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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. ER22-521-000]

Indra Power Business VA LLC; Supplemental Notice That Initial
Market-Based Rate Filing Includes Request for Blanket Section 204
Authorization

    This is a supplemental notice in the above-referenced proceeding of
Indra Power Business VA LLC's application for market-based rate
authority, with an accompanying rate tariff, noting that such
application includes a request for blanket authorization, under 18 CFR
part 34, of future issuances of securities and assumptions of
liability.
    Any person desiring to intervene or to protest should file with the
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE, Washington,
DC 20426, in accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of the Commission's
Rules of Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211 and 385.214). Anyone
filing a motion to intervene or protest must serve a copy of that
document on the Applicant.
    Notice is hereby given that the deadline for filing protests with
regard to the applicant's request for blanket authorization, under 18
CFR part 34, of future issuances of securities and assumptions of
liability, is December 23, 2021.
    The Commission encourages electronic submission of protests and
interventions in lieu of paper, using the FERC Online links at http://www.ferc.gov. To facilitate electronic service, persons with internet
access who will eFile a document and/or be listed as a contact for an
intervenor must create and validate an eRegistration account using the
eRegistration link. Select the eFiling link to log on and submit the
intervention or protests.
    Persons unable to file electronically may mail similar pleadings to
the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE,
Washington, DC 20426. Hand delivered submissions in docketed
proceedings should be delivered to Health and Human Services, 12225
Wilkins Avenue, Rockville, Maryland 20852.
    In addition to publishing the full text of this document in the
Federal Register, the Commission provides all interested persons an
opportunity to view and/or print the contents of this document via the
internet through the Commission's Home Page (http://www.ferc.gov) using
the ``eLibrary'' link. Enter the docket number excluding the last three
digits in the docket number field to access the document. At this time,
the Commission has suspended access to the Commission's Public
Reference Room, due to the proclamation declaring a National Emergency
concerning the Novel Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19), issued by the
President on March 13, 2020. For assistance, contact the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission at [email protected] or call toll-free,
(886) 208-3676 or TYY,<PHONE_NUMBER>.

    Dated: December 3, 2021.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. EL22-28-000]

Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association, Inc.; Notice
of Institution of Section 206 Proceeding and Refund Effective Date

    On February 28, 2022, the Commission issued an order in Docket No.
EL22-28-000, pursuant to section 206 of the Federal Power Act (FPA), 16
U.S.C. 824e, instituting an investigation into whether Tri-State
Generation and Transmission Association, Inc.'s market-based rate
authority in the Western Area Power Administration--Colorado-Missouri
balancing authority area remains just and reasonable and to establish a
refund effective date. Tri-State Generation and Transmission
Association, Inc., 178 FERC ] 61,153 (2022).
    The refund effective date in Docket No. EL22-28-000, established
pursuant to section 206(b) of the FPA, will be the date of publication
of this notice in the Federal Register.
    Any interested person desiring to be heard in Docket No. EL22-28-
000 must file a notice of intervention or motion to intervene, as
appropriate, with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, in
accordance with Rule 214 of the Commission's Rules of Practice and
Procedure, 18 CFR 385.214 (2021), within 21 days of the date of
issuance of the order.
    In addition to publishing the full text of this document in the
Federal Register, the Commission provides all interested persons an
opportunity to view and/or print the contents of this document via the
internet through the Commission's Home Page (http://www.ferc.gov) using
the ``eLibrary'' link. Enter the docket number excluding the last three
digits in the docket number field to access the document. At this time,
the Commission has suspended access to the Commission's Public
Reference Room, due to the proclamation declaring a National Emergency
concerning the Novel Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19), issued by the
President on March 13, 2020. For assistance, contact FERC at
[email protected] or call toll-free,<PHONE_NUMBER> or TYY,
(202) 502-8659.
    The Commission strongly encourages electronic filings of comments,
protests and interventions in lieu of paper using the ``eFile'' link at
http://www.ferc.gov. In lieu of electronic filing, you may submit a
paper copy. Submissions sent via the U.S. Postal Service must be
addressed to: Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission, 888 First Street NE, Room 1A, Washington, DC 20426.
Submissions sent via any other carrier must be addressed to: Kimberly
D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 12225 Wilkins
Avenue, Rockville, Maryland 20852.

    Dated: February 28, 2022.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 117

[Docket No. USCG-2017-0674]

Drawbridge Operation Regulation; Hackensack River, Little Snake
Hill, NJ

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Notice of deviation from drawbridge regulation.

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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard has issued a temporary deviation from the
operating schedule that governs the Amtrak Portal Bridge across the
Hackensack River, mile 5.0, at Little Snake Hill, New Jersey. This
temporary deviation is necessary to allow the bridge to remain in the
closed-to-navigation position to facilitate the replacement of miter
rails and timbers of the bridge.

DATES: This deviation is effective from 10 p.m. on September 8, 2017 to
5 a.m. on October 1, 2017.

