[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 227 (Wednesday, November 25, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 73771-73774]
[FR Doc No: 2015-29989]

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Food and Drug Administration

[Docket No. FDA-2012-D-1197]

Certification Process for Designated Medical Gases; Revised Draft
Guidance for Industry; Availability

AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS.

ACTION: Notice of availability.

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SUMMARY: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or Agency) is announcing
the availability of a revised draft guidance for industry entitled
``Certification Process for Designated Medical Gases.'' The original
version of this draft guidance was published by FDA on December 18,
2012. The revised draft guidance, like the original version, describes
the certification process created by the Food and Drug Administration
Safety and Innovation Act (FDASIA) for certain medical gases and
explains how FDA plans to implement that process. In response to
comments received, we have revised the draft guidance and are reissuing
it in draft form to enable the public to review and comment before it
is finalized.

DATES: Although you can comment on any guidance at any time (see 21 CFR
10.115(g)(5)), to ensure that the Agency considers your comment on this
draft guidance before it begins work on the final version of the
guidance, submit either electronic or written comments on the draft
guidance by January 25, 2016. Submit either electronic or written
comments concerning the collection of information proposed in the draft
guidance and attached Form 3864 by January 25, 2016.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments as follows:

Electronic Submissions

    Submit electronic comments in the following way:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov.
Follow the instructions for submitting comments. Comments submitted
electronically, including attachments, to http://www.regulations.gov
will be posted to the docket unchanged. Because your comment will be
made public, you are solely responsible for ensuring that your comment
does not include any confidential information that you or a third party
may not wish to be posted, such as medical information, your or anyone
else's Social Security number, or confidential business information,
such as a manufacturing process. Please note that if you include your
name, contact information, or other information that identifies you in
the body of your comments, that information will be posted on http://www.regulations.gov.
     If you want to submit a comment with confidential
information that you do not wish to be made available to the public,
submit the comment as a written/paper submission and in the manner
detailed (see ``Written/Paper Submissions'' and ``Instructions'').

Written/Paper Submissions

    Submit written/paper submissions as follows:
     Mail/Hand delivery/Courier (for written/paper
submissions): Division of Dockets Management (HFA-305), Food and Drug
Administration, 5630 Fishers Lane, Rm. 1061, Rockville, MD 20852.
     For written/paper comments submitted to the Division of
Dockets Management, FDA will post your comment, as well as any
attachments, except for information submitted, marked and identified,
as confidential, if submitted as detailed in ``Instructions.''
    Instructions: All submissions received must include the Docket No.
FDA-2012-D-1197 for ``Certification Process for Designated Medical
Gases; Revised Draft Guidance for Industry; Availability.'' Received
comments will be placed in the docket and, except for those submitted
as ``Confidential Submissions,'' publicly viewable at http://www.regulations.gov or at the Division of Dockets Management between 9
a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday through Friday.
     Confidential Submissions--To submit a comment with
confidential information that you do not wish to be made publicly
available, submit your comments only as a written/paper submission. You
should submit two copies total. One copy will include the information
you claim to be confidential with a heading or cover note that states
``THIS DOCUMENT CONTAINS CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION.'' The Agency will
review this copy, including the claimed confidential information, in
its consideration of comments. The second copy, which will have the
claimed confidential information redacted/blacked out, will be
available for public viewing and posted on http://www.regulations.gov.
Submit both copies to the Division of Dockets Management. If you do not
wish your name and contact information to be made publicly available,
you can provide this information on the cover sheet and not in the body
of your comments and you must identify this information as
``confidential.'' Any

