Development Considerations of Antimicrobial Drugs for the Treatment of Gonorrhea; Public Workshop; Request for Comments, 19271-19272 [2021-07548]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 69 / Tuesday, April 13, 2021 / Notices Our estimated burden for the information collection reflects a decrease of 38 hours and a decrease of 1 request. This adjustment corresponds to a decrease in the number of submissions we have received over the last few years. Dated: April 8, 2021. Lauren K. Roth, Acting Principal Associate Commissioner for Policy. [FR Doc. 2021–07549 Filed 4–12–21; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4164–01–P DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Food and Drug Administration [Docket No. FDA–2021–N–0318] Development Considerations of Antimicrobial Drugs for the Treatment of Gonorrhea; Public Workshop; Request for Comments Food and Drug Administration, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, HHS. ACTION: Notice of public workshop; request for comments. AGENCY: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA, Agency, or we), the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) are announcing the following public workshop entitled ‘‘Development Considerations of Antimicrobial Drugs for the Treatment of Gonorrhea.’’ The purpose of the public workshop is to discuss the nonclinical and clinical pharmacology data and clinical trial design considerations regarding developing antimicrobial drugs for the treatment of gonorrhea. DATES: The public workshop will be held virtually on April 23, 2021, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Eastern Time. Submit either electronic or written comments on this public workshop by June 1, 2021. See the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section for registration date and information. ADDRESSES: The public workshop will be held in virtual format only. You may submit comments as follows. Please note that late, untimely filed comments will not be considered. Electronic comments must be submitted on or before June 1, 2021. The https:// www.regulations.gov electronic filing system will accept comments until 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time at the end of June 1, 2021. Comments received by jbell on DSKJLSW7X2PROD with NOTICES SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:42 Apr 12, 2021 Jkt 253001 mail/hand delivery/courier (for written/ paper submissions) will be considered timely if they are postmarked or the delivery service acceptance receipt is on or before that date. 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– 2021–N–0318 for ‘‘Development Considerations of Antimicrobial Drugs for the Treatment of Gonorrhea.’’ Received comments, those filed in a timely manner (see ADDRESSES), 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, 240–402–7500. • Confidential Submissions—To submit a comment with confidential PO 00000 Frm 00061 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 19271 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.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-201509-18/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, 240–402–7500. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lori Benner and/or Antoinette Ziolkowski, Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, Food and Drug Administration, 10903 New Hampshire Ave., Bldg. 22, Rm. 6221, Silver Spring, MD 20993–0002, 301–796–1300. I. Background FDA, NIAID, and CDC are announcing a public workshop regarding the development considerations of antimicrobial drugs for the treatment of gonorrhea. As such, discussions will focus on the current state of diagnosis and treatment of gonorrhea and nonclinical and clinical trial design considerations for drug development. II. Topics for Discussion at the Public Workshop The workshop will focus on discussing challenges and clinical trial E:\FR\FM\13APN1.SGM 13APN1 19272 Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 69 / Tuesday, April 13, 2021 / Notices jbell on DSKJLSW7X2PROD with NOTICES considerations regarding antimicrobial drug development for gonorrhea. Discussions are planned around the following topic areas: • Animal models; • Clinical pharmacology considerations; and • Trial design considerations for gonorrhea, such as enrollment strategies, choice of comparators, and site of infection. The Agency encourages healthcare providers, other U.S. Government Agencies, academic experts, industry, and other stakeholders to attend this public workshop. III. Participating in the Public Workshop Registration: Persons interested in attending this public workshop must register online, using the internet link noted in the Transcripts section below, by April 21, 2021, 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time. Please provide complete contact information for each attendee, including name, title, affiliation, address, email, and telephone. Registration is free and based on space availability, with priority given to early