[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 148 (Friday, August 1, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 44795-44797]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-18112]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Food and Drug Administration
[Docket No. FDA-2013-N-0007]
Biosimilar User Fee Rates for Fiscal Year 2015
AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing the rates
for biosimilar user fees for fiscal year (FY) 2015. The Federal Food,
Drug, and Cosmetic Act (the FD&C Act), as amended by the Biosimilar
User Fee Act of 2012 (BsUFA), authorizes FDA to assess and collect user
fees for certain activities in connection with biosimilar biological
product development, certain applications and supplements for approval
of biosimilar biological products, establishments where approved
biosimilar biological product products are made, and biosimilar
biological products after approval.
BsUFA directs FDA to establish, before the beginning of each fiscal
year, the initial and annual biosimilar biological product development
(BPD) fees, the reactivation fee, and the biosimilar biological product
application, establishment, and product fees. These fees are effective
on October 1, 2014, and will remain in effect through September 30,
2015.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rachel Richter, Office of Financial
Management, Food and Drug Administration, 8455 Colesville Rd., COLE-
14216, Silver Spring, MD 20993-0002, 301-796-7111.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
Sections 744G, 744H, and 744I of the FD&C Act (21 U.S.C. 379j-51,
379j-52, and 379j-53), as added by BsUFA (Title IV of the Food and Drug
Administration Safety and Innovation Act, Pub. L. 112-144), establish
fees for biosimilar biological products. Under section 744H(a)(1)(A) of
the FD&C Act, the initial BPD fee for a product is due when the sponsor
submits an investigational new drug (IND) application that FDA
determines is intended to support a biosimilar biological product
application, or within 5 calendar days after FDA grants the first BPD
meeting, whichever occurs first. A sponsor who has paid the initial BPD
fee is considered to be participating in FDA's BPD program for that
product.
Under section 744H(a)(1)(B) of the FD&C Act, once a sponsor has
paid the initial BPD fee for a product, the annual BPD fee is assessed
beginning in the next fiscal year. The annual BPD fee is assessed for
the product each fiscal year until the sponsor submits a marketing
application for the product that is accepted for filing, or
discontinues participation in FDA's BPD program.
Under section 744H(a)(1)(D) of the FD&C Act, if a sponsor has
discontinued participation in FDA's BPD program and wants to re-engage
with FDA on development of the product, the sponsor must pay a
reactivation fee to resume participation in the BPD program. The
sponsor must pay the reactivation fee by the earlier of the following
dates: No later than 5 calendar days after FDA grants the sponsor's
request for a BPD meeting for that product; or upon the date of
submission of an IND describing an investigation that FDA determines is
intended to support a biosimilar biological product application. Annual
BPD fees will be due beginning for the fiscal year after the year in
which the reactivation fee was paid.
BsUFA also establishes fees for certain types of applications and
supplements, establishments where approved biosimilar biological
products are made, and biosimilar biological products post-approval
(section 744H(a)(2), 744H(a)(3) and 744H(a)(4), respectively, of the
FD&C Act). When certain conditions are met, FDA may grant small
businesses a waiver from the biosimilar biological product application
fee (section 744H(c)(1) of the FD&C Act).
Under BsUFA, the initial and annual BPD fee rates for a fiscal year
are equal to 10 percent of the fee rate established under the
Prescription Drug User Fee Act (PDUFA) for an application requiring
clinical data for that fiscal year. The reactivation fee is equal to 20
percent of the fee rate established under PDUFA for an application
requiring clinical data for that fiscal year. Finally, the application,
establishment, and product fee rates under BsUFA are equal to the
application, establishment, and product fee rates under PDUFA,
respectively.
II. Fee Amounts for FY 2015
BsUFA directs FDA to establish the biosimilar biological product
fee rates in each fiscal year by reference to the user fees established
under PDUFA for that fiscal year. For more information about BsUFA,
please refer to the FDA Web site at http://www.fda.gov/ForIndustry/UserFees/BiosimilarUserFeeActBsUFA/default.htm. PDUFA fee calculations
for FY 2015 are published elsewhere in this issue of the Federal
Register. The BsUFA fee calculations for FY 2015 are described in this
document.
A. Initial and Annual BPD Fees; Reactivation Fees
Under BsUFA, the initial and annual BPD fees equal 10 percent of
the PDUFA fee for an application requiring clinical data, and the
reactivation fee equals 20 percent of the PDUFA fee for an application
requiring clinical data. The FY 2015 fee for an application requiring
clinical data under PDUFA is $2,335,200. Multiplying the PDUFA
application fee, $2,335,200, by 0.1 results in FY 2015 initial and
annual BPD fees of $233,520. Multiplying the PDUFA application fee,
$2,335,200, by 0.2 results in an FY 2015 reactivation fee of $467,040.
