81_FR_13422 81 FR 13373 - Implementation of the “Deemed To Be a License” Provision of the Biologics Price Competition and Innovation Act of 2009; Draft Guidance for Industry; Availability and Request for Comments

81 FR 13373 - Implementation of the “Deemed To Be a License” Provision of the Biologics Price Competition and Innovation Act of 2009; Draft Guidance for Industry; Availability and Request for Comments

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Food and Drug Administration

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 49 (March 14, 2016)

Page Range13373-13375
FR Document2016-05626

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or Agency) is announcing the availability of a draft guidance for industry entitled ``Implementation of the `Deemed to be a License' Provision of the Biologics Price Competition and Innovation Act of 2009.'' This draft guidance describes FDA's approach to implementation of the statutory provision under which an application for a biological product approved under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FD&C Act) on or before March 23, 2020, will be deemed to be a license for the biological product under the Public Health Service Act (PHS Act) on March 23, 2020. Specifically, this draft guidance describes FDA's interpretation of the ``deemed to be a license'' provision of the Biologics Price Competition and Innovation Act of 2009 (BPCI Act) for biological products that have been or will be approved under the FD&C Act on or before March 23, 2020. This draft guidance also provides recommendations to sponsors of proposed protein products intended for submission in an application that may not receive final approval under the FD&C Act on or before March 23, 2020, to facilitate alignment of product development plans with FDA's interpretation the transition provisions of the BPCI Act.

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Food and Drug Administration

[Docket No. FDA-2015-D-4750]


Implementation of the ``Deemed To Be a License'' Provision of the 
Biologics Price Competition and Innovation Act of 2009; Draft Guidance 
for Industry; Availability and Request for Comments

AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS.

ACTION: Notice of availability; request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or Agency) is announcing 
the availability of a draft guidance for industry entitled 
``Implementation of the `Deemed to be a License' Provision of the 
Biologics Price Competition and Innovation Act of 2009.'' This draft 
guidance describes FDA's approach to implementation of the statutory 
provision under which an application for a biological product approved 
under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FD&C Act) on or before 
March 23, 2020, will be deemed to be a license for the biological 
product under the Public Health Service Act (PHS Act) on March 23, 
2020. Specifically, this draft guidance describes FDA's interpretation 
of the ``deemed to be a license'' provision of the Biologics Price 
Competition and Innovation Act of 2009 (BPCI Act) for biological 
products that have been or will be approved under the FD&C Act on or 
before March 23, 2020. This draft guidance also provides 
recommendations to sponsors of proposed protein products intended for 
submission in an application that may not receive final approval under 
the FD&C Act on or before March 23, 2020, to facilitate alignment of 
product development plans with FDA's interpretation the transition 
provisions of the BPCI Act.

DATES: Although you can comment on any guidance at any time (see 21 CFR 
10.115(g)(5)), to ensure that the Agency considers your comment on this 
draft guidance before it begins work on the final version of the 
guidance, submit either electronic or written comments on the draft 
guidance by May 13, 2016.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments as follows:

Electronic Submissions

    Submit electronic comments in the following way:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. 
Follow the instructions for submitting comments. Comments submitted 
electronically, including attachments, to http://www.regulations.gov 
will be posted to the docket unchanged. Because your comment will be 
made public, you are solely responsible for ensuring that your comment 
does not include any confidential information that you or a third party 
may not wish to be posted, such as medical information, your or anyone 
else's Social Security number, or confidential business information, 
such as a manufacturing process. Please note that if you include your 
name, contact information, or other information that identifies you in 
the body of your comments, that information will be posted on http://www.regulations.gov.
     If you want to submit a comment with confidential 
information that you do not wish to be made available to the public, 
submit the comment as a written/paper submission and in the manner 
detailed (see ``Written/Paper Submissions'' and ``Instructions'').

