04-5755. New Animal Drugs; Ractopamine  

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    AGENCY:

    Food and Drug Administration, HHS.

    ACTION:

    Final rule.

    SUMMARY:

    The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is amending the animal drug regulations to reflect approval of two new animal drug applications (NADAs) filed by Elanco Animal Health. One NADA provides for use of ractopamine and monensin Type A medicated articles to make dry and liquid two-way combination Type B and Type C medicated feeds for cattle fed in confinement for slaughter. The other NADA provides for use of ractopamine, monensin, and tylosin Type A Start Printed Page 12068medicated articles to make dry and liquid three-way combination Type B and Type C medicated feeds for cattle fed in confinement for slaughter.

    DATES:

    This rule is effective March 15, 2004.

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    FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

    Eric S. Dubbin, Center for Veterinary Medicine (HFV-126), Food and Drug Administration, 7500 Standish Pl., Rockville, MD 20855, 301-827-0232, e-mail: edubbin@cvm.fda.gov.

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    SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

    Elanco Animal Health, A Division of Eli Lilly and Co., Lilly Corporate Center, Indianapolis, IN 46285, filed NADA 141-225 that provides for use of OPTAFLEXX (ractopamine hydrochloride) and RUMENSIN (monensin sodium) Type A medicated articles to make dry and liquid two-way combination Type B and Type C medicated feeds used for increased rate of weight gain, improved feed efficiency, and increased carcass leanness; and for prevention and control of coccidiosis due to Eimeria bovis and E. zuernii in cattle fed in confinement for slaughter during the last 28 to 42 days on feed. Elanco Animal Health also filed NADA 141-224 that provides for use of OPTAFLEXX, RUMENSIN, and TYLAN (tylosin phosphate) Type A medicated articles to make dry and liquid three-way combination Type B and Type C medicated feeds used for increased rate of weight gain, improved feed efficiency, and increased carcass leanness; for prevention and control of coccidiosis due to E. bovis and E. zuernii; and for reduction of incidence of liver abscesses caused by Fusobacterium necrophorum and Actinomyces (Corynebacterium) pyogenes in cattle fed in confinement for slaughter during the last 28 to 42 days on feed. The NADAs are approved as of January 27, 2004, and the regulations are amended in 21 CFR 558.355, 558.500, and 558.625 are to reflect the approvals. The basis of approval is discussed in the freedom of information summaries.

    In accordance with the freedom of information provisions of 21 CFR part 20 and 21 CFR 514.11(e)(2)(ii), summaries of safety and effectiveness data and information submitted to support approval of these applications may be seen in the Division of Dockets Management (HFA-305), Food and Drug Administration, 5630 Fishers Lane, rm. 1061, Rockville, MD 20852, between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday through Friday.

    The agency has determined under 21 CFR 25.33(a)(2) that these actions are of a type that do not individually or cumulatively have a significant effect on the human environment. Therefore, neither an environmental assessment nor an environmental impact statement is required.

    This rule does not meet the definition of “rule” in 5 U.S.C. 804(3)(A) because it is a rule of “particular applicability.” Therefore, it is not subject to the congressional review requirements in 5 U.S.C. 801-808.

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    List of Subjects in 21 CFR Part 558

    • Animal drugs
    • Animal feeds
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    Therefore, under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act and under the authority delegated to the Commissioner of Food and Drugs and redelegated to the Center for Veterinary Medicine, 21 CFR part 558 is amended as follows:

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    PART 558—NEW ANIMAL DRUGS FOR USE IN ANIMAL FEEDS

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    1. The authority citation for 21 CFR part 558 continues to read as follows:

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    Authority: 21 U.S.C. 360b, 371.

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    2. Section 558.355 is amended by adding paragraph (f)(7)(iii) to read as follows:

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    Monensin.
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    (iii) Ractopamine alone or with tylosin as in § 558.500.

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    3. Section 558.500 is amended in paragraph (d)(3) after “7.5” by adding “or, if in combination with monensin and/or tylosin, at a pH of 4.5 to 6.0”; and by revising the table in paragraph (e)(2) to read as follows:

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    Ractopamine.
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    (2) Cattle

    Ractopame in grams/tonCombination in grams/tonIndications for useLimitationsSponsor
    (i) 8.2 to 24.6Cattle fed in confinement for slaughter: For increased rate of weight gain and improved feed efficiency during the last 28 to 42 days on feedFeed continuously as sole ration during the last 28 to 42 days on feed. Not for animals intended for breeding000986
    (ii) 8.2 to 24.6Monensin 10 to 30Cattle fed in confinement for slaughter: As in paragraph (e)(2)(i) of this section; and for prevention and control of coccidiosis due to Eimeria bovis and E. zuerniiAs in paragraph (e)(2)(i) of this section; see § 558.355(d) of this chapter000986
    (iii) [Reserved]
    (iv) 8.2 to 24.6Monensin 10 to 30, plus tylosin 8 to 10Cattle fed in confinement for slaughter: As in paragraph (e)(2)(i) of this section; for prevention and control of coccidiosis due to E. bovis and E. zuernii; and for reduction of incidence of liver abscesses caused by Fusobacterium necrophorum and Actinomyces (Corynebacterium) pyogenesAs in paragraph (e)(2)(i) of this section; see §§ 558.355(d) and 558.625(c) of this chapter000986
    (v) [Reserved]
    (vi) 9.8 to 24.6Cattle fed in confinement for slaughter: For increased rate of weight gain, improved feed efficiency, and increased carcass leanness during the last 28 to 42 days on feedFeed continuously as sole ration during the last 28 to 42 days on feed. Not for animals intended for breeding000986
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    (vii) 9.8 to 24.6Monensin 10 to 30Cattle fed in confinement for slaughter: As in paragraph (e)(2)(vi) of this section; and for prevention and control of coccidiosis due to E. bovis and E. zuerniiAs in paragraph (e)(2)(vi) of this section; see § 558.355(d) of this chapter000986
    (viii) [Reserved]
    (ix) 9.8 to 24.6Monensin 10 to 30, plus tylosin 8 to 10Cattle fed in confinement for slaughter: As in paragraph (e)(2)(vi) of this section; for prevention and control of coccidiosis due to E. bovis and E. zuernii; and for reduction of incidence of liver abscesses caused by Fusobacterium necrophorum and Actinomyces (Corynebacterium) pyogenesAs in paragraph (e)(2)(vi) of this section; see §§ 558.355(d) and 558.625(c) of this chapter000986
    (x) [Reserved]
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    4. Section 558.625 is amended by revising paragraph (f)(2)(vii) to read as follows:

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    Tylosin.
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    (vii) Ractopamine alone or with monensin as in § 558.500.

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    Dated: March 3, 2004.

    Stephen F. Sundlof,

    Director, Center for Veterinary Medicine.

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    [FR Doc. 04-5755 Filed 3-12-04; 8:45 am]

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Document Information

Effective Date:
3/15/2004
Published:
03/15/2004
Department:
Food and Drug Administration
Entry Type:
Rule
Action:
Final rule.
Document Number:
04-5755
Dates:
This rule is effective March 15, 2004.
Pages:
12067-12069 (3 pages)
PDF File:
04-5755.pdf
CFR: (3)
21 CFR 558.355
21 CFR 558.500
21 CFR 558.625