Department of Health and Human Services May 2016 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents
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Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission to OMB for Review and Approval; Public Comment Request
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.
Breast Cancer Fund, Center for Environmental Health, Center for Food Safety, Center for Science in the Public Interest, Clean Water Action, Consumer Federation of America, Earthjustice, Environmental Defense Fund, Improving Kids' Environment, Learning Disabilities Association of America, and Natural Resources Defense Council; Filing of Food Additive Petition
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or we) is announcing that we have filed a petition, submitted by Breast Cancer Fund, Center for Environmental Health, Center for Food Safety, Center for Science in the Public Interest, Clean Water Action, Consumer Federation of America, Earthjustice, Environmental Defense Fund, Improving Kids' Environment, Learning Disabilities Association of America, and Natural Resources Defense Council proposing that we amend and/or revoke specified regulations to no longer provide for the food contact use of specified ortho-phthalates.
Medical Devices; Availability of Safety and Effectiveness Summaries for Premarket Approval Applications
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is publishing a list of premarket approval applications (PMAs) that have been approved. This list is intended to inform the public of the availability of safety and effectiveness summaries of approved PMAs through the Internet and the Agency's Division of Dockets Management.
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Developing Drugs for Treatment; Draft Guidance for Industry; Availability
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or Agency) is announcing the availability of a draft guidance for industry entitled ``Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Developing Drugs for Treatment.'' This guidance is intended to assist sponsors in designing a clinical development program for new drug products for the treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). This guidance revises the draft guidance of the same name, issued November 9, 2007, by adding information regarding the St. George's Respiratory Questionnaire (SGRQ).
Blood Products Advisory Committee; Notice of Meeting
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announces a forthcoming public advisory committee meeting of the Blood Products Advisory Committee. The general function of the committee is to provide advice and recommendations to the Agency on FDA's regulatory issues. At least one portion of the meeting will be closed to the public.
Advisory Committees; Filing of Closed Meeting Reports
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing that, as required by the Federal Advisory Committee Act, the Agency has filed with the Library of Congress the annual reports of those FDA advisory committees that held closed meetings during fiscal year 2015.
Diabetes Outcome Measures Beyond Hemoglobin A1c: CDER Public Workshop
The Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER), is sponsoring a public workshop entitled ``Diabetes Outcome Measures Beyond Hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c).'' The purpose of this public workshop is to have a forum for dialogue with the public, patients, patient advocacy groups and industry to gain greater appreciation on the extent to which the current regulatory paradigm for antidiabetic drug therapies addresses the needs of patients with diabetes and to identify additional outcomes, beyond HbA1c, that are of direct relevance and importance to patients living with the disease.
Decision To Evaluate a Petition To Designate a Class of Employees From Bliss and Laughlin Steel in Buffalo, New York, To Be Included in the Special Exposure Cohort
NIOSH gives notice of a decision to evaluate a petition to designate a class of employees from Bliss and Laughlin Steel in Buffalo, New York, to be included in the Special Exposure Cohort under the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act of 2000.
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for Review and Approval; Public Comment Request
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 revision of the approved information collection assigned OMB control number 0945-0003, scheduled to expire on January 1, 2017. 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.
Advisory Committee; Peripheral and Central Nervous System Drugs Advisory Committee, Renewal
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing the renewal of the Peripheral and Central Nervous System Drugs Advisory Committee by the Commissioner of Food and Drugs (the Commissioner). The Commissioner has determined that it is in the public interest to renew the Peripheral and Central Nervous System Drugs Advisory Committee for an additional 2 years beyond the charter expiration date. The new charter will be in effect until June 4, 2018.
Advisory Committee; Blood Products Advisory Committee; Renewal
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing the renewal of the Blood Products Advisory Committee by the Commissioner of Food and Drugs (the Commissioner). The Commissioner has determined that it is in the public interest to renew the Blood Products Advisory Committee for an additional 2 years beyond the charter expiration date. The new charter will be in effect until May 13, 2018.