Written/Paper Submissions

    Submit written/paper submissions as follows:
     Mail/Hand delivery/Courier (for written/paper 
submissions): Division of Dockets Management (HFA-305), Food and Drug 
Administration, 5630 Fishers Lane, Rm. 1061, Rockville, MD 20852.
     For written/paper comments submitted to the Division of 
Dockets Management, FDA will post your comment, as well as any 
attachments, except for information submitted, marked and identified, 
as confidential, if submitted as detailed in ``Instructions.''
    Instructions: All submissions received must include the Docket No. 
FDA-2015-D-4750 for ``Implementation of the `Deemed to be a License' 
Provision of the Biologics Price Competition and Innovation Act of 
2009; Draft Guidance for Industry; Availability and Request for 
Comments.'' Received comments will be placed in the docket and, except 
for those submitted as ``Confidential Submissions,'' publicly viewable 
at http://www.regulations.gov or at the Division of Dockets Management 
between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday through Friday.
     Confidential Submissions--To submit a comment with 
confidential information that you do not wish to be

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made publicly available, submit your comments only as a written/paper 
submission. You should submit two copies total. One copy will include 
the information you claim to be confidential with a heading or cover 
note that states ``THIS DOCUMENT CONTAINS CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION.'' 
The Agency will review this copy, including the claimed confidential 
information, in its consideration of comments. The second copy, which 
will have the claimed confidential information redacted/blacked out, 
will be available for public viewing and posted on http://www.regulations.gov. Submit both copies to the Division of Dockets 
Management. If you do not wish your name and contact information to be 
made publicly available, you can provide this information on the cover 
sheet and not in the body of your comments and you must identify this 
information as ``confidential.'' Any information marked as 
``confidential'' will not be disclosed except in accordance with 21 CFR 
10.20 and other applicable disclosure law. For more information about 
FDA's posting of comments to public dockets, see 80 FR 56469, September 
18, 2015, or access the information at: http://www.fda.gov/regulatoryinformation/dockets/default.htm.
    Docket: For access to the docket to read background documents or 
the electronic and written/paper comments received, go to http://www.regulations.gov and insert the docket number, found in brackets in 
the heading of this document, into the ``Search'' box and follow the 
prompts and/or go to the Division of Dockets Management, 5630 Fishers 
Lane, Rm. 1061, Rockville, MD 20852.
    Submit written requests for single copies of the draft guidance to 
the Division of Drug Information, Center for Drug Evaluation and 
Research, Food and Drug Administration, 10001 New Hampshire Ave., 
Hillandale Building, 4th Floor, Silver Spring, MD 20993-0002; or to the 
Office of Communication, Outreach and Development, Center for Biologics 
Evaluation and Research, Food and Drug Administration, 10903 New 
Hampshire Ave., Bldg. 71, Rm. 3128, Silver Spring, MD 20993-0002. Send 
one self-addressed adhesive label to assist that office in processing 
your requests. See the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section for electronic 
access to the draft guidance document.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Janice Weiner, Center for Drug 
Evaluation and Research, Food and Drug Administration, 10903 New 
Hampshire Ave., Bldg. 51, Rm. 6268, Silver Spring, MD 20993-0002, 301-
796-3601; or Stephen Ripley, 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.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background

