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regions: The European Union, Japan, 

and the United States. The six ICH 

sponsors are the European Commission; 

the European Federation of 

Pharmaceutical Industries Associations; 

the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labour, 

and Welfare; the Japanese 

Pharmaceutical Manufacturers 

Association; the Centers for Drug 

Evaluation and Research and Biologics 

Evaluation and Research, FDA; and the 

Pharmaceutical Research and 

Manufacturers of America. The ICH 

Secretariat, which coordinates the 

preparation of documentation, is 

provided by the International 

Federation of Pharmaceutical 

Manufacturers Associations (IFPMA). 

The ICH Steering Committee includes 

representatives from each of the ICH 

sponsors and the IFPMA, as well as 

observers from the World Health 

Organization, Health Canada, and the 

European Free Trade Area. 

In the Federal Register of September 

3, 2008 (73 FR 51491), FDA published 

a notice announcing the availability of 

a draft guidance entitled ‘‘M3(R2) 

Nonclinical Safety Studies for the 

Conduct of Human Clinical Trials and 

Marketing Authorization for 

Pharmaceuticals.’’ The notice gave 

interested persons an opportunity to 

submit comments by October 20, 2008. 

After consideration of the comments 

received and revisions to the guidance, 

a final draft of the guidance was 

submitted to the ICH Steering 

Committee and endorsed by the three 

participating regulatory agencies in June 

2009. 

Guidance is provided on the various 

nonclinical studies recommended to 

support conduct of clinical trials and 

marketing. The guidance further 

harmonizes the recommendations in a 

number of areas and includes a new 

section on exploratory clinical trials. 

The recommendations should promote 

safe and ethical development and 

availability of new pharmaceuticals. 

The guidance reflects revisions made 

in response to comments received on 

the draft guidance. The revisions 

include more detailed discussions of 

some types of nonclinical studies and 

editorial changes to provide further 

clarification in a number of areas. 

This guidance is being issued 

consistent with FDA’s good guidance 

practices regulation (21 CFR 10.115). 

The guidance represents the agency’s 

current thinking on this topic. It does 

not create or confer any rights for or on 

any person and does not operate to bind 

FDA or the public. An alternative 

approach may be used if such approach 

satisfies the requirements of the 

applicable statutes and regulations. 

II. Comments 

Interested persons may submit to the 

Division of Dockets Management (see 

ADDRESSES) electronic or written 

comments on the guidance. Submit a 

single copy of electronic comments or 

two paper copies of any mailed 

comments, except that individuals may 

submit one paper copy. Comments are 

to be identified with the docket number 

found in brackets in the heading of this 

document. Received comments may be 

seen in the Division of Dockets 

Management between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m., 

Monday through Friday. 

III. Electronic Access 

Persons with access to the Internet 

may obtain the document at http:// 

www.regulations.gov, http:// 

www.fda.gov/Drugs/Guidance

ComplianceRegulatoryInformation/ 

Guidances/default.htm, or http:// 

www.fda.gov/BiologicsBloodVaccines/ 

GuidanceComplianceRegulatory

Information/Guidances/default.htm. 

Dated: January 15, 2010. 

David Dorsey, 

Acting Deputy Commissioner for Policy, 

Planning and Budget. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

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National Institutes of Health 

National Institute of Allergy and 

Infectious Diseases; Notice of Closed 

Meetings 

Pursuant to section 10(d) of the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act, as 

amended (5 U.S.C. App.), notice is 

hereby given of the following meetings. 

The meetings will be closed to the 

public in accordance with the 

provisions set forth in sections 

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as amended. The grant applications and 

the discussions could disclose 

confidential trade secrets or commercial 

property such as patentable material, 

and personal information concerning 

individuals associated with the grant 

applications, the disclosure of which 

would constitute a clearly unwarranted 

invasion of personal privacy. 

Name of Committee: Microbiology, 

Infectious Diseases and AIDS Initial Review 

Group; Microbiology and Infectious Diseases 

B Subcommittee. 

Date: February 11–12, 2010. 

Time: 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. 

Agenda: To review and evaluate grant 

applications. 

Place: Holiday Inn Chevy Chase, 5520 

Wisconsin Avenue, Chevy Chase, MD 20815. 

Contact Person: Gary S. Madonna, PhD, 

Scientific Review Officer, Scientific Review 

Program, Division of Extramural Activities, 

NIAID, National Institutes of Health, 6700B 

Rockledge Drive, MSC 7616, Bethesda, MD 

20892, 301–496–3528, gm12w@nih.gov. 

Name of Committee: National Institute of 

Allergy and Infectious Diseases Special 

Emphasis Panel; NIAID Clinical Trial 

Planning (R34) Grants and Implementation 

(U01) Cooperative Agreements. 

Date: February 12, 2010. 

Time: 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. 

Agenda: To review and evaluate grant 

applications. 

Place: Crowne Plaza Hotel—Silver Spring, 

8777 Georgia Avenue, Silver Spring, MD 

20910. 

Contact Person: B. Duane Price, PhD, 

Scientific Review Officer, Scientific Review 

Program, HHS/NIH/NIAID/DEA, Room 3139, 

6700B Rockledge Drive, MSC 7616, Bethesda, 

MD 20892, (301) 451–2592, 

pricebd@niaid.nih.gov. 

(Catalogue of Federal Domestic Assistance 

Program Nos. 93.855, Allergy, Immunology, 

and Transplantation Research; 93.856, 

Microbiology and Infectious Diseases 

Research, National Institutes of Health, HHS) 

Dated: January 14, 2010. 

Jennifer Spaeth, 

Director, Office of Federal Advisory 

Committee Policy. 

[FR Doc. 2010–1050 Filed 1–20–10; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

National Institutes of Health 

National Institute of Diabetes and 

Digestive and Kidney Diseases; Notice 

of Closed Meetings 

Pursuant to section 10(d) of the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act, as 

amended (5 U.S.C. App.), notice is 

hereby given of the following meetings. 

The meetings will be closed to the 

public in accordance with the 

provisions set forth in sections 

552b(c)(4) and 552b(c)(6), Title 5 U.S.C., 

as amended. The grant applications and 

the discussions could disclose 

confidential trade secrets or commercial 

property such as patentable material, 

and personal information concerning 

individuals associated with the grant 

applications, the disclosure of which 

would constitute a clearly unwarranted 

invasion of personal privacy. 

Name of Committee: National Institute of 

Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases 

Special Emphasis Panel, NIDDK KUHFellowship Review. 

Date: February 19, 2010. 

Time: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. 


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