82_FR_28395 82 FR 28277 - Use of Electronic Records and Electronic Signatures in Clinical Investigations Under Part 11-Questions and Answers; Draft Guidance for Industry; Availability

82 FR 28277 - Use of Electronic Records and Electronic Signatures in Clinical Investigations Under Part 11-Questions and Answers; Draft Guidance for Industry; Availability

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Food and Drug Administration

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 118 (June 21, 2017)

Page Range28277-28279
FR Document2017-12811

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or Agency) is announcing the availability of a draft guidance for industry entitled ``Use of Electronic Records and Electronic Signatures in Clinical Investigations under our regulations--Questions and Answers.'' The draft guidance provides guidance to sponsors, clinical investigators, institutional review boards (IRBs), contract research organizations (CROs), and other interested parties on the use of electronic records and electronic signatures under our regulations in clinical investigations of medical products. The draft guidance expands upon recommendations in the guidance for industry entitled ``Part 11, Electronic Records; Electronic Signatures--Scope and Application'' issued in August 2003 (referred to as the 2003 part 11 guidance) for recommendations that pertain to FDA-regulated clinical investigations conducted under our regulations.

Federal Register, Volume 82 Issue 118 (Wednesday, June 21, 2017)
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 118 (Wednesday, June 21, 2017)]
[Proposed Rules]
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[FR Doc No: 2017-12811]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Food and Drug Administration

21 CFR Parts 11, 312, and 812

[Docket No. FDA-2017-D-1105]


Use of Electronic Records and Electronic Signatures in Clinical 
Investigations Under Part 11--Questions and Answers; Draft Guidance for 
Industry; Availability

AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS.

ACTION: Proposed rule; notification of availability.

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SUMMARY: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or Agency) is announcing 
the availability of a draft guidance for industry entitled ``Use of 
Electronic Records and Electronic Signatures in Clinical Investigations 
under our regulations--Questions and Answers.'' The draft guidance 
provides guidance to sponsors, clinical investigators, institutional 
review boards (IRBs), contract research organizations (CROs), and other 
interested parties on the use of electronic records and electronic 
signatures under our regulations in clinical investigations of medical 
products. The draft guidance expands upon recommendations in the 
guidance for industry entitled ``Part 11, Electronic Records; 
Electronic Signatures--Scope and Application'' issued in August 2003 
(referred to as the 2003 part 11 guidance) for recommendations that 
pertain to FDA-regulated clinical investigations conducted under our 
regulations.

DATES: Although you can comment on any guidance at any time (see 21 CFR 
10.115(g)(5)), to ensure that the Agency considers your comment on this 
draft guidance before it begins work on the final version of the 
guidance, submit either electronic or written comments on the draft 
guidance by August 21, 2017.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments as follows:

Electronic Submissions

    Submit electronic comments in the following way:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov. 
Follow the instructions for submitting comments. Comments submitted 
electronically, including attachments, to https://www.regulations.gov 
will be posted to the docket unchanged. Because your comment will be 
made public, you are solely responsible for ensuring that your comment 
does not include any confidential information that you or a third party 
may not wish to be posted, such as medical information, your or anyone 
else's Social Security number, or confidential business information, 
such as a manufacturing process. Please note that if you include your 
name, contact information, or other information that identifies you in 
the body of your comments, that information will be posted on https://www.regulations.gov.
     If you want to submit a comment with confidential 
information that you do not wish to be made available to the public, 
submit the comment as a written/paper submission and in the manner 
detailed (see ``Written/Paper Submissions'' and ``Instructions'').

Written/Paper Submissions

    Submit written/paper submissions as follows:
     Mail/Hand delivery/Courier (for written/paper 
submissions): Dockets Management Staff (HFA-305), Food and Drug 
Administration, 5630 Fishers Lane, Rm. 1061, Rockville, MD 20852.
     For written/paper comments submitted to the Dockets 
Management Staff, FDA will post your comment, as well as any 
attachments, except for information submitted, marked and identified, 
as confidential, if submitted as detailed in ``Instructions.''
    Instructions: All submissions received must include the Docket No. 
FDA-2017-D-1105 for ``Use of Electronic Records and Electronic 
Signatures in Clinical Investigations Under 21 CFR Part 11--Questions 
and Answers; Draft Guidance for Industry; Availability.'' Received 
comments will be placed in the docket and, except for those submitted 
as ``Confidential Submissions,'' publicly viewable at https://www.regulations.gov or at the Dockets Management Staff between 9 a.m. 
and 4 p.m., Monday through Friday.
     Confidential Submissions--To submit a comment with 
confidential information that you do not wish to be made publicly 
available, submit your comments only as a written/paper submission. You 
should submit two