    FDA is announcing the availability of a draft guidance for industry 
entitled ``Implementation of the `Deemed to be a License' Provision of 
the Biologics Price Competition and Innovation Act of 2009.'' This 
draft guidance describes FDA's approach to implementation of the 
provision of the BPCI Act under which an application for a biological 
product approved under section 505 of the FD&C Act (21 U.S.C. 355) on 
or before March 23, 2020, will be deemed to be a license for the 
biological product under section 351 of the PHS Act (42 U.S.C. 262) on 
March 23, 2020. Specifically, this draft guidance describes FDA's 
interpretation of the ``deemed to be a license'' provision in section 
7002(e) of the BPCI Act for biological products that have been or will 
be approved under section 505 of the FD&C Act on or before March 23, 
2020. This draft guidance also provides recommendations to sponsors of 
proposed protein products intended for submission in an application 
that may not receive final approval under section 505 of the FD&C Act 
on or before March 23, 2020, to facilitate alignment of product 
development plans with FDA's interpretation of section 7002(e) of the 
BPCI Act.
    Although the majority of therapeutic biological products have been 
licensed under section 351 of the PHS Act, some protein products 
historically have been approved under section 505 of the FD&C Act. On 
March 23, 2010, the BPCI Act was enacted as part of the Patient 
Protection and Affordable Care Act (Pub. L. 111-148). The BPCI Act 
changed the statutory authority under which certain protein products 
will be regulated by amending the definition of a ``biological 
product'' in section 351(i) of the PHS Act to include a ``protein 
(except any chemically synthesized polypeptide).'' FDA has interpreted 
the statutory terms ``protein'' and ``chemically synthesized 
polypeptide'' to implement the amended definition of ``biological 
product'' (see FDA's guidance for industry entitled ``Biosimilars: 
Questions and Answers Regarding Implementation of the Biologics Price 
Competition and Innovation Act of 2009,'' available on FDA's Web site 
at http://www.fda.gov/Drugs/GuidanceComplianceRegulatoryInformation/Guidances/default.htm).
    The BPCI Act requires that a marketing application for a 
``biological product'' be submitted under section 351 of the PHS Act; 
this requirement is subject to certain exceptions during a 10-year 
transition period ending on March 23, 2020 (see section 7002(e)(1)-(3) 
and (e)(5) of the BPCI Act). On March 23, 2020, an approved application 
for a biological product under section 505 of the FD&C Act shall be 
deemed to be a license for the biological product under section 351 of 
the PHS Act (see section 7002(e)(4) of the BPCI Act). Among other 
things, because the BPCI Act provides only that an application that is 
approved on March 23, 2020, shall be deemed to be a license, FDA 
interprets section 7002(e) of the BPCI Act to mean that the Agency will 
not approve any application under section 505 of the FD&C Act for a 
biological product subject to the transition provisions that is pending 
or tentatively approved ``on'' March 23, 2020, even though section 
7002(e)(2) of the BPCI Act expressly permits submission of an 
application under section 505 of the FD&C Act ``not later than'' March 
23, 2020, if certain criteria are met. Such an application may, for 
example, be withdrawn and resubmitted under section 351(a) or 351(k) of 
the PHS Act, as appropriate. FDA recognizes that this interpretation 
could have a significant impact on development programs for any 
proposed protein products intended for submission under section 505 of 
the FD&C Act that are not able to receive final approval by March 23, 
2020, and provides recommendations to sponsors in the draft guidance.
    We invite comment on the Agency's approach to implementation of the 
``deemed to be a license'' provision of the BPCI Act, as described in 
the draft guidance.
    This draft guidance is being issued consistent with FDA's good 
guidance practices regulation (21 CFR 10.115). The draft guidance, when 
finalized, will represent the current thinking of FDA on implementation 
of the ``deemed to be a license'' provision of the BPCI Act. It does 
not establish any rights for any person and is not binding on FDA or 
the public. You can use an alternative approach if it satisfies the 
requirements of the applicable statutes and regulations.

II. Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995

    This draft guidance refers to previously approved collections of 
information that are subject to review by

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the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) under the Paperwork Reduction 
Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501-3520). The collection of information in 21 
CFR part 312 has been approved under 0910-0014; the collection of 
information in 21 CFR part 314 has been approved under 0910-0001; the 
collection of information in 21 CFR part 601 has been approved under 
0910-0338; and the collection of information for applications submitted 
under section 351(k) of the PHS Act has been approved under 0910-0719. 
In accordance with the PRA, before publication of the final guidance 
document, FDA intends to solicit public comment and obtain OMB approval 
for any information collections recommended in this guidance that are 
new or that would represent material modifications to previously 
approved collections of information found in FDA regulations or 
guidances.

