81_FR_56818 81 FR 56656 - Adapting Regulatory Oversight of Next Generation Sequencing-Based Tests; Public Workshop; Request for Comments

81 FR 56656 - Adapting Regulatory Oversight of Next Generation Sequencing-Based Tests; Public Workshop; Request for Comments

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Food and Drug Administration

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 162 (August 22, 2016)

Page Range56656-56658
FR Document2016-19939

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing the following public workshop entitled ``Adapting Regulatory Oversight of Next Generation Sequencing-Based Tests.'' The purpose of this workshop is to obtain feedback on two FDA draft guidances, ``Use of Standards in FDA Regulatory Oversight of Next Generation Sequencing (NGS)-Based In Vitro Diagnostics (IVDs) Used for Diagnosing Germline Diseases'' and ``Use of Public Human Genetic Variant Databases to Support Clinical Validity for Next Generation Sequencing (NGS)-Based In Vitro Diagnostics'' that describes new approaches to regulate NGS-based tests.

Federal Register, Volume 81 Issue 162 (Monday, August 22, 2016)
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 162 (Monday, August 22, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 56656-56658]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-19939]


-----------------------------------------------------------------------

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Food and Drug Administration

[Docket No. FDA-2016-N-2473]


Adapting Regulatory Oversight of Next Generation Sequencing-Based 
Tests; Public Workshop; Request for Comments

AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS.

ACTION: Notice of public workshop; request for comments.

-----------------------------------------------------------------------

SUMMARY: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing the 
following public workshop entitled ``Adapting Regulatory Oversight of 
Next Generation Sequencing-Based Tests.'' The purpose of this workshop 
is to obtain feedback on two FDA draft guidances, ``Use of Standards in 
FDA Regulatory Oversight of Next Generation Sequencing (NGS)-Based In 
Vitro Diagnostics (IVDs) Used for Diagnosing Germline Diseases'' and 
``Use of Public Human Genetic Variant Databases to Support Clinical 
Validity for Next Generation Sequencing (NGS)-Based In Vitro 
Diagnostics'' that describes new approaches to regulate NGS-based 
tests.

DATES: The public workshop will be held on September 23, 2016, from 9 
a.m.to 3 p.m. Submit either electronic or written comments on the 
public workshop by October 6, 2016.

ADDRESSES: The workshop will be held in Masur Auditorium at the NIH 
Campus, 9000 Rockville Pike, Bldg. 10, Bethesda, MD 20814. For parking 
and security information, please refer to the NIH Campus Visitor 
Information: http://www.nih.gov/icd/od/ocpl/VIC/index.htm.
    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-N-2473 for ``Adapting Regulatory Oversight of Next Generation 
Sequencing-Based Tests.'' 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

[[Page 56657]]

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.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: David Litwack, Center for Devices and 
Radiological Health, Food and Drug Administration, 10903 New Hampshire 
Ave., Bldg. 66, Rm. 4548, Silver Spring, MD 20993, 301-796-6206, 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background

    In Vitro diagnostic devices that utilize NGS technology to generate 
information on an individual's genome are rapidly transforming 
healthcare. As part of the Precision Medicine Initiative,\1\ FDA is 
developing and implementing a novel framework for NGS test regulation 
that can accelerate innovation while assuring NGS-based test safety and 
effectiveness. To advance this effort, FDA published two draft 
guidances on July 8, 2016. The first, entitled ``Use of Public Human 
Genetic Variant Databases to Support Clinical Validity for Next 
Generation Sequencing (NGS)-Based In Vitro Diagnostics'', describes how 
publicly accessible databases of human genetic variants can serve as 
sources of valid scientific evidence to support the clinical validity 
of genotype-phenotype relationships in FDA's regulatory review of NGS-
based tests. This draft guidance further outlines the process by which 
administrators of genetic variant databases could voluntarily apply to 
FDA for recognition, and how FDA would review such applications and 
periodically reevaluate recognized databases.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------

    \1\ The Precision Medicine Initiative found on the White House's 
Web site at: https://www.whitehouse.gov/precision-medicine.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------

