Department of Health and Human Services December 2017 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

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Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for Office of Management and Budget Review; Comment Request; Good Laboratory Practice Regulations for Nonclinical Studies
Document Number: 2017-27255
Type: Notice
Date: 2017-12-19
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 Information Collection Request. 30-Day Public Comment Request
Document Number: 2017-27251
Type: Notice
Date: 2017-12-19
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services
In compliance with the requirement of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Office of the Secretary (OS), Department of Health and Human Services, is publishing the following summary of a proposed collection for public comment.
Modified Risk Tobacco Product Applications: Applications for Six Camel Snus Smokeless Tobacco Products Submitted by R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company; Availability
Document Number: 2017-27246
Type: Notice
Date: 2017-12-19
Agency: Food and Drug Administration, Department of Health and Human Services
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or Agency) is announcing the availability for public comment of modified risk tobacco product applications (MRTPAs) for six Camel Snus smokeless tobacco products submitted by R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.
National Institute of Mental Health; Notice of Meeting
Document Number: 2017-27225
Type: Notice
Date: 2017-12-19
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health
Invitation to Manufacturers of Pertussis Serological Kits
Document Number: 2017-27189
Type: Notice
Date: 2017-12-18
Agency: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Department of Health and Human Services
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announces an opportunity for commercial manufacturers to work with CDC's National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases (NCIRD) on the validation of pertussis serological kits prior to submission to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for marketing authorization. CDC is interested in the development of an assay that is an Immunoglobulin G (IgG) anti-pertussis toxin (PT) enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA), calibrated to an international reference standard (such as FDA Reference Standard Lot #3, World Health Organization (WHO) International Standard 06/140, or equivalents). The ELISA will be used for in vitro serological diagnosis of pertussis in clinical cases of selected age groups. CDC will be able to provide guidance, materials, and evaluation support for the manufacturer; however, the manufacturer will be responsible for submitting a premarket submission to FDA with adequate information, including any analytical or clinical data needed to support the submission, to demonstrate to FDA that FDA can grant marketing authorization to the product.
Notice of Closed Meeting
Document Number: 2017-27165
Type: Notice
Date: 2017-12-18
Agency: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Department of Health and Human Services
Board of Scientific Counselors, National Center for Injury Prevention and Control (BSC, NCIPC); Notice of Charter Renewal; Correction
Document Number: 2017-27164
Type: Notice
Date: 2017-12-18
Agency: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Department of Health and Human Services
This gives notice under the Federal Advisory Committee Act of October 6, 1972, that the Board of Scientific Counselors, National Center for Injury Prevention and Control (BSC, NCIPC), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Department of Health and Human Services, has been renewed for a 2-year period through November 5, 2019.
Developing Targeted Therapies in Low-Frequency Molecular Subsets of a Disease; Draft Guidance for Industry; Availability
Document Number: 2017-27156
Type: Notice
Date: 2017-12-18
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 ``Developing Targeted Therapies in Low-Frequency Molecular Subsets of a Disease.'' The purpose of this guidance is to describe the FDA's current recommendations on how to group patients with different molecular alterations for eligibility in clinical trials; and general approaches to evaluating the benefits and risks of targeted therapeutics within a clinically defined disease where some molecular alterations may occur at low frequencies.
Investigational In Vitro Diagnostics Used in Clinical Investigations of Therapeutic Products; Draft Guidance for Industry, Food and Drug Administration Staff, Sponsors, and Institutional Review Boards; Availability
Document Number: 2017-27155
Type: Notice
Date: 2017-12-18
Agency: Food and Drug Administration, Department of Health and Human Services
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or Agency) is announcing the availability of the draft guidance entitled ``Investigational IVDs Used in Clinical Investigations of Therapeutic Products.'' This draft guidance is intended to assist sponsors of clinical investigations of therapeutic products that also include investigational in vitro diagnostics (IVDs) and institutional review boards (IRBs) that review such investigations in complying with the Investigational Device Exemption (IDE) regulation. This draft guidance is also intended to assist FDA staff participating in the review of these investigations. This draft guidance is not final nor is it in effect at this time.
