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586A of the FD&C Act (21 U.S.C. 360fff–
1)) and for sponsors of pending requests
(as defined by section 586(6) of the
FD&C Act (21 U.S.C. 360fff (6))) to
follow in requesting an NDAC meeting.
This draft guidance also explains how
FDA intends to process these requests
and describes the factors the Agency
may consider in determining whether
and when to refer such requests to the
NDAC.
This draft guidance is being issued
consistent with FDA’s good guidance
practices regulation (21 CFR 10.115).
The draft guidance, when finalized, will
represent the current thinking of FDA
on the process by which the Agency
will carry out section 586C(c) of the SIA
(Pub. L. 113–195). It does not establish
any rights for any person and is not
binding on FDA or the public. You can
use an alternative approach if it satisfies
the requirements of the applicable
statutes and regulations.
I. Background
FDA is announcing the availability of
a draft guidance for industry entitled
‘‘Sunscreen Innovation Act: Section
586C(c) Advisory Committee Process.’’
This draft guidance provides
background information on the
sunscreen OTC monograph process, as
well as on the Agency’s intended
process for convening the NDAC. It also
recommends procedures for sponsors of
586A requests (submitted under section
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Submissions; Draft Guidance for
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II. Electronic Access
Persons with access to the Internet
may obtain the document at either
https://www.fda.gov/Drugs/Guidance
ComplianceRegulatoryInformation/
Guidances/default.htm or https://
www.regulations.gov.
III. Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
This draft guidance contains
collections of information that are
exempt from the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501–3520)
(PRA). Section 586D(a)(1)(C) of the SIA
states that the PRA shall not apply to
collections of information made for
purposes of guidance under section
586D(a).
Dated: November 16, 2015.
Leslie Kux,
Associate Commissioner for Policy.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
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Food and Drug Administration
[Docket No. FDA–2015–D–4033]
AGENCY:
Food and Drug Administration,
HHS.
ACTION:
Notice of availability.
The Food and Drug
Administration (FDA or Agency) is
announcing the availability of a draft
SUMMARY:
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guidance for industry entitled
‘‘Nonprescription Sunscreen Drug
Products—Content and Format of Data
Submissions to Support a GRASE
Determination Under the Sunscreen
Innovation Act’’. This draft guidance
addresses FDA’s current thinking on
how we will determine whether a
sponsor’s submission of safety and
efficacy data is sufficiently complete to
support a substantive review and
determination under the Sunscreen
Innovation Act (SIA) that an active
ingredient is or is not generally
recognized as safe and effective
(GRASE) for use in nonprescription
sunscreen products. This guidance is
being issued in accordance with the
SIA.
DATES: Although you can comment on
any guidance at any time (see 21 CFR
10.115(g)(5)), to ensure that the Agency
considers your comment on this draft
guidance before it begins work on the
final version of the guidance, submit
either electronic or written comments
on the draft guidance by January 22,
2016.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
as follows:
Electronic Submissions
Submit electronic comments in the
following way:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://
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Sunscreen Drug Products—Content and
Format of Data Submissions; Draft
Guidance for Industry; Availability’’.
Received comments will be placed in
the docket and, except for those
submitted as ‘‘Confidential
Submissions,’’ publicly viewable at
https://www.regulations.gov or at the
Division of Dockets Management
between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday
through Friday.
• Confidential Submissions—To
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CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION’’. The
Agency will review this copy, including
the claimed confidential information, in
its consideration of comments. The
second copy, which will have the
claimed confidential information
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Management. If you do not wish your
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comments and you must identify this
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information marked as ‘‘confidential’’
will not be disclosed except in
accordance with 21 CFR 10.20 and other
applicable disclosure law. For more
information about FDA’s posting of
comments to public dockets, see 80 FR
56469, September 18, 2015, or access
the information at: https://www.fda.gov/
regulatoryinformation/dockets/
default.htm.
Docket: For access to the docket to
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‘‘Search’’ box and follow the prompts
and/or go to the Division of Dockets
Management, 5630 Fishers Lane, Rm.
1061, Rockville, MD 20852.
Submit written requests for single
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Division of Drug Information, Center for
Drug Evaluation and Research, Food
and Drug Administration, 10001 New
Hampshire Ave., Hillandale Building,
4th Floor, Silver Spring, MD 20993–
0002. Send one self-addressed adhesive
label to assist that office in processing
your requests. See the SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION section for electronic
access to the draft guidance document.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Kristen Hardin, Center for Drug
Evaluation and Research, Food and
Drug Administration, 10903 New
Hampshire Ave., Bldg. 22, Rm. 5443,
Silver Spring, MD 20993, 240–402–
4246.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
FDA is announcing the availability of
a draft guidance for industry entitled
‘‘Nonprescription Sunscreen Drug
Products—Content and Format of Data
Submissions to Support a GRASE
Determination Under the Sunscreen
Innovation Act’’.
