82_FR_28785 82 FR 28665 - Patient-Focused Drug Development for Alopecia Areata; Public Meeting; Request for Comments

82 FR 28665 - Patient-Focused Drug Development for Alopecia Areata; Public Meeting; Request for Comments

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Food and Drug Administration

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 120 (June 23, 2017)

Page Range28665-28667
FR Document2017-13194

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA, the Agency, or we) is announcing a public meeting and an opportunity for public comment on ``Patient-Focused Drug Development for Alopecia Areata.'' Patient- Focused Drug Development is part of FDA's performance commitments under the fifth authorization of the Prescription Drug User Fee Act (PDUFA V). The public meeting is intended to allow FDA to obtain patients' perspectives on the impact of alopecia areata, including on daily life. FDA is also seeking patients' views on treatment approaches and decision factors taken into account when selecting a treatment.

Federal Register, Volume 82 Issue 120 (Friday, June 23, 2017)
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Food and Drug Administration

[Docket No. FDA-2017-N-3067]


Patient-Focused Drug Development for Alopecia Areata; Public 
Meeting; Request for Comments

AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS.

ACTION: Notice of public meeting; request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA, the Agency, or we) is 
announcing a public meeting and an opportunity for public comment on 
``Patient-Focused Drug Development for Alopecia Areata.'' Patient-
Focused Drug Development is part of FDA's performance commitments under 
the fifth authorization of the Prescription Drug User Fee Act (PDUFA 
V). The public meeting is intended to allow FDA to obtain patients' 
perspectives on the impact of alopecia areata, including on daily life. 
FDA is also seeking patients' views on treatment approaches and 
decision factors taken into account when selecting a treatment.

DATES: The public meeting will be held on September 11, 2017, from 1 
p.m. to 5 p.m. Submit either electronic or written comments on this 
public meeting by November 13, 2017. See the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION 
section for registration date and information.

ADDRESSES: The public meeting will be held at the FDA White Oak Campus, 
10903 New Hampshire Ave., Bldg. 31 Conference Center, the Great Room 
(Rm. 1503), Silver Spring, MD 20993-0002. Entrance for the public 
meeting participants (non-FDA employees) is through Building 1 where 
routine security check procedures will be performed. For more 
information on parking and security procedures, please refer to http://www.fda.gov/AboutFDA/WorkingatFDA/BuildingsandFacilities/WhiteOakCampusInformation/ucm241740.htm.
    You may submit comments as follows. Please note that late, untimely 
filed comments will not be considered. Electronic comments must be 
submitted on or before November 13, 2017. The https://www.regulations.gov electronic filing system will accept comments until 
midnight Eastern Time at the end of November 13, 2017. Comments 
received by mail/hand delivery/courier (for written/paper submissions) 
will be considered timely if they are postmarked or the delivery 
service acceptance receipt is on or before that date.

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-N-3067 for ``Patient-Focused Drug Development for Alopecia 
Areata.'' Received comments, those filed in a timely manner (see 
ADDRESSES), 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 copies total. One copy will include the information 
you claim to be confidential

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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.
    FDA will post the agenda approximately 5 days before the meeting 
at: https://www.fda.gov/ForIndustry/UserFees/PrescriptionDrugUserFee/ucm554443.htm.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Meghana Chalasani, Center for Drug 
Evaluation and Research, Food and Drug Administration, 10903 New 
Hampshire Ave., Bldg. 51, Rm. 1146, Silver Spring, MD 20993-0002, 240-
402-6525, FAX: 301-847-8443, [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background on Patient-Focused Drug Development

