CFR > Title 21 - Food and Drugs > CHAPTER I—FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES > SUBCHAPTER E—ANIMAL DRUGS, FEEDS, AND RELATED PRODUCTS (parts 500 to 590) > PART 516—NEW ANIMAL DRUGS FOR MINOR USE AND MINOR SPECIES > SUBPART C—Index of Legally Marketed Unapproved New Animal Drugs for Minor Species (§516.111 to §516.171) > 516.133—Denying a request for determination of eligibility for indexing.

516.133—Denying a request for determination of eligibility for indexing.

(a) FDA will deny a request for determination of eligibility for indexing if it determines upon the basis of the request evaluated together with any other information before it with respect to the new animal drug that:
(1) The same drug in the same dosage form for the same intended use is already approved or conditionally approved;
(2) There is insufficient information to demonstrate that the new animal drug is intended for use:
(i) In a minor species for which there is a reasonable certainty that the animal or edible products from the animal will not be consumed by humans or food-producing animals, or
(ii) In a hatchery, tank, pond, or other similar contained man-made structure in (which includes on) an early, non-food life stage of a food-producing minor species, and there is insufficient evidence to demonstrate safety for humans in accordance with the standard of section 512(d) of the act and § 514.111 of this chapter (including, for an antimicrobial new animal drug, with respect to antimicrobial resistance);
(3) The new animal drug is contained in or is a product of a transgenic animal;
(4) There is insufficient information to demonstrate that the requestor has established appropriate specifications for the manufacture and control of the new animal drug and that the requestor has an understanding of current good manufacturing practices;
(5) The requester fails to submit an adequate environmental assessment under § 25.40 of this chapter or fails to provide sufficient information to establish that the requested action is subject to categorical exclusion under § 25.30 or § 25.33 of this chapter ;
(6) There is insufficient information to determine that the new animal drug is safe with respect to individuals exposed to the new animal drug through its manufacture or use; or
(7) The request for determination of eligibility for indexing fails to contain any other information required under the provisions of § 516.129.
(b) FDA may deny a request for determination of eligibility for indexing if it contains any untrue statement of a material fact or omits material information.
(c) When a request for determination of eligibility for indexing is denied, FDA will notify the requestor in accordance with § 516.137.