Interested parties (private sector
businesses) may submit to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) a
request that an active ingredient or ingredients be included in the
over-the-¬counter (OTC) drug monograph system. Such a request
requires the submission of supporting information. FDA regulations
set forth criteria and procedures by which OTC drugs that initially
were marketed in the United States after the OTC drug review began
in 1972 and OTC drugs without any U.S. marketing experience can be
considered for inclusion in the OTC drug monograph system under the
provisions of 21 CFR 330.14. The regulations establish a two-part
process. First, to determine whether a drug product is eligible to
be considered for inclusion in the OTC drug monograph system,
certain information must be submitted in a time and extent
application (TEA) to show that a drug product can meet the
statutory standard of marketing to a material extent and for a
material time. Second, if the drug product is found eligible to be
considered for inclusion in the OTC drug monograph system, we will
publish a notice of eligibility in the Federal Register that
requests that interested persons submit data to demonstrate that
the ingredient or ingredients can be classified as safe and
effective (GRASE) for its OTC use(s) (21 CFR 330.14(e) and (f)).
The submission of the safety and effectiveness information also
requires the preparation of an environmental assessment. As stated
in 21 CFR 25.1, our regulations must be administered in accordance
with the policies set forth in the National Environmental Policy
Act of 1969 (NEPA). To comply with NEPA, an environmental
assessment (EA) of our actions is required unless we determine that
a categorical exclusion is warranted (21 CFR 25.20(f) and 25.21).
FDA uses the information collected to determine eligibility (first
part of two-step process) and, if determined eligible, to classify
the ingredient(s) as GRASE or not GRASE (second part of the
process).
Ila Mizrachi 301 796-7726
ila.mizrachi@fda.hhs.gov
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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.