    FDA has selected alopecia areata as the focus of a public meeting 
under the Patient-Focused Drug Development initiative. This initiative 
involves obtaining a better understanding of patients' perspectives on 
the severity of a disease and the available therapies for that 
condition. Patient-Focused Drug Development is being conducted to 
fulfill FDA performance commitments that are part of the PDUFA 
reauthorization under Title I of the Food and Drug Administration 
Safety and Innovation Act (FDASIA) (Pub. L. 112-144). The full set of 
performance commitments is available on the FDA Web site at http://www.fda.gov/downloads/forindustry/userfees/prescriptiondruguserfee/ucm270412.pdf.
    FDA committed to obtain the patient perspective on at least 20 
disease areas during the course of PDUFA V. For each disease area, the 
Agency is conducting a public meeting to discuss the disease and its 
impact on patients' daily lives, the types of treatment benefits that 
matter most to patients, and patients' perspectives on the adequacy of 
the available therapies. These meetings will include participation of 
FDA review divisions, the relevant patient communities, and other 
interested stakeholders.
    On April 11, 2013, FDA published a notice in the Federal Register 
(78 FR 21613), announcing the disease areas for meetings in fiscal 
years (FYs) 2013-2015, the first 3 years of the 5-year PDUFA V 
timeframe. The Agency used several criteria outlined in that notice to 
develop the list of disease areas. FDA obtained public comment on the 
Agency's proposed criteria and potential disease areas through a public 
docket and a public meeting that was convened on October 25, 2012. In 
selecting the set of disease areas, FDA carefully considered the public 
comments received and the perspectives of review divisions at FDA. FDA 
initiated a second public process for determining the disease areas for 
FY 2016-2017, and published a notice in the Federal Register on July 2, 
2015 (80 FR 38216), announcing the selection of eight disease areas. 
More information, including the list of disease areas and a general 
schedule of meetings, is posted at https://www.fda.gov/ForIndustry/UserFees/PrescriptionDrugUserFee/ucm347317.htm.

II. Purpose and Scope of the Meeting

    As part of Patient-Focused Drug Development, FDA will obtain 
patient and patient stakeholder input on the symptoms of alopecia 
areata that matter most to patients and on current approaches to 
treating alopecia areata. Alopecia areata is an autoimmune disease that 
causes hair loss. The hair loss usually occurs on the scalp but can 
also affect the beard, eyebrows, and other areas of the body. While 
there is currently no cure, there are available treatments, such as 
corticosteroids or non-drug therapies, which may help hair regrowth. 
FDA is interested in the perspectives of patients with alopecia areata 
on: (1) The impact of their condition, (2) treatment approaches, and 
(3) decision factors taken into account when selecting a treatment.
    The questions that will be asked of patients and patient 
stakeholders at the meeting are listed in this section and organized by 
topic. For each topic, a brief initial patient panel discussion will 
begin the dialogue. This will be followed by a facilitated discussion 
inviting comments from other patient and patient stakeholder 
participants. In addition to input generated through this public 
meeting, FDA is interested in receiving patient input addressing these 
questions through electronic or written comments, which can be 
submitted to the Dockets Management Staff (see ADDRESSES).

Topic 1: Disease Symptoms and Daily Impacts That Matter Most to 
Patients

    1. Of all the symptoms or disease manifestations that you 
experience because of your condition, which one to three symptoms or 
manifestations have the most significant impact on your life? Examples 
may include location or type of hair loss (i.e. loss of hair on scalp, 
loss of eyebrows, loss of all hair on body patchy hair loss), nail 
changes, hair quality upon regrowth.
    2. Are there specific activities that are important to you but that 
you cannot do at all or as fully as you would like because of your 
condition? Examples of activities may include daily hygiene, engagement 
in personal relationships, participation in sports or social 
activities, completion of school or work activities, etc.
    3. How do your symptoms and their negative impacts affect your 
daily life on the best days? On the worst days?
    4. How has your condition changed over time?
     Would you define your condition today as being well-
managed?
    5. What worries you most about your condition?

Topic 2: Patients' Perspectives on Current Approaches to Treatment

    1. What are you currently doing to help treat your condition or its 
symptoms? Examples may include prescription medicines, over-the-counter 
products, and non-drug therapies such as diet modification.
     How has your treatment regimen changed over time, and why?
    2. How well does your current treatment regimen control your 
condition?
     How well have these treatments worked for you as your 
condition has changed over time?
    3. What are the most significant downsides to your current 
treatments,

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and how do they affect your daily life? Examples of downsides may 
include going to the clinic for treatment, time devoted to treatment, 
side effects of treatment, route of administration, etc.
    4. What specific things would you look for in an ideal treatment 
for your condition?
     What would you consider to be a meaningful improvement in 
your condition that a treatment could provide?
    5. What factors do you take into account when making decisions 
about selecting a course of treatment?

