Department of Health and Human Services November 2013 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

Submission for OMB Review; 30-Day Comment Request; Data Collection To Understand How NIH Programs Apply Methodologies To Improve Their Research Programs (MIRP)
Document Number: 2013-28636
Type: Notice
Date: 2013-11-29
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health
Under the provisions of Section 3507(a)(1)(D) of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the National Institutes of Health, has submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) a request for review and approval of the information collection listed below. This proposed information collection was previously published in the Federal Register on September 9, 2013, page 55084 and allowed 60-days for public comment. One comment was received. However, the issues addressed in the comment were not related to the information collection proposed, and will not be considered in the finalization process. The purpose of this notice is to allow an additional 30 days for public comment. The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), National Institutes of Health, may not conduct or sponsor, and the respondent is not required to respond to, an information collection that has been extended, revised, or implemented on or after October 1, 1995, unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number. Direct Comments to OMB: Written comments and/or suggestions regarding the item(s) contained in this notice, especially regarding the estimated public burden and associated response time, should be directed to the: Office of Management and Budget, Office of Regulatory Affairs, OIRA_submission@omb.eop.gov or by fax to 202-395-6974, Attention: NIH Desk Officer.
Public Meeting of the Presidential Commission for the Study of Bioethical Issues
Document Number: 2013-28621
Type: Notice
Date: 2013-11-29
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services
The Presidential Commission for the Study of Bioethical Issues (the Commission) will conduct its fifteenth meeting on December 18, 2013. At this meeting, the Commission will discuss the BRAIN Initiative and ongoing work in neuroscience.
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Adverse Event Program for Medical Products
Document Number: 2013-28600
Type: Notice
Date: 2013-11-29
Agency: Food and Drug Administration, Department of Health and Human Services
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing an opportunity for public comment on the proposed collection of certain information by the Agency. Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (the PRA), Federal Agencies are required to publish notice in the Federal Register concerning each proposed collection of information, including each proposed extension of an existing collection of information, and to allow 60 days for public comment in response to the notice. This notice solicits comments on the collection of information regarding the Adverse Event Program for medical devices.
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Eye Tracking Study of Direct-to-Consumer Prescription Drug Advertisement Viewing
Document Number: 2013-28599
Type: Notice
Date: 2013-11-29
Agency: Food and Drug Administration, Department of Health and Human Services
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing an opportunity for public comment on the proposed collection of certain information by the Agency. Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (the PRA), Federal Agencies are required to publish notice in the Federal Register concerning each proposed collection of information and to allow 60 days for public comment in response to the notice. This notice solicits comments on research entitled, ``Eye Tracking Study of Direct-to-Consumer Prescription Drug Advertisement Viewing.'' This study is designed to use eye tracking technology to explore how consumers view direct-to-consumer (DTC) prescription drug advertisements (ads) that include text regarding risk information and reporting side effects and that vary in the amount of distracting audio and visual content during the presentation of the risk information.
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for Office of Management and Budget Review; Comment Request; Designated New Animal Drugs for Minor Use and Minor Species
Document Number: 2013-28598
Type: Notice
Date: 2013-11-29
Agency: Food and Drug Administration, Department of Health and Human Services
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing that a proposed collection of information has been submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and clearance under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
Agency Forms Undergoing Paperwork Reduction Act Review
Document Number: 2013-28592
Type: Notice
Date: 2013-11-29
Agency: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Department of Health and Human Services
National Cancer Institute; Notice of Closed Meeting
Document Number: 2013-28564
Type: Notice
Date: 2013-11-29
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism; Notice of Meeting
Document Number: 2013-28563
Type: Notice
Date: 2013-11-29
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases; Notice of Closed Meetings
Document Number: 2013-28562
Type: Notice
Date: 2013-11-29
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases; Notice of Closed Meeting
Document Number: 2013-28561
Type: Notice
Date: 2013-11-29
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases; Notice of Closed Meeting
Document Number: 2013-28560
Type: Notice
Date: 2013-11-29
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health
National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering; Notice of Closed Meeting
Document Number: 2013-28559
Type: Notice
Date: 2013-11-29
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health
Government-Owned Inventions; Availability for Licensing
Document Number: 2013-28558
Type: Notice
Date: 2013-11-29
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health
The inventions listed below are owned by an agency of the U.S. Government and are available for licensing in the U.S. in accordance with 35 U.S.C. 209 and 37 CFR part 404 to achieve expeditious commercialization of results of federally-funded research and development. Foreign patent applications are filed on selected inventions to extend market coverage for companies and may also be available for licensing.