    The second draft guidance document, entitled ``Use of Standards in 
the Food and Drug Administration's Regulatory Oversight of Next 
Generation Sequencing-Based In Vitro Diagnostics Used for Diagnosing 
Germline Diseases'', addresses DNA sequencing and whole exome 
sequencing NGS-based tests intended to aid in the diagnosis of 
individuals with suspected germline diseases or other conditions. This 
document provides recommendations for designing, developing, and 
validating NGS-based tests for germline diseases, and also discusses 
possible use of FDA-recognized standards for regulatory oversight of 
these tests. These recommendations are based on FDA's understanding of 
the tools and processes needed to run an NGS-based test along with the 
design and analytical validation considerations appropriate for such 
tests.
    Neither draft guidance is final nor in effect at this time. The 
workshop announced in this document seeks to obtain public input on the 
proposals contained in the two draft guidances. Workshop material, 
including the draft guidances, can be accessed from the workshop Web 
site: http://www.fda.gov/MedicalDevices/NewsEvents/WorkshopsConferences/default.htm. (Select this public workshop from the 
posted events list).

II. Topics for Discussion at the Public Workshop

    This public workshop will consist of presentations that will frame 
the goals of the workshop followed by moderated discussions via panel 
sessions. The presentations and discussions will focus on the content 
of the draft guidances, as well as on additional questions that were 
posed in the Notices of Availability published in the Federal Register 
on July 8, 2016. These notices can be found at https://federalregister.gov/a/2016-1233 and https://federalregister.gov/a/2016-1270.
    Registration: Registration is free and available on a first-come, 
first-served basis. Persons interested in attending this public 
workshop must register online by September 13, 2016, at 4 p.m. Early 
registration is recommended because facilities are limited and, 
therefore, FDA may limit the number of participants from each 
organization. If time and space permits, onsite registration on the day 
of the public workshop will be provided beginning at 8 a.m.
    If you need special accommodations due to a disability, please 
contact Susan Monahan, 301-796-5661, [email protected], no 
later than September 12, 2016.
    To register for the public workshop, please visit FDA's Medical 
Devices News, Events, Workshops, and Conferences calendar at http://www.fda.gov/MedicalDevices/NewsEvents/WorkshopsConferences/default.htm. 
(Select this public workshop from the posted events list.) Please 
provide complete contact information for each attendee, including name, 
title, affiliation, address, email, and telephone number. Those without 
Internet access should contact David Litwack to register (see FOR 
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT). Registrants will receive confirmation 
after they have been accepted. You will be notified if you are on a 
waiting list.
    Streaming Webcast of the Public Workshop: This public workshop will 
also be Webcast. The Webcast link will be available on the registration 
Web site after September 13, 2016. To view the registration Web site, 
please visit FDA's Medical Devices News, Events, Workshops, and 
Conferences calendar at http://www.fda.gov/MedicalDevices/NewsEvents/WorkshopsConferences/default.htm. Select this public workshop from the 
posted events list. FDA has verified the Web site addresses in this 
document, as of the date this document publishes in the Federal 
Register, but Web sites are subject to change over time.
    Requests for Oral Presentations: This public workshop includes a 
public comment session. During online registration you may indicate if 
you wish to present during a public comment session, and which topics 
you wish to address. In addition to the subjects discussed in the two 
draft guidances, FDA has posed supplemental topics in the Notices of 
Availability for the draft guidances (see Supplementary Information). 
FDA will do its best to accommodate requests to make public comments. 
Individuals and organizations with common interests are urged to 
consolidate or coordinate their comments, and request time for joint 
comments, or submit requests for designated representatives to 
participate in the focused sessions. Following the close of 
registration, FDA will determine the amount of time allotted to each 
presenter and the approximate time each oral presentation is to begin,