III. Electronic Access

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

    Dated: March 8, 2016.
Leslie Kux,
Associate Commissioner for Policy.
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                                                  material on its Web site prior to the                      Dated: March 8, 2016.                              ADDRESSES:    You may submit comments
                                                  meeting, the background material will                   Jill Hartzler Warner,                                 as follows:
                                                  be made publicly available at the                       Associate Commissioner for Special Medical
                                                                                                                                                                Electronic Submissions
                                                  location of the advisory committee                      Programs.
                                                  meeting, and the background material                    [FR Doc. 2016–05573 Filed 3–11–16; 8:45 am]             Submit electronic comments in the
                                                  will be posted on FDA’s Web site after                  BILLING CODE 4164–01–P
                                                                                                                                                                following way:
                                                  the meeting. Background material is                                                                             • Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://
                                                  available at http://www.fda.gov/                                                                              www.regulations.gov. Follow the
                                                  AdvisoryCommittees/Calendar/                            DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND                              instructions for submitting comments.
                                                  default.htm. Scroll down to the                         HUMAN SERVICES                                        Comments submitted electronically,
                                                  appropriate advisory committee meeting                                                                        including attachments, to http://
                                                  link.                                                   Food and Drug Administration                          www.regulations.gov will be posted to
                                                                                                                                                                the docket unchanged. Because your
                                                     Procedure: Interested persons may                    [Docket No. FDA–2015–D–4750]                          comment will be made public, you are
                                                  present data, information, or views,
                                                                                                                                                                solely responsible for ensuring that your
                                                  orally or in writing, on issues pending                 Implementation of the ‘‘Deemed To Be                  comment does not include any
                                                  before the committees. All electronic                   a License’’ Provision of the Biologics                confidential information that you or a
                                                  and written submissions submitted to                    Price Competition and Innovation Act                  third party may not wish to be posted,
                                                  the Docket (see the ADDRESSES section)                  of 2009; Draft Guidance for Industry;                 such as medical information, your or
                                                  on or before April 19, 2016, will be                    Availability and Request for Comments                 anyone else’s Social Security number, or
                                                  provided to the committees. Oral
                                                                                                          AGENCY:    Food and Drug Administration,              confidential business information, such
                                                  presentations from the public will be
                                                                                                          HHS.                                                  as a manufacturing process. Please note
                                                  scheduled between approximately 10:30
                                                                                                                                                                that if you include your name, contact
                                                  a.m. and 12:30 p.m. on May 4, 2016.                     ACTION:Notice of availability; request
                                                                                                                                                                information, or other information that
                                                  Those individuals interested in making                  for comments.
                                                                                                                                                                identifies you in the body of your
                                                  formal oral presentations should notify
                                                                                                          SUMMARY:    The Food and Drug                         comments, that information will be
                                                  the contact person and submit a brief
                                                                                                          Administration (FDA or Agency) is                     posted on http://www.regulations.gov.
                                                  statement of the general nature of the                                                                          • If you want to submit a comment
                                                  evidence or arguments they wish to                      announcing the availability of a draft
                                                                                                          guidance for industry entitled                        with confidential information that you
                                                  present, the names and addresses of                                                                           do not wish to be made available to the
                                                  proposed participants, and an                           ‘‘Implementation of the ‘Deemed to be a
                                                                                                          License’ Provision of the Biologics Price             public, submit the comment as a
                                                  indication of the approximate time                                                                            written/paper submission and in the
                                                  requested to make their presentation on                 Competition and Innovation Act of
                                                                                                          2009.’’ This draft guidance describes                 manner detailed (see ‘‘Written/Paper
                                                  or before April 11, 2016. Time allotted                                                                       Submissions’’ and ‘‘Instructions’’).
                                                  for each presentation may be limited. If                FDA’s approach to implementation of
                                                  the number of registrants requesting to                 the statutory provision under which an                Written/Paper Submissions
                                                  speak is greater than can be reasonably                 application for a biological product
                                                                                                                                                                   Submit written/paper submissions as
                                                  accommodated during the scheduled                       approved under the Federal Food, Drug,
                                                                                                                                                                follows:
                                                  open public hearing session, FDA may                    and Cosmetic Act (FD&C Act) on or                        • Mail/Hand delivery/Courier (for
                                                  conduct a lottery to determine the                      before March 23, 2020, will be deemed                 written/paper submissions): Division of
                                                  speakers for the scheduled open public                  to be a license for the biological product            Dockets Management (HFA–305), Food
                                                  hearing session. The contact person will                under the Public Health Service Act                   and Drug Administration, 5630 Fishers
                                                  notify interested persons regarding their               (PHS Act) on March 23, 2020.                          Lane, Rm. 1061, Rockville, MD 20852.
                                                  request to speak by April 12, 2016.                     Specifically, this draft guidance                        • For written/paper comments
                                                                                                          describes FDA’s interpretation of the                 submitted to the Division of Dockets
                                                     Persons attending FDA’s advisory
                                                                                                          ‘‘deemed to be a license’’ provision of               Management, FDA will post your
                                                  committee meetings are advised that the
                                                                                                          the Biologics Price Competition and                   comment, as well as any attachments,
                                                  Agency is not responsible for providing
                                                                                                          Innovation Act of 2009 (BPCI Act) for                 except for information submitted,
                                                  access to electrical outlets.
                                                                                                          biological products that have been or                 marked and identified, as confidential,
                                                     FDA welcomes the attendance of the                   will be approved under the FD&C Act
                                                  public at its advisory committee                                                                              if submitted as detailed in
                                                                                                          on or before March 23, 2020. This draft               ‘‘Instructions.’’
                                                  meetings and will make every effort to                  guidance also provides                                   Instructions: All submissions received
                                                  accommodate persons with disabilities.                  recommendations to sponsors of                        must include the Docket No. FDA–
                                                  If you require accommodations due to a                  proposed protein products intended for                2015–D–4750 for ‘‘Implementation of
                                                  disability, please contact Stephanie L.                 submission in an application that may                 the ‘Deemed to be a License’ Provision
                                                  Begansky at least 7 days in advance of                  not receive final approval under the                  of the Biologics Price Competition and
                                                  the meeting.                                            FD&C Act on or before March 23, 2020,                 Innovation Act of 2009; Draft Guidance
                                                     FDA is committed to the orderly                      to facilitate alignment of product                    for Industry; Availability and Request
                                                  conduct of its advisory committee                       development plans with FDA’s                          for Comments.’’ Received comments
                                                  meetings. Please visit our Web site at                  interpretation the transition provisions              will be placed in the docket and, except
                                                  http://www.fda.gov/                                     of the BPCI Act.                                      for those submitted as ‘‘Confidential
                                                  AdvisoryCommittees/                                     DATES: Although you can comment on
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                                                                                                                                                                Submissions,’’ publicly viewable at
                                                  AboutAdvisoryCommittees/                                any guidance at any time (see 21 CFR                  http://www.regulations.gov or at the
                                                  ucm111462.htm for procedures on                         10.115(g)(5)), to ensure that the Agency              Division of Dockets Management
                                                  public conduct during advisory                          considers your comment on this draft                  between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday
                                                  committee meetings.                                     guidance before it begins work on the                 through Friday.
                                                     Notice of this meeting is given under                final version of the guidance, submit                    • Confidential Submissions—To
                                                  the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5                   either electronic or written comments                 submit a comment with confidential
                                                  U.S.C. app. 2).                                         on the draft guidance by May 13, 2016.                information that you do not wish to be