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request
Document Number: 2013-28537
Type: Notice
Date: 2013-11-29
Agency: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Department of Health and Human Services
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 (the 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 any of the following subjects: (1) the necessity and utility of the proposed information collection for the proper performance of the agency's functions; (2) the accuracy of the estimated burden; (3) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (4) the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology to minimize the information collection burden.
Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
Document Number: 2013-28524
Type: Notice
Date: 2013-11-29
Agency: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Department of Health and Human Services
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 any of the following subjects: (1) The necessity and utility of the proposed information collection for the proper performance of the agency's functions; (2) the accuracy of the estimated burden; (3) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (4) the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology to minimize the information collection burden.
Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Continued Approval of American Osteopathic Association/Healthcare Facilities Accreditation Program's Critical Access Hospital Accreditation Program
Document Number: 2013-28521
Type: Notice
Date: 2013-11-29
Agency: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Department of Health and Human Services
This final notice announces our decision to approve the American Osteopathic Association/Healthcare Facilities Accreditation Program (AOA/HFAP) for continued recognition as a national accrediting organization (AO) for critical access hospitals (CAH) that wish to participate in the Medicare or Medicaid programs.
Medicare Program; Town Hall Meeting on FY 2015 Applications for New Medical Services and Technology Add-On Payments
Document Number: 2013-28518
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2013-11-29
Agency: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Department of Health and Human Services
This notice announces a Town Hall meeting in accordance with the Social Security Act (the Act) to discuss fiscal year (FY) 2015 applications for add-on payments for new medical services and technologies under the hospital inpatient prospective payment system (IPPS). Interested parties are invited to this meeting to present their comments, recommendations, and data regarding whether the FY 2015 new medical services and technologies applications meet the substantial clinical improvement criterion.
Food Additive Regulations; Incorporation by Reference of the Food Chemicals Codex, 7th Edition
Document Number: 2013-28439
Type: Rule
Date: 2013-11-29
Agency: Food and Drug Administration, Department of Health and Human Services
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or we) is amending select food additive regulations that incorporate by reference food- grade specifications from prior editions of the Food Chemicals Codex (FCC) to incorporate by reference food-grade specifications from the FCC 7th Edition (FCC 7). We are taking this action in response to a petition filed by the United States Pharmacopeial Convention (U.S.P. or petitioner).
Final Effect of Designation of a Class of Employees for Addition to the Special Exposure Cohort
Document Number: 2013-28454
Type: Notice
Date: 2013-11-27
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services
HHS gives notice concerning the final effect of the HHS decision to designate a class of employees from the Pantex Plant in Amarillo, Texas, as an addition to the Special Exposure Cohort (SEC) under the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act of 2000.
Final Effect of Designation of a Class of Employees for Addition to the Special Exposure Cohort
Document Number: 2013-28453
Type: Notice
Date: 2013-11-27
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services
HHS gives notice concerning the final effect of the HHS decision to designate a class of employees from the Feed Materials Production Center (FMPC) in Fernald, Ohio, as an addition to the Special Exposure Cohort (SEC) under the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act of 2000.
Final Effect of Designation of a Class of Employees for Addition to the Special Exposure Cohort
Document Number: 2013-28452
Type: Notice
Date: 2013-11-27
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services
HHS gives notice concerning the final effect of the HHS decision to designate a class of employees from the Feed Materials Production Center (FMPC) in Fernald, Ohio, as an addition to the Special Exposure Cohort (SEC) under the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act of 2000.