[[Page 56658]]

and will select and notify participants by September 14, 2016. All 
requests to make oral presentations must be received by September 13, 
2016. If selected for presentation, any presentation materials must be 
emailed to David Litwack (see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT) no later 
than September 16, 2016, at 5 p.m. No commercial or promotional 
material will be permitted to be presented or distributed at the public 
workshop.
    FDA is holding this public workshop to obtain feedback on its 
recently released draft guidance documents: ``Use of Public Human 
Genetic Variant Databases to Support Clinical Validity for Next 
Generation Sequencing-Based In Vitro Diagnostics'' and ``Use of 
Standards in the Food and Drug Administration's Regulatory Oversight of 
Next Generation Sequencing-Based In Vitro Diagnostics Used for 
Diagnosing Germline Diseases''. In order to permit the widest possible 
opportunity to obtain public comment, FDA is soliciting either 
electronic or written comments on all aspects of the public workshop 
topics. The deadline for submitting comments related to this public 
workshop is October 6, 2016.
    Transcripts: Please be advised that as soon as a transcript is 
available, it will be accessible at http://www.regulations.gov. It may 
be viewed at the Division of Dockets Management (see ADDRESSES). A 
transcript will also be available in either hardcopy or on CD-ROM, 
after submission of a Freedom of Information request. A transcript will 
also be available in either hardcopy or on CD-ROM, after submission of 
a Freedom of Information request. The Freedom of Information office 
address is available on the Agency's Web site at http://www.fda.gov. A 
link to the transcripts will also be available approximately 45 days 
after the public workshop on the Internet at http://www.fda.gov/MedicalDevices/NewsEvents/WorkshopsConferences/default.htm. (Select 
this public workshop from the posted events list.)

    Dated: August 17, 2016.
Peter Lurie,
Associate Commissioner for Public Health Strategy and Analysis.
[FR Doc. 2016-19939 Filed 8-19-16; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 4164-01-P



                                                    56656                        Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 162 / Monday, August 22, 2016 / Notices