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copies total. One copy will include the information you claim to be 
confidential with a heading or cover note that states ``THIS DOCUMENT 
CONTAINS CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION.'' The Agency will review this copy, 
including the claimed confidential information, in its consideration of 
comments. The second copy, which will have the claimed confidential 
information redacted/blacked out, will be available for public viewing 
and posted on https://www.regulations.gov. Submit both copies to the 
Dockets Management Staff. If you do not wish your name and contact 
information to be made publicly available, you can provide this 
information on the cover sheet and not in the body of your comments and 
you must identify this information as ``confidential.'' Any information 
marked as ``confidential'' will not be disclosed except in accordance 
with 21 CFR 10.20 and other applicable disclosure law. For more 
information about FDA's posting of comments to public dockets, see 80 
FR 56469, September 18, 2015, or access the information at: https://www.thefederalregister.org/fdsys/pkg/FR-2015-09-18/pdf/2015-23389.pdf.
    Docket: For access to the docket to read background documents or 
the electronic and written/paper comments received, go to https://www.regulations.gov and insert the docket number, found in brackets in 
the heading of this document, into the ``Search'' box and follow the 
prompts and/or go to the Dockets Management Staff, 5630 Fishers Lane, 
Rm. 1061, Rockville, MD 20852.
    Submit written requests for single copies of the draft guidance to 
the Division of Drug Information, Center for Drug Evaluation and 
Research, Food and Drug Administration, 10001 New Hampshire Ave., 
Hillandale Building, 4th Floor, Silver Spring, MD 20993-0002; or the 
Office of Communication, Outreach and Development, Center for Biologics 
Evaluation and Research, Food and Drug Administration, 10903 New 
Hampshire Ave., Bldg. 71, Rm. 3128, Silver Spring, MD 20993-0002; or 
the Office of the Center Director, Guidance and Policy Development, 
Center for Devices and Radiological Health, Food and Drug 
Administration, 10903 New Hampshire Ave., Bldg. 66, Rm. 5431, Silver 
Spring, MD 20993-0002. Send one self-addressed adhesive label to assist 
that office in processing your requests. See the SUPPLEMENTARY 
INFORMATION section for electronic access to the draft guidance 
document.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Cheryl Grandinetti, Center for Drug 
Evaluation and Research, Food and Drug Administration, 10903 New 
Hampshire Ave., Bldg. 51, Rm. 3348, Silver Spring, MD 20993-0002, 301-
796-2500; or Stephen Ripley, Center for Biologics Evaluation and 
Research, Food and Drug Administration, 10903 New Hampshire Ave., Bldg. 
71, Rm. 7301, Silver Spring, MD 20993-0002, 240-402-7911; or Irfan 
Khan, Center for Devices and Radiological Health, Food and Drug 
Administration, 10903 New Hampshire Ave., Bldg. 66, Rm. 3563, Silver 
Spring, MD 20993-0002, 301-796-7100.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background