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
Document Number: 2013-28448
Type: Notice
Date: 2013-11-27
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Importer's Entry Notice
Document Number: 2013-28438
Type: Notice
Date: 2013-11-27
Agency: Food and Drug Administration, Department of Health and Human Services
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing an opportunity for public comment on the proposed collection of certain information by the Agency. Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (the PRA), Federal Agencies are required to publish notice in the Federal Register concerning each proposed collection of information, including each proposed extension of an existing collection of information, and to allow 60 days for public comment in response to the notice. This notice solicits comments on FDA's Importer's Entry Notice.
Risk Communications Advisory Committee; Notice of Meeting
Document Number: 2013-28435
Type: Notice
Date: 2013-11-27
Agency: Food and Drug Administration, Department of Health and Human Services
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
Document Number: 2013-28430
Type: Notice
Date: 2013-11-27
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families
Draft Guidance for Industry on Bioequivalence Recommendations for Fluticasone Propionate; Salmeterol Xinafoate; Reopening of the Comment Period
Document Number: 2013-28394
Type: Notice
Date: 2013-11-27
Agency: Food and Drug Administration, Department of Health and Human Services
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is reopening the comment period for the notice of availability entitled ``Draft Guidance for Industry on Bioequivalence Recommendations for Fluticasone Propionate; Salmeterol Xinafoate'', published in the Federal Register of September 10, 2013 (78 FR 55263). In that notice, FDA requested public comment on the draft guidance. FDA is reopening the comment period due to the inability of some commenters to submit comments through the www.regulations.gov Web site from November 4, 2013, through November 13, 2013, due to technical difficulties.
Draft Guidance for Industry on Generic Drug User Fee Amendments of 2012: Questions and Answers (Revision 1); Reopening of the Comment Period
Document Number: 2013-28392
Type: Notice
Date: 2013-11-27
Agency: Food and Drug Administration, Department of Health and Human Services
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is reopening the comment period for the notice of availability entitled ``Draft Guidance for Industry on Generic Drug User Fee Amendments of 2012: Questions and Answers (Revision 1)'', published in the Federal Register of September 10, 2013 (78 FR 55261). In that notice, FDA requested public comment on the draft guidance. FDA is reopening the comment period due to the inability of some commenters to submit comments through the www.regulations.gov Web site from November 4, 2013, through November 13, 2013, due to technical difficulties.
Transport Format for the Submission of Regulatory Study Data; Notice of Pilot Project
Document Number: 2013-28391
Type: Notice
Date: 2013-11-27
Agency: Food and Drug Administration, Department of Health and Human Services
The Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER) and the Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research (CBER) in the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) are announcing a pilot project to evaluate the Clinical Data Interchange Standard Consortium (CDISC) Submission Data Standards (SDS) Extensible Markup Language (XML) transport format for the submission of regulatory study data. The current study data transport format supported by FDA is the SAS Transport (XPORT) version 5 file format. Although XPORT has been a reliable exchange format for many years, it is not an extensible modern technology. SDS XML is an extension of the CDISC Operational Data Model, which is a vendor neutral, platform-independent format for the exchange and archive of study data. FDA is announcing an invitation to sponsors to participate in this pilot project to evaluate the SDS XML transport format.
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for Review and Approval; Public Comment Request
Document Number: 2013-28385
Type: Notice
Date: 2013-11-27
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the Secretary
In compliance with section 3507(a)(1)(D) of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Office of the Secretary (OS), Department of Health and Human Services, has submitted an Information Collection Request (ICR), described below, to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval. The ICR is for renewal of the approved information collection assigned OMB control number OS-0990-0323, scheduled to expire on 30 April 2014. Comments submitted during the first public review of this ICR will be provided to OMB. OMB will accept further comments from the public on this ICR during the review and approval period.
