Health and Human Services Department, Food and Drug Administration
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA, the Agency, or we) is revising the "small number of animals" definition for dogs and cats in our existing regulation for new animal drugs for minor use or minor species. The Minor Use and Minor Species Animal Health Act of 2004 (MUMS Act) provides incentives to encourage animal drug sponsors to develop and seek FDA approval of drugs intended for use in minor animal species or for minor uses in major animal species. Congress provided a statutory definition of "minor use" that relies on the phrase "small number of animals" to characterize such use. We are revising the definition of "small number of animals" based on our most recent reassessment of the small numbers, which we conducted from 2018 to 2019.
Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to the agency docket number / agency internal file number the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. Department of Health and Human Services Food and Drug Administration 21 CFR Part 516 [Docket No. FDA-2022-N-1128] RIN 0910-AI46 AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). ACTION: Direct final rule. SUMMARY: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA, the Agency, or we) is revising the “small number of animals” definition for dogs and cats in our existing regulation for new animal drugs for minor use or minor species. The Minor Use and Minor Species Animal Health Act of 2004 (MUMS Act) provides incentives to encourage animal drug sponsors to develop and seek FDA approval of drugs intended for use in minor animal species or for minor uses in major animal species. Congress provided a statutory definition of “minor use” that relies on the phrase “small number of animals” to characterize such use. We are revising the definition of “small number of animals” based on our most recent reassessment of the small numbers, which we conducted from 2018 to 2019. DATES: This rule is effective December 14, 2022. Either electronic or written comments on this direct final rule or its companion proposed rule must be submitted by November 14, 2022. If FDA receives no significant adverse comments within the specified comment period, the Agency intends to publish a document confirming the effective date of the final rule in the Federal Register within 30 days after the comment period on this direct final rule ends.…
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Citation: 87 FR 56583
