81_FR_50856 81 FR 50708 - Determining Donor Eligibility for Autologous Donors of Blood and Blood Components Intended Solely for Autologous Use-Compliance Policy; Guidance for Industry; Availability

81 FR 50708 - Determining Donor Eligibility for Autologous Donors of Blood and Blood Components Intended Solely for Autologous Use-Compliance Policy; Guidance for Industry; Availability

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Food and Drug Administration

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 148 (August 2, 2016)

Page Range50708-50710
FR Document2016-18183

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or Agency or we) is announcing the availability of a document titled ``Determining Donor Eligibility for Autologous Donors of Blood and Blood Components Intended Solely for Autologous Use--Compliance Policy; Guidance for Industry.'' This guidance addresses the regulatory requirements for determining donor eligibility that apply to establishments that collect blood and blood components (blood establishments) intended solely for autologous use. On May 22, 2015, in order to better assure the safety of the nation's blood supply and to help protect donor health, FDA finalized its revision of the applicable requirements for blood establishments to test donors for infectious disease, and to determine that donors are eligible to donate and that donations are suitable for transfusion or further manufacture (``Requirements for Blood and Blood Components Intended for Transfusion or for Further Manufacturing Use'' (donor eligibility rule)). The donor eligibility rule includes requirements related to current good manufacturing practice, donation testing, donor eligibility, and donation suitability. It became effective on May 23, 2016. FDA has developed this guidance in response to questions from blood establishments concerning the applicability of the donor eligibility rule to autologous donations. The guidance explains the conditions under which FDA does not intend to take regulatory action for a blood establishment's failure to comply with certain donor eligibility determination requirements in collecting blood and blood components intended solely for autologous use.

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Food and Drug Administration

[Docket No. FDA-2016-D-2071]


Determining Donor Eligibility for Autologous Donors of Blood and 
Blood Components Intended Solely for Autologous Use--Compliance Policy; 
Guidance for Industry; Availability

AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS.

ACTION: Notice of availability.

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SUMMARY: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or Agency or we) is 
announcing the availability of a document titled ``Determining Donor 
Eligibility for Autologous Donors of Blood and Blood Components 
Intended Solely for Autologous Use--Compliance Policy; Guidance for 
Industry.'' This guidance addresses the regulatory requirements for 
determining donor

[[Page 50709]]

eligibility that apply to establishments that collect blood and blood 
components (blood establishments) intended solely for autologous use. 
On May 22, 2015, in order to better assure the safety of the nation's 
blood supply and to help protect donor health, FDA finalized its 
revision of the applicable requirements for blood establishments to 
test donors for infectious disease, and to determine that donors are 
eligible to donate and that donations are suitable for transfusion or 
further manufacture (``Requirements for Blood and Blood Components 
Intended for Transfusion or for Further Manufacturing Use'' (donor 
eligibility rule)). The donor eligibility rule includes requirements 
related to current good manufacturing practice, donation testing, donor 
eligibility, and donation suitability. It became effective on May 23, 
2016.
    FDA has developed this guidance in response to questions from blood 
establishments concerning the applicability of the donor eligibility 
rule to autologous donations. The guidance explains the conditions 
under which FDA does not intend to take regulatory action for a blood 
establishment's failure to comply with certain donor eligibility 
determination requirements in collecting blood and blood components 
intended solely for autologous use.

DATES: The Agency is soliciting public comment, but is implementing 
this guidance immediately because the Agency has determined that prior 
public participation is not feasible or appropriate. Submit either 
electronic or written comments on Agency guidances at any time.

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-2016-D-2071 for ``Determining Donor Eligibility for Autologous 
Donors of Blood and Blood Components Intended Solely for Autologous 
Use--Compliance Policy; Guidance for Industry.'' 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 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 guidance to the 
Office of Communication, Outreach and Development, Center for Biologics 
Evaluation and Research (CBER), Food and Drug Administration, 10903 New 
Hampshire Ave., Bldg. 71, Rm. 3128, Silver Spring, MD 20993-0002. Send 
one self-addressed adhesive label to assist the office in processing 
your requests. The guidance may also be obtained by mail by calling 
CBER at 1-800-835-4709 or 240-402-8010. See the SUPPLEMENTARY 
INFORMATION section for electronic access to the guidance document.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jonathan McKnight, 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 document entitled 
``Requirements for Determining Donor Eligibility for Autologous Donors 
of Blood and Blood Components Intended Solely for Autologous Use--
Compliance Policy; Guidance for Industry.'' We are implementing this 
guidance without prior public comment because we have determined that 
prior public participation is not feasible or appropriate (Sec.  
10.115(g)(2)). Although this guidance document is immediately in 
effect, it remains subject to comment in accordance with FDA's good 
guidance practices regulation.
    This guidance addresses the regulatory requirements for determining 
donor eligibility that apply to blood establishments that collect blood 
and blood components intended solely for autologous use described in 
the final