    FDA is announcing the availability of a draft guidance for industry 
entitled ``Use of Electronic Records and Electronic Signatures in 
Clinical Investigations under 21 CFR Part 11--Questions and Answers.'' 
The draft guidance provides guidance to sponsors, clinical 
investigators, IRBs, CROs, and other interested parties on the use of 
electronic records and electronic signatures under part 11 in clinical 
investigations of medical products. The draft guidance thus expands 
upon recommendations in the 2003 part 11 guidance for recommendations 
that pertain to FDA-regulated clinical investigations conducted under 
parts 312 and 812 and is limited to the scope and application of part 
11 requirements to such clinical investigations.
    Since 2003, advances in electronic technology have expanded the 
uses and capabilities of electronic systems in clinical investigations. 
In addition, electronic systems and technologies are used and managed 
in novel ways, services are shared or contracted between organizations 
in new ways, and electronic data flow between parties is more efficient 
and more prevalent. The standards and capabilities of electronic 
systems have improved, and features--such as audit trails, automated 
date-and-time stamps, appropriate validation, and the ability to 
generate copies and retain records--are standard components of many 
electronic systems.
    FDA's overall approach to the 2003 part 11 guidance was to provide 
a narrow and practical interpretation of part 11 requirements. FDA 
continues to support and promote such a narrow and practical 
interpretation in the draft guidance, including our intent to exercise 
enforcement discretion regarding specific part 11 provisions for 
validation, audit trails, record retention, and record copying. FDA 
reminds sponsors, however, that records must still be maintained or 
submitted in accordance with the underlying predicate rules, and the 
Agency can take regulatory action for noncompliance with such predicate 
rules. In addition, FDA continues to encourage sponsors and other 
regulated entities to use a risk-based approach, as introduced in the 
2003 part 11 guidance and further described in the draft guidance, when 
deciding to validate electronic systems, implement audit trails, or 
archive required records for clinical investigations. The draft 
guidance clarifies and expands upon recommendations for applying and 
implementing part 11 requirements, as appropriate, in the current 
environment of electronic systems used in clinical investigations.
    The draft guidance discusses the following: (1) Procedures that may 
be followed to help ensure that electronic records and electronic 
signatures meet FDA requirements and are considered to be trustworthy, 
reliable, and generally equivalent to paper records and handwritten 
signatures executed on paper, and (2) the use of a risk-based approach 
when deciding to validate electronic systems, implement audit trails 
for electronic records, and archive records that are pertinent to 
clinical investigations conducted under parts 312 and 812.
    This draft guidance is being issued consistent with FDA's good 
guidance practices regulation (21 CFR 10.115). The draft guidance, when 
finalized, will represent the current thinking of FDA on the use of 
electronic records and electronic signatures for FDA-regulated clinical 
investigations conducted under parts 312 and 812. It does not establish 
any rights for any person and is not binding on FDA or the public. You 
can use an alternative approach if it satisfies the requirements of 
applicable statutes and regulations. This is not a significant 
regulatory action subject to Executive Order 12866.

II. Paperwork Reduction Act

    This draft guidance refers to previously approved collections of 
information that are found in regulations. These collections of 
information are subject to review by the Office of Management and 
Budget (OMB) under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501-
3520). This draft guidance pertains to sponsors, clinical 
investigators, IRBs, CROs, and other interested parties who use 
electronic records, electronic signatures, and electronic systems in 
FDA-regulated clinical investigations and who send certain information 
to FDA or others or who keep certain records and make them available to 
FDA inspectors. The collections of information in part 11 have been 
approved under OMB control

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number 0910-0303; the collections of information in part 312, including 
Sec. Sec.  312.41, 312.57, 312.58, 312.62, and 312.120, have been 
approved under OMB control number 0910-0014; and the collections of 
information in Sec.  812.140 have been approved under OMB control 
number 0910-0078. The use of electronic records, electronic signatures, 
and electronic systems (as described in the draft guidance) would not 
result in any new costs, including capital costs or operating and 
maintenance costs because sponsors and others already have experience 
using computer-based equipment and software necessary to be consistent 
with the draft guidance.

III. Electronic Access

    Persons with access to the Internet may obtain the draft guidance 
at https://www.fda.gov/Drugs/GuidanceComplianceRegulatoryInformation/Guidances/default.htm, https://www.fda.gov/BiologicsBloodVaccines/GuidanceComplianceRegulatoryInformation/Guidances/default.htm, http://www.fda.gov/MedicalDevices/DeviceRegulationandGuidance/GuidanceDocuments/default.htm, or https://www.regulations.gov.

