81_FR_4645 81 FR 4628 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for Office of Management and Budget Review; Comment Request; Public Health Service Guideline on Infectious Disease Issues in Xenotransplantation

81 FR 4628 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for Office of Management and Budget Review; Comment Request; Public Health Service Guideline on Infectious Disease Issues in Xenotransplantation

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Food and Drug Administration

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 17 (January 27, 2016)

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FR Document2016-01638

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing that a proposed collection of information has been submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and clearance under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Food and Drug Administration

[Docket No. FDA-2012-N-0559]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for Office 
of Management and Budget Review; Comment Request; Public Health Service 
Guideline on Infectious Disease Issues in Xenotransplantation

AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing that a 
proposed collection of information has been submitted to the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) for review and clearance under the 
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.

DATES: Fax written comments on the collection of information by 
February 26, 2016.

ADDRESSES: To ensure that comments on the information collection are 
received, OMB recommends that written comments be faxed to the Office 
of Information and Regulatory Affairs, OMB, Attn: FDA Desk Officer, 
FAX: 202-395-7285, or emailed to [email protected]. All 
comments should be identified with the OMB control number 0910-0456. 
Also include the FDA docket number found in brackets in the heading of 
this document.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: FDA PRA Staff, Office of Operations, 
Food and Drug Administration, 8455 Colesville Rd., COLE-14526, Silver 
Spring, MD 20993-0002, [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In compliance with 44 U.S.C. 3507, FDA has 
submitted the following proposed collection of information to OMB for 
review and clearance.

PHS Guideline on Infectious Disease Issues in Xenotransplantation

OMB Control Number 0910-0456--Extension

    The statutory authority to collect this information is provided 
under sections 351 and 361 of the PHS Act (42 U.S.C. 262 and 264) and 
the provisions of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act that apply 
to drugs (21 U.S.C. 301 et seq.). The PHS guideline recommends 
procedures to diminish the risk of transmission of infectious agents to 
the xenotransplantation product recipient and to the general public. 
The PHS guideline is intended to address public health issues raised by 
xenotransplantation, through identification of general principles of 
prevention and control of infectious diseases associated with 
xenotransplantation that may pose a hazard to the public health. The 
collection of information described in this guideline is intended to 
provide general guidance on the following topics: (1) The development 
of xenotransplantation clinical protocols; (2) the preparation of 
submissions to FDA; and (3) the conduct of xenotransplantation clinical 
trials. Also, the collection of information will help ensure that the 
sponsor maintains important information in a cross-referenced system 
that links the relevant records of the xenotransplantation product 
recipient, xenotransplantation product, source animal(s), animal 
procurement center, and significant nosocomial exposures. The PHS 
guideline describes an occupational health service program for the 
protection of health care workers involved in xenotransplantation 
procedures, caring for xenotransplantation product recipients, and 
performing associated laboratory testing. The PHS guideline is intended 
to protect the public health and to help ensure the safety of using 
xenotransplantation products in humans by preventing the introduction, 
transmission, and spread of infectious diseases associated with 
xenotransplantation.
    The PHS guideline also recommends that certain specimens and 
records be maintained for 50 years beyond the date of the 
xenotransplantation. These include: (1) Records linking each 
xenotransplantation product recipient with relevant health records of 
the source animal, herd or colony, and the specific organ, tissue, or 
cell type included in or used in the manufacture of the product 
(section 3.2.7.1); (2) aliquots of serum samples from randomly selected 
animal and specific disease investigations (section 3.4.3.1); (3) 
source animal biological specimens designated for PHS use (section 
3.7.1); animal health records (section 3.7.2), including necropsy 
results (section 3.6.4); and (4) recipients' biological specimens 
(section 4.1.2). The retention period is intended to assist health care 
practitioners and officials in surveillance and in tracking the source 
of an infection, disease, or illness that might emerge in the 
recipient, the source animal, or the animal herd or colony after a 
xenotransplantation.
    The recommendation for maintaining records for 50 years is based on 
clinical experience with several human viruses that have presented 
problems in human to human transplantation and are therefore thought to 
share certain characteristics with viruses that may pose potential 
risks in xenotransplantation. These characteristics include long 
latency periods and the ability to establish persistent infections. 
Several also share the possibility of transmission among individuals 
through intimate contact with human body fluids. Human immunodeficiency 
virus (HIV) and human T-lymphotropic virus are human retroviruses. 
Retroviruses contain ribonucleic acid that is reverse-transcribed into 
deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) using an enzyme provided by the virus and 
the human cell machinery. That viral DNA can then be integrated into 
the human cellular DNA. Both viruses establish persistent infections 
and have long latency periods before the onset of disease; 10 years and 
40 to 60 years, respectively. The human hepatitis viruses are not 
retroviruses, but several share with HIV the characteristic that they 
can be transmitted through body