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Public Comment Request
Document Number: 2013-28376
Type: Notice
Date: 2013-11-27
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the Secretary
In compliance with section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Office of the Secretary (OS), Department of Health and Human Services, announces plans to submit a new Information Collection Request (ICR), described below, to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). Prior to submitting that ICR to OMB, OS seeks comments from the public regarding the burden estimate, below, or any other aspect of the ICR.
Center for Scientific Review; Notice of Closed Meeting
Document Number: 2013-28375
Type: Notice
Date: 2013-11-27
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health
Prospective Grant of Exclusive Patent License: GMCSF-BclxL-Derived Chimeric Therapeutics for Use in Treatment of Cancer, Neutropenia, CNS Injury and Parkinson's Disease
Document Number: 2013-28374
Type: Notice
Date: 2013-11-27
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health
This notice, in accordance with 35 U.S.C. 209 and 37 CFR Part 404, indicates that 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 technology family E-150-2005/0, including U.S. Patent application 11/991,692 [HHS Ref. E- 150-2005/0-US-07], PCT Application PCT/US06/35070 [HHS Ref. E-150-2005/ 0-PCT-02] and foreign equivalents thereof, entitled ``Methods and Compositions for Inhibiting Cell Death or Enhancing Cell Proliferation'', to Medicenna Therapeutics, Inc., located in Vancouver, Canada. The patent rights in these inventions have been assigned to and/or exclusively licensed to the Government of the United States of America. The prospective exclusive patent license territory may be worldwide, and the field of use may be limited to:
Renewal of the Advisory Committee on the Maternal, Infant and Early Childhood Home Visiting Program Evaluation
Document Number: 2013-28324
Type: Notice
Date: 2013-11-26
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration, Administration for Children and Families
ACF and HRSA announce the renewal of the Advisory Committee on the Maternal, Infant and Early Childhood Home Visiting Program Evaluation to provide advice to the Secretary of Health and Human Services (``the Secretary'') on the design, plan, progress, and findings of the evaluation required under the Act.
Agency Forms Undergoing Paperwork Reduction Act Review
Document Number: 2013-28297
Type: Notice
Date: 2013-11-26
Agency: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Department of Health and Human Services
Proposed Data Collections Submitted for Public Comment and Recommendations
Document Number: 2013-28296
Type: Notice
Date: 2013-11-26
Agency: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Department of Health and Human Services
Patient Safety Organizations: Voluntary Relinquishment From GE-PSO
Document Number: 2013-28284
Type: Notice
Date: 2013-11-26
Agency: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Department of Health and Human Services
The Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Act of 2005 (Patient Safety Act), Public Law 109-41, 42 U.S.C. 299b-21-b-26, provides for the formation of Patient Safety Organizations (PSOs), which collect, aggregate, and analyze confidential information regarding the quality and safety of health care delivery. The Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Final Rule (Patient Safety Rule), 42 CFR part 3, authorizes AHRQ, on behalf of the Secretary of HHS, to list as a PSO an entity that attests that it meets the statutory and regulatory requirements for listing. A PSO can be ``delisted'' by the Secretary if it is found no longer to meet the requirements of the Patient Safety Act and Patient Safety Rule, or when a PSO chooses to voluntarily relinquish its status as a PSO for any reason. AHRQ has accepted a notification of voluntary relinquishment from the GE-PSO of its status as a PSO, and has delisted the PSO accordingly.
Patient Safety Organizations: Voluntary Relinquishment From Morgridge Institute for Research PSO
Document Number: 2013-28283
Type: Notice
Date: 2013-11-26
Agency: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Department of Health and Human Services
The Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Act of 2005 (Patient Safety Act), Public Law 109-41, 42 U.S.C. 299b-21-b-26, provides for the formation of Patient Safety Organizations (PSOs), which collect, aggregate, and analyze confidential information regarding the quality and safety of health care delivery. The Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Final Rule (Patient Safety Rule), 42 CFR Part 3, authorizes AHRQ, on behalf of the Secretary of HHS, to list as a PSO an entity that attests that it meets the statutory and regulatory requirements for listing. A PSO can be ``delisted'' by the Secretary if it is found no longer to meet the requirements of the Patient Safety Act and Patient Safety Rule, or when a PSO chooses to voluntarily relinquish its status as a PSO for any reason. AHRQ has accepted a notification of voluntary relinquishment from Morgridge Institute for Research PSO of its status as a PSO, and has delisted the PSO accordingly.
