Announcement of Public Consultation on Antimicrobial Resistance Rapid, Point-of-Care Diagnostic Test Challenge, 54300-54301 [2015-22690]

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The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) intends to hold a prize competition in which up to $20 million will be made available, subject to the availability of funds, for the delivery of one or more successful rapid point-of-care diagnostics that may be used by health care providers to identify bacterial infections. The National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA) are sponsoring the prize competition and will convene a public consultation to seek comments regarding the technical criteria and performance characteristics of the diagnostic(s) for which the prize(s) will be offered. DATES: The public consultation will be held on October 7, 2015, 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. PDT. Written comments can be submitted to the https:// www.challenges.gov Web site for this competition beginning on October 1 at 8:30 a.m. EDT to October 6, 2015 at 5:00 p.m. EDT. ADDRESSES: The public consultation will be held at the Marriott Marquis San Diego Marina, 333 West Harbor Drive, San Diego, California, 92101. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Robert W. Eisinger, Ph.D., National Institutes of Health, Division of Program Coordination, Planning, and Strategic Initiatives, Telephone: 301–496–2229, Email: Robert.eisinger@nih.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On September 18, 2014, the President issued Executive Order 13676 on Combating Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria (https://www.whitehouse.gov/the-pressoffice/2014/09/18/executive-ordercombating-antibiotic-resistant-bacteria) and the Antimicrobial Resistance Challenge was called for in the accompanying White House Fact Sheet https://www.whitehouse.gov/the-pressoffice/2014/09/18/fact-sheet-obamaadministration-takes-actions-combatantibiotic-resistan). The development and use of rapid, point-of-care, and innovative diagnostic tests for identification and characterization of resistant bacteria was a goal identified in the National Strategy for Combating Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria released in SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00042 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 September 2014 (https:// www.whitehouse.gov/sites/default/files/ docs/carb_national_strategy.pdf) and addressed in the National Action Plan for Combating Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria released in March 2015 (https://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/ default/files/docs/national_action_ plan_for_combating_antibotic-resistant_ bacteria.pdf). In conformance to the above documents, the NIH and BARDA are sponsoring a prize competition, and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) are contributing technical and regulatory expertise to develop the award evaluation process. The aim of the prize competition is to incentivize the development of one or more in vitro diagnostic tests that would be of significant clinical and public health utility to combat the development and spread of antibiotic resistant bacteria. For example, such a diagnostic test could be used by health care providers to identify bacterial infections in patients to help guide their decisions about the necessity of prescribing antibiotics, and if so, which antibiotics may be effective—thus promoting antibiotic stewardship. Another important diagnostic use could be to facilitate clinical trials for new antibacterial products by allowing for the enrichment of patient populations with specific infections, thus advancing the development of new antibacterial agents. The prize-winning diagnostic(s) must exhibit a set of predefined technical criteria and performance characteristics based on the intended use(s). When exercising prize authority under the America COMPETES Act (https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/PLAW– 111publ358/html/PLAW– 111publ358.htm), agencies