ADDRESSES: The docket for this deviation, USCG-2017-0674 is available
at http://www.regulations.gov. Type the docket number in the ``SEARCH''
box and click ``SEARCH''. Click on Open Docket Folder on the line
associated with this deviation.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions on this
temporary deviation, call or email Judy Leung-Yee, Project Officer,
First Coast Guard District, telephone<PHONE_NUMBER>, email
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The National Railroad Passenger Corporation
(Amtrak), the owner of the bridge, requested a temporary deviation from
the normal operating schedule to facilitate the replacement of miter
rails and timbers of the bridge. The Amtrak Portal Bridge across the
Hackensack River, mile 5.0, has a vertical clearance in the closed
position of 23 feet at mean high water and 28 feet at mean low water.
The existing bridge operating regulations are found at 33 CFR
117.723(e).
    Under this temporary deviation, the Amtrak Portal Bridge shall
remain in the closed position between 10 p.m. Friday and 5 a.m. Sunday
as follows: September 8-10, 15-17, 22-24; September 29-October 1, 2017.
    The waterway is transited by commercial and recreational traffic.
The Coast Guard notified known companies of the commercial vessels that
transit the area, including the Sandy Hook Pilots and the local tug/tow
committee; there were no objections to this temporary deviation.
Vessels able to pass under the bridge in the closed position may do so
at anytime. The bridge will not be able to open for emergencies and
there is no immediate alternate route for vessels to pass.
    The Coast Guard will inform the users of the waterways through our
Local Notice and Broadcast to Mariners of the change in operating
schedule for the bridge so that vessel operations can arrange their
transits to minimize any impact caused by the temporary deviation.
    In accordance with 33 CFR 117.35(e), the drawbridge must return to
its regular operating schedule immediately at the end of the effective
period of this temporary deviation. This deviation from the operating
regulations is authorized under 33 CFR 117.35.

    Dated: July 20, 2017.
Christopher J. Bisignano,
Supervisory Bridge Management Specialist, First Coast Guard District.
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[Notices]
[Pages 48864-48870]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Food and Drug Administration

[Docket No. FDA-2023-N-3059]

Generic Drug User Fee Rates for Fiscal Year 2024

AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FD&C Act or
statute), as amended by the Generic Drug User Fee Amendments of 2022
(GDUFA III), authorizes the Food and Drug Administration (FDA, Agency,
or we) to assess and collect fees for abbreviated new drug applications
(ANDAs); drug master files (DMFs); generic drug active pharmaceutical
ingredient (API) facilities, finished dosage form (FDF) facilities, and
contract manufacturing organization (CMO) facilities; and generic drug
applicant program user fees. In this document, FDA is announcing fiscal
year (FY) 2024 rates for GDUFA III fees. These fees are effective on
October 1, 2023, and will remain in effect through September 30, 2024.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Olufunmilayo Ariyo, Office of
Financial Management, Food and Drug Administration, 4041 Powder Mill
Rd., Rm. 62080, Beltsville, MD 20705-4304,<PHONE_NUMBER>; or the User
Fees Support Staff at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background

    Sections 744A and 744B of the FD&C Act (21 U.S.C. 379j-41 and 379j-
42), as amended by GDUFA III, authorize FDA to assess and collect fees
associated with human generic drug products. Fees are assessed on: (1)
certain types of applications for human generic drug products; (2)
certain facilities where APIs and FDFs are produced; (3) certain DMFs
associated with human generic drug products; and (4) generic drug
applicants who have ANDAs (the program fee) (see section 744B(a)(2)
through (5) of the FD&C Act). For more information about GDUFA III,
please refer to the FDA website (https://www.fda.gov/gdufa).
    For FY 2024, the generic drug fee rates are ANDA ($252,453), DMF
($94,682), domestic API facility ($40,464), foreign API facility
($55,464), domestic FDF facility ($220,427), foreign FDF facility
($235,427), domestic CMO facility ($52,902), foreign CMO facility
($67,902), large size operation generic drug applicant program
($1,729,629), medium size operation generic drug applicant program
($691,852), and small business generic drug applicant program
($172,963). These fees are effective on October 1, 2023, and will
remain in effect through September 30, 2024. The fee rates for FY 2024
are set out in table 1.

                    Table 1--Fee Schedule for FY 2024
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                                                              Fees rates
                 Generic drug fee category                   for FY 2024
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Applications
    Abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA)................     $252,453
    Drug Master File (DMF).................................       94,682
Facilities
    Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient (API)--Domestic.......       40,464
    API--Foreign...........................................       55,464
    Finished Dosage Form (FDF)--Domestic...................      220,427
    FDF--Foreign...........................................      235,427
    Contract Manufacturing Organization (CMO)--Domestic....       52,902
    CMO--Foreign...........................................       67,902
GDUFA Program
    Large size operation generic drug applicant............    1,729,629
    Medium size operation generic drug applicant...........      691,852
    Small business generic drug applicant..................      172,963
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II. Fee Revenue Amount for FY 2024

    Under section 744B(b)(1)(B)(ii) of the FD&C Act, the base revenue
amount for FY 2024 for GDUFA III is $582,500,000. Under section
744B(c)(1) of the FD&C Act, applicable inflation adjustments to base
revenue shall be made beginning with FY 2024.
    Under section 744B(c)(2) of the FD&C Act, beginning with FY 2024,
FDA shall, in addition to the inflation adjustment, apply a capacity
planning adjustment to further adjust, as needed, the fee revenue and
fees to reflect changes in the resource capacity needs of FDA for human
generic drug activities.
    Under section 744B(c)(3) of the FD&C Act, beginning with FY 2024,
FDA may, in addition to the inflation and capacity planning
adjustments, apply an operating reserve adjustment to further increase
the fee revenue and fees if necessary to provide operating reserves of
carryover user fees for human generic drug activities for not more than
the number of weeks specified in such section (or as applicable, shall
apply such adjustment to decrease the fee revenues and fees to provide
for not

more than 12 weeks of such operating reserves).