Advisory Committee; Drug Safety and Risk Management Advisory Committee, Renewal
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing the renewal of the Drug Safety and Risk Management Advisory Committee by the Commissioner of Food and Drugs (the Commissioner). The Commissioner has determined that it is in the public interest to renew the Drug Safety and Risk Management Advisory Committee for an additional 2 years beyond the charter expiration date. The new charter will be in effect until May 31, 2018.
Prospective Grant of Exclusive Patent License: Development and Commercialization of Adeno-Virus Based Cancer Immunotherapy
This notice, in accordance with 35 U.S.C. 209 and 37 CFR part 404, 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 the following Patents and Patent Applications to Etubics Corporation (``Etubics'') located in San Francisco, California, USA.
Prospective Grant of Exclusive Start-up Option License: Anti-TNF Induced Apoptosis (ATIA) Diagnostic Markers and Therapies
This is notice, in accordance with 35 U.S.C. 209(c)(1) and 37 CFR part 404.7(a)(1)(i), that the National Cancer Institute (NCI), National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services, is contemplating the grant of a Start-Up Exclusive Option License Agreement to IntelliPanel Medical, LLC, a company having a place of business in Philadelphia, PA, to practice the inventions embodied in the following patent applications:
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for Review and Approval; Public Comment Request
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 0945-0004, scheduled to expire on May 31, 2016. 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.
Endocrinologic and Metabolic Drugs Advisory Committee; Notice of Meeting
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announces a forthcoming public advisory committee meeting of the Endocrinologic and Metabolic Drugs Advisory Committee. The general function of the committee is to provide advice and recommendations to the Agency on FDA's regulatory issues. The meeting will be open to the public.
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection: Public Comment Request
In compliance with the requirement for opportunity for public comment on proposed data collection projects (Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995), the Health Resources and Services Administration (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.
Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission to OMB for Review and Approval; Public Comment Request
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.
Prospective Grant of Start-up Exclusive License: Development of Virus Like Particles for the Treatment of Breast Cancer, Lung Cancer, Melanoma, Pancreatic Cancer, and Hepatocellular Cancer
This notice, in accordance with 35 U.S.C. 209(c)(1) and 37 CFR part 404.7, that the National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services, is contemplating the grant of a Start-Up Exclusive Patent License to practice the inventions embodied in the following patent applications to Chimeron Bio Corporation, a company incorporated under the laws of Delaware and having an office in Philadelphia, PA. Intellectual Property: U.S. Provisional Patent Application No.: 61/ 615,687 Entitled ``Delivery of Packaged RNA in Mammalian Cells'' HHS Ref. No.: E-264-2011/0-US-01 Filed March 26, 2012; International Patent Application No.: PCT/US2013/031876 Entitled ``Delivery of Packaged RNA in Mammalian Cells'' HHS Ref. No.: E-264-2011/0-PCT-02 Filed March 15, 2013; Australian Patent Application No.: 2013-240248 Entitled ``Delivery of Packaged RNA in Mammalian Cells'' HHS Ref. No.: E-264- 2011/0-AU-03 Filed October 17, 2014; European Patent Application No.: 13712661.1 Entitled ``Delivery of Packaged RNA in Mammalian Cells'' HHS Ref. No.: E-264-2011/0-EP-04 Filed October 24, 2014; Japanese Patent Application No.: 2015-503322 entitled ``Delivery of Packaged RNA in Mammalian Cells'' HHS Ref. No.: E-264-2011/0-JP-05 Filed September 25, 2014; U.S. Patent Application No.: 14/388,441 Entitled Delivery of Packaged RNA in Mammalian Cells'' HHS Ref. No.: E-264-2011/0-US-06 Filed September 26, 2014; U.S. Provisional Patent Application No.: 61/ 916,394 Entitled ``Cancer Immunotherapy: Delivery HLA-11 using VLP- Replicon'' HHS Ref. No.: E-050-2014/0-US-01 Filed December 16, 2013; International Patent Application No.: PCT/US2014/070552 Entitled ``Cancer Immunotherapy: Delivery HLA-11 using VLP-Replicon'' HHS Ref. No.: E-050-2014/0-PCT-02 Filed December 16, 2014; The patent rights to these inventions have been assigned to the Government of the United States of America. The prospective exclusive start-up licensed territory may be worldwide and the field of use may be limited to: ``Use of virus like particles comprising MHCII and CD80 for the treatment of breast cancer, lung cancer, melanoma, pancreatic cancer, and hepatocellular cancer.''
