The Animal Drug Availability Act
(ADAA) of October 9, 1996 amended Section 512 of the FD&C Act
to replace the system for the approval of specific medicated feed
with a general licensing system for feed mills. Before passage of
the ADAA, medicated feed manufacturers were required to obtain
approved Medicated Feed Applications (MFAs), in order to
manufacture certain types of medicated feeds. An individual
approved MFA was required for each and every applicable medicated
feed. The ADAA streamlined the paperwork process for gaining
approval to manufacture medicated feeds by replacing the MFA system
with a facility license system for each medicated feed
manufacturing facility. The implementing regulations are 21 CFR
Part 515.
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.