    Dated: June 15, 2017.
Leslie Kux,
Associate Commissioner for Policy.
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                                                      using the procedures found in 14 CFR 39.19.               Issued in Renton, Washington, on June 12,            Electronic Submissions
                                                      In accordance with 14 CFR 39.19, send your              2017.
                                                      request to your principal inspector or local                                                                     Submit electronic comments in the
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                                                                                                              Acting Manager, Transport Airplane                       • Federal eRulemaking Portal:
                                                      appropriate. If sending information directly            Directorate, Aircraft Certification Service.
                                                      to the International Branch, send it to send                                                                   https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the
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                                                      it to the attention of the person identified in                                                                instructions for submitting comments.
                                                      paragraph (o)(2) of this AD. Information may            BILLING CODE 4910–13–P                                 Comments submitted electronically,
                                                      be emailed to: 9-ANM-116-AMOC-                                                                                 including attachments, to https://
                                                      REQUESTS@faa.gov. Before using any                                                                             www.regulations.gov will be posted to
                                                      approved AMOC, notify your appropriate                                                                         the docket unchanged. Because your
                                                      principal inspector, or lacking a principal             DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND                               comment will be made public, you are
                                                      inspector, the manager of the local flight              HUMAN SERVICES
                                                      standards district office/certificate holding
                                                                                                                                                                     solely responsible for ensuring that your
                                                      district office.                                        Food and Drug Administration                           comment does not include any
                                                         (2) Contacting the Manufacturer: For any                                                                    confidential information that you or a
                                                      requirement in this AD to obtain corrective             21 CFR Parts 11, 312, and 812                          third party may not wish to be posted,
                                                      actions from a manufacturer, the action must                                                                   such as medical information, your or
                                                      be accomplished using a method approved                                                                        anyone else’s Social Security number, or
                                                      by the Manager, International Branch, ANM–              [Docket No. FDA–2017–D–1105]                           confidential business information, such
                                                      116, Transport Airplane Directorate, FAA; or                                                                   as a manufacturing process. Please note
                                                      EASA; or Airbus Defense and Space S.A.’s                Use of Electronic Records and
                                                                                                                                                                     that if you include your name, contact
                                                      EASA DOA. If approved by the DOA, the                   Electronic Signatures in Clinical
                                                                                                                                                                     information, or other information that
                                                      approval must include the DOA-authorized                Investigations Under Part 11—
                                                                                                                                                                     identifies you in the body of your
                                                      signature.                                              Questions and Answers; Draft
                                                         (3) Reporting Requirements: A federal                                                                       comments, that information will be
                                                                                                              Guidance for Industry; Availability
                                                      agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a                                                                       posted on https://www.regulations.gov.
                                                      person is not required to respond to, nor               AGENCY:    Food and Drug Administration,                 • If you want to submit a comment
                                                      shall a person be subject to a penalty for              HHS.                                                   with confidential information that you
                                                      failure to comply with a collection of                                                                         do not wish to be made available to the
                                                      information subject to the requirements of              ACTION: Proposed rule; notification of                 public, submit the comment as a
                                                      the Paperwork Reduction Act unless that                 availability.                                          written/paper submission and in the
                                                      collection of information displays a current                                                                   manner detailed (see ‘‘Written/Paper
                                                      valid OMB Control Number. The OMB                       SUMMARY:   The Food and Drug                           Submissions’’ and ‘‘Instructions’’).
                                                      Control Number for this information                     Administration (FDA or Agency) is
                                                      collection is 2120–0056. Public reporting for           announcing the availability of a draft                 Written/Paper Submissions
                                                      this collection of information is estimated to          guidance for industry entitled ‘‘Use of