This draft guidance is being issued in
accordance with the SIA (21 U.S.C. Ch.
9 Sub. 5 Part I), enacted November 26,
2014, which amended the Federal Food,
Drug, and Cosmetic Act (the FD&C Act).
Section 586D(a)(1)(A)(i) of the FD&C Act
(21 U.S.C. 360fff–4(a)(1)(A)(i)), as added
by the SIA, directs FDA to issue
guidance on the format and content of
information submitted to FDA in
support of a request for a determination
whether a sunscreen active ingredient or
combination of active ingredients is
GRASE and not misbranded for use in
nonprescription sunscreen products.
The information in this guidance is
intended to help sponsors and
manufacturers prepare a GRASE data
submission that is sufficiently complete
(including being formatted in a manner
that enables FDA to determine its
completeness) to enable FDA to conduct
a substantive GRASE review, as
required by section 586B(b)(2) of the
FD&C Act (21 U.S.C. 360fff–2(b)(2)).
This draft guidance is being issued
consistent with FDA’s good guidance
practices regulation (21 CFR 10.115).
The draft guidance, when finalized, will
represent the current thinking of FDA
on the format and content of GRASE
data submissions under the SIA. It does
not establish any rights for any person
and is not binding on FDA or the public.
You can use an alternative approach if
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it satisfies the requirements of the
applicable statutes and regulations.
II. The Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995
This guidance contains collections of
information that are exempt from the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA)
(44 U.S.C. 3501–3520). Section
586D(a)(1)(C) of the FD&C Act (21
U.S.C. 360fff–4(a)(1)(C)) states that the
PRA shall not apply to information
collected under this guidance.
III. Electronic Access
Persons with access to the Internet
may obtain the document at either
https://www.fda.gov/Drugs/
GuidanceComplianceRegulatory
Information/Guidances/default.htm or
https://www.regulations.gov.
Dated: November 16, 2015.
Leslie Kux,
Associate Commissioner for Policy.
[FR Doc. 2015–29637 Filed 11–20–15; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Food and Drug Administration
[Docket No. FDA–2015–D–4021]
Over-the-Counter Sunscreens: Safety
and Effectiveness Data; Draft
Guidance for Industry; Availability
AGENCY:
Food and Drug Administration,
HHS.
ACTION:
Notice of availability.
The Food and Drug
Administration (FDA or Agency) is
announcing the availability of a draft
guidance for industry entitled ‘‘Overthe-Counter Sunscreens: Safety and
Effectiveness Data.’’ This draft guidance
addresses FDA’s current thinking about
the safety and effectiveness data needed
to determine whether a nonprescription
sunscreen active ingredient or
combination of active ingredients
evaluated under the Sunscreen
Innovation Act (SIA) is generally
recognized as safe and effective
(GRASE) and not misbranded when
used under specified conditions. The
guidance also addresses FDA’s current
thinking about an approach to safetyrelated final formulation testing that it
anticipates adopting in the future.
DATES: Although you can comment on
any guidance at any time (see 21 CFR
10.115(g)(5)), to ensure that the Agency
considers your comment on this draft
guidance before it begins work on the
final version of the guidance, submit
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either electronic or written comments
on the draft guidance by January 22,
2016.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
as follows:
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Submit electronic comments in the
following way:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://
www.regulations.gov. Follow the
instructions for submitting comments.
Comments submitted electronically,
including attachments, to https://
www.regulations.gov will be posted to
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comment will be made public, you are
solely responsible for ensuring that your
comment does not include any
confidential information that you or a
third party may not wish to be posted,
such as medical information, your or
anyone else’s Social Security number, or
confidential business information, such
as a manufacturing process. Please note
that if you include your name, contact
information, or other information that
identifies you in the body of your
comments, that information will be
posted on https://www.regulations.gov.
• If you want to submit a comment
with confidential information that you
do not wish to be made available to the
public, submit the comment as a
written/paper submission and in the
manner detailed (see ‘‘Written/Paper
Submissions’’ and ‘‘Instructions’’).
Written/Paper Submissions
Submit written/paper submissions as
follows:
• Mail/Hand delivery/Courier (for
written/paper submissions): Division of
Dockets Management (HFA–305), Food
and Drug Administration, 5630 Fishers
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• For written/paper comments
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Management, FDA will post your
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marked and identified, as confidential,
if submitted as detailed in
‘‘Instructions.’’
