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I. Background
As of October 10, 2024, pursuant to
section 319(a) of the Public Health
Service Act (42 U.S.C. 247d) (PHS Act),
HHS Secretary Becerra has determined
that public health emergencies (PHEs)
exist as a result of the consequences of
Hurricane Helene in the States of North
Carolina, Florida, Georgia, Tennessee,
and South Carolina, and as a result of
the consequences of Hurricane Milton
in the State of Florida. FDA is aware of
reports from hospitals, health systems,
and State-licensed pharmacies that they
have experienced difficulties obtaining
certain intravenous solutions. FDA is
closely monitoring this situation and
using all of its applicable authorities to
work with the manufacturers of
intravenous solutions to increase
supply. For example, FDA has
facilitated the temporary importation of
intravenous solution products from
certain foreign facilities, detailed at:
https://www.fda.gov/drugs/updates2024-hurricane-season/hurricanehelene-baxters-manufacturing-recoverynorth-carolina.
However, we recognize that hospitals,
health systems, State-licensed
pharmacies, and applicable Federal
facilities have concerns about assuring
access to intravenous solutions as the
impacts of the hurricanes continue.
Therefore, FDA is issuing this policy to
describe the FDA’s regulatory and
enforcement priorities regarding the
compounding of certain parenteral drug
products for hospitals by outsourcing
facilities and by State-licensed
pharmacies and Federal facilities that
are not registered with FDA as
outsourcing facilities.
We are announcing the availability of
a guidance for industry entitled
‘‘Temporary Policies for Compounding
Certain Parenteral Drug Products.’’ We
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are issuing this guidance consistent
with our good guidance practices (GGP)
regulation (§ 10.115 (21 CFR 10.115)).
We are implementing this guidance
without prior public comment because
we have determined that prior public
participation is not feasible or
appropriate (§ 10.115(g)(2)). This
guidance document is being
implemented immediately to help
ensure patient access to certain
parenteral drug products, such as
intravenous fluids, which are essential
in the care of patients, including those
who are critically ill and those
undergoing surgery. Although this
guidance document is immediately in
effect, it remains subject to comment in
accordance with FDA’s GGP regulation.
The guidance represents the current
thinking of FDA on ‘‘Temporary Policies
for Compounding Certain Large Volume
Parenteral Drug Products for Hospitals.’’
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
While this guidance contains no
collection of information, it does refer to
previously approved FDA collections of
information. The previously approved
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.
3501–3521). The collections of
information for current good
manufacturing practice requirements
have been approved under OMB control
number 0910–0139. The collections of
information for registration of human
drug compounding outsourcing
facilities under section 503B of the
FD&C Act and associated fees under
section 744K of the FD&C Act (21 U.S.C.
379j–62) have been approved under
OMB control number 0910–0776. The
collections of information for human
drug compounding and adverse event
reporting under sections 503A and 503B
(21 U.S.C. 353a and 353b) of the FD&C
Act have been approved under OMB
control number 0910–0800. The
collections of information for adverse
event and product experience reporting
under the MedWatch System has been
approved under OMB control number
0910–0291.
To the extent this guidance also
contains a new collection of information
not approved under a current collection,
a PHE waiver from the PRA has been
granted by HHS on October 11, 2024,
under section 319(f) of the Public Health
Service Act. Information concerning the
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PHE PRA waiver can be found on the
HHS website at https://aspe.hhs.gov/
public-health-emergency-declarationpra-waivers.
III. Electronic Access
Persons with access to the internet
may obtain the document at https://
www.fda.gov/regulatory-information/
search-fda-guidance-documents or
https://www.regulations.gov. Use the
FDA website listed in the previous
sentence to find the most current
version of the guidance.
Dated: October 11, 2024.
