[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 183 (Wednesday, September 21, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 64913-64914]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-22711]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Food and Drug Administration

[Docket No. FDA-2016-D-2561]


Coordinated Development of Antimicrobial Drugs and Antimicrobial 
Susceptibility Test Devices; Draft Guidance for Industry and Food and 
Drug Administration Staff; Availability

AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS.

ACTION: Notice of availability.

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SUMMARY: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or Agency) is announcing 
the availability of a draft guidance entitled ``Coordinated Development 
of Antimicrobial Drugs and Antimicrobial Susceptibility Test Devices.'' 
This draft guidance is intended to assist drug sponsors and device 
manufacturers who are planning to develop new antimicrobial drugs and 
antimicrobial susceptibility test (AST) devices and who seek to 
coordinate development of these products such that the AST device could 
be cleared either at the time of new drug approval or shortly 
thereafter. This draft guidance is not final nor is it in effect at 
this time.

DATES: Although you can comment on any guidance at any time (see 21 CFR 
10.115(g)(5)), to ensure that the Agency considers your comment of this 
draft guidance before it begins work on the final version of the 
guidance, submit either electronic or written comments on the draft 
guidance by November 21, 2016.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments as follows:

Electronic Submissions

    Submit electronic comments in the following way:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. 
Follow the instructions for submitting comments. Comments submitted 
electronically, including attachments, to http://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 http://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): Division of Dockets Management (HFA-305), Food and Drug 
Administration, 5630 Fishers Lane, Rm. 1061, Rockville, MD 20852.
     For written/paper comments submitted to the Division of 
Dockets Management, 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-2016-D-2561 for ``Coordinated Development of Antimicrobial Drugs 
and Antimicrobial Susceptibility Test Devices.'' Received comments will 
be placed in the docket and, except for those submitted as 
``Confidential Submissions,'' publicly viewable at http://www.regulations.gov or at the Division of Dockets Management 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 redacted/blacked out, will be 
available for public viewing and posted on http://www.regulations.gov. 
Submit both copies to the Division of Dockets Management. 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

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comments to public dockets, see 80 FR 56469, September 18, 2015, or 
access the information at: http://www.fda.gov/regulatoryinformation/dockets/default.htm.
    Docket: For access to the docket to read background documents or 
the electronic and written/paper comments received, go to http://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 Division of Dockets Management, 5630 Fishers 
Lane, Rm. 1061, Rockville, MD 20852.
    An electronic copy of the guidance document is available for 
download from the Internet. See the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section 
for information on electronic access to the guidance. Submit written 
requests for a single hard copy of the draft guidance document entitled 
``Coordinated Development of Antimicrobial Drugs and Antimicrobial 
Susceptibility Test Devices'' to the Office of the Center Director, 
Guidance and Policy Development, Center for Devices and Radiological 
Health, Food and Drug Administration, 10903 New Hampshire Ave., Bldg. 
66, Rm. 5431, Silver Spring, MD 20993-0002. Alternatively, you may 
submit written requests for single copies of the guidance to the 
Division of Drug Information, Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, 
Food and Drug Administration, 10903 New Hampshire Ave., Bldg. 51, Rm. 
2201, Silver Spring, MD 20993-0002. Send one self-addressed adhesive 
label to the office that you are ordering from to assist in processing 
your request.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ribhi Shawar, Center for Devices and 
Radiological Health, Food and Drug Administration, 10903 New Hampshire 
Ave., Bldg. 66, Rm. 4604, Silver Spring, MD 20993-0002, 301-796-6698; 
or Joseph Toerner, Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, 10903 New 
Hampshire Ave., Bldg. 22, Rm. 6244, Silver Spring, MD 20993-0002, 301-
796-1400.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background

    This guidance, when finalized, is intended to assist drug sponsors 
and device manufacturers who are planning to develop new antimicrobial 
drugs and AST devices and who seek to coordinate development of these 
products such that the AST device could be cleared either at the time 
of new drug approval or shortly thereafter.
    Specifically, the guidance intends to describe the interactions 
between drug sponsors and device manufacturers for coordinated 
development of a new antimicrobial drug and an AST device; explain the 
considerations for submitting separate applications to the Center for 
Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER) and the Center for Devices and 
Radiological Health (CDRH) when seeking clearance of an AST device 
coincident with, or soon following, antimicrobial drug approval; and 
clarify that the review of the new antimicrobial drug product and AST 
device(s) will remain independent, and that coordinated development 
does not influence the review timelines for either product.

II. Significance of Guidance

    This draft guidance is being issued consistent with FDA's good 
guidance practices regulation (21 CFR 10.115). The draft guidance, when 
finalized, will represent the current thinking of FDA on coordinated 
development of antimicrobial drugs and antimicrobial susceptibility 
test devices. It does not establish any rights for any person and is 
not binding on FDA or the public. You can use an alternative approach 
if it satisfies the requirements of the applicable statutes and 
regulations.

III. Electronic Access

    Persons interested in obtaining a copy of the draft guidance may do 
so by downloading an electronic copy from the Internet. A search 
capability for all Center for Devices and Radiological Health guidance 
documents is available at http://www.fda.gov/MedicalDevices/DeviceRegulationandGuidance/GuidanceDocuments/default.htm, and a search 
capability for all Center for Drug Evaluation and Research guidance 
documents is available at http://www.fda.gov/Drugs/GuidanceComplianceRegulatoryInformation/Guidances/default.htm. Guidance 
documents are also available at http://www.regulations.gov. Persons 
unable to download an electronic copy of ``Coordinated Development of 
Antimicrobial Drugs and Antimicrobial Susceptibility Test Devices'' may 
send an email request to [email protected] to receive an 
electronic copy of the document. Please use the document number 1400061 
to identify the guidance you are requesting.

IV. Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995

    This draft guidance refers to previously approved collections of 
information. These collections of information are subject to review by 
the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) under the Paperwork Reduction 
Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501-3520). The collections of information in 21 
CFR part 807, subpart E have been approved under OMB control number 
0910-0120, the collections of information in 21 CFR part 812 have been 
approved under OMB control number 0910-0078, the collections of 
information in 21 CFR part 312 have been approved under OMB control 
number 0910-0014, and the collections of information in 21 CFR part 314 
have been approved under OMB control number 0910-0001. The collections 
of information in the guidance document ``Requests for Feedback on 
Medical Device Submissions: The Pre-Submission Program and Meetings 
with Food and Drug Administration Staff'' have been approved under OMB 
control number 0910-0756.

    Dated: September 15, 2016.
Leslie Kux,
Associate Commissioner for Policy.
[FR Doc. 2016-22711 Filed 9-20-16; 8:45 am]
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