81_FR_76809 81 FR 76596 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for Office of Management and Budget Review; Comment Request; Protection of Human Subjects: Informed Consent; Institutional Review Boards

81 FR 76596 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for Office of Management and Budget Review; Comment Request; Protection of Human Subjects: Informed Consent; Institutional Review Boards

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Food and Drug Administration

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 213 (November 3, 2016)

Page Range76596-76598
FR Document2016-26528

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

Federal Register, Volume 81 Issue 213 (Thursday, November 3, 2016)
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Food and Drug Administration

[Docket No. FDA-2013-N-0403]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for Office 
of Management and Budget Review; Comment Request; Protection of Human 
Subjects: Informed Consent; Institutional Review Boards

AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS.

ACTION: Notice.

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

DATES: Fax written comments on the collection of information by 
December 5, 2016.

ADDRESSES: To ensure that comments on the information collection are 
received, OMB recommends that written comments be faxed to the Office 
of Information and Regulatory Affairs, OMB, Attn: FDA Desk Officer, 
FAX: 202-395-7285, or emailed to [email protected]. All 
comments should be identified with the OMB control number 0910-0755. 
Also include the FDA docket number found in brackets in the heading of 
this document.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: FDA PRA Staff, Office of Operations, 
Food and Drug Administration, Three White Flint North 10A-12M, 11601 
Landsdown St., North Bethesda, MD 20852, [email protected].

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

Protection of Human Subjects: Informed Consent; Institutional Review 
Boards OMB Control Number 0910-0755--Extension

    Part 50 (21 CFR part 50) applies to all clinical investigations 
regulated by FDA under sections 505(i) and 520(g) of the Federal Food, 
Drug, and Cosmetic Act (the FD&C Act) (21 U.S.C. 355(i) and 360j(g), 
respectively), as well as clinical investigations that support 
applications for research or marketing permits for products regulated 
by FDA, including foods and dietary supplements that bear a nutrient 
content claim or a health claim, infant formulas, food and color 
additives, drugs for human use, medical devices for human use, 
biological products for human use, and electronic products. Compliance 
with part 50 is intended to protect the rights and safety of subjects 
involved in investigations filed with FDA under sections 403, 406, 409, 
412, 413, 502, 503, 505, 510, 513-516, 518-520, 721, and 801 of the 
FD&C Act (21 U.S.C. 343, 346, 348, 350a, 350b, 352, 353, 355, 360, 
360c-360f, 360h-360j, 379e, and 381, respectively) and sections 351 and 
354-360F of the Public Health Service Act.
    With few exceptions, no investigator may involve a human being as a 
subject in FDA-regulated research unless the investigator has obtained 
the legally effective informed consent of the subject or the subject's 
legally authorized representative (see Sec.  50.20). In seeking 
informed consent, each subject must be provided with certain elements 
of informed consent. Those elements are listed in Sec.  50.25. Informed 
consent shall be documented in writing as described in Sec.  50.27.
    An institutional review board (IRB) may approve emergency research 
without requiring the informed consent of all research subjects 
provided the IRB finds and documents that certain criteria are met as 
required in Sec.  50.24. We estimate that about eight times per year an 
IRB is requested to review emergency research under Sec.  50.24. We 
estimate, of the 8 yearly requests for IRB review under Sec.  50.24, a 
particular IRB will take about an hour during each of three separate 
fully convened IRB meetings to review the request under Sec.  50.24 
(one meeting occurring after community consultation). The total annual 
reporting burden for IRB review of emergency research under Sec.  50.24 
is estimated at 24 hours (see table 1).
    The information requested in the regulations for exception from the 
general requirements for informed consent for medical devices (21 CFR 
812.47), and the information requested in the regulations for exception 
from the general requirements of informed consent in Sec.  50.23, 
paragraphs (a) through (c) and (e), is currently approved under OMB 
control number 0910-0586. The information requested in the 
investigational new drug (IND) regulations concerning exception from 
informed consent for emergency research under Sec.  50.24 is currently 
approved under OMB control number 0910-0014. In addition, the 
information requested in the regulations for IND safety reporting 
requirements for human drug and biological products and safety 
reporting requirements for bioavailability and bioequivalence studies 
in humans (21 CFR 320.31(d)