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fluids, can establish persistent infections, and have long latency 
periods, e.g., approximately 30 years for hepatitis C.
    In addition, the PHS guideline recommends that a record system be 
developed that allows easy, accurate, and rapid linkage of information 
among the specimen archive, the recipient's medical records, and the 
records of the source animal for 50 years. The development of such a 
record system is a one-time burden. Such a system is intended to cross-
reference and locate relevant records of recipients, products, source 
animals, animal procurement centers, and nosocomial exposures.
    Respondents to this collection of information are the sponsors of 
clinical studies of investigational xenotransplantation products under 
investigational new drug applications (INDs) and xenotransplantation 
product procurement centers, referred to as source animal facilities. 
There are an estimated three respondents who are sponsors of INDs that 
include protocols for xenotransplantation in humans and five clinical 
centers doing xenotransplantation procedures. Other respondents for 
this collection of information are an estimated four source animal 
facilities which provide source xenotransplantation product material to 
sponsors for use in human xenotransplantation procedures. These four 
source animal facilities keep medical records of the herds/colonies as 
well as the medical records of the individual source animal(s). The 
burden estimates are based on FDA's records of xenotransplantation-
related INDs and estimates of time required to complete the various 
reporting, recordkeeping, and third-party disclosure tasks described in 
the PHS guideline.
    FDA is requesting an extension of OMB approval for the following 
reporting, recordkeeping, and third-party disclosure recommendations in 
the PHS guideline:

                   Table 1--Reporting Recommendations
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           PHS guideline section                     Description
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3.2.7.2....................................  Notify sponsor or FDA of
                                              new archive site when the
                                              source animal facility or
                                              sponsor ceases operations.
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                 Table 2--Recordkeeping Recommendations
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           PHS guideline section                     Description
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3.2.7......................................  Establish records linking
                                              each xenotransplantation
                                              product recipient with
                                              relevant records.
4.3........................................  Sponsor to maintain cross-
                                              referenced system that
                                              links all relevant records
                                              (recipient, product,
                                              source animal, animal
                                              procurement center, and
                                              nosocomial exposures).
3.4.2......................................  Document results of
                                              monitoring program used to
                                              detect introduction of
                                              infectious agents which
                                              may not be apparent
                                              clinically.
3.4.3.2....................................  Document full necropsy
                                              investigations including
                                              evaluation for infectious
                                              etiologies.
3.5.1......................................  Justify shortening a source
                                              animal's quarantine period
                                              of 3 weeks prior to
                                              xenotransplantation
                                              product procurement.
3.5.2......................................  Document absence of
                                              infectious agent in
                                              xenotransplantation
                                              product if its presence
                                              elsewhere in source animal
                                              does not preclude using
                                              it.
3.5.4......................................  Add summary of individual
                                              source animal record to
                                              permanent medical record
                                              of the xenotransplantation
                                              product recipient.
3.6.4......................................  Document complete necropsy
                                              results on source animals
                                              (50-year record
                                              retention).
3.7........................................  Link xenotransplantation
                                              product recipients to
                                              individual source animal
                                              records and archived
                                              biologic specimens.
4.2.3.2....................................  Record baseline sera of
                                              xenotransplantation health
                                              care workers and specific
                                              nosocomial exposure.
4.2.3.3 and 4.3.2..........................  Keep a log of health care
                                              workers' significant
                                              nosocomial exposure(s).
4.3.1......................................  Document each
                                              xenotransplant procedure.
5.2........................................  Document location and
                                              nature of archived PHS
                                              specimens in health care
                                              records of
                                              xenotransplantation
                                              product recipient and
                                              source animal.
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                   Table 3--Disclosure Recommendations
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           PHS guideline section                     Description
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3.2.7.2....................................  Notify sponsor or FDA of
                                              new archive site when the
                                              source animal facility or
                                              sponsor ceases operations.
3.4........................................  Standard operating
                                              procedures (SOPs) of
                                              source animal facility
                                              should be available to
                                              review bodies.
3.5.1......................................  Include increased
                                              infectious risk in
                                              informed consent if source
                                              animal quarantine period
                                              of 3 weeks is shortened.
3.5.4......................................  Sponsor to make linked
                                              records described in
                                              section 3.2.7 available
                                              for review.
3.5.5......................................  Source animal facility to
                                              notify clinical center
                                              when infectious agent is
                                              identified in source
                                              animal or herd after
                                              xenotransplantation
                                              product procurement.
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    In the Federal Register of October 5, 2015 (80 FR 60153), FDA 
published a 60-day notice requesting public comment on the proposed 
collection of information. FDA received one comment from the public. 
The comment was supportive of the extended recordkeeping requirements 
in case it would be necessary to track the source of any long-term 
developing infections as result of xenotransplantation.
    FDA estimates the burden for this collection of information as 
follows:

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                                                     Table 4--Estimated Annual Reporting Burden \1\
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                                                              Number of
          PHS guideline section               Number of     responses per   Total annual           Average  burden per  response            Total hours
                                             respondents     respondent       responses
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3.2.7.2 \2\..............................               1               1               1  0.5 (30 minutes).............................             0.5
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\1\ There are no capital costs or operating and maintenance costs associated with this collection of information.
\2\ FDA is using 1 animal facility or sponsor for estimation purposes.


