Department of Health and Human Services February 2006 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents
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Findings of Research Misconduct
Notice is hereby given that on January 13, 2006, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Debarring Official, on behalf of the Secretary of HHS, issued a final notice of debarment based on the research misconduct findings of the U.S. Public Health Service (PHS) in the following case: April Swe, University of Wisconsin-Madison: Based on the report of an investigation conducted by the University of Wisconsin-Madison (UWM) and additional analysis conducted by the Office of Research Integrity (ORI) in its oversight review, PHS found that Ms. Swe, former graduate student at UWM, engaged in research misconduct by fabricating data on thirty-nine (39) questionnaires of sibling human subjects associated with an autism study. The research was supported by National Institute on Aging, National Institutes of Health (NIH), grant R01 AG08768. In a final decision dated January 13, 2006, the HHS Debarring Official, on behalf of the Secretary of HHS, issued the final debarment notice based on the PHS findings of research misconduct. The following administrative actions have been implemented for a period of three (3) years, beginning on January 13, 2006: (1) Ms. Swe has been debarred from eligibility for or involvement as a principal in nonprocurement transactions (e.g., grants and cooperative agreements) of the Federal Government and from contracting or subcontracting with any Federal Government agency, except as provided in 45 CFR 76.120. This action is being taken pursuant to the debarment regulations at 45 CFR part 76. (2) Ms. Swe has been prohibited from serving in any advisory capacity to PHS including but not limited to service on any PHS advisory committee, board, and/or peer review committee, or as consultant.
Findings of Scientific Misconduct
Notice is hereby given that the Office of Research Integrity (ORI), the Assistant Secretary for Health, and another Federal agency have taken final action in the following case: Amy Beth Goldring, University of California at Los Angeles: Based on an investigation conducted by the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA) and additional analysis conducted by the Office of Research Integrity (ORI) in its oversight review, ORI found that Ms. Goldring, former graduate student, Department of Psychology, UCLA, engaged in scientific misconduct by falsifying or fabricating data and statistical results for up to nine pilot studies on the impact of vulnerability on decision-making from Fall 2000 to Winter 2002 as a basis for her doctoral thesis research. The falsified or fabricated data was included in a manuscript submitted to Psychological Science, in National Institutes of Mental Health (NIMH), National Institutes of Health (NIH), grant application 1 R01 MH65238-01A1, and in NIMH, NIH, pre-doctoral training grant T32 MH15750. Ms. Goldring has been debarred by another agency with joint jurisdiction for a period of three (3) years, beginning on May 13, 2005, and ending on May 13, 2008. On December 16, 2005, Ms. Goldring received a detailed explanation of ORI's proposed finding and was given thirty (30) days to contest the finding and the proposed administrative action. The thirty-day period has elapsed and ORI has not received a response. Accordingly, the following administrative action has been implemented for a period of three (3) years, beginning on January 18, 2006: (1) Ms. Goldring is prohibited from serving in any advisory capacity to PHS, including but not limited to service on any PHS advisory committee, board, and/or peer review committee, or as a consultant.
Guidance for Industry on Reports on the Status of Postmarketing Study Commitments-Implementation of Section 130 of the Food and Drug Administration Modernization Act of 1997; Availability
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing the availability of a guidance for industry entitled ``Reports on the Status of Postmarketing Study CommitmentsImplementation of Section 130 of the Food and Drug Administration Modernization Act of 1997.'' This guidance provides recommendations on procedures, content, and format for submitting a postmarketing study status report for an approved human drug or licensed biological product; timeframes for FDA's review of postmarketing study commitments; and information about postmarketing study commitments that will be available to the public. The guidance is intended to assist applicants in meeting the requirements of section 130 of the Food and Drug Administration Modernization Act of 1997.
HIPAA Administrative Simplification: Enforcement
The Secretary of Health and Human Services is adopting rules for the imposition of civil money penalties on entities that violate rules adopted by the Secretary to implement the Administrative Simplification provisions of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, Public Law 104-191 (HIPAA). The final rule amends the existing rules relating to the investigation of noncompliance to make them apply to all of the HIPAA Administrative Simplification rules, rather than exclusively to the privacy standards. It also amends the existing rules relating to the process for imposition of civil money penalties. Among other matters, the final rule clarifies and elaborates upon the investigation process, bases for liability, determination of the penalty amount, grounds for waiver, conduct of the hearing, and the appeal process.
