81_FR_59802 81 FR 59634 - Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee; Notice of Meeting

81 FR 59634 - Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee; Notice of Meeting

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Food and Drug Administration

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 168 (August 30, 2016)

Page Range59634-59635
FR Document2016-20763

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announces a forthcoming public advisory committee meeting of the Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee. The general function of the committee is to provide advice and recommendations to the Agency on FDA's regulatory issues. The meeting will be open to the public.

Federal Register, Volume 81 Issue 168 (Tuesday, August 30, 2016)
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 168 (Tuesday, August 30, 2016)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-20763]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Food and Drug Administration

[Docket No. FDA-2016-N-0001]


Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee; 
Notice of Meeting

AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announces a forthcoming 
public advisory committee meeting of the Vaccines and Related

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Biological Products Advisory Committee. The general function of the 
committee is to provide advice and recommendations to the Agency on 
FDA's regulatory issues. The meeting will be open to the public.

DATES: The meeting will be held on November 16, 2016, from 8:30 a.m. to 
2:30 p.m.

ADDRESSES: FDA White Oak Campus, 10903 New Hampshire Ave., Bldg. 31 
Conference Center, the Great Room (Rm. 1503), Silver Spring, MD, 20993-
0002. Answers to commonly asked questions including information 
regarding special accommodations due to a disability, visitor parking, 
and transportation may be accessed at: http://www.fda.gov/AdvisoryCommittees/AboutAdvisoryCommittees/ucm408555.htm. For those 
unable to attend in person, the meeting will also be Webcast and will 
be available at the following link: https://collaboration.fda.gov/vrbac1116/.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sujata Vijh or Rosanna Harvey, Center 
for Biologics Evaluation and Research, Food and Drug Administration, 
10903 New Hampshire Ave., Bldg. 71, Rm. 6128, Silver Spring, MD 20993-
0002, at 240-402-7107, [email protected] and 240-402-8072, 
[email protected], or FDA Advisory Committee Information Line, 
1-800-741-8138 (301-443-0572 in the Washington, DC area). A notice in 
the Federal Register about last minute modifications that impact a 
previously announced advisory committee meeting cannot always be 
published quickly enough to provide timely notice. Therefore, you 
should always check the Agency's Web site at http://www.fda.gov/AdvisoryCommittees/default.htm and scroll down to the appropriate 
advisory committee meeting link, or call the advisory committee 
information line to learn about possible modifications before coming to 
the meeting.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Agenda: On November 16, 2016, the committee will meet in open 
session to discuss and make recommendations on the safety and efficacy 
of a Hepatitis B Vaccine manufactured by Dynavax.
    FDA intends to make background material available to the public no 
later than 2 business days before the meeting. If FDA is unable to post 
the background material on its Web site prior to the meeting, the 
background material will be made publicly available at the location of 
the advisory committee meeting, and the background material will be 
posted on FDA's Web site after the meeting. Background material is 
available at http://www.fda.gov/AdvisoryCommittees/Calendar/default.htm. Scroll down to the appropriate advisory committee meeting 
link.
    Procedure: Interested persons may present data, information, or 
views, orally or in writing, on issues pending before the committee. 
Written submissions may be made to the contact person on or before 
November 1, 2016. Oral presentations from the public will be scheduled 
between approximately 12:15 p.m. to 1:15 p.m. Those individuals 
interested in making formal oral presentations should notify the 
contact person and submit a brief statement of the general nature of 
the evidence or arguments they wish to present, the names and addresses 
of proposed participants, and an indication of the approximate time 
requested to make their presentation on or before October 24, 2016. 
Time allotted for each presentation may be limited. If the number of 
registrants requesting to speak is greater than can be reasonably 
accommodated during the scheduled open public hearing session, FDA may 
conduct a lottery to determine the speakers for the scheduled open 
public hearing session. The contact person will notify interested 
persons regarding their request to speak by October 25, 2016.
    Persons attending FDA's advisory committee meetings are advised 
that the Agency is not responsible for providing access to electrical 
outlets.
    FDA welcomes the attendance of the public at its advisory committee 
meetings and will make every effort to accommodate persons with 
disabilities. If you require accommodations due to a disability, please 
contact Sujata Vijh at least 7 days in advance of the meeting.
    FDA is committed to the orderly conduct of its advisory committee 
meetings. Please visit our Web site at http://www.fda.gov/AdvisoryCommittees/AboutAdvisoryCommittees/ucm111462.htm for procedures 
on public conduct during advisory committee meetings.
    Notice of this meeting is given under the Federal Advisory 
Committee Act (5 U.S.C. app. 2).