                                                      be approximately 5 minutes per response,                                                                         Submit written/paper submissions as
                                                                                                              Electronic Records and Electronic                      follows:
                                                      including the time for reviewing instructions,
                                                      completing and reviewing the collection of
                                                                                                              Signatures in Clinical Investigations                    • Mail/Hand delivery/Courier (for
                                                      information. All responses to this collection           under our regulations—Questions and                    written/paper submissions): Dockets
                                                      of information are mandatory. Comments                  Answers.’’ The draft guidance provides                 Management Staff (HFA–305), Food and
                                                      concerning the accuracy of this burden and              guidance to sponsors, clinical                         Drug Administration, 5630 Fishers
                                                      suggestions for reducing the burden should              investigators, institutional review                    Lane, Rm. 1061, Rockville, MD 20852.
                                                      be directed to the FAA at: 800 Independence             boards (IRBs), contract research                         • For written/paper comments
                                                      Ave. SW., Washington, DC 20591, Attn:                   organizations (CROs), and other                        submitted to the Dockets Management
                                                      Information Collection Clearance Officer,               interested parties on the use of                       Staff, FDA will post your comment, as
                                                      AES–200.                                                electronic records and electronic                      well as any attachments, except for
                                                      (o) Related Information                                 signatures under our regulations in                    information submitted, marked and
                                                         (1) Refer to Mandatory Continuing                    clinical investigations of medical                     identified, as confidential, if submitted
                                                      Airworthiness Information (MCAI) EASA AD                products. The draft guidance expands                   as detailed in ‘‘Instructions.’’
                                                      2017–0004, dated January 9, 2017, for related           upon recommendations in the guidance                     Instructions: All submissions received
                                                      information. This MCAI may be found in the              for industry entitled ‘‘Part 11, Electronic            must include the Docket No. FDA–
                                                      AD docket on the Internet at http://                    Records; Electronic Signatures—Scope                   2017–D–1105 for ‘‘Use of Electronic
                                                      www.regulations.gov by searching for and                and Application’’ issued in August 2003                Records and Electronic Signatures in
                                                      locating Docket No. FAA–2016–9386.                      (referred to as the 2003 part 11                       Clinical Investigations Under 21 CFR
                                                         (2) For more information about this AD,              guidance) for recommendations that
                                                      contact Shahram Daneshmandi, Aerospace
                                                                                                                                                                     Part 11—Questions and Answers; Draft
                                                                                                              pertain to FDA-regulated clinical                      Guidance for Industry; Availability.’’
                                                      Engineer, International Branch, ANM–116,
                                                                                                              investigations conducted under our                     Received comments will be placed in
                                                      Transport Airplane Directorate, FAA, 1601
                                                      Lind Avenue SW., Renton, WA 98057–3356;                 regulations.                                           the docket and, except for those
                                                      telephone 425–227–1112; fax 425–227–1149.               DATES:  Although you can comment on                    submitted as ‘‘Confidential
                                                         (3) For service information identified in
                                                                                                              any guidance at any time (see 21 CFR                   Submissions,’’ publicly viewable at
                                                      this AD, contact Airbus Defense and Space                                                                      https://www.regulations.gov or at the
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                                                      Services/Engineering Support, Avenida de                10.115(g)(5)), to ensure that the Agency
                                                                                                              considers your comment on this draft                   Dockets Management Staff between 9
                                                      Aragón 404, 28022 Madrid, Spain; telephone                                                                    a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday through
                                                      +34 91 585 55 84; fax +34 91 585 31 27; email           guidance before it begins work on the
                                                                                                              final version of the guidance, submit                  Friday.
                                                      MTA.TechnicalService@airbus.com.; Internet
                                                      http://www.eads.net You may view this                   either electronic or written comments                    • Confidential Submissions—To
                                                      service information at the FAA, Transport               on the draft guidance by August 21,                    submit a comment with confidential
                                                      Airplane Directorate, 1601 Lind Avenue SW.,             2017.                                                  information that you do not wish to be
                                                      Renton, WA. For information on the                                                                             made publicly available, submit your
                                                      availability of this material at the FAA, call          ADDRESSES:        You may submit comments              comments only as a written/paper
                                                      425–227–1221.                                           as follows:                                            submission. You should submit two