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and 21 CFR 312.32(c)(1)(ii) and (iv)) is currently approved under OMB 
control number 0910-0672.
    Some clinical investigations involving children, although otherwise 
not approvable, may present an opportunity to understand, prevent, or 
alleviate a serious problem affecting the health or welfare of children 
(see Sec.  50.54). Certain clinical investigations involving children 
may proceed if the IRB finds and documents that the clinical 
investigation presents a reasonable opportunity to further the 
understanding, prevention, or alleviation of a serious problem 
affecting the health or welfare of children and when the Commissioner 
of Food and Drugs, after consultation with a panel of experts in 
pertinent disciplines and following opportunity for public review and 
comment, makes a determination that certain conditions are met (see 
Sec.  50.54(b)).
    The information requested for clinical investigations in children 
of FDA-regulated products is covered by the collections of information 
in the IND regulations (part 312 (21 CFR part 312)), the 
investigational device exemption (IDE) regulations (part 812 (21 CFR 
part 812)), the IRB regulations (Sec.  56.115 (21 CFR 56.115)), the 
food additive petition and nutrient content claim petition regulations 
(21 CFR 101.69 and 101.70), and the infant formula regulations (parts 
106 and 107 (21 CFR parts 106 and 107)), all of which are approved by 
OMB. Specifically, the information collected under the IND regulations 
is currently approved under OMB control number 0910-0014. The 
information collected under the IDE regulations is currently approved 
under OMB control number 0910-0078. The information collected under the 
IRB regulations is currently approved under OMB control number 0910-
0130. The information collected in food additive and nutrient content 
claim petitions is currently approved under OMB control number 0910-
0381 (general requirements) and 0910-0016 (Form FDA 3503). The 
information collected under the infant formula regulations is currently 
approved under OMB control number 0910-0256 (general requirements) and 
0910-0188 (infant formula recalls).
    Part 56 (21 CFR part 56) contains the general standards for the 
composition, operation, and responsibility of an IRB that reviews 
clinical investigations regulated by FDA under sections 505(i) and 
520(g) of the FD&C Act, as well as clinical investigations that support 
applications for research or marketing permits for products regulated 
by FDA, including foods and dietary supplements that bear a nutrient 
content claim or a health claim, infant formulas, food and color 
additives, drugs for human use, medical devices for human use, 
biological products for human use, and electronic products. Compliance 
with part 56 is intended to protect the rights and welfare of human 
subjects involved in such investigations.
    The information collected under the IRB regulations ``Protection of 
Human Subjects--Recordkeeping and Reporting Requirements for 
Institutional Review Boards (part 56),'' including the information 
collection activities in the provisions in Sec.  56.108(a)(1) and (b), 
is currently approved under OMB control number 0910-0130. The 
information collected under the regulations for the registration of 
IRBs in Sec.  56.106 is currently approved under OMB control number 
0990-0279. The information collected for IRB review and approval for 
the IDE regulations (part 812) is currently approved under OMB control 
number 0910-0078. The information collected for premarket approval of 
medical devices (part 814 (21 CFR part 814)) is currently approved 
under OMB control number 0910-0231. The information collected under the 
regulations for IRB requirements for humanitarian use devices (part 
814, subpart H) is currently approved under OMB control number 0910-
0332. The information collected under the regulations for IRB review 
and approval of INDs (part 312) is currently approved under OMB control 
number 0910-0014.
    This collection of information is limited to certain provisions in 
part 50, subpart B (Informed Consent of Human Subjects), and part 56 
(Institutional Review Boards), currently approved under OMB control 
number 0910-0755.
    This proposed extension applies to the following collections of 
information in part 50: Sec. Sec.  50.24 (Exception from informed 
consent requirements for emergency research), 50.25 (Elements of 
informed consent), and 50.27 (Documentation of informed consent).
    In part 56, this proposed extension applies to the following 
collections of information: Sec.  56.109(d) (written statement about 
research when documentation of informed consent is waived); Sec.  
56.109(e) (IRB written notification to approve or disapprove research); 
Sec.  56.109(f) (continuing review of research); Sec.  56.109(g) (IRB 
written statements to the sponsor about required public disclosures 
related to emergency research under Sec.  50.24); Sec.  56.113 
(Suspension or termination of IRB approval of research); Sec.  
56.120(a) (IRB response to lesser administrative actions for 
noncompliance); and, Sec.  56.123 (Reinstatement of an IRB or an 
institution).
    In Sec.  56.109(d), if an IRB has waived documentation of consent 
for research that: (1) Presents no more than minimal risk of harm to 
subjects and (2) involves no procedures for which consent is normally 
required outside of the research context, the IRB may nevertheless 
require the investigator to provide a written statement about the 
research to the subjects. We estimate that each IRB will review about 
two minimal risk FDA-regulated studies each year. Because the studies 
are minimal risk, the review can be fairly straightforward, and the 
written statement for the subjects would be brief. We estimate that IRB 
review of each written statement could be completed in less than 30 
minutes (0.5 hours).
    In Sec.  56.109(f), the amount of time an IRB spends on the 
continuing review of a particular study will vary depending on the 
nature and complexity of the research, the amount and type of new 
information presented to the IRB, and whether the investigator is 
seeking approval of substantive changes to the research protocol or 
informed consent document. For many studies, continuing review can be 
fairly straightforward, and the IRB should be able to complete its 
deliberations and approve the research within a brief period of time.
    In Sec.  56.109(g), an IRB is required to provide the sponsor of a 
study involving an exception from informed consent for emergency 
research under Sec.  50.24 with a written statement of information that 
has been publicly disclosed to the communities in which the 
investigation will be conducted and from which the subjects will be 
drawn. Public disclosure prior to initiation of the investigation would 
include the plans for the investigation and its risks and expected 
benefits. There must also be public disclosure of sufficient 
information following completion of the clinical investigation to 
apprise the community and researchers of the study, including the 
demographic characteristics of the research population, and its 
results. (See Sec.  50.24(a)(7)(ii) and (iii)). The purpose of the 
IRB's written statements is to make the sponsor aware that public 
disclosure has occurred, so that the sponsor can provide copies of the 
information that has been disclosed to FDA, as required by Sec. Sec.  
312.54(a) and 812.47(a).
    We estimate that about eight requests to review emergency research 
under Sec.  50.24 are submitted each year, and the IRBs that review 
those studies would prepare two public disclosure reports: One prior to 
initiation of the research and one following the study's