Guidance for Industry and Food and Drug Administration; Class II Special Controls Guidance Document: Implantable Intra-Aneurysm Pressure Measurement System; Availability
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing the availability of the guidance entitled ``Class II Special Controls Guidance Document: Implantable Intra-Aneurysm Pressure Measurement System.'' This guidance document describes a means by which the implantable intra-aneurysm pressure measurement system may comply with the requirement of special controls for class II devices. Elsewhere in this issue of the Federal Register, FDA is publishing a final rule to classify these device types into class II (special controls). This guidance document is immediately in effect as the special control for implantable intra-aneurysm pressure measurement systems, but it remains subject to comment in accordance with the agency's good guidance practices (GGPs).
Guidance for Industry on Nonclinical Safety Evaluation of Pediatric Drug Products; Availability
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing the availability of a guidance for industry entitled ``Nonclinical Safety Evaluation of Pediatric Drug Products.'' This document provides guidance on the role and timing of animal studies in the nonclinical safety evaluation of therapeutics intended for the treatment of pediatric patients. The guidance discusses some conditions under which juvenile animals can be meaningful predictors of toxicity in pediatric patients and makes recommendations on nonclinical testing.
ARCH Chemicals, Inc.; Filing of Food Additive Petition
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing that ARCH Chemicals, Inc., has filed a petition proposing that the food additive regulations be amended to provide for the safe use of poly (iminoimidocarbonyliminoimido- carbonyliminohexamethylene) hydrochloride (CAS Reg. No. 32289-58-0) as an antimicrobial agent in the manufacture of food-contact paper and paperboard.
Danisco USA, Inc.; Filing of Food Additive Petition
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing that Danisco USA, Inc., has filed a petition proposing that the food additive regulations be amended to provide for the safe use of polydextrose as a bulking agent, formulation aid, humectant and texturizer in all foods, except meat and poultry.
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health; Changes to the Dose Reconstruction Target Organ Selection for Lymphoma Under the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act of 2000
The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) has changed the selection of target organs used in dose reconstructions NIOSH produces under the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act of 2000 (EEOICPA) for energy employees with lymphoma cancers. This change responds to an evaluation by NIOSH of current scientific data on lymphoma, which revealed that the site of the radiation injury can differ from the site of the tumor or cancer origin documented in the medical files of a lymphoma cancer patient. The new process for selecting dose reconstruction target organs for energy employees with lymphoma cancers includes selecting the target organ that would have received the highest radiation dose from among relevant, possibly irradiated organs, as determined through the dose reconstruction process, when the identity of the target organ is in question. This change may result in the Department of Labor calculating higher probability of causation determinations for select lymphoma cases among previously decided and current EEOICPA cancer claims.
Draft Guidance for Industry and Food and Drug Administration Staff; Medical Devices: Radiology Devices; Class II Special Controls Guidance Document: Bone Sonometers; Availability
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing the availability of a draft guidance for industry and FDA staff entitled ``Class II Special Controls Guidance Document: Bone Sonometers.'' The draft guidance was developed to support the reclassification of bone sonometers from class III (premarket approval) into class II (special controls). Elsewhere in this issue of the Federal Register, FDA is publishing a proposed rule to reclassify these devices accordingly. This draft guidance is neither final nor is it in effect at this time.
Medical Devices; Radiology Devices; Reclassification of Bone Sonometers
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is publishing a proposed rule to reclassify bone sonometer devices from class III into class II, subject to special controls. A bone sonometer is a device that transmits ultrasound energy into the human body to measure acoustic properties of bone that indicate overall bone health and fracture risk. Elsewhere in this issue of the Federal Register, FDA is announcing the availability of a draft guidance document entitled ``Class II Special Controls Guidance Document: Bone Sonometers'' that the agency proposes to use as a special control for these devices.
Request for Nominations for Voting Members on Public Advisory Committees
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is requesting nominations for voting members to serve on the Allergenic Products Advisory Committee, Blood Products Advisory Committee, Cellular, Tissue and Gene Therapies Advisory Committee, Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies Advisory Committee, and the Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee in the Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research (CBER). Nominations will be accepted for vacancies that will or may occur through December 31, 2006. FDA has a special interest in ensuring that women, minority groups, and individuals with disabilities are adequately represented on advisory committees and, therefore, encourages nominations of qualified candidates from these groups.
Medical Devices; Cardiovascular Devices; Classification of Implantable Intra-Aneurysm Pressure Measurement System
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is classifying the implantable intra-aneurysm pressure measurement system into class II (special controls). The special control that will apply to the device is the guidance document entitled ``Class II Special Controls Guidance Document: Implantable Intra-Aneurysm Pressure Measurement System.'' The agency is classifying the device into class II (special controls) in order to provide a reasonable assurance of safety and effectiveness of the device. Elsewhere in this issue of the Federal Register, FDA is announcing the availability of a guidance document that will serve as the special control for the device.
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