Prospective Grant of an Exclusive License: The Development of an Anti-GPC3 Chimeric Antigen Receptor (CAR) Based on YP7 for the Treatment of Human Cancers
This notice, in accordance with 35 U.S.C. 209(c)(1) and 37 CFR Part 404.7(a)(1)(i), that the National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services, is contemplating the grant of an exclusive license to practice the inventions embodied in: Intellectual Property U.S. Provisional Patent Application 61/654,232 entitled ``High- affinity Monoclonal Antibodies To Glypican-3 And Use Thereof'' [HHS Ref. E-136-2012/0-US-01]; PCT Patent Application PCT/US2013/043633 entitled ``High-affinity Monoclonal Antibodies To Glypican-3 And Use Thereof'' [HHS Ref. E-136-2012/0-PCT-02]; Chinese Patent Application 201380039993.7 entitled ``High-affinity Monoclonal Antibodies To Glypican-3 And Use Thereof'' [HHS Ref. E-136-2012/0-CN-03]; Japanese Patent Application 2015-515243 entitled ``High-affinity Monoclonal Antibodies To Glypican-3 And Use Thereof'' [HHS Ref. E-136-2012/0-JP- 04]; South Korea Patent Application 10-2014-7037046 entitled ``High- affinity Monoclonal Antibodies To Glypican-3 And Use Thereof'' [HHS Ref. E-136-2012/0-KR-05]; Singapore Patent Application 11201407972R entitled ``High-affinity Monoclonal Antibodies To Glypican-3 And Use Thereof'' [HHS Ref. E-136-2012/0-SG-06]; United States Patent Application 14/403,896 entitled ``High-affinity Monoclonal Antibodies To Glypican-3 And Use Thereof'' [HHS Ref. E-136-2012/0-US-07];
Prospective Grant of an Exclusive License: The Development of an Anti-GPC3 Chimeric Antigen Receptor (CAR) Based on HN3 for the Treatment of Human Cancers
This notice, in accordance with 35 U.S.C. 209(c)(1) and 37 CFR Part 404.7(a)(1)(i), that the National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services, is contemplating the grant of an exclusive license to practice the inventions embodied in: Intellectual Property: U.S. Provisional Patent Application 61/ 654,232 entitled ``High-affinity Monoclonal Antibodies To Glypican-3 And Use Thereof'' [HHS Ref. E-136-2012/0-US-01]; PCT Patent Application PCT/US2013/043633 entitled ``High-affinity Monoclonal Antibodies To Glypican-3 And Use Thereof'' [HHS Ref. E-136-2012/0-PCT-02]; Chinese Patent Application 201380039993.7 entitled ``High-affinity Monoclonal Antibodies To Glypican-3 And Use Thereof'' [HHS Ref. E-136-2012/0-CN- 03]; Japanese Patent Application 2015-515243 entitled ``High-affinity Monoclonal Antibodies To Glypican-3 And Use Thereof'' [HHS Ref. E-136- 2012/0-JP-04]; South Korea Patent Application 10-2014-7037046 entitled ``High-affinity Monoclonal Antibodies To Glypican-3 And Use Thereof'' [HHS Ref. E-136-2012/0-KR-05]; Singapore Patent Application 11201407972R entitled ``High-affinity Monoclonal Antibodies To Glypican-3 And Use Thereof'' [HHS Ref. E-136-2012/0-SG-06]; United States Patent Application 14/403,896 entitled ``High-affinity Monoclonal Antibodies To Glypican-3 And Use Thereof'' [HHS Ref. E-136- 2012/0-US-07]; and all continuing U.S. and foreign patents/patent applications for the technology family, to Lentigen Technology, Inc. The patent rights to these inventions have been assigned to and/or exclusively licensed to the Government of the United States of America. The prospective exclusive licensed territory may be the United States, Australia, Canada, the European Union, Russia, China, Hong Kong, Japan, Taiwan, South Korea and Singapore, and the field of use may be limited to: ``The development of a glypican-3 (GPC3) chimeric antigen receptor (CAR)-based immunotherapy using autologous (meaning one individual is both the donor and the recipient) primary human lymphocytes (T cells or NK cells) transfected with a lentiviral or retroviral vector, wherein the vector expresses a CAR having (1) a single antigen specificity and (2) comprising at least: (a) the complementary determining region (CDR) sequences of the anti-GPC3 antibody known as HN3; and (b) a T cell signaling domain; for the prophylaxis and treatment of GPC3-expressing cancers.''