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completion. We estimate that it will take an IRB approximately 1 hour 
to prepare a written statement to the study sponsor describing each 
public disclosure, for a total of 2 hours per study. The total annual 
third party disclosure burden for IRBs to fulfill this requirement 
related to emergency research under Sec.  50.24 is estimated at 16 
hours (see table 2).
    When an IRB or institution violates the regulations, FDA issues to 
the IRB or institution a noncompliance letter (see Sec.  56.120(a)). 
The IRB or institution must respond to the noncompliance letter 
describing the corrective actions that will be taken by the IRB or 
institution. FDA estimates about seven IRBs or institutions will be 
issued a noncompliance letter annually. We estimate that the IRB's or 
institution's response will take about 10 hours to prepare, with an 
estimated total annual burden of 70 hours.
    In 2016, FDA disqualified one IRB under Sec.  56.121. To date, no 
IRB or institution has been reinstated or applied for reinstatement 
under Sec.  56.123. For this reason, we estimate the annual reporting 
burden for one respondent only. We estimate a 5-hour burden per 
response, with an estimated total annual burden of 5 hours.
    The regulatory provisions in parts 50 and 56 currently approved 
under this collection of information, OMB control number 0910-0755, and 
for which this extension is requested, are shown in table 1.
    In the Federal Register of July 19, 2016 (81 FR 46935), FDA 
published a 60-day notice requesting public comment on the proposed 
collection of information. No comments were received.
    FDA estimates the burden of this collection of information as 
follows:

                                 Table 1--Estimated Annual Reporting Burden \1\
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                                                   Number of
        21 CFR section             Number of     responses per   Total annual    Average burden     Total hours
                                  respondents     respondent       responses      per response
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56.109(d) Written statement              2,520               2           5,040  .5 (30 minutes).           2,520
 about minimal risk research
 when documentation of
 informed consent is waived.
56.109(e) IRB written                    2,520              40         100,800  1...............         100,800
 notification to approve or
 disapprove research;
 56.109(f) Continuing review;
 50.25 Elements of informed
 consent; and 50.27
 Documentation of informed
 consent.
50.24 Exception from informed                8               3              24  1...............              24
 consent requirements for
 emergency research.
56.113 Suspension or                     2,520               1           2,520  .5 (30 minutes).           1,260
 termination of IRB approval
 of research.
56.120(a) IRB response to                    7               1               7  10..............              70
 lesser administrative actions
 for noncompliance.
56.123 Reinstatement of an IRB               1               1               1  5...............               5
 or an institution.
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    Total.....................  ..............  ..............  ..............  ................         104,679
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\1\ There are no capital costs or operating and maintenance costs associated with this collection of
  information.


                                               Table 2--Estimated Annual Third-Party Disclosure Burden \1\
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                                                                                         Number of
                           21 CFR section                               Number of     disclosures per    Total annual    Average burden    Total hours
                                                                       respondents       respondent      disclosures     per disclosure
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56.109(g) IRB written statement about public disclosures to sponsor               8                2               16                1               16
 of emergency research under 50.24.................................
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\1\ There are no capital costs or operating and maintenance costs associated with this collection of information.