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                                                      copies total. One copy will include the                 Drug Administration, 10903 New                         regulatory action for noncompliance
                                                      information you claim to be confidential                Hampshire Ave., Bldg. 51, Rm. 3348,                    with such predicate rules. In addition,
                                                      with a heading or cover note that states                Silver Spring, MD 20993–0002, 301–                     FDA continues to encourage sponsors
                                                      ‘‘THIS DOCUMENT CONTAINS                                796–2500; or Stephen Ripley, Center for                and other regulated entities to use a
                                                      CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION.’’ The                         Biologics Evaluation and Research,                     risk-based approach, as introduced in
                                                      Agency will review this copy, including                 Food and Drug Administration, 10903                    the 2003 part 11 guidance and further
                                                      the claimed confidential information, in                New Hampshire Ave., Bldg. 71, Rm.                      described in the draft guidance, when
                                                      its consideration of comments. The                      7301, Silver Spring, MD 20993–0002,                    deciding to validate electronic systems,
                                                      second copy, which will have the                        240–402–7911; or Irfan Khan, Center for                implement audit trails, or archive
                                                      claimed confidential information                        Devices and Radiological Health, Food                  required records for clinical
                                                      redacted/blacked out, will be available                 and Drug Administration, 10903 New                     investigations. The draft guidance
                                                      for public viewing and posted on                        Hampshire Ave., Bldg. 66, Rm. 3563,                    clarifies and expands upon
                                                      https://www.regulations.gov. Submit                     Silver Spring, MD 20993–0002, 301–                     recommendations for applying and
                                                      both copies to the Dockets Management                   796–7100.                                              implementing part 11 requirements, as
                                                      Staff. If you do not wish your name and                 SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:                             appropriate, in the current environment
                                                      contact information to be made publicly                                                                        of electronic systems used in clinical
                                                                                                              I. Background                                          investigations.
                                                      available, you can provide this
                                                      information on the cover sheet and not                     FDA is announcing the availability of                  The draft guidance discusses the
                                                      in the body of your comments and you                    a draft guidance for industry entitled                 following: (1) Procedures that may be
                                                      must identify this information as                       ‘‘Use of Electronic Records and                        followed to help ensure that electronic
                                                      ‘‘confidential.’’ Any information marked                Electronic Signatures in Clinical                      records and electronic signatures meet
                                                      as ‘‘confidential’’ will not be disclosed               Investigations under 21 CFR Part 11—                   FDA requirements and are considered to
                                                      except in accordance with 21 CFR 10.20                  Questions and Answers.’’ The draft                     be trustworthy, reliable, and generally
                                                      and other applicable disclosure law. For                guidance provides guidance to sponsors,                equivalent to paper records and
                                                      more information about FDA’s posting                    clinical investigators, IRBs, CROs, and                handwritten signatures executed on
                                                      of comments to public dockets, see 80                   other interested parties on the use of                 paper, and (2) the use of a risk-based
                                                      FR 56469, September 18, 2015, or access                 electronic records and electronic                      approach when deciding to validate
                                                      the information at: https://www.gpo.gov/                signatures under part 11 in clinical                   electronic systems, implement audit
                                                      fdsys/pkg/FR-2015-09-18/pdf/2015-                       investigations of medical products. The                trails for electronic records, and archive
                                                      23389.pdf.                                              draft guidance thus expands upon                       records that are pertinent to clinical
                                                         Docket: For access to the docket to                  recommendations in the 2003 part 11                    investigations conducted under parts
                                                      read background documents or the                        guidance for recommendations that                      312 and 812.
                                                                                                              pertain to FDA-regulated clinical                         This draft guidance is being issued
                                                      electronic and written/paper comments
                                                                                                              investigations conducted under parts                   consistent with FDA’s good guidance
                                                      received, go to https://
                                                                                                              312 and 812 and is limited to the scope                practices regulation (21 CFR 10.115).
                                                      www.regulations.gov and insert the
                                                                                                              and application of part 11 requirements                The draft guidance, when finalized, will
                                                      docket number, found in brackets in the
                                                                                                              to such clinical investigations.                       represent the current thinking of FDA
                                                      heading of this document, into the
                                                                                                                 Since 2003, advances in electronic                  on the use of electronic records and
                                                      ‘‘Search’’ box and follow the prompts
                                                                                                              technology have expanded the uses and                  electronic signatures for FDA-regulated
                                                      and/or go to the Dockets Management
                                                                                                              capabilities of electronic systems in                  clinical investigations conducted under
                                                      Staff, 5630 Fishers Lane, Rm. 1061,
                                                                                                              clinical investigations. In addition,                  parts 312 and 812. It does not establish
                                                      Rockville, MD 20852.
                                                                                                              electronic systems and technologies are                any rights for any person and is not
                                                         Submit written requests for single                                                                          binding on FDA or the public. You can
                                                                                                              used and managed in novel ways,
                                                      copies of the draft guidance to the                                                                            use an alternative approach if it satisfies
                                                                                                              services are shared or contracted
                                                      Division of Drug Information, Center for                                                                       the requirements of applicable statutes
                                                                                                              between organizations in new ways, and
                                                      Drug Evaluation and Research, Food                      electronic data flow between parties is                and regulations. This is not a significant
                                                      and Drug Administration, 10001 New                      more efficient and more prevalent. The                 regulatory action subject to Executive
                                                      Hampshire Ave., Hillandale Building,                    standards and capabilities of electronic               Order 12866.
                                                      4th Floor, Silver Spring, MD 20993–                     systems have improved, and features—
                                                      0002; or the Office of Communication,                                                                          II. Paperwork Reduction Act
                                                                                                              such as audit trails, automated date-and-
                                                      Outreach and Development, Center for                    time stamps, appropriate validation, and                  This draft guidance refers to
                                                      Biologics Evaluation and Research,                      the ability to generate copies and retain              previously approved collections of
                                                      Food and Drug Administration, 10903                     records—are standard components of                     information that are found in
                                                      New Hampshire Ave., Bldg. 71, Rm.                       many electronic systems.                               regulations. These collections of
                                                      3128, Silver Spring, MD 20993–0002; or                     FDA’s overall approach to the 2003                  information are subject to review by the
                                                      the Office of the Center Director,                      part 11 guidance was to provide a                      Office of Management and Budget
                                                      Guidance and Policy Development,                        narrow and practical interpretation of                 (OMB) under the Paperwork Reduction
                                                      Center for Devices and Radiological                     part 11 requirements. FDA continues to                 Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501–3520). This
                                                      Health, Food and Drug Administration,                   support and promote such a narrow and                  draft guidance pertains to sponsors,
                                                      10903 New Hampshire Ave., Bldg. 66,                     practical interpretation in the draft                  clinical investigators, IRBs, CROs, and
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                                                      Rm. 5431, Silver Spring, MD 20993–                      guidance, including our intent to                      other interested parties who use
                                                      0002. Send one self-addressed adhesive                  exercise enforcement discretion                        electronic records, electronic signatures,
                                                      label to assist that office in processing               regarding specific part 11 provisions for              and electronic systems in FDA-regulated
                                                      your requests. See the SUPPLEMENTARY                    validation, audit trails, record retention,            clinical investigations and who send
                                                      INFORMATION section for electronic                      and record copying. FDA reminds                        certain information to FDA or others or
                                                      access to the draft guidance document.                  sponsors, however, that records must                   who keep certain records and make
                                                      FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:                        still be maintained or submitted in                    them available to FDA inspectors. The
                                                      Cheryl Grandinetti, Center for Drug                     accordance with the underlying                         collections of information in part 11
                                                      Evaluation and Research, Food and                       predicate rules, and the Agency can take               have been approved under OMB control


