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• Confidential Submissions—To 

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made publicly available, submit your 

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submission. You should submit two 

copies total. One copy will include the 

information you claim to be confidential 

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‘‘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 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. 

You may submit comments on any 

guidance at any time (see 21 CFR 

10.115(g)(5)). 

Submit written requests for single 

copies of the draft guidance to the 

Division of Drug Information, Center for 

Drug Evaluation and Research, Food 

and Drug Administration, 10001 New 

Hampshire Ave., Hillandale Building, 

4th Floor, Silver Spring, MD 20993– 

0002. Send one self-addressed adhesive 

label to assist that office in processing 

your requests. See the SUPPLEMENTARY

INFORMATION section for electronic 

access to the draft guidance document. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gail 

Schmerfeld, Office of Generic Drugs, 

Center for Drug Evaluation and 

Research, Food and Drug 

Administration, 10903 New Hampshire 

Ave., Bldg. 1672, Silver Spring, MD 

20993–0002, 301–796–9291. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background 

FDA is announcing the availability of 

a draft guidance for industry entitled 

‘‘ANDAs for Certain Highly Purified 

Synthetic Peptide Drug Products That 

Refer to Listed Drugs of rDNA Origin.’’ 

In general, for FDA to approve an ANDA 

submitted under section 505(j) of the 

FD&C Act, an ANDA applicant must 

demonstrate, among other things, that 

the proposed generic drug has the 

‘‘same’’ active ingredient(s) as and is 

bioequivalent to its reference listed 

drug, and that the methods used in, and 

the facilities and controls used for, the 

manufacture, processing, and packing of 

the proposed generic drug are adequate 

to assure and preserve its identity, 

strength, quality, and purity (sections 

505(j)(2)(A) and (4) (21 U.S.C. 

355(j)(2)(A) and (4)) of the FD&C Act). 

If a person is seeking approval of a 

synthetic peptide drug product 

(specifically glucagon, liraglutide, 

nesiritide, teriparatide, or teduglutide) 

and intends to submit an application 

that refers to a previously approved 

peptide drug product of rDNA origin, if 

the active ingredient in the proposed 

synthetic peptide drug product can be 

shown to be the same as the active 

ingredient in the peptide drug product 

of rDNA origin, whether the application 

should be submitted as an ANDA under 

section 505(j) of the FD&C Act or as a 

new drug application under section 

505(b) of the FD&C Act will depend 

largely on the impurity profile for the 

synthetic peptide drug product as 

compared to the impurity profile for the 

peptide drug product of rDNA origin. 

Differences in impurities, particularly 

peptide-related impurities, may affect 

the safety or effectiveness of a peptide 

drug product. This draft guidance is 

intended to assist potential applicants 

in determining when an application for 

a synthetic peptide drug product that 

refers to a previously approved peptide 

drug product of rDNA origin should be 

submitted as an ANDA rather than an 

NDA. 

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 the submission of ANDAs for certain 

highly purified synthetic peptide drug 

products that refer to listed drugs of 

rDNA origin. 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. This draft guidance is 

not subject to Executive Order 12866. 

II. The Paperwork Reduction Act of 

1995 

This draft guidance refers to 

previously approved collections of 

information that 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 

collection of information required under 

21 CFR part 314 for the submission of 

NDAs and ANDAs is approved under 

OMB control number 0910–0001, and 

the submission of controlled 

correspondence pertaining to ANDAs is 

approved under OMB control number 

0910–0797. 

III. Electronic Access 

Persons with access to the internet 

may obtain the draft guidance at either 

https://www.fda.gov/Drugs/Guidance

ComplianceRegulatoryInformation/

Guidances/default.htm or https://www.

regulations.gov. 

Dated: September 28, 2017. 

Anna K. Abram, 

Deputy Commissioner for Policy, Planning, 

Legislation, and Analysis. 

[FR Doc. 2017–21202 Filed 10–2–17; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Food and Drug Administration 

[Docket No. FDA–2017–N–4918] 

Joint Meeting of the 

Psychopharmacologic Drugs Advisory 

Committee and the Drug Safety and 

Risk Management Advisory 

Committee; Notice of Meeting; 

Establishment of a Public Docket; 

Request for Comments 

AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, 

HHS. 

