Department of Health and Human Services July 13, 2020 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or Agency) is announcing the availability of the draft guidance entitled ``Select Updates for Peripheral Vascular Atherectomy DevicesPremarket Notification (510(k)) Submissions.'' FDA has developed this draft guidance to propose select updates to certain sections of the existing FDA guidance document ``Peripheral Vascular Atherectomy DevicesPremarket Notification (510(k)) Submissions.'' This draft guidance is not final nor is it in effect at this time.

In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, the CDC, announces the following meeting of the Advisory Board on Radiation and Worker Health (ABRWH). This meeting is open to the public, limited only by the space available. The audio conference line has 150 ports for callers. The public is welcome to submit written comments in advance of the meeting, to the contact person below. Written comments received in advance of the meeting will be included in the official record of the meeting. The public is also welcome to listen to the meeting by joining the teleconference (information below).

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or the Agency) has determined the regulatory review period for CARTIVA and is publishing this notice of that determination as required by law. FDA has made the determination because of the submission of an application to the Director of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), Department of Commerce, for the extension of a patent which claims that medical device.

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.

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or Agency) is announcing the availability of a final guidance for industry entitled ``Cancer Clinical Trial Eligibility Criteria: Brain Metastases.'' This guidance is one in a series of guidances that provide recommendations regarding eligibility criteria for clinical trials of drugs or biological products regulated by the Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER) and the Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research (CBER) for the treatment of cancer. Specifically, this guidance includes recommendations regarding the inclusion of patients with brain metastases. This guidance finalizes the draft guidance of the same title that published on March 13, 2019.

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or Agency) is announcing the availability of a final guidance for industry entitled ``Cancer Clinical Trial Eligibility Criteria: Patients with HIV, Hepatitis B Virus, or Hepatitis C Virus Infections.'' This guidance is one in a series of guidances that provide recommendations regarding eligibility criteria for clinical trials of drugs or biological products regulated by the Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER) and the Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research (CBER) for the treatment of cancer. Specifically, this guidance includes recommendations on the inclusion of patients with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), hepatitis B virus (HBV) infections, and hepatitis C virus (HCV) infections. Exclusion of patients with HIV, HBV, or HCV infections from cancer clinical trials remains common in most studies of investigational drugs. Expanding cancer clinical trial eligibility to be more inclusive of patients with HIV, HBV, or HCV infections is justified in many cases and may accelerate the development of effective therapies in cancer patients with these chronic infections. This guidance finalizes the draft guidance of the same title that published on March 13, 2019.

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA, the Agency, or we) is holding a virtual meeting entitled ``FDA Hiring and Retention Interim Assessment'' and an opportunity for public comment. The topic to be discussed is FDA's hiring and retention interim assessment which was an independent assessment performed by Booz Allen Hamilton, published on June 5, 2020. This public meeting will take place virtually due to extenuating circumstances and will be held by webcast only.

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or we) is amending the food additive regulations to provide for the safe use of vitamin D2 mushroom powder as a nutrient supplement in specific food categories. This action is in response to a petition filed by Oakshire Naturals, LP.