81_FR_58083 81 FR 57919 - Patient Preference Information-Voluntary Submission, Review in Premarket Approval Applications, Humanitarian Device Exemption Applications, and De Novo Requests, and Inclusion in Decision Summaries and Device Labeling; Guidance for Industry, Food and Drug Administration Staff and Other Stakeholders; Availability

81 FR 57919 - Patient Preference Information-Voluntary Submission, Review in Premarket Approval Applications, Humanitarian Device Exemption Applications, and De Novo Requests, and Inclusion in Decision Summaries and Device Labeling; Guidance for Industry, Food and Drug Administration Staff and Other Stakeholders; Availability

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Food and Drug Administration

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 164 (August 24, 2016)

Page Range57919-57921
FR Document2016-20221

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or Agency) is announcing the availability of the guidance entitled ``Patient Preference Information--Voluntary Submission, Review in PMAs, HDE Applications, and De Novo Requests, and Inclusion in Decision Summaries and Device Labeling.'' This document explains the principal concepts that sponsors and other stakeholders should consider when choosing to collect patient preference information (PPI), which may inform FDA's benefit-risk determinations in the premarket review of premarket approval applications (PMAs), humanitarian device exemption (HDE) applications, and de novo classification requests. This guidance also discusses FDA's inclusion of PPI in its decision summaries and provides recommendations for the inclusion of such information in device labeling for certain devices. FDA is also issuing a Level 2 updated version of the guidance document entitled ``Factors To Consider When Making Benefit-Risk Determinations in Medical Device Premarket Approval and De Novo Classifications,'' originally issued on March 28, 2012, that has been edited to be consistent with this guidance document.

Federal Register, Volume 81 Issue 164 (Wednesday, August 24, 2016)
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 164 (Wednesday, August 24, 2016)]
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From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-20221]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Food and Drug Administration

[Docket No. FDA-2015-D-1580]


Patient Preference Information--Voluntary Submission, Review in 
Premarket Approval Applications, Humanitarian Device Exemption 
Applications, and De Novo Requests, and Inclusion in Decision Summaries 
and Device Labeling; Guidance for Industry, Food and Drug 
Administration Staff and Other Stakeholders; Availability

AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS.

ACTION: Notice of availability.

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SUMMARY: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or Agency) is announcing 
the availability of the guidance entitled ``Patient Preference 
Information--Voluntary Submission, Review in PMAs, HDE Applications, 
and De Novo Requests, and Inclusion in Decision Summaries and Device 
Labeling.'' This document explains the principal concepts that sponsors 
and other stakeholders should consider when choosing to collect patient 
preference information (PPI), which may inform FDA's benefit-risk 
determinations in the premarket review of premarket approval 
applications (PMAs), humanitarian device exemption (HDE) applications, 
and de novo classification requests. This guidance also discusses FDA's 
inclusion of PPI in its decision summaries and provides recommendations 
for the inclusion of such information in device labeling for certain 
devices. FDA is also issuing a Level 2 updated version of the guidance 
document entitled ``Factors To Consider When Making Benefit-Risk 
Determinations in Medical Device Premarket Approval and De Novo 
Classifications,'' originally issued on March 28, 2012, that has been 
edited to be consistent with this guidance document.

DATES: Submit either electronic or written comments on this guidance at 
any time. General comments on Agency guidance documents are welcome 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-2015-D-1580 for ``Patient Preference Information--Voluntary 
Submission, Review in PMAs, HDE Applications, and De Novo Requests, and 
Inclusion in Decision Summaries and Device Labeling.'' If you are 
making submissions that also address the edits to the Level 2 guidance, 
the submissions received must include the Docket No. FDA-2011-D-0577 
for ``Factors To Consider When Making Benefit-Risk Determinations in 
Medical Device Premarket Approval and De Novo Classifications.'' 
Received comments will be placed in the docket(s) noted 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