ACTION: Notice; establishment of a 

public docket; request for comments. 

SUMMARY: The Food and Drug 

Administration (FDA or Agency) 

announces a forthcoming public 

advisory committee meeting of the 

Psychopharmacologic Drugs Advisory 

Committee and the Drug Safety and Risk 

Management Advisory Committee. The 

general function of the committee is to 

provide advice and recommendations to 

the Agency on FDA’s regulatory issues. 

The meeting will be open to the public. 

FDA is establishing a docket for public 

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DATES: The public meeting will be held 

on November 1, 2017, from 8 a.m. to 5 

p.m. 

ADDRESSES: FDA White Oak Campus, 

10903 New Hampshire Ave., Bldg. 31 

Conference Center, the Great Room (Rm. 

1503), Silver Spring, MD 20993–0002. 

Answers to commonly asked questions 

including information regarding special 

accommodations due to a disability, 

visitor parking, and transportation may 

be accessed at: https://www.fda.gov/

AdvisoryCommittees/AboutAdvisory

Committees/ucm408555.htm. 

FDA is establishing a docket for 

public comment on this meeting. The 

docket number is FDA–2017–N–4918. 

The docket will close on October 27, 

2017. Submit either electronic or 

written comments on this public 

meeting by October 27, 2017. Please 

note that late, untimely filed comments 

will not be considered. Electronic 

comments must be submitted on or 

before October 27, 2017. The https://

www.regulations.gov electronic filing 

system will accept comments until 

midnight Eastern Time at the end of 

October 27, 2017. 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. 

Comments received on or before 

October 17, 2017, will be provided to 

the committee. Comments received after 

that date will be taken into 

consideration by the Agency. 

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): 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–4918 for 

‘‘Psychopharmacologic Drugs Advisory 

Committee and the Drug Safety and Risk 

Management Advisory Committee; 

Notice of Meeting; Establishment of a 

Public Docket; Request for Comments.’’ 

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: 

Kalyani Bhatt, Center for Drug 

Evaluation and Research, Food and 

Drug Administration, 10903 New 

Hampshire Ave., Bldg. 31, Rm. 2417, 

Silver Spring, MD 20993–0002, 301– 

796–9001, Fax: 301–847–8533, email: 

kalyani.bhatt@fda.hhs.gov, or FDA 

Advisory Committee Information Line, 

1–800–741–8138 (301–443–0572 in the 

Washington, DC area). A notice in the 

Federal Register about last minute 

modifications that impact a previously 

announced advisory committee meeting 

cannot always be published quickly 

enough to provide timely notice. 

Therefore, you should always check the 

Agency’s Web site at https://www.fda.

gov/AdvisoryCommittees/default.htm 

and scroll down to the appropriate 

advisory committee meeting link, or call 

the advisory committee information line 

to learn about possible modifications 

before coming to the meeting. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Agenda: The committee will discuss 

new drug application (NDA) 210136, 

buprenorphine subcutaneous injection, 

submitted by Braeburn Pharmaceuticals, 

Inc., for treatment of opioid 

dependence. 

FDA intends to make background 

material available to the public no later 

than 2 business days before the meeting. 

If FDA is unable to post the background 

material on its Web site prior to the 

meeting, the background material will 

be made publicly available at the 

location of the advisory committee 

meeting, and the background material 

will be posted on FDA’s Web site after 

the meeting. Background material is 

available at https://www.fda.gov/

AdvisoryCommittees/Calendar/

default.htm. Scroll down to the 

appropriate advisory committee meeting 

link. 

Procedure: Interested persons may 

present data, information, or views, 

orally or in writing, on issues pending 

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the docket (see the ADDRESSES section) 

on or before October 17, 2017, will be 

provided to the committees. Oral 

presentations from the public will be 

scheduled between approximately 1 

p.m. and 2 p.m. Those individuals 

interested in making formal oral 

presentations should notify the contact 

person and submit a brief statement of 

the general nature of the evidence or 

arguments they wish to present, the 

names and addresses of proposed 

participants, and an indication of the 

approximate time requested to make 

their presentation on or before October 

6, 2017. Time allotted for each 

presentation may be