    Dated: August 23, 2016.
Leslie Kux,
Associate Commissioner for Policy.
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                                                    • If you want to submit a comment                     56469, September 18, 2015, or access                  and May 2015, we issued revised draft
                                                  with confidential information that you                  the information at: http://www.fda.gov/               guidances on the same subject. We are
                                                  do not wish to be made available to the                 regulatoryinformation/dockets/default.                now issuing another revision of the draft
                                                  public, submit the comment as a                         htm.                                                  guidance for industry on BE
                                                  written/paper submission and in the                        Docket: For access to the docket to                recommendations for generic
                                                  manner detailed (see ‘‘Written/Paper                    read background documents or the                      risperidone injection (Draft Guidance on
                                                  Submissions’’ and ‘‘Instructions’’).                    electronic and written/paper comments                 Risperidone).
                                                                                                          received, go to http://                                  In February 2011, Johnson & Johnson
                                                  Written/Paper Submissions                                                                                     Pharmaceutical Research and
                                                                                                          www.regulations.gov and insert the
                                                     Submit written/paper submissions as                  docket number, found in brackets in the               Development, LLC, manufacturer of
                                                  follows:                                                heading of this document, into the                    RISPERDAL CONSTA LONG-ACTING
                                                     • Mail/Hand delivery/Courier (for                    ‘‘Search’’ box and follow the prompts                 INJECTION, the reference listed drug,
                                                  written/paper submissions): Division of                 and/or go to the Division of Dockets                  submitted a citizen petition requesting
                                                  Dockets Management (HFA–305), Food                      Management, 5630 Fishers Lane, Rm.                    that FDA require that any ANDA
                                                  and Drug Administration, 5630 Fishers                   1061, Rockville, MD 20852.                            referencing RISPERDAL CONSTA
                                                  Lane, Rm. 1061, Rockville, MD 20852.                       Submit written requests for single                 LONG-ACTING INJECTION meet certain
                                                     • For written/paper comments                         copies of the draft guidance to the                   requirements, including requirements
                                                  submitted to the Division of Dockets                    Division of Drug Information, Center for              related to demonstrating BE (Docket No.
                                                  Management, FDA will post your                          Drug Evaluation and Research, Food                    FDA–2011–P–0086). FDA is reviewing
                                                  comment, as well as any attachments,                                                                          the issues raised in the petition. FDA
                                                                                                          and Drug Administration, 10001 New
                                                  except for information submitted,                                                                             will consider any comments on the
                                                                                                          Hampshire Ave., Hillandale Building,
                                                  marked and identified, as confidential,                                                                       revised draft BE recommendations in
                                                                                                          4th Floor, Silver Spring, MD 20993–
                                                  if submitted as detailed in                                                                                   responding to the petition.
                                                                                                          0002. Send one self-addressed adhesive
                                                  ‘‘Instructions.’’                                                                                                This draft guidance is being issued
                                                     Instructions: All submissions received               label to assist that office in processing
                                                                                                          your requests. See the SUPPLEMENTARY                  consistent with FDA’s good guidance
                                                  must include the Docket No. FDA–                                                                              practices regulation (21 CFR 10.115).
                                                                                                          INFORMATION section for electronic
                                                  2007–D–0369 for ‘‘Bioequivalence                                                                              The draft guidance, when finalized, will
                                                  Recommendations for Risperidone;                        access to the draft guidance document.
                                                                                                          FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
                                                                                                                                                                represent the current thinking of FDA
                                                  Draft Guidance for Industry.’’ Received                                                                       on the design of BE studies to support
                                                  comments will be placed in the docket                   Xiaoqiu Tang, Center for Drug
                                                                                                          Evaluation and Research (HFD–600),                    ANDAs for risperidone injection. It does
                                                  and, except for those submitted as                                                                            not establish any rights for any person
                                                  ‘‘Confidential Submissions,’’ will be                   Food and Drug Administration, 10903