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                                                      number 0910–0303; the collections of                    designing and installing manufactured                    No Facsimile Comments. Facsimile
                                                      information in part 312, including                      home foundation systems in areas                       (FAX) comments are not acceptable.
                                                      §§ 312.41, 312.57, 312.58, 312.62, and                  where frost susceptible seasonally                       Public Inspection of Public
                                                      312.120, have been approved under                       frozen ground conditions are                           Comments. All properly submitted
                                                      OMB control number 0910–0014; and                       encountered and when footings do not                   comments and communications
                                                      the collections of information in                       extend below the frost depth at the site.              submitted to HUD will be available for
                                                      § 812.140 have been approved under                      These types of foundation systems                      public inspection and copying between
                                                      OMB control number 0910–0078. The                       include monolithic slab systems, ‘‘frost-              8 a.m. and 5 p.m. weekdays at the above
                                                      use of electronic records, electronic                   protected shallow foundations’’                        address. Due to security measures at the
                                                      signatures, and electronic systems (as                  (FPSF)—insulated foundations, and                      HUD Headquarters building, an advance
                                                      described in the draft guidance) would                  alternative foundation systems that                    appointment to review the public
                                                      not result in any new costs, including                  include foundation variations termed by                comments must be scheduled by calling
                                                      capital costs or operating and                          industry as frost free footing systems or              the Regulations Division at 202–708–
                                                      maintenance costs because sponsors and                  frost free foundations (FFF). Guidance is              3055 (this is not a toll-free number).
                                                      others already have experience using                    also being provided in this                            Individuals with speech or hearing
                                                      computer-based equipment and                            interpretative bulletin for installing                 impairments may access this number
                                                      software necessary to be consistent with                manufactured home foundations, when                    through TTY by calling the Federal
                                                      the draft guidance.                                     non-frost susceptible soil conditions are              Information Relay Service at 800–877–
                                                                                                              available at the site to protect                       8339. Copies of all comments submitted
                                                      III. Electronic Access                                                                                         are available for inspection and
                                                                                                              foundations against the effects of frost
                                                        Persons with access to the Internet                   heave.                                                 downloading at www.regulations.gov.
                                                      may obtain the draft guidance at https://               DATES: Comment Due Date: August 21,                    FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, CONTACT:
                                                      www.fda.gov/Drugs/Guidance                              2017.                                                  Pamela Beck Danner, Administrator,
                                                      ComplianceRegulatoryInformation/                                                                               Office of Manufactured Housing
                                                                                                              ADDRESSES: Interested persons are
                                                      Guidances/default.htm, https://                                                                                Programs, Office of Housing,
                                                      www.fda.gov/BiologicsBloodVaccines/                     invited to submit comments regarding
                                                                                                              this Interpretative Bulletin to the                    Department of Housing and Urban
                                                      GuidanceComplianceRegulatory                                                                                   Development, 451 Seventh Street SW.,
                                                      Information/Guidances/default.htm,                      Regulations Division, Office of General
                                                                                                              Counsel, Department of Housing and                     Washington, DC 20410; telephone (202)
                                                      http://www.fda.gov/MedicalDevices/                                                                             708–6409 (this is not a toll-free
                                                      DeviceRegulationandGuidance/                            Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street
                                                                                                              SW., Washington, DC 20410–0500.                        number). Persons with hearing or
                                                      GuidanceDocuments/default.htm, or                                                                              speech impairments may access this
                                                      https://www.regulations.gov.                            Room 10276, Washington, DC 20410–
                                                                                                              0500. Communications must refer to the                 number via TTY by calling the toll free
                                                        Dated: June 15, 2017.                                 above docket number and title. There                   Federal Relay Service at 1–800–877–
                                                      Leslie Kux,                                             are two methods for submitting public                  8389.
                                                      Associate Commissioner for Policy.                      comments. All submissions must refer                   SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
                                                      [FR Doc. 2017–12811 Filed 6–20–17; 8:45 am]             to the above docket number and title.
                                                                                                                1. Submission of Comments by Mail.                   I. Background