[[Page 50710]]

rule entitled, ``Requirements for Blood and Blood Components Intended 
for Transfusion or for Further Manufacturing Use,'' 80 FR 29842 (donor 
eligibility rule)) that became effective on May 23, 2016.
    A small proportion of collections of blood and blood components are 
intended for autologous transfusion. In those instances, the autologous 
donor presents with a physician's prescription for the collection of 
the donor's blood for the donor's own upcoming medical (e.g., surgical) 
procedure. If the donor ultimately does not need the blood, blood 
establishments may, in some instances, use these donations for 
allogeneic (i.e. intended for transfusion to a recipient other than the 
donor) transfusions. This is referred to as ``cross-over.''
    Blood establishments have requested clarification on certain 
requirements of the donor eligibility rule and the applicability of 
certain sections of the donor eligibility rule to the collection of 
blood and blood components intended for autologous use. To address 
these questions, FDA has developed this guidance to clarify the 
Agency's policy with respect to the requirements for autologous donors 
of blood and blood components intended solely for autologous use, 
(i.e., not subject to cross-over). Specifically, the guidance describes 
FDA's policy with respect to the following: The requirements in 21 CFR 
630.10 related to screening autologous donors for relevant transfusion-
transmitted infections; the requirement in 21 CFR 630.15(a)(1)(ii) that 
the responsible physician examine the autologous donor to permit more 
frequent collections; and, the requirement in 21 CFR 630.20(a) that the 
responsible physician determine and document that the autologous 
donor's health permits the collection of blood and blood components 
intended for autologous use.
    Autologous donors have long been permitted to donate blood for 
their own use even if they do not meet certain donor eligibility 
criteria that apply to allogeneic donors because autologous donors are 
not exposed to new transfusion-transmitted infections in receiving 
their own blood. For example, FDA does not require testing of 
autologous donations for Relevant Transfusion-Transmitted Infection 
(RTTI) unless the donations are used for allogeneic transfusion or 
shipped to another establishment (21 CFR 610.40(d)). Consistent with 
this approach to testing autologous donations, FDA does not believe it 
is necessary to assess autologous donors for risks for RTTI as required 
in certain provisions in Sec.  630.10 if the donation is intended 
solely for autologous use.
    Sections 630.15(a) and 630.20(a) describe conditions for which a 
responsible physician must examine and determine and document that the 
autologous donor's health permits a collection procedure. Autologous 
donors are under the care of the physician who prescribes the 
autologous donation. In light of the medical oversight provided by the 
autologous donor's physician, FDA believes blood establishments can 
appropriately protect autologous donors' health by following standard 
operating procedures that are approved by the responsible physician of 
the blood establishment and that define criteria for when the 
autologous donation may proceed and the conditions under which the 
responsible physician must be consulted.
    The guidance explains the conditions under which FDA does not 
intend to take regulatory action for a blood establishment's failure to 
comply with the donor eligibility determination requirements in 
collecting blood and blood components intended solely for autologous 
use.
    The guidance represents the current thinking of the FDA on this 
topic. 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 guidance refers to previously approved collections of 
information found in FDA regulations. These collections of information 
are subject to review by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) 
under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501-3520). The 
collections of information in part 630 have been approved under OMB 
control number 0910-0795.