registrants. Registrants will receive confirmation when they have been accepted. If you need special accommodations due to a disability, please contact Antoinette Ziolkowski or Lori Benner (see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT) no later than April 20, 2021. Requests for Oral Presentations: During online registration you may indicate if you wish to present during the virtual public comment session and which topic(s) you wish to address. All requests to make oral presentations must be received by April 15, 2021. We will do our best to accommodate requests to make public comments. Individuals and organizations with common interests are urged to consolidate or coordinate their presentations and request time for a joint presentation. We will determine the amount of time allotted to each presenter and the approximate time each oral presentation is to begin and will select and notify participants by April 16, 2021. If selected for presentation, any presentation materials must be emailed to ONDPublicMTGSupport@fda.hhs.gov no later than April 19, 2021. No commercial or promotional material will be permitted to be presented or distributed at the public workshop. Streaming Webcast of the Public Workshop: This public workshop will also be webcast at the following site: https://collaboration.fda.gov/ cderond042321/. VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:42 Apr 12, 2021 Jkt 253001 If you have never attended a Connect Pro event before, test your connection at https://collaboration.fda.gov/common/ help/en/support/meeting_test.htm. To get a quick overview of the Connect Pro program, visit https://www.adobe.com/ go/connectpro_overview. FDA has verified the website addresses in this document, as of the date this document publishes in the Federal Register, but websites are subject to change over time. Transcripts: Please be advised that as soon as a transcript of the public workshop is available, it will be accessible at https:// www.regulations.gov. It may be viewed at the Dockets Management Staff (see ADDRESSES). A link to the transcript will also be available on the internet at https://www.fda.gov/drugs/news-eventshuman-drugs/developmentconsiderations-antimicrobial-drugstreatment-gonorrhea-0423202104232021. Dated: April 7, 2021. Lauren K. Roth, Acting Principal Associate Commissioner for Policy. [FR Doc. 2021–07548 Filed 4–12–21; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4164–01–P DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Food and Drug Administration [Docket No. FDA–2020–N–1302] Pediatric Oncology Subcommittee of the Oncologic Drugs Advisory Committee; Notice of Meeting; Establishment of a Public Docket; Request for Comments AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS. Notice; establishment of a public docket; request for comments. ACTION: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announces a forthcoming public advisory committee meeting of the Pediatric Oncology Subcommittee of the Oncologic Drugs Advisory Committee. The general function of the subcommittee is to provide advice and recommendations to FDA on regulatory issues. The meeting will be open to the public. FDA is establishing a docket for public comment on this document. DATES: The meeting will be held virtually on May 11, 2021, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Eastern Time and May 12, 2021, from noon to 5 p.m. Eastern Time. ADDRESSES: Please note that due to the impact of this COVID–19 pandemic, all meeting participants will be joining this SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00062 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 advisory committee meeting via an online teleconferencing platform. Answers to commonly asked questions about FDA advisory committee meetings may be accessed at: https:// www.fda.gov/AdvisoryCommittees/ AboutAdvisoryCommittees/ ucm408555.htm. FDA is establishing a docket for public comment on this meeting. The docket number is FDA–2020–N–1302. The docket will close on May 10, 2021. Submit either electronic or written comments on this public meeting by May 10, 2021. Please note that late, untimely filed comments will not be considered. Electronic comments must be submitted on or before May 10, 2021. The https://www.regulations.gov electronic filing system will accept comments until 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time at the end of May 10, 2021. Comments received by mail/hand delivery/courier (for written/paper submissions) will be considered timely if they are postmarked or the delivery service acceptance receipt is on or before that date. Comments received on or before April 28, 2021, will be provided to the subcommittee. Comments received after that date will be taken into consideration by FDA. In the event that the meeting is cancelled, FDA will continue to evaluate any relevant applications or information, and consider any comments submitted to the docket, as appropriate. 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 E:\FR\FM\13APN1.SGM 13APN1