A. Inflation Adjustment

    As noted, above, the base revenue amount for FY 2024 is
$582,500,000. This is the total revenue amount specified for the prior
fiscal year, FY 2023, pursuant to the statute (see section
744B(b)(1)(A) of the FD&C Act).\1\ GDUFA III specifies that the
$582,500,000 is to be adjusted for inflation for FY 2024 using two
separate adjustments--one for personnel compensation and benefits
(PC&B) and one for non-PC&B costs (see sections 744B(c)(1)(B) and (C)
of the FD&C Act).
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    \1\ Under section 744B(b)(1)(B)(ii), the base revenue amount for
a fiscal year is equal to the total revenue amount established for
the previous fiscal year, not including any adjustments for such
previous fiscal year under section 744B(c)(3). For FY 2023,
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    The component of the inflation adjustment for PC&B costs shall be
the average annual percent change in the cost of all PC&B paid per
full-time equivalent (FTE) position at FDA for the first 3 of the 4
preceding fiscal years, multiplied by the proportion of PC&B costs to
total FDA costs of human generic drug activities for the first 3 of the
preceding 4 fiscal years (see section 744B(c)(1)(B) of the FD&C Act).
    Table 2 summarizes the actual cost and total FTEs for the specified
fiscal years and provides the percent change from the previous fiscal
year and the average percent change over the first 3 of the 4 fiscal
years preceding FY 2024. The 3-year average is 3.9280 percent.

              Table 2--FDA Personnel Compensation and Benefits (PC&B) Each Year and Percent Change
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                                                                                3-Year
                Fiscal year                        2020               2021               2022          average
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Total PC&B................................     $2,875,592,000     $3,039,513,000     $3,165,477,000  ...........
Total FTEs................................             17,535             18,501             18,474  ...........
PC&B per FTE..............................           $163,992           $164,289           $171,348  ...........
Percent Change from Previous Year.........            7.3063%            0.1811%            4.2967%      3.9280%
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    The statute specifies that this 3.9280 percent should be multiplied
by the proportion of PC&B expended for human generic drug activities
for the first 3 of the preceding 4 fiscal years. Table 3 shows the
amount of PC&B and the total amount obligated for human generic drug
activities from FY 2020 through FY 2022.

     Table 3--PC&B as a Percent of Fee Revenues Spent on Human Generic Drug Activities Over the Last 3 Years
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                                                                                3-Year
                Fiscal year                        2020               2021               2022          average
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PC&B......................................       $397,392,785       $410,587,565       $391,922,747  ...........
Non-PC&B..................................        300,692,399        271,328,560        289,479,265  ...........
Total Costs...............................        698,085,185        681,916,125        681,402,012  ...........
PC&B Percent..............................           56.9261%           60.2109%           57.5171%     58.2180%
Non-PC&B Percent..........................           43.0739%           39.7891%           42.4829%     41.7820%
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    The payroll adjustment is 3.9280 percent multiplied by 58.2180
percent (or 2.2868 percent).
    The statute specifies that the portion of the inflation adjustment
for non-PC&B costs for FY 2024 is the average annual percent change
that occurred in the Consumer Price Index (CPI) for urban consumers
(Washington-Arlington-Alexandria Area, DC-VA-MD-WV; not seasonally
adjusted; all items; annual index) for the first 3 of the preceding 4
years of available data multiplied by the proportion of all costs other
than PC&B costs to total costs of human generic drug activities for the
first 3 years of the preceding 4 fiscal years (see section
744B(c)(1)(C) of the FD&C Act). Table 4 provides the summary data for
the percent change in the specified CPI. The data are published by the
Bureau of Labor Statistics and can be found on its website at: https://data.bls.gov/pdq/SurveyOutputServlet?data_tool=dropmap&series_id=CUURS35ASA0,CUUSS35ASA0.

        Table 4--Annual and 3-Year Average Percent Change in CPI for Washington-Arlington-Alexandria Area
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                                                                                3-Year
                            Year                                  2020         2021         2022       average
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Annual CPI..................................................       267.16       277.73       296.12  ...........
Annual Percent Change.......................................      0.8989%      3.9568%      6.6212%      3.8256%
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    To calculate the inflation adjustment for non-pay costs, we
multiply the 3-year average percent change in the CPI (3.8256 percent)
by the proportion of all costs other than PC&B to total costs of human
generic drug activities obligated. Because 58.2180 percent was
obligated for PC&B as shown in table 3, 41.7820 percent is the portion
of costs other than PC&B. The non-pay adjustment is 3.8256 percent
times 41.7820 percent, or 1.5984 percent.
    To complete the inflation adjustment for FY 2024, we add the PC&B
component (2.2868 percent) to the non-PC&B component (1.5984 percent)
for a total inflation adjustment of 3.8852 percent (rounded), and then
add 1,

making an inflation adjustment multiple of 1.038852. We then multiply
the base revenue amount for FY 2024 ($582,500,000) by 1.038852,
yielding an inflation-adjusted amount of $605,131,290.