Review of Proposed Changes with ICD-10-CM/PCS; Conversion of Quality IndicatorsTM
Document Number: 2013-28282
Type: Notice
Date: 2013-11-26
Agency: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Department of Health and Human Services
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) seeks comments on the proposed conversion of the AHRQ Quality IndicatorsTM to ``International Classification of Diseases, 10th Edition, Clinical Modification/Procedure Coding System'' (ICD-10- CM and ICD-10-PCS) codes. These changes would be applicable to hospital discharges occurring on or after October 1, 2014. The proposed ICD-10- CM/PCS codes are posted on the AHRQ QI Web site for review at: https:// www.qualityindicators.ahrq.gov/icd10/default.aspx
Proposed Data Collections Submitted for Public Comment and Recommendations
Document Number: 2013-28281
Type: Notice
Date: 2013-11-26
Agency: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Department of Health and Human Services
Proposed Data Collections Submitted for Public Comment and Recommendations
Document Number: 2013-28280
Type: Notice
Date: 2013-11-26
Agency: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Department of Health and Human Services
Patient Safety Organizations: Delisting for Cause for Leadership Triad
Document Number: 2013-28279
Type: Notice
Date: 2013-11-26
Agency: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Department of Health and Human Services
AHRQ has delisted Leadership Triad due to its failure to correct a deficiency. The Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Act of 2005 (Patient Safety Act), Public Law 109-41, 42 U.S.C. 299b-21b-26, authorizes the listing of Patient Safety Organizations (PSOs), which are entities or component organizations whose mission and primary activity is to conduct activities to improve patient safety and the quality of health care delivery. HHS issued the Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Final Rule (Patient Safety Rule) to implement the Patient Safety Act. AHRQ administers the provisions of the Patient Safety Act and Patient Safety Rule relating to the listing and operation of PSOs.
Center for Scientific Review; Notice of Closed Meetings
Document Number: 2013-28267
Type: Notice
Date: 2013-11-26
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health
Office of the Director, National Institutes of Health; Notice of Meeting
Document Number: 2013-28266
Type: Notice
Date: 2013-11-26
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health
National Institute of General Medical Sciences; Amended Notice of Meeting
Document Number: 2013-28265
Type: Notice
Date: 2013-11-26
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health
National Institute of General Medical Sciences; Notice of Closed Meeting
Document Number: 2013-28264
Type: Notice
Date: 2013-11-26
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health
Center for Scientific Review; Amended Notice of Meeting
Document Number: 2013-28263
Type: Notice
Date: 2013-11-26
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health
Withdrawal of Approval of New Animal Drug Applications; Arsanilic Acid
Document Number: 2013-28256
Type: Rule
Date: 2013-11-26
Agency: Food and Drug Administration, Department of Health and Human Services
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is amending the animal drug regulations to reflect the withdrawal of approval of a new animal drug application (NADA) for an arsanilic acid Type A medicated article at the sponsor's request because the product is no longer manufactured or marketed.
Withdrawal of Approval of New Animal Drug Applications; Arsanilic Acid
Document Number: 2013-28255
Type: Notice
Date: 2013-11-26
Agency: Food and Drug Administration, Department of Health and Human Services
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is withdrawing approval of a new animal drug application (NADA) for an arsanilic acid Type A medicated article at the sponsor's request because the product is no longer manufactured or marketed.
Proposed Data Collections Submitted for Public Comment and Recommendations
Document Number: 2013-28217
Type: Notice
Date: 2013-11-25
Agency: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Department of Health and Human Services
Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission to OMB for Review and Approval; Public Comment Request
Document Number: 2013-28203
Type: Notice
Date: 2013-11-25
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration
In compliance with Section 3507(a)(1)(D) of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) has 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.
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