                                                   Table 5--Estimated Annual Recordkeeping Burden \1\
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                                                              Number of
          PHS guideline section               Number of      records per    Total annual         Average  burden per  recordkeeping         Total hours
                                            recordkeepers   recordkeeper       records
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3.2.7 \2\................................               1               1               1  16...........................................              16
4.3 \3\..................................               3               1               3  0.75 (45 minutes)............................            2.25
3.4.2 \4\................................               3           10.67              32  0.25 (15 minutes)............................               8
3.4.3.2 \5\..............................               3            2.67               8  0.25 (15 minutes)............................               2
3.5.1 \6\................................               3            0.33               1  0.50 (30 minutes)............................             0.5
3.5.2 \6\................................               3            0.33               1  0.25 (15 minutes)............................            0.25
3.5.4....................................               3               1               3  0.17 (10 minutes)............................            0.51
3.6.4 \7\................................               3            2.67               8  0.25 (15 minutes)............................               2
3.7 \7\..................................               4               2               8  0.08 (5 minutes).............................            0.64
4.2.3.2 \8\..............................               5              25             125  0.17 (10 minutes)............................           21.25
4.2.3.2 \6\..............................               5            0.20               1  0.17 (10 minutes)............................            0.17
4.2.3.3 and 4.3.2 \6\....................               5            0.20               1  0.17 (10 minutes)............................            0.17
4.3.1....................................               3               1               3  0.25 (15 minutes)............................            0.75
5.2 \9\..................................               3               4              12  0.08 (5 minutes).............................            0.96
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    Total................................  ..............  ..............  ..............  .............................................           55.45
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\1\ There are no capital costs or operating and maintenance costs associated with this collection of information.
\2\ A one-time burden for new respondents to set up a recordkeeping system linking all relevant records. FDA is using one new sponsor for estimation
  purposes.
\3\ FDA estimates there is minimal recordkeeping burden associated with maintaining the record system.
\4\ Monitoring for sentinel animals (subset representative of herd) plus all source animals. There are approximately 6 sentinel animals per herd x 1
  herd per facility x 4 facilities = 24 sentinel animals. There are approximately 8 source animals per year (see footnote 7 of this table); 24 + 8 = 32
  monitoring records to document.
\5\ Necropsy for animal deaths of unknown cause estimated to be approximately 2 per herd per year x 1 herd per facility x 4 facilities = 8.
\6\ Has not occurred in the past 3 years and is expected to continue to be a rare occurrence.
\7\ On average 2 source animals are used for preparing xenotransplantation product material for one recipient. The average number of source animals is 2
  source animals per recipient x 4 recipients annually = 8 source animals per year. (See footnote 5 of table 6.)
\8\ FDA estimates there are 5 clinical centers doing xenotransplantation procedures x approximately 25 health care workers involved per center = 125
  health care workers.
\9\ Eight source animal records + 4 recipient records = 12 total records.


                                                 Table 6--Estimated Annual Third-Party Disclosure Burden
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                                                              Number of
                                              Number of      disclosures    Total annual
          PHS guideline section              respondents         per         disclosures          Average  burden per  disclosure           Total hours
                                                             respondent
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3.2.7.2 \2\..............................               1               1               1  0.5 (30 minutes).............................             0.5
3.4 \3\..................................               4            0.25               1  0.08 (5 minutes).............................            0.08
3.5.1 \4\................................               4            0.25               1  0.25 (15 minutes)............................            0.25
3.5.4 \5\................................               4               1               4  0.5 (30 minutes).............................               2
3.5.5 \4\................................               4            0.25               1  0.25 (15 minutes)............................            0.25
                                          --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Total................................  ..............  ..............  ..............  .............................................            3.08
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\1\ There are no capital costs or operating and maintenance costs associated with this collection of information.
\2\ FDA is using one animal facility or sponsor for estimation purposes.
\3\ FDA's records indicate that an average of 1 IND is expected to be submitted per year.
\4\ To our knowledge, has not occurred in the past 3 years and is expected to continue to be a rare occurrence.
\5\ Based on an estimate of 12 patients treated over a 3-year period, the average number of xenotransplantation product recipients per year is estimated
  to be 4.

    Because of the potential risk for cross-species transmission of 
pathogenic persistent virus, the guideline recommends that health 
records be retained for 50 years. Since these records are medical 
records, the retention of such records for up to 50 years is not 
information subject to the PRA (5 CFR 1320.3(h)(5)). Also, because of 
the limited number of clinical studies with small patient populations, 
the number of records is expected to be insignificant at this time.
    Information collections in this guideline not included in tables 1 
through 6 can be found under existing regulations and approved under 
the

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OMB control numbers as follows: (1) ``Current Good Manufacturing 
Practice for Finished Pharmaceuticals,'' 21 CFR 211.1 through 211.208, 
approved under OMB control number 0910-0139; (2) ``Investigational New 
Drug Application,'' 21 CFR 312.1 through 312.160, approved under OMB 
control number 0910-0014; and (3) information included in a biologics 
license application, 21 CFR 601.2, approved under OMB control number 
0910-0338. (Although it is possible that a xenotransplantation product 
may not be regulated as a biological product (e.g., it may be regulated 
as a medical device), FDA believes, based on its knowledge and 
experience with xenotransplantation, that any xenotransplantation 
product subject to FDA regulation within the next 3 years will most 
likely be regulated as a biological product.) However, FDA recognized 
that some of the information collections go beyond approved 
collections; assessments for these burdens are included in tables 1 
through 6.
    In table 7, FDA identifies those collections of information 
activities that are already encompassed by existing regulations or are 
consistent with voluntary standards which reflect industry's usual and 
customary business practice.