                                                      It is expected that ORR will continue                 29, 2015, in FR Doc. 2015–32726, the                  instructions for submitting comments.
                                                    to provide awards to the listed grantees                following correction is made:                         Comments submitted electronically,
                                                    for a 4-year project period. Grantees will                 1. On page 81336, in the third                     including attachments, to http://
                                                    be required to submit applications for                  column, in the 13th sentence of the                   www.regulations.gov will be posted to
                                                    noncompetitive awards for the                           second paragraph under section II.                    the docket unchanged. Because your
                                                    subsequent years of the project period.                 CDRH Guidance Development Initiative,                 comment will be made public, you are
                                                    Future noncompetitive awards will be                    ‘‘2 years’’ is corrected to read ‘‘3 years’’.         solely responsible for ensuring that your
                                                    based on the grantee’s performance, the                   Dated: August 16, 2016.                             comment does not include any
                                                    availability of funds, and the best                     Peter Lurie,                                          confidential information that you or a
                                                    interest of the Federal Government.                     Associate Commissioner for Public Health
                                                                                                                                                                  third party may not wish to be posted,
                                                      Statutory Authority: The Refugee Act of               Strategy and Analysis.                                such as medical information, your or
                                                    1980 as amended, Wilson-Fish Amendment,                 [FR Doc. 2016–19874 Filed 8–19–16; 8:45 am]
                                                                                                                                                                  anyone else’s Social Security number, or
                                                    Public Law 98–473, 8 U.S.C. 1522(e)(7);                                                                       confidential business information, such
                                                                                                            BILLING CODE 4164–01–P
                                                    section 412(e)(7)(A) of the Immigration and                                                                   as a manufacturing process. Please note
                                                    Nationality Act.                                                                                              that if you include your name, contact
                                                                                                            DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND                              information, or other information that
                                                    Mary M. Wayland,
                                                                                                            HUMAN SERVICES                                        identifies you in the body of your
                                                    Senior Grants Policy Specialist, Division of                                                                  comments, that information will be
                                                    Grants Policy, Office of Administration.
                                                                                                            Food and Drug Administration                          posted on http://www.regulations.gov.
                                                    [FR Doc. 2016–19923 Filed 8–19–16; 8:45 am]                                                                     • If you want to submit a comment
                                                    BILLING CODE 4184–01–P                                  [Docket No. FDA–2016–N–2473]                          with confidential information that you
                                                                                                                                                                  do not wish to be made available to the
                                                                                                            Adapting Regulatory Oversight of Next
                                                                                                                                                                  public, submit the comment as a
                                                    DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND                                Generation Sequencing-Based Tests;
                                                                                                            Public Workshop; Request for                          written/paper submission and in the
                                                    HUMAN SERVICES                                                                                                manner detailed (see ‘‘Written/Paper
                                                                                                            Comments
                                                                                                                                                                  Submissions’’ and ‘‘Instructions’’).
                                                    Food and Drug Administration                            AGENCY:    Food and Drug Administration,
                                                                                                                                                                  Written/Paper Submissions
                                                    [Docket No. FDA–2012–N–1021]                            HHS.
                                                                                                            ACTION: Notice of public workshop;                       Submit written/paper submissions as
                                                    Medical Device User Fee and                             request for comments.                                 follows:
                                                    Modernization Act; Notice to Public of                                                                           • Mail/Hand delivery/Courier (for
                                                    Web Site Location of Fiscal Year 2016                   SUMMARY:   The Food and Drug                          written/paper submissions): Division of
                                                    Proposed Guidance Development;                          Administration (FDA) is announcing the                Dockets Management (HFA–305), Food
                                                    Correction                                              following public workshop entitled                    and Drug Administration, 5630 Fishers
                                                                                                            ‘‘Adapting Regulatory Oversight of Next               Lane, Rm. 1061, Rockville, MD 20852.
                                                    AGENCY:    Food and Drug Administration,                Generation Sequencing-Based Tests.’’                     • For written/paper comments
                                                    HHS                                                     The purpose of this workshop is to                    submitted to the Division of Dockets
                                                    ACTION:   Notice; correction.                           obtain feedback on two FDA draft                      Management, FDA will post your
                                                                                                            guidances, ‘‘Use of Standards in FDA                  comment, as well as any attachments,
                                                    SUMMARY:    The Food and Drug                           Regulatory Oversight of Next Generation               except for information submitted,
                                                    Administration is correcting a notice                   Sequencing (NGS)-Based In Vitro                       marked and identified, as confidential,
                                                    entitled ‘‘Medical Device User Fee and                  Diagnostics (IVDs) Used for Diagnosing                if submitted as detailed in
                                                    Modernization Act; Notice to Public of                  Germline Diseases’’ and ‘‘Use of Public               ‘‘Instructions.’’
                                                    Web Site Location of Fiscal Year 2016                   Human Genetic Variant Databases to                       Instructions: All submissions received
                                                    Proposed Guidance Development’’ that                    Support Clinical Validity for Next                    must include the Docket No. FDA–
                                                    appeared in the Federal Register of                     Generation Sequencing (NGS)-Based In                  2016–N–2473 for ‘‘Adapting Regulatory
                                                    December 29, 2016 (80 FR 81335). The                    Vitro Diagnostics’’ that describes new                Oversight of Next Generation
                                                    document announced the Web site                         approaches to regulate NGS-based tests.               Sequencing-Based Tests.’’ Received
                                                    location where the Agency will post two                                                                       comments will be placed in the docket
                                                                                                            DATES: The public workshop will be
                                                    lists of guidance documents that the                                                                          and, except for those submitted as
                                                    Center for Devices and Radiological                     held on September 23, 2016, from 9
                                                                                                            a.m.to 3 p.m. Submit either electronic or             ‘‘Confidential Submissions,’’ publicly
                                                    Health (CDRH or the Center) intends to                                                                        viewable at http://www.regulations.gov
                                                    publish in Fiscal Year (FY) 2016. The                   written comments on the public
                                                                                                            workshop by October 6, 2016.                          or at the Division of Dockets
                                                    document was published with the                                                                               Management between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m.,
                                                    incorrect number of years in which                      ADDRESSES: The workshop will be held
                                                                                                            in Masur Auditorium at the NIH                        Monday through Friday.
                                                    CDRH committed to finalize, withdraw,                                                                            • Confidential Submissions—To
                                                    re-open the comment period, or issue                    Campus, 9000 Rockville Pike, Bldg. 10,
                                                                                                            Bethesda, MD 20814. For parking and                   submit a comment with confidential
                                                    another draft guidance on the topic for                                                                       information that you do not wish to be
                                                    80 percent of the documents. This                       security information, please refer to the
                                                                                                            NIH Campus Visitor Information: http://               made publicly available, submit your
                                                    document corrects that error.                                                                                 comments only as a written/paper
                                                                                                            www.nih.gov/icd/od/ocpl/VIC/
                                                    FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lisa                                                                         submission. You should submit two
asabaliauskas on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES




                                                                                                            index.htm.
                                                    Granger, Office of Policy, Planning,                       You may submit comments as                         copies total. One copy will include the
                                                    Legislation, and Analysis, Food and                     follows:                                              information you claim to be confidential
                                                    Drug Administration, 10903 New                                                                                with a heading or cover note that states
                                                    Hampshire Ave., Bldg. 32, Rm. 3330,                     Electronic Submissions                                ‘‘THIS DOCUMENT CONTAINS
                                                    Silver Spring, MD 20993–0002, 301–                        Submit electronic comments in the                   CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION.’’ The
                                                    796–9115.                                               following way:                                        Agency will review this copy, including
                                                    SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In the                         • Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://               the claimed confidential information, in
                                                    Federal Register of Tuesday, December                   www.regulations.gov. Follow the                       its consideration of comments. The


                                               VerDate Sep<11>2014   17:13 Aug 19, 2016   Jkt 238001   PO 00000   Frm 00080   Fmt 4703   Sfmt 4703   E:\FR\FM\22AUN1.SGM   22AUN1


                                                                                 Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 162 / Monday, August 22, 2016 / Notices                                           56657

                                                    second copy, which will have the                        FDA’s regulatory review of NGS-based                  participants from each organization. If
                                                    claimed confidential information                        tests. This draft guidance further                    time and space permits, onsite
                                                    redacted/blacked out, will be available                 outlines the process by which                         registration on the day of the public
                                                    for public viewing and posted on http://                administrators of genetic variant                     workshop will be provided beginning at
                                                    www.regulations.gov. Submit both                        databases could voluntarily apply to                  8 a.m.
                                                    copies to the Division of Dockets                       FDA for recognition, and how FDA                         If you need special accommodations
                                                    Management. If you do not wish your                     would review such applications and                    due to a disability, please contact Susan
                                                    name and contact information to be                      periodically reevaluate recognized                    Monahan, 301–796–5661,
                                                    made publicly available, you can                        databases.                                            susan.monahan@fda.hhs.gov, no later
                                                    provide this information on the cover                      The second draft guidance document,                than September 12, 2016.
                                                    sheet and not in the body of your                       entitled ‘‘Use of Standards in the Food                  To register for the public workshop,
                                                    comments and you must identify this                     and Drug Administration’s Regulatory                  please visit FDA’s Medical Devices
                                                    information as ‘‘confidential.’’ Any                    Oversight of Next Generation                          News, Events, Workshops, and
                                                    information marked as ‘‘confidential’’                  Sequencing-Based In Vitro Diagnostics                 Conferences calendar at http://
                                                    will not be disclosed except in                         Used for Diagnosing Germline                          www.fda.gov/MedicalDevices/
                                                    accordance with 21 CFR 10.20 and other                  Diseases’’, addresses DNA sequencing                  NewsEvents/WorkshopsConferences/
                                                    applicable disclosure law. For more                     and whole exome sequencing NGS-                       default.htm. (Select this public
                                                    information about FDA’s posting of                      based tests intended to aid in the                    workshop from the posted events list.)
                                                    comments to public dockets, see 80 FR                   diagnosis of individuals with suspected               Please provide complete contact
                                                    56469, September 18, 2015, or access                    germline diseases or other conditions.                information for each attendee, including
                                                    the information at: http://www.fda.gov/                 This document provides                                name, title, affiliation, address, email,
                                                    regulatoryinformation/dockets/                          recommendations for designing,                        and telephone number. Those without
                                                    default.htm.                                            developing, and validating NGS-based                  Internet access should contact David
                                                       Docket: For access to the docket to                  tests for germline diseases, and also                 Litwack to register (see FOR FURTHER
                                                    read background documents or the                        discusses possible use of FDA-                        INFORMATION CONTACT). Registrants will
                                                    electronic and written/paper comments                   recognized standards for regulatory                   receive confirmation after they have
                                                    received, go to http://                                 oversight of these tests. These                       been accepted. You will be notified if
                                                    www.regulations.gov and insert the                      recommendations are based on FDA’s                    you are on a waiting list.
                                                    docket number, found in brackets in the                 understanding of the tools and                           Streaming Webcast of the Public
                                                    heading of this document, into the                      processes needed to run an NGS-based                  Workshop: This public workshop will
                                                    ‘‘Search’’ box and follow the prompts                   test along with the design and analytical             also be Webcast. The Webcast link will