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                                                  made publicly available, submit your                    Hampshire Ave., Bldg. 51, Rm. 6268,                   FDA’s Web site at http://www.fda.gov/
                                                  comments only as a written/paper                        Silver Spring, MD 20993–0002, 301–                    Drugs/GuidanceComplianceRegulatory
                                                  submission. You should submit two                       796–3601; or Stephen Ripley, Center for               Information/Guidances/default.htm).
                                                  copies total. One copy will include the                 Biologics Evaluation and Research,                       The BPCI Act requires that a
                                                  information you claim to be confidential                Food and Drug Administration, 10903                   marketing application for a ‘‘biological
                                                  with a heading or cover note that states                New Hampshire Ave., Bldg. 71, Rm.                     product’’ be submitted under section
                                                  ‘‘THIS DOCUMENT CONTAINS                                7301, Silver Spring, MD 20993–0002,                   351 of the PHS Act; this requirement is
                                                  CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION.’’ The                         240–402–7911.                                         subject to certain exceptions during a
                                                  Agency will review this copy, including                 SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
                                                                                                                                                                10-year transition period ending on
                                                  the claimed confidential information, in                                                                      March 23, 2020 (see section 7002(e)(1)–
                                                  its consideration of comments. The                      I. Background                                         (3) and (e)(5) of the BPCI Act). On
                                                  second copy, which will have the                           FDA is announcing the availability of              March 23, 2020, an approved
                                                  claimed confidential information                        a draft guidance for industry entitled                application for a biological product
                                                  redacted/blacked out, will be available                 ‘‘Implementation of the ‘Deemed to be a               under section 505 of the FD&C Act shall
                                                  for public viewing and posted on                        License’ Provision of the Biologics Price             be deemed to be a license for the
                                                  http://www.regulations.gov. Submit                      Competition and Innovation Act of                     biological product under section 351 of
                                                  both copies to the Division of Dockets                  2009.’’ This draft guidance describes                 the PHS Act (see section 7002(e)(4) of
                                                  Management. If you do not wish your                     FDA’s approach to implementation of                   the BPCI Act). Among other things,
                                                  name and contact information to be                      the provision of the BPCI Act under                   because the BPCI Act provides only that
                                                  made publicly available, you can                        which an application for a biological                 an application that is approved on
                                                  provide this information on the cover                   product approved under section 505 of                 March 23, 2020, shall be deemed to be
                                                  sheet and not in the body of your                                                                             a license, FDA interprets section 7002(e)
                                                                                                          the FD&C Act (21 U.S.C. 355) on or
                                                  comments and you must identify this                                                                           of the BPCI Act to mean that the Agency
                                                                                                          before March 23, 2020, will be deemed
                                                  information as ‘‘confidential.’’ Any                                                                          will not approve any application under
                                                                                                          to be a license for the biological product
                                                  information marked as ‘‘confidential’’                                                                        section 505 of the FD&C Act for a
                                                                                                          under section 351 of the PHS Act (42
                                                  will not be disclosed except in                                                                               biological product subject to the
                                                                                                          U.S.C. 262) on March 23, 2020.
                                                  accordance with 21 CFR 10.20 and other                                                                        transition provisions that is pending or
                                                                                                          Specifically, this draft guidance
                                                  applicable disclosure law. For more                                                                           tentatively approved ‘‘on’’ March 23,
                                                                                                          describes FDA’s interpretation of the
                                                  information about FDA’s posting of                                                                            2020, even though section 7002(e)(2) of
                                                                                                          ‘‘deemed to be a license’’ provision in
                                                  comments to public dockets, see 80 FR                                                                         the BPCI Act expressly permits
                                                                                                          section 7002(e) of the BPCI Act for
                                                  56469, September 18, 2015, or access                                                                          submission of an application under
                                                                                                          biological products that have been or                 section 505 of the FD&C Act ‘‘not later
                                                  the information at: http://www.fda.gov/                 will be approved under section 505 of
                                                  regulatoryinformation/dockets/                                                                                than’’ March 23, 2020, if certain criteria
