83_FR_48633 83 FR 48447 - Pediatric Medical Device Development; Public Meeting; Request for Comments; Reopening of Comment Period

83 FR 48447 - Pediatric Medical Device Development; Public Meeting; Request for Comments; Reopening of Comment Period

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Food and Drug Administration

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 186 (September 25, 2018)

Page Range48447-48448
FR Document2018-20795

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or Agency) is reopening the comment period provided in the notice entitled ``Pediatric Medical Device Development; Public Meeting; Request for Comments'' that appeared in the Federal Register on February 16, 2018. That notice announced the public meeting to be held on August 13 and 14, 2018, and requested comments by September 14, 2018. FDA is reopening the public meeting's comment period until November 26, 2018. The Agency is taking this action to allow interested parties additional time to submit comments.

Federal Register, Volume 83 Issue 186 (Tuesday, September 25, 2018)
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 186 (Tuesday, September 25, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 48447-48448]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-20795]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Food and Drug Administration

[Docket No. FDA-2018-N-0404]


Pediatric Medical Device Development; Public Meeting; Request for 
Comments; Reopening of Comment Period

AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS.

ACTION: Notice; reopening of comment period.

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SUMMARY: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or Agency) is reopening 
the comment period provided in the notice entitled ``Pediatric Medical 
Device Development; Public Meeting; Request for Comments'' that 
appeared in the Federal Register on February 16, 2018. That notice 
announced the public meeting to be held on August 13 and 14, 2018, and 
requested comments by September 14, 2018. FDA is reopening the public 
meeting's comment period until November 26, 2018. The Agency is taking 
this action to allow interested parties additional time to submit 
comments.

DATES: FDA is reopening the comment period for the public meeting 
``Pediatric Medical Device Development; Public Meeting; Request for 
Comments'' published on February 16, 2018 (83 FR 7052). Submit either 
electronic or written comments on this meeting by November 26, 2018.

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-2018-N-0404 for ``Pediatric Medical Device Development; Public 
Meeting; Request for Comments; Reopening of Comment Period.'' 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 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

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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.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Victoria Wagman, Center for Devices 
and Radiological Health, Food and Drug Administration, 10903 New 
Hampshire Ave., Bldg. 66, Rm. 5562, Silver Spring, MD 20993, 301-796-
6581, Victoria.Wagman@fda.hhs.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background

    In the Federal Register of February 16, 2018 (83 FR 7052), FDA 
published a notice announcing the public meeting entitled ``Pediatric 
Medical Device Development'' with a 30-day comment period post the 
meeting to request comments. The public meeting was held on August 13 
and 14, 2018. FDA is reopening the comment period for the public 
meeting until November 26, 2018. The Agency believes that this will 
allow adequate time for interested persons to submit comments without 
significantly delaying action by the Agency.

