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Submit written requests for single
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Division of Drug Information, Center for
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0002. Send one self-addressed adhesive
label to assist that office in processing
your requests. See the SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION section for electronic
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Keith Verrett, Division of User Fee
Management and Budget Formulation
Staff, Center for Drug Evaluation and
Research, Food and Drug
Administration, 10001 New Hampshire
Ave., Hillandale Building, Rm. 2179,
Silver Spring, MD 20993, 301–796–
7900, CDERCollections@fda.hhs.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
FDA is announcing the availability of
a draft guidance for industry entitled
‘‘Assessing User Fees under the Generic
Drug User Fee Amendments of 2017.’’
GDUFA II (Pub. L. 115–52, Title III),
signed into law by the President on
August 18, 2017, continues FDA’s and
industry’s goal to improve public access
to safe and effective generic drugs and
to improve upon the predictability of
the review process. GDUFA II extends
FDA’s authority to collect user fees from
fiscal year (FY) 2018 to FY 2022 and
introduces a number of technical
revisions that affect what fees are
collected and how some fees are
collected.
The draft guidance announced in this
notice revises and replaces the draft
guidance for industry on ‘‘Assessing
User Fees under the Generic Drug User
Fee Amendments of 2017.’’ This draft
guidance addresses changes in user fee
assessments from GDUFA I, user fees
incurred by industry under GDUFA II,
payment procedures, reconsideration
and appeals, and other additional
information to assist industry in
complying with GDUFA II. Clarifying
language was added to the revised draft
guidance based on the public comments
submitted for the draft guidance.
This draft guidance is being issued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The draft guidance, when finalized, will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 ‘‘Assessing User Fees Under the
Generic Drug User Fee Amendments of
2017.’’ 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.
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II. Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
This draft guidance contains
information collection provisions that
are subject to review by the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) under
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(44 U.S.C. 3501–3520). The draft
guidance refers to collections of
information for filling out and
submitting Form FDA 3913 (User Fee
Payment Refund Request), previously
approved under OMB control number
0910–0805, and Form FDA 3914 (User
Fee Payment Transfer Request),
previously approved under OMB
control number 0910–0805.
III. Electronic Access
Persons with access to the internet
may obtain the draft guidance at either
https://www.fda.gov/Drugs/Guidance
ComplianceRegulatoryInformation/
Guidances/default.htm or https://
www.regulations.gov.
Dated: October 28, 2019.
Lowell J. Schiller,
Principal Associate Commissioner for Policy.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Food and Drug Administration
[Docket No. FDA–2019–D–4042]
Chronic Hepatitis D Virus Infection:
Developing Drugs for Treatment; 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 ‘‘Chronic
Hepatitis D Virus Infection: Developing
Drugs for Treatment.’’ The purpose of
this draft guidance is to assist sponsors
in all phases of development of antiviral
drugs for the treatment of chronic
hepatitis D virus (HDV) infection. This
guidance is intended to provide
consistent FDA advice to stakeholders
regarding HDV drug development
strategies.
SUMMARY:
Submit either electronic or
written comments on the draft guidance
by December 31, 2019 to ensure that the
Agency considers your comment on this
draft guidance before it begins work on
the final version of the guidance.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
on any guidance at any time as follows:
DATES:
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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): Dockets
Management Staff (HFA–305), Food and
Drug Administration, 5630 Fishers
Lane, Rm. 1061, Rockville, MD 20852.
• For written/paper comments
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Staff, FDA will post your comment, as
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identified, as confidential, if submitted
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Instructions: All submissions received
must include the Docket No. FDA–
2019–D–4042 for ‘‘Chronic Hepatitis D
Virus Infection: Developing Drugs for
Treatment.’’ 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
Dockets Management Staff 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
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‘‘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 Dockets Management
Staff. 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.gpo.gov/
fdsys/pkg/FR-2015-09-18/pdf/201523389.pdf.
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 Dockets Management
Staff, 5630 Fishers Lane, Rm. 1061,
Rockville, MD 20852.
You may submit comments on any
guidance at any time (see 21 CFR
10.115(g)(5)).