    Dated: October 28, 2016.
Leslie Kux,
Associate Commissioner for Policy.
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                                                  are being conducted. Administrative                     DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND                              additives, drugs for human use, medical
                                                  data from multiple sources are also                     HUMAN SERVICES                                        devices for human use, biological
                                                  being collected and evaluated. A grants                                                                       products for human use, and electronic
                                                  management information system was                       Food and Drug Administration                          products. Compliance with part 50 is
                                                  developed for grantees to use to conduct                [Docket No. FDA–2013–N–0403]                          intended to protect the rights and safety
                                                  random assignment, enroll individuals                                                                         of subjects involved in investigations
                                                  into the project, and document service                  Agency Information Collection                         filed with FDA under sections 403, 406,
                                                  delivery.                                               Activities; Submission for Office of                  409, 412, 413, 502, 503, 505, 510, 513–
                                                                                                          Management and Budget Review;                         516, 518–520, 721, and 801 of the FD&C
                                                  DATES: The period of support for this                   Comment Request; Protection of                        Act (21 U.S.C. 343, 346, 348, 350a, 350b,
                                                  supplement is September 30, 2016                        Human Subjects: Informed Consent;                     352, 353, 355, 360, 360c–360f, 360h–
                                                  through September 29, 2017.                             Institutional Review Boards                           360j, 379e, and 381, respectively) and
                                                                                                                                                                sections 351 and 354–360F of the Public
                                                  FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:                        AGENCY:    Food and Drug Administration,              Health Service Act.
                                                  Elaine Sorensen, Office of Child                        HHS.                                                     With few exceptions, no investigator
                                                  Support Enforcement, 330 C Street SW.,                  ACTION:   Notice.                                     may involve a human being as a subject
                                                  5th Floor, Washington, DC 20201.                                                                              in FDA-regulated research unless the
                                                  Telephone: 202–401–5099; Email:                         SUMMARY:   The Food and Drug                          investigator has obtained the legally
                                                  Elaine.sorensen@acf.hhs.gov.                            Administration (FDA) is announcing                    effective informed consent of the subject
                                                                                                          that a proposed collection of                         or the subject’s legally authorized
                                                  SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:     Given the                information has been submitted to the
                                                  importance of child support outcomes                                                                          representative (see § 50.20). In seeking
                                                                                                          Office of Management and Budget                       informed consent, each subject must be
                                                  for the evaluation of CSPED, OCSE has                   (OMB) for review and clearance under                  provided with certain elements of
                                                  asked the Wisconsin Department of                       the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.                  informed consent. Those elements are
                                                  Children and Families to expand the                     DATES: Fax written comments on the                    listed in § 50.25. Informed consent shall
                                                  child support outcomes included in the                  collection of information by December                 be documented in writing as described
                                                  evaluation, requiring additional                        5, 2016.                                              in § 50.27.
                                                  collection of child support                             ADDRESSES: To ensure that comments on                    An institutional review board (IRB)
                                                  administrative data and additional                      the information collection are received,              may approve emergency research
                                                  analyses of these data. In addition, the                OMB recommends that written                           without requiring the informed consent
                                                  Wisconsin Department of Children and                    comments be faxed to the Office of                    of all research subjects provided the IRB
                                                  Families provided OCSE with                             Information and Regulatory Affairs,                   finds and documents that certain
                                                  preliminary impact findings using child                 OMB, Attn: FDA Desk Officer, FAX:                     criteria are met as required in § 50.24.
                                                  support administrative data, which                      202–395–7285, or emailed to oira_                     We estimate that about eight times per
                                                  uncovered further unexpected                            submission@omb.eop.gov. All                           year an IRB is requested to review
                                                  complications with the child support                    comments should be identified with the                emergency research under § 50.24. We
                                                  administrative data. OCSE has asked the                 OMB control number 0910–0755. Also                    estimate, of the 8 yearly requests for IRB
                                                  Wisconsin Department of Children and                    include the FDA docket number found                   review under § 50.24, a particular IRB
                                                  Families to go back and collect                         in brackets in the heading of this                    will take about an hour during each of
                                                  additional child support administrative                 document.                                             three separate fully convened IRB
                                                                                                                                                                meetings to review the request under
                                                  data to further understand these                        FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:    FDA               § 50.24 (one meeting occurring after
                                                  complications and report their findings                 PRA Staff, Office of Operations, Food                 community consultation). The total
                                                  to OCSE. Finally, given the strong focus                and Drug Administration, Three White                  annual reporting burden for IRB review
                                                  on child support outcomes for this                      Flint North 10A–12M, 11601                            of emergency research under § 50.24 is
                                                  evaluation, OCSE has asked the                          Landsdown St., North Bethesda, MD                     estimated at 24 hours (see table 1).
                                                  evaluator to add a second impact report                 20852, PRAStaff@fda.hhs.gov.                             The information requested in the
                                                  that focuses exclusively on child                       SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In                         regulations for exception from the
                                                  support outcomes.                                       compliance with 44 U.S.C. 3507, FDA                   general requirements for informed
                                                    Statutory Authority: Section 1115 of the              has submitted the following proposed                  consent for medical devices (21 CFR
                                                  Social Security Act authorizes funds for                collection of information to OMB for                  812.47), and the information requested
                                                  experimental, pilot, or demonstration                   review and clearance.                                 in the regulations for exception from the
                                                  projects that are likely to assist in promoting                                                               general requirements of informed
                                                                                                          Protection of Human Subjects: Informed                consent in § 50.23, paragraphs (a)
                                                  the objectives of Part D of Title IV.                   Consent; Institutional Review Boards                  through (c) and (e), is currently
                                                  Christopher Beach,                                      OMB Control Number 0910–0755—                         approved under OMB control number
                                                  Certifying Official, Senior Grants Policy
                                                                                                          Extension                                             0910–0586. The information requested
                                                  Specialist, Division of Grants Policy, Office              Part 50 (21 CFR part 50) applies to all            in the investigational new drug (IND)
                                                  of Administration.                                      clinical investigations regulated by FDA              regulations concerning exception from
                                                  [FR Doc. 2016–26560 Filed 11–2–16; 8:45 am]             under sections 505(i) and 520(g) of the               informed consent for emergency
                                                  BILLING CODE 4184–42–P                                  Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act                  research under § 50.24 is currently
                                                                                                          (the FD&C Act) (21 U.S.C. 355(i) and                  approved under OMB control number
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                                                                                                          360j(g), respectively), as well as clinical           0910–0014. In addition, the information
                                                                                                          investigations that support applications              requested in the regulations for IND
                                                                                                          for research or marketing permits for                 safety reporting requirements for human
                                                                                                          products regulated by FDA, including                  drug and biological products and safety
                                                                                                          foods and dietary supplements that bear               reporting requirements for
                                                                                                          a nutrient content claim or a health                  bioavailability and bioequivalence
                                                                                                          claim, infant formulas, food and color                studies in humans (21 CFR 320.31(d)