Eric Flamm,
Acting Associate Commissioner for Policy.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Food and Drug Administration
[Docket No. FDA–2017–D–5868]
Requests for Reconsideration at the
Division Level Under the Generic Drug
User Fee Amendments; 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 final
guidance for industry entitled ‘‘Requests
for Reconsideration at the Division
Level Under GDUFA.’’ This guidance
provides recommendations on the
procedures for applicants of abbreviated
new drug applications (ANDAs) that
wish to pursue a request for
reconsideration within the review
discipline at the division level or
original signatory authority. This
guidance reflects the most recent
reauthorization of the Generic Drug User
Fee Amendments (GDUFA III) and
clarifies what matters are appropriate
for requests for reconsideration. This
guidance finalizes the draft guidance for
industry of the same title issued on
January 11, 2024.
DATES: The announcement of the
guidance is published in the Federal
Register on October 17, 2024.
ADDRESSES: You may submit either
electronic or written comments on
Agency guidances at any time as
follows:
SUMMARY:
Electronic Submissions
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anyone else’s Social Security number, or
confidential business information, such
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Friday, 240–402–7500.
• Confidential Submissions—To
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‘‘THIS DOCUMENT CONTAINS
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its consideration of comments. The
second copy, which will have the
claimed confidential information
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both copies to the Dockets Management
Staff. If you do not wish your name and
contact information to be made publicly
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in the body of your comments and you
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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
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and/or go to the Dockets Management
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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)).
Submit written requests for single
copies of this 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 guidance document.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
David Coppersmith, Center for Drug
Evaluation and Research, Food and
Drug Administration, 10903 New
Hampshire Ave., Bldg. 75, Rm. 1673,
Silver Spring, MD 20903, 301–796–
9193, David.Coppersmith@fda.hhs.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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original signatory authority. Requests
within the scope of this guidance
document should concern certain
actions that relate to an ANDA and have
scientific significance.
During the assessment of an ANDA,
FDA considers important issues that are
central to product evaluation.
Sometimes, an applicant may disagree
with FDA, and because these
disagreements often involve intricate
matters, it is critical to have procedures
in place to ensure open and prompt
consideration of an applicant’s
concern(s). The procedures and policies
described in this guidance are intended
to formalize FDA’s current and
historical practices and to continue to
promote rapid and fair resolution of
eligible requests between an applicant
and FDA.
This guidance finalizes the draft
guidance for industry of the same title
issued on January 11, 2024 (89 FR
1923). FDA received no comments on
the draft guidance. No changes were
made other than editorial changes.
This guidance is being issued
consistent with FDA’s good guidance
practices regulation (21 CFR 10.115).
The guidance represents the current
thinking of FDA on ‘‘Requests for
Reconsideration at the Division Level
Under GDUFA.’’ 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
II. Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
While this guidance contains no
collection of information, it does refer to
previously approved FDA collections of
information. The previously approved
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.
3501–3521). The collections of
information in 21 CFR part 314 have
been approved under OMB control
number 0910–0001. The collections of
information pertaining to the GDUFA III
commitment letter, meetings related to
generic drug development, and the
Generic Drug User Fee Program have
been approved under OMB control
number 0910–0727.
FDA is announcing the availability of
a guidance for industry entitled
‘‘Requests for Reconsideration at the
Division Level Under GDUFA.’’ This
guidance provides recommendations on
the procedures for applicants of ANDAs
that wish to pursue a request for
reconsideration within the review
discipline at the division level or
III. Electronic Access
Persons with access to the internet
may obtain the guidance at https://
www.fda.gov/drugs/guidancecompliance-regulatory-information/
guidances-drugs, https://www.fda.gov/
regulatory-information/search-fdaguidance-documents, or https://
www.regulations.gov.
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Dated: October 9, 2024.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
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Administration
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Proposed Collection; Public
Comment Request; Generic
Information Collection Request for
Health Resources and Services
Administration Stakeholder Gatherings
Health Resources and Services
Administration (HRSA), Department of
Health and Human Services.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
In compliance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,
HRSA submitted an Information
Collection Request (ICR) to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
review and approval. Comments
submitted during the first public review
of this ICR will be provided to OMB.
OMB will accept further comments from
the public during the review and
approval period. OMB may act on
HRSA’s ICR only after the 30-day
comment period for this notice has
closed.
