78 FR 226 pg. 70062 - Withdrawal of Approval of New Animal Drug Applications; Carbarsone; Roxarsone

Type: NOTICEVolume: 78Number: 226Page: 70062
Docket number: [Docket No. FDA-2013-N-0002]
FR document: [FR Doc. 2013-27916 Filed 11-21-13; 8:45 am]
Agency: Health and Human Services Department
Sub Agency: Food and Drug Administration
Official PDF Version:  PDF Version
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Food and Drug Administration

[Docket No. FDA-2013-N-0002]

Withdrawal of Approval of New Animal Drug Applications; Carbarsone; Roxarsone

AGENCY:

Food and Drug Administration, HHS.

ACTION:

Notice.

SUMMARY:

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is withdrawing approval of three new animal drug applications (NADAs) for roxarsone or carbarsone Type A medicated articles at the sponsor's request because the products are no longer manufactured or marketed.

DATES:

Withdrawal of approval is effective December 2, 2013.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

John Bartkowiak, Center for Veterinary Medicine (HFV-212), Food and Drug Administration, 7519 Standish Pl., Rockville, MD 20855, 240-276-9079, john.bartkowiak@fda.hhs.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Zoetis Inc., 333 Portage St., Kalamazoo, MI 49007, has requested that FDA withdraw approval of the following three NADAs because the products, used to manufacture Type B and Type C medicated feeds, are no longer manufactured or marketed: NADA 007-891 for 3-NITRO (roxarsone) Type A medicated article, NADA 092-953 for Roxarsone Type A Medicated Articles, and NADA 010-285 for CARB-O-SEP (carbarsone) Type A medicated article.

Therefore, under authority delegated to the Commissioner of Food and Drugs and redelegated to the Center for Veterinary Medicine, and in accordance with § 514.116 Notice of withdrawal of approval of application (21 CFR 514.116), notice is given that approval of NADAs 007-891, 092-953, and 010-285, and all supplements and amendments thereto, is hereby withdrawn.

Elsewhere in this issue of the Federal Register , FDA is amending the animal drug regulations to reflect the voluntary withdrawal of approval of these applications.

Dated: November 18, 2013.

Bernadette Dunham,

Director, Center for Veterinary Medicine.

[FR Doc. 2013-27916 Filed 11-21-13; 8:45 am]

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