Civil Money Penalties Relating to the ClinicalTrials.gov Data Bank; Draft Guidance for Food and Drug Administration Staff, Responsible Parties, and Submitters of Certain Applications and Submissions to the Food and Drug Administration; Availability

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or Agency) is announcing the availability of a draft guidance for industry entitled ``Civil Money Penalties Relating to the ClinicalTrials.gov Data Bank; Draft Guidance for FDA Staff, Responsible Parties, and Submitters of Certain Applications and Submissions to FDA.'' The draft guidance provides the current thinking of FDA's Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER), Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research (CBER), and Center for Devices and Radiological Health (CDRH) regarding civil money penalties that may be assessed against responsible parties and/or submitters of certain applications and submissions to FDA regarding drug products, biological products, and device products who violate applicable Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FD&C Act) prohibitions relating to requirements, including implementing regulations, submitting registration and/or results information to the ClinicalTrials.gov data bank, and/or certain certifications to FDA.