[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 21, Volume 1]
[Revised as of April 1, 2004]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 21CFR3.7]

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                        TITLE 21--FOOD AND DRUGS
 
CHAPTER I--FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN 
                                SERVICES
 
PART 3_PRODUCT JURISDICTION--Table of Contents
 
    Subpart A_Assignment of Agency Component for Review of Premarket 
                              Applications
 
Sec. 3.7  Request for designation.

    (a) Who should file: the sponsor of:
    (1) Any combination product the sponsor believes is not covered by 
an intercenter agreement; or
    (2) Any product where the agency component with primary jurisdiction 
is unclear or in dispute.
    (b) When to file: a sponsor should file a request for designation 
before filing any application for premarket review, whether an 
application for marketing approval or a required investigational notice. 
Sponsors are encouraged to file a request for designation as soon as 
there is sufficient information for the agency to make a determination.
    (c) What to file: an original and two copies of the request for 
designation must be filed. The request for designation must not exceed 
15 pages, including attachments, and must set forth:
    (1) The identity of the sponsor, including company name and address, 
establishment registration number, company contact person and telephone 
number.
    (2) A description of the product, including:
    (i) Classification, name of the product and all component products, 
if applicable;
    (ii) Common, generic, or usual name of the product and all component 
products;
    (iii) Proprietary name of the product;
    (iv) Identification of any component of the product that already has 
received premarket approval, is marketed as not being subject to 
premarket approval, or has received an investigational exemption, the 
identity of the sponsors, and the status of any discussions or 
agreements between the sponsors regarding the use of this product as a 
component of a new combination product.
    (v) Chemical, physical, or biological composition;
    (vi) Status and brief reports of the results of developmental work, 
including animal testing;
    (vii) Description of the manufacturing processes, including the 
sources of all components;
    (viii) Proposed use or indications;
    (ix) Description of all known modes of action, the sponsor's 
identification of the primary mode of action, and the basis for that 
determination;
    (x) Schedule and duration of use;
    (xi) Dose and route of administration of drug or biologic;
    (xii) Description of related products, including the regulatory 
status of those related products; and
    (xiii) Any other relevant information.
    (3) The sponsor's recommendation as to which agency component should 
have primary jurisdiction, with accompanying statement of reasons.
    (d) Where to file: all communications pursuant to this subpart shall 
be addressed to the attention of the product jurisdiction officer. Such 
a request, in its mailing cover should be plainly marked ``Request for 
Designation.'' Concurrent submissions of electronic copies of Requests 
for Designation may be addressed to combination@fda.gov.

[56 FR 58756, Nov. 21, 1991, as amended at 68 FR 37077, June 23, 2003]