SUMMARY:
Comments on this ICR should be
received no later than November 18,
2024.
DATES:
Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be sent
within 30 days of publication of this
notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/
PRAMain. Find this particular
information collection by selecting
‘‘Currently under Review—Open for
Public Comments’’ or by using the
search function.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To
request a copy of the clearance requests
submitted to OMB for review, email
Joella Roland, the HRSA Information
Collection Clearance Officer, at
paperwork@hrsa.gov or call (301) 443–
3983.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Information Collection Request Title:
Umbrella Generic Information
Collection Request for Information
Collections Related to HRSA Gatherings,
OMB No. 0906–xxxx—New.
Abstract: HRSA conducts gatherings
for various purposes, including
conferences, meetings, workshops,
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webinars, trainings, communities of
practice, focus groups, and other inperson or virtual gatherings for
individuals and organizations that are
interested in HRSA programs. To ensure
that HRSA has sufficient information to
plan, convene, administer, and evaluate
the effectiveness of these gatherings,
HRSA must collect information from
potential attendees, such as contact
information, organizational information,
logistical information (e.g., preferred
delivery methods), accommodation
needs, and feedback about the
gathering’s content. Furthermore, HRSA
may conduct a test of knowledge to see
what attendees know about the subject
matter before or during the meeting or
focus group. After the gathering
concludes, attendees may be asked to
complete an evaluation form and/or a
test of knowledge to measure the
gathering’s effectiveness. In some
instances, attendees may also apply
and/or submit an abstract for
prescreening to be selected for
attendance.
An illustrative, but not exhaustive,
list of examples of standardized
information collection activities related
to HRSA gatherings include:
• Registration Forms: Information
collected includes name, contact
information, organization/affiliation,
demographic information (age, race or
ethnicity, occupation, and location), and
attendee accommodation needs.
• Application Forms for panels,
posters, or other presentation formats:
For application forms, information
collected also includes title, author(s),
organization/affiliation, and
presentation abstract, in addition to the
information contained in the
registration form.
• Focus Groups: Information
collected includes attendee/presenter
responses to standard questions
regarding topics posed to smaller groups
during HRSA gatherings.
• Pre-/Post-gathering Forms:
Information collected includes attendee/
presenter preferences, feedback, pre-/
post-meeting questions, and tests of
knowledge in response to standard
questions.
A 60-day notice published in the
Federal Register on June 21, 2024, 89
FR 52067–68. HRSA received one
comment that was outside the scope of
the proposed information collection.
Need and Proposed Use of the
Information: The purpose of collections
under this umbrella generic information
collection is to gather appropriate
information to plan, administer, and
evaluate HRSA gatherings. While HRSA
can evaluate the general need for and
the overall practical utility of such
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information collection in advance,
HRSA may not be able to determine the
details of the specific individual
collections until a later time. The
planning for these gatherings is often on
a quick timeline and the standard
timeline to comply with a full request
under the Paperwork Reduction Act
could inhibit HRSA’s ability to collect
information to inform these activities.
The information collected is expected to
be voluntary, low-burden, and
uncontroversial. Therefore, an umbrella
generic is requested to allow for quick
turnaround requests for similar
information collections related to these
activities.
As this Generic ICR for HRSA
Stakeholder Gatherings will focus on
the awareness, understanding, attitudes,
preferences, or experiences of HRSA
customers or other stakeholders (e.g.,
funding recipients and their delivery
partners, potential funding applicants)
relating to existing or future services,
products, or communication materials,
the Fast Track Process should apply to
this information collection. Therefore,
HRSA requests OMB provide a response
on individual generic information
collections within 5 business days.
Likely Respondents: Attendees and
presenters at HRSA conferences,
meetings, workshops, webinars,
trainings, communities of practice, and
other in-person, virtual, or hybrid
gatherings. Attendees and presenters
may include HRSA funding recipients,
individuals seeking to participate in a
HRSA-funded program, members of the
public who utilize HRSA-funded
resources, contractors, researchers, and
other members of the public. Responses
to any information collections under
this Generic ICR for HRSA Stakeholder
Gatherings are not required to obtain or
retain any benefit.