Instructions: All submissions received
must include the Docket No. FDA–
2015–D–4021 for‘‘Over-the-Counter
Sunscreens: Safety and Effectiveness
Data; Draft Guidance for Industry;
Availability.’’ Received comments will
be placed in the docket and, except for
those submitted as ‘‘Confidential
Submissions,’’ publicly viewable at
https://www.regulations.gov or at the
Division of Dockets Management
between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday
through Friday.
• Confidential Submissions—To
submit a comment with confidential
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information that you do not wish to be
made publicly available, submit your
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submission. You should submit two
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information you claim to be confidential
with a heading or cover note that states
‘‘THIS DOCUMENT CONTAINS
CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION.’’ The
Agency will review this copy, including
the claimed confidential information, in
its consideration of comments. The
second copy, which will have the
claimed confidential information
redacted/blacked out, will be available
for public viewing and posted on https://
www.regulations.gov. Submit both
copies to the Division of Dockets
Management. If you do not wish your
name and contact information to be
made publicly available, you can
provide this information on the cover
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comments and you must identify this
information as ‘‘confidential.’’ Any
information marked as ‘‘confidential’’
will not be disclosed except in
accordance with 21 CFR 10.20 and other
applicable disclosure law. For more
information about FDA’s posting of
comments to public dockets, see 80 FR
56469, September 18, 2015, or access
the information at: https://www.fda.gov/
regulatoryinformation/dockets/
default.htm.
Docket: For access to the docket to
read background documents or the
electronic and written/paper comments
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‘‘Search’’ box and follow the prompts
and/or go to the Division of Dockets
Management, 5630 Fishers Lane, Rm.
1061, Rockville, MD 20852.
Submit written requests for single
copies of the draft guidance to the
Division of Drug Information, Center for
Drug Evaluation and Research, Food
and Drug Administration, 10001 New
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4th Floor, Silver Spring, MD 20993–
0002. Send one self-addressed adhesive
label to assist that office in processing
your requests. See the SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION section for electronic
access to the draft guidance document.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Kristen Hardin, Center for Drug
Evaluation and Research, Food and
Drug Administration, 10903 New
Hampshire Ave., Bldg. 22, Rm. 5443,
Silver Spring, MD 20993–0002, 240–
402–4246.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Food and Drug Administration
[Docket No. FDA-2015-D-4033]
Sunscreen Innovation Act: Nonprescription Sunscreen Drug
Products--Content and Format of Data Submissions; Draft Guidance for
Industry; Availability
AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS.
ACTION: Notice of availability.
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SUMMARY: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or Agency) is announcing
the availability of a draft
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guidance for industry entitled ``Nonprescription Sunscreen Drug
Products--Content and Format of Data Submissions to Support a GRASE
Determination Under the Sunscreen Innovation Act''. This draft guidance
addresses FDA's current thinking on how we will determine whether a
sponsor's submission of safety and efficacy data is sufficiently
complete to support a substantive review and determination under the
Sunscreen Innovation Act (SIA) that an active ingredient is or is not
generally recognized as safe and effective (GRASE) for use in
nonprescription sunscreen products. This guidance is being issued in
accordance with the SIA.
DATES: Although you can comment on any guidance at any time (see 21 CFR
10.115(g)(5)), to ensure that the Agency considers your comment on this
draft guidance before it begins work on the final version of the
guidance, submit either electronic or written comments on the draft
guidance by January 22, 2016.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments as follows:
Electronic Submissions
Submit electronic comments in the following way:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov.
Follow the instructions for submitting comments. Comments submitted
electronically, including attachments, to https://www.regulations.gov
will be posted to the docket unchanged. Because your comment will be
made public, you are solely responsible for ensuring that your comment
does not include any confidential information that you or a third party
may not wish to be posted, such as medical information, your or anyone
else's Social Security number, or confidential business information,
such as a manufacturing process. Please note that if you include your
name, contact information, or other information that identifies you in
the body of your comments, that information will be posted on https://www.regulations.gov.
If you want to submit a comment with confidential
information that you do not wish to be made available to the public
submit the comment as a written/paper submission and in the manner
detailed (see ``Written/Paper Submissions'' and ``Instructions'').
Written/Paper Submissions
Submit written/paper submissions as follows:
Mail/Hand delivery/Courier (for written/paper
submissions): Division of Dockets Management (HFA-305), Food and Drug
Administration, 5630 Fishers Lane, Rm. 1061, Rockville, MD 20852.
