[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 239 (Thursday, December 14, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 58816-58817]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-26978]



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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Food and Drug Administration

[Docket No. FDA-2017-N-6312]


Patient-Focused Drug Development: Developing and Submitting 
Proposed Draft Guidance Relating to Patient Experience Data; Public 
Workshop; Request for Comments

AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS.

ACTION: Notice of public workshop; request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or Agency) is announcing 
the following public workshop entitled ``Patient-Focused Drug 
Development: Developing and Submitting Proposed Draft Guidance Relating 
to Patient Experience Data.'' The purpose of the public workshop is to 
convene a discussion on how a person seeking to develop and submit 
proposed draft guidance relating to patient experience data for 
consideration by FDA may submit such proposed draft guidance to the 
Agency. This workshop will inform development of patient-focused drug 
development guidance as required by the 21st Century Cures Act (Cures 
Act). FDA plans to publish a background document approximately 2 weeks 
before the workshop date.

DATES: The public workshop will be held on March 19, 2018, from 1 p.m. 
to 5 p.m. Submit either electronic or written comments on this public 
workshop by May 18, 2018. See the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section for 
additional registration information.

ADDRESSES: The public workshop will be held at FDA's White Oak Campus, 
10903 New Hampshire Ave., Bldg. 31 Conference Center, the Great Room 
(Rm. 1503), Silver Spring, MD 20993. Entrance for the public workshop 
participants (non-FDA employees) is through Building 1 where routine 
security check procedures will be performed. For parking and security 
information, please refer to https://www.fda.gov/AboutFDA/WorkingatFDA/BuildingsandFacilities/WhiteOakCampusInformation/ucm241740.htm. 
Workshop updates, agenda, and background document will be made 
available at https://www.fda.gov/Drugs/NewsEvents/ucm582081.htm prior 
to the workshop.
    You may submit comments as follows. Please note that late, untimely 
filed comments will not be considered. Electronic comments must be 
submitted on or before May 18, 2018. The https://www.regulations.gov 
electronic filing system will accept comments until midnight Eastern 
Time at the end of May 18, 2018. Comments received by mail/hand 
delivery/courier (for written/paper submissions) will be considered 
timely if they are postmarked or the delivery service acceptance 
receipt is on or before that date.

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-2017-N-6312 for ``Patient-Focused Drug Development: Developing and 
Submitting Proposed Draft Guidance Relating to Patient Experience 
Data.'' Received comments, those filed in a timely manner (see 
ADDRESSES), 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 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.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 Dockets Management Staff, 5630 Fishers Lane, 
Rm. 1061, Rockville, MD 20852.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Meghana Chalasani, Center for Drug 
Evaluation and Research, Food and Drug Administration, 10903 New 
Hampshire Ave., Bldg. 51, Rm. 1146, Silver Spring, MD 20993-0002, 240-
402-6525, Fax: 301-847-8443, [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background

    This public workshop is intended to support FDA implementation of 
requirements for guidance development under section 3002 of the Cures 
Act (Pub. L. 114-255). Section 3002 of Title III, Subtitle A, of the 
Cures Act directs

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FDA to develop patient-focused drug development guidance to address a 
number of areas, including how a person seeking to develop and submit a 
proposed draft guidance relating to patient experience data for 
consideration by FDA may submit such proposed draft guidances.
    In FDA's ``Plan for Issuance of Patient-Focused Drug Development 
Guidance,'' (the Plan) available at https://www.fda.gov/downloads/ForIndustry/UserFees/PrescriptionDrugUserFee/UCM563618.pdf, the Agency 
proposed issuing a guidance addressing this topic described in section 
3002 during the second quarter of 2018. FDA recognizes that, like the 
other patient-focused drug development guidances described in the Plan, 
developing this draft guidance will also benefit from public input from 
the wider community of patients, patient advocates, academic 
researchers, expert practitioners, drug developers, and other 
stakeholders prior to FDA's drafting of the guidance. Accordingly, the 
Agency is scheduling this public workshop. After this public workshop, 
FDA will take into consideration the stakeholder input from the 
workshop and the public docket, and publish a draft guidance by the end 
of fiscal year 2018.

II. Purpose and Scope of Meeting

    FDA is announcing a public workshop to convene a discussion on 
topics related to developing and submitting proposed draft guidance 
relating to patient experience data by an external stakeholder. The 
purpose of this public workshop is to obtain input from stakeholders on 
considerations for development and submission of proposed draft 
guidance relating to patient experience data submitted by an external 
stakeholder, including: (1) Defining the scope of the proposed draft 
guidance, (2) developing the proposed draft guidance, and (3) 
submitting the proposed draft guidance to FDA, including the process 
and format. The Agency is seeking information and comments from a broad 
range of stakeholders, including patients, patient advocates, academic 
and medical researchers, expert practitioners, drug developers, and 
other interested persons. FDA will publish a background document 
outlining the topic areas that will be addressed in the draft guidance 
approximately 2 weeks before the workshop date at the following 
website: https://www.fda.gov/Drugs/NewsEvents/ucm582081.htm.
    After this public workshop, FDA will take into consideration the 
stakeholder input from the workshop and the public docket, and publish 
a draft guidance by the end of fiscal year 2018.

III. Participating in the Public Workshop

    Registration: Interested parties are encouraged to register early. 
To register electronically, please visit https://pfdd-proposeddraftguidance.eventbrite.com. Persons without access to the 
internet can call 240-402-6525 to register. If you are unable to attend 
the public workshop in person, you can register to view a live webcast. 
You will be asked to indicate in your registration if you plan to 
attend in person or via the webcast. Seating will be limited, so early 
registration is recommended. Registration is free and will be on a 
first-come, first-served basis. However, FDA may limit the number of 
participants from each organization based on space limitations. 
Registrants will receive confirmation once they have been accepted. 
Onsite registration on the day of the public workshop will be based on 
space availability. If you need special accommodations because of a 
disability, please contact Meghana Chalasani (see FOR FURTHER 
INFORMATION CONTACT) at least 7 days before the public workshop.
    Open Public Comment: There will be time allotted during the public 
workshop for open public comment. Sign-up for this session will be on a 
first-come, first-serve basis on the day of the public workshop. 
Individuals and organizations with common interests are urged to 
consolidate or coordinate, and request time for a joint presentation. 
No commercial or promotional material will be permitted to be presented 
or distributed at the public workshop.
    Transcripts: As soon as a transcript is available of the public 
workshop, FDA will post it at https://www.fda.gov/Drugs/NewsEvents/ucm582081.htm.

    Dated: December 11, 2017.
Leslie Kux,
Associate Commissioner for Policy.
[FR Doc. 2017-26978 Filed 12-13-17; 8:45 am]
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