B. FY 2024 Statutory Fee Revenue Adjustments for Capacity Planning

    The statute specifies that after the base revenue amount for FY
2024 of $582,500,000 has been adjusted for inflation as described in
section A above, the resulting amount shall be further adjusted to
reflect changes in the resource capacity needs for human generic drug
activities (see section 744B(c)(2) of the FD&C Act). Following a
process required in the statute, FDA established the capacity planning
adjustment (CPA) methodology that is derived from the methodology and
recommendations made in the report titled ``Independent Evaluation of
the GDUFA Resource Capacity Planning Adjustment Methodology: Evaluation
and Recommendations'' as announced in the Federal Register of August 3,
2020, and incorporating approaches and attributes determined
appropriate by the Agency, except that the workload drivers are limited
to those specified in the GDUFA Reauthorization Performance Goals and
Program Enhancements Fiscal Years 2023-2027 (GDUFA III Commitment
Letter).\2\ This methodology includes a continuous, iterative
improvement approach, under which the Agency intends to refine its data
and estimates for the core review activities to improve the accuracy of
its data and estimates over time.\3\
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    \2\ Section 744B(c)(2)(B) of the FD&C Act; see also section
VIII.B.2.e. of the GDUFA III Commitment Letter available at https://www.fda.gov/media/153631/download.
    \3\ For example, starting with FY 2025, FDA will aim to refine
the CPA methodology to reflect a more comprehensive assessment of
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    The CPA methodology consists of four steps:

    1. Forecast workload volumes: Predictive models estimate the
volume of workload for the upcoming FY.
    2. Forecast the resource needs: Forecast algorithms are
generated utilizing time reporting data. These algorithms estimate
the required demand in FTEs \4\ for direct review-related effort.
This is then compared to current available resources for the direct
review-related workload.
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    3. Assess the resource forecast in the context of additional
internal factors: Program leadership examines operational,
financial, and resourcing data to assess whether FDA will be able to
utilize additional funds during the fiscal year, and whether the
additional funds are required to support additional review capacity.
FTE amounts are adjusted, if needed.
    4. Convert the FTE need to dollars: Utilizing FDA's fully loaded
FTE cost model, the final feasible FTEs are converted to an
equivalent dollar amount.

    Table 5 summarizes the forecasted workload volumes for the Center
for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER) for FY 2024 based on predictive
models, as well as historical actuals from FY 2022 for comparison.

   Table 5--CDER Actual FY 2022 Workload Volumes and Predicted FY 2024
                            Workload Volumes
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                                              FY 2022         FY 2024
        Workload driver category              actuals       predictions
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ANDA Originals \1\......................             813             801
ANDA Supplements \2\....................           9,716          10,434
Pre-ANDA Meetings.......................             132             103
Controlled Correspondences \3\..........           3,677           3,505
Suitability Petitions...................              21              25
Annual Reports \4\......................          11,826          12,624
Active REMS Programs \4\ \5\............              45              45
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\1\ Excludes response to refused to receive (RTR) and Orig-2+. ANDA
  Original and Resubmissions/Amendments captured in time reporting data.
\2\ Includes changes being effected and prior approval supplement
  Manufacturing and Labeling Supplements. PAS exclude response to RTRs,
  risk evaluation and mitigation strategies (REMS) and Bioequivalence
  Supplements. ANDA Supplement and Resubmissions/Amendments captured in
  time reporting data.
\3\ Includes all requesting controlled correspondences.
\4\ Represents post-marketing safety activities developed in alignment
  with Prescription Drug User Fee Act and biosimilar user fee amendments
  as applicable.
\5\ Represents the percentage of Active REMS Programs proportional to
  Center and User Fee by total number of qualifying products with the
  exclusion of the Opioid Shared System.

    Utilizing the resource forecast algorithms, the forecasted workload
volumes for FY 2024 were then converted into estimated FTE needs for
FDA's GDUFA direct review-related work. The resulting expected FY 2024
FTE need for GDUFA was compared to current onboard capacity for GDUFA
direct review-related work to determine the FY 2024 resource delta, as
summarized in table 6.

                                   Table 6--CDER FY 2024 GDUFA Resource Delta
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                                                                   Current          FY 2024
                            Center                                 resource         resource       Predicted FY
                                                                   capacity         forecast      2024 FTE delta
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CDER.........................................................           1,024            1,059               35
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    The projected 35 FTE delta was assessed by FDA in the context of
additional operational and internal factors to ensure that a fee
adjustment is only made for resources that can be utilized in the
fiscal year and for which funds are required to support additional
review capacity.
    After assessing current hiring capacity and existing funded
vacancies, CDER adjusted the 35 FTE delta to 25 FTEs.

