Department of Health and Human Services July 23, 2014 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

Availability of Interpretive Rule: Implementation of the Exclusion of Orphan Drugs for Certain Covered Entities Under the 340B Program
Document Number: 2014-17409
Type: Notice
Date: 2014-07-23
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration
HHS is announcing the availability of an interpretive rule providing HHS's interpretation of section 340B(e) of the Public Health Service Act (PHSA), entitled ``Implementation of the Exclusion of Orphan Drugs for Certain Covered Entities Under the 340B Program.'' The interpretive rule states that section 340B(e) of the PHSA excludes drugs with an orphan designation only when those drugs are transferred, prescribed, sold, or otherwise used for the rare condition or disease for which the drug was designated under section 526 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FD&C Act).
Announcement of Requirements and Registration for “Stories of Basic Science to Medical Advances” Challenge
Document Number: 2014-17330
Type: Notice
Date: 2014-07-23
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health
The National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS), one of the components of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), announces a challenge titled ``Stories of Basic Science to Medical Advances.'' This Challenge aims to track medical advances stemming from NIGMS-supported basic science.
Agency Forms Undergoing Paperwork Reduction Act Review
Document Number: 2014-17328
Type: Notice
Date: 2014-07-23
Agency: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Department of Health and Human Services
Designation of a Class of Employees for Addition to the Special Exposure Cohort
Document Number: 2014-17320
Type: Notice
Date: 2014-07-23
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services
HHS gives notice of a decision to designate a class of employees from the Nuclear Metals, Inc. facility in West Concord, Massachusetts, as an addition to the Special Exposure Cohort (SEC) under the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act of 2000. On July 11, 2014, the Secretary of HHS designated the following class of employees as an addition to the SEC:
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Information Request Regarding pH of Smokeless Tobacco Products
Document Number: 2014-17294
Type: Notice
Date: 2014-07-23
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 the collection of information regarding pH of smokeless tobacco products.
Draft and Revised Draft Guidances for Industry Describing Product-Specific Bioequivalence Recommendations; Availability
Document Number: 2014-17293
Type: Notice
Date: 2014-07-23
Agency: Food and Drug Administration, Department of Health and Human Services
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing the availability of additional draft and revised draft product-specific bioequivalence (BE) recommendations. The recommendations provide product-specific guidance on the design of 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,'' which explained the process that would be used to make product-specific BE recommendations available to the public on FDA's Web site. The BE recommendations identified in this notice were developed using the process described in that guidance.
Agency Information Collection Activities; Announcement of Office of Management and Budget Approval; Generic Food and Drug Administration Rapid Response Surveys
Document Number: 2014-17292
Type: Notice
Date: 2014-07-23
Agency: Food and Drug Administration, Department of Health and Human Services
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing that a collection of information entitled ``Generic FDA Rapid Response Surveys'' has been approved by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
Meeting of the Presidential Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS
Document Number: 2014-17271
Type: Notice
Date: 2014-07-23
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services
As stipulated by the Federal Advisory Committee Act, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Service (DHHS) is hereby giving notice that the Presidential Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS (PACHA) will hold a meeting to discuss HIV/AIDS in the Southern United States, HIV related workforce issues, and Hepatitis C and the impact of the Affordable Care Act. The meeting will be open to the public.
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences; Notice of Closed Meeting
Document Number: 2014-17262
Type: Notice
Date: 2014-07-23
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health
National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders; Notice of Meeting
Document Number: 2014-17261
Type: Notice
Date: 2014-07-23
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health
National Cancer Institute; Notice of Closed Meeting
Document Number: 2014-17260
Type: Notice
Date: 2014-07-23
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services
Center for Scientific Review; Notice of Closed Meeting
Document Number: 2014-17259
Type: Notice
Date: 2014-07-23
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health
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