B. Application and Supplement Fees
The FY 2015 fee for a biosimilar biological product application
requiring clinical data equals the PDUFA fee for an application
requiring clinical data, $2,335,200. The FY 2015 fee for a biosimilar
biological product application not requiring clinical data equals half
this amount, $1,167,600. However, under section 744H(a)(2)(A) of the
FD&C Act, if a sponsor that submits a biosimilar biological product
application has previously paid an initial BPD fee, annual BPD fee(s),
and/or reactivation fee(s) for the product that is the subject of the
application, the fee for the application is reduced by the cumulative
amount of these previously paid fees. The FY 2015 fee for a biosimilar
biological product supplement with clinical data is $1,167,600, which
is half the fee for a biosimilar biological product application
requiring clinical data.
C. Establishment Fee
The FY 2015 biosimilar biological product establishment fee is
equal to the FY 2015 PDUFA establishment fee of $569,200.
D. Product Fee
The FY 2015 biosimilar biological product fee is equal to the FY
2015 PDUFA product fee of $110,370.
III. Fee Schedule for FY 2015
The fee rates for FY 2015 are provided in Table 1.
Table 1--Fee Schedule for FY 2015
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Fee rates for
Fee category FY 2015
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Initial BPD............................................. $233,520
Annual BPD.............................................. 233,520
Reactivation............................................ 467,040
Applications \1\:
Requiring clinical data............................... 2,335,200
Not requiring clinical data........................... 1,167,600
Supplement requiring clinical data...................... 1,167,600
Establishment........................................... 569,200
Product................................................. 110,370
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\1\ Under section 744H(a)(2)(A) of the FD&C Act, if a sponsor that
submits a biosimilar biological product application has previously
paid initial BPD fees, annual BPD fees, and/or reactivation fees for
the product that is the subject of the application, the fee for the
application is reduced by the cumulative amount of these previously
paid fees.
IV. Fee Payment Options and Procedures
A. Initial BPD, Reactivation, Application, and Supplement Fees
The fees established in the new fee schedule are effective October
1, 2014. The initial BPD fee for a product is due when the sponsor
submits an IND that FDA determines is intended to support a biosimilar
biological product application for the product, or within 5 calendar
days after FDA grants the first BPD meeting for the product, whichever
occurs first. Sponsors who have discontinued participation in the BPD
program must pay the reactivation fee by the earlier of the following
dates: No later than 5 calendar days after FDA grants the sponsor's
request for a BPD meeting for that product; or upon the date of
submission of an IND describing an investigation that FDA determines is
intended to support a biosimilar biological product application.
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The application or supplement fee for a biosimilar biological
product is due upon submission of the application or supplement.
To make a payment of the initial BPD, reactivation, supplement, or
application fee, you must complete the Biosimilar User Fee Cover Sheet,
available on FDA's Web site (http://www.fda.gov/ForIndustry/UserFees/BiosimilarUserFeeActBsUFA/default.htm) and generate a user fee
identification (ID) number. Payment must be made in U.S. currency by
electronic check, check, bank draft, U.S. postal money order, or wire
transfer.
FDA has partnered with the U.S. Department of the Treasury to use
Pay.gov, a Web-based payment application, for online electronic
payment. The Pay.gov feature is available on FDA's Web site after
completing the Biosimilar User Fee Cover Sheet and generating the user
fee ID number.
Please include the user fee ID number on your check, bank draft, or
postal money order, and make it payable to the Food and Drug
Administration. Your payment can be mailed to: Food and Drug
Administration, P.O. Box 979108, St. Louis, MO 63197-9000. If you
prefer to send a check by courier such as Federal Express or United
Parcel Service, the courier may deliver the check and printed copy of
the cover sheet 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. Contact U.S. Bank at 314-418-4013
if you have any questions concerning courier delivery.) Please make
sure that the FDA post office box number (P.O. Box 979108) is written
on the check, bank draft, or postal money order.
If paying by wire transfer, please reference your unique user fee
ID number when completing your transfer. The originating financial
institution may charge a wire transfer fee. Please ask your financial
institution about the fee and include it with your payment to ensure
that your fee is fully paid. The account information is as follows: New
York Federal Reserve Bank, U.S. Department of Treasury, TREAS NYC, 33
Liberty St., New York, NY 10045, Acct. No.: 75060099, Routing No.:
021030004, SWIFT: FRNYUS33, Beneficiary: FDA, 8455 Colesville Rd.,
Silver Spring, MD, 20993-0002.
The tax identification number of FDA is 53-0196965.
B. Annual BPD, Establishment, and Product Fees
FDA will issue invoices for annual BPD, biosimilar biological
product establishment, and biosimilar biological product fees under the
new fee schedule in August 2014. Payment instructions will be included
in the invoices. Payment will be due on October 1, 2014. If sponsors
join the BPD program after the annual BPD invoices have been issued in
August 2014, FDA will issue invoices in November 2014 to firms subject
to fees for FY 2015 that qualify for the BPD fee after the August 2014
billing. FDA will issue invoices in November 2015 for any annual
products and establishments subject to fees for FY 2015 that qualify
for fee assessments after the August 2014 billing.
Dated: July 25, 2014.
Leslie Kux,
Assistant Commissioner for Policy.
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