                Table 7--Collection of Information Required by Current Regulations and Standards
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                                                     Description of collection of      21 CFR section  (unless
              PHS guideline section                      information activity             otherwise stated)
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2.2.1...........................................  Document offsite collaborations..  312.52.
2.5.............................................  Sponsor ensures counseling         312.62(c).
                                                   patient + family + contacts.
3.1.1 and 3.1.6.................................  Document well-characterized        312.23(a)(7)(a) and 211.84.
                                                   health history and lineage of
                                                   source animals.
3.1.8...........................................  Registration with and import       42 CFR 71.53.
                                                   permit from the Centers for
                                                   Disease Control and Prevention.
3.2.2...........................................  Document collaboration with        312.52.
                                                   accredited microbiology labs.
3.2.3...........................................  Procedures to ensure the humane    9 CFR parts 1, 2, and 3 and
                                                   care of animals.                   PHS Policy.\1\
3.2.4...........................................  Procedures consistent for          AAALAC International Rules
                                                   accreditation by the Association   of Accreditation \2\ and
                                                   for Assessment and Accreditation   NRC Guide.\3\
                                                   of Laboratory Animal Care
                                                   International (AAALAC
                                                   International) and consistent
                                                   with the National Research
                                                   Council's (NRC) Guide.
3.2.5, 3.4, and 3.4.1...........................  Herd health maintenance and        211.100 and 211.122.
                                                   surveillance to be documented,
                                                   available, and in accordance
                                                   with documented procedures;
                                                   record standard veterinary care.
3.2.6...........................................  Animal facility SOPs.............  PHS Policy.\1\
3.3.3...........................................  Validate assay methods...........  211.160(a).
3.6.1...........................................  Procurement and processing of      211.100 and 211.122.
                                                   xenografts using documented
                                                   aseptic conditions.
3.6.2...........................................  Develop, implement, and enforce    211.84(d) and 211.122(c).
                                                   SOPs for procurement and
                                                   screening processes.
3.6.4...........................................  Communicate to FDA animal          312.32(c).
                                                   necropsy findings pertinent to
                                                   health of recipient.
3.7.1...........................................  PHS specimens to be linked to      312.23(a)(6).
                                                   health records; provide to FDA
                                                   justification for types of
                                                   tissues, cells, and plasma, and
                                                   quantities of plasma and
                                                   leukocytes collected.
4.1.1...........................................  Surveillance of xenotransplant     312.23(a)(6)(iii)(f) and
                                                   recipient; sponsor ensures         (g), and 312.62(b) and
                                                   documentation of surveillance      (c).
                                                   program life-long (justify >2
                                                   yrs.); investigator case
                                                   histories (2 yrs. after
                                                   investigation is discontinued).
4.1.2...........................................  Sponsor to justify amount and      211.122.
                                                   type of reserve samples.
4.1.2.2.........................................  System for prompt retrieval of     312.57(a).
                                                   PHS specimens and linkage to
                                                   medical records (recipient and
                                                   source animal).
4.1.2.3.........................................  Notify FDA of a clinical episode   312.32.
                                                   potentially representing a
                                                   xenogeneic infection.
4.2.2.1.........................................  Document collaborations (transfer  312.52.
                                                   of obligation).
4.2.3.1.........................................  Develop educational materials      312.50.
                                                   (sponsor provides investigators
                                                   with information needed to
                                                   conduct investigation properly).
4.3.............................................  Sponsor to keep records of         312.57 and 312.62(b).
                                                   receipt, shipment, and
                                                   disposition of investigative
                                                   drug; investigator to keep
                                                   records of case histories.
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\1\ The ``Public Health Service Policy on Humane Care and Use of Laboratory Animals'' (http://www.grants.nih.gov/grants/olaw/references/phspol.htm).
\2\ AAALAC International Rules of Accreditation (http://www.aaalac.org/accreditation/rules.cfm).
\3\ The NRC's ``Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals.''


