80_FR_15272 80 FR 15217 - Electronic Submission of Lot Distribution Reports; Guidance for Industry; Availability

80 FR 15217 - Electronic Submission of Lot Distribution Reports; Guidance for Industry; Availability

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Food and Drug Administration

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 55 (March 23, 2015)

Page Range15217-15218
FR Document2015-06498

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing the availability of a document entitled ``Electronic Submission of Lot Distribution Reports; Guidance for Industry.'' The guidance document provides information and recommendations pertaining to the electronic submission of lot distribution reports for applicants with approved biologics license applications (BLAs). FDA recently published in the Federal Register a final rule requiring that, among other things, lot distribution reports be submitted to FDA in an electronic format that the Agency can process, review, and archive. The guidance announced in this notice finalizes the draft guidance entitled ``Guidance for Industry: Electronic Submission of Lot Distribution Reports'' dated August 2014, and is intended to help licensed manufacturers of products distributed under an approved BLA (henceforth referred to as applicants) comply with the final rule.

Federal Register, Volume 80 Issue 55 (Monday, March 23, 2015)
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 55 (Monday, March 23, 2015)]
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From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2015-06498]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Food and Drug Administration

[Docket No. FDA-2014-D-1288]


Electronic Submission of Lot Distribution Reports; Guidance for 
Industry; Availability

AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing the 
availability of a document entitled ``Electronic Submission of Lot 
Distribution Reports; Guidance for Industry.'' The guidance document 
provides information and recommendations pertaining to the electronic 
submission of lot distribution reports for applicants with approved 
biologics license applications (BLAs). FDA recently published in the 
Federal Register a final rule requiring that, among other things, lot 
distribution reports be submitted to FDA in an electronic format that 
the Agency can process, review, and archive. The guidance announced in 
this notice finalizes the draft guidance entitled ``Guidance for 
Industry: Electronic Submission of Lot Distribution Reports'' dated 
August 2014, and is intended to help licensed manufacturers of products 
distributed under an approved BLA (henceforth referred to as 
applicants) comply with the final rule.

DATES: Submit either electronic or written comments on Agency guidances 
at any time.

ADDRESSES: Submit written requests for single copies of the guidance to 
the Office of Communication, Outreach and Development, Center for 
Biologics Evaluation and Research (CBER), Food and Drug Administration, 
10903 New Hampshire Ave., Bldg. 71, Rm. 3128, Silver Spring, MD 20993-
0002 or Division of Drug Information, Center for Drug Evaluation and 
Research (CDER), Food and Drug Administration, 10903 New Hampshire 
Ave., Bldg. 51, Rm. 2201, Silver Spring, MD 20993-0002. Send one self-
addressed adhesive label to assist the office in processing your 
requests. The guidance may also be obtained by mail by calling CBER at 
1-800-835-4709 or 240-402-7800. See the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION 
section for electronic access to the guidance document.
    Submit electronic comments on the guidance to http://www.regulations.gov. Submit written comments to the Division of Dockets 
Management (HFA-305), Food and Drug Administration, 5630 Fishers Lane, 
Rm. 1061, Rockville, MD 20852.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lori J. Churchyard, Center for 
Biologics Evaluation and Research, Food and Drug Administration, 10903 
New Hampshire Ave., Bldg. 71, Rm. 7301, Silver Spring, MD 20993-0002, 
240-402-7911; or Jared Lantzy, Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, 
Food and Drug Administration, 10903 New Hampshire Ave., Bldg. 22, Rm. 
1116, Silver Spring, MD 20993, email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background