information marked as ``confidential'' will not be disclosed except in
accordance with 21 CFR 10.20 and other applicable disclosure law. For
more information about FDA's posting of comments to public dockets, see
80 FR 56469, September 18, 2015, or access the information at: http://www.fda.gov/regulatoryinformation/dockets/default.htm.
    Docket: For access to the docket to read background documents or
the electronic and written/paper comments received, go to http://www.regulations.gov and insert the docket number, found in brackets in
the heading of this document, into the ``Search'' box and follow the
prompts and/or go to the Division of Dockets Management, 5630 Fishers
Lane, Rm. 1061, Rockville, MD 20852.
    Submit written requests for single copies of this revised draft
guidance to the Division of Drug Information, Center for Drug
Evaluation and Research, Food and Drug Administration, 10001 New
Hampshire Ave., Hillandale Building, 4th Floor, Silver Spring, MD
20993-0002; or the Communications Staff (HFV-12), Center for Veterinary
Medicine, Food and Drug Administration, 7519 Standish Pl., Rockville,
MD 20855. Send one self-addressed adhesive label to assist that office
in processing your requests. See the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section
for electronic access to the revised draft guidance document.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michael Folkendt, Center for Drug
Evaluation and Research, Food and Drug Administration, 10903 New
Hampshire Ave., Silver Spring, MD 20993-0002,<PHONE_NUMBER>; or Germaine
Connolly, Center for Veterinary Medicine (HFV-116), Food and Drug
Administration, 7500 Standish Pl., Rockville, MD 20855,<PHONE_NUMBER>.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background

    In the Federal Register of December 18, 2012 (77 FR 74852), FDA
announced the availability of a draft guidance for industry entitled
``Certification Process for Designated Medical Gases.'' This guidance
was intended to help persons or entities interested in requesting
certification of a designated medical gas under the approval process
for designated medical gases created by the Food and Drug
Administration Safety and Innovation Act (FDASIA) (Pub. L. 112-144).
    Title XI, subtitle B, of FDASIA added sections 575 and 576 to the
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (the FD&C Act) (21 U.S.C. 360ddd
and 360ddd-1), which created a certification process for designated
medical gases. Specifically, section 575 of the FD&C Act provides that
oxygen, nitrogen, nitrous oxide, carbon dioxide, helium, carbon
monoxide, and medical air are designated medical gases. Section 576 of
the FD&C Act permits any person, beginning on January 5, 2013, to
request certification of a medical gas for certain indications and
describes when FDA will grant or deny these requests. The December 2012
draft guidance explained how FDA planned to implement this new
certification process. Specifically, the December 2012 draft guidance
described the medical gases that are eligible for certification, who
should submit a certification request, what information should be
submitted, and how FDA will evaluate and act on the request. The
December 2012 draft guidance also described how the new certification
requirement will be enforced. Finally, the draft guidance included a
draft certification request form (Form FDA 3864) and form instructions.
    This notice announces the availability of a revised draft guidance.
In response to comments received, we have revised the discussions of
labeling for final use containers (see section II of the revised draft
guidance) and documentation by a person or entity that markets a
designated medical gas but is not the original manufacturer or marketer
of the gas (see section VI of the revised draft guidance). The December
2012 draft guidance also contained a detailed implementation timeline,
which has been removed in this revised version because the dates listed
in the implementation timeline have all passed. FDA has also made small
revisions to improve readability and address minor technical issues. We
have not made any changes to the draft certification request form (Form
FDA 3864) and form instructions that were attached to the 2012 draft
guidance and are attached to this revised guidance. The revised
guidance is being reissued in draft form to enable the public to review
and comment before it is finalized.
    This revised draft guidance is being issued consistent with FDA's
good guidance practices regulation (21 CFR 10.115). This revised draft
guidance, when finalized, will represent the current thinking of FDA on
the certification process for designated medical gases. It does not
establish any rights for any person and is not binding on FDA or the
public. You can use an alternative approach if it satisfies the
requirements of the applicable statutes and regulations.

II. Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995

    Under the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501-3520) (the PRA),
Federal Agencies must obtain approval from the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) for each collection of information they conduct or
sponsor. ``Collection of information'' is defined in 44 U.S.C. 3502(3)
and 5 CFR 1320.3(c) and includes Agency requests or requirements that
members of the public submit reports, keep records, or provide
information to a third party. Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA (44
U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)) requires Federal Agencies to provide a 60-day
notice in the Federal Register concerning each proposed collection of
information before submitting the collection to OMB for approval. To
comply with this requirement, FDA is publishing notice of the proposed
collection of information set forth in this document.
    With respect to the collection of information associated with this
draft guidance, FDA invites comments on these topics: (1) Whether the
proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper
performance of FDA's functions, including whether the information will
have practical utility; (2) the accuracy of FDA's estimate of the
burden of the proposed collection of information, including the
validity of the methodology and assumptions used; (3) ways to enhance
the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected;
and (4) ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on
respondents, including through the use of automated collection
techniques, when appropriate, and other forms of information
technology.
    Title: Certification Process for Designated Medical Gas.
    Description of Respondents: Respondents to this collection of
information are original manufacturers and/or marketers and downstream
manufacturers and/or marketers of certain medical gas drug products.
    Burden Estimate: Under section 576 of the FD&C Act and as explained
in the revised draft guidance, the following information would be
submitted to FDA by a person requesting certification of a designated
medical gas product: A description of the medical gas for which
certification is sought; the requestor's name, address, and other
contact information; the name, address, and other contact information
of the manufacturing facilities involved in the production of the gas;
and certain affirmations that the gas meets applicable compendial
standards and