III. Electronic Access

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

    Dated: July 27, 2016.
Leslie Kux,
Associate Commissioner for Policy.
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                                                  drug products for use in the treatment                  organizations, (2) be able to analyze                 which the nominee is recommended. In
                                                  of gastrointestinal diseases.                           technical data, (3) understand research               addition, nominations should include
                                                                                                          design, (4) discuss benefits and risks,               confirmation that the nominee is aware
                                                  D. Medical Imaging Advisory Committee
                                                                                                          and (5) evaluate the safety and efficacy              of the nomination, unless self-
                                                    Reviews and evaluates data                            of products under review. The                         nominated. FDA will ask potential
                                                  concerning the safety and effectiveness                 consumer representative should be able                candidates to provide detailed
                                                  of marketed and investigational human                   to represent the consumer perspective                 information concerning such matters as
                                                  drug products for use in diagnostic and                 on issues and actions before the                      financial holdings, employment, and
                                                  therapeutic procedures using                            advisory committee; serve as a liaison                research grants and/or contracts to
                                                  radioactive pharmaceuticals and                         between the committee and interested                  permit evaluation of possible sources of
                                                  contrast media used in diagnostic                       consumers, associations, coalitions, and              conflicts of interest. Members will be
                                                  radiology.                                              consumer organizations; and facilitate                invited to serve for terms up to 4 years.
                                                                                                          dialogue with the advisory committees                    FDA will review all nominations
                                                  E. National Mammography Quality
                                                                                                          on scientific issues that affect                      received within the specified
                                                  Assurance Advisory Committee                                                                                  timeframes and prepare a ballot
                                                                                                          consumers.
                                                    Advises the Agency on the following:                                                                        containing the names of qualified
                                                  (1) Development of appropriate quality                  IV. Selection Procedures                              nominees. Names not selected will
                                                  standards and regulations for                             Selection of members representing                   remain on a list of eligible nominees
                                                  mammography facilities; (2) standards                   consumer interests is conducted                       and be reviewed periodically by FDA to
                                                  and regulations for bodies accrediting                  through procedures that include the use               determine continued interest. Upon
                                                  mammography facilities under this                       of organizations representing the public              selecting qualified nominees for the
                                                  program; regulations with respect to                    interest and public advocacy groups.                  ballot, FDA will provide those
                                                  sanctions; (3) procedures for monitoring                These organizations recommend                         consumer organizations that are
                                                  compliance with standards; (4)                          nominees for the Agency’s selection.                  participating in the selection process
                                                  establishing a mechanism to investigate                 Representatives from the consumer                     with the opportunity to vote on the
                                                  consumer complaints; (5) reporting new                  health branches of Federal, State, and                listed nominees. Only organizations
                                                  developments concerning breast                          local governments also may participate                vote in the selection process. Persons
                                                  imaging which should be considered in                   in the selection process. Any consumer                who nominate themselves to serve as
                                                  the oversight of mammography                            organization interested in participating              voting or nonvoting consumer
                                                  facilities; (6) determining whether there               in the selection of an appropriate voting             representatives will not participate in
                                                  exists a shortage of mammography                        or nonvoting member to represent                      the selection process.
                                                  facilities in rural and health                          consumer interests should send a letter                  This notice is issued under the
                                                  professional shortage areas and                         stating that interest to FDA (see                     Federal Advisory Committee Act (5
                                                  determining the effects of personnel on                 ADDRESSES) within 30 days of                          U.S.C. app. 2) and 21 CFR part 14,
                                                  access to the services of such facilities               publication of this document.                         relating to advisory committees.
                                                  in such areas; (7) determining whether                    Within the subsequent 30 days, FDA                    Dated: July 27, 2016.
                                                  there will exist a sufficient number of                 will compile a list of consumer
                                                                                                                                                                Janice M. Soreth,
                                                  medical physicists after October 1, 1999;               organizations that will participate in the
                                                                                                                                                                Acting Associate Commissioner, Special
                                                  and (8) determining the costs and                       selection process and will forward to
                                                                                                                                                                Medical Programs.
                                                  benefits of compliance with these                       each such organization a ballot listing at
                                                                                                                                                                [FR Doc. 2016–18216 Filed 8–1–16; 8:45 am]
                                                  requirements.                                           least two qualified nominees selected by
                                                                                                                                                                BILLING CODE 4164–01–P
                                                                                                          the Agency based on the nominations
                                                  F. Peripheral and Central Nervous                       received, together with each nominee’s
                                                  System Advisory Committee                               current curriculum vitae or resume.
                                                                                                                                                                DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
                                                    Reviews and evaluates data                            Ballots are to be filled out and returned
                                                                                                                                                                HUMAN SERVICES
                                                  concerning the safety and effectiveness                 to FDA within 30 days. The nominee
                                                  of marketed and investigational human                   receiving the highest number of votes                 Food and Drug Administration
                                                  drug products for use in the treatment                  ordinarily will be selected to serve as
                                                  of neurologic diseases.                                 the member representing consumer                      [Docket No. FDA–2016–D–2071]
                                                                                                          interests for that particular advisory
                                                  G. Vaccines and Related Biological                                                                            Determining Donor Eligibility for
                                                                                                          committee or panel.
                                                  Products Advisory Committee                                                                                   Autologous Donors of Blood and
                                                    Reviews and evaluates data                            V. Nomination Procedures                              Blood Components Intended Solely for
                                                  concerning the safety, effectiveness, and                 Any interested person or organization               Autologous Use—Compliance Policy;
                                                  appropriate use of vaccines and related                 may nominate one or more qualified                    Guidance for Industry; Availability
                                                  biological products which are intended                  persons to represent consumer interests               AGENCY:    Food and Drug Administration,
                                                  for use in the prevention, treatment, or                on the Agency’s advisory committees or                HHS.
                                                  diagnosis of human diseases, as well as                 panels. Self-nominations are also                     ACTION:   Notice of availability.
                                                  considers the quality and relevance of                  accepted. Nominations should include a
                                                  FDA’s research program which provides                   cover letter and current curriculum                   SUMMARY:    The Food and Drug
                                                  scientific support for the regulation of                vitae or resume for each nominee,                     Administration (FDA or Agency or we)
                                                                                                          including a current business and/or                   is announcing the availability of a
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                                                  these products.
                                                                                                          home address, telephone number, and                   document titled ‘‘Determining Donor
                                                  III. Criteria for Members                               email address if available, and a list of             Eligibility for Autologous Donors of
                                                     Persons nominated for membership as                  consumer or community-based                           Blood and Blood Components Intended
                                                  consumer representatives on                             organizations for which the candidate                 Solely for Autologous Use—Compliance
                                                  committees or panels should meet the                    can demonstrate active participation.                 Policy; Guidance for Industry.’’ This
                                                  following criteria: (1) Demonstrate ties                  Nominations should also specify the                 guidance addresses the regulatory
                                                  to consumer and community-based                         advisory committee(s) or panel(s) for                 requirements for determining donor