    FDA is announcing the availability of a document entitled 
``Electronic Submission of Lot Distribution Reports; Guidance for 
Industry.'' The guidance provides information and recommendations 
pertaining to the electronic submission of lot distribution reports. 
The guidance provides information on how to electronically submit lot 
distribution reports for biological products under approved BLAs for 
which CBER or CDER has regulatory responsibility. The guidance does not 
apply to any other biological product.
    FDA published in the Federal Register of June 10, 2014 (79 FR 
33072), a final rule requiring electronic submission of certain 
postmarketing submissions. Among other things, under this rule 
applicants are required to submit biological lot distribution reports 
to FDA in an electronic format that the Agency can process, review, and 
archive. The guidance is intended to help applicants subject to lot 
distribution reporting comply with the final rule. Along with other 
information, the guidance provides updated information about the 
following: (1) Structured Product Labeling standard and vocabulary for 
electronic submission of lot distribution reporting; (2) additional 
resources such as implementation guide, validation procedures and links 
with further information; and (3) procedures for requesting temporary 
waivers from the electronic submission requirement.
    In the Federal Register of August 29, 2014 (79 FR 51576), FDA 
announced the availability of the draft guidance entitled '' Guidance 
for Industry: Electronic Submission of Lot Distribution Reports'' dated 
August 2014. FDA published a correction notice to correct the docket 
number in the Federal Register of September 16, 2014 (79 FR 55497). FDA 
received a few comments on the draft guidance and those comments were 
considered as the guidance was finalized. FDA is finalizing the draft 
guidance with only editorial changes. The guidance announced in this 
notice finalizes the draft guidance dated August 2014.
    The guidance is being issued consistent with FDA's good guidance 
practices regulation (21 CFR 10.115). The guidance represents FDA's 
current thinking on this topic. It does not create or confer any rights 
for or on any person and does not operate to bind FDA or the public. An 
alternative approach may be used if such approach satisfies the 
requirements of the applicable statutes and regulations.

II. Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995

    This guidance refers to previously approved collections of 
information found in FDA regulations. These collections of information 
are subject to review by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) 
under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501-3520). The 
collections of information in 21 CFR 600.81 and 600.90 have been 
approved under 0910-0308.

III. Comments

    Interested persons may submit either electronic comments regarding 
this document to http://www.regulations.gov or written comments to the 
Division of Dockets Management (see ADDRESSES). It is only necessary to 
send one set of comments. Identify comments with the docket number 
found in brackets in the heading of this document. Received comments 
may be seen in the Division of Dockets Management between 9 a.m. and 4 
p.m., Monday through Friday, and will be posted to the docket at http://www.regulations.gov.

IV. Electronic Access

    Persons with access to the Internet may obtain the guidance at 
either http://www.fda.gov/BiologicsBloodVaccines/GuidanceComplianceRegulatoryInformation/Guidances/default.htm, http://www.fda.gov/Drugs/GuidanceComplianceRegulatoryInformation/Guidances/default.htm, or http://www.regulations.gov.


