[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 188 (Friday, September 29, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 67311-67313]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-21419]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Food and Drug Administration

[Docket No. FDA-2023-N-2781]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; 
Comment Request; Data To Support Drug Product Communications as Used by 
the Food and Drug Administration

AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or Agency) 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 a generic clearance to collect information 
to support communications used by FDA about drug products.

DATES: Either electronic or written comments on the collection of 
information must be submitted by November 28, 2023.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments as follows. Please note that late, 
untimely filed comments will not be considered. The https://www.regulations.gov electronic filing system will accept comments until 
11:59 p.m. Eastern Time at the end of November 28, 2023. Comments 
received by mail/hand delivery/courier (for written/paper submissions) 
will be considered timely if they are received 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

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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-2023-N-2781 for ``Agency Information Collection Activities; 
Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Data To Support Drug Product 
Communications as Used by the Food and Drug Administration.'' 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, 240-402-7500.
     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.govinfo.gov/content/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, 240-402-7500.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: JonnaLynn Capezzuto, Office of 
Operations, Food and Drug Administration, Three White Flint North, 10A-
12M, 11601 Landsdown St., North Bethesda, MD 20852, 301-796-3794, 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the PRA (44 U.S.C. 3501-3521), 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.

Data To Support Drug Product Communications as Used by the Food and 
Drug Administration

OMB Control Number 0910-0695--Extension

    This information collection supports Agency outreach and other 
proactive communication efforts. Evaluating communication messages and 
supporting materials in advance of a communication campaign provides an 
important role in improving FDA communications as they allow for an in-
depth understanding of individuals' knowledge, attitudes, beliefs, 
motivations, feelings, and behaviors. Such evaluations are critical in 
helping FDA develop public health communications that meet the needs 
and desires of its many diverse target audiences.
    We intend to use the following methods with general public health 
consumers and healthcare professionals in our efforts: individual in-
depth interviews, focus group discussions, intercept interviews, self-
administered surveys, gatekeeper surveys, all on a voluntary basis. The 
methods to be used serve the narrowly defined need for direct and 
informal opinion on a specific topic and, as a qualitative and/or 
quantitative research tools, have two major purposes: (1) to obtain 
information that is useful for developing variables and measures for 
formulating the basic objectives of risk communication campaigns and 
(2) to assess the potential effectiveness of messages and materials in 
reaching and successfully communicating with their intended audiences. 
We will use these methods to test and refine our ideas and to help 
develop messages and other communications but will generally conduct 
further research before making important decisions, such as adopting 
new policies and allocating or redirecting significant resources to 
support these policies.
    We will use this qualitative and/or quantitative research to test 
messages about regulated drug products on a

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variety of subjects related to consumer, patient, or healthcare 
professional perceptions and about use of drug products and related 
materials, including but not limited to: (1) direct-to-consumer 
prescription drug promotion; (2) labeling and information about 
prescription and over-the-counter drugs; (3) patient medication guides; 
(4) safety and risk communications; (5) online sale of medical 
products; and (6) consumer and professional education. Annually, we 
project about 75 communication studies using the variety of research 
methods listed in this document. FDA is requesting an extension of 
these burden hours so as not to restrict its ability to gather 
information on public opinion for its regulatory and communications 
programs.
    We estimate the burden of this collection of information as 
follows:

                                                     Table 1--Estimated Annual Reporting Burden \1\
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                                                                  Number of
                   Activity                       Number of     responses per   Total annual          Average burden per response           Total hours
                                                 respondents     respondent       responses
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Interviews/Surveys...........................          45,000               1          45,000  0.75 (45 minutes)........................          33,750
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\1\ There are no capital costs or operating and maintenance costs associated with this collection of information.

    Our estimated burden for the information collection has changed 
since the last OMB approval. We attribute this change to screening more 
potential participants to obtain the very specialized and hard-to-
recruit populations often needed for these studies, e.g., vulnerable 
populations, and patients taking or users of a specific drug or type of 
drug, such as opioids and other controlled substances, biosimilars, 
etc.

    Dated: September 26, 2023.
Lauren K. Roth,
Associate Commissioner for Policy.
[FR Doc. 2023-21419 Filed 9-28-23; 8:45 am]
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