Drug Products, Including Biological Products, That Contain Nanomaterials; Draft Guidance for Industry; Availability
Document Number: 2017-27133
Type: Notice
Date: 2017-12-18
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 ``Drug Products, Including Biological Products, that Contain Nanomaterials.'' This draft guidance has been developed to provide industry with the Agency's current thinking for the development of human drug products, including those that are biological products, that contain nanomaterials. The draft guidance also includes recommendations for applicants and sponsors of investigational, premarket, and postmarket submissions for these products.
Replacement Reagent and Instrument Family Policy for In Vitro Diagnostic Devices; Draft Guidance for Industry and Food and Drug Administration Staff; Availability
Document Number: 2017-27132
Type: Notice
Date: 2017-12-18
Agency: Food and Drug Administration, Department of Health and Human Services
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or Agency) is announcing the availability of the draft guidance entitled ``Replacement Reagent and Instrument Family Policy for In Vitro Diagnostic Devices.'' FDA is issuing this draft guidance document to update and clarify the policy for a manufacturer's application of an assay that was previously cleared for use based on performance characteristics with a specified instrument, to an additional instrument that was previously cleared or that is a member of an instrument family from which another member has been previously cleared. When finalized, this document will supersede ``Replacement Reagent and Instrument Family Policy,'' issued on December 11, 2003. This draft guidance is not final nor is it in effect at this time.
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health & Human Development; Notice of Closed Meetings
Document Number: 2017-27129
Type: Notice
Date: 2017-12-18
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases; Notice of Closed Meeting
Document Number: 2017-27128
Type: Notice
Date: 2017-12-18
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health
Information Requests and Discipline Review Letters Under the Generic Drug User Fee Amendments; Draft Guidance for Industry; Availability
Document Number: 2017-27124
Type: Notice
Date: 2017-12-18
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 ``Information Requests and Discipline Review Letters Under GDUFA.'' This draft guidance explains how FDA will issue and use an information request (IR) and/or a discipline review letter (DRL) during the review of an original abbreviated new drug application (ANDA).
National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders; Notice of Meeting
Document Number: 2017-27110
Type: Notice
Date: 2017-12-15
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health
National Cancer Institute Notice of Closed Meetings
Document Number: 2017-27109
Type: Notice
Date: 2017-12-15
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services
Center for Scientific Review; Notice of Closed Meeting
Document Number: 2017-27108
Type: Notice
Date: 2017-12-15
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health
Office of the Director, National Institutes of Health; Notice of Meeting
Document Number: 2017-27059
Type: Notice
Date: 2017-12-15
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism; Notice of Meeting
Document Number: 2017-27058
Type: Notice
Date: 2017-12-15
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism; Notice of Closed Meeting
Document Number: 2017-27057
Type: Notice
Date: 2017-12-15
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services
National Institute on Aging; Notice of Closed Meeting
Document Number: 2017-27056
Type: Notice
Date: 2017-12-15
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health
National Institute on Aging; Notice of Closed Meeting
Document Number: 2017-27055
Type: Notice
Date: 2017-12-15
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health
Issuance of Priority Review Voucher; Rare Pediatric Disease Product
Document Number: 2017-27049
Type: Notice
Date: 2017-12-15
Agency: Food and Drug Administration, Department of Health and Human Services
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing the issuance of a priority review voucher to the sponsor of a rare pediatric disease product application. The Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (the FD&C Act), as amended by the Food and Drug Administration Safety and Innovation Act (FDASIA), authorizes FDA to award priority review vouchers to sponsors of approved rare pediatric disease product applications that meet certain criteria. FDA is required to publish notice of the award of the priority review voucher. FDA has determined that MEPSEVII (vestronidase alfa-vjbk), manufactured by Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical, Inc., meets the criteria for a priority review voucher.
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request
Document Number: 2017-27048
Type: Notice
Date: 2017-12-15
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 the necessity and utility of the proposed information collection for the proper performance of the agency's functions, the accuracy of the estimated burden, ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected, and the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology to minimize the information collection burden.
Determination Concerning a Petition To Add a Class of Employees to the Special Exposure Cohort
Document Number: 2017-27040
Type: Notice
Date: 2017-12-15
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services
HHS gives notice of a determination concerning a petition to add a class of employees from the Rocky Flats Plant, in Golden, Colorado, to the Special Exposure Cohort (SEC) under the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act of 2000 (EEOICPA).