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    Dated: March 17, 2015.
Leslie Kux,
Associate Commissioner for Policy.
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                                                    Dated: March 17, 2015.                                the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section                 Electronic Submission of Lot
                                                  Leslie Kux,                                             for electronic access to the guidance                 Distribution Reports’’ dated August
                                                  Associate Commissioner for Policy.                      document.                                             2014. FDA published a correction notice
                                                  [FR Doc. 2015–06497 Filed 3–20–15; 8:45 am]                Submit electronic comments on the                  to correct the docket number in the
                                                  BILLING CODE 4164–01–P
                                                                                                          guidance to http://www.regulations.gov.               Federal Register of September 16, 2014
                                                                                                          Submit written comments to the                        (79 FR 55497). FDA received a few
                                                                                                          Division of Dockets Management (HFA–                  comments on the draft guidance and
                                                  DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND                                305), Food and Drug Administration,                   those comments were considered as the
                                                  HUMAN SERVICES                                          5630 Fishers Lane, Rm. 1061, Rockville,               guidance was finalized. FDA is
                                                                                                          MD 20852.                                             finalizing the draft guidance with only
                                                  Food and Drug Administration                            FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lori                 editorial changes. The guidance
                                                  [Docket No. FDA–2014–D–1288]                            J. Churchyard, Center for Biologics                   announced in this notice finalizes the
                                                                                                          Evaluation and Research, Food and                     draft guidance dated August 2014.
                                                  Electronic Submission of Lot                            Drug Administration, 10903 New
                                                                                                          Hampshire Ave., Bldg. 71, Rm. 7301,                      The guidance is being issued
                                                  Distribution Reports; Guidance for
                                                  Industry; Availability                                  Silver Spring, MD 20993–0002, 240–                    consistent with FDA’s good guidance
                                                                                                          402–7911; or Jared Lantzy, Center for                 practices regulation (21 CFR 10.115).
                                                  AGENCY:    Food and Drug Administration,                Drug Evaluation and Research, Food                    The guidance represents FDA’s current
                                                  HHS.                                                    and Drug Administration, 10903 New                    thinking on this topic. It does not create
                                                  ACTION:   Notice.                                       Hampshire Ave., Bldg. 22, Rm. 1116,                   or confer any rights for or on any person
                                                                                                          Silver Spring, MD 20993, email: esub@                 and does not operate to bind FDA or the
                                                  SUMMARY:    The Food and Drug                           fda.hhs.gov.                                          public. An alternative approach may be
                                                  Administration (FDA) is announcing the                                                                        used if such approach satisfies the
                                                                                                          SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
                                                  availability of a document entitled                                                                           requirements of the applicable statutes
                                                  ‘‘Electronic Submission of Lot                          I. Background                                         and regulations.
                                                  Distribution Reports; Guidance for                         FDA is announcing the availability of
                                                  Industry.’’ The guidance document                       a document entitled ‘‘Electronic                      II. Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
                                                  provides information and                                Submission of Lot Distribution Reports;
                                                  recommendations pertaining to the                                                                               This guidance refers to previously
                                                                                                          Guidance for Industry.’’ The guidance                 approved collections of information
                                                  electronic submission of lot distribution               provides information and
                                                  reports for applicants with approved                                                                          found in FDA regulations. These
                                                                                                          recommendations pertaining to the                     collections of information are subject to
                                                  biologics license applications (BLAs).                  electronic submission of lot distribution
                                                  FDA recently published in the Federal                                                                         review by the Office of Management and
                                                                                                          reports. The guidance provides
                                                  Register a final rule requiring that,                                                                         Budget (OMB) under the Paperwork
                                                                                                          information on how to electronically
                                                  among other things, lot distribution                                                                          Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501–
                                                                                                          submit lot distribution reports for
                                                  reports be submitted to FDA in an                       biological products under approved                    3520). The collections of information in
                                                  electronic format that the Agency can                   BLAs for which CBER or CDER has                       21 CFR 600.81 and 600.90 have been
                                                  process, review, and archive. The                       regulatory responsibility. The guidance               approved under 0910–0308.
                                                  guidance announced in this notice                       does not apply to any other biological
                                                  finalizes the draft guidance entitled                                                                         III. Comments
                                                                                                          product.
                                                  ‘‘Guidance for Industry: Electronic                        FDA published in the Federal                          Interested persons may submit either
                                                  Submission of Lot Distribution Reports’’                Register of June 10, 2014 (79 FR 33072),              electronic comments regarding this
                                                  dated August 2014, and is intended to                   a final rule requiring electronic                     document to http://www.regulations.gov
                                                  help licensed manufacturers of products                 submission of certain postmarketing                   or written comments to the Division of
                                                  distributed under an approved BLA                       submissions. Among other things, under                Dockets Management (see ADDRESSES). It
                                                  (henceforth referred to as applicants)                  this rule applicants are required to
                                                  comply with the final rule.                                                                                   is only necessary to send one set of
                                                                                                          submit biological lot distribution reports            comments. Identify comments with the
                                                  DATES: Submit either electronic or                      to FDA in an electronic format that the               docket number found in brackets in the
                                                  written comments on Agency guidances                    Agency can process, review, and                       heading of this document. Received
                                                  at any time.                                            archive. The guidance is intended to                  comments may be seen in the Division
                                                  ADDRESSES: Submit written requests for                  help applicants subject to lot                        of Dockets Management between 9 a.m.
                                                  single copies of the guidance to the                    distribution reporting comply with the                and 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, and
                                                  Office of Communication, Outreach and                   final rule. Along with other information,             will be posted to the docket at http://
                                                  Development, Center for Biologics                       the guidance provides updated
                                                                                                                                                                www.regulations.gov.
                                                  Evaluation and Research (CBER), Food                    information about the following: (1)
                                                  and Drug Administration, 10903 New                      Structured Product Labeling standard                  IV. Electronic Access
                                                  Hampshire Ave., Bldg. 71, Rm. 3128,                     and vocabulary for electronic
                                                  Silver Spring, MD 20993–0002 or                         submission of lot distribution reporting;               Persons with access to the Internet
                                                  Division of Drug Information, Center for                (2) additional resources such as                      may obtain the guidance at either http://
                                                  Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER),                    implementation guide, validation                      www.fda.gov/BiologicsBloodVaccines/
                                                                                                                                                                GuidanceCompliance
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                                                  Food and Drug Administration, 10903                     procedures and links with further
                                                  New Hampshire Ave., Bldg. 51, Rm.                       information; and (3) procedures for                   RegulatoryInformation/Guidances/
                                                  2201, Silver Spring, MD 20993–0002.                     requesting temporary waivers from the                 default.htm, http://www.fda.gov/Drugs/
                                                  Send one self-addressed adhesive label                  electronic submission requirement.                    GuidanceCompliance
                                                  to assist the office in processing your                    In the Federal Register of August 29,              RegulatoryInformation/Guidances/
                                                  requests. The guidance may also be                      2014 (79 FR 51576), FDA announced the                 default.htm, or http://
                                                  obtained by mail by calling CBER at 1–                  availability of the draft guidance                    www.regulations.gov.
                                                  800–835–4709 or 240–402–7800. See                       entitled ’’ Guidance for Industry:


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                                                    Dated: March 17, 2015.                                letter, which finds Licensee’s kit to be a            Freedom of Information Act, 5 U.S.C.
                                                  Leslie Kux,                                             medical device substantially equivalent to            552.
                                                  Associate Commissioner for Policy.                      one or more similar legally marketed devices,
                                                                                                          and states that the Licensee’s device can be            Dated: March 17, 2015.
                                                  [FR Doc. 2015–06498 Filed 3–20–15; 8:45 am]             marketed in the U.S. (i.e., 510(k) cleared),          Richard U. Rodriguez,
                                                  BILLING CODE 4164–01–P                                  such test kit to be distributed in commerce           Acting Director, Office of Technology
                                                                                                          for the purpose of predicting survival,               Transfer, National Institutes of Health.
                                                                                                          response to therapy, or cancer recurrence in          [FR Doc. 2015–06487 Filed 3–20–15; 8:45 am]
                                                  DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND                                breast cancer patients.’’
                                                                                                                                                                BILLING CODE 4140–01–P
                                                  HUMAN SERVICES                                             Upon the expiration or termination of
                                                  National Institutes of Health                           the exclusive evaluation option license,
                                                                                                          ProVivoX, Inc., will have the exclusive               DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
                                                  Prospective Grant of Exclusive                          right to execute an exclusive                         HUMAN SERVICES
                                                  License: The Development of                             commercialization license which will
                                                                                                          supersede and replace the exclusive                   National Institutes of Health
                                                  Theranostic Kits for mTOR Analog-
                                                  based Chemotherapy                                      evaluation option license with no                     Submission for OMB Review; 30-Day
                                                                                                          greater field of use and territory than               Comment Request Prevalence,
                                                  AGENCY:    National Institutes of Health,               granted in the exclusive evaluation
                                                  HHS.                                                                                                          Incidence, Epidemiology and
                                                                                                          option license.                                       Molecular Variants of HIV in Blood
                                                  ACTION:   Notice.
                                                                                                          DATES: Only written comments or                       Donors in Brazil (NHLBI)
                                                  SUMMARY:   This is notice, in accordance                applications for a license (or both)
                                                                                                          which are received by the NIH Office of               SUMMARY:   Under the provisions of
                                                  with 35 U.S.C. 209 and 37 CFR part 404,
                                                                                                          Technology Transfer on or before April                Section 3507(a)(1)(D) of the Paperwork
                                                  that the National Institutes of Health,
                                                                                                          7, 2015 will be considered.                           Reduction Act of 1995, the National
                                                  Department of Health and Human
                                                                                                                                                                Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
                                                  Services, is contemplating the grant to                 ADDRESSES: Requests for copies of the
                                                                                                                                                                (NHLBI), the National Institutes of
                                                  ProVivoX, Inc., of an exclusive                         patent application, inquiries, comments,
                                                                                                                                                                Health (NIH) has submitted to the Office
                                                  evaluation option license to practice the               and other materials relating to the                   of Management and Budget (OMB) a
                                                  inventions embodied in the following                    contemplated exclusive evaluation                     request for review and approval of the
                                                  US Patent, US Patent Application, and                   option license should be directed to:                 information collection listed below.
                                                  International Patent Application (and all               Patrick McCue, Ph.D., Licensing and                   This proposed information collection
                                                  foreign counterparts): US Provisional                   Patenting Manager, Office of                          was previously published in the FR in
                                                  Patent Application Serial No. 61/                       Technology Transfer, National Institutes              Volume 79 on December 31, 2014 on
                                                  144,501, filed 14 January 2009, entitled:               of Health, 6011 Executive Boulevard,                  page 78876 and allowed 60-days for
                                                  ‘‘Ratio-based Biomarker of Survival                     Suite 325, Rockville, MD 20852–3804;                  public comment. One public comment
                                                  Utilizing PTEN and Phospho-AKT’’                        Telephone: (301) 435–5560; Facsimile:                 was received that was a personal
                                                  [HHS Reference No. E–025–2009/0–US–                     (301) 402–0220; Email: mccuepat@                      opinion regarding conducting research
