Department of Health and Human Services May 2015 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents
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Meetings of the Advisory Group on Prevention, Health Promotion, and Integrative and Public Health
In accordance with Section 10(a) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, Public Law 92-463, as amended (5 U.S.C. App.), notice is hereby given that two meetings are scheduled for the Advisory Group on Prevention, Health Promotion, and Integrative and Public Health (the ``Advisory Group''). The meetings will be open to the public. Information about the Advisory Group and the agendas for these meetings can be obtained by accessing the following Web site: https:// www.surgeongeneral.gov/initiatives/prevention/advisorygrp/ind ex.html.
Proposed Data Collection Submitted for Public Comment and Recommendations
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), as part of its continuing efforts to reduce public burden and maximize the utility of government information, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing information collections, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. This notice invites comment on a proposed revision to the approved information collection project entitled ``The National Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence Survey (NISVS)''. This project collects information about individual's experiences of sexual violence, stalking and intimate partner violence.
Proposed Data Collection Submitted for Public Comment and Recommendations
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), as part of its continuing efforts to reduce public burden and maximize the utility of government information, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing information collections, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. This notice invites comment on the proposed information collection entitled CDC Burden of Canine Brucellosis Information Collection. This information collection will help to estimate canine brucellosis disease burden in dogs, which will aid in the determination of the public health importance of human B. canis infections, and the potential for zoonotic transmission.
Agency Information Collection Activities; Announcement of Office of Management and Budget Approval; Regulations for In Vivo Radiopharmaceuticals Used for Diagnosis and Monitoring
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing that a collection of information entitled, ``Regulations for In Vivo Radiopharmaceuticals Used for Diagnosis and Monitoring'' has been approved by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
World Trade Center Health Program Scientific/Technical Advisory Committee: Notice of Charter Renewal
Disease, Disability, and Injury Prevention and Control Special Emphasis Panel (SEP): Initial Review
This document corrects a notice that was published in the Federal Register on May 5, 2015, Volume 80, Number 86, Page 25692. The time and date should have read as follows:
Disease, Disability, and Injury Prevention and Control Special Emphasis Panel (SEP): Initial Review
This document corrects a notice that was published in the Federal Register on April 14, 2015 Volume 80, Number 86, Page 19990. The time and date should have read as follows:
Prospective Grant of Exclusive License: Biomarkers for Acute Ischemic Stroke
This is notice, in accordance with 35 U.S.C. 209 and 37 CFR 404, that the National Institutes of Health (NIH), Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), is contemplating the grant of an exclusive license, to practice the inventions embodied in the following patent applications:
List of Bulk Drug Substances That May Be Used by an Outsourcing Facility To Compound Drugs for Use in Animals; Request for Nominations
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) intends to develop a list of bulk drug substances that may be used by outsourcing facilities registered under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (the FD&C Act) to compound animal drugs, in accordance with FDA's draft guidance for industry #230, ``Compounding Animal Drugs from Bulk Drug Substances.'' You may nominate specific bulk drug substances for this list. This notice describes the information that should be provided to the Agency in support of each nomination.
Compounding Animal Drugs From Bulk Drug Substances; Draft Guidance for Industry; Availability; Withdrawal of Compliance Policy Guide; Section 608.400 Compounding of Drugs for Use in Animals
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing the availability of a draft guidance for industry (GFI) #230 entitled ``Compounding Animal Drugs from Bulk Drug Substances.'' The draft guidance describes FDA's policies with regard to compounding animal drugs from bulk drug substances. When final, the guidance will reflect FDA's current thinking on the issues addressed by the guidance. FDA is also announcing the withdrawal of the compliance policy guide (CPG) entitled ``Section 608.400 Compounding of Drugs for Use in Animals,'' which was issued in July 2003. This 2003 CPG is being withdrawn because it is no longer consistent with FDA's current thinking on the issues it addresses.
Notice of Intent To Award a Single Source Non-Competing Continuation Cooperative Agreement for Two National Activities Grant Projects Under Section 6 of the Assistive Technology Act of 1998,
The Administration for Community Living (ACL) is transitioning the Rehabilitation Engineering and Assistive Technology Society of North America (RESNA) Catalyst Project Assistive Technology Technical Assistance Center (AT TA Center) and the University of New Hampshire Institute on Disability Assistive Technology Public Internet Site (National AT Web site) to ACL as a result of the Workforce Opportunity Improvement Act (Pub. L. 113-128) signed by President Obama in July 2014. The RESNA Catalyst Project is a national training and technical assistance center for assistive technology programs that provides comprehensive information and state-specific, regional and national resources to entities funded under Sections 4 and 5 of the AT Act to improve the implementation and effectiveness of their programs, and to provide appropriate technical assistance and training to entities not funded under the AT Act to improve awareness of and access to assistive technology. The University of New Hampshire Institute on Disability supports the renovation, updating, and maintenance of an accessible National AT Web site that provides the public comprehensive, up-to-date information on accommodating individuals with disabilities and resources related to assistive technology, including but not limited to programs under the AT Act. The RESNA Catalyst Project and New Hampshire National AT Web site previously operated through a cooperative agreement with the U.S. Department of Education, Rehabilitation Services Administration. The Department of Health and Human Services is currently transitioning programs under the AT Act to ACL.