Determination Concerning a Petition To Add a Class of Employees to the Special Exposure Cohort
Document Number: 2017-27039
Type: Notice
Date: 2017-12-15
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services
HHS gives notice of a determination concerning a petition to add a class of employees from the Carborundum Company, in Niagara Falls, New York, to the Special Exposure Cohort (SEC) under the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act of 2000 (EEOICPA).
Designation of a Class of Employees for Addition to the Special Exposure Cohort
Document Number: 2017-27038
Type: Notice
Date: 2017-12-15
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services
HHS gives notice of a decision to designate a class of employees from the Idaho National Laboratory (INL) in Scoville, Idaho, as an addition to the Special Exposure Cohort (SEC) under the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act of 2000.
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection: Public Comment Request; Information Collection Request Title: Rural Health Opioid Program Grant Performance Measures, OMB No. 0906-xxxx-New
Document Number: 2017-27013
Type: Notice
Date: 2017-12-15
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration
In compliance with the requirement for opportunity for public comment on proposed data collection projects of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 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.
The Least Burdensome Provisions: Concept and Principles; Draft Guidance for Industry and Food and Drug Administration Staff; Availability
Document Number: 2017-26987
Type: Notice
Date: 2017-12-15
Agency: Food and Drug Administration, Department of Health and Human Services
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or Agency) is announcing the availability of the draft guidance entitled ``The Least Burdensome Provisions: Concept and Principles'' FDA utilizes a least burdensome approach to medical device regulation to eliminate unnecessary burdens that may delay the marketing of beneficial new products, while maintaining the statutory requirements for clearance and approval. This document describes the guiding principles and recommended approach for FDA staff and industry to facilitate consistent application of least burdensome principles to the activities pertaining to products meeting the statutory definition of a device regulated under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (the FD&C Act). This draft guidance is not final nor is it in effect at this time.
Findings of Research Misconduct
Document Number: 2017-26961
Type: Notice
Date: 2017-12-15
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the Secretary
Findings of research misconduct have been made on the part of Matthew Endo, former graduate student, Department of Chemistry, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. The questioned research was supported by National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS), National Institutes of Health (NIH), grant R01 GM080436. The administrative actions, including three (3) years of supervision, which are implemented beginning on November 16, 2017, are detailed below.
Medicare Program: Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment and Ambulatory Surgical Center Payment Systems and Quality Reporting Programs
Document Number: R1-2017-23932
Type: Rule
Date: 2017-12-14
Agency: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Department of Health and Human Services
This final rule with comment period revises the Medicare hospital outpatient prospective payment system (OPPS) and the Medicare ambulatory surgical center (ASC) payment system for CY 2018 to implement changes arising from our continuing experience with these systems. In this final rule with comment period, we describe the changes to the amounts and factors used to determine the payment rates for Medicare services paid under the OPPS and those paid under the ASC payment system. In addition, this final rule with comment period updates and refines the requirements for the Hospital Outpatient Quality Reporting (OQR) Program and the ASC Quality Reporting (ASCQR) Program.
Patient-Focused Drug Development: Developing and Submitting Proposed Draft Guidance Relating to Patient Experience Data; Public Workshop; Request for Comments
Document Number: 2017-26978
Type: Notice
Date: 2017-12-14
Agency: Food and Drug Administration, Department of Health and Human Services
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or Agency) is announcing the following public workshop entitled ``Patient-Focused Drug Development: Developing and Submitting Proposed Draft Guidance Relating to Patient Experience Data.'' The purpose of the public workshop is to convene a discussion on how a person seeking to develop and submit proposed draft guidance relating to patient experience data for consideration by FDA may submit such proposed draft guidance to the Agency. This workshop will inform development of patient-focused drug development guidance as required by the 21st Century Cures Act (Cures Act). FDA plans to publish a background document approximately 2 weeks before the workshop date.
Submission for OMB Review; 30-Day Comment Request; Special Volunteer and Guest Researcher Assignment (Office of Intramural Research, Office of the Director)
Document Number: 2017-26966
Type: Notice
Date: 2017-12-14
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health
In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) has submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) a request for review and approval of the information collection listed below.