    Dated: January 22, 2016.
Leslie Kux,
Associate Commissioner for Policy.
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                                                    may request; and (2) provide advice to                  OMB recommends that written                            procedures, caring for
                                                    the President concerning the following                  comments be faxed to the Office of                     xenotransplantation product recipients,
                                                    for people with intellectual disabilities:              Information and Regulatory Affairs,                    and performing associated laboratory
                                                    (A) Expansion of educational                            OMB, Attn: FDA Desk Officer, FAX:                      testing. The PHS guideline is intended
                                                    opportunities; (B) promotion of                         202–395–7285, or emailed to oira_                      to protect the public health and to help
                                                    homeownership; (C) assurance of                         submission@omb.eop.gov. All                            ensure the safety of using
                                                    workplace integration; (D) improvement                  comments should be identified with the                 xenotransplantation products in
                                                    of transportation options; (E) expansion                OMB control number 0910–0456. Also                     humans by preventing the introduction,
                                                    of full access to community living; and                 include the FDA docket number found                    transmission, and spread of infectious
                                                    (F) increasing access to assistive and                  in brackets in the heading of this                     diseases associated with
                                                    universally designed technologies.                      document.                                              xenotransplantation.
                                                       Agenda: The Committee Members                                                                                  The PHS guideline also recommends
                                                                                                            FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:    FDA                that certain specimens and records be
                                                    will discuss preparation of the PCPID                   PRA Staff, Office of Operations, Food
                                                    2016 Report to the President, including                                                                        maintained for 50 years beyond the date
                                                                                                            and Drug Administration, 8455                          of the xenotransplantation. These
                                                    its contents and format, and related data               Colesville Rd., COLE–14526, Silver
                                                    collection and analysis required to                                                                            include: (1) Records linking each
                                                                                                            Spring, MD 20993–0002, PRAStaff@                       xenotransplantation product recipient
                                                    complete the writing of the Report in                   fda.hhs.gov.
                                                    the following focus areas:                                                                                     with relevant health records of the
                                                       Family engagement early on in the                    SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:    In                       source animal, herd or colony, and the
                                                    process to support high expectations for                compliance with 44 U.S.C. 3507, FDA                    specific organ, tissue, or cell type
                                                    students with disabilities.                             has submitted the following proposed                   included in or used in the manufacture
                                                       Federal policies and enforcement                     collection of information to OMB for                   of the product (section 3.2.7.1); (2)
                                                    strategies to end segregation in schools                review and clearance.                                  aliquots of serum samples from
                                                    and other aspects of community living                                                                          randomly selected animal and specific
                                                                                                            PHS Guideline on Infectious Disease                    disease investigations (section 3.4.3.1);
                                                    beyond graduation.                                      Issues in Xenotransplantation
                                                       Transition as a critical area for                                                                           (3) source animal biological specimens
                                                    pathways to higher education and career                 OMB Control Number 0910–0456—                          designated for PHS use (section 3.7.1);
                                                    development.                                            Extension                                              animal health records (section 3.7.2),
                                                       Self-determination/Supported                                                                                including necropsy results (section
                                                                                                               The statutory authority to collect this             3.6.4); and (4) recipients’ biological
                                                    decision-making from early childhood                    information is provided under sections
                                                    throughout the individual’s lifespan.                                                                          specimens (section 4.1.2). The retention
                                                                                                            351 and 361 of the PHS Act (42 U.S.C.                  period is intended to assist health care
                                                      Dated: January 14, 2016.                              262 and 264) and the provisions of the                 practitioners and officials in
                                                    Aaron Bishop,                                           Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act                   surveillance and in tracking the source
                                                    Commissioner, Administration on                         that apply to drugs (21 U.S.C. 301 et                  of an infection, disease, or illness that
                                                    Disabilities.                                           seq.). The PHS guideline recommends                    might emerge in the recipient, the
                                                    [FR Doc. 2016–01586 Filed 1–26–16; 8:45 am]             procedures to diminish the risk of                     source animal, or the animal herd or
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                                                                                                            transmission of infectious agents to the               colony after a xenotransplantation.
                                                                                                            xenotransplantation product recipient                     The recommendation for maintaining
                                                                                                            and to the general public. The PHS                     records for 50 years is based on clinical
                                                    DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND                                guideline is intended to address public                experience with several human viruses
                                                    HUMAN SERVICES                                          health issues raised by                                that have presented problems in human
                                                                                                            xenotransplantation, through                           to human transplantation and are
                                                    Food and Drug Administration                            identification of general principles of                therefore thought to share certain
                                                    [Docket No. FDA–2012–N–0559]                            prevention and control of infectious                   characteristics with viruses that may
                                                                                                            diseases associated with                               pose potential risks in
                                                    Agency Information Collection                           xenotransplantation that may pose a                    xenotransplantation. These
                                                    Activities; Submission for Office of                    hazard to the public health. The                       characteristics include long latency
                                                    Management and Budget Review;                           collection of information described in                 periods and the ability to establish
                                                    Comment Request; Public Health                          this guideline is intended to provide                  persistent infections. Several also share
                                                    Service Guideline on Infectious                         general guidance on the following                      the possibility of transmission among
                                                    Disease Issues in Xenotransplantation                   topics: (1) The development of                         individuals through intimate contact
                                                                                                            xenotransplantation clinical protocols;                with human body fluids. Human
                                                    AGENCY:    Food and Drug Administration,                (2) the preparation of submissions to                  immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and
                                                    HHS.                                                    FDA; and (3) the conduct of                            human T-lymphotropic virus are human
                                                    ACTION:   Notice.                                       xenotransplantation clinical trials. Also,             retroviruses. Retroviruses contain
                                                                                                            the collection of information will help                ribonucleic acid that is reverse-
                                                    SUMMARY:   The Food and Drug                            ensure that the sponsor maintains                      transcribed into deoxyribonucleic acid
                                                    Administration (FDA) is announcing                      important information in a cross-                      (DNA) using an enzyme provided by the
                                                    that a proposed collection of                           referenced system that links the relevant              virus and the human cell machinery.
                                                    information has been submitted to the                   records of the xenotransplantation                     That viral DNA can then be integrated
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                                                    Office of Management and Budget                         product recipient, xenotransplantation                 into the human cellular DNA. Both
                                                    (OMB) for review and clearance under                    product, source animal(s), animal                      viruses establish persistent infections
                                                    the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.                    procurement center, and significant                    and have long latency periods before the
                                                    DATES: Fax written comments on the                      nosocomial exposures. The PHS                          onset of disease; 10 years and 40 to 60
                                                    collection of information by February                   guideline describes an occupational                    years, respectively. The human hepatitis
                                                    26, 2016.                                               health service program for the                         viruses are not retroviruses, but several
                                                    ADDRESSES: To ensure that comments on                   protection of health care workers                      share with HIV the characteristic that
                                                    the information collection are received,                involved in xenotransplantation                        they can be transmitted through body


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                                                    fluids, can establish persistent                                     Respondents to this collection of                    sponsors for use in human
                                                    infections, and have long latency                                 information are the sponsors of clinical                xenotransplantation procedures. These
                                                    periods, e.g., approximately 30 years for                         studies of investigational                              four source animal facilities keep
                                                    hepatitis C.                                                      xenotransplantation products under                      medical records of the herds/colonies as
                                                       In addition, the PHS guideline                                 investigational new drug applications                   well as the medical records of the
                                                    recommends that a record system be                                (INDs) and xenotransplantation product                  individual source animal(s). The burden
                                                    developed that allows easy, accurate,                             procurement centers, referred to as                     estimates are based on FDA’s records of
                                                    and rapid linkage of information among                            source animal facilities. There are an                  xenotransplantation-related INDs and
                                                    the specimen archive, the recipient’s                             estimated three respondents who are                     estimates of time required to complete
                                                    medical records, and the records of the                           sponsors of INDs that include protocols                 the various reporting, recordkeeping,
                                                    source animal for 50 years. The                                   for xenotransplantation in humans and                   and third-party disclosure tasks
                                                    development of such a record system is                            five clinical centers doing                             described in the PHS guideline.
                                                    a one-time burden. Such a system is                               xenotransplantation procedures. Other                     FDA is requesting an extension of
                                                    intended to cross-reference and locate                            respondents for this collection of                      OMB approval for the following
                                                    relevant records of recipients, products,                         information are an estimated four source                reporting, recordkeeping, and third-
                                                    source animals, animal procurement                                animal facilities which provide source                  party disclosure recommendations in
                                                    centers, and nosocomial exposures.                                xenotransplantation product material to                 the PHS guideline:

                                                                                                                    TABLE 1—REPORTING RECOMMENDATIONS
                                                         PHS guideline section                                                                                 Description

                                                    3.2.7.2 ...................................     Notify sponsor or FDA of new archive site when the source animal facility or sponsor ceases operations.


                                                                                                                 TABLE 2—RECORDKEEPING RECOMMENDATIONS
                                                         PHS guideline section                                                                                 Description

                                                    3.2.7 ......................................    Establish records linking each xenotransplantation product recipient with relevant records.
                                                    4.3 .........................................   Sponsor to maintain cross-referenced system that links all relevant records (recipient, product, source animal,
                                                                                                      animal procurement center, and nosocomial exposures).
                                                    3.4.2 ......................................    Document results of monitoring program used to detect introduction of infectious agents which may not be ap-
                                                                                                      parent clinically.
                                                    3.4.3.2 ...................................     Document full necropsy investigations including evaluation for infectious etiologies.
                                                    3.5.1 ......................................    Justify shortening a source animal’s quarantine period of 3 weeks prior to xenotransplantation product procure-
                                                                                                      ment.
                                                    3.5.2 ......................................    Document absence of infectious agent in xenotransplantation product if its presence elsewhere in source animal
                                                                                                      does not preclude using it.
                                                    3.5.4 ......................................    Add summary of individual source animal record to permanent medical record of the xenotransplantation product
                                                                                                      recipient.
                                                    3.6.4 ......................................    Document complete necropsy results on source animals (50-year record retention).
                                                    3.7 .........................................   Link xenotransplantation product recipients to individual source animal records and archived biologic specimens.
                                                    4.2.3.2 ...................................     Record baseline sera of xenotransplantation health care workers and specific nosocomial exposure.
                                                    4.2.3.3 and 4.3.2 ...................           Keep a log of health care workers’ significant nosocomial exposure(s).
                                                    4.3.1 ......................................    Document each xenotransplant procedure.
                                                    5.2 .........................................   Document location and nature of archived PHS specimens in health care records of xenotransplantation product
                                                                                                      recipient and source animal.


                                                                                                                   TABLE 3—DISCLOSURE RECOMMENDATIONS
                                                         PHS guideline section                                                                                 Description

                                                    3.2.7.2 ...................................     Notify sponsor or FDA of new archive site when the source animal facility or sponsor ceases operations.
                                                    3.4 .........................................   Standard operating procedures (SOPs) of source animal facility should be available to review bodies.
                                                    3.5.1 ......................................    Include increased infectious risk in informed consent if source animal quarantine period of 3 weeks is shortened.
                                                    3.5.4 ......................................    Sponsor to make linked records described in section 3.2.7 available for review.
                                                    3.5.5 ......................................    Source animal facility to notify clinical center when infectious agent is identified in source animal or herd after
                                                                                                      xenotransplantation product procurement.



                                                      In the Federal Register of October 5,                           comment from the public. The comment                    of any long-term developing infections
                                                    2015 (80 FR 60153), FDA published a                               was supportive of the extended                          as result of xenotransplantation.
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                                                    60-day notice requesting public                                   recordkeeping requirements in case it                     FDA estimates the burden for this
                                                    comment on the proposed collection of                             would be necessary to track the source                  collection of information as follows:
                                                    information. FDA received one




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                                                                                                                   TABLE 4—ESTIMATED ANNUAL REPORTING BURDEN 1
                                                                                                                                                            Number of                                                           Average
                                                                                                                                Number of                                             Total annual
                                                                      PHS guideline section                                                               responses per                                                       burden per                         Total hours
                                                                                                                               respondents                                             responses
                                                                                                                                                            respondent                                                         response

                                                    3.2.7.2 2 ...........................................................                           1                          1                           1     0.5 (30 minutes) .................                       0.5
                                                       1 There are no capital costs or operating and maintenance costs associated with this collection of information.
                                                       2 FDA is using 1 animal facility or sponsor for estimation purposes.