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                                                  eligibility that apply to establishments                comments, that information will be                    will not be disclosed except in
                                                  that collect blood and blood                            posted on http://www.regulations.gov.                 accordance with 21 CFR 10.20 and other
                                                  components (blood establishments)                         • If you want to submit a comment                   applicable disclosure law. For more
                                                  intended solely for autologous use. On                  with confidential information that you                information about FDA’s posting of
                                                  May 22, 2015, in order to better assure                 do not wish to be made available to the               comments to public dockets, see 80 FR
                                                  the safety of the nation’s blood supply                 public, submit the comment as a                       56469, September 18, 2015, or access
                                                  and to help protect donor health, FDA                   written/paper submission and in the                   the information at: http://www.fda.gov/
                                                  finalized its revision of the applicable                manner detailed (see ‘‘Written/Paper                  regulatoryinformation/dockets/
                                                  requirements for blood establishments                   Submissions’’ and ‘‘Instructions’’).                  default.htm.
                                                  to test donors for infectious disease, and              Written/Paper Submissions                                Docket: For access to the docket to
                                                  to determine that donors are eligible to                                                                      read background documents or the
                                                  donate and that donations are suitable                     Submit written/paper submissions as                electronic and written/paper comments
                                                  for transfusion or further manufacture                  follows:                                              received, go to http://
                                                  (‘‘Requirements for Blood and Blood                        • Mail/Hand delivery/Courier (for                  www.regulations.gov and insert the
                                                                                                          written/paper submissions): Division of               docket number, found in brackets in the
                                                  Components Intended for Transfusion
                                                                                                          Dockets Management (HFA–305), Food                    heading of this document, into the
                                                  or for Further Manufacturing Use’’
                                                                                                          and Drug Administration, 5630 Fishers                 ‘‘Search’’ box and follow the prompts
                                                  (donor eligibility rule)). The donor
                                                                                                          Lane, Rm. 1061, Rockville, MD 20852.                  and/or go to the Division of Dockets
                                                  eligibility rule includes requirements                     • For written/paper comments
                                                  related to current good manufacturing                                                                         Management, 5630 Fishers Lane, Rm.
                                                                                                          submitted to the Division of Dockets
                                                  practice, donation testing, donor                                                                             1061, Rockville, MD 20852.
                                                                                                          Management, FDA will post your
                                                  eligibility, and donation suitability. It                                                                        Submit written requests for single
                                                                                                          comment, as well as any attachments,
                                                  became effective on May 23, 2016.                                                                             copies of the guidance to the Office of
                                                                                                          except for information submitted,
                                                     FDA has developed this guidance in                                                                         Communication, Outreach and
                                                                                                          marked and identified, as confidential,
                                                  response to questions from blood                                                                              Development, Center for Biologics
                                                                                                          if submitted as detailed in
                                                  establishments concerning the                                                                                 Evaluation and Research (CBER), Food
                                                                                                          ‘‘Instructions.’’
                                                  applicability of the donor eligibility rule                Instructions: All submissions received             and Drug Administration, 10903 New
                                                  to autologous donations. The guidance                   must include the Docket No. FDA–                      Hampshire Ave., Bldg. 71, Rm. 3128,
                                                  explains the conditions under which                     2016–D–2071 for ‘‘Determining Donor                   Silver Spring, MD 20993–0002. Send
                                                  FDA does not intend to take regulatory                  Eligibility for Autologous Donors of                  one self-addressed adhesive label to
                                                  action for a blood establishment’s                      Blood and Blood Components Intended                   assist the office in processing your
                                                  failure to comply with certain donor                    Solely for Autologous Use—Compliance                  requests. The guidance may also be