III. Meeting Attendance and Participation

    If you wish to attend this meeting, visit https://alopeciaareata.eventbrite.com. Persons interested in attending this 
public meeting must register by August 28, 2017. If you are unable to 
attend the meeting in person, you can register to view a live Webcast 
of the meeting. You will be asked to indicate in your registration if 
you plan to attend in person or via the Webcast. Early registration is 
recommended because seating is limited; therefore, FDA may limit the 
number of participants from each organization. Registrants will receive 
confirmation once they have been accepted. Onsite registration on the 
day of the meeting will be based on space availability. If you need 
special accommodations due to a disability, please contact Meghana 
Chalasani (see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT) no later than September 
1, 2017.
    Patients who are interested in presenting comments as part of the 
initial panel discussions will be asked to indicate in their 
registration which topic(s) they wish to address. These patients also 
must send to [email protected] a brief summary of responses to 
the topic questions by August 21, 2017. Panelists will be notified of 
their selection approximately 7 days before the public meeting. We will 
try to accommodate all patients and patient stakeholders who wish to 
speak, either through the panel discussion or audience participation; 
however, the duration of comments may be limited by time constraints.
    Transcripts: Please be advised that as soon as a transcript of the 
public meeting is available, it will be accessible at https://www.regulations.gov. It may be viewed at the Dockets Management Staff 
(see ADDRESSES). A link to the transcript will also be available at 
https://www.fda.gov/ForIndustry/UserFees/PrescriptionDrugUserFee/ucm554443.htm.

