[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 78 (Tuesday, April 25, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 19052-19054]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-08300]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Food and Drug Administration

[Docket No. FDA-2010-N-0583]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; 
Comment Request; Radioactive Drug Research Committees

AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing an 
opportunity for public comment on the proposed collection of certain 
information by the Agency. Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 
(PRA), Federal Agencies are required to publish notice in the Federal 
Register concerning each proposed collection of information, including 
each proposed extension of an existing collection of information, and 
to allow 60 days for public comment in response to the notice. This 
notice solicits comments on the information collection contained in 
regulations governing the use of radioactive drugs for basic 
informational research.

DATES: Submit either electronic or written comments on the collection 
of information by June 26, 2017.

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): 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-2010-N-0583 for ``Agency Information Collection Activities; 
Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Radioactive Drug Research 
Committees.'' 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 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

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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.gpo.gov/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 Division of Dockets Management, 5630 Fishers 
Lane, Rm. 1061, Rockville, MD 20852.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: JonnaLynn Capezzuto, Office of 
Operations, Food and Drug Administration, Three White Flint North, 
10A63, 11601 Landsdown St., North Bethesda, MD 20852, 301-796-3794.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the PRA (44 U.S.C. 3501-3520), Federal 
Agencies must obtain approval from the Office of Management and Budget 
(OMB) for each collection of information they conduct or sponsor. 
``Collection of information'' is defined in 44 U.S.C. 3502(3) and 5 CFR 
1320.3(c) and includes Agency requests or requirements that members of 
the public submit reports, keep records, or provide information to a 
third party. Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)) 
requires Federal Agencies to provide a 60-day notice in the Federal 
Register concerning each proposed collection of information, including 
each proposed extension of an existing collection of information, 
before submitting the collection to OMB for approval. To comply with 
this requirement, FDA is publishing notice of the proposed collection 
of information set forth in this document.
    With respect to the following collection of information, FDA 
invites comments on these topics: (1) Whether the proposed collection 
of information is necessary for the proper performance of FDA's 
functions, including whether the information will have practical 
utility; (2) the accuracy of FDA's estimate of the burden of the 
proposed collection of information, including the validity of the 
methodology and assumptions used; (3) ways to enhance the quality, 
utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (4) ways 
to minimize the burden of the collection of information on respondents, 
including through the use of automated collection techniques, when 
appropriate, and other forms of information technology.

Radioactive Drug Research Committees OMB Control Number 0910-0053--
Extension

    Under sections 201, 505, and 701 of the Federal Food, Drug, and 
Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 321, 355, and 371), FDA has the authority to 
issue regulations governing the use of radioactive drugs for basic 
scientific research. Section 361.1 (21 CFR 361.1) sets forth specific 
regulations regarding the establishment and composition of Radioactive 
Drug Research Committees (RDRC) and their role in approving and 
monitoring basic research studies utilizing radiopharmaceuticals. No 
basic research study involving any administration of a radioactive drug 
to research subjects is permitted without the authorization of an FDA 
approved RDRC (Sec.  361.1(d)(7)). The type of research that may be 
undertaken with a radiopharmaceutical drug must be intended to obtain 
basic information and not to carry out a clinical trial for safety or 
efficacy. The types of basic research permitted are specified in the 
regulation, and include studies of metabolism, human physiology, 
pathophysiology, or biochemistry.
    Section 361.1(c)(2) requires that each RDRC shall select a 
chairman, who shall sign all applications, minutes, and reports of the 
committee. Each committee shall meet at least once each quarter in 
which research activity has been authorized or conducted. Minutes shall 
be kept and shall include the numerical results of votes on protocols 
involving use in human subjects. Under Sec.  361.1(c)(3), each RDRC 
shall submit an annual report to FDA. The annual report shall include 
the names and qualifications of the members of, and of any consultants 
used by, the RDRC, using Form FDA 2914, and a summary of each study 
conducted during the preceding year, using Form FDA 2915.
    Under Sec.  361.1(d)(5), each investigator shall obtain the proper 
consent required under the regulations. Each female research subject of 
childbearing potential must state in writing that she is not pregnant, 
or on the basis of a pregnancy test be confirmed as not pregnant.
    Under Sec.  361.1(d)(8), the investigator shall immediately report 
to the RDRC all adverse effects associated with use of the drug, and 
the committee shall then report to FDA all adverse reactions probably 
attributed to the use of the radioactive drug.
    Section 361.1(f) sets forth labeling requirements for radioactive 
drugs. These requirements are not in the reporting burden estimate 
because they are information supplied by the Federal Government to the 
recipient for the purposes of disclosure to the public (5 CFR 
1320.3(c)(2)).
    Types of research studies not permitted under this regulation are 
also specified, and include those intended for immediate therapeutic, 
diagnostic, or similar purposes or to determine the safety or 
effectiveness of the drug in humans for such purposes (i.e., to carry 
out a clinical trial for safety or efficacy). These studies require 
filing of an investigational new drug application under 21 CFR part 
312, and the associated information collections are covered in OMB 
control number 0910-0014.
    The primary purpose of this collection of information is to 
determine whether the research studies are being conducted in 
accordance with required regulations and that human subject safety is 
assured. If these studies were not reviewed, human subjects could be 
subjected to inappropriate radiation or pharmacologic risks. 
Respondents to this information collection are the chairperson(s) of 
each individual RDRC, investigators, and participants in the studies. 
The burden estimates are based on FDA's experience with these reporting 
and recordkeeping requirements and the number of submissions received 
by FDA under the regulations over the past 3 years.
    FDA estimates the burden of this collection of information as 
follows:

                                 Table 1--Estimated Annual Reporting Burden \1\
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                                                     Number of
         21 CFR section              Number of     responses per   Total annual   Average burden    Total hours
                                    respondents     respondent       responses     per response
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361.1(c)(3) reports and (c)(4)                69               1              69               1              69
 approval; Form FDA 2914
 (Membership Summary)...........
361.1(c)(3) reports; Form FDA                 35              14             490             3.5           1,715
 2915 (Study Summary)...........

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361.1(c)(8); adverse events.....              10               1              10             0.5               5
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    Total.......................  ..............  ..............             569  ..............           1,789
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\1\ There are no capital or operating and maintenance costs associated with the information collection.


                               Table 2--Estimated Annual Recordkeeping Burden \1\
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                                                     Number of                        Average
    21 CFR section; FDA form         Number of      records per    Total annual     burden per      Total hours
                                   recordkeepers   recordkeeper       records      recordkeeping
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361.1(c)(2).....................              69               4             276              10           2,760
361.1(d)(5).....................              35              14             490            0.75             368
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    Total.......................  ..............  ..............             766  ..............           3,128
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\1\ There are no capital or operating and maintenance costs associated with the information collection.


    Dated: April 19, 2017.
Anna K. Abram,
Deputy Commissioner for Policy, Planning, Legislation, and Analysis.
[FR Doc. 2017-08300 Filed 4-24-17; 8:45 am]
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