are to ‘‘consult widely both within and outside the federal Government’’ when developing prize competitions. As such, HHS is seeking input from the medical, public health, and scientific communities; the pharmaceutical and medical diagnostic sectors; patients and other advocacy groups; and the public at-large in order to receive broad input on the type(s) of diagnostic(s) that may be developed in an appropriate time frame to be of significant utility in combating the development and spread of antibiotic resistant bacteria. HHS has previously issued a Request for Information (RFI) to obtain comments on several topics as they pertain to a rapid, point-of-care diagnostic test(s) that could be developed in an appropriate time frame to be of significant clinical and public E:\FR\FM\09SEN1.SGM 09SEN1 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 174 / Wednesday, September 9, 2015 / Notices Lhorne on DSK5TPTVN1PROD with NOTICES health utility in combating the development and spread of antibiotic resistant bacteria. A prioritized list of 18 bacteria of highest concern can be found in Table 3 of the National Action Plan (https://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/ default/files/docs/national_action_ plan_for_combating_antibotic-resistant_ bacteria.pdf). Input received from the RFI and during the public consultation will be used by HHS to develop the technical criteria and performance characteristics of the diagnostic(s) for which the prize(s) will be offered. The design of the Challenge will take into account previous guidance obtained in the aforementioned National Strategy and National Action Plan to combat antibiotic resistant bacteria. The agenda of the public consultation meeting will be devoted to presentations and discussions on the objectives and criteria for the antimicrobial diagnostic challenge competition. Presentations will focus on the need for rapid diagnostics to address antimicrobial resistance; development and use of rapid diagnostics for drug resistant microorganisms; pathogen/resistance markers identification versus phenotypic susceptibility; antibiotic stewardship in the clinical setting; and regulatory perspectives on rapid diagnostic development. Any interested person may submit written comments to be considered during the public consultation to the discussion board for this Challenge accessible on https:// www.challenge.gov. This statement should include your name, address, telephone number and when applicable, the business or professional affiliation. Written comments can be submitted from October 1, 2015 at 8:30 a.m. EDT to October 6, 2015 at 5:00 p.m. EDT. This web-based discussion board also provides an open forum for discussion of this prize competition. The online community is open to the public and will allow for a broad and interactive discussion of the topics covered by this public consultation. This platform will allow users to submit ideas about a desired diagnostic test and to comment on the ideas that have been submitted by others. Dated: September 1, 2015. Lawrence A. Tabak, Deputy Director, National Institutes of Health. [FR Doc. 2015–22690 Filed 9–8–15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4140–01–P VerDate Sep<11>2014 14:19 Sep 08, 2015 Jkt 235001 DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES National Institutes of Health National Cancer Institute Notice of Closed Meetings Pursuant to section 10(d) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as amended (5 U.S.C. App.), notice is hereby given of the following meetings. The meetings will be closed to the public in accordance with the provisions set forth in sections 552b(c)(4) and 552b(c)(6), title 5 U.S.C., as amended. The grant applications and the discussions could disclose confidential trade secrets or commercial property such as patentable material, and personal information concerning individuals associated with the grant applications, the disclosure of which would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy. Name of Committee: National Cancer Institute Special Emphasis