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:
Aimee Hodowanec, Center for Drug
Evaluation and Research, Food and
Drug Administration, 10903 New
Hampshire Ave., Bldg. 22, Rm. 6341,
Silver Spring, MD 20993–0002, 240–
402–5752.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
FDA is announcing the availability of
a draft guidance for industry entitled
‘‘Chronic Hepatitis D Virus Infection:
Developing Drugs for Treatment.’’ The
purpose of this draft guidance for
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industry is to provide consistent
recommendations for the development
of antiviral drugs for the treatment of
chronic HDV infection. The guidance
addresses all phases of drug
development, from nonclinical
considerations to phase 3 trial design
recommendations.
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 ‘‘Chronic Hepatitis D Virus Infection:
Developing Drugs for Treatment.’’ 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.
II. Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
This draft guidance refers to
previously approved collections of
information found in FDA regulations.
These collections of information are
subject to review by the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) under
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(PRA) (44 U.S.C. 3501–3520). The
collection of information in 21 CFR part
314 for the submission of new drug
applications (NDAs) has been approved
under OMB control number 0910–0001.
The submission of biologics license
applications (BLAs) has been approved
under OMB control number 0910–0338.
The collection of information in 21 CFR
part 312, including submissions under
subpart E, has been approved under
OMB control number 0910–0014. The
submission of prescription drug labeling
under 21 CFR 201.56 and 201.57 has
been approved under OMB control
number 0910–0572. The submission of
medication guides under 21 CFR part
208 has been approved under OMB
control number 0910–0393. The
submission of prescription drug
advertisements under 21 CFR 202.1 has
been approved under OMB control
number 0910–0686.
The collection of information in the
guidance for industry entitled ‘‘Formal
Meetings between the FDA and
Sponsors or Applicants of PDUFA
(Prescription Drug User Fee Act)
Products’’ (available at https://
www.fda.gov/media/109951/download),
including requests for pre-NDA and preBLA meetings and other meetings, has
been approved under OMB control
number 0910–0429. The collection of
information in the guidance for industry
entitled ‘‘Expedited Programs for
Serious Conditions—Drugs and
Biologics’’ (available at https://
www.fda.gov/media/86377/download),
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including fast track designation,
breakthrough therapy designation,
accelerated approval, and priority
review designation, has been approved
under OMB control number 0910–0765.
In accordance with the PRA, prior to
publication of any final guidance
document, FDA intends to solicit public
comment and obtain OMB approval for
any information collections
recommended in this guidance that are
new or that would represent material
modifications to those previously
approved collections of information
found in FDA regulations or guidances.
III. Electronic Access
Persons with access to the internet
may obtain the draft guidance at either
https://www.fda.gov/Drugs/Guidance
ComplianceRegulatoryInformation/
Guidances/default.htm or https://
www.regulations.gov.
Dated: October 29, 2019.
Lowell J. Schiller,
Principal Associate Commissioner for Policy.
[FR Doc. 2019–23926 Filed 10–31–19; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Food and Drug Administration
[Docket No. FDA–2019–N–0001]
Office of Minority Health and Health
Equity Public Meeting on Strategies To
Improve Health Equity Amidst the
Opioid Crisis; Public Meeting
AGENCY:
Food and Drug Administration,
HHS.
ACTION:
Notice of public meeting.
The Food and Drug
Administration (FDA, the Agency, or
we) is announcing the following public
meeting entitled ‘‘Office of Minority
Health and Health Equity Public
Meeting on Strategies to Improve Health
Equity Amidst the Opioid Crisis.’’ The
purpose of this public meeting is to
share information and obtain the
public’s perspectives on the current
opioid crisis and how it specifically
affects racial and ethnic minority,
underrepresented, and underserved
populations across the country,
approaches to prevent and treat opioid
use disorder, and emerging research to
improve care, and explore how FDA can
support those efforts.
DATES: The public meeting will be held
on November 21, 2019, from 9 a.m. to
4 p.m. See the SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION section for registration date
and information.