that the product is manufactured in accordance with current good
manufacturing practice. Requestors should make certification requests
using Form FDA 3864 and include a cover letter explaining the nature of
the submission (as explained in the Instructions page to the form). In
certain circumstances, FDA may ask followup questions if additional
information is needed from the requestor to determine whether a medical
gas qualifies for certification as a designated medical gas.
    If the original information submitted in connection with a
certification request becomes incomplete or inaccurate at any time,
including after the request has been granted, the requestor should
resubmit its certification request, submitting both a complete new form
and a cover letter clearly explaining the purpose of the resubmission
and highlighting the updated or corrected information. All updates or
corrections to the information originally submitted (other than adding
a new manufacturing facility) should be submitted in this manner. If
the update or change involves adding a new manufacturing facility,
requestors should notify FDA of the change by submitting a ``changes
being effected'' supplement under Sec.  314.70(c) (21 CFR 314.70(c)) or
Sec.  514.8(b)(3) (21 CFR 514.8(b)(3)). The requestor should also
update its registration and listing information as needed.
    As explained in the revised draft guidance, section 576 of the FD&C
Act permits any person to file a request for certification of a medical
gas as a designated medical gas for certain indications. Based on our
records, 31 requesters (``number of respondents'' in table 1, row 1)
submitted 63 certification requests (``total responses'' in table 1,
row 1) during 2013. Based on our familiarity with the medical gas
certification process, we estimate that preparing and submitting each
certification request to FDA (for original submissions and
resubmissions) takes approximately 2 hours per requestor (``average
burden per response'' in table 1). This estimate includes the time that
some requestors may need to reply to any followup questions by FDA. For
subsequent years, we expect to receive approximately five certification
requests annually (including any resubmissions) (``total responses'' in
table 1, row 2). All certification requests include Form FDA 3864
together with a cover letter explaining the nature of the submission.
    As stated previously, requestors should notify FDA of a change that
adds a new manufacturing facility by submitting a ``changes being
effected'' supplement under Sec.  314.70(c) or Sec.  514.8(b)(3). Other
manufacturing changes, e.g., a change in ownership or closure of a
particular manufacturing facility, should be made in accordance with
Sec.  314.70 or Sec.  514.8 as appropriate. FDA has OMB approval under
control number 0910-0001 for the submission of manufacturing
supplements under Sec.  314.70. FDA has OMB approval under control
number 0910-0032 for the submission of supplements for new animal drug
applications under Sec.  514.8. As described in the revised draft
guidance, requestors should also update their registration and listing
information as appropriate. FDA has OMB approval under control number
0910-0045 for the submission of registration and listing information
under 21 CFR part 207.
    As described in the revised draft guidance, a person or entity that
markets a medical gas but is neither the original manufacturer nor the
original marketer should verify and document that the gas they receive
is from a certified source. Documentation should include the name of
the original manufacturer(s) or marketer(s) as well the applicable new
drug application number or numbers associated with the gas, and the
information should be verified by reference to the FDA database
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>Each downstream customer should obtain documentation
from their immediate supplier. Proper certification by a supplier or
suppliers should be verified initially for existing suppliers and for
new suppliers as part of a vendor qualification process. Once a new
vendor or existing supplier has been qualified initially and the
certification of the gas or gases confirmed, this documentation can
consist of an annual letter from the immediate supplier attesting or
certifying that the gas was originally manufactured at one or more
firms with granted certifications. Based on our knowledge of the
medical gas marketplace, we estimate that approximately 4,000 persons
or entities that market a medical gas (but are neither the original
manufacturer nor the original marketer) (``number of recordkeepers'' in
table 2) will document and record that the gas they receive is from a
certified source. We estimate that each recordkeeper will maintain
approximately three records per year (``number of records per
recordkeeper'' in table 2). We also estimate that it will take
approximately 15 minutes per record to obtain and review the
documentation (``average burden per recordkeeping'' in table 2).
    Furthermore, we estimate that 3,500 persons or entities (``number
of respondents'' in table 3) will provide documentation of
certification. We estimate that each responder will provide
approximately five disclosures per year (``frequency of disclosure'' in
table 3). Lastly, we estimate that it will take approximately 15
minutes per disclosure (``hours per disclosure'' in table 3). This
burden estimate includes the time required to update the disclosure
annually and to provide a letter, as described in the revised draft
guidance, certifying that the gas was originally manufactured at one or
more firms with granted certifications.
    As stated in the revised draft guidance, section 576(a)(3)(A)(ii)
of the FD&C Act provides that the labeling requirements at sections
503(b)(4) and 502(f) of the FD&C Act (21 U.S.C. 353(b)(4) and 352(f),
respectively) are deemed to have been met for a designated medical gas
if the labeling on final use containers for the medical gas bears: (1)
The information required by section 503(b)(4); (2) a warning statement
concerning the use of the medical gas as determined by the Secretary by
regulation; and (3) appropriate directions and warnings concerning
storage and handling. The revised draft guidance states that with
regard to the warning statement referred to at section
576(a)(3)(A)(ii)(II) of the FD&C Act, a warning statement applicable to
carbon dioxide, helium, and nitrous oxide can be found at Sec.
201.161(a) (21 CFR 201.161(a)). However, no regulation sets forth
warning statements for the other designated medical gases or for
combinations of designated medical gases. The revised draft guidance
states that in the absence of a regulation, FDA recommends that the
labeling for final use containers containing nitrogen, medical air,
carbon monoxide, or any medically appropriate combination of designated
medical gases bear the warning statement set forth at Sec.  201.161(a).
The revised draft guidance also states that FDA recommends that the
labeling for oxygen final use containers should convey that
uninterrupted use of high concentrations of oxygen over a long
duration, without monitoring its effect on oxygen content of arterial
blood, may be harmful, and that oxygen should not be used on patients
who have stopped breathing unless used in conjunction with
resuscitative equipment. FDA estimates that approximately 4,000 persons
or entities (as described in the revised draft guidance) (``number of
respondents'' in table 3) will need to include the labeling information
described in the revised draft guidance

on approximately 10,250 gas containers (``frequency of disclosure'' in
table 3), resulting in approximately 41,000,000 labels (``total
disclosures'' in table 3). FDA expects that the labeling information
currently used by industry is already consistent with the
recommendations in the revised draft guidance. As a result, FDA
estimates that it will take each person or entity approximately 0.1
hours (``hours per disclosure'' in table 3) to review the information
to ensure that their labeling is consistent with the revised draft
guidance.
    FDA estimates the information collection resulting from the revised
draft guidance as follows:

                                      Table 1--Estimated Reporting Burden1
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                                                                                Average
     Form FDA 3864 and other         Number of       Number of         Total        burden per
      requested information         respondents    responses per     responses     response  (in    Total hours
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Certification Requests During                 31            2.03              63               2             126
 the First Year.................
Certification Requests Annually                5               1               5               2              10
 After the First Year...........
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    Total.......................  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............             136
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                                    Table 2--Estimated Recordkeeping Burden1
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                                                                                Average burden
                                     Number of       Number of                          per
                                   recordkeepers    records per    Total records   recordkeeping    Total hours
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Verification and documentation             4,000               3          12,000            0.25           3,000
 of certified sources by persons                                                    (15 minutes)
 or entities who market a
 medical gas but are neither the
 original manufacturer nor the
 original marketer..............
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\1\ There are no capital costs or operating and maintenance costs associated with this collection of
  information.