    The adjusted 25 FTE delta was then assessed by FDA to determine if
the delta exceeded the CPA cap as specified in statute (section
744B(c)(2)(C)(ii)) which articulates that for FY 2024, the CPA shall
not exceed 3 percent of inflation-adjusted base revenue, except that
the CPA cap may be increased to 4 percent of inflation-adjusted base
revenue if the following conditions are met during the period from
April 1, 2021 through March 31, 2023: (1) the total number of ANDAs
submitted was greater than or equal to 2,000 or (2) 35 percent or more
of ANDAs submitted related to complex products (as defined in section
XI of the letters described in section 3001(b) of the Generic Drug User
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    Table 7 summarizes the total number of ANDAs submitted and the
percentage of such applications that were related to complex products
from April 1, 2021 through March 31, 2023:

                Table 7--GDUFA CPA Cap Assessment Metrics
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Abbreviated New Drug Applications Submitted between April 1,       1,675
 2021 through March 31, 2023....................................
Percentage of Abbreviated New Drug Applications Submitted that       16%
 are Complex Submitted between April 1, 2021 through March 31,
 2023...........................................................
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    FDA determined that the criteria to increase the CPA cap was not,
and therefore, the GDUFA CPA cap for FY 2024 is 3 percent of inflation-
adjusted base revenue. FDA further determined that the 25 FTE delta
when converted to dollars did not exceed 3 percent of FY 2024
inflation-adjusted base revenue, and therefore, this 25 FTE delta
required no further adjustment.
    The FY 2024 GDUFA CPA is therefore $8,406,725, as summarized in
table 8.

                                           Table 8--FY 2024 GDUFA CPA
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                                                               Additional FTEs   Cost for each     CDER FY 2024
                            Center                                 for 2024      additional FTE     GDUFA CPA
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CDER.........................................................              25         $336,269       $8,406,725
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 Table 9--Base Revenue Amount and Section 744B(c)(1) and (2) Adjustment
                                 Amounts
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                           Fee                                Amount
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Statutory Fee Revenue Base Amount (section 744B(b)(1) of    $582,500,000
 the FD&C Act)..........................................
Statutory Fee Revenue Adjustments for Inflation (section      22,631,290
 744B(c)(1) of the FD&C Act)............................
Statutory Fee Revenue Adjustments for Capacity Planning        8,406,725
 (section 744B(c)(2) of the FD&C Act)...................
Cumulative Adjusted Revenue Amount (sections 744B(b)(1),     613,538,015
 744B(c)(1), and 744B(c)(2) of the FD&C Act.............
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C. FY 2024 Statutory Fee Revenue Adjustments for Operating Reserve

    Under section 744B(c)(3) of the FD&C Act, beginning with FY 2024,
FDA may, in addition to the inflation and capacity planning
adjustments, apply an operating reserve adjustment to further increase
the fee revenue and fees if necessary to provide operating reserves of
carryover user fees for human generic drug activities for not more than
the number of weeks specified in such section (or as applicable, shall
apply such adjustment to decrease the fee revenues and fees to provide
for not more than 12 weeks of such operating reserves).
    The upward operating reserve adjustment is discretionary--for FY
2024, FDA may take an adjustment to provide for not more than 8 weeks
of operating reserve. If carryover is more than 12 weeks of operating
reserve, FDA must decrease the fee revenues and fees to provide for not
more than 12 weeks of operating reserve. To calculate the 8-week and
12-week threshold amounts for the FY 2024 operating reserve adjustment,
the FY 2024 estimated adjusted revenue amount, $613,538,015 is divided
by 52, resulting in a $11,798,808 cost of operation for 1 week. The 1-
week value is then multiplied by 8 weeks to generate the 8-week
operating reserve threshold amount for FY 2024 of $94,390,464. The 1-
week value is multiplied by 12 to generate the 12-week operating
reserve threshold amount for FY 2024 of $141,585,696.
    To determine the FY 2023 end-of-year operating reserves of
carryover user fees, the Agency assessed the operating reserve of
carryover fees at the end of June 2023 and forecast collections and
obligations in the fourth quarter of FY 2023 combined. This provides an
estimated end-of-year FY 2023 operating reserve of carryover user fees
of $130,218,707 which equates to 11.04 weeks of operations.
    The statutory criteria for an operating reserve adjustment were not
met. Table 10 below summarizes FY 2024 fee revenue.

            Table 10--Total Estimated Adjusted Revenue Amount
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                           Fee                                Amount
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Statutory Fee Revenue Base Amount (section 744B(b)(1) of    $582,500,000
 the FD&C Act)..........................................
Statutory Fee Revenue Adjustments for Inflation (section      22,631,290
 744B(c)(1) of the FD&C Act)............................
Statutory Fee Revenue Adjustments for Capacity Planning        8,406,725
 (section 744B(c)(2) of the FD&C Act)...................
Operating Reserve Adjustment (section 744B(c)(3) of the   ..............
 FD&C Act)..............................................
Total Revenue Amount (rounded to the nearest thousand        613,538,000
 dollars) (sections 744B(b)(1), 744B(c)(1), 744B(c)(2)
 and 744B(c)(3) of the FD&C Act)........................
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III. ANDA Filing Fee

    Under GDUFA III, the FY 2024 ANDA filing fee is owed by each
applicant that submits an ANDA on or after October 1, 2023.\6\ This fee
is due on the submission date of the ANDA. Section 744B(b)(2)(B) of the
FD&C Act specifies that the ANDA fee will make up 33 percent of