                                                    and/or go to the Division of Dockets                    validation considerations appropriate                 be available on the registration Web site
                                                    Management, 5630 Fishers Lane, Rm.                      for such tests.                                       after September 13, 2016. To view the
                                                    1061, Rockville, MD 20852.                                 Neither draft guidance is final nor in             registration Web site, please visit FDA’s
                                                    FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:                        effect at this time. The workshop                     Medical Devices News, Events,
                                                    David Litwack, Center for Devices and                   announced in this document seeks to                   Workshops, and Conferences calendar at
                                                    Radiological Health, Food and Drug                      obtain public input on the proposals                  http://www.fda.gov/MedicalDevices/
                                                    Administration, 10903 New Hampshire                     contained in the two draft guidances.                 NewsEvents/WorkshopsConferences/
                                                    Ave., Bldg. 66, Rm. 4548, Silver Spring,                Workshop material, including the draft                default.htm. Select this public
                                                    MD 20993, 301–796–6206,                                 guidances, can be accessed from the                   workshop from the posted events list.
                                                    ernest.litwack@fda.hhs.gov.                             workshop Web site: http://www.fda.gov/                FDA has verified the Web site addresses
                                                                                                            MedicalDevices/NewsEvents/                            in this document, as of the date this
                                                    SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
                                                                                                            WorkshopsConferences/default.htm.                     document publishes in the Federal
                                                    I. Background                                           (Select this public workshop from the                 Register, but Web sites are subject to
                                                       In Vitro diagnostic devices that utilize             posted events list).                                  change over time.
                                                    NGS technology to generate information                                                                           Requests for Oral Presentations: This
                                                                                                            II. Topics for Discussion at the Public               public workshop includes a public
                                                    on an individual’s genome are rapidly                   Workshop
                                                    transforming healthcare. As part of the                                                                       comment session. During online
                                                    Precision Medicine Initiative,1 FDA is                     This public workshop will consist of               registration you may indicate if you
                                                    developing and implementing a novel                     presentations that will frame the goals               wish to present during a public
                                                    framework for NGS test regulation that                  of the workshop followed by moderated                 comment session, and which topics you
                                                    can accelerate innovation while                         discussions via panel sessions. The                   wish to address. In addition to the
                                                    assuring NGS-based test safety and                      presentations and discussions will focus              subjects discussed in the two draft
                                                    effectiveness. To advance this effort,                  on the content of the draft guidances, as             guidances, FDA has posed supplemental
                                                    FDA published two draft guidances on                    well as on additional questions that                  topics in the Notices of Availability for
                                                    July 8, 2016. The first, entitled ‘‘Use of              were posed in the Notices of                          the draft guidances (see Supplementary
                                                    Public Human Genetic Variant                            Availability published in the Federal                 Information). FDA will do its best to
                                                    Databases to Support Clinical Validity                  Register on July 8, 2016. These notices               accommodate requests to make public
                                                    for Next Generation Sequencing (NGS)-                   can be found at https://                              comments. Individuals and
                                                    Based In Vitro Diagnostics’’, describes                 federalregister.gov/a/2016-1233 and                   organizations with common interests are
                                                                                                            https://federalregister.gov/a/2016-1270.              urged to consolidate or coordinate their
asabaliauskas on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES




                                                    how publicly accessible databases of
                                                                                                               Registration: Registration is free and             comments, and request time for joint
                                                    human genetic variants can serve as
                                                                                                            available on a first-come, first-served               comments, or submit requests for
                                                    sources of valid scientific evidence to
                                                                                                            basis. Persons interested in attending                designated representatives to participate
                                                    support the clinical validity of
                                                                                                            this public workshop must register                    in the focused sessions. Following the
                                                    genotype-phenotype relationships in
                                                                                                            online by September 13, 2016, at 4 p.m.               close of registration, FDA will
                                                     1 The Precision Medicine Initiative found on the       Early registration is recommended                     determine the amount of time allotted to
                                                    White House’s Web site at: https://                     because facilities are limited and,                   each presenter and the approximate
                                                    www.whitehouse.gov/precision-medicine.                  therefore, FDA may limit the number of                time each oral presentation is to begin,