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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 69 (Tuesday, April 13, 2021)]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Food and Drug Administration

[Docket No. FDA-2021-N-0318]


Development Considerations of Antimicrobial Drugs for the 
Treatment of Gonorrhea; Public Workshop; Request for Comments

AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, National Institute of Allergy and 
Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, HHS.

ACTION: Notice of public workshop; request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA, Agency, or we), the 
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), and the 
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) are announcing the 
following public workshop entitled ``Development Considerations of 
Antimicrobial Drugs for the Treatment of Gonorrhea.'' The purpose of 
the public workshop is to discuss the nonclinical and clinical 
pharmacology data and clinical trial design considerations regarding 
developing antimicrobial drugs for the treatment of gonorrhea.

DATES: The public workshop will be held virtually on April 23, 2021, 
from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Eastern Time. Submit either electronic or 
written comments on this public workshop by June 1, 2021. See the 
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section for registration date and 
information.

ADDRESSES: The public workshop will be held in virtual format only.
    You may submit comments as follows. Please note that late, untimely 
filed comments will not be considered. Electronic comments must be 
submitted on or before June 1, 2021. The https://www.regulations.gov 
electronic filing system will accept comments until 11:59 p.m. Eastern 
Time at the end of June 1, 2021. Comments received by mail/hand 
delivery/courier (for written/paper submissions) will be considered 
timely if they are postmarked or the delivery service acceptance 
receipt is on or before that date.

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-2021-N-0318 for ``Development Considerations of Antimicrobial Drugs 
for the Treatment of Gonorrhea.'' Received comments, those filed in a 
timely manner (see ADDRESSES), 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, 240-402-7500.
     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.govinfo.gov/content/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, 240-402-7500.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lori Benner and/or Antoinette 
Ziolkowski, Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, Food and Drug 
Administration, 10903 New Hampshire Ave., Bldg. 22, Rm. 6221, Silver 
Spring, MD 20993-0002, 301-796-1300.

I. Background

    FDA, NIAID, and CDC are announcing a public workshop regarding the 
development considerations of antimicrobial drugs for the treatment of 
gonorrhea. As such, discussions will focus on the current state of 
diagnosis and treatment of gonorrhea and nonclinical and clinical trial 
design considerations for drug development.

II. Topics for Discussion at the Public Workshop

    The workshop will focus on discussing challenges and clinical trial

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considerations regarding antimicrobial drug development for gonorrhea.
    Discussions are planned around the following topic areas:
     Animal models;
     Clinical pharmacology considerations; and
     Trial design considerations for gonorrhea, such as 
enrollment strategies, choice of comparators, and site of infection.
    The Agency encourages healthcare providers, other U.S. Government 
Agencies, academic experts, industry, and other stakeholders to attend 
this public workshop.

III. Participating in the Public Workshop

    Registration: Persons interested in attending this public workshop 
must register online, using the internet link noted in the Transcripts 
section below, by April 21, 2021, 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time. Please 
provide complete contact information for each attendee, including name, 
title, affiliation, address, email, and telephone.
    Registration is free and based on space availability, with priority 
given to early registrants. Registrants will receive confirmation when 
they have been accepted.
    If you need special accommodations due to a disability, please 
contact Antoinette Ziolkowski or Lori Benner (see FOR FURTHER 
INFORMATION CONTACT) no later than April 20, 2021.
    Requests for Oral Presentations: During online registration you may 
indicate if you wish to present during the virtual public comment 
session and which topic(s) you wish to address. All requests to make 
oral presentations must be received by April 15, 2021. We will do our 
best to accommodate requests to make public comments. Individuals and 
organizations with common interests are urged to consolidate or 
coordinate their presentations and request time for a joint 
presentation. We will determine the amount of time allotted to each 
presenter and the approximate time each oral presentation is to begin 
and will select and notify participants by April 16, 2021. If selected 
for presentation, any presentation materials must be emailed to 
[email protected] no later than April 19, 2021. No 
commercial or promotional material will be permitted to be presented or 
distributed at the public workshop.
    Streaming Webcast of the Public Workshop: This public workshop will 
also be webcast at the following site: https://collaboration.fda.gov/cderond042321/.
    If you have never attended a Connect Pro event before, test your 
connection at https://collaboration.fda.gov/common/help/en/support/meeting_test.htm. To get a quick overview of the Connect Pro program, 
visit https://www.adobe.com/go/connectpro_overview. FDA has verified 
the website addresses in this document, as of the date this document 
publishes in the Federal Register, but websites are subject to change 
over time.
    Transcripts: Please be advised that as soon as a transcript of the 
public workshop is available, it will be accessible at https://www.regulations.gov. It may be viewed at the Dockets Management Staff 
(see ADDRESSES). A link to the transcript will also be available on the 
internet at https://www.fda.gov/drugs/news-events-human-drugs/development-considerations-antimicrobial-drugs-treatment-gonorrhea-04232021-04232021.

    Dated: April 7, 2021.
Lauren K. Roth,
Acting Principal Associate Commissioner for Policy.
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