Submission for OMB Review; 30-Day Comment Request; Survey To Assess the Feasibility of Establishing a Gynecologic Specimen Bank (NCI)
Under the provisions of Section 3507(a)(1)(D) of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the National Cancer Institute, 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 March 8, 2016 page 12111 and allowed 60 days for public comment. No comments were received. The purpose of this notice is to allow an additional 30 days for public comment. The National Cancer Institute (NCI), 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. Comment Due Date: Comments regarding this information collection are best assured of having their full effect if received within 30 days of the date of this publication.
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection: Public Comment Request
In compliance with the requirement for opportunity for public comment on proposed data collection projects (Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995), the Health Resources and Services Administration (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.
Nondiscrimination in Health Programs and Activities
This final rule implements Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) (Section 1557). Section 1557 prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, age, or disability in certain health programs and activities. The final rule clarifies and codifies existing nondiscrimination requirements and sets forth new standards to implement Section 1557, particularly with respect to the prohibition of discrimination on the basis of sex in health programs other than those provided by educational institutions and the prohibition of various forms of discrimination in health programs administered by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS or the Department) and entities established under Title I of the ACA. In addition, the Secretary is authorized to prescribe the Department's governance, conduct, and performance of its business, including, here, how HHS will apply the standards of Section 1557 to HHS-administered health programs and activities.
Submission for OMB Review; 30-Day Comment Request; National Institutes of Health (NIH) Loan Repayment Programs; Office of the Director (OD)
Under the provisions of Section 3507(a)(1)(D) of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Division of Loan Repayment (DLR), the National Institutes of Health (NIH), has submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) a request to review and approve the information collection listed below. This proposed information collection was previously published in the Federal Register on February 19, 2016, and page numbers 8514-8516, and allowed 60 days for public comment. No public comments were received. The purpose of this notice is to allow an additional 30 days for public comment. The NIH 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. Comment Due Date: Comments regarding this information collection are best assured of having their full effect if received within 30 days of the date of this publication. For Further Information: To obtain a copy of the data collection plans and instruments or request more information on the proposed project contact: Steve Boehlert, Director of Operations, Division of Loan Repayment, National Institutes of Health, 6011 Executive Blvd., Room 206 (MSC 7650), Bethesda, Maryland 20892-7650. Mr. Boehlert may be contacted via email at BoehlerS@od.nih.gov or by calling 301-451-4465. Formal requests for additional plans and instruments must be requested in writing. Proposed Collection: National Institutes of Health (NIH) Loan Repayment Programs (LRP). Type of Information Collection Request: Extension of a currently approved collection (OMB No. 0925-0361, expiration date 06/30/17). Form Numbers: NIH 2674-1, NIH 2674-2, NIH 2674-3, NIH 2674-4, NIH 2674-5, NIH 2674-6, NIH 2674-7, NIH 2674-8, NIH 2674-9, NIH 2674-10, NIH 2674-11, NIH 2674-12, NIH 2674-13, NIH 2674- 14, NIH 2674-15, NIH 2674-16, NIH 2674-17, NIH 2674-18, NIH 2674-19, and NIH 2674-20. Need and Use of Information Collection: The NIH makes available financial assistance, in the form of educational loan repayment, to M.D., Ph.D., Pharm.D., Psy.D., D.O., D.D.S., D.M.D., D.P.M., DC, N.D., O.D., D.V.M., or equivalent degree holders who perform biomedical or behavioral research in NIH intramural laboratories or as extramural grantees or scientists funded by domestic non-profit organizations for a minimum of two years (three years for the General Research Loan Repayment Program (LRP)) in research areas supporting the mission and priorities of the NIH. The AIDS Research Loan Repayment Program (AIDS-LRP) is authorized by Section 487A of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 288-1); the Clinical Research Loan Repayment Program for Individuals from Disadvantaged Backgrounds (CR-LRP) is authorized by Section 487E (42 U.S.C. 288-5); the General Research Loan Repayment Program (GR-LRP) is authorized by Section 487C of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 288-3); the Clinical Research Loan