Public Workshop on Safety Assessment for Investigational New Drug Safety Reporting; Correction
Document Number: 2017-26938
Type: Notice
Date: 2017-12-14
Agency: Food and Drug Administration, Department of Health and Human Services
The Food and Drug Administration is correcting a notice entitled ``Safety Assessment for Investigational New Drug Safety Reporting; Public Workshop'' that appeared in the Federal Register of November 27, 2017. The document announced a public workshop to engage external stakeholders in discussions related to finalizing the draft guidance entitled ``Safety Assessment for IND Safety Reporting.'' The date of the meeting has changed.
Government-Owned Inventions; Availability for Licensing
Document Number: 2017-26937
Type: Notice
Date: 2017-12-14
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health
The invention listed below is owned by an agency of the U.S. Government and is available for licensing 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; Prescription Drug Marketing Act of 1987; Administrative Procedures, Policies, and Requirements
Document Number: 2017-26933
Type: Notice
Date: 2017-12-14
Agency: Food and Drug Administration, Department of Health and Human Services
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or Agency) is announcing an opportunity for public comment on the proposed collection of certain information by the Agency. 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 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 information collection in the regulations on the Prescription Drug Marketing Act of 1987; Administrative Procedures, Policies, and Requirements.
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Current Good Manufacturing Practice Regulations for Finished Pharmaceuticals
Document Number: 2017-26932
Type: Notice
Date: 2017-12-14
Agency: Food and Drug Administration, Department of Health and Human Services
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or Agency) is announcing an opportunity for public comment on the proposed collection of certain information by the Agency. 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 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 information collection for the Current Good Manufacturing Practice Regulations for Finished Pharmaceuticals.
National Library of Medicine; Notice of Meetings
Document Number: 2017-26880
Type: Notice
Date: 2017-12-13
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health
Center for Scientific Review; Notice of Closed Meeting
Document Number: 2017-26864
Type: Notice
Date: 2017-12-13
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health
National Library of Medicine; Notice of Meeting
Document Number: 2017-26863
Type: Notice
Date: 2017-12-13
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health
National Library of Medicine; Notice of Meetings
Document Number: 2017-26862
Type: Notice
Date: 2017-12-13
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health
National Institute of Dental & Craniofacial Research; Notice of Closed Meetings
Document Number: 2017-26861
Type: Notice
Date: 2017-12-13
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request
Document Number: 2017-26831
Type: Notice
Date: 2017-12-13
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 the necessity and utility of the proposed information collection for the proper performance of the agency's functions, the accuracy of the estimated burden, ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected, and the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology to minimize the information collection burden.
Advisory Committee; Food Advisory Committee; Termination
Document Number: 2017-26829
Type: Rule
Date: 2017-12-13
Agency: Food and Drug Administration, Department of Health and Human Services
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing the termination of the Food Advisory Committee. This document removes the Food Advisory Committee from the Agency's list of standing advisory committees.
Gluten in Drug Products and Associated Labeling Recommendations; Draft Guidance for Industry; Availability
Document Number: 2017-26828
Type: Notice
Date: 2017-12-13
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 ``Gluten in Drug Products and Associated Labeling Recommendations.'' This draft guidance is intended to convey to drug manufacturers FDA's recommendations on how certain oral drug products should be labeled regarding gluten, a matter of interest to individuals with celiac disease. Some individuals with celiac disease have faced difficulty when trying to determine whether specific drug products contain gluten. This draft guidance encourages drug manufacturers to have accurate information about their products' gluten content available so they can respond to questions from consumers and health care professionals.
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
Document Number: 2017-26825
Type: Notice
Date: 2017-12-13
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families
Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request
Document Number: 2017-26817
Type: Notice
Date: 2017-12-13
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families
Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request
Document Number: 2017-26814
Type: Notice
Date: 2017-12-13
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families
National Library of Medicine; Notice of Closed Meetings
Document Number: 2017-26802
Type: Notice
Date: 2017-12-13
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health
National Library of Medicine; Notice of Meeting
Document Number: 2017-26801
Type: Notice
Date: 2017-12-13
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health
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