    Dated: September 19, 2018.
Leslie Kux,
Associate Commissioner for Policy.
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                                               HCV, as required under § 610.40(e) (21                  21 CFR 630.40 have been approved                      including attachments, to https://
                                               CFR 610.40(e)). The draft guidance also                 under OMB control number 0910–0116.                   www.regulations.gov will be posted to
                                               provides guidance to blood                                                                                    the docket unchanged. Because your
                                                                                                       III. Electronic Access
                                               establishments on how to report the                                                                           comment will be made public, you are
                                               implementation of these                                   Persons with access to the internet                 solely responsible for ensuring that your
                                               recommendations.                                        may obtain the draft guidance at either               comment does not include any
                                                  In accordance with § 610.40(e), each                 https://www.fda.gov/Biologics                         confidential information that you or a
                                               donation, including autologous                          BloodVaccines/GuidanceCompliance                      third party may not wish to be posted,
                                               donations, found to be reactive by a                    RegulatoryInformation/Guidances/                      such as medical information, your or
                                               donor screening test must be further                    default.htm or https://                               anyone else’s Social Security number, or
                                               tested using a licensed, approved, or                   www.regulations.gov.                                  confidential business information, such
                                               cleared supplemental test, when                           Dated: September 18, 2018.                          as a manufacturing process. Please note
                                               available. If no such supplemental test                                                                       that if you include your name, contact
                                                                                                       Leslie Kux,
                                               is available, blood establishments must                                                                       information, or other information that
                                                                                                       Associate Commissioner for Policy.
                                               perform one or more licensed,                                                                                 identifies you in the body of your
                                               approved, or cleared tests as adequate                  [FR Doc. 2018–20776 Filed 9–24–18; 8:45 am]
                                                                                                                                                             comments, that information will be
                                               and appropriate to provide additional                   BILLING CODE 4164–01–P                                posted on https://www.regulations.gov.
                                               information concerning the reactive                                                                             • If you want to submit a comment
                                               donor’s infection status (§ 610.40(e)).                                                                       with confidential information that you
                                               The draft guidance provides                             DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND                              do not wish to be made available to the
                                               recommendations for adequate and                        HUMAN SERVICES                                        public, submit the comment as a
                                               appropriate testing under § 610.40(e),                                                                        written/paper submission and in the
                                                                                                       Food and Drug Administration
                                               with the licensed HCV NAT (nucleic                                                                            manner detailed (see ‘‘Written/Paper
                                               acid test) and anti-HCV donor screening                 [Docket No. FDA–2018–N–0404]                          Submissions’’ and ‘‘Instructions’’).
                                               tests that are currently available, to
                                                                                                       Pediatric Medical Device Development;                 Written/Paper Submissions
                                               provide additional information
                                               concerning the anti-HCV reactive                        Public Meeting; Request for                              Submit written/paper submissions as
                                               donor’s infection status. The draft                     Comments; Reopening of Comment                        follows:
                                               guidance, when finalized, will update                   Period                                                   • Mail/Hand delivery/Courier (for
                                               the recommendations related to the use                                                                        written/paper submissions): Dockets
                                                                                                       AGENCY:    Food and Drug Administration,              Management Staff (HFA–305), Food and
                                               of an appropriate multiantigen                          HHS.
                                               supplemental test contained in                                                                                Drug Administration, 5630 Fishers
                                                                                                       ACTION:   Notice; reopening of comment                Lane, Rm. 1061, Rockville, MD 20852.
                                               ‘‘Guidance for Industry: ‘Lookback’ for
                                               Hepatitis C Virus (HCV): Product                        period.                                                  • For written/paper comments
                                               Quarantine, Consignee Notification,                                                                           submitted to the Dockets Management
                                                                                                       SUMMARY:   The Food and Drug
                                               Further Testing, Product Disposition,                                                                         Staff, FDA will post your comment, as
                                                                                                       Administration (FDA or Agency) is
                                               and Notification of Transfusion                                                                               well as any attachments, except for
                                                                                                       reopening the comment period provided
                                               Recipients Based on Donor Test Results                                                                        information submitted, marked and
                                                                                                       in the notice entitled ‘‘Pediatric Medical
                                               Indicating Infection with HCV’’ dated                                                                         identified, as confidential, if submitted
                                                                                                       Device Development; Public Meeting;
                                               December 2010.                                                                                                as detailed in ‘‘Instructions’’.
                                                                                                       Request for Comments’’ that appeared in                  Instructions: All submissions received
                                                  This draft guidance is being issued                  the Federal Register on February 16,
                                               consistent with FDA’s good guidance                                                                           must include the Docket No. FDA–
                                                                                                       2018. That notice announced the public                2018–N–0404 for ‘‘Pediatric Medical
                                               practices regulation (21 CFR 10.115).                   meeting to be held on August 13 and 14,
                                               The draft guidance, when finalized, will                                                                      Device Development; Public Meeting;
                                                                                                       2018, and requested comments by                       Request for Comments; Reopening of
                                               represent the current thinking of FDA                   September 14, 2018. FDA is reopening
                                               on further testing of donations that are                                                                      Comment Period.’’ Received comments
                                                                                                       the public meeting’s comment period                   will be placed in the docket and, except
                                               reactive on a licensed donor screening                  until November 26, 2018. The Agency is
                                               test for antibodies to HCV. It does not                                                                       for those submitted as ‘‘Confidential
                                                                                                       taking this action to allow interested                Submissions,’’ publicly viewable at
                                               establish any rights for any person and                 parties additional time to submit
                                               is not binding on FDA or the public.                                                                          https://www.regulations.gov or at the
                                                                                                       comments.                                             Dockets Management Staff between 9
                                               You can use an alternative approach if
                                               it satisfies the requirements of the                    DATES:  FDA is reopening the comment                  a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday through
                                               applicable statutes and regulations. This               period for the public meeting ‘‘Pediatric             Friday.
                                               guidance is not subject to Executive                    Medical Device Development; Public                       • Confidential Submissions—To
                                               Order 12866.                                            Meeting; Request for Comments’’                       submit a comment with confidential
                                                                                                       published on February 16, 2018 (83 FR                 information that you do not wish to be
                                               II. Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995                     7052). Submit either electronic or                    made publicly available, submit your
                                                  This draft guidance refers to                        written comments on this meeting by                   comments only as a written/paper
                                               previously approved collections of                      November 26, 2018.                                    submission. You should submit two
                                               information found in FDA regulations.                   ADDRESSES: You may submit comments                    copies total. One copy will include the
                                               These collections of information are                    as follows:                                           information you claim to be confidential
                                               subject to review by the Office of                                                                            with a heading or cover note that states
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                                               Management and Budget (OMB) under                       Electronic Submissions                                ‘‘THIS DOCUMENT CONTAINS
                                               the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995                       Submit electronic comments in the                   CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION’’. The
                                               (44 U.S.C. 3501–3520). The collections                  following way:                                        Agency will review this copy, including
                                               of information in 21 CFR part 601 have                    • Federal eRulemaking Portal:                       the claimed confidential information, in
                                               been approved under OMB control                         https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the               its consideration of comments. The
                                               number 0910–0338; and the collections                   instructions for submitting comments.                 second copy, which will have the
                                               of information in 21 CFR part 610 and                   Comments submitted electronically,                    claimed confidential information


