4164-01-P
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Food and Drug Administration
[Docket No. FDA-2024-D-1202]
Chemistry, Manufacturing, and Controls Considerations for Type A Medicated Articles;
Draft Guidance for Industry; Availability
AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS.
ACTION: Notice of availability.
SUMMARY: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or Agency) is announcing the
availability of a draft guidance for industry (GFI) #292 entitled “Chemistry, Manufacturing, and
Controls Considerations for Type A Medicated Articles.” This draft guidance provides
recommendations to sponsors submitting chemistry, manufacturing, and controls (CMC)
information for Type A medicated articles. Type A medicated articles contain new animal drugs
and provide for administration of these drugs in animal feed.
DATES: Submit either electronic or written comments on the draft guidance by [INSERT
DATE 60 DAYS AFTER DATE OF PUBLICATION IN THE FEDERAL REGISTER] to ensure
that the Agency considers your comment on this draft guidance before it begins work on the final
version of the guidance.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments on any guidance at any time as follows:
Electronic Submissions
Submit electronic comments in the following way:
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Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the instructions for
submitting comments. Comments submitted electronically, including attachments, to
https://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
https://www.regulations.gov.
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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:
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Mail/Hand delivery/Courier (for written/paper submissions): Dockets Management Staff
(HFA-305), Food and Drug Administration, 5630 Fishers Lane, Rm. 1061, Rockville,
MD 20852.

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For written/paper comments submitted to the Dockets Management Staff, 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-2024-D-1202

for “Chemistry, Manufacturing, and Controls Considerations for Type A Medicated Articles.”
Received comments will be placed in the docket and, except for those submitted as “Confidential
Submissions,” publicly viewable at https://www.regulations.gov or at the Dockets Management
Staff between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, 240-402-7500.
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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 https://www.regulations.gov. Submit
both copies to the Dockets Management Staff. 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:
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2015-09-18/pdf/2015-23389.pdf.
Docket: For access to the docket to read background documents or the electronic and
written/paper comments received, go to https://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 Dockets Management Staff, 5630 Fishers Lane, Rm. 1061, Rockville,
MD 20852, 240-402-7500.
You may submit comments on any guidance at any time (see 21 CFR 10.115(g)(5)).
Submit written requests for single copies of the guidance to the Policy and Regulations
Staff (HFV-6), Center for Veterinary Medicine, Food and Drug Administration, 7500 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 draft guidance document.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Heather Longstaff, Center for Veterinary
Medicine (HFV-147), Food and Drug Administration, 7500 Standish Place, Rockville MD
20855, 240-402-0651, Heather.Longstaff@fda.hhs.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background
The FDA is announcing the availability of a draft GFI #292 entitled “Chemistry,
Manufacturing, and Controls Considerations for Type A Medicated Articles.” This draft
guidance provides recommendations to sponsors submitting CMC information for Type A
medicated articles. Type A medicated articles contain new animal drugs and provide for
administration of these drugs in animal feed. Type A medicated articles are intended solely for
use in the manufacture of another Type A medicated article or in the manufacture of a Type B or
Type C medicated feed. Because Type A medicated articles are not directly administered to the
animal, there are some issues specific to Type A medicated articles that do not apply to other
new animal drug dosage forms. These unique considerations are highlighted in this guidance
under the relevant Common Technical Document--Quality section headings.
This level 1 draft guidance is being issued consistent with FDA’s good guidance
practices regulation (21 CFR 10.115). The draft guidance, when finalized, will represent the
current thinking of FDA on “Chemistry, Manufacturing, and Controls Considerations for Type A
Medicated Articles.” 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
While this guidance contains no collection of information, it does refer to previously
approved FDA collections of information. The previously approved collections of information
are subject to review by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) under the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) (44 U.S.C. 3501-3521). The collections of information in 21 CFR
part 514 have been approved under OMB control numbers 0910-0032; the collections of
information in 21 CFR 511.1 have been approved under OMB control number 0910-0117; and
the collections of information in sections 512(b) and 512(n) of the Federal Food, Drug, and

Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 360b(b) and 360b(n)) have been approved under OMB control number
0910-0669.
III. Electronic Access
Persons with access to the internet may obtain the draft guidance at
https://www.fda.gov/animal-veterinary/guidance-regulations/guidance-industry,
https://www.fda.gov/regulatory-information/search-fda-guidance-documents, or
https://www.regulations.gov.
Dated:

June 18, 2024.

Lauren K. Roth,
Associate Commissioner for Policy.

[FR Doc. 2024-13796 Filed: 6/21/2024 8:45 am; Publication Date: 6/24/2024]