    Dated: June 20, 2017.
Anna K. Abram,
Deputy Commissioner for Policy, Planning, Legislation, and Analysis.
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                                                    with a heading or cover note that states                and Drug Administration Safety and                     condition, (2) treatment approaches, and
                                                    ‘‘THIS DOCUMENT CONTAINS                                Innovation Act (FDASIA) (Pub. L. 112–                  (3) decision factors taken into account
                                                    CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION.’’ The                         144). The full set of performance                      when selecting a treatment.
                                                    Agency will review this copy, including                 commitments is available on the FDA                      The questions that will be asked of
                                                    the claimed confidential information, in                Web site at http://www.fda.gov/                        patients and patient stakeholders at the
                                                    its consideration of comments. The                      downloads/forindustry/userfees/                        meeting are listed in this section and
                                                    second copy, which will have the                        prescriptiondruguserfee/                               organized by topic. For each topic, a
                                                    claimed confidential information                        ucm270412.pdf.                                         brief initial patient panel discussion
                                                    redacted/blacked out, will be available                    FDA committed to obtain the patient                 will begin the dialogue. This will be
                                                    for public viewing and posted on                        perspective on at least 20 disease areas               followed by a facilitated discussion
                                                    https://www.regulations.gov. Submit                     during the course of PDUFA V. For each                 inviting comments from other patient
                                                    both copies to the Dockets Management                   disease area, the Agency is conducting                 and patient stakeholder participants. In
                                                    Staff. If you do not wish your name and                 a public meeting to discuss the disease                addition to input generated through this
                                                    contact information to be made publicly                 and its impact on patients’ daily lives,               public meeting, FDA is interested in
                                                    available, you can provide this                         the types of treatment benefits that                   receiving patient input addressing these
                                                    information on the cover sheet and not                  matter most to patients, and patients’                 questions through electronic or written
                                                    in the body of your comments and you                    perspectives on the adequacy of the                    comments, which can be submitted to
                                                    must identify this information as                       available therapies. These meetings will               the Dockets Management Staff (see
                                                    ‘‘confidential.’’ Any information marked                include participation of FDA review                    ADDRESSES).
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                                                                                                            communities, and other interested                      Topic 1: Disease Symptoms and Daily
                                                    except in accordance with 21 CFR 10.20
                                                                                                            stakeholders.                                          Impacts That Matter Most to Patients
                                                    and other applicable disclosure law. For
                                                    more information about FDA’s posting                       On April 11, 2013, FDA published a                     1. Of all the symptoms or disease
                                                    of comments to public dockets, see 80                   notice in the Federal Register (78 FR                  manifestations that you experience
                                                    FR 56469, September 18, 2015, or access                 21613), announcing the disease areas for               because of your condition, which one to
                                                    the information at: https://www.gpo.gov/                meetings in fiscal years (FYs) 2013–                   three symptoms or manifestations have
                                                    fdsys/pkg/FR-2015-09-18/pdf/2015-                       2015, the first 3 years of the 5-year                  the most significant impact on your life?
                                                    23389.pdf.                                              PDUFA V timeframe. The Agency used                     Examples may include location or type
                                                       Docket: For access to the docket to                  several criteria outlined in that notice to            of hair loss (i.e. loss of hair on scalp,
                                                    read background documents or the                        develop the list of disease areas. FDA                 loss of eyebrows, loss of all hair on body
                                                    electronic and written/paper comments                   obtained public comment on the                         patchy hair loss), nail changes, hair
                                                    received, go to https://                                Agency’s proposed criteria and potential               quality upon regrowth.
                                                    www.regulations.gov and insert the                      disease areas through a public docket                     2. Are there specific activities that are
                                                    docket number, found in brackets in the                 and a public meeting that was convened                 important to you but that you cannot do
                                                    heading of this document, into the                      on October 25, 2012. In selecting the set              at all or as fully as you would like
                                                    ‘‘Search’’ box and follow the prompts                   of disease areas, FDA carefully                        because of your condition? Examples of
                                                    and/or go to the Dockets Management                     considered the public comments                         activities may include daily hygiene,
                                                    Staff, 5630 Fishers Lane, Rm. 1061,                     received and the perspectives of review                engagement in personal relationships,
                                                                                                            divisions at FDA. FDA initiated a                      participation in sports or social
                                                    Rockville, MD 20852.
                                                       FDA will post the agenda                             second public process for determining                  activities, completion of school or work
                                                    approximately 5 days before the meeting                 the disease areas for FY 2016–2017, and                activities, etc.
                                                    at: https://www.fda.gov/ForIndustry/                    published a notice in the Federal                         3. How do your symptoms and their
                                                    UserFees/PrescriptionDrugUserFee/                       Register on July 2, 2015 (80 FR 38216),                negative impacts affect your daily life
                                                    ucm554443.htm.                                          announcing the selection of eight                      on the best days? On the worst days?
                                                                                                            disease areas. More information,                          4. How has your condition changed
                                                    FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:                        including the list of disease areas and a              over time?
                                                    Meghana Chalasani, Center for Drug                      general schedule of meetings, is posted                   • Would you define your condition
                                                    Evaluation and Research, Food and                       at https://www.fda.gov/ForIndustry/                    today as being well-managed?
                                                    Drug Administration, 10903 New                          UserFees/PrescriptionDrugUserFee/                         5. What worries you most about your
                                                    Hampshire Ave., Bldg. 51, Rm. 1146,                     ucm347317.htm.                                         condition?
                                                    Silver Spring, MD 20993–0002, 240–
                                                    402–6525, FAX: 301–847–8443,                            II. Purpose and Scope of the Meeting                   Topic 2: Patients’ Perspectives on
                                                    Meghana.Chalasani@fda.hhs.gov.                             As part of Patient-Focused Drug                     Current Approaches to Treatment
                                                    SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:                              Development, FDA will obtain patient                      1. What are you currently doing to
                                                                                                            and patient stakeholder input on the                   help treat your condition or its
                                                    I. Background on Patient-Focused Drug                   symptoms of alopecia areata that matter                symptoms? Examples may include
                                                    Development                                             most to patients and on current                        prescription medicines, over-the-
                                                       FDA has selected alopecia areata as                  approaches to treating alopecia areata.                counter products, and non-drug
                                                    the focus of a public meeting under the                 Alopecia areata is an autoimmune                       therapies such as diet modification.
                                                    Patient-Focused Drug Development                        disease that causes hair loss. The hair                   • How has your treatment regimen
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                                                    initiative. This initiative involves                    loss usually occurs on the scalp but can               changed over time, and why?
                                                    obtaining a better understanding of                     also affect the beard, eyebrows, and                      2. How well does your current
                                                    patients’ perspectives on the severity of               other areas of the body. While there is                treatment regimen control your
                                                    a disease and the available therapies for               currently no cure, there are available                 condition?
                                                    that condition. Patient-Focused Drug                    treatments, such as corticosteroids or                    • How well have these treatments
                                                    Development is being conducted to                       non-drug therapies, which may help                     worked for you as your condition has
                                                    fulfill FDA performance commitments                     hair regrowth. FDA is interested in the                changed over time?
                                                    that are part of the PDUFA                              perspectives of patients with alopecia                    3. What are the most significant
                                                    reauthorization under Title I of the Food               areata on: (1) The impact of their                     downsides to your current treatments,