the $613,538,000, which is $202,467,540.
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    To calculate the ANDA fee, FDA estimated the number of full
application equivalents (FAEs) that will be submitted in FY 2024. The
submissions are broken down into three categories: new originals
(submissions that have not been received by FDA previously),
submissions that FDA RTR for reasons other than failure to pay fees,
and applications that are resubmitted after an RTR decision for reasons
other than failure to pay fees. An ANDA counts as one FAE; however, 75
percent of the fee paid for an ANDA that has been RTR shall be refunded
according to GDUFA III if: (1) the ANDA is refused for a cause other
than failure to pay fees or (2) the ANDA has been withdrawn prior to
receipt (section 744B(a)(3)(D)(i) of the FD&C Act). Therefore, an ANDA
that is considered not to have been received by FDA due to reasons
other than failure to pay fees or withdrawn prior to receipt counts as
one-fourth of an FAE. After an ANDA has been RTR, the applicant has the
option of resubmitting. For user fee purposes, these resubmissions are
equivalent to new original submissions: ANDA resubmissions are charged
the full amount for an application (one FAE).
    As shown in table 5, FDA estimates that 801 new original ANDAs will
be submitted and incur filing fees in FY 2024. Not all of the new
original ANDAs will be received by FDA and some of those not received
will be resubmitted in the same fiscal year. Therefore, FDA expects
that the FAE count for ANDAs will be 802 for FY 2024.
    The FY 2024 ANDA filing fee is estimated by dividing the number of
FAEs that will incur the fee in FY 2024 (802) into the fee revenue
amount to be derived from ANDA filing fees in FY 2024 ($202,467,540).
The result, rounded to the nearest dollar, is a fee of $252,453 per
ANDA.
    The statute provides that those ANDAs that include information
about the production of APIs other than by reference to a DMF will pay
an additional fee that is based on the number of such APIs and the
number of facilities proposed to produce those ingredients (see section
744B(a)(3)(F) of the FD&C Act). FDA anticipates that this additional
fee is unlikely to be assessed often; therefore, FDA has not included
projections concerning the amount of this fee in calculating the fees
for ANDAs.

IV. DMF Fee

    Under GDUFA III, the DMF fee is owed by each person that owns a
type II API DMF that is referenced, on or after October 1, 2012, in a
generic drug submission by an initial letter of authorization.\7\ This
is a one-time fee for each DMF. This fee is due on the earlier of the
date on which the first generic drug submission is submitted that
references the associated DMF or the date on which the DMF holder
requests the initial completeness assessment. Under section
744B(a)(2)(D)(iii) of the FD&C Act, if a DMF has successfully undergone
an initial completeness assessment and the fee is paid, the DMF will be
placed on a publicly available list documenting DMFs available for
reference.
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    To calculate the DMF fee, FDA assessed the volume of DMF
submissions over time. We assessed DMFs from October 1, 2021, to April
30, 2023, and concluded that averaging the number of fee-paying DMFs
provided the most accurate model for predicting fee-paying DMFs for FY
2024. The monthly average of paid DMF submissions FDA received during
FY 2022 and FY 2023 is 27. To determine the FY 2024 projected number of
fee-paying DMFs, the average of 27 DMF submissions is multiplied by 12
months, which results in 324 estimated FY 2024 fee-paying DMFs. FDA is
estimating 324 fee-paying DMFs for FY 2024.
    The FY 2024 DMF fee is determined by dividing the DMF target
revenue by the estimated number of fee-paying DMFs in FY 2024. Section
744B(b)(2)(A) of the FD&C Act specifies that the DMF fees will make up
5 percent of the $613,538,000, which is $30,676,900. Dividing the DMF
revenue amount ($30,676,900) by the estimated fee-paying DMFs (324),
and rounding to the nearest dollar, yields a DMF fee of $94,682 for FY
2024.

V. Foreign Facility Fee Differential

    Under GDUFA III, the fee for a facility located outside the United
States and its territories and possessions shall be $15,000 higher than
the amount of the fee for a facility located in the United States and
its territories and possessions.\8\ The basis for this differential is
the extra cost incurred by conducting an inspection outside the United
States and its territories and possessions.
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VI. FDF and CMO Facility Fees

    Under GDUFA III, the annual FDF facility fee is owed by each person
who owns an FDF facility that is identified in at least one approved
generic drug submission owned by that person or its affiliates.\9\ The
CMO facility fee is owed by each person who owns an FDF facility that
is identified in at least one approved ANDA but is not identified in an
approved ANDA held by the owner of that facility or its affiliates.\10\
Section 744B(b)(2)(C) of the FD&C Act specifies that the FDF and CMO
facility fee revenue will make up 20 percent of the $613,538,000, which
is $122,707,600.
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    To calculate the fees, data from FDA's Integrity Services (IS) were
utilized as the primary source of facility information for determining
the denominators of each facility fee type. IS is the master data
steward for all facility information provided in generic drug
submissions received by FDA. A facility's reference status in an
approved generic drug submission is extracted directly from submission
data rather than relying on data from self-identification. This
information provided the number of facilities referenced as FDF
manufacturers in at least one approved generic drug submission. Based
on FDA's IS data, the FDF and CMO facility denominators are 173 FDF
domestic, 307 FDF foreign, 81 CMO domestic, and 118 CMO foreign
facilities for FY 2024.
    GDUFA III specifies that the CMO facility fee is to be equal to 24
percent of the FDF facility fee.\11\ Therefore, to generate the target
collection revenue amount from FDF and CMO facility fees
($122,707,600), FDA must weight a CMO facility as 24 percent of an FDF
facility. FDA set fees based on the estimate of 173 FDF domestic, 307
FDF foreign, 19.44 CMO domestic (81 multiplied by 24 percent), and
28.32 CMO foreign facilities (118 multiplied by 24 percent), which
equals 528 total weighted FDF and CMO facilities for FY 2024.
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    To calculate the fee for domestic facilities, FDA first determines
the total fee revenue that will result from the foreign facility
differential by subtracting the fee revenue resulting from the foreign
facility fee differential from the target collection revenue amount
($122,707,600) as follows: the foreign facility fee differential
revenue equals the foreign facility fee differential ($15,000)
multiplied by the number of FDF foreign facilities (307) plus the
foreign facility fee differential ($15,000) multiplied by the number of
CMO foreign facilities (118), totaling $6,375,000. This results in
foreign fee differential revenue of $6,375,000 from