                                                                                                          New Hampshire Ave., Bldg. 75, Rm.                     is not binding on FDA or the public.
                                                  publicly viewable at http://                                                                                  You can use an alternative approach if
                                                  www.regulations.gov or at the Division                  4730, Silver Spring, MD 20993–0002,
                                                                                                          301–796–5850.                                         it satisfies the requirements of the
                                                  of Dockets Management between 9 a.m.                                                                          applicable statutes and regulations.
                                                  and 4 p.m., Monday through Friday.                      SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
                                                     • Confidential Submissions—To                                                                              II. Electronic Access
                                                  submit a comment with confidential                      I. Background
                                                                                                                                                                   Persons with access to the Internet
                                                  information that you do not wish to be                     In the Federal Register of June 11,                may obtain the draft guidance at either
                                                  made publicly available, submit your                    2010 (75 FR 33311), FDA announced the                 http://www.fda.gov/Drugs/
                                                  comments only as a written/paper                        availability of a guidance for industry               GuidanceCompliance
                                                  submission. You should submit two                       entitled ‘‘Bioequivalence                             RegulatoryInformation/Guidances/
                                                  copies total. One copy will include the                 Recommendations for Specific                          default.htm or http://
                                                  information you claim to be confidential                Products,’’ which explained the process               www.regulations.gov.
                                                  with a heading or cover note that states                that would be used to make product-
                                                                                                                                                                  Dated: August 25, 2016.
                                                  ‘‘THIS DOCUMENT CONTAINS                                specific BE recommendations available
                                                  CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION.’’ The                         to the public on FDA’s Web site at                    Leslie Kux,
                                                  Agency will review this copy, including                 http://www.fda.gov/Drugs/                             Associate Commissioner for Policy.
                                                  the claimed confidential information, in                GuidanceCompliance                                    [FR Doc. 2016–20778 Filed 8–29–16; 8:45 am]
                                                  its consideration of comments. The                      RegulatoryInformation/Guidances/                      BILLING CODE 4164–01–P
                                                  second copy, which will have the                        default.htm. As described in that
                                                  claimed confidential information                        guidance, FDA adopted this process to
                                                  redacted/blacked out, will be available                 develop and disseminate product-                      DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
                                                  for public viewing and posted on http://                specific BE recommendations and to                    HUMAN SERVICES
                                                  www.regulations.gov. Submit both                        provide a meaningful opportunity for
                                                                                                                                                                Food and Drug Administration
                                                  copies to the Division of Dockets                       the public to consider and comment on
                                                  Management. If you do not wish your                     those recommendations. This notice                    [Docket No. FDA–2016–N–0001]
                                                  name and contact information to be                      announces the availability of draft BE
                                                  made publicly available, you can                        recommendations for generic                           Vaccines and Related Biological
                                                  provide this information on the cover                   risperidone injection.                                Products Advisory Committee; Notice
                                                  sheet and not in the body of your                          FDA initially approved new drug                    of Meeting
                                                  comments and you must identify this                     application 021346 for RISPERDAL
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                                                                                                                                                                AGENCY:    Food and Drug Administration,
                                                  information as ‘‘confidential.’’ Any                    CONSTA (risperidone) LONG-ACTING                      HHS.
                                                  information marked as ‘‘confidential’’                  INJECTION in October 2003. Currently,                 ACTION:   Notice.
                                                  will not be disclosed except in                         there are no approved ANDAs for this
                                                  accordance with 21 CFR 10.20 and other                  product. In February 2010, FDA issued                 SUMMARY:  The Food and Drug
                                                  applicable disclosure law. For more                     a draft guidance for industry on BE                   Administration (FDA) announces a
                                                  information about FDA’s posting of                      recommendations for generic                           forthcoming public advisory committee
                                                  comments to public dockets, see 80 FR                   risperidone injection. In August 2013                 meeting of the Vaccines and Related