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                                                    and how do they affect your daily life?                 UserFees/PrescriptionDrugUserFee/                      Program Deeming Applications for Free
                                                    Examples of downsides may include                       ucm554443.htm.                                         Clinics, OMB No. 0915–0293—
                                                    going to the clinic for treatment, time                   Dated: June 20, 2017.                                Extension.
                                                    devoted to treatment, side effects of                   Anna K. Abram,                                            Abstract: Section 224(o) of the Public
                                                    treatment, route of administration, etc.                                                                       Health Service (PHS) Act (42 U.S.C.
                                                                                                            Deputy Commissioner for Policy, Planning,
                                                       4. What specific things would you                    Legislation, and Analysis.                             233(o)), as amended, authorizes the
                                                    look for in an ideal treatment for your                 [FR Doc. 2017–13194 Filed 6–22–17; 8:45 am]            ‘‘deeming’’ of certain individuals as
                                                    condition?                                              BILLING CODE 4164–01–P                                 PHS employees for the purposes of
                                                       • What would you consider to be a                                                                           receiving Federal Tort Claims Act
                                                    meaningful improvement in your                                                                                 (FTCA) coverage. Section 224(o) relates
                                                    condition that a treatment could                        DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND                               to employees, officers, and contractors
                                                    provide?                                                HUMAN SERVICES                                         at qualifying free clinics. The Free
                                                       5. What factors do you take into                                                                            Clinics FTCA Program is administered
                                                    account when making decisions about                     Health Resources and Services                          by HRSA’s Bureau of Primary Health
                                                    selecting a course of treatment?                        Administration                                         Care (BPHC). Sponsoring free clinics are
                                                                                                            Agency Information Collection                          required by law to submit deeming
                                                    III. Meeting Attendance and
                                                                                                            Activities: Proposed Collection: Public                applications in the specified form and
                                                    Participation
                                                                                                            Comment Request Information                            manner on behalf of named individuals
                                                       If you wish to attend this meeting,                  Collection Request Title: Federal Tort                 for review and approval, resulting in a
                                                    visit https://                                          Claims Act (FTCA) Program Deeming                      ‘‘deeming determination’’ that includes
                                                    alopeciaareata.eventbrite.com. Persons                  Applications for Free Clinics, OMB No.                 associated FTCA coverage for these
                                                    interested in attending this public                     0915–0293—Extension                                    individuals.
                                                    meeting must register by August 28,                                                                              Need and Proposed Use of the
                                                    2017. If you are unable to attend the                   AGENCY: Health Resources and Services
                                                                                                            Administration (HRSA), Department of                   Information: Deeming applications must
                                                    meeting in person, you can register to                                                                         address certain specified criteria
                                                    view a live Webcast of the meeting. You                 Health and Human Services.
                                                                                                                                                                   required by law for deeming
                                                    will be asked to indicate in your                       ACTION: Notice.
                                                                                                                                                                   determinations to be issued, and FTCA
                                                    registration if you plan to attend in                                                                          application forms are critical to BPHC’s
                                                    person or via the Webcast. Early                        SUMMARY:    In compliance with the
                                                                                                            requirement for opportunity for public                 deeming determination process. These
                                                    registration is recommended because                                                                            forms provide BPHC with the
                                                    seating is limited; therefore, FDA may                  comment on proposed data collection
                                                                                                            projects of the Paperwork Reduction Act                information necessary to evaluate an
                                                    limit the number of participants from
                                                                                                            of 1995, the Health Resources and                      application and determine whether an
                                                    each organization. Registrants will
                                                                                                            Services Administration (HRSA)                         individual meets the requirements for
                                                    receive confirmation once they have