Repayment Program (LRP-CR) is authorized by Section 487F (42 U.S.C. 288-5a); the Pediatric Research Loan Repayment Program (PR-LRP) is authorized by Section 487F (42 U.S.C. 288-6); the Extramural Clinical Research LRP for Individuals from Disadvantaged Backgrounds (ECR-LRP) is authorized by an amendment to Section 487E (42 U.S.C. 288-5); the Contraception and Infertility Research LRP (CIR-LRP) is authorized by Section 487B (42 U.S.C. 288-2); and the Health Disparities Research Loan Repayment Program (HD-LRP) is authorized by Section 485G (42 U.S.C. 287c-33). The Loan Repayment Programs can repay up to $35,000 per year toward a participant's extant eligible educational loans, directly to financial institutions. The information proposed for collection will be used by the Division of Loan Repayment to determine an applicant's eligibility for participation in the program. Frequency of Response: Initial application and one or two-year renewal application. Affected Public: Individuals or households; Nonprofits; and Businesses or other for-profit. Type of Respondents: Physicians, other scientific or medical personnel, and institutional representatives. OMB approval is requested for 3 years. There are no costs to respondents other than their time. The total estimated annualized burden hours are 33,242.
Use of Electronic Health Record Data in Clinical Investigations; Draft Guidance for Industry; Availability
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or Agency) is announcing the availability of a draft guidance for industry entitled ``Use of Electronic Health Record Data in Clinical Investigations.'' The draft guidance is intended to assist sponsors, clinical investigators, contract research organizations, institutional review boards (IRBs), and other interested parties on the use of electronic health record (EHR) data in FDA-regulated clinical investigations.
Government-Owned Inventions; Availability for Licensing
The invention listed below is owned by an agency of the U.S. Government and is available for licensing and/or co-development 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 and/or co-development.
Government-Owned Inventions; Availability for Licensing
The invention listed below is owned by an agency of the U.S. Government and is available for licensing and/or co-development 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 and/or co-development.
Medicare Program; Obtaining Final Medicare Secondary Payer Conditional Payment Amounts via Web Portal
This final rule specifies the process and timeline for expanding CMS' existing Medicare Secondary Payer (MSP) Web portal to conform to section 201 of the Medicare IVIG and Strengthening Medicare and Repaying Taxpayers Act of 2012 (the SMART Act). The final rule specifies a timeline for developing a multifactor authentication solution to securely permit authorized users other than the beneficiary to access CMS' MSP conditional payment amounts and claims detail information via the MSP Web portal. It also requires that we add functionality to the existing MSP Web portal that permits users to: Notify us that the specified case is approaching settlement; obtain time and date stamped final conditional payment summary statements and amounts before reaching settlement; and ensure that relatedness disputes and any other discrepancies are addressed within 11 business days of receipt of dispute documentation.
Tribal Management Grant Program; Correction
The Indian Health Service published a document in the Federal Register on April 7, 2016, for the FY 2016 Tribal Management Grant Program. The notice contained the incorrect Fiscal Year regarding funding availability.
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for Office of Management and Budget Review; Comment Request; Information To Accompany Humanitarian Device Exemption Applications and Annual Distribution Number Reporting Requirements
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 Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
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 a 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.
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request
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 require; 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.
Postmarket Surveillance Under Section 522 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act; Guidance for Industry and Food and Drug Administration Staff; Availability
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or Agency) is announcing the availability of the guidance entitled ``Postmarket Surveillance Under Section 522 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act.'' This guidance is intended to assist manufacturers of devices subject to section 522 postmarket surveillance orders by providing an overview of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (the FD&C Act), information on how to fulfill section 522 obligations, and recommendations on the format, content, and review of postmarket surveillance plan submissions.
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