Cooperative Agreement to International Council for Harmonization of Technical Requirements for Pharmaceuticals for Human Use
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing the availability of grant funds for the support of the International Council for Harmonization of Technical Requirements for Pharmaceuticals for Human Use (ICH). The goal of the ICH is to bring together leading global drug regulatory agencies and pharmaceutical manufacturer associations to achieve greater harmonization of technical standards to ensure that safe, effective, and high-quality medicines are developed and registered in the most resource-efficient manner.
Electronic Study Data Submission; Data Standards; Study Data Standardization Plan Recommendations
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing the availability of draft recommendations for preparing a Study Data Standardization Plan (Standardization Plan). The Standardization Plan is referenced in the Study Data Technical Conformance Guide (Guide). The Guide supplements the guidance for industry ``Providing Regulatory Submissions in Electronic FormatStandardized Study Data'' and provides specifications, recommendations, and general considerations on submitting standardized study data using FDA-supported data standards. The Guide recommends that, for clinical and nonclinical studies, sponsors include a plan that describes the submission of standardized study data to FDA. The proposed recommendations describe the information that should be included in the Standardization Plan. The proposed recommendations for creating a Standardization Plan are posted on FDA's Study Data Standards Resources Web page at https://www.fda.gov/ forindustry/datastandards/studydatastandards/default.htm.
Agency Information Collection Activities; Announcement of Office of Management and Budget Approval; Infant Formula Requirements
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing that a collection of information entitled, ``Infant Formula Requirements'' has been approved by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
Adaptive Designs for Medical Device Clinical Studies; Draft Guidance for Industry and Food and Drug Administration Staff; Availability
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing the availability of the draft guidance entitled ``Adaptive Designs for Medical Device Clinical Studies; Draft Guidance for Industry and Food and Drug Administration Staff.'' This guidance provides sponsors and FDA staff with guidance on how to plan and implement adaptive designs for clinical studies when used in medical device development programs. An adaptive design for a medical device clinical study is defined as a clinical trial design that allows for prospectively planned modifications based on accumulating study data without undermining the trial's integrity and validity. Adaptive designs, when properly implemented, can reduce resource requirements and/or increase the chance of study success. This draft guidance is not final nor is it in effect at this time.
Patient Preference Information-Submission, Review in Premarket Approval Applications, Humanitarian Device Exemption Applications, and De Novo Requests, and Inclusion in Device Labeling; Draft Guidance for Industry, Food and Drug Administration Staff, and Other Stakeholders; Availability
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or Agency) is announcing the availability of a draft guidance for industry entitled ``Patient Preference InformationSubmission, Review in PMAs, HDE Applications, and De Novo Requests, and Inclusion in Device Labeling.'' This document provides guidance on collecting and submitting patient preference information that may be used by FDA staff in decisionmaking relating to premarket approval applications (PMAs), Humanitarian Device Exemption (HDE) applications, and de novo requests. This draft guidance also outlines considerations for including patient preference information in labeling for patients and health care professionals. This draft guidance is not final nor is it in effect at this time.
Food and Drug Administration-American Urological Association-Society of Urologic Oncology Workshop on Partial Gland Ablation for Prostate Cancer; Public Workshop
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing the following public workshop entitled ``AUA-FDA-SUO Workshop on Partial Gland Ablation for Prostate Cancer.'' The topics to be discussed are the technologies and imaging used in partial gland ablation, and the design of clinical trials to measure the most appropriate endpoints for partial gland ablation for prostate cancer. The workshop will be part of the American Urological Association (AUA) annual meeting in New Orleans, LA.
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is announcing an opportunity for the public to comment on CMS' intention to collect information from the public. Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (the PRA), federal agencies are required to publish notice in the Federal Register concerning each proposed collection of information (including each proposed extension or reinstatement of an existing collection of information) and to allow 60 days for public comment on the proposed action. Interested persons are invited to send comments regarding our burden estimates or any other aspect of this collection of information, including any of the following subjects: (1) The necessity and utility of the proposed information collection for the proper performance of the agency's functions; (2) the accuracy of the estimated burden; (3) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (4) the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology to minimize the information collection burden.
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