SUMMARY:
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Hilton Washington, DC/
Rockville Hotel & Executive Meeting
Center, 1750 Rockville Pike, Rockville,
MD 20852, 301–468–1100.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Jovonni Spinner, Food and Drug
Administration, 10903 New Hampshire
Ave., Bldg. 32, Rm. 2384, Silver Spring,
MD 20993, 301–796–8729,
Jovonni.Spinner@fda.hhs.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
ADDRESSES:
I. Background
The Office of Minority Health and
Health Equity’s (OMHHE) mission is to
‘‘promote and protect the health of
diverse populations through research
and communication that addresses
health disparities.’’ Racial and ethnic
minorities have experienced an increase
in opioid-involved overdose deaths over
the past few years. For example, the rate
of opioid-involved overdose death
nearly doubled among Black/nonHispanic populations between 2015 (6.6
per 100,000 population) and 2017 (12.9
per 100,000 population) (Ref. 1). It has
also been shown that racial and ethnic
minority populations suffer from
chronic pain at higher rates than other
populations and the evaluation and
treatment for pain management may
vary across ethnic groups (Ref. 2). The
opioid crisis is a multifaceted issue and
our aim is to convene diverse
stakeholders to stimulate dialogue that
will highlight and bring about solutions
to improve the health of the
communities we serve. Meeting
discussions will inform future
programming for the OMHHE.
II. Participating in the Public Meeting
Registration: To register for the public
meeting, please visit the following
website to register: https://
www.eventbrite.com/e/fda-omhhestrategies-to-improve-health-equityamidst-the-opioid-epidemic-tickets70822278341. Please provide complete
contact information for each attendee,
including name, title, affiliation,
address, email, and telephone.
Anonymous registration is available.
Registration is free and based on space
availability, with priority given to early
registrants. Persons interested in
attending this public meeting must
register by 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time,
November 15, 2019. Early registration is
recommended because seating is
limited; therefore, FDA may limit the
number of participants from each
organization. Registrants will receive
confirmation when they have been
accepted. If time and space permit,
onsite registration on the day of the
public meeting will be provided
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beginning at 8 a.m. We will let
registrants know if registration closes
before the day of the public meeting/
public workshop.
If you need special accommodations
due to a disability, please contact
Jovonni Spinner at 301–796–8729 or
Jovonni.Spinner@fda.hhs.gov no later
than November 7, 2019.
Streaming Webcast of the Public
Meeting: This public meeting will also
be webcast: https://www.eventbrite.com/
e/fda-omhhe-strategies-to-improvehealth-equity-amidst-the-opioidepidemic-tickets-70822278341.
III. References
The following references marked with
an asterisk (*) are on display at the
Dockets Management Staff, (HFA–305),
Food and Drug Administration, 5630
Fishers Lane, Rm. 1061, Rockville, MD
20852, and are available for viewing by
interested persons between 9 a.m. and 4
p.m., Monday through Friday; they also
are available electronically at https://
www.regulations.gov. References
without asterisks are not on public
display at https://www.regulations.gov
because they have copyright restriction.
Some may be available at the website
address, if listed. References without
asterisks are available for viewing only
at the Dockets Management Staff. FDA
has verified the website addresses, as of
the date this document publishes in the
Federal Register, but websites are
subject to change over time.
1. Henry, J., Kaiser Foundation, ‘‘Opioid
Overdose Deaths by Race/Ethnicity.’’
Available at: https://www.kff.org/other/
state-indicator/opioid-overdose-deathsby-raceethnicity/?dataView=
2&activeTab=graph¤tTimeframe=
0&startTimeframe=18&selected
Distributions=white-non-hispanic--blacknon-hispanic-hispanic&selectedRows=
%7B%22wrapups%22:%7B%22unitedstates%22:
%7B%7D%7D%7D&sortModel=
%7B%22colId%22:
%22Location%22,%22sort%22:
%22asc%22%7D. Accessed on
September 9, 2019.
2. Campbell, C.M. and R.R. Edwards, ‘‘Ethnic
Differences in Pain and Pain
Management.’’ Pain Management, vol.
2(3), pp. 219–230, 2012.*
Dated: October 28, 2019.