the total FDF and CMO facility fee target collection revenue.
    Subtracting the foreign facility differential fee revenue
($6,375,000) from the total FDF and CMO facility target collection
revenue ($122,707,600) results in a remaining facility fee revenue
balance of $116,332,600. To determine the domestic FDF facility fee,
FDA divides the $116,332,600 by the total weighted number of FDF and
CMO facilities (527.76), which results in a domestic FDF facility fee
of $220,427. The foreign FDF facility fee is $15,000 more than the
domestic FDF facility fee, or $235,427.
    According to GDUFA III, the domestic CMO fee is calculated as 24
percent of the amount of the domestic FDF facility fee.\12\ Therefore,
the domestic CMO fee is $52,902, rounded to the nearest dollar. The
foreign CMO fee is calculated as the domestic CMO fee plus the foreign
fee differential of $15,000. Therefore, the foreign CMO fee is $67,902.
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VII. API Facility Fee

    Under GDUFA III, the annual API facility fee is owed by each person
who owns a facility that is identified in at least one approved generic
drug submission in which the facility is approved to produce one or
more API or in a Type II API DMF referenced in at least one approved
generic drug submission.\13\ Section 744B(b)(2)(D) of the FD&C Act
specifies the API facility fee will make up 6 percent of $613,538,000
in fee revenue, which is $36,812,280.
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    To calculate the API facility fee, data from FDA's IS were utilized
as the primary source of facility information for determining the
denominator. As stated above, IS is the master data steward for all
facility information provided in generic drug submissions received by
FDA. A facility's reference status in an approved generic drug
submission is extracted directly from submission data rather than
relying on data from self-identification. This information provided the
number of facilities referenced as API manufacturers in at least one
approved generic drug submission.
    The total number of API facilities identified was 684; of that
number, 75 were domestic and 609 were foreign facilities. The foreign
facility differential is $15,000. To calculate the fee for domestic
facilities, FDA must first subtract the fee revenue that will result
from the foreign facility fee differential. FDA takes the foreign
facility differential ($15,000) and multiplies it by the number of
foreign facilities (609) to determine the total fee revenue that will
result from the foreign facility differential. As a result of this
calculation, the foreign fee differential revenue will make up
$9,135,000 of the total API fee revenue. Subtracting the foreign
facility differential fee revenue ($9,135,000) from the total API
facility target revenue ($36,812,280) results in a remaining balance of
$27,677,280. To determine the domestic API facility fee, we divide the
$27,677,280 by the total number of facilities (684), which gives us a
domestic API facility fee of $40,464. The foreign API facility fee is
$15,000 more than the domestic API facility fee, or $55,464.

VIII. Generic Drug Applicant Program Fee

    Under GDUFA III, if a person and its affiliates own at least one
but not more than five approved ANDAs on October 1, 2023, the person
and its affiliates shall owe a small business generic drug applicant
program fee.\14\ If a person and its affiliates own at least 6 but not
more than 19 approved ANDAs, the person and its affiliates shall owe a
medium size operation generic drug applicant program fee.\15\ If a
person and its affiliates own at least 20 approved ANDAs, the person
and its affiliates shall owe a large size operation generic drug
applicant program fee.\16\ Section 744B(b)(2)(E) of the FD&C Act
specifies the GDUFA program fee will make up 36 percent of $613,538,000
in fee revenue, which is $220,873,680.
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    To determine the appropriate number of parent companies for each
tier, FDA asked companies to claim their ANDAs and affiliates in the
CDER NextGen Portal. The companies were able to confirm relationships
currently present in FDA's records, while also reporting newly approved
ANDAs, newly acquired ANDAs, and new affiliations.
    In determining the appropriate number of approved ANDAs, FDA has
factored in a number of variables that could affect the collection of
the target revenue: (1) inactive ANDAs: applicants who have not
submitted an annual report for one or more of their approved
applications within the past 2 years; (2) Program Fee Arrears List:
parent companies that are on the arrears list for any fiscal year; (3)
Large and Medium Tier Adjustment: the frequency of large-tiered
companies dropping to the medium tier and medium-tiered companies
moving to the small tier after the completion of the program fee
methodology and tier determination; (4) CBER-approved ANDAs: applicants
and their affiliates with CBER-approved ANDAs in addition to CDER's
approved ANDAs; and (5) withdrawals of approved ANDAs by April 1:
applicants who have submitted a written request for withdrawal of
approval by April 1 of the previous fiscal year.
    The list of original approved ANDAs from the Generic Drug Review
Platform as of April 30, 2023, in addition to CBER's database, shows
248 applicants in the small business tier, 71 applicants in the medium
size tier, and 82 applicants in the large size tier. Factoring in all
the variables, we estimate there will be 205 applicants in the small
business tier, 68 applicants in the medium size tier, and 80 applicants
in the large size tier for FY 2024.
    To calculate the GDUFA program fee, GDUFA III provides that large
size operation generic drug applicants pay the full fee, medium size
operation applicants pay two-fifths of the full fee, and small business
applicants pay one-tenth of the full fee.\17\ To generate the target
collection revenue amount from GDUFA program fees ($220,873,680), we
must weigh medium and small tiered applicants as a subset of a large
size operation generic drug applicant. FDA will set fees based on the
weighted estimate of 20.5 applicants in the small business tier (205
multiplied by 10 percent), 27.2 applicants in the medium size tier (68
multiplied by 40 percent), and 80 applicants in the large size tier,
arriving at 127.7 total weighted applicants for FY 2024.
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    To generate the large size operation GDUFA program fee, FDA divides
the target revenue amount of $220,873,680 by 127.7, which equals
$1,729,629. The medium size operation GDUFA program fee is 40 percent
of the full fee ($691,852), and the small business GDUFA program fee is
10 percent of the full fee ($172,963).

