance:

Orphan Drugs; Common EMA/FDA Application Form for Orphan Medicinal

Product Designation (Form FDA 3671)--21 CFR Part 316--(OMB Control

Number 0910-0167)--Extension

Sections 525 through 528 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic

Act (the FD&C Act) (21 U.S.C. 360aa through 360 dd) give FDA statutory authority to do the following: (1) Provide recommendations on investigations required for approval of marketing applications for orphan drugs, (2) designate eligible drugs as orphan drugs, (3) set forth conditions under which a sponsor of an approved orphan drug obtains exclusive approval, and (4) encourage sponsors to make orphan drugs available for treatment on an ``open protocol'' basis before the drug has been approved for general marketing. The implementing regulations for these statutory requirements have been codified under part 316 (21 CFR part 316) and specify procedures that sponsors of orphan drugs use in availing themselves of the incentives provided for orphan drugs in the FD& C Act and sets forth procedures FDA will use in administering the FD& C Act with regard to orphan drugs. Section 316.10 specifies the content and format of a request for written recommendations concerning the nonclinical laboratory studies and clinical investigations necessary for approval of marketing applications. Section 316.12 provides that, before providing such recommendations, FDA may require results of studies to be submitted for review. Section 316.14 contains provisions permitting FDA to refuse to provide written recommendations under certain circumstances. Within 90 days of any refusal, a sponsor may submit additional information specified by FDA. Based on past experience, the FDA estimates that there will be two respondents to Sec. Sec. 316.10, 316.12, and 316.14 requiring 200 hours of human resources annually.

Section 316.20 specifies the content and format of an orphan drug application which includes requirements that an applicant document that the disease is rare (affects fewer than 200,000 persons in the United

States annually) or that the sponsor of the drug has no reasonable expectation of recovering costs of research and development of the drug. Section 316.21 specifies content of a request for orphan drug designation required for verification of orphan-drug status. Section 316.26 allows an applicant to amend the applications under certain circumstances. The Common European Medicines Agency (EMA)/FDA

Application Form for Orphan Medicinal Product Designation (form FDA 3671) is intended to benefit sponsors who desire to seek orphan designation of drugs intended for rare diseases or conditions from both the European Commission and FDA by reducing the burden of preparing separate applications to meet the regulatory requirements in each jurisdiction. It highlights the regulatory cooperation between the

United States and the European Union mandated by the Transatlantic

Economic Council. The FDA does not believe the new form will result in any increased burden on the respondents and therefore we estimate no additional burden. Based on past experience, FDA estimates there will be 214 respondents requiring 64,200 hours of human resources annually.

Section 316.22 specifies requirement of a permanent resident agent for foreign sponsors. Based on past experience, FDA estimates 55 respondents requiring 110 hours of human resources annually. Section 316.27 specifies content of a change in ownership of orphan-drug designation. Based on past experience, FDA estimates 43 respondents requiring 215 hours of human resources annually. Section 316.30 requires submission of annual reports, including progress reports on studies, a description of the investigational plan, and a discussion of changes that may affect orphan status. Based on number of orphan-drug designations, the number of respondents is estimated as 1,652 requiring 4,956 hours of human resources annually. Finally, Sec. 316.36 describes information required of sponsor when there is insufficient quantity of approved orphan drug. Based on past experience, FDA estimates 1 respondent requiring 45 hours of human resources annually.

The information requested will provide the basis for an FDA determination that the drug is for a rare disease or condition and satisfies the requirements for obtaining orphan drug status. Secondly, the information will describe the medical and regulatory history of the drug. The respondents to this collection of information are biotechnology firms, drug companies, and academic clinical researchers.

In the Federal Register of January 21, 2011 (76 FR 3910), FDA published a 60-day notice requesting public comment on the proposed collection of information. No comments were received on the information collection.

FDA estimates the burden of this collection of information as follows:

Table 1--Estimated Annual Reporting Burden \1\

Number of

Average 21 CFR section and FDA form

Number of

responses per Total annual

burden per

Total hours respondents

respondent

responses

response

316.10, 316.12, and 316.14......

2

1

2

100

200 316.20, 316.21, and 316.26 Form

214

2

428

150

64,200

FDA 3671....................... 316.22..........................

55

1

55

2

110 316.27..........................

43

1

43

5

215 316.30..........................

1,652

1

1,652

3

4,956 316.36..........................

1

3

3

15

45

Total....................... .............. .............. .............. ..............

69,726

\1\ There are no capital costs or operating and maintenance costs associated with this collection of information.

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Dated: May 9, 2011.

Leslie Kux,

Acting Assistant Commissioner for Policy.

FR Doc. 2011-11744 Filed 5-12-11; 8:45 am

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