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                                               redacted/blacked out, will be available                 DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND                              do not wish to be made available to the
                                               for public viewing and posted on                        HUMAN SERVICES                                        public, submit the comment as a
                                               https://www.regulations.gov. Submit                                                                           written/paper submission and in the
                                               both copies to the Dockets Management                   Food and Drug Administration                          manner detailed (see ‘‘Written/Paper
                                               Staff. If you do not wish your name and                 [Docket No. FDA–2018–D–3324]                          Submissions’’ and ‘‘Instructions’’).
                                               contact information to be made publicly                                                                       Written/Paper Submissions
                                               available, you can provide this                         Recommendations for Requalification
                                                                                                       of Blood Donors Deferred Because of                      Submit written/paper submissions as
                                               information on the cover sheet and not
                                                                                                       Reactive Test Results for Antibodies to               follows:
                                               in the body of your comments and you                                                                             • Mail/Hand Delivery/Courier (for
                                               must identify this information as                       Human T-Lymphotropic Virus Types I
                                                                                                       and II; Draft Guidance for Industry;                  written/paper submissions): Dockets
                                               ‘‘confidential’’. Any information marked                                                                      Management Staff (HFA–305), Food and
                                               as ‘‘confidential’’ will not be disclosed               Availability
                                                                                                                                                             Drug Administration, 5630 Fishers
                                               except in accordance with 21 CFR 10.20                  AGENCY:    Food and Drug Administration,              Lane, Rm. 1061, Rockville, MD 20852.
                                               and other applicable disclosure law. For                HHS.                                                     • For written/paper comments
                                               more information about FDA’s posting                    ACTION:   Notice of availability.                     submitted to the Dockets Management
                                               of comments to public dockets, see 80                                                                         Staff, FDA will post your comment as
                                               FR 56469, September 18, 2015, or access                 SUMMARY:   The Food and Drug                          well as any attachments, except for
                                               the information at: https://www.gpo.gov/                Administration (FDA or Agency) is                     information submitted, marked, and
                                               fdsys/pkg/FR-2015-09-18/pdf/2015-                       announcing the availability of a draft                identified as confidential, if submitted
                                               23389.pdf.                                              document entitled ‘‘Recommendations                   as detailed in ‘‘Instructions.’’
                                                                                                       for Requalification of Blood Donors                      Instructions: All submissions received
                                                  Docket: For access to the docket to                  Deferred Because of Reactive Test                     must include the Docket No. FDA–
                                               read background documents or the                        Results for Antibodies to Human T-                    2018–D–3324 for ‘‘Recommendations
                                               electronic and written/paper comments                   Lymphotropic Virus Types I and II (anti-              for Requalification of Blood Donors
                                               received, go to https://                                HTLV–I/II); Draft Guidance for                        Deferred Because of Reactive Test
                                               www.regulations.gov and insert the                      Industry.’’ The draft guidance document               Results for Antibodies to Human T-
                                               docket number, found in brackets in the                 provides blood establishments that                    Lymphotropic Virus Types I and II (anti-
                                               heading of this document, into the                      collect Whole Blood and blood                         HTLV–I/II); Draft Guidance for
                                               ‘‘Search’’ box and follow the prompts                   components with recommendations for                   Industry.’’ Received comments will be
                                               and/or go to the Dockets Management                     a requalification method for deferred                 placed in the docket and, except for
                                               Staff, 5630 Fishers Lane, Rm. 1061,                     donors, based on a determination that                 those submitted as ‘‘Confidential
                                               Rockville, MD 20852.                                    their previous reactive test results for              Submissions,’’ will be publicly viewable
                                                                                                       anti-HTLV–I/II were falsely positive.                 at https://www.regulations.gov or at the
                                               FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:                                                                              Dockets Management Staff between 9
                                                                                                       DATES: Submit either electronic or
                                               Victoria Wagman, Center for Devices                     written comments on the draft guidance                a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday through
