Department of Health and Human Services October 30, 2019 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

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.

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or Agency) is announcing the availability of a draft guidance for industry entitled ``Providing Regulatory Submissions in Electronic Format: IND Safety Reports.'' The draft guidance describes the electronic format sponsors will be required to use when they electronically submit to FDA investigational new drug (IND) safety reports to the Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER) or the Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research (CBER) for serious and unexpected suspected adverse reactions that are required under the Agency's regulations. FDA is establishing the electronic format requirements described in this guidance under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FD&C Act). The draft guidance, once finalized and effective, will require sponsors submitting the specified IND safety reports electronically to submit the reports to FDA using the FDA Adverse Event Reporting System (FAERS) as structured data elements and will provide sponsors with a reporting format that is consistent with the International Council for Harmonisation (ICH) E2B(R2) format guidelines and reporting requirements to other regulatory agencies. Additional technical specification documents and instructions for submitting IND safety reports, including ``Electronic Submission of IND Safety Reports Technical Conformance Guide'' and an updated technical specifications document entitled ``Specifications for Preparing and Submitting Electronic ICSRs and ICSR Attachments'' are available on the FAERS Electronic Submission web page (available at https://www.fda.gov/Drugs/GuidanceComplianceRegulatoryInforma tion/ Surveillance/AdverseDrugEffects/ucm115894.htm).