                                                                                                          the FD&C Act on or before March 23,                   are met. Such an application may, for
                                                  default.htm.                                            2020. This draft guidance also provides
                                                     Docket: For access to the docket to                                                                        example, be withdrawn and resubmitted
                                                                                                          recommendations to sponsors of                        under section 351(a) or 351(k) of the
                                                  read background documents or the                        proposed protein products intended for
                                                  electronic and written/paper comments                                                                         PHS Act, as appropriate. FDA
                                                                                                          submission in an application that may                 recognizes that this interpretation could
                                                  received, go to http://                                 not receive final approval under section
                                                  www.regulations.gov and insert the                                                                            have a significant impact on
                                                                                                          505 of the FD&C Act on or before March                development programs for any proposed
                                                  docket number, found in brackets in the                 23, 2020, to facilitate alignment of
                                                  heading of this document, into the                                                                            protein products intended for
                                                                                                          product development plans with FDA’s                  submission under section 505 of the
                                                  ‘‘Search’’ box and follow the prompts                   interpretation of section 7002(e) of the
                                                  and/or go to the Division of Dockets                                                                          FD&C Act that are not able to receive
                                                                                                          BPCI Act.                                             final approval by March 23, 2020, and
                                                  Management, 5630 Fishers Lane, Rm.                         Although the majority of therapeutic
                                                  1061, Rockville, MD 20852.                                                                                    provides recommendations to sponsors
                                                                                                          biological products have been licensed                in the draft guidance.
                                                     Submit written requests for single                   under section 351 of the PHS Act, some                   We invite comment on the Agency’s
                                                  copies of the draft guidance to the                     protein products historically have been               approach to implementation of the
                                                  Division of Drug Information, Center for                approved under section 505 of the FD&C                ‘‘deemed to be a license’’ provision of
                                                  Drug Evaluation and Research, Food                      Act. On March 23, 2010, the BPCI Act                  the BPCI Act, as described in the draft
                                                  and Drug Administration, 10001 New                      was enacted as part of the Patient                    guidance.
                                                  Hampshire Ave., Hillandale Building,                    Protection and Affordable Care Act                       This draft guidance is being issued
                                                  4th Floor, Silver Spring, MD 20993–                     (Pub. L. 111–148). The BPCI Act                       consistent with FDA’s good guidance
                                                  0002; or to the Office of                               changed the statutory authority under                 practices regulation (21 CFR 10.115).
                                                  Communication, Outreach and                             which certain protein products will be                The draft guidance, when finalized, will
                                                  Development, Center for Biologics                       regulated by amending the definition of               represent the current thinking of FDA
                                                  Evaluation and Research, Food and                       a ‘‘biological product’’ in section 351(i)            on implementation of the ‘‘deemed to be
                                                  Drug Administration, 10903 New                          of the PHS Act to include a ‘‘protein                 a license’’ provision of the BPCI Act. It
                                                  Hampshire Ave., Bldg. 71, Rm. 3128,                     (except any chemically synthesized                    does not establish any rights for any
                                                  Silver Spring, MD 20993–0002. Send                      polypeptide).’’ FDA has interpreted the               person and is not binding on FDA or the
                                                  one self-addressed adhesive label to                    statutory terms ‘‘protein’’ and                       public. You can use an alternative
                                                  assist that office in processing your                   ‘‘chemically synthesized polypeptide’’
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                                                                                                                                                                approach if it satisfies the requirements
                                                  requests. See the SUPPLEMENTARY                         to implement the amended definition of                of the applicable statutes and
                                                  INFORMATION section for electronic                      ‘‘biological product’’ (see FDA’s                     regulations.
                                                  access to the draft guidance document.                  guidance for industry entitled
                                                  FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:                        ‘‘Biosimilars: Questions and Answers                  II. Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
                                                  Janice Weiner, Center for Drug                          Regarding Implementation of the                          This draft guidance refers to
                                                  Evaluation and Research, Food and                       Biologics Price Competition and                       previously approved collections of
                                                  Drug Administration, 10903 New                          Innovation Act of 2009,’’ available on                information that are subject to review by