                                                  eligibility determination requirements                  Policy; Guidance for Industry.’’                      obtained by mail by calling CBER at 1–
                                                  in collecting blood and blood                           Received comments will be placed in                   800–835–4709 or 240–402–8010. See
                                                  components intended solely for                          the docket and, except for those                      the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section
                                                  autologous use.                                         submitted as ‘‘Confidential                           for electronic access to the guidance
                                                  DATES: The Agency is soliciting public                  Submissions,’’ publicly viewable at                   document.
                                                  comment, but is implementing this                       http://www.regulations.gov or at the                  FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
                                                  guidance immediately because the                        Division of Dockets Management                        Jonathan McKnight, Center for Biologics
                                                  Agency has determined that prior public                 between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday                     Evaluation and Research, Food and
                                                  participation is not feasible or                        through Friday.                                       Drug Administration, 10903 New
                                                  appropriate. Submit either electronic or                   • Confidential Submissions—To                      Hampshire Ave., Bldg. 71, Rm. 7301,
                                                  written comments on Agency guidances                    submit a comment with confidential                    Silver Spring, MD 20993–0002, 240–
                                                  at any time.                                            information that you do not wish to be                402–7911.
                                                  ADDRESSES: You may submit comments                      made publicly available, submit your                  SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
                                                  as follows:                                             comments only as a written/paper
                                                                                                          submission. You should submit two                     I. Background
                                                  Electronic Submissions                                  copies total. One copy will include the                  FDA is announcing the availability of
                                                    Submit electronic comments in the                     information you claim to be confidential              a document entitled ‘‘Requirements for
                                                  following way:                                          with a heading or cover note that states              Determining Donor Eligibility for
                                                    • Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://                 ‘‘THIS DOCUMENT CONTAINS                              Autologous Donors of Blood and Blood
                                                  www.regulations.gov. Follow the                         CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION.’’ The                       Components Intended Solely for
                                                  instructions for submitting comments.                   Agency will review this copy, including               Autologous Use—Compliance Policy;
                                                  Comments submitted electronically,                      the claimed confidential information, in              Guidance for Industry.’’ We are
                                                  including attachments, to http://                       its consideration of comments. The                    implementing this guidance without
                                                  www.regulations.gov will be posted to                   second copy, which will have the                      prior public comment because we have
                                                  the docket unchanged. Because your                      claimed confidential information                      determined that prior public
                                                  comment will be made public, you are                    redacted/blacked out, will be available               participation is not feasible or
                                                  solely responsible for ensuring that your               for public viewing and posted on http://              appropriate (§ 10.115(g)(2)). Although
                                                  comment does not include any                            www.regulations.gov. Submit both                      this guidance document is immediately
                                                  confidential information that you or a                  copies to the Division of Dockets                     in effect, it remains subject to comment
                                                  third party may not wish to be posted,                  Management. If you do not wish your                   in accordance with FDA’s good
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                                                  such as medical information, your or                    name and contact information to be                    guidance practices regulation.
                                                  anyone else’s Social Security number, or                made publicly available, you can                         This guidance addresses the
                                                  confidential business information, such                 provide this information on the cover                 regulatory requirements for determining
                                                  as a manufacturing process. Please note                 sheet and not in the body of your                     donor eligibility that apply to blood
                                                  that if you include your name, contact                  comments and you must identify this                   establishments that collect blood and
                                                  information, or other information that                  information as ‘‘confidential.’’ Any                  blood components intended solely for
                                                  identifies you in the body of your                      information marked as ‘‘confidential’’                autologous use described in the final