                                               and Radiological Health, Food and Drug                  by December 24, 2018 to ensure that the               Friday.
                                               Administration, 10903 New Hampshire                     Agency considers your comment on this                    • Confidential Submissions—To
                                               Ave., Bldg. 66, Rm. 5562, Silver Spring,                draft guidance before it begins work on               submit a comment with confidential
                                               MD 20993, 301–796–6581,                                 the final version of the guidance.                    information that you do not wish to be
                                               Victoria.Wagman@fda.hhs.gov.                            ADDRESSES: You may submit comments                    made publicly available, submit your
                                                                                                       on any guidance at any time as follows:               comments only as a written/paper
                                               SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
                                                                                                                                                             submission. You should submit two
                                               I. Background                                           Electronic Submissions                                copies total. One copy will include the
                                                                                                         Submit electronic comments in the                   information you claim to be confidential
                                                  In the Federal Register of February                  following way:                                        with a heading or cover note that states
                                               16, 2018 (83 FR 7052), FDA published                      • Federal eRulemaking Portal:                       ‘‘THIS DOCUMENT CONTAINS
                                               a notice announcing the public meeting                  https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the               CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION.’’ The
                                               entitled ‘‘Pediatric Medical Device                     instructions for submitting comments.                 Agency will review this copy, including
                                               Development’’ with a 30-day comment                     Comments submitted electronically,                    the claimed confidential information, in
                                               period post the meeting to request                      including attachments, to https://                    its consideration of comments. The
                                               comments. The public meeting was held                   www.regulations.gov will be posted to                 second copy, which will have the
                                               on August 13 and 14, 2018. FDA is                       the docket unchanged. Because your                    claimed confidential information
                                               reopening the comment period for the                    comment will be made public, you are                  redacted/blacked out, will be available
                                               public meeting until November 26,                       solely responsible for ensuring that your             for public viewing and posted on
                                               2018. The Agency believes that this will                comment does not include any                          https://www.regulations.gov. Submit
                                               allow adequate time for interested                      confidential information that you or a                both copies to the Dockets Management
                                               persons to submit comments without                      third party may not wish to be posted,                Staff. If you do not wish your name and
                                               significantly delaying action by the                    such as medical information, your or                  contact information to be made publicly
                                               Agency.                                                 anyone else’s Social Security number, or              available, you can provide this
                                                                                                       confidential business information, such               information on the cover sheet and not
                                                 Dated: September 19, 2018.                            as a manufacturing process. Please note               in the body of your comments, and you
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                                               Leslie Kux,                                             that if you include your name, contact                must identify this information as
                                               Associate Commissioner for Policy.                      information, or other information that                ‘‘confidential.’’ Any information marked
                                               [FR Doc. 2018–20795 Filed 9–24–18; 8:45 am]             identifies you in the body of your                    as ‘‘confidential’’ will not be disclosed
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                                                                                                       comments, that information will be                    except in accordance with 21 CFR 10.20
                                                                                                       posted on https://www.regulations.gov.                and other applicable disclosure law. For
                                                                                                         • If you want to submit a comment                   more information about FDA’s posting
                                                                                                       with confidential information that you                of comments to public dockets, see 80


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CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice; reopening of comment period.
DatesFDA is reopening the comment period for the public meeting ``Pediatric Medical Device Development; Public Meeting; Request for Comments'' published on February 16, 2018 (83 FR 7052). Submit either electronic or written comments on this meeting by November 26, 2018.
ContactVictoria Wagman, Center for Devices and Radiological Health, Food and Drug Administration, 10903 New Hampshire Ave., Bldg. 66, Rm. 5562, Silver Spring, MD 20993, 301-796- 6581, [email protected]
FR Citation83 FR 48447 

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