                                                      BILLING CODE 4164–01–P
                                                                                                              Comments may be submitted by mail to                      The National Manufactured Housing
                                                                                                              the Regulations Division, Office of                    Construction and Safety Standards Act
                                                      DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND                               General Counsel, Department of                         of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5401–5426) (the Act)
                                                      URBAN DEVELOPMENT                                       Housing and Urban Development, 451                     as amended in 2000 authorizes the
                                                                                                              7th Street SW., Room 10276,                            Department to establish Model
                                                      24 CFR Part 3285                                        Washington, DC 20410–0500.                             Manufactured Home Installation
                                                                                                                2. Electronic Submission of                          Standards (Installation Standards) and
                                                      [Docket No. FR–6023–N–01]                               Comments. Interested persons may                       establish an installation program to
                                                                                                              submit comments electronically through                 enforce those Installation Standards.
                                                      Interpretative Bulletin for Model
                                                                                                              the Federal eRulemaking Portal at                      The Installation Standards are at 24 CFR
                                                      Manufactured Home Installation
                                                                                                              www.regulations.gov. HUD strongly                      part 3285, and installation in freezing
                                                      Standards Foundation Requirements
                                                                                                              encourages commenters to submit                        temperature areas is covered at
                                                      in Freezing Temperature Areas Under
                                                                                                              comments electronically. Electronic                    § 3285.312(b). Section 604(a)(3) of the
                                                      24 CFR 3285.312(b)
                                                                                                              submission of comments allows the                      Act as amended in 2000 also created the
                                                      AGENCY:  Office of the Assistant                        commenter maximum time to prepare                      Manufactured Housing Consensus
                                                      Secretary for Housing—Federal Housing                   and submit a comment, ensures timely                   Committee (MHCC). Section 604(b)(3) of
                                                      Commissioner, HUD.                                      receipt by HUD, and enables HUD to                     the Act directs HUD to provide the
                                                      ACTION: Notice of proposed installation                 make them immediately available to the                 MHCC with an opportunity to review
                                                      Interpretative Bulletin I–1–17.                         public. Comments submitted                             any HUD proposed Interpretative
                                                                                                              electronically through the                             Bulletin and to provide written
                                                      SUMMARY:   The purpose of this proposed                 www.regulations.gov Web site can be                    comments to the Department for a
                                                      Interpretative Bulletin (IB) is to provide              viewed by other commenters and                         period of up to 120 days.
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                                                      guidance for designing and installing                   interested members of the public.                         Frost-protected shallow foundations
                                                      manufactured home foundations in                        Commenters should follow the                           have been successfully used both
                                                      areas subject to freezing temperatures                  instructions provided on that site to                  domestically and internationally in
                                                      with seasonal ground freezing, in                       submit comments electronically.                        residential and commercial applications
                                                      accordance with the Model                                 Note: To receive consideration as public
                                                                                                                                                                     for over 50 years as a means to avoid
                                                      Manufactured Home Installation                          comments, comments must be submitted                   deeper and more costly foundation
                                                      Standards, wherever soil conditions are                 through one of the two methods specified               systems. However, as a result of recent
                                                      susceptible to frost heave. Specifically,               above. Again, all submissions must refer to            problems and inquiries related to the
                                                      this guidance is being provided for                     the docket number and title of the rule.               proper design, use, and installation of


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CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
GS 4.107:
AE 2.106:
PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionProposed Rules
ActionProposed rule; notification of availability.
DatesAlthough you can comment on any guidance at any time (see 21 CFR 10.115(g)(5)), to ensure that the Agency considers your comment on this draft guidance before it begins work on the final version of the guidance, submit either electronic or written comments on the draft guidance by August 21, 2017.
ContactCheryl Grandinetti, Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, Food and Drug Administration, 10903 New Hampshire Ave., Bldg. 51, Rm. 3348, Silver Spring, MD 20993-0002, 301- 796-2500; or Stephen Ripley, Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research, Food and Drug Administration, 10903 New Hampshire Ave., Bldg. 71, Rm. 7301, Silver Spring, MD 20993-0002, 240-402-7911; or Irfan Khan, Center for Devices and Radiological Health, Food and Drug Administration, 10903 New Hampshire Ave., Bldg. 66, Rm. 3563, Silver Spring, MD 20993-0002, 301-796-7100.
FR Citation82 FR 28277 
CFR Citation21 CFR 11
21 CFR 312
21 CFR 812

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