Burden Statement: Burden in this
context means the time expended by
persons to generate, maintain, retain,
disclose, or provide the information
requested. This includes the time
needed to review instructions; to
develop, acquire, install, and utilize
technology and systems for the purpose
of collecting, validating, and verifying
information, processing and
maintaining information, and disclosing
and providing information; to train
personnel and to be able to respond to
a collection of information; to search
data sources; to complete and review
the collection of information; and to
transmit or otherwise disclose the
information. The total annual burden
hours estimated for this ICR are
summarized in the table below. HRSA
conducted this estimate based on
reviewing burden estimates of forms
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Food and Drug Administration
[Docket No. FDA-2017-D-5868]
Requests for Reconsideration at the Division Level Under the
Generic Drug User Fee Amendments; 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 final guidance for industry entitled ``Requests
for Reconsideration at the Division Level Under GDUFA.'' This guidance
provides recommendations on the procedures for applicants of
abbreviated new drug applications (ANDAs) that wish to pursue a request
for reconsideration within the review discipline at the division level
or original signatory authority. This guidance reflects the most recent
reauthorization of the Generic Drug User Fee Amendments (GDUFA III) and
clarifies what matters are appropriate for requests for
reconsideration. This guidance finalizes the draft guidance for
industry of the same title issued on January 11, 2024.
DATES: The announcement of the guidance is published in the Federal
Register on October 17, 2024.
ADDRESSES: You may submit either electronic or written comments on
Agency guidances at any time as follows:
Electronic Submissions
Submit electronic comments in the following way:
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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-2017-D-5868 for ``Requests for Reconsideration at the Division
Level Under GDUFA.'' 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)).
Submit written requests for single copies of this 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 guidance document.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: David Coppersmith, Center for Drug
Evaluation and Research, Food and Drug Administration, 10903 New
Hampshire Ave., Bldg. 75, Rm. 1673, Silver Spring, MD 20903, 301-796-
9193, [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
FDA is announcing the availability of a guidance for industry
entitled ``Requests for Reconsideration at the Division Level Under
GDUFA.'' This guidance provides recommendations on the procedures for
applicants of ANDAs that wish to pursue a request for reconsideration
within the review discipline at the division level or original
signatory authority. Requests within the scope of this guidance
document should concern certain actions that relate to an ANDA and have
scientific significance.
During the assessment of an ANDA, FDA considers important issues
that are central to product evaluation. Sometimes, an applicant may
disagree with FDA, and because these disagreements often involve
intricate matters, it is critical to have procedures in place to ensure
open and prompt consideration of an applicant's concern(s). The
procedures and policies described in this guidance are intended to
formalize FDA's current and historical practices and to continue to
promote rapid and fair resolution of eligible requests between an
applicant and FDA.
This guidance finalizes the draft guidance for industry of the same
title issued on January 11, 2024 (89 FR 1923). FDA received no comments
on the draft guidance. No changes were made other than editorial
changes.
This guidance is being issued consistent with FDA's good guidance
practices regulation (21 CFR 10.115). The guidance represents the
current thinking of FDA on ``Requests for Reconsideration at the
Division Level Under GDUFA.'' 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
While this guidance contains no collection of information, it does
refer to previously approved FDA collections of information. The
previously approved 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. 3501-3521). The collections of information
in 21 CFR part 314 have been approved under OMB control number 0910-
0001. The collections of information pertaining to the GDUFA III
commitment letter, meetings related to generic drug development, and
the Generic Drug User Fee Program have been approved under OMB control
number 0910-0727.
III. Electronic Access
Persons with access to the internet may obtain the guidance at
https://www.fda.gov/drugs/guidance-compliance-regulatory-information/guidances-drugs, https://www.fda.gov/regulatory-information/search-fda-guidance-documents, or https://www.regulations.gov.
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Dated: October 9, 2024.
Eric Flamm,
Acting Associate Commissioner for Policy.
[FR Doc. 2024-23967 Filed 10-16-24; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4164-01-P