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                                                  Biological Products Advisory                            available at http://www.fda.gov/                      DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
                                                  Committee. The general function of the                  AdvisoryCommittees/Calendar/                          HUMAN SERVICES
                                                  committee is to provide advice and                      default.htm. Scroll down to the
                                                  recommendations to the Agency on                        appropriate advisory committee meeting                Food and Drug Administration
                                                  FDA’s regulatory issues. The meeting                    link.                                                 [Docket No. FDA–2016–N–0001]
                                                  will be open to the public.
                                                                                                             Procedure: Interested persons may
                                                  DATES: The meeting will be held on                                                                            FDA Small Business and Industry
                                                                                                          present data, information, or views,
                                                  November 16, 2016, from 8:30 a.m. to                                                                          Assistance Regulatory Education for
                                                                                                          orally or in writing, on issues pending
                                                  2:30 p.m.                                                                                                     Industry Fall Conference
                                                                                                          before the committee. Written
                                                  ADDRESSES: FDA White Oak Campus,
                                                                                                          submissions may be made to the contact                AGENCY:    Food and Drug Administration,
                                                  10903 New Hampshire Ave., Bldg. 31
                                                                                                          person on or before November 1, 2016.                 HHS.
                                                  Conference Center, the Great Room (Rm.
                                                  1503), Silver Spring, MD, 20993–0002.                   Oral presentations from the public will               ACTION:   Notice of conference.
                                                  Answers to commonly asked questions                     be scheduled between approximately
                                                                                                          12:15 p.m. to 1:15 p.m. Those                         SUMMARY:   The Food and Drug
                                                  including information regarding special                                                                       Administration’s (FDA) Center for Drug
                                                  accommodations due to a disability,                     individuals interested in making formal
                                                                                                          oral presentations should notify the                  Evaluation and Research (CDER) and the
                                                  visitor parking, and transportation may                                                                       Center for Devices and Radiological
                                                  be accessed at: http://www.fda.gov/                     contact person and submit a brief
                                                                                                          statement of the general nature of the                Health (CDRH) are sponsoring a 2 day
                                                  AdvisoryCommittees/                                                                                           conference entitled ‘‘FDA Small
                                                  AboutAdvisoryCommittees/                                evidence or arguments they wish to
                                                                                                                                                                Business and Industry Assistance
                                                  ucm408555.htm. For those unable to                      present, the names and addresses of
                                                                                                                                                                Regulatory Education for Industry
                                                  attend in person, the meeting will also                 proposed participants, and an                         (REdI) Fall Conference.’’ The goal of this
                                                  be Webcast and will be available at the                 indication of the approximate time                    conference is to provide direct, relevant,
                                                  following link: https://                                requested to make their presentation on               and helpful information on the key
                                                  collaboration.fda.gov/vrbac1116/.                       or before October 24, 2016. Time                      aspects of drug and device regulations.
                                                  FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:                        allotted for each presentation may be                 Our primary audience is that of small
                                                  Sujata Vijh or Rosanna Harvey, Center                   limited. If the number of registrants                 manufacturers of drug and/or device
                                                  for Biologics Evaluation and Research,                  requesting to speak is greater than can               medical products who want to learn
                                                  Food and Drug Administration, 10903                     be reasonably accommodated during the                 about how FDA approaches the
                                                  New Hampshire Ave., Bldg. 71, Rm.                       scheduled open public hearing session,                regulation of drugs and devices.
                                                  6128, Silver Spring, MD 20993–0002, at                  FDA may conduct a lottery to determine                However, anyone involved in the
                                                  240–402–7107, sujata.vijh@fda.hhs.gov                   the speakers for the scheduled open                   pharmaceutical and/device industry
                                                  and 240–402–8072, rosanna.harvey@                                                                             may attend.
                                                                                                          public hearing session. The contact
                                                  fda.hhs.gov, or FDA Advisory
                                                                                                          person will notify interested persons                 DATES: The public conference will be
                                                  Committee Information Line, 1–800–
                                                  741–8138 (301–443–0572 in the                           regarding their request to speak by                   held on September 27 and 28, 2016,