For written/paper comments submitted to the Division of
Dockets Management, FDA will post your comment, as well as any
attachments, except for information submitted, marked and identified,
as confidential, if submitted as detailed in ``Instructions''.
Instructions: All submissions received must include the Docket No.
FDA-2015-D-4033 for ``Nonprescription Sunscreen Drug Products--Content
and Format of Data Submissions; Draft Guidance for Industry;
Availability''. Received comments will be placed in the docket and,
except for those submitted as ``Confidential Submissions,'' publicly
viewable at https://www.regulations.gov or at the Division of Dockets
Management between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday through Friday.
Confidential Submissions--To submit a comment with
confidential information that you do not wish to be made publicly
available submit your comments only as a written/paper submission. You
should submit two copies total. One copy will include the information
you claim to be confidential with a heading or cover note that states
``THIS DOCUMENT CONTAINS CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION''. The Agency will
review this copy, including the claimed confidential information, in
its consideration of comments. The second copy, which will have the
claimed confidential information redacted/blacked out, will be
available for public viewing and posted on https://www.regulations.gov.
Submit both copies to the Division of Dockets Management. If you do not
wish your name and contact information to be made publicly available,
you can provide this information on the cover sheet and not in the body
of your comments and you must identify this information as
``confidential.'' Any information marked as ``confidential'' will not
be disclosed except in accordance with 21 CFR 10.20 and other
applicable disclosure law. For more information about FDA's posting of
comments to public dockets, see 80 FR 56469, September 18, 2015, or
access the information at: https://www.fda.gov/regulatoryinformation/dockets/default.htm.
Docket: For access to the docket to read background documents or
the electronic and written/paper comments received, go to https://www.regulations.gov and insert the docket number, found in brackets in
the heading of this document, into the ``Search'' box and follow the
prompts and/or go to the Division of Dockets Management, 5630 Fishers
Lane, Rm. 1061, Rockville, MD 20852.
Submit written requests for single copies of the draft guidance to
the Division of Drug Information, Center for Drug Evaluation and
Research, Food and Drug Administration, 10001 New Hampshire Ave.,
Hillandale Building, 4th Floor, Silver Spring, MD 20993-0002. Send one
self-addressed adhesive label to assist that office in processing your
requests. See the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section for electronic
access to the draft guidance document.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kristen Hardin, Center for Drug
Evaluation and Research, Food and Drug Administration, 10903 New
Hampshire Ave., Bldg. 22, Rm. 5443, Silver Spring, MD 20993, 240-402-
4246.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
FDA is announcing the availability of a draft guidance for industry
entitled ``Nonprescription Sunscreen Drug Products--Content and Format
of Data Submissions to Support a GRASE Determination Under the
Sunscreen Innovation Act''.
This draft guidance is being issued in accordance with the SIA (21
U.S.C. Ch. 9 Sub. 5 Part I), enacted November 26, 2014, which amended
the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (the FD&C Act). Section
586D(a)(1)(A)(i) of the FD&C Act (21 U.S.C. 360fff-4(a)(1)(A)(i)), as
added by the SIA, directs FDA to issue guidance on the format and
content of information submitted to FDA in support of a request for a
determination whether a sunscreen active ingredient or combination of
active ingredients is GRASE and not misbranded for use in
nonprescription sunscreen products. The information in this guidance is
intended to help sponsors and manufacturers prepare a GRASE data
submission that is sufficiently complete (including being formatted in
a manner that enables FDA to determine its completeness) to enable FDA
to conduct a substantive GRASE review, as required by section
586B(b)(2) of the FD&C Act (21 U.S.C. 360fff-2(b)(2)).
This draft guidance is being issued consistent with FDA's good
guidance practices regulation (21 CFR 10.115). The draft guidance, when
finalized, will represent the current thinking of FDA on the format and
content of GRASE data submissions under the SIA. It does not establish
any rights for any person and is not binding on FDA or the public. You
can use an alternative approach if
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it satisfies the requirements of the applicable statutes and
regulations.
II. The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
This guidance contains collections of information that are exempt
from the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) (44 U.S.C. 3501-3520).
Section 586D(a)(1)(C) of the FD&C Act (21 U.S.C. 360fff-4(a)(1)(C))
states that the PRA shall not apply to information collected under this
guidance.
III. Electronic Access
Persons with access to the Internet may obtain the document at
either https://www.fda.gov/Drugs/GuidanceComplianceRegulatoryInformation/Guidances/default.htm or https://www.regulations.gov.
Dated: November 16, 2015.
Leslie Kux,
Associate Commissioner for Policy.
[FR Doc. 2015-29637 Filed 11-20-15; 8:45 am]
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