Lowell J. Schiller,
Principal Associate Commissioner for Policy.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Food and Drug Administration
[Docket No. FDA-2019-D-4042]
Chronic Hepatitis D Virus Infection: Developing Drugs for
Treatment; 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 guidance for industry entitled ``Chronic
Hepatitis D Virus Infection: Developing Drugs for Treatment.'' The
purpose of this draft guidance is to assist sponsors in all phases of
development of antiviral drugs for the treatment of chronic hepatitis D
virus (HDV) infection. This guidance is intended to provide consistent
FDA advice to stakeholders regarding HDV drug development strategies.
DATES: Submit either electronic or written comments on the draft
guidance by December 31, 2019 to ensure that the Agency considers your
comment on this draft guidance before it begins work on the final
version of the guidance.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments on any guidance at any time as
follows:
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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): Dockets Management Staff (HFA-305), Food and Drug
Administration, 5630 Fishers Lane, Rm. 1061, Rockville, MD 20852.
For written/paper comments submitted to the Dockets
Management Staff, 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-2019-D-4042 for ``Chronic Hepatitis D Virus Infection: Developing
Drugs for Treatment.'' 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 Dockets
Management Staff 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 Dockets Management Staff. 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.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2015-09-18/pdf/2015-23389.pdf.
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 Dockets Management Staff, 5630 Fishers Lane,
Rm. 1061, Rockville, MD 20852.
You may submit comments on any guidance at any time (see 21 CFR
10.115(g)(5)).
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: Aimee Hodowanec, Center for Drug
Evaluation and Research, Food and Drug Administration, 10903 New
Hampshire Ave., Bldg. 22, Rm. 6341, Silver Spring, MD 20993-0002, 240-
402-5752.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
FDA is announcing the availability of a draft guidance for industry
entitled ``Chronic Hepatitis D Virus Infection: Developing Drugs for
Treatment.'' The purpose of this draft guidance for industry is to
provide consistent recommendations for the development of antiviral
drugs for the treatment of chronic HDV infection. The guidance
addresses all phases of drug development, from nonclinical
considerations to phase 3 trial design recommendations.
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 ``Chronic
Hepatitis D Virus Infection: Developing Drugs for Treatment.'' 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.
II. Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
This draft guidance refers to previously approved collections of
information found in FDA regulations. These collections of information
are subject to review by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB)
under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) (44 U.S.C. 3501-3520).
The collection of information in 21 CFR part 314 for the submission of
new drug applications (NDAs) has been approved under OMB control number
0910-0001. The submission of biologics license applications (BLAs) has
been approved under OMB control number 0910-0338. The collection of
information in 21 CFR part 312, including submissions under subpart E,
has been approved under OMB control number 0910-0014. The submission of
prescription drug labeling under 21 CFR 201.56 and 201.57 has been
approved under OMB control number 0910-0572. The submission of
medication guides under 21 CFR part 208 has been approved under OMB
control number 0910-0393. The submission of prescription drug
advertisements under 21 CFR 202.1 has been approved under OMB control
number 0910-0686.
The collection of information in the guidance for industry entitled
``Formal Meetings between the FDA and Sponsors or Applicants of PDUFA
(Prescription Drug User Fee Act) Products'' (available at https://www.fda.gov/media/109951/download), including requests for pre-NDA and
pre-BLA meetings and other meetings, has been approved under OMB
control number 0910-0429. The collection of information in the guidance
for industry entitled ``Expedited Programs for Serious Conditions--
Drugs and Biologics'' (available at https://www.fda.gov/media/86377/download),
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including fast track designation, breakthrough therapy designation,
accelerated approval, and priority review designation, has been
approved under OMB control number 0910-0765.
In accordance with the PRA, prior to publication of any final
guidance document, FDA intends to solicit public comment and obtain OMB
approval for any information collections recommended in this guidance
that are new or that would represent material modifications to those
previously approved collections of information found in FDA regulations
or guidances.
III. Electronic Access
Persons with access to the internet may obtain the draft guidance
at either https://www.fda.gov/Drugs/GuidanceComplianceRegulatoryInformation/Guidances/default.htm or
https://www.regulations.gov.
Dated: October 29, 2019.
Lowell J. Schiller,
Principal Associate Commissioner for Policy.
[FR Doc. 2019-23926 Filed 10-31-19; 8:45 am]
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