                                                                                                              TABLE 5—ESTIMATED ANNUAL RECORDKEEPING BURDEN 1
                                                                                                                                                             Number of                                                         Average
                                                                                                                                Number of                                             Total annual
                                                                      PHS guideline section                                                                 records per                                                       burden per                         Total hours
                                                                                                                              recordkeepers                                             records
                                                                                                                                                           recordkeeper                                                     recordkeeping

                                                    3.2.7 2 ..............................................................                         1                         1                           1       16 .......................................                16
                                                    4.3 3 .................................................................                        3                         1                           3       0.75 (45 minutes) ...............                       2.25
                                                    3.4.2 4 ..............................................................                         3                     10.67                          32       0.25 (15 minutes) ...............                          8
                                                    3.4.3.2 5 ...........................................................                          3                      2.67                           8       0.25 (15 minutes) ...............                          2
                                                    3.5.1 6 ..............................................................                         3                      0.33                           1       0.50 (30 minutes) ...............                        0.5
                                                    3.5.2 6 ..............................................................                         3                      0.33                           1       0.25 (15 minutes) ...............                       0.25
                                                    3.5.4 ................................................................                         3                         1                           3       0.17 (10 minutes) ...............                       0.51
                                                    3.6.4 7 ..............................................................                         3                      2.67                           8       0.25 (15 minutes) ...............                          2
                                                    3.7 7 .................................................................                        4                         2                           8       0.08 (5 minutes) .................                      0.64
                                                    4.2.3.2 8 ...........................................................                          5                        25                         125       0.17 (10 minutes) ...............                      21.25
                                                    4.2.3.2 6 ...........................................................                          5                      0.20                           1       0.17 (10 minutes) ...............                       0.17
                                                    4.2.3.3 and 4.3.2 6 ...........................................                                5                      0.20                           1       0.17 (10 minutes) ...............                       0.17
                                                    4.3.1 ................................................................                         3                         1                           3       0.25 (15 minutes) ...............                       0.75
                                                    5.2 9 .................................................................                        3                         4                          12       0.08 (5 minutes) .................                      0.96

                                                          Total .........................................................     ........................    ........................   ........................    .............................................          55.45
                                                       1 There are no capital costs or operating and maintenance costs associated with this collection of information.
                                                       2A one-time burden for new respondents to set up a recordkeeping system linking all relevant records. FDA is using one new sponsor for esti-
                                                    mation purposes.
                                                      3 FDA estimates there is minimal recordkeeping burden associated with maintaining the record system.
                                                      4 Monitoring for sentinel animals (subset representative of herd) plus all source animals. There are approximately 6 sentinel animals per herd ×
                                                    1 herd per facility × 4 facilities = 24 sentinel animals. There are approximately 8 source animals per year (see footnote 7 of this table); 24 + 8 =
                                                    32 monitoring records to document.
                                                      5 Necropsy for animal deaths of unknown cause estimated to be approximately 2 per herd per year × 1 herd per facility × 4 facilities = 8.
                                                      6 Has not occurred in the past 3 years and is expected to continue to be a rare occurrence.
                                                      7 On average 2 source animals are used for preparing xenotransplantation product material for one recipient. The average number of source
                                                    animals is 2 source animals per recipient × 4 recipients annually = 8 source animals per year. (See footnote 5 of table 6.)
                                                      8 FDA estimates there are 5 clinical centers doing xenotransplantation procedures × approximately 25 health care workers involved per center
                                                    = 125 health care workers.
                                                      9 Eight source animal records + 4 recipient records = 12 total records.



                                                                                                       TABLE 6—ESTIMATED ANNUAL THIRD-PARTY DISCLOSURE BURDEN
                                                                                                                                                            Number of
                                                                                                                                Number of                   disclosures               Total annual                             Average
                                                                      PHS guideline section                                                                                                                                   burden per                         Total hours
                                                                                                                               respondents                      per                   disclosures                             disclosure
                                                                                                                                                            respondent

                                                    3.2.7.2 2 ...........................................................                          1                          1                           1      0.5 (30 minutes) .................                       0.5
                                                    3.4 3 .................................................................                        4                       0.25                           1      0.08 (5 minutes) .................                      0.08
                                                    3.5.1 4 ..............................................................                         4                       0.25                           1      0.25 (15 minutes) ...............                       0.25
                                                    3.5.4 5 ..............................................................                         4                          1                           4      0.5 (30 minutes) .................                         2
                                                    3.5.5 4 ..............................................................                         4                       0.25                           1      0.25 (15 minutes) ...............                       0.25

                                                          Total .........................................................     ........................    ........................   ........................    .............................................           3.08
                                                       1 Thereare no capital costs or operating and maintenance costs associated with this collection of information.
                                                       2 FDAis using one animal facility or sponsor for estimation purposes.
                                                       3 FDA’srecords indicate that an average of 1 IND is expected to be submitted per year.
                                                      4 To our knowledge, has not occurred in the past 3 years and is expected to continue to be a rare occurrence.
                                                      5 Based on an estimate of 12 patients treated over a 3-year period, the average number of xenotransplantation product recipients per year is
                                                    estimated to be 4.
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                                                      Because of the potential risk for cross-                                 retention of such records for up to 50                                           number of records is expected to be
                                                    species transmission of pathogenic                                         years is not information subject to the                                          insignificant at this time.
                                                    persistent virus, the guideline                                            PRA (5 CFR 1320.3(h)(5)). Also, because                                            Information collections in this
                                                    recommends that health records be                                          of the limited number of clinical studies                                        guideline not included in tables 1
                                                    retained for 50 years. Since these                                         with small patient populations, the                                              through 6 can be found under existing
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                                                    OMB control numbers as follows: (1)                                     (Although it is possible that a                                        collections go beyond approved
                                                    ‘‘Current Good Manufacturing Practice                                   xenotransplantation product may not be                                 collections; assessments for these
                                                    for Finished Pharmaceuticals,’’ 21 CFR                                  regulated as a biological product (e.g., it                            burdens are included in tables 1 through
                                                    211.1 through 211.208, approved under                                   may be regulated as a medical device),                                 6.
                                                    OMB control number 0910–0139; (2)                                       FDA believes, based on its knowledge
                                                                                                                                                                                                      In table 7, FDA identifies those
                                                    ‘‘Investigational New Drug                                              and experience with
                                                                                                                                                                                                   collections of information activities that
                                                    Application,’’ 21 CFR 312.1 through                                     xenotransplantation, that any
                                                    312.160, approved under OMB control                                     xenotransplantation product subject to                                 are already encompassed by existing
                                                    number 0910–0014; and (3) information                                   FDA regulation within the next 3 years                                 regulations or are consistent with
                                                    included in a biologics license                                         will most likely be regulated as a                                     voluntary standards which reflect
                                                    application, 21 CFR 601.2, approved                                     biological product.) However, FDA                                      industry’s usual and customary business
                                                    under OMB control number 0910–0338.                                     recognized that some of the information                                practice.

