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SUMMARY:
[Docket No. FDA–2022–D–1253]
Laser-Assisted In Situ Keratomileusis
Lasers—Patient Labeling
Recommendations; Draft Guidance for
Industry and Food and Drug
Administration Staff; Availability;
Extension of Comment Period
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Food and Drug Administration,
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The Food and Drug
Administration (FDA or the Agency) is
extending the comment period for the
notice of availability that appeared in
the Federal Register of July 28, 2022. In
the notice of availability, FDA requested
comments on draft guidance for
industry and FDA staff entitled ‘‘LaserAssisted In Situ Keratomileusis (LASIK)
Lasers—Patient Labeling
Recommendations.’’ The Agency is
taking this action in response to
requests for an extension to allow
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interested persons additional time to
submit comments.
DATES: FDA is extending the comment
period on the document published July
28, 2022 (87 FR 45334). Submit either
electronic or written comments on the
draft guidance by November 25, 2022, to
ensure that the Agency considers your
comment on this draft guidance before
it begins work on the final version of the
guidance.
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• For written/paper comments
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Instructions: All submissions received
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2022–D–1253 for ‘‘Laser-Assisted In
Situ Keratomileusis (LASIK) Lasers—
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Patient Labeling Recommendations.’’
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submitted as ‘‘Confidential
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‘‘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
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Rockville, MD 20852, 240–402–7500.
You may submit comments on any
guidance at any time (see 21 CFR
10.115(g)(5)).
An electronic copy of the guidance
document is available for download
from the internet. See the
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section for
information on electronic access to the
guidance. Submit written requests for a
single hard copy of the draft guidance
document entitled ‘‘Laser-Assisted In
Situ Keratomileusis (LASIK) Lasers—
Patient Labeling Recommendations’’ to
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the Office of Policy, Center for Devices
and Radiological Health, Food and Drug
Administration, 10903 New Hampshire
Ave., Bldg. 66, Rm. 5431, Silver Spring,
MD 20993–0002. Send one selfaddressed adhesive label to assist that
office in processing your request.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Bradley Cunningham, Center for
Devices and Radiological Health, Food
and Drug Administration, 10903 New
Hampshire Ave., Bldg. 66, Rm. 1414,
Silver Spring, MD 20993–0002, 301–
796–6484.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
In the Federal Register of July 28,
2022, FDA published a notice of
availability with a 90-day comment
period to request comments on draft
guidance for industry and FDA staff
entitled ‘‘Laser-Assisted In Situ
Keratomileusis (LASIK) Lasers—Patient
Labeling Recommendations.’’
The Agency has received requests for
an extension of the comment period.
The requests conveyed the desire for
additional time to develop meaningful
and thoughtful feedback.
FDA has considered the requests and
is extending the comment period for the
notice of availability for 30 days, until
November 25, 2022. The Agency
believes that a 30-day extension allows
adequate time for interested persons to
submit comments without significantly
delaying guidance on these important
issues.
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 ‘‘Laser-Assisted In Situ
Keratomileusis (LASIK) Lasers—Patient
Labeling Recommendations.’’ 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. Electronic Access
Persons interested in obtaining a copy
of the draft guidance may do so by
downloading an electronic copy from
the internet. A search capability for all
Center for Devices and Radiological
Health guidance documents is available
at https://www.fda.gov/medical-devices/
device-advice-comprehensiveregulatory-assistance/guidancedocuments-medical-devices-andradiation-emitting-products. This draft
guidance document is also available at
https://www.regulations.gov and at
https://www.fda.gov/regulatory-
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Patient Labeling Recommendations’’
may send an email request to CDRHGuidance@fda.hhs.gov to receive an
electronic copy of the document. Please
use the document number 16053 and
complete title to identify the guidance
you are requesting.
Dated: October 4, 2022.
Lauren K. Roth,
Associate Commissioner for Policy.
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with confidential information that you
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• For written/paper comments
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To Approve a New Drug Application
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and, except for those submitted as
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viewable at https://www.regulations.gov
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between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday
through Friday, 240–402–7500.
• Confidential Submissions—To
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made publicly available, submit your
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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.
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‘‘Search’’ box and follow the prompts
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Rockville, MD 20852, 240–402–7500.