                                                  01]; International Application No. PCT/                 mail.nih.gov.                                         about the Brazil blood donation system.
                                                  US2010/020944, filed on 13 January                      SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:      The                   The purpose of this notice is to allow an
                                                  2010, entitled: ‘‘Ratio-based Biomarkers                technology describes a method of                      additional 30 days for public comment.
                                                  and Methods of Use Thereof’’ [HHS                       identifying cancer patients that may                  The National Institutes of Health may
                                                  Reference No. E–025–2009/0–PCT–02];                     benefit from mTOR analog-based                        not conduct or sponsor, and the
                                                  US Patent Application Serial No. 13/                    chemotherapy or agents directed against               respondent is not required to respond
                                                  144,474, filed 13 July 2011 [HHS                        the AKT pathway.                                      to, an information collection that has
                                                  Reference No. E–025–2009/0–US–02];                         The prospective exclusive evaluation               been extended, revised, or implemented
                                                  and Canadian Patent Application No.                     license is being considered under the                 on or after October 1, 1995, unless it
                                                  2,749,601, filed on 13 January 2010                     small business initiative launched on 1               displays a currently valid OMB control
                                                  [HHS Reference No. E–025–2009/0–CA–                     October 2011, and will comply with the                number.
                                                  05]. The patent rights in this invention                terms and conditions of 35 U.S.C. 209                   Direct Comments To Omb: Written
                                                  have been assigned to the Government                    and 37 CFR part 404. The prospective                  comments and/or suggestions regarding
                                                  of the United States of America.                        exclusive evaluation option license, and              the item(s) contained in this notice,
                                                     The prospective exclusive evaluation                                                                       especially regarding the estimated
                                                                                                          a subsequent exclusive
                                                  option license territory may be United                                                                        public burden and associated response
                                                                                                          commercialization license, may be
                                                  States and Canada, and the field of use                                                                       time, should be directed to the: Office
                                                                                                          granted unless the NIH receives written
                                                  may be limited to:                                                                                            of Management and Budget, Office of
                                                                                                          evidence and argument that establishes
                                                     a. ‘‘Exclusive use of the Licensed Patent            that the grant of the license would not               Regulatory Affairs, OIRA_submission@
                                                  Rights to develop an immunohistochemistry               be consistent with the requirements of                omb.eop.gov or by fax to 202–395–6974,
                                                  (IHC)- or tissue microarray-based test kit for                                                                Attention: Desk Officer for NIH.
                                                  use with human tissue samples and approved
                                                                                                          35 U.S.C. 209 and 37 CFR part 404
                                                  in the United States and Canada as a Class              within fifteen (15) days from the date of               Comments Due Date: Comments
                                                  III medical device, such test kit to be                 this published notice.                                regarding this information collection are
                                                  distributed in commerce for the for the                    Complete applications for a license in             best assured of having their full effect if
                                                                                                                                                                received within 30 days of the date of
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                                                  purpose of predicting survival, response to             the field of use filed in response to this
                                                  therapy, or cancer recurrence in breast cancer          notice will be treated as objections to               this publication.
                                                  patients.’’                                             the grant of the contemplated exclusive               FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To
                                                     b. ‘‘Non-exclusive use of the Licensed               evaluation option license. Comments                   obtain a copy of the data collection
                                                  Patent Rights to develop an
                                                  immunohistochemistry (IHC)- or tissue                   and objections submitted to this notice               plans and instruments or request more
                                                  microarray-based test kit for use with human            will not be made available for public                 information on the proposed project
                                                  tissue samples and for which the United                 inspection and, to the extent permitted               contact: Simone Glynn, MD, Project
                                                  States FDA issues an order, in the form of a            by law, will not be released under the                Officer/ICD Contact, Two Rockledge


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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice.
DatesSubmit either electronic or written comments on Agency guidances at any time.
ContactLori J. Churchyard, Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research, Food and Drug Administration, 10903 New Hampshire Ave., Bldg. 71, Rm. 7301, Silver Spring, MD 20993-0002, 240-402-7911; or Jared Lantzy, Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, Food and Drug Administration, 10903 New Hampshire Ave., Bldg. 22, Rm. 1116, Silver Spring, MD 20993, email: [email protected]
FR Citation80 FR 15217 

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