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                                                  and 21 CFR 312.32(c)(1)(ii) and (iv)) is                claim or a health claim, infant formulas,                In § 56.109(d), if an IRB has waived
                                                  currently approved under OMB control                    food and color additives, drugs for                   documentation of consent for research
                                                  number 0910–0672.                                       human use, medical devices for human                  that: (1) Presents no more than minimal
                                                     Some clinical investigations involving               use, biological products for human use,               risk of harm to subjects and (2) involves
                                                  children, although otherwise not                        and electronic products. Compliance                   no procedures for which consent is
                                                  approvable, may present an opportunity                  with part 56 is intended to protect the               normally required outside of the
                                                  to understand, prevent, or alleviate a                  rights and welfare of human subjects                  research context, the IRB may
                                                  serious problem affecting the health or                 involved in such investigations.                      nevertheless require the investigator to
                                                  welfare of children (see § 50.54). Certain                 The information collected under the                provide a written statement about the
                                                  clinical investigations involving                       IRB regulations ‘‘Protection of Human                 research to the subjects. We estimate
                                                  children may proceed if the IRB finds                   Subjects—Recordkeeping and Reporting                  that each IRB will review about two
                                                  and documents that the clinical                         Requirements for Institutional Review                 minimal risk FDA-regulated studies
                                                  investigation presents a reasonable                     Boards (part 56),’’ including the                     each year. Because the studies are
                                                  opportunity to further the                              information collection activities in the              minimal risk, the review can be fairly
                                                  understanding, prevention, or                           provisions in § 56.108(a)(1) and (b), is              straightforward, and the written
                                                  alleviation of a serious problem                        currently approved under OMB control                  statement for the subjects would be
                                                  affecting the health or welfare of                      number 0910–0130. The information                     brief. We estimate that IRB review of
                                                  children and when the Commissioner of                   collected under the regulations for the               each written statement could be
                                                  Food and Drugs, after consultation with                 registration of IRBs in § 56.106 is                   completed in less than 30 minutes (0.5
                                                  a panel of experts in pertinent                         currently approved under OMB control                  hours).
                                                  disciplines and following opportunity                   number 0990–0279. The information                        In § 56.109(f), the amount of time an
                                                  for public review and comment, makes                    collected for IRB review and approval                 IRB spends on the continuing review of
                                                  a determination that certain conditions                 for the IDE regulations (part 812) is                 a particular study will vary depending
                                                  are met (see § 50.54(b)).                               currently approved under OMB control                  on the nature and complexity of the
                                                     The information requested for clinical               number 0910–0078. The information                     research, the amount and type of new
                                                  investigations in children of FDA-                      collected for premarket approval of                   information presented to the IRB, and
                                                  regulated products is covered by the                    medical devices (part 814 (21 CFR part                whether the investigator is seeking
                                                  collections of information in the IND                   814)) is currently approved under OMB                 approval of substantive changes to the
                                                  regulations (part 312 (21 CFR part 312)),               control number 0910–0231. The                         research protocol or informed consent
                                                  the investigational device exemption                    information collected under the                       document. For many studies, continuing
                                                  (IDE) regulations (part 812 (21 CFR part                regulations for IRB requirements for                  review can be fairly straightforward, and
                                                  812)), the IRB regulations (§ 56.115 (21                humanitarian use devices (part 814,                   the IRB should be able to complete its
                                                  CFR 56.115)), the food additive petition                subpart H) is currently approved under                deliberations and approve the research
                                                  and nutrient content claim petition                     OMB control number 0910–0332. The                     within a brief period of time.
                                                  regulations (21 CFR 101.69 and 101.70),                 information collected under the                          In § 56.109(g), an IRB is required to
                                                  and the infant formula regulations (parts               regulations for IRB review and approval               provide the sponsor of a study involving
                                                  106 and 107 (21 CFR parts 106 and                       of INDs (part 312) is currently approved              an exception from informed consent for
                                                  107)), all of which are approved by                     under OMB control number 0910–0014.                   emergency research under § 50.24 with
                                                  OMB. Specifically, the information                         This collection of information is                  a written statement of information that
                                                  collected under the IND regulations is                  limited to certain provisions in part 50,             has been publicly disclosed to the
                                                  currently approved under OMB control                    subpart B (Informed Consent of Human                  communities in which the investigation
                                                  number 0910–0014. The information                       Subjects), and part 56 (Institutional                 will be conducted and from which the
                                                  collected under the IDE regulations is                  Review Boards), currently approved                    subjects will be drawn. Public
                                                  currently approved under OMB control                    under OMB control number 0910–0755.                   disclosure prior to initiation of the
                                                  number 0910–0078. The information                          This proposed extension applies to                 investigation would include the plans
                                                  collected under the IRB regulations is                  the following collections of information              for the investigation and its risks and
                                                  currently approved under OMB control                    in part 50: §§ 50.24 (Exception from                  expected benefits. There must also be
                                                  number 0910–0130. The information                       informed consent requirements for                     public disclosure of sufficient
                                                  collected in food additive and nutrient                 emergency research), 50.25 (Elements of               information following completion of the
                                                  content claim petitions is currently                    informed consent), and 50.27                          clinical investigation to apprise the
                                                  approved under OMB control number                       (Documentation of informed consent).                  community and researchers of the
                                                  0910–0381 (general requirements) and                       In part 56, this proposed extension                study, including the demographic
                                                  0910–0016 (Form FDA 3503). The                          applies to the following collections of               characteristics of the research
                                                  information collected under the infant                  information: § 56.109(d) (written                     population, and its results. (See
                                                  formula regulations is currently                        statement about research when                         § 50.24(a)(7)(ii) and (iii)). The purpose
                                                  approved under OMB control number                       documentation of informed consent is                  of the IRB’s written statements is to
                                                  0910–0256 (general requirements) and                    waived); § 56.109(e) (IRB written                     make the sponsor aware that public
                                                  0910–0188 (infant formula recalls).                     notification to approve or disapprove                 disclosure has occurred, so that the
                                                     Part 56 (21 CFR part 56) contains the                research); § 56.109(f) (continuing review             sponsor can provide copies of the
                                                  general standards for the composition,                  of research); § 56.109(g) (IRB written                information that has been disclosed to
                                                  operation, and responsibility of an IRB                 statements to the sponsor about required              FDA, as required by §§ 312.54(a) and
                                                  that reviews clinical investigations                    public disclosures related to emergency               812.47(a).
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                                                  regulated by FDA under sections 505(i)                  research under § 50.24); § 56.113                        We estimate that about eight requests
                                                  and 520(g) of the FD&C Act, as well as                  (Suspension or termination of IRB                     to review emergency research under
                                                  clinical investigations that support                    approval of research); § 56.120(a) (IRB               § 50.24 are submitted each year, and the
                                                  applications for research or marketing                  response to lesser administrative actions             IRBs that review those studies would
                                                  permits for products regulated by FDA,                  for noncompliance); and, § 56.123                     prepare two public disclosure reports:
                                                  including foods and dietary                             (Reinstatement of an IRB or an                        One prior to initiation of the research
                                                  supplements that bear a nutrient content                institution).                                         and one following the study’s