                            Table 3--Estimated Annual Third-Party Disclosure Burden1
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                                     Number of     Frequency of        Total         Hours per
                                    respondents     disclosure      disclosures     disclosure      Total hours
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Providing documentation of                 3,500               5          17,500            0.25           4,375
 certification..................                                                    (15 minutes)
Labeling required under section            4,000          10,250      41,000,000             0.1       4,100,000
 576(a)(3)(A)(ii) of the FD&C                                                        (6 minutes)
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    Total.......................  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............       4,104,375
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\1\ There are no capital costs or operating and maintenance costs associated with this collection of
  information.

III. Electronic Access

    Persons with access to the Internet may obtain the draft guidance
at either http://www.fda.gov/RegulatoryInformation/Guidances/default.htm or http://www.regulations.gov.

    Dated: November 19, 2015.
Leslie Kux,
Associate Commissioner for Policy.
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 34 (Friday, February 18, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Page 9413]
[FR Doc No: 2022-03553]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

Notice of Opportunity for Public Comment on a Proposed Release of
Airport Property for Non-Aeronautical Use at Pocahontas Municipal
Airport, Pocahontas, AR

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The FAA is considering a request from Pocahontas Municipal
Airport to release approximately 3.257 acres of airport property
located on Patrick Drive on the eastern portion of the Airport property
as shown on the approved Airport layout Plan (ALP).

DATES: Comments must be received on or before March 21, 2022.

ADDRESSES: Send comments on this document to Mr. Glenn Boles, Federal
Aviation Administration, Arkansas/Oklahoma Airports District Office
Manager, 10101 Hillwood Parkway, Fort Worth, TX 76177.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Danny Ellis, Chairman, Pocahontas
Municipal Airport Commission, P.O. Box 896, Pocahontas AR 72455,
telephone<PHONE_NUMBER>; or Mr. Glenn Boles, Federal Aviation
Administration, Arkansas/Oklahoma Airports District Office Manager,
10101 Hillwood Parkway, Fort Worth, TX 76177, telephone<PHONE_NUMBER>.
Documents reflecting this FAA action may be reviewed at the above
locations.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The proposal consists of 3.257 acres of
airport property (Tract 2) located on the Southeast quadrant of Section
34, Township 19 North Range 1 East, Randolph County, Arkansas which was
part of 368.36 acres of land that was conveyed to the City of
Pocahontas via a Quitclaim Deed dated April 17, 1947, by the United
States of America acting by and through the War Assets Administrator
under the provisions of the Surplus Property Act of 1944. This portion
of land is outside the forecasted need for aviation development and is
not needed for indirect or direct aeronautical use. A release for the
adjoining property was obtained through a deed of release dated
February 16, 1966, the Airport now wishes to sell the land to the
adjoining property owner. Income from the conversion of this parcel
will benefit the aviation community by reinvestment in the airport.
Approval does not constitute a commitment by the FAA to financially
assist in the conversion of the subject airport property nor a
determination of eligibility for grant-in-aid funding from the FAA. The
disposition of proceeds from the conversion of the airport property
will be in accordance with FAA's Policy and Procedures Concerning the
Use of Airport Revenue, published in the Federal Register on February
16, 1999. In accordance with section 47107(h) of Title 49, United
States Code, this notice is required to be published in the Federal
Register 30 days before modifying the land-use assurance that requires
the property to be used for an aeronautical purpose.

    Issued in Fort Worth, TX, on February 14, 2022.
Ignacio Flores,
Director, Airports Division, FAA, Southwest Region.
[FR Doc. 2022-03553 Filed 2-17-22; 8:45 am]
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