Panel; NCI Omnibus R03 & R21 SEP–8. Date: October 27–28, 2015. Time: 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Agenda: To review and evaluate grant applications. Place: Hyatt Regency Bethesda, One Bethesda Metro Center, 7400 Wisconsin Avenue, Bethesda, MD 20814. Contact Person: Yisong Wang, Ph.D., Scientific Review Officer, Special Review Branch, Division of Extramural Activities, National Cancer Institute, NIH, 9609 Medical Center Drive, Room 7W240, Rockville, MD 20850, 240–276–7157, yisong.wang@nih.gov. Name of Committee: National Cancer Institute Special Emphasis Panel; NCI Omnibus R03 & R21 SEP–11. Date: October 29, 2015. Time: 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Agenda: To review and evaluate grant applications. Place: Doubletree Hilton Hotel Bethesda, 8120 Wisconsin Avenue, Bethesda, MD 20814. Contact Person: Reed A. Graves, Ph.D., Scientific Review Officer, Research Technology and Contract Review Branch, Division of Extramural Activities, National Cancer Institute, NIH, 9609 Medical Center Drive, Room 7W264, Rockville, MD 20850, 240–276–6384, gravesr@mail.nih.gov. Name of Committee: National Cancer Institute Special Emphasis Panel; NCI Omnibus R03 & R21 SEP–3. Date: November 5–6, 2015. Time: 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Agenda: To review and evaluate grant applications. Place: Bethesda North Marriott Hotel & Conference Center, 5701 Marinelli Road, Bethesda, MD 20852. Contact Person: Viatcheslav A. Soldatenkov, MD, Ph.D., Scientific Review Officer, Special Review Branch, Division of Extramural Activities, National Cancer Institute, NIH, 9609 Medical Center Drive, PO 00000 Frm 00043 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 54301 Room 7W254, Bethesda, MD 20892, 240– 276–6378, soldatenkovv@mail.nih.gov. Name of Committee: National Cancer Institute Special Emphasis Panel; NCI Omnibus R03 & R21 SEP–1. Date: November 9–10, 2015. Time: 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Agenda: To review and evaluate grant applications. Place: Doubletree Hilton Hotel Bethesda, 8120 Wisconsin Avenue, Bethesda, MD 20814. Contact Person: Zhiqiang Zou, MD, Ph.D., Scientific Review Officer, Special Review Branch, Division of Extramural Activities, National Cancer Institute, NIH, 9609 Medical Center Drive, Room 7W242, Bethesda, MD 20892–8328, 240–276–6372, zouzhiq@ mail.nih.gov. (Catalogue of Federal Domestic Assistance Program Nos. 93.392, Cancer Construction; 93.393, Cancer Cause and Prevention Research; 93.394, Cancer Detection and Diagnosis Research; 93.395, Cancer Treatment Research; 93.396, Cancer Biology Research; 93.397, Cancer Centers Support; 93.398, Cancer Research Manpower; 93.399, Cancer Control, National Institutes of Health, HHS) Dated: September 3, 2015. Melanie J. Gray, Program Analyst, Office of Federal Advisory Committee Policy. [FR Doc. 2015–22659 Filed 9–8–15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4140–01–P DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES National Institutes of Health National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases; Notice of Closed Meetings Pursuant to section 10(d) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as amended (5 U.S.C. App.), notice is hereby given of the following meetings. The meetings will be closed to the public in accordance with the provisions set forth in sections 552b(c)(4) and 552b(c)(6), title 5 U.S.C., as amended. The grant applications and the discussions could disclose confidential trade secrets or commercial property such as patentable material, and personal information concerning individuals associated with the grant applications, the disclosure of which would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy. Name of Committee: National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases Special Emphasis Panel; Time-Sensitive Obesity. Date: September 30, 2015. 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[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 174 (Wednesday, September 9, 2015)]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health