IX. Fee Schedule For FY 2024

    The fee rates for FY 2024 are set out in table 11.

                   Table 11--Fee Schedule for FY 2024
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                                                              Fees rates
                 Generic drug fee category                   for FY 2024
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Applications
    Abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA)................     $252,453
Drug Master File (DMF).....................................       94,682
Facilities

    Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient (API)--Domestic.......       40,464
    API--Foreign...........................................       55,464
    Finished Dosage Form (FDF)--Domestic...................      220,427
    FDF--Foreign...........................................      235,427
    Contract Manufacturing Organization (CMO)--Domestic....       52,902
    CMO--Foreign...........................................       67,902
GDUFA Program
    Large size operation generic drug applicant............    1,729,629
    Medium size operation generic drug applicant...........      691,852
    Small business generic drug applicant..................      172,963
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X. Fee Payment Options and Procedures

    The new fee rates are effective on October 1, 2023, and will remain
in effect through September 30, 2024. Under sections 744B(a)(4) and (5)
of the FD&C Act, respectively, facility and program fees are generally
due on the later of the first business day on or after October 1 of
each fiscal year or the first business day after the enactment of an
appropriations act providing for the collection and obligation of GDUFA
fees for the fiscal year.
    To pay the ANDA, DMF, API facility, FDF facility, CMO facility, and
GDUFA program fees, complete the Generic Drug User Fee Cover Sheet,
available at https://www.fda.gov/gdufa and https://userfees.fda.gov/OA_HTML/gdufaCAcdLogin.jsp, and generate a user fee identification (ID)
number. Payment must be made in U.S. currency drawn on a U.S. bank by
electronic check, check, bank draft, U.S. postal money order, credit
card, or wire transfer. The preferred payment method is online using
electronic check (Automated Clearing House (ACH), also known as eCheck)
or credit card (Discover, VISA, MasterCard, American Express). FDA has
partnered with the U.S. Department of the Treasury to utilize Pay.gov,
a web-based payment application, for online electronic payment. The
Pay.gov feature is available on the FDA website after completing the
Generic Drug User Fee Cover Sheet and generating the user fee ID
number.
    Secure electronic payments can be submitted using the User Fees
Payment Portal at https://userfees.fda.gov/pay. (Note: Only full
payments are accepted; no partial payments can be made online.) Once an
invoice is located, ``Pay Now'' should be selected to be redirected to
Pay.gov. Electronic payment options are based on the balance due.
Payment by credit card is available for balances less than $25,000. If
the balance exceeds this amount, only the ACH option is available.
Payments must be made using U.S. bank accounts as well as U.S. credit
cards.
    If a check, bank draft, or postal money order is submitted, make it
payable to the order of the Food and Drug Administration and include
the user fee ID number to ensure that the payment is applied to the
correct fee(s). Payments can be mailed to: Food and Drug
Administration, P.O. Box 979108, St. Louis, MO 63197-9000. If checks
are to be sent by a courier that requests a street address, the courier
can deliver checks to U.S. Bank, Attention: Government Lockbox 979108,
1005 Convention Plaza, St. Louis, MO 63101. (Note: This U.S. Bank
address is for courier delivery only. For questions concerning courier
delivery, U.S. Bank can be contacted at<PHONE_NUMBER>. This telephone
number is only for questions about courier delivery.) The FDA post
office box number (P.O. Box 979108) must be written on the check, bank
draft, or postal money order.
    For payments made by wire transfer, include the unique user fee ID
number to ensure that the payment is applied to the correct fee(s).
Without the unique user fee ID number, the payment may not be applied.
If the payment amount is not applied, the invoice amount will be
referred to collections. The originating financial institution may
charge a wire transfer fee. Include applicable wire transfer fees with
payment to ensure fees are fully paid. Questions about wire transfer
fees should be addressed to the financial institution. The following
account information should be used to send payments by wire transfer:
U.S. Department of the Treasury, TREAS NYC, 33 Liberty St., New York,
NY 10045, account number: 75060099, routing number: 021030004, SWIFT:
FRNYUS33. FDA's tax identification number is 53-0196965.

    Dated: July 25, 2023.
Lauren K. Roth,
Associate Commissioner for Policy.
[FR Doc. 2023-16081 Filed 7-27-23; 8:45 am]
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