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, [email protected].

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.
[FR Doc. 2018-20795 Filed 9-24-18; 8:45 am]
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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 daltland on DSKBBV9HB2PROD with NOTICES 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). 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48448 Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 186 / Tuesday, September 25, 2018 / Notices 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. 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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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