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                                                  completion. We estimate that it will take                                 institution. FDA estimates about seven                                        The regulatory provisions in parts 50
                                                  an IRB approximately 1 hour to prepare                                    IRBs or institutions will be issued a                                       and 56 currently approved under this
                                                  a written statement to the study sponsor                                  noncompliance letter annually. We                                           collection of information, OMB control
                                                  describing each public disclosure, for a                                  estimate that the IRB’s or institution’s                                    number 0910–0755, and for which this
                                                  total of 2 hours per study. The total                                     response will take about 10 hours to                                        extension is requested, are shown in
                                                  annual third party disclosure burden for                                  prepare, with an estimated total annual                                     table 1.
                                                  IRBs to fulfill this requirement related to                               burden of 70 hours.
                                                  emergency research under § 50.24 is                                         In 2016, FDA disqualified one IRB                                           In the Federal Register of July 19,
                                                  estimated at 16 hours (see table 2).                                      under § 56.121. To date, no IRB or                                          2016 (81 FR 46935), FDA published a
                                                     When an IRB or institution violates                                    institution has been reinstated or                                          60-day notice requesting public
                                                  the regulations, FDA issues to the IRB                                    applied for reinstatement under                                             comment on the proposed collection of
                                                  or institution a noncompliance letter                                     § 56.123. For this reason, we estimate                                      information. No comments were
                                                  (see § 56.120(a)). The IRB or institution                                 the annual reporting burden for one                                         received.
                                                  must respond to the noncompliance                                         respondent only. We estimate a 5-hour                                         FDA estimates the burden of this
                                                  letter describing the corrective actions                                  burden per response, with an estimated                                      collection of information as follows:
                                                  that will be taken by the IRB or                                          total annual burden of 5 hours.

