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HRSA plans to provide additional funds to the University of Texas at Austin, Texas, the current EIIC Program recipient, to extend the recipient's current period of performance by 12 months. This extension is necessary to support continuity of operations that facilitate pediatric readiness activities in hospital emergency departments (ED) and prehospital emergency medical services (EMS) agencies throughout the country. The current performance period ends June 30, 2025.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is announcing an opportunity for the public to comment on CMS' intention to collect information from the public. Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), federal agencies are required to publish notice in the Federal Register concerning each proposed collection of information (including each proposed extension or reinstatement of an existing collection of information) and to allow 60 days for public comment on the proposed action. Interested persons are invited to send comments regarding our burden estimates or any other aspect of this collection of information, including the necessity and utility of the proposed information collection for the proper performance of the agency's functions, the accuracy of the estimated burden, ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected, and the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology to minimize the information collection burden.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is announcing an opportunity for the public to comment on CMS' intention to collect information from the public. Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), federal agencies are required to publish notice in the Federal Register concerning each proposed collection of information, including each proposed extension or reinstatement of an existing collection of information, and to allow a second opportunity for public comment on the notice. Interested persons are invited to send comments regarding the burden estimate or any other aspect of this collection of information, including the necessity and utility of the proposed information collection for the proper performance of the agency's functions, the accuracy of the estimated burden, ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected, and the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology to minimize the information collection burden.

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or Agency) is announcing the availability of additional draft and revised draft product-specific guidances. The draft guidances provide product-specific recommendations on, among other things, the design of bioequivalence (BE) studies to support abbreviated new drug applications (ANDAs). In the Federal Register of June 11, 2010, FDA announced the availability of a guidance for industry entitled "Bioequivalence Recommendations for Specific Products" that explained the process that would be used to make product-specific guidances available to the public on FDA's website. The draft guidances identified in this notice were developed using the process described in that guidance.

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing the revocation of the Emergency Use Authorizations (EUAs) (the Authorizations) issued to Fresenius Medical Care North America (Fresenius) for multiFiltrate PRO System and multiBic/multiPlus solutions (EUA 048), and to Baxter Healthcare Corp. (Baxter) for REGIOCIT (EUA 068). FDA revoked the Authorizations on January 16, 2025, under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FD&C Act). The revocations, including an explanation of the reasons for the revocations, are reprinted in this document.

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or Agency) is announcing the establishment of a docket to solicit public comment for information on dihydropyrimidine dehydrogenase (DPD) deficiency and the use of fluorouracil and capecitabine (both fluoropyrimidine chemotherapy drugs). The purposes of the docket establishment are to foster Agency transparency and to solicit input on the currently available information on DPD deficiency and the use of fluorouracil and capecitabine.

In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) has submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) a request for review and approval of the information collection listed below.

This notice announces the intention of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) to request that the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approve an extension of the currently approved information collection "Medical Expenditures Panel Survey Insurance Component, (OMB No. 0935-0110)." This proposed information collection was previously published in the Federal Register on November 13, 2024 and allowed 60 days for public comment. AHRQ received comments from members of the public. The purpose of this notice is to allow an additional 30 days for public comment.

In compliance with the requirement for opportunity for public comment on proposed data collection projects of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, HRSA announces plans to submit an Information Collection Request (ICR), described below, to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). Prior to submitting the ICR to OMB, HRSA seeks comments from the public regarding the burden estimate, below, or any other aspect of the ICR.

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA, the Agency, or we) is hosting a public meeting on the reauthorization of the Generic Drug User Fee Amendments (GDUFA) for fiscal years (FYs) 2028 to 2032. At the end of September 2027, new legislation will be required for FDA to continue to collect generic drug user fees for future FYs. The Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FD&C Act) requires that before FDA begins negotiations with the regulated industry on GDUFA reauthorization, we publish a notice in the Federal Register requesting public input on the reauthorization; hold a public meeting at which the public may present its views on the reauthorization, including specific suggestions for changes to the goals referred to in the GDUFA Reauthorization Performance Goals and Program Enhancements Fiscal Years 2023-2027 (i.e., the GDUFA III Commitment Letter) (https://www.fda.gov/industry/ generic-drug-user-fee-amendments/gdufa-iii-reauthorization); provide a period of 30 days after the public meeting to obtain written comments from the public; and publish the comments on FDA's website. FDA invites public comment on the GDUFA program and suggestions regarding the features FDA should propose for the next GDUFA program cycle. These comments will be published and available on FDA's website.

This notice announces the intention of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) to request that the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approve the proposed information collection project (new): "The AHRQ Safety Program for Healthcare Associated Infection Prevention." This proposed information collection was previously published in the Federal Register on November 20, 2024 and allowed 60 days for public comment. AHRQ received comments from members of the public. The purpose of this notice is to allow an additional 30 days for public comment.

In compliance with the requirement for opportunity for public comment on proposed data collection projects of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, HRSA announces plans to submit an Information Collection Request (ICR), described below, to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). Prior to submitting the ICR to OMB, HRSA seeks comments from the public regarding the burden estimate, below, or any other aspect of the ICR.

This document corrects technical and typographical errors in the final rule that appeared in the December 9, 2024 Federal Register titled "Medicare and Medicaid Programs; CY 2025 Payment Policies under the Physician Fee Schedule and Other Changes to Part B Payment and Coverage Policies; Medicare Shared Savings Program Requirements; Medicare Prescription Drug Inflation Rebate Program; and Medicare Overpayments" (hereinafter referred to as the "CY 2025 PFS final rule"). The effective date was January 1, 2025. It also corrects a technical error in the final rule correcting amendment that appeared in the December 30, 2024, Federal Register titled "Medicare Program: Appeal Rights for Certain Changes in Patient Status and Changes to the Medicare Claims and Medicare Prescription Drug Coverage Determination Appeals Procedures; Correcting Amendment".

The National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences, an institute of the National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services, is contemplating the grant of an Exclusive Patent License to practice the inventions embodied in the Patents and Patent Applications listed in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this Notice to Neurala Bio, Inc. (Neurala), headquartered in Delaware.

This quarterly notice lists Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) manual instructions, substantive and interpretive regulations, and other Federal Register notices that were published in the 3-month period, relating to the Medicare and Medicaid programs and other programs administered by CMS.