                                                                                                            announces plans to submit an                           deemed PHS employee status for the
                                                    been accepted. Onsite registration on
                                                                                                            Information Collection Request (ICR),                  purposes of FTCA coverage. FTCA
                                                    the day of the meeting will be based on
                                                                                                            described below, to the Office of                      application forms for free clinics do not
                                                    space availability. If you need special
                                                                                                            Management and Budget (OMB). Prior                     require any changes with this extension
                                                    accommodations due to a disability,
                                                                                                            to submitting the ICR to OMB, HRSA                     other than to update the applicable
                                                    please contact Meghana Chalasani (see
                                                                                                            seeks comments from the public                         dates.
                                                    FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT) no
                                                    later than September 1, 2017.                           regarding the burden estimate, below, or                 Likely Respondents: Respondents
                                                                                                            any other aspect of the ICR.                           include free clinics seeking deemed
                                                       Patients who are interested in
                                                    presenting comments as part of the                      DATES: Comments on this Information                    PHS employee status on behalf of their
                                                    initial panel discussions will be asked                 Collection Request must be received no                 sponsored individuals for purposes of
                                                    to indicate in their registration which                 later than August 22, 2017.                            FTCA coverage.
                                                    topic(s) they wish to address. These                    ADDRESSES: Submit your comments to                        Burden Statement: Burden in this
                                                    patients also must send to                              paperwork@hrsa.gov or mail the HRSA                    context means the time expended by
                                                    PatientFocused@fda.hhs.gov a brief                      Information Collection Clearance                       persons to generate, maintain, retain,
                                                    summary of responses to the topic                       Officer, Room 14N39, 5600 Fishers                      disclose, or provide the information
                                                    questions by August 21, 2017. Panelists                 Lane, Rockville, MD 20857.                             requested. This includes the time
                                                    will be notified of their selection                     FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To                    needed to review instructions; to
                                                    approximately 7 days before the public                  request more information on the                        develop, acquire, install, and utilize
                                                    meeting. We will try to accommodate all                 proposed project or to obtain a copy of                technology and systems for the purpose
                                                    patients and patient stakeholders who                   the data collection plans and draft                    of collecting, validating and verifying
                                                    wish to speak, either through the panel                 instruments, email paperwork@hrsa.gov                  information, processing and
                                                    discussion or audience participation;                   or call the HRSA Information Collection                maintaining information, and disclosing
                                                    however, the duration of comments may                   Clearance Officer at (301) 443–1984.                   and providing information; to train
                                                    be limited by time constraints.                         SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: When                        personnel and to be able to respond to
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                                                       Transcripts: Please be advised that as               submitting comments or requesting                      a collection of information; to search
                                                    soon as a transcript of the public                      information, please include the                        data sources; to complete and review
                                                    meeting is available, it will be accessible             information request collection title for               the collection of information; and to
                                                    at https://www.regulations.gov. It may                  reference, in compliance with Section                  transmit or otherwise disclose the
                                                    be viewed at the Dockets Management                     3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork                         information. The total annual burden
                                                    Staff (see ADDRESSES). A link to the                    Reduction Act of 1995.                                 hours estimated for this Information
                                                    transcript will also be available at                       Information Collection Request Title:               Collection Request are summarized in
                                                    https://www.fda.gov/ForIndustry/                        Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA)                         the table below.


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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
SectionNotices
ActionNotice of public meeting; request for comments.
DatesThe public meeting will be held on September 11, 2017, from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Submit either electronic or written comments on this public meeting by November 13, 2017. See the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section for registration date and information.
ContactMeghana Chalasani, Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, Food and Drug Administration, 10903 New Hampshire Ave., Bldg. 51, Rm. 1146, Silver Spring, MD 20993-0002, 240- 402-6525, FAX: 301-847-8443, [email protected]
FR Citation82 FR 28665 

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