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1546, Kaetochi.Okemgbo@fda.hhs.gov.
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FDA approved new drug application
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2014. On October 16, 2018, Vanda
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HETLIOZ (tasimelteon) capsule, 20 mg,
as an efficacy supplement proposing to
add a new indication for the treatment
of jet lag disorder. Jet lag disorder is
recognized by the International
Classification of Sleep Disorders as a
circadian rhythm sleep-wake disorder
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Food and Drug Administration
[Docket No. FDA-2022-D-1253]
Laser-Assisted In Situ Keratomileusis Lasers--Patient Labeling
Recommendations; Draft Guidance for Industry and Food and Drug
Administration Staff; Availability; Extension of Comment Period
AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS.
ACTION: Notice of availability; extension of comment period.
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SUMMARY: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or the Agency) is
extending the comment period for the notice of availability that
appeared in the Federal Register of July 28, 2022. In the notice of
availability, FDA requested comments on draft guidance for industry and
FDA staff entitled ``Laser-Assisted In Situ Keratomileusis (LASIK)
Lasers--Patient Labeling Recommendations.'' The Agency is taking this
action in response to requests for an extension to allow
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interested persons additional time to submit comments.
DATES: FDA is extending the comment period on the document published
July 28, 2022 (87 FR 45334). Submit either electronic or written
comments on the draft guidance by November 25, 2022, 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:
Electronic Submissions
Submit electronic comments in the following way:
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-2022-D-1253 for ``Laser-Assisted In Situ Keratomileusis (LASIK)
Lasers--Patient Labeling Recommendations.'' 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, 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.
You may submit comments on any guidance at any time (see 21 CFR
10.115(g)(5)).
An electronic copy of the guidance document is available for
download from the internet. See the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section
for information on electronic access to the guidance. Submit written
requests for a single hard copy of the draft guidance document entitled
``Laser-Assisted In Situ Keratomileusis (LASIK) Lasers--Patient
Labeling Recommendations'' to the Office of Policy, Center for Devices
and Radiological Health, Food and Drug Administration, 10903 New
Hampshire Ave., Bldg. 66, Rm. 5431, Silver Spring, MD 20993-0002. Send
one self-addressed adhesive label to assist that office in processing
your request.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bradley Cunningham, Center for Devices
and Radiological Health, Food and Drug Administration, 10903 New
Hampshire Ave., Bldg. 66, Rm. 1414, Silver Spring, MD 20993-0002, 301-
796-6484.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
In the Federal Register of July 28, 2022, FDA published a notice of
availability with a 90-day comment period to request comments on draft
guidance for industry and FDA staff entitled ``Laser-Assisted In Situ
Keratomileusis (LASIK) Lasers--Patient Labeling Recommendations.''
The Agency has received requests for an extension of the comment
period. The requests conveyed the desire for additional time to develop
meaningful and thoughtful feedback.
FDA has considered the requests and is extending the comment period
for the notice of availability for 30 days, until November 25, 2022.
The Agency believes that a 30-day extension allows adequate time for
interested persons to submit comments without significantly delaying
guidance on these important issues.
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 ``Laser-
Assisted In Situ Keratomileusis (LASIK) Lasers--Patient Labeling
Recommendations.'' 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. Electronic Access
Persons interested in obtaining a copy of the draft guidance may do
so by downloading an electronic copy from the internet. A search
capability for all Center for Devices and Radiological Health guidance
documents is available at https://www.fda.gov/medical-devices/device-advice-comprehensive-regulatory-assistance/guidance-documents-medical-devices-and-radiation-emitting-products. This draft guidance document
is also available at https://www.regulations.gov and at https://
www.fda.gov/regulatory-
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information/search-fda-guidance-documents. Persons unable to download
an electronic copy of ``Laser-Assisted In Situ Keratomileusis (LASIK)
Lasers--Patient Labeling Recommendations'' may send an email request to
[email protected] to receive an electronic copy of the
document. Please use the document number 16053 and complete title to
identify the guidance you are requesting.
Dated: October 4, 2022.
Lauren K. Roth,
Associate Commissioner for Policy.
[FR Doc. 2022-21971 Filed 10-7-22; 8:45 am]
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