An animal drug application or supplemental animal drug application submitted by a person subject to application fees is considered incomplete and will not be accepted for filing by FDA until all fees owed by such person have been paid. Section 740(e) of the FD&C Act. ADUFA requires the submisssion of the User Fees concurrently with applications. If the required fees are not submitted, the review of the application will not begin. The User Fee Cover Sheet provides the information necessary to either initiate or defer the application review.
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.