                                                                          TABLE 7—COLLECTION OF INFORMATION REQUIRED BY CURRENT REGULATIONS AND STANDARDS
                                                                                                                                                                                                                            21 CFR section
                                                          PHS guideline section                                         Description of collection of information activity                                              (unless otherwise stated)

                                                    2.2.1 .......................................    Document offsite collaborations ...................................................................         312.52.
                                                    2.5 ..........................................   Sponsor ensures counseling patient + family + contacts ............................                         312.62(c).
                                                    3.1.1 and 3.1.6 .......................          Document well-characterized health history and lineage of source ani-                                       312.23(a)(7)(a) and 211.84.
                                                                                                       mals.
                                                    3.1.8 .......................................    Registration with and import permit from the Centers for Disease Control                                    42 CFR 71.53.
                                                                                                       and Prevention.
                                                    3.2.2 .......................................    Document collaboration with accredited microbiology labs .........................                          312.52.
                                                    3.2.3 .......................................    Procedures to ensure the humane care of animals ....................................                        9 CFR parts 1, 2, and 3 and PHS
                                                                                                                                                                                                                   Policy.1
                                                    3.2.4 .......................................    Procedures consistent for accreditation by the Association for Assess-                                      AAALAC International Rules of Ac-
                                                                                                       ment and Accreditation of Laboratory Animal Care International                                              creditation 2 and NRC Guide.3
                                                                                                       (AAALAC International) and consistent with the National Research
                                                                                                       Council’s (NRC) Guide.
                                                    3.2.5, 3.4, and 3.4.1 ..............             Herd health maintenance and surveillance to be documented, available,                                       211.100 and 211.122.
                                                                                                       and in accordance with documented procedures; record standard vet-
                                                                                                       erinary care.
                                                    3.2.6 .......................................    Animal facility SOPs ....................................................................................   PHS Policy.1
                                                    3.3.3 .......................................    Validate assay methods ...............................................................................      211.160(a).
                                                    3.6.1 .......................................    Procurement and processing of xenografts using documented aseptic                                           211.100 and 211.122.
                                                                                                       conditions.
                                                    3.6.2 .......................................    Develop, implement, and enforce SOPs for procurement and screening                                          211.84(d) and 211.122(c).
                                                                                                       processes.
                                                    3.6.4 .......................................    Communicate to FDA animal necropsy findings pertinent to health of re-                                      312.32(c).
                                                                                                       cipient.
                                                    3.7.1 .......................................    PHS specimens to be linked to health records; provide to FDA justifica-                                     312.23(a)(6).
                                                                                                       tion for types of tissues, cells, and plasma, and quantities of plasma
                                                                                                       and leukocytes collected.
                                                    4.1.1 .......................................    Surveillance of xenotransplant recipient; sponsor ensures documentation                                     312.23(a)(6)(iii)(f) and    (g),   and
                                                                                                       of surveillance program life-long (justify >2 yrs.); investigator case his-                                 312.62(b) and (c).
                                                                                                       tories (2 yrs. after investigation is discontinued).
                                                    4.1.2 .......................................    Sponsor to justify amount and type of reserve samples .............................                         211.122.
                                                    4.1.2.2 ....................................     System for prompt retrieval of PHS specimens and linkage to medical                                         312.57(a).
                                                                                                       records (recipient and source animal).
                                                    4.1.2.3 ....................................     Notify FDA of a clinical episode potentially representing a xenogeneic in-                                  312.32.
                                                                                                       fection.
                                                    4.2.2.1 ....................................     Document collaborations (transfer of obligation) .........................................                  312.52.
                                                    4.2.3.1 ....................................     Develop educational materials (sponsor provides investigators with infor-                                   312.50.
                                                                                                       mation needed to conduct investigation properly).
                                                    4.3 ..........................................   Sponsor to keep records of receipt, shipment, and disposition of inves-                                     312.57 and 312.62(b).
                                                                                                       tigative drug; investigator to keep records of case histories.
                                                      1 The ‘‘Public Health Service Policy on Humane Care and Use of Laboratory Animals’’ (http://www.grants.nih.gov/grants/olaw/references/
                                                    phspol.htm).
                                                      2 AAALAC International Rules of Accreditation (http://www.aaalac.org/accreditation/rules.cfm).
                                                      3 The NRC’s ‘‘Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals.’’




                                                      Dated: January 22, 2016.
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Document Created: 2018-02-02 12:40:11
Document Modified: 2018-02-02 12:40:11
CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
GS 4.107:
AE 2.106:
PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice.
DatesFax written comments on the collection of information by February 26, 2016.
ContactFDA PRA Staff, Office of Operations, Food and Drug Administration, 8455 Colesville Rd., COLE-14526, Silver Spring, MD 20993-0002, [email protected]
FR Citation81 FR 4628 

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