Feed manufacturers that seek to
manufacture feed using Category II, Type A medicated articles or
manufacture certain liquid and free-choice feed, using Category I,
Type A medicated articles that must follow proprietary formulas or
specifications are required to obtain a facility license under
section 512 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FD&C
Act) (21 U.S.C. 360b). Our regulations in part 515 (21 CFR part
515) establish the procedures associated with applying for a
facility license. We require that a manufacturer seeking a facility
license submit a completed medicated feed mill license application
using Form FDA 3448 (21 CFR 515.10(b)).
Over the past three years, the
estimated annual number of responses decreased from 1,051 to 991
due to the natural fluctuation in the number of licenses from 950
to 890. The decrease in these responses resulted in a decrease in
burden (an adjustment) from 58 hours to 56 (a difference of 2
hours). The previously approved ICR submitted to OMB included five
ICs entered in ROCIS. Upon this submission we are consolidating the
ICs, thereby, reducing the number of ICs in ROCIS to two. The
information collection activities, however, remain broken down in
this supporting statement document.
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.