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                                                  the Office of Management and Budget                     discussion with experts in the field                  must register online at: http://pediatric
                                                  (OMB) under the Paperwork Reduction                     examining the need and path forward                   safety.eventbrite.com before April 7,
                                                  Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501–3520). The                  for long-term pediatric safety studies.               2016. For those without Internet access,
                                                  collection of information in 21 CFR part                Day 1 of the public workshop will focus               please contact Renan A. Bonnel (see FOR
                                                  312 has been approved under 0910–                       on an exposition of the successes and                 FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT) to
                                                  0014; the collection of information in 21               challenges of long-term safety studies in             register. In the event that a minimum
                                                  CFR part 314 has been approved under                    children. Day 2 of the public workshop                number of participants have not
                                                  0910–0001; the collection of                            will focus on suggestions for the future              registered, the workshop will be
                                                  information in 21 CFR part 601 has been                 on study design and implementation of                 postponed. Registered participants will
                                                  approved under 0910–0338; and the                       long-term safety studies in children.                 be notified of any change. Onsite
                                                  collection of information for                           Viewpoints of patient representatives of              registration will be available if seating
                                                  applications submitted under section                    children with chronic conditions and                  permits it. Registration information, the
                                                  351(k) of the PHS Act has been                          industry will be included.                            agenda, and additional background
                                                  approved under 0910–0719. In                            DATES: The public workshop will be                    materials can be found at http://www.
                                                  accordance with the PRA, before                         held on April 13 and 14, 2016, from 8                 fda.gov/NewsEvents/Meetings
                                                  publication of the final guidance                       a.m. to 5 p.m. See the SUPPLEMENTARY                  ConferencesWorkshops/
                                                  document, FDA intends to solicit public                 INFORMATION section for registration date             ucm477639.htm.
                                                  comment and obtain OMB approval for                     and information.                                        If you need special accommodations
                                                  any information collections                                                                                   due to a disability, please contact Renan
                                                                                                          ADDRESSES: The public workshop will
                                                  recommended in this guidance that are                                                                         A. Bonnel (see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
                                                                                                          be held at The DoubleTree by Hilton
                                                  new or that would represent material                                                                          CONTACT) at least 7 days in advance.
                                                                                                          Hotel—Bethesda, 8120 Wisconsin Ave.,
                                                  modifications to previously approved                                                                          Persons attending the meeting are
                                                                                                          Bethesda, MD 20814.
                                                  collections of information found in FDA                                                                       advised that FDA is not responsible for
                                                                                                          FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:                      providing access to electrical outlets.
                                                  regulations or guidances.
                                                                                                          Renan A. Bonnel, Office of Pediatric                     Web cast: The live Web cast on April
                                                  III. Electronic Access                                  Therapeutics, Food and Drug                           13, 2016, will be available at: https://
                                                     Persons with access to the Internet                  Administration, 10903 New Hampshire                   event.webcasts.com/starthere.jsp
                                                  may obtain the document at http://                      Ave., Silver Spring, MD 20993–0002,                   ?ei=1093258. After the morning session,
                                                  www.fda.gov/Drugs/Guidance                              301–796–8654, FAX: 301–847–8640,                      users will be automatically redirected to
                                                  ComplianceRegulatoryInformation/                        email: renan.bonnel@fda.hhs.gov.                      the afternoon link. Should you lose
                                                  Guidances/default.htm, http://                          SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:                            connection over lunch, please use the
                                                  www.fda.gov/BiologicsBloodVaccines/                                                                           following link for the afternoon session
                                                                                                          I. Background
                                                  GuidanceComplianceRegulatory                                                                                  (note that it is different from the
                                                  Information/default.htm or http://                         Medical product safety studies in                  morning’s session): https://event.
                                                  www.regulations.gov.                                    children are usually performed for 6                  webcasts.com/starthere.jsp?ei=1093259.