Announcement of Public Consultation on Antimicrobial Resistance 
Rapid, Point-of-Care Diagnostic Test Challenge

    Authority: 15 U.S.C. 3719.

SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) intends 
to hold a prize competition in which up to $20 million will be made 
available, subject to the availability of funds, for the delivery of 
one or more successful rapid point-of-care diagnostics that may be used 
by health care providers to identify bacterial infections. The National 
Institutes of Health (NIH) and the Biomedical Advanced Research and 
Development Authority (BARDA) are sponsoring the prize competition and 
will convene a public consultation to seek comments regarding the 
technical criteria and performance characteristics of the diagnostic(s) 
for which the prize(s) will be offered.

DATES: The public consultation will be held on October 7, 2015, 8:30 
a.m. to 3:30 p.m. PDT. Written comments can be submitted to the https://www.challenges.gov Web site for this competition beginning on October 
1 at 8:30 a.m. EDT to October 6, 2015 at 5:00 p.m. EDT.

ADDRESSES: The public consultation will be held at the Marriott Marquis 
San Diego Marina, 333 West Harbor Drive, San Diego, California, 92101.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Robert W. Eisinger, Ph.D., National 
Institutes of Health, Division of Program Coordination, Planning, and 
Strategic Initiatives, Telephone: 301-496-2229, Email: 
Robert.eisinger@nih.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On September 18, 2014, the President issued 
Executive Order 13676 on Combating Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria 
(https://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2014/09/18/executive-order-combating-antibiotic-resistant-bacteria) and the Antimicrobial 
Resistance Challenge was called for in the accompanying White House 
Fact Sheet https://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2014/09/18/fact-sheet-obama-administration-takes-actions-combat-antibiotic-resistan). 
The development and use of rapid, point-of-care, and innovative 
diagnostic tests for identification and characterization of resistant 
bacteria was a goal identified in the National Strategy for Combating 
Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria released in September 2014 (https://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/default/files/docs/carb_national_strategy.pdf) 
and addressed in the National Action Plan for Combating Antibiotic-
Resistant Bacteria released in March 2015 (https://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/default/files/docs/national_action_plan_for_combating_antibotic-resistant_bacteria.pdf).
    In conformance to the above documents, the NIH and BARDA are 
sponsoring a prize competition, and the Food and Drug Administration 
(FDA) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) are 
contributing technical and regulatory expertise to develop the award 
evaluation process.
    The aim of the prize competition is to incentivize the development 
of one or more in vitro diagnostic tests that would be of significant 
clinical and public health utility to combat the development and spread 
of antibiotic resistant bacteria. For example, such a diagnostic test 
could be used by health care providers to identify bacterial infections 
in patients to help guide their decisions about the necessity of 
prescribing antibiotics, and if so, which antibiotics may be 
effective--thus promoting antibiotic stewardship. Another important 
diagnostic use could be to facilitate clinical trials for new 
antibacterial products by allowing for the enrichment of patient 
populations with specific infections, thus advancing the development of 
new antibacterial agents. The prize-winning diagnostic(s) must exhibit 
a set of predefined technical criteria and performance characteristics 
based on the intended use(s).
    When exercising prize authority under the America COMPETES Act 
(https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/PLAW-111publ358/html/PLAW-111publ358.htm), agencies are to ``consult widely both within and 
outside the federal Government'' when developing prize competitions. As 
such, HHS is seeking input from the medical, public health, and 
scientific communities; the pharmaceutical and medical diagnostic 
sectors; patients and other advocacy groups; and the public at-large in 
order to receive broad input on the type(s) of diagnostic(s) that may 
be developed in an appropriate time frame to be of significant utility 
in combating the development and spread of antibiotic resistant 
bacteria.
    HHS has previously issued a Request for Information (RFI) to obtain 
comments on several topics as they pertain to a rapid, point-of-care 
diagnostic test(s) that could be developed in an appropriate time frame 
to be of significant clinical and public

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health utility in combating the development and spread of antibiotic 
resistant bacteria. A prioritized list of 18 bacteria of highest 
concern can be found in Table 3 of the National Action Plan (https://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/default/files/docs/national_action_plan_for_combating_antibotic-resistant_bacteria.pdf). 
Input received from the RFI and during the public consultation will be 
used by HHS to develop the technical criteria and performance 
characteristics of the diagnostic(s) for which the prize(s) will be 
offered. The design of the Challenge will take into account previous 
guidance obtained in the aforementioned National Strategy and National 
Action Plan to combat antibiotic resistant bacteria.
    The agenda of the public consultation meeting will be devoted to 
presentations and discussions on the objectives and criteria for the 
antimicrobial diagnostic challenge competition. Presentations will 
focus on the need for rapid diagnostics to address antimicrobial 
resistance; development and use of rapid diagnostics for drug resistant 
microorganisms; pathogen/resistance markers identification versus 
phenotypic susceptibility; antibiotic stewardship in the clinical 
setting; and regulatory perspectives on rapid diagnostic development.
    Any interested person may submit written comments to be considered 
during the public consultation to the discussion board for this 
Challenge accessible on https://www.challenge.gov. This statement 
should include your name, address, telephone number and when 
applicable, the business or professional affiliation. Written comments 
can be submitted from October 1, 2015 at 8:30 a.m. EDT to October 6, 
2015 at 5:00 p.m. EDT.
    This web-based discussion board also provides an open forum for 
discussion of this prize competition. The online community is open to 
the public and will allow for a broad and interactive discussion of the 
topics covered by this public consultation. This platform will allow 
users to submit ideas about a desired diagnostic test and to comment on 
the ideas that have been submitted by others.

    Dated: September 1, 2015.
Lawrence A. Tabak,
Deputy Director, National Institutes of Health.
[FR Doc. 2015-22690 Filed 9-8-15; 8:45 am]
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