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

                                                  56.109(d) Written statement about minimal risk re-                                                  2,520                             2                  5,040         .5 (30 minutes) .....                       2,520
                                                    search when documentation of informed consent is
                                                    waived.
                                                  56.109(e) IRB written notification to approve or dis-                                               2,520                          40                100,800           1 ............................         100,800
                                                    approve research; 56.109(f) Continuing review;
                                                    50.25 Elements of informed consent; and 50.27
                                                    Documentation of informed consent.
                                                  50.24 Exception from informed consent requirements                                                         8                          3                        24      1 ............................                24
                                                    for emergency research.
                                                  56.113 Suspension or termination of IRB approval of                                                 2,520                             1                   2,520        .5 (30 minutes) .....                       1,260
                                                    research.
                                                  56.120(a) IRB response to lesser administrative ac-                                                        7                          1                          7     10 ..........................                 70
                                                    tions for noncompliance.
                                                  56.123 Reinstatement of an IRB or an institution ........                                                  1                          1                          1     5 ............................                   5

                                                       Total .......................................................................   ........................   ........................   ........................     ...............................       104,679
                                                     1 There   are no capital costs or operating and maintenance costs associated with this collection of information.

                                                                                                 TABLE 2—ESTIMATED ANNUAL THIRD-PARTY DISCLOSURE BURDEN 1
                                                                                                                                                                            Number of                                                Average
                                                                                                                                                 Number of                  disclosures               Total annual
                                                                                 21 CFR section                                                                                                                                     burden per              Total hours
                                                                                                                                                respondents                     per                   disclosures                   disclosure
                                                                                                                                                                            respondent

                                                  56.109(g) IRB written statement about public disclosures
                                                    to sponsor of emergency research under 50.24 ..............                                          8                          2                         16                           1                    16
                                                     1 There   are no capital costs or operating and maintenance costs associated with this collection of information.


                                                    Dated: October 28, 2016.                                                DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND                                                    Authorizations) for in vitro diagnostic
                                                  Leslie Kux,                                                               HUMAN SERVICES                                                              devices for detection of the Zika virus
                                                  Associate Commissioner for Policy.                                                                                                                    in response to the Zika virus outbreak
                                                                                                                            Food and Drug Administration                                                in the Americas. FDA issued these
                                                  [FR Doc. 2016–26528 Filed 11–2–16; 8:45 am]
                                                                                                                                                                                                        Authorizations under the Federal Food,
                                                  BILLING CODE 4164–01–P
                                                                                                                            [Docket No. FDA–2016–N–1486]                                                Drug, and Cosmetic Act (the FD&C Act),
                                                                                                                                                                                                        as requested by Vela Diagnostics USA,
                                                                                                                            Authorizations of Emergency Use of In                                       Inc. and ARUP Laboratories. The
                                                                                                                            Vitro Diagnostic Devices for Detection                                      Authorizations contain, among other
                                                                                                                            of Zika Virus; Availability                                                 things, conditions on the emergency use
                                                                                                                                           Food and Drug Administration,                                of the authorized in vitro diagnostic
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                                                                                                                            AGENCY:
                                                                                                                            HHS.                                                                        devices. The Authorizations follow the
                                                                                                                            ACTION:      Notice.                                                        February 26, 2016, determination by the
                                                                                                                                                                                                        Secretary of Health and Human Services
                                                                                                                            SUMMARY:  The Food and Drug                                                 (HHS) that there is a significant
                                                                                                                            Administration (FDA) is announcing the                                      potential for a public health emergency
                                                                                                                            issuance of two Emergency Use                                               that has a significant potential to affect
                                                                                                                            Authorizations (EUAs) (the                                                  national security or the health and


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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
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ActionNotice.
DatesFax written comments on the collection of information by December 5, 2016.
ContactFDA PRA Staff, Office of Operations, Food and Drug Administration, Three White Flint North 10A-12M, 11601 Landsdown St., North Bethesda, MD 20852, [email protected]
FR Citation81 FR 76596 

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