                                                    Dated: March 8, 2016.
                                                                                                          months or less. In children,                          On April 14, 2016, the live Web cast
                                                                                                          measurement of long-term outcomes is                  will be available at: https://event.
                                                  Leslie Kux,
                                                                                                          particularly challenging since,                       webcasts.com/starthere.jsp?ei=1093263.
                                                  Associate Commissioner for Policy.
                                                                                                          compared to adults, children are                      After the morning session, users will be
                                                  [FR Doc. 2016–05626 Filed 3–11–16; 8:45 am]             undergoing dramatic growth and                        automatically redirected to the
                                                  BILLING CODE 4164–01–P                                  developmental changes. This 2-day                     afternoon link. Should you lose
                                                                                                          public workshop will focus on the                     connection over lunch, please use the
                                                                                                          challenges of long-term follow-up in                  following link for the afternoon session
                                                  DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND                                children receiving medical products.                  (note that it is different from the
                                                  HUMAN SERVICES                                          The first day of the public workshop                  morning’s session): https://event.
                                                  Food and Drug Administration                            will focus on the problems or barriers,               webcasts.com/starthere.jsp?ei=1093265.
                                                                                                          including; challenges with study design,              The Web cast will only be for listening
                                                  [Docket No. FDA–2016–N–0001]                            data capture, infrastructure, and                     and there will not be an opportunity for
                                                                                                          endpoints. Viewpoints of parents and                  Web cast participants to speak.
                                                  Advancing the Development of                            industry will be represented. The                        The videocast will be posted after the
                                                  Pediatric Therapeutics: Successes and                   second day of the public workshop will                workshop at http://www.fda.gov/News
                                                  Challenges of Performing Long-Term                      include panel discussions to propose                  Events/MeetingsConferencesWorkshops/
                                                  Pediatric Safety Studies; Public                        solutions to the problems posed on day                ucm477639.htm.
                                                  Workshop                                                one and to discuss the epidemiological                   Transcripts: Transcripts of the
                                                  AGENCY:    Food and Drug Administration,                challenges posed by the collection of                 workshop will be available for review at
                                                  HHS.                                                    data on different types of adverse                    the Division of Dockets Management
                                                  ACTION:   Notice of public workshop.                    events. On both days of the public                    (HFA–305), Food and Drug
                                                                                                          workshop there will be a certain amount               Administration, 5630 Fishers Lane, Rm.
                                                  SUMMARY:   The Food and Drug                            of time on the agenda for attendee                    1061, Rockville, MD 20852, and at
                                                  Administration’s (FDA) Office of                        questions or comments.                                http://www.regulations.gov
                                                  Pediatric Therapeutics (OPT) and Center                                                                       approximately 30 days after the
                                                  for Drug Evaluation and Research are                    II. Participation in the Public                       workshop. A transcript will also be
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                                                  announcing a 2-day public workshop                      Workshop                                              available in either hard copy or on CD–
                                                  entitled ‘‘Advancing the Development of                    Registration: There is no fee to attend            ROM, after submission of a Freedom of
                                                  Pediatric Therapeutics (ADEPT):                         the public workshop, but attendees                    Information request. Send written
                                                  Successes and Challenges of Performing                  should register in advance. Space is                  requests to the Division of Freedom of
                                                  Long-Term Pediatric Safety Studies.’’                   limited, and registration will be on a                Information. The Freedom of
                                                  The purpose of this 2-day public                        first-come, first-served basis. Persons               Information address is available on the
                                                  workshop is for FDA to have an open                     interested in attending this workshop                 Agency’s Web site at


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CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice of availability; request for comments.
DatesAlthough you can comment on any guidance at any time (see 21 CFR 10.115(g)(5)), to ensure that the Agency considers your comment on this draft guidance before it begins work on the final version of the guidance, submit either electronic or written comments on the draft guidance by May 13, 2016.
ContactJanice Weiner, Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, Food and Drug Administration, 10903 New Hampshire Ave., Bldg. 51, Rm. 6268, Silver Spring, MD 20993-0002, 301- 796-3601; or Stephen Ripley, 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.
FR Citation81 FR 13373 

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