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                                                  rule entitled, ‘‘Requirements for Blood                 provisions in § 630.10 if the donation is             DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
                                                  and Blood Components Intended for                       intended solely for autologous use.                   HUMAN SERVICES
                                                  Transfusion or for Further                                Sections 630.15(a) and 630.20(a)
                                                  Manufacturing Use,’’ 80 FR 29842                                                                              Food and Drug Administration
                                                                                                          describe conditions for which a
                                                  (donor eligibility rule)) that became
                                                                                                          responsible physician must examine                    [Docket No. FDA–2016–P–0974]
                                                  effective on May 23, 2016.
                                                     A small proportion of collections of                 and determine and document that the
                                                                                                          autologous donor’s health permits a                   Determination That SAMSCA
                                                  blood and blood components are                                                                                (Tolvaptan) Tablets, 60 Milligrams,
                                                  intended for autologous transfusion. In                 collection procedure. Autologous
                                                                                                          donors are under the care of the                      Were Not Withdrawn From Sale for
                                                  those instances, the autologous donor                                                                         Reasons of Safety or Effectiveness
                                                  presents with a physician’s prescription                physician who prescribes the
                                                  for the collection of the donor’s blood                 autologous donation. In light of the                  AGENCY:    Food and Drug Administration,
                                                  for the donor’s own upcoming medical                    medical oversight provided by the                     HHS.
                                                  (e.g., surgical) procedure. If the donor                autologous donor’s physician, FDA                     ACTION:   Notice.
                                                  ultimately does not need the blood,                     believes blood establishments can
                                                  blood establishments may, in some                       appropriately protect autologous                      SUMMARY:    The Food and Drug
                                                  instances, use these donations for                      donors’ health by following standard                  Administration (FDA or Agency) has
                                                  allogeneic (i.e. intended for transfusion               operating procedures that are approved                determined that SAMSCA (tolvaptan)
                                                  to a recipient other than the donor)                    by the responsible physician of the                   tablets, 60 milligrams (mg), were not
                                                  transfusions. This is referred to as                    blood establishment and that define                   withdrawn from sale for reasons of
                                                  ‘‘cross-over.’’                                         criteria for when the autologous                      safety or effectiveness. This
                                                     Blood establishments have requested                  donation may proceed and the                          determination will allow FDA to
                                                  clarification on certain requirements of                conditions under which the responsible                approve abbreviated new drug
                                                  the donor eligibility rule and the                                                                            applications (ANDAs) for tolvaptan
                                                                                                          physician must be consulted.
                                                  applicability of certain sections of the                                                                      tablets, 60 mg, if all other legal and
                                                  donor eligibility rule to the collection of               The guidance explains the conditions                regulatory requirements are met.
                                                  blood and blood components intended                     under which FDA does not intend to
                                                                                                                                                                FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
                                                  for autologous use. To address these                    take regulatory action for a blood
                                                                                                                                                                Christopher Koepke, Center for Drug
                                                  questions, FDA has developed this                       establishment’s failure to comply with
                                                                                                                                                                Evaluation and Research, Food and
                                                  guidance to clarify the Agency’s policy                 the donor eligibility determination
                                                                                                                                                                Drug Administration, 10903 New
                                                  with respect to the requirements for                    requirements in collecting blood and                  Hampshire Ave., Bldg. 51, Rm. 6214,
                                                  autologous donors of blood and blood                    blood components intended solely for                  Silver Spring, MD 20993–0002, 240–
                                                  components intended solely for                          autologous use.                                       402–3543.
                                                  autologous use, (i.e., not subject to                     The guidance represents the current
                                                  cross-over). Specifically, the guidance                                                                       SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In 1984,
                                                                                                          thinking of the FDA on this topic. It                 Congress enacted the Drug Price
                                                  describes FDA’s policy with respect to