                                                  Washington, DC area). A notice in the                   October 25, 2016.                                     from 8:15 a.m. to 4:15 p.m. See the
                                                  Federal Register about last minute                         Persons attending FDA’s advisory                   SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section for
                                                  modifications that impact a previously                  committee meetings are advised that the               registration information.
                                                  announced advisory committee meeting                    Agency is not responsible for providing               ADDRESSES: The public conference will
                                                  cannot always be published quickly                      access to electrical outlets.                         be held at the Sheraton Silver Spring
                                                  enough to provide timely notice.                                                                              Hotel, 8777 Georgia Ave., Cypress and
                                                                                                             FDA welcomes the attendance of the                 Magnolia Ballrooms (4th floor), Silver
                                                  Therefore, you should always check the                  public at its advisory committee
                                                  Agency’s Web site at http://                                                                                  Spring, MD 20910.
                                                                                                          meetings and will make every effort to
                                                  www.fda.gov/AdvisoryCommittees/                                                                               FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
                                                                                                          accommodate persons with disabilities.                Brenda Stodart, Center for Drug
                                                  default.htm and scroll down to the
                                                                                                          If you require accommodations due to a                Evaluation and Research, Food and
                                                  appropriate advisory committee meeting
                                                  link, or call the advisory committee                    disability, please contact Sujata Vijh at             Drug Administration, 10001 New
                                                  information line to learn about possible                least 7 days in advance of the meeting.               Hampshire Ave., Silver Spring, MD
                                                  modifications before coming to the                         FDA is committed to the orderly                    20993–0002, 301–796–6707, cdersbia@
                                                  meeting.                                                conduct of its advisory committee                     fda.hhs.gov; or Elias Mallis, Center for
                                                  SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:                              meetings. Please visit our Web site at                Devices and Radiological Health, 10903
                                                     Agenda: On November 16, 2016, the                    http://www.fda.gov/                                   New Hampshire Ave., Silver Spring, MD
                                                  committee will meet in open session to                  AdvisoryCommittees/                                   20993–0002, 301–796–7100, DICE@
                                                  discuss and make recommendations on                     AboutAdvisoryCommittees/                              fda.hhs.gov.
                                                  the safety and efficacy of a Hepatitis B                ucm111462.htm for procedures on                       SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
                                                  Vaccine manufactured by Dynavax.                        public conduct during advisory
                                                     FDA intends to make background                                                                             I. Background
                                                                                                          committee meetings.
                                                  material available to the public no later                  Notice of this meeting is given under                FDA is announcing a public
                                                  than 2 business days before the meeting.                                                                      conference entitled ‘‘FDA Small
                                                                                                          the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5
                                                  If FDA is unable to post the background                                                                       Business and Industry Assistance
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                                                                                                          U.S.C. app. 2).
                                                  material on its Web site prior to the                                                                         Regulatory Education for Industry
                                                  meeting, the background material will                     Dated: August 23, 2016.                             (REdI) Fall Conference.’’ This
                                                  be made publicly available at the                       Leslie Kux,                                           conference is intended to increase the
                                                  location of the advisory committee                      Associate Commissioner for Policy.                    drug and device industry’s awareness of
                                                  meeting, and the background material                    [FR Doc. 2016–20763 Filed 8–29–16; 8:45 am]           applicable FDA regulations. There will
                                                  will be posted on FDA’s Web site after                                                                        be an opportunity for questions and
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                                                  the meeting. Background material is                                                                           answers following each presentation.


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CollectionFederal Register
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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice.
DatesThe meeting will be held on November 16, 2016, from 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
ContactSujata Vijh or Rosanna Harvey, Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research, Food and Drug Administration, 10903 New Hampshire Ave., Bldg. 71, Rm. 6128, Silver Spring, MD 20993- 0002, at 240-402-7107, [email protected] and 240-402-8072, [email protected], or FDA Advisory Committee Information Line, 1-800-741-8138 (301-443-0572 in the Washington, DC area). A notice in the Federal Register about last minute modifications that impact a previously announced advisory committee meeting cannot always be published quickly enough to provide timely notice. Therefore, you should always check the Agency's Web site at http://www.fda.gov/ AdvisoryCommittees/default.htm and scroll down to the appropriate advisory committee meeting link, or call the advisory committee information line to learn about possible modifications before coming to the meeting.
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