                                               VerDate Sep<11>2014   17:13 Aug 19, 2016   Jkt 238001   PO 00000   Frm 00081   Fmt 4703   Sfmt 4703   E:\FR\FM\22AUN1.SGM   22AUN1


                                                    56658                        Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 162 / Monday, August 22, 2016 / Notices

                                                    and will select and notify participants                 DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND                              DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
                                                    by September 14, 2016. All requests to                  HUMAN SERVICES                                        HUMAN SERVICES
                                                    make oral presentations must be
                                                    received by September 13, 2016. If                      Food and Drug Administration                          Food and Drug Administration
                                                    selected for presentation, any                                                                                [Docket No. FDA–2016–N–2474]
                                                    presentation materials must be emailed                  [Docket No. FDA–2016–N–0001]
                                                    to David Litwack (see FOR FURTHER                                                                             Agency Information Collection
                                                    INFORMATION CONTACT) no later than                      National Mammography Quality                          Activities; Proposed Collection;
                                                    September 16, 2016, at 5 p.m. No                        Assurance Advisory Committee;                         Comment Request; Reporting
                                                    commercial or promotional material                      Amendment of Notice                                   Associated With Designated New
                                                    will be permitted to be presented or                                                                          Animal Drugs for Minor Use and Minor
                                                    distributed at the public workshop.                     AGENCY:    Food and Drug Administration,              Species
                                                                                                            HHS.
                                                       FDA is holding this public workshop                                                                        AGENCY:    Food and Drug Administration,
                                                    to obtain feedback on its recently                      ACTION:   Notice.                                     HHS.
                                                    released draft guidance documents:                                                                            ACTION:   Notice.
                                                    ‘‘Use of Public Human Genetic Variant                   SUMMARY:  The Food and Drug
                                                    Databases to Support Clinical Validity                  Administration (FDA) is announcing an                 SUMMARY:   The Food and Drug
                                                    for Next Generation Sequencing-Based                    amendment to the notice of meeting of                 Administration (FDA) is announcing an
                                                    In Vitro Diagnostics’’ and ‘‘Use of                     the National Mammography Quality                      opportunity for public comment on the
                                                    Standards in the Food and Drug                          Assurance Advisory Committee. This                    proposed collection of certain
                                                    Administration’s Regulatory Oversight                   meeting was announced in the Federal                  information by the Agency. Under the
                                                    of Next Generation Sequencing-Based In                  Register of August 5, 2016. The                       Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (the
                                                                                                            amendment is being made to reflect a                  PRA), Federal Agencies are required to
                                                    Vitro Diagnostics Used for Diagnosing
                                                                                                            change in the ADDRESSES portion of the                publish notice in the Federal Register
                                                    Germline Diseases’’. In order to permit
                                                                                                            document. There are no other changes.                 concerning each proposed collection of
                                                    the widest possible opportunity to
                                                                                                                                                                  information, including each proposed
                                                    obtain public comment, FDA is                           FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:     S.J.             extension of an existing collection of
                                                    soliciting either electronic or written                 Anderson, Center for Devices and                      information, and to allow 60 days for
                                                    comments on all aspects of the public                   Radiological Health, Food and Drug                    public comment in response to the
                                                    workshop topics. The deadline for                       Administration, 10903 New Hampshire                   notice. This notice solicits comments on
                                                    submitting comments related to this                     Ave., Bldg. 66, Rm. 1552, Silver Spring,              the reporting associated with
                                                    public workshop is October 6, 2016.                     MD 20993–0002, Sara.Anderson@                         designation under the Minor Use and
                                                       Transcripts: Please be advised that as               fda.hhs.gov, 301–796–6875, or FDA                     Minor Species Animal Health Act of
                                                    soon as a transcript is available, it will              Advisory Committee Information Line,                  2004.
                                                    be accessible at http://                                1–800–741–8138 (301–443–0572 in the                   DATES:  Submit either electronic or
                                                    www.regulations.gov. It may be viewed                   Washington, DC area), code MA. Please                 written comments on the collection of
                                                    at the Division of Dockets Management                   call the Information Line for up-to-date              information by October 21, 2016.
                                                    (see ADDRESSES). A transcript will also                 information on this meeting.                          ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
                                                    be available in either hardcopy or on                   SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:     In the                 as follows:
                                                    CD–ROM, after submission of a                           Federal Register of August 5, 2016 (81
                                                    Freedom of Information request. A                                                                             Electronic Submissions
                                                                                                            FR 51918), FDA announced that a
                                                    transcript will also be available in either             meeting of the National Mammography                     Submit electronic comments in the
                                                    hardcopy or on CD–ROM, after                            Quality Assurance Advisory Committee                  following way:
                                                    submission of a Freedom of Information                  would be held on September 15, 2016.                    • Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://
                                                    request. The Freedom of Information                     On page 51919, in the first column, in                www.regulations.gov. Follow the
                                                    office address is available on the                      the ADDRESSES portion: Hilton                         instructions for submitting comments.
                                                    Agency’s Web site at http://                                                                                  Comments submitted electronically,
                                                                                                            Washington, DC/North, Salons A, B, C
                                                    www.fda.gov. A link to the transcripts                                                                        including attachments, to http://
                                                                                                            and D, 620 Perry Pkwy., Gaithersburg,
                                                    will also be available approximately 45                                                                       www.regulations.gov will be posted to
                                                                                                            MD 20877. The hotel’s telephone
                                                    days after the public workshop on the                                                                         the docket unchanged. Because your
                                                                                                            number is 301–977–8900, is changed to                 comment will be made public, you are
                                                    Internet at http://www.fda.gov/                         read as follows: Gaithersburg Holiday
                                                    MedicalDevices/NewsEvents/                                                                                    solely responsible for ensuring that your
                                                                                                            Inn—Grand Ballroom, 2 Montgomery                      comment does not include any
                                                    WorkshopsConferences/default.htm.                       Village Ave., Gaithersburg, MD 20878.
                                                    (Select this public workshop from the                                                                         confidential information that you or a
                                                                                                            The hotel’s telephone number is 301–                  third party may not wish to be posted,
                                                    posted events list.)                                    948–8900.                                             such as medical information, your or
                                                      Dated: August 17, 2016.                                 This notice is issued under the                     anyone else’s Social Security number, or
                                                    Peter Lurie,                                            Federal Advisory Committee Act (5                     confidential business information, such
                                                                                                            U.S.C. app. 2) and 21 CFR part 14,                    as a manufacturing process. Please note
asabaliauskas on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES




                                                    Associate Commissioner for Public Health
                                                    Strategy and Analysis.                                  relating to the advisory committees.                  that if you include your name, contact
                                                    [FR Doc. 2016–19939 Filed 8–19–16; 8:45 am]               Dated: August 17, 2016.
                                                                                                                                                                  information, or other information that
                                                    BILLING CODE 4164–01–P
                                                                                                                                                                  identifies you in the body of your
                                                                                                            Janice M. Soreth,                                     comments, that information will be
                                                                                                            Acting Associate Commissioner, Special                posted on http://www.regulations.gov.
                                                                                                            Medical Programs.                                       • If you want to submit a comment
                                                                                                            [FR Doc. 2016–19957 Filed 8–19–16; 8:45 am]           with confidential information that you
                                                                                                            BILLING CODE 4164–01–P                                do not wish to be made available to the


                                               VerDate Sep<11>2014   17:13 Aug 19, 2016   Jkt 238001   PO 00000   Frm 00082   Fmt 4703   Sfmt 4703   E:\FR\FM\22AUN1.SGM   22AUN1



Document Created: 2018-02-09 11:37:45
Document Modified: 2018-02-09 11:37:45
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 public workshop; request for comments.
DatesThe public workshop will be held on September 23, 2016, from 9 a.m.to 3 p.m. Submit either electronic or written comments on the public workshop by October 6, 2016.
ContactDavid Litwack, Center for Devices and Radiological Health, Food and Drug Administration, 10903 New Hampshire Ave., Bldg. 66, Rm. 4548, Silver Spring, MD 20993, 301-796-6206, [email protected]
FR Citation81 FR 56656 

2025 Federal Register | Disclaimer | Privacy Policy
USC | CFR | eCFR