OMB approves
this request for emergency approval for 90 days as amended by the
March 11 fax, according to the provisions in 5 CFR 1320.13. With
the Federal Register publication of the notice announcing approval
of this emergency request, FDA must initiate the normal clearance
procedures for this collection. After the 60-day public comment
period has closed and FDA has responded to all of the comments, the
agency must submit the collection to OMB for review before the end
of this 90-day emergency approval.
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
06/30/1997
06/30/1997
2,000
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0
500
0
0
0
0
0
The Animal Drug Availability Act of
October 9, 1996, signficantly reduced the paperwork burden on
medicated feed manufacturers by replacing the system for the
approval of specific medicated feeds with a general licensing
system for feed manufacturers. FDA has 90 days from the enactment
date to act on license applications and is working diligently to
implement procedural regulations to do so. In the interim, certain
feed manufacturers are unable to enter the market for lack of FDA
authority to issue a license. Collection of limited information
from each medicated fee manufacturer will enable....
On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that
the collection of information encompassed by this request complies
with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR
1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding
the proposed collection of information, that the certification
covers:
(i) Why the information is being collected;
(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a
benefit, or mandatory);
(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control
number;
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of
these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked
and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.