Department of Health and Human Services August 21, 2017 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

340B Drug Pricing Program Ceiling Price and Manufacturer Civil Monetary Penalties Regulation
Document Number: 2017-17633
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2017-08-21
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services
The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) administers section 340B of the Public Health Service Act (PHSA), which is referred to as the ``340B Drug Pricing Program'' or the ``340B Program.'' HHS is soliciting comments on delaying the effective date of the January 5, 2017 final rule that sets forth the calculation of the ceiling price and application of civil monetary penalties, and applies to all drug manufacturers that are required to make their drugs available to covered entities under the 340B Program. HHS proposes to delay the effective date of the final rule published in the Federal Register (82 FR 1210, January 5, 2017) to July 1, 2018. HHS proposes this action in order to allow a more deliberate process of considering alternative and supplemental regulatory provisions and to allow for sufficient time for additional rulemaking, as set forth below.
Food and Drug Administration Modernization Act of 1997: Modifications to the List of Recognized Standards, Recognition List Number: 047
Document Number: 2017-17603
Type: Notice
Date: 2017-08-21
Agency: Food and Drug Administration, Department of Health and Human Services
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or Agency) is announcing a publication containing modifications the Agency is making to the list of standards FDA recognizes for use in premarket reviews (FDA Recognized Consensus Standards). This publication, entitled ``Modifications to the List of Recognized Standards, Recognition List Number: 047'' (Recognition List Number: 047), will assist manufacturers who elect to declare conformity with consensus standards to meet certain requirements for medical devices.
Division of Behavioral Health; Office of Clinical and Preventive Services; Zero Suicide Initiative-Support
Document Number: 2017-17599
Type: Notice
Date: 2017-08-21
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, Indian Health Service
Proposed Data Collection Submitted for Public Comment and Recommendations
Document Number: 2017-17582
Type: Notice
Date: 2017-08-21
Agency: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Department of Health and Human Services
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), as part of its continuing effort to reduce public burden and maximize the utility of government information, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing information collections, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. This notice invites comment on the National Health Interview Survey (NHIS). The annual National Health Interview Survey is a major source of general statistics on the health of the U.S. population.
Agency Forms Undergoing Paperwork Reduction Act Review
Document Number: 2017-17581
Type: Notice
Date: 2017-08-21
Agency: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Department of Health and Human Services
Identifying Trading Partners Under the Drug Supply Chain Security Act; Draft Guidance for Industry; Availability
Document Number: 2017-17569
Type: Notice
Date: 2017-08-21
Agency: Food and Drug Administration, Department of Health and Human Services
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or Agency) is announcing the availability of a draft guidance for industry entitled ``Identifying Trading Partners Under the Drug Supply Chain Security Act'' (draft trading partner guidance). FDA is issuing this guidance to assist industry and State and local governments in understanding how to categorize the entities in the drug supply chain in accordance with the Drug Supply Chain Security Act (DSCSA). This guidance explains how to determine when certain statutory requirements will apply to entities that may be considered trading partners in the drug supply chain. FDA is also soliciting public input specific to the activities of ``private-label distributors'' of drug products and whether those activities fall within the definitions under DSCSA of the various trading partners.
Electronic Study Data Submission; Data Standards; Support for Standard for Exchange of Nonclinical Data Implementation Guide Version 3.1
Document Number: 2017-17567
Type: Notice
Date: 2017-08-21
Agency: Food and Drug Administration, Department of Health and Human Services
The Food and Drug Administration's (FDA or Agency) Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER) is announcing support for the 3.1 version of Clinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC) Standard for Exchange of Nonclinical Data (SEND IG 3.1), the end of support for the 3.0 version of SEND IG, and an update to the FDA Data Standards Catalog (Catalog). (See https://www.fda.gov/forindustry/ datastandards/studydatastandards/default.htm.) SEND IG 3.1 has been available from CDISC (www.cdisc.org) since July 2016. FDA is encouraging sponsors and applicants to use SEND IG 3.1 in investigational study data provided in regulatory submissions to CDER.
Determination of Regulatory Review Period for Purposes of Patent Extension; RECUVYRA
Document Number: 2017-17566
Type: Notice
Date: 2017-08-21
Agency: Food and Drug Administration, Department of Health and Human Services
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or the Agency) has determined the regulatory review period for RECUVYRA and is publishing this notice of that determination as required by law. FDA has made the determination because of the submission of applications to the Director of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), Department of Commerce, for the extension of a patent which claims that animal drug product.
Medical Device Classification Procedures; Change of Address; Technical Amendment
Document Number: 2017-17564
Type: Rule
Date: 2017-08-21
Agency: Food and Drug Administration, Department of Health and Human Services
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or Agency) is amending the Medical Device Classification Procedures regulation to reflect a change in address for the Center for Devices and Radiological Health (CDRH). This action is editorial in nature and is intended to improve the accuracy of the Agency's regulations.
Content of Risk Information in the Major Statement in Prescription Drug Direct-to-Consumer Broadcast Advertisements; Establishment of a Public Docket; Request for Information and Comments
Document Number: 2017-17563
Type: Notice
Date: 2017-08-21
Agency: Food and Drug Administration, Department of Health and Human Services
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA, the Agency, or we) is establishing a public docket to assist with its development of recommendations regarding the communication of risk information in direct-to-consumer (DTC) broadcast advertisements for prescription drugs and biologics.
National Library of Medicine; Notice of Closed Meetings
Document Number: 2017-17542
Type: Notice
Date: 2017-08-21
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health
Charter Renewal of the National Vaccine Advisory Committee
Document Number: 2017-17527
Type: Notice
Date: 2017-08-21
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services
The Department of Health and Human Services is hereby giving notice that the charter for the National Vaccine Advisory Committee (NVAC) has been renewed.
This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.