                                                                                                          does not establish any rights for any                 Competition and Patent Term
                                                  the following: The requirements in 21
                                                                                                          person and is not binding on FDA or the               Restoration Act of 1984 (Pub. L. 98–417)
                                                  CFR 630.10 related to screening
                                                  autologous donors for relevant                          public. You can use an alternative                    (the 1984 amendments), which
                                                  transfusion-transmitted infections; the                 approach if it satisfies the requirements             authorized the approval of duplicate
                                                  requirement in 21 CFR 630.15(a)(1)(ii)                  of the applicable statutes and                        versions of drug products under an
                                                  that the responsible physician examine                  regulations.                                          ANDA procedure. ANDA applicants
                                                  the autologous donor to permit more                                                                           must, with certain exceptions, show that
                                                                                                          II. Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
                                                  frequent collections; and, the                                                                                the drug for which they are seeking
                                                  requirement in 21 CFR 630.20(a) that                      This guidance refers to previously                  approval contains the same active
                                                  the responsible physician determine                     approved collections of information                   ingredient in the same strength and
                                                  and document that the autologous                        found in FDA regulations. These                       dosage form as the ‘‘listed drug,’’ which
                                                  donor’s health permits the collection of                collections of information are subject to             is a version of the drug that was
                                                  blood and blood components intended                     review by the Office of Management and                previously approved. ANDA applicants
                                                  for autologous use.                                     Budget (OMB) under the Paperwork                      do not have to repeat the extensive
                                                     Autologous donors have long been                     Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501–                clinical testing otherwise necessary to
                                                  permitted to donate blood for their own                                                                       gain approval of a new drug application
                                                                                                          3520). The collections of information in
                                                  use even if they do not meet certain                                                                          (NDA).
                                                                                                          part 630 have been approved under
                                                  donor eligibility criteria that apply to                                                                         The 1984 amendments include what
                                                                                                          OMB control number 0910–0795.
                                                  allogeneic donors because autologous                                                                          is now section 505(j)(7) of the Federal
                                                  donors are not exposed to new                           III. Electronic Access                                Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C.
                                                  transfusion-transmitted infections in                                                                         355(j)(7)), which requires FDA to
                                                  receiving their own blood. For example,                   Persons with access to the Internet                 publish a list of all approved drugs.
                                                  FDA does not require testing of                         may obtain the guidance at either http://             FDA publishes this list as part of the
                                                  autologous donations for Relevant                       www.fda.gov/BiologicsBloodVaccines/                   ‘‘Approved Drug Products With
                                                  Transfusion-Transmitted Infection                       GuidanceComplianceRegulatory                          Therapeutic Equivalence Evaluations,’’
                                                  (RTTI) unless the donations are used for                Information/Guidances/default.htm or                  which is known generally as the
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                                                  allogeneic transfusion or shipped to                    http://www.regulations.gov.                           ‘‘Orange Book.’’ Under FDA regulations,
                                                  another establishment (21 CFR                             Dated: July 27, 2016.                               drugs are removed from the list if the
                                                  610.40(d)). Consistent with this                                                                              Agency withdraws or suspends
                                                                                                          Leslie Kux,
                                                  approach to testing autologous                                                                                approval of the drug’s NDA or ANDA
                                                  donations, FDA does not believe it is                   Associate Commissioner for Policy.                    for reasons of safety or effectiveness or
                                                  necessary to assess autologous donors                   [FR Doc. 2016–18183 Filed 8–1–16; 8:45 am]            if FDA determines that the listed drug
                                                  for risks for RTTI as required in certain               BILLING CODE 4164–01–P                                was withdrawn from sale for reasons of


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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 of availability.
DatesThe Agency is soliciting public comment, but is implementing this guidance immediately because the Agency has determined that prior public participation is not feasible or appropriate. Submit either electronic or written comments on Agency guidances at any time.
ContactJonathan McKnight, 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 50708 

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