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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.
    An electronic copy of the guidance document is available for 
download from the Internet. See the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section 
for information on electronic access to the guidance. Submit written 
requests for a single hard copy of the guidance document entitled 
``Patient Preference Information--Voluntary Submission, Review in PMAs, 
HDE Applications, and De Novo Requests, and Inclusion in Decision 
Summaries and Device Labeling'' to the Office of the Center Director, 
Guidance and Policy Development, Center for Devices and Radiological 
Health, Food and Drug Administration, 10903 New Hampshire Ave., Bldg. 
66, Rm. 5431, Silver Spring, MD 20993-0002; or the Office of 
Communication, Outreach, and Development, Center for Biologics 
Evaluation and Research, Food and Drug Administration, 10903 New 
Hampshire Ave., Bldg. 71, Rm. 3128, Silver Spring, MD 20993-0002. Send 
one self-addressed adhesive label to assist that office in processing 
your request.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Anindita Saha, Center for Devices and 
Radiological Health, Food and Drug Administration, 10903 New Hampshire 
Ave., Bldg. 66, Rm. 5414, Silver Spring, MD 20993-0002, 301-796-2537, 
[email protected]; or Stephen Ripley, Center for Biologics 
Evaluation and Research, Food and Drug Administration, 10903 New 
Hampshire Ave., Bldg. 71, Rm. 7301, Silver Spring, MD 20993, 240-402-
7911.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background

    FDA is announcing the availability of a guidance entitled ``Patient 
Preference Information--Voluntary Submission, Review in PMAs, HDE 
Applications, and De Novo Requests, and Inclusion in Decision Summaries 
and Device Labeling.'' FDA believes that patients can and should bring 
their own experiences to bear in helping the Agency to evaluate the 
benefit-risk profiles of certain devices. This kind of input can be 
important to consider during FDA's decisionmaking for these devices.
    This document explains the principal concepts that sponsors and 
other stakeholders should consider when choosing to collect PPI, which 
may inform FDA's benefit-risk determinations in the premarket review of 
PMAs, HDE applications, and de novo requests. This guidance also 
discusses FDA's inclusion of PPI in its decision summaries and provides 
recommendations for the inclusion of such information in device 
labeling for certain devices.
    The objectives of this guidance are: (1) To encourage submission of 
PPI, if available, by sponsors or other stakeholders to FDA and to aid 
in FDA decisionmaking; (2) to outline recommended qualities of patient 
preference studies, which may result in valid scientific evidence; (3) 
to provide recommendations for collecting and submitting PPI to FDA; 
and (4) to discuss FDA's inclusion of PPI in its decision summaries and 
provide recommendations for the inclusion of such information in device 
labeling, where appropriate. The guidance also includes hypothetical 
examples that illustrate how PPI may inform FDA's decisionmaking. The 
guidance applies to both diagnostic and therapeutic devices that are 
subject to these review processes. Additionally, this guidance may be 
information to other stakeholders such as patient groups and academia 
who may wish to conduct patient preference studies.
    In the Federal Register of May 18, 2015 (80 FR 28277), FDA 
announced the availability of the draft of this guidance and interested 
persons were invited to comment by August 17, 2015. FDA has considered 
all of the public comments received in finalizing this guidance.
    FDA is also issuing a Level 2 update to the guidance document 
entitled ``Factors To Consider When Making Benefit-Risk Determinations 
in Medical Device Premarket Approval and De Novo Classifications,'' 
which was originally issued on March 28, 2012, to ensure consistency 
with the terminology and concepts presented in this guidance.

II. Significance of Guidance

    This guidance is being issued consistent with FDA's good guidance 
practices regulation (21 CFR 10.115). The guidance represents the 
current thinking of FDA on ``Patient Preference Information--Voluntary 
Submission, Review in PMAs, HDE Applications, and De Novo Requests, and 
Inclusion in Decision Summaries and Device Labeling.'' 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.

III. Electronic Access

    Persons interested in obtaining a copy of the guidance may do so by 
downloading an electronic copy from the Internet. A search capability 
for all Center for Devices and Radiological Health guidance documents 
is available at http://www.fda.gov/MedicalDevices/DeviceRegulationandGuidance/GuidanceDocuments/default.htm. Guidance 
documents are also available at http://www.fda.gov/BiologicsBloodVaccines/GuidanceComplianceRegulatoryinformation/Guidances/default.htm or http://www.regulations.gov. Persons unable to 
download an electronic copy of ``Patient Preference Information--
Voluntary Submission, Review in PMAs, HDE Applications, and De Novo 
Requests, and Inclusion in Decision Summaries and Device Labeling'' or 
``Factors To Consider When Making Benefit-Risk Determinations in 
Medical Device Premarket Approval and De Novo Classifications'' may 
send an email request to [email protected] to receive an 
electronic copy of the document. Please use the document number 1500006 
or 1772 respectively to identify the guidance you are requesting.

IV. Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995

    This guidance refers to currently approved collections of 
information found in FDA regulations. These collections of information 
are subject to review by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) 
under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501-3520). The 
collections of information in 21 CFR 812.25(c) have been approved under 
OMB control number 0910-0078; the collections of information in 21 CFR 
part 807, subpart E have been approved under OMB control number 0910-
0120; the collections of information in 21 CFR part 814, subparts B and 
E have been approved under OMB control number 0910-0231; the 
collections of information in 21 CFR part 814, subpart H have been 
approved under OMB control number 0910-0332; the collections of 
information in 21 CFR part 822 have been approved under OMB control 
number 0910-0449; the collections of information in 21 CFR part 801 
have been approved under OMB control number 0910-0485; and the 
collections of information in the guidance document ``Requests for 
Feedback on Medical Device Submissions: The Pre-Submission Program and 
Meetings with Food and Drug Administration Staff'' have been approved 
under OMB control number 0910-0756.


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    Dated: August 2, 2016.
Leslie Kux,
Associate Commissioner for Policy.
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                                                  presentation or to support a                            (HDE) applications, and de novo                       except for information submitted,
                                                  presentation, are subject to inspection.                classification requests. This guidance                marked and identified, as confidential,
                                                  We cannot assume responsibility for                     also discusses FDA’s inclusion of PPI in              if submitted as detailed in
                                                  coordinating the receipt, transfer,                     its decision summaries and provides                   ‘‘Instructions.’’
                                                  transport, storage, set up, safety, or                  recommendations for the inclusion of                     Instructions: All submissions received
                                                  timely arrival of any personal                          such information in device labeling for               must include the Docket No. FDA–
                                                  belongings or items used for                            certain devices. FDA is also issuing a                2015–D–1580 for ‘‘Patient Preference
                                                  presentation or to support a                            Level 2 updated version of the guidance               Information—Voluntary Submission,
                                                  presentation.                                           document entitled ‘‘Factors To Consider               Review in PMAs, HDE Applications,
                                                                                                          When Making Benefit-Risk                              and De Novo Requests, and Inclusion in
                                                    Note: Individuals who are not registered in
                                                  advance will not be permitted to enter the              Determinations in Medical Device                      Decision Summaries and Device
                                                  building and will be unable to attend the               Premarket Approval and De Novo                        Labeling.’’ If you are making
                                                  meeting. The public may not enter the                   Classifications,’’ originally issued on               submissions that also address the edits
                                                  building earlier than 45 minutes prior to the           March 28, 2012, that has been edited to               to the Level 2 guidance, the submissions
                                                  convening of the meeting.                               be consistent with this guidance                      received must include the Docket No.
                                                    All visitors must be escorted in areas                document.                                             FDA–2011–D–0577 for ‘‘Factors To
                                                  other than the lower and first floor                                                                          Consider When Making Benefit-Risk
                                                                                                          DATES:  Submit either electronic or                   Determinations in Medical Device
                                                  levels in the Central Building.                         written comments on this guidance at                  Premarket Approval and De Novo
                                                    Authority: Sec. 222 of the Public Health              any time. General comments on Agency                  Classifications.’’ Received comments
                                                  Service Act (42 U.S.C. 217a) and sec. 10(a)             guidance documents are welcome at any                 will be placed in the docket(s) noted
                                                  of Pub. L. 92–463 (5 U.S.C. App. 2, sec. 10(a)          time.                                                 and, except for those submitted as
                                                  and 41 CFR 102–3).                                      ADDRESSES: You may submit comments                    ‘‘Confidential Submissions,’’ publicly
                                                    Dated: August 16, 2016.                               as follows:                                           viewable at http://www.regulations.gov
                                                  Andrew M. Slavitt,                                                                                            or at the Division of Dockets
                                                                                                          Electronic Submissions
                                                  Acting Administrator, Centers for Medicare                                                                    Management between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m.,
                                                  & Medicaid Services.                                      Submit electronic comments in the                   Monday through Friday.
                                                  [FR Doc. 2016–20187 Filed 8–23–16; 8:45 am]             following way:                                           • Confidential Submissions—To
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                                                                                                            • Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://               submit a comment with confidential
                                                                                                          www.regulations.gov. Follow the                       information that you do not wish to be
                                                                                                          instructions for submitting comments.                 made publicly available, submit your
                                                  DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND                                Comments submitted electronically,                    comments only as a written/paper
                                                  HUMAN SERVICES                                          including attachments, to http://                     submission. You should submit two
                                                                                                          www.regulations.gov will be posted to                 copies total. One copy will include the
                                                  Food and Drug Administration                            the docket unchanged. Because your                    information you claim to be confidential
                                                                                                          comment will be made public, you are                  with a heading or cover note that states
                                                  [Docket No. FDA–2015–D–1580]
                                                                                                          solely responsible for ensuring that your             ‘‘THIS DOCUMENT CONTAINS
                                                  Patient Preference Information—                         comment does not include any                          CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION.’’ The
                                                  Voluntary Submission, Review in                         confidential information that you or a                Agency will review this copy, including
                                                  Premarket Approval Applications,                        third party may not wish to be posted,                the claimed confidential information, in
                                                  Humanitarian Device Exemption                           such as medical information, your or                  its consideration of comments. The
                                                  Applications, and De Novo Requests,                     anyone else’s Social Security number, or              second copy, which will have the
                                                  and Inclusion in Decision Summaries                     confidential business information, such               claimed confidential information
                                                  and Device Labeling; Guidance for                       as a manufacturing process. Please note               redacted/blacked out, will be available
                                                  Industry, Food and Drug                                 that if you include your name, contact                for public viewing and posted on http://
                                                  Administration Staff and Other                          information, or other information that                www.regulations.gov. Submit both
                                                  Stakeholders; Availability                              identifies you in the body of your                    copies to the Division of Dockets
                                                                                                          comments, that information will be                    Management. If you do not wish your
                                                  AGENCY:    Food and Drug Administration,                posted on http://www.regulations.gov.                 name and contact information to be
                                                  HHS.                                                      • If you want to submit a comment                   made publicly available, you can
                                                  ACTION:   Notice of availability.                       with confidential information that you                provide this information on the cover
                                                                                                          do not wish to be made available to the               sheet and not in the body of your
                                                  SUMMARY:   The Food and Drug                            public, submit the comment as a                       comments and you must identify this
                                                  Administration (FDA or Agency) is                       written/paper submission and in the                   information as ‘‘confidential.’’ Any
                                                  announcing the availability of the                      manner detailed (see ‘‘Written/Paper                  information marked as ‘‘confidential’’
                                                  guidance entitled ‘‘Patient Preference                  Submissions’’ and ‘‘Instructions’’).                  will not be disclosed except in
                                                  Information—Voluntary Submission,                                                                             accordance with 21 CFR 10.20 and other
                                                  Review in PMAs, HDE Applications,                       Written/Paper Submissions                             applicable disclosure law. For more
                                                  and De Novo Requests, and Inclusion in                    Submit written/paper submissions as                 information about FDA’s posting of
                                                  Decision Summaries and Device                           follows:                                              comments to public dockets, see 80 FR
                                                  Labeling.’’ This document explains the                    • Mail/Hand delivery/Courier (for                   56469, September 18, 2015, or access
                                                  principal concepts that sponsors and                    written/paper submissions): Division of               the information at: http://www.fda.gov/
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                                                  other stakeholders should consider                      Dockets Management (HFA–305), Food                    regulatoryinformation/dockets/
                                                  when choosing to collect patient                        and Drug Administration, 5630 Fishers                 default.htm.
                                                  preference information (PPI), which                     Lane, Rm. 1061, Rockville, MD 20852.                     Docket: For access to the docket to
                                                  may inform FDA’s benefit-risk                             • For written/paper comments                        read background documents or the
                                                  determinations in the premarket review                  submitted to the Division of Dockets                  electronic and written/paper comments
                                                  of premarket approval applications                      Management, FDA will post your                        received, go to http://
                                                  (PMAs), humanitarian device exemption                   comment, as well as any attachments,                  www.regulations.gov and insert the


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                                                  docket number, found in brackets in the                 determinations in the premarket review                III. Electronic Access
                                                  heading of this document, into the                      of PMAs, HDE applications, and de                        Persons interested in obtaining a copy
                                                  ‘‘Search’’ box and follow the prompts                   novo requests. This guidance also                     of the guidance may do so by
                                                  and/or go to the Division of Dockets                    discusses FDA’s inclusion of PPI in its               downloading an electronic copy from
                                                  Management, 5630 Fishers Lane, Rm.                      decision summaries and provides                       the Internet. A search capability for all
                                                  1061, Rockville, MD 20852.                              recommendations for the inclusion of                  Center for Devices and Radiological
                                                     An electronic copy of the guidance                   such information in device labeling for               Health guidance documents is available
                                                  document is available for download                      certain devices.                                      at http://www.fda.gov/MedicalDevices/
                                                  from the Internet. See the                                 The objectives of this guidance are: (1)           DeviceRegulationandGuidance/
                                                  SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section for
                                                                                                          To encourage submission of PPI, if                    GuidanceDocuments/default.htm.
                                                  information on electronic access to the                 available, by sponsors or other                       Guidance documents are also available
                                                  guidance. Submit written requests for a                 stakeholders to FDA and to aid in FDA                 at http://www.fda.gov/BiologicsBlood
                                                  single hard copy of the guidance                        decisionmaking; (2) to outline                        Vaccines/GuidanceCompliance
                                                  document entitled ‘‘Patient Preference                  recommended qualities of patient                      Regulatoryinformation/Guidances/
                                                  Information—Voluntary Submission,                       preference studies, which may result in               default.htm or http://
                                                  Review in PMAs, HDE Applications,                       valid scientific evidence; (3) to provide             www.regulations.gov. Persons unable to
                                                  and De Novo Requests, and Inclusion in                  recommendations for collecting and                    download an electronic copy of ‘‘Patient
                                                  Decision Summaries and Device                           submitting PPI to FDA; and (4) to                     Preference Information—Voluntary
                                                  Labeling’’ to the Office of the Center                  discuss FDA’s inclusion of PPI in its                 Submission, Review in PMAs, HDE
                                                  Director, Guidance and Policy                           decision summaries and provide                        Applications, and De Novo Requests,
                                                  Development, Center for Devices and                     recommendations for the inclusion of                  and Inclusion in Decision Summaries
                                                  Radiological Health, Food and Drug                      such information in device labeling,                  and Device Labeling’’ or ‘‘Factors To
                                                  Administration, 10903 New Hampshire                     where appropriate. The guidance also                  Consider When Making Benefit-Risk
                                                  Ave., Bldg. 66, Rm. 5431, Silver Spring,                includes hypothetical examples that                   Determinations in Medical Device
                                                  MD 20993–0002; or the Office of                         illustrate how PPI may inform FDA’s                   Premarket Approval and De Novo
                                                  Communication, Outreach, and                            decisionmaking. The guidance applies                  Classifications’’ may send an email
                                                  Development, Center for Biologics                       to both diagnostic and therapeutic                    request to CDRH-Guidance@fda.hhs.gov
                                                  Evaluation and Research, Food and                       devices that are subject to these review              to receive an electronic copy of the
                                                  Drug Administration, 10903 New                          processes. Additionally, this guidance                document. Please use the document
                                                  Hampshire Ave., Bldg. 71, Rm. 3128,                     may be information to other                           number 1500006 or 1772 respectively to
                                                  Silver Spring, MD 20993–0002. Send                      stakeholders such as patient groups and               identify the guidance you are
                                                  one self-addressed adhesive label to                    academia who may wish to conduct                      requesting.
                                                  assist that office in processing your                   patient preference studies.
                                                  request.                                                                                                      IV. Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
                                                                                                             In the Federal Register of May 18,
                                                  FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:                        2015 (80 FR 28277), FDA announced the                   This guidance refers to currently
                                                  Anindita Saha, Center for Devices and                   availability of the draft of this guidance            approved collections of information
                                                  Radiological Health, Food and Drug                      and interested persons were invited to                found in FDA regulations. These
                                                  Administration, 10903 New Hampshire                     comment by August 17, 2015. FDA has                   collections of information are subject to
                                                  Ave., Bldg. 66, Rm. 5414, Silver Spring,                considered all of the public comments                 review by the Office of Management and
                                                  MD 20993–0002, 301–796–2537,                            received in finalizing this guidance.                 Budget (OMB) under the Paperwork
                                                  Anindita.Saha@fda.hhs.gov; or Stephen                                                                         Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501–
                                                  Ripley, Center for Biologics Evaluation                    FDA is also issuing a Level 2 update               3520). The collections of information in
                                                  and Research, Food and Drug                             to the guidance document entitled                     21 CFR 812.25(c) have been approved
                                                  Administration, 10903 New Hampshire                     ‘‘Factors To Consider When Making                     under OMB control number 0910–0078;
                                                  Ave., Bldg. 71, Rm. 7301, Silver Spring,                Benefit-Risk Determinations in Medical                the collections of information in 21 CFR
                                                  MD 20993, 240–402–7911.                                 Device Premarket Approval and De                      part 807, subpart E have been approved
                                                                                                          Novo Classifications,’’ which was                     under OMB control number 0910–0120;
                                                  SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
                                                                                                          originally issued on March 28, 2012, to               the collections of information in 21 CFR
                                                  I. Background                                           ensure consistency with the terminology               part 814, subparts B and E have been
                                                     FDA is announcing the availability of                and concepts presented in this                        approved under OMB control number
                                                  a guidance entitled ‘‘Patient Preference                guidance.                                             0910–0231; the collections of
                                                  Information—Voluntary Submission,                       II. Significance of Guidance                          information in 21 CFR part 814, subpart
                                                  Review in PMAs, HDE Applications,                                                                             H have been approved under OMB
                                                  and De Novo Requests, and Inclusion in                     This guidance is being issued                      control number 0910–0332; the
                                                  Decision Summaries and Device                           consistent with FDA’s good guidance                   collections of information in 21 CFR
                                                  Labeling.’’ FDA believes that patients                  practices regulation (21 CFR 10.115).                 part 822 have been approved under
                                                  can and should bring their own                          The guidance represents the current                   OMB control number 0910–0449; the
                                                  experiences to bear in helping the                      thinking of FDA on ‘‘Patient Preference               collections of information in 21 CFR
                                                  Agency to evaluate the benefit-risk                     Information—Voluntary Submission,                     part 801 have been approved under
                                                  profiles of certain devices. This kind of               Review in PMAs, HDE Applications,                     OMB control number 0910–0485; and
                                                  input can be important to consider                      and De Novo Requests, and Inclusion in                the collections of information in the
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                                                  during FDA’s decisionmaking for these                   Decision Summaries and Device                         guidance document ‘‘Requests for
                                                  devices.                                                Labeling.’’ It does not establish any                 Feedback on Medical Device
                                                     This document explains the principal                 rights for any person and is not binding              Submissions: The Pre-Submission
                                                  concepts that sponsors and other                        on FDA or the public. You can use an                  Program and Meetings with Food and
                                                  stakeholders should consider when                       alternative approach if it satisfies the              Drug Administration Staff’’ have been
                                                  choosing to collect PPI, which may                      requirements of the applicable statutes               approved under OMB control number
                                                  inform FDA’s benefit-risk                               and regulations.                                      0910–0756.


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                                                    Dated: August 2, 2016.                                   • If you want to submit a comment                   the information at: http://www.fda.gov/
                                                  Leslie Kux,                                              with confidential information that you                regulatoryinformation/dockets/
                                                  Associate Commissioner for Policy.                       do not wish to be made available to the               default.htm.
                                                  [FR Doc. 2016–20221 Filed 8–23–16; 8:45 am]              public, submit the comment as a                          Docket: For access to the docket to
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                                                  Bioequivalence Recommendations for                       and Drug Administration, 5630 Fishers                    Submit written requests for single
                                                  Fidaxomicin; Draft Guidance for                          Lane, Rm. 1061, Rockville, MD 20852.                  copies of the draft guidance to the
                                                  Industry; Availability                                      • For written/paper comments                       Division of Drug Information, Center for
                                                  AGENCY:    Food and Drug Administration,                 submitted to the Division of Dockets                  Drug Evaluation and Research, Food
                                                  HHS.                                                     Management, FDA will post your                        and Drug Administration, 10001 New
                                                  ACTION:   Notice of availability.                        comment, as well as any attachments,                  Hampshire Ave., Hillandale Building,
                                                                                                           except for information submitted,                     4th Floor, Silver Spring, MD 20993–
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                                                  Administration (FDA) is announcing the                   if submitted as detailed in                           label to assist that office in processing
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                                                  industry on generic fidaxomicin tablets                     Instructions: All submissions received             INFORMATION section for electronic
                                                  entitled ‘‘Draft Guidance on                             must include the Docket No. FDA–                      access to the draft guidance document.
                                                  Fidaxomicin.’’ The recommendations                       2007–D–0369 for ‘‘Draft Guidance on                   FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
                                                  provide specific guidance on the design                  Fidaxomicin.’’ Received comments will                 Xiaoqiu Tang, Center for Drug
                                                  of bioequivalence (BE) studies to                        be placed in the docket and, except for               Evaluation and Research (HFD–600),
                                                  support abbreviated new drug                             those submitted as ‘‘Confidential                     Food and Drug Administration, 10903
                                                  applications (ANDAs) for fidaxomicin                     Submissions,’’ will be publicly viewable              New Hampshire Ave., Bldg. 75, Rm.
                                                  tablets.                                                 at http://www.regulations.gov or at the               4730, Silver Spring, MD 20993–0002,
                                                                                                           Division of Dockets Management                        301–796–5850.
                                                  DATES:  Although you can comment on                      between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday
                                                  any guidance at any time (see 21 CFR                                                                           SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
                                                                                                           through Friday.
                                                  10.115(g)(5)), to ensure that the Agency                    • Confidential Submissions—To                      I. Background
                                                  considers your comment on this draft                     submit a comment with confidential
                                                  guidance before it begins work on the                                                                             In the Federal Register of June 11,
                                                                                                           information that you do not wish to be                2010 (75 FR 33311), FDA announced the
                                                  final version of the guidance, submit                    made publicly available, submit your
                                                  either electronic or written comments                                                                          availability of a guidance for industry
                                                                                                           comments only as a written/paper                      entitled ‘‘Bioequivalence
                                                  on the draft guidance by October 24,                     submission. You should submit two
                                                  2016.                                                                                                          Recommendations for Specific
                                                                                                           copies total. One copy will include the               Products,’’ which explained the process
                                                  ADDRESSES:       You may submit comments                 information you claim to be confidential              that would be used to make product-
                                                  as follows:                                              with a heading or cover note that states              specific BE recommendations available
                                                                                                           ‘‘THIS DOCUMENT CONTAINS                              to the public on FDA’s Web site at
                                                  Electronic Submissions                                   CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION.’’ The                       http://www.fda.gov/Drugs/Guidance
                                                    Submit electronic comments in the                      Agency will review this copy, including               ComplianceRegulatoryInformation/
                                                  following way:                                           the claimed confidential information, in              Guidances/default.htm.
                                                    • Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://                  its consideration of comments. The                       As described in that guidance, FDA
                                                  www.regulations.gov. Follow the                          second copy, which will have the                      adopted this process to develop and
                                                  instructions for submitting comments.                    claimed confidential information                      disseminate product-specific BE
                                                  Comments submitted electronically,                       redacted/blacked out, will be available               recommendations and to provide a
                                                  including attachments, to http://                        for public viewing and posted on http://              meaningful opportunity for the public to
                                                  www.regulations.gov will be posted to                    www.regulations.gov. Submit both                      consider and comment on those
                                                  the docket unchanged. Because your                       copies to the Division of Dockets                     recommendations. This notice
                                                  comment will be made public, you are                     Management. If you do not wish your                   announces the availability of draft BE
                                                  solely responsible for ensuring that your                name and contact information to be                    recommendations for generic
                                                  comment does not include any                             made publicly available, you can                      fidaxomicin tablets.
                                                  confidential information that you or a                   provide this information on the cover                    FDA initially approved new drug
                                                  third party may not wish to be posted,                   sheet and not in the body of your                     application (NDA) 201699 for DIFICID
                                                  such as medical information, your or                     comments and you must identify this                   (fidaxomicin) in May 2011. Currently,
                                                  anyone else’s Social Security number, or                 information as ‘‘confidential.’’ Any                  there are no approved ANDAs for this
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                                                  confidential business information, such                  information marked as ‘‘confidential’’                product. We are now issuing a draft
                                                  as a manufacturing process. Please note                  will not be disclosed except in                       guidance for industry on BE
                                                  that if you include your name, contact                   accordance with 21 CFR 10.20 and other                recommendations for generic
                                                  information, or other information that                   applicable disclosure law. For more                   fidaxomicin tablets (‘‘Draft Guidance on
                                                  identifies you in the body of your                       information about FDA’s posting of                    Fidaxomicin’’).
                                                  comments, that information will be                       comments to public dockets, see 80 FR                    On May 6, 2015, Cubist
                                                  posted on http://www.regulations.gov.                    56469, September 18, 2015, or access                  Pharmaceuticals, Inc. submitted a


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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice of availability.
DatesSubmit either electronic or written comments on this guidance at any time. General comments on Agency guidance documents are welcome at any time.
ContactAnindita Saha, Center for Devices and Radiological Health, Food and Drug Administration, 10903 New Hampshire Ave., Bldg. 66, Rm. 5414, Silver Spring, MD 20993-0002, 301-796-2537, [email protected]; or Stephen Ripley, Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research, Food and Drug Administration, 10903 New Hampshire Ave., Bldg. 71, Rm. 7301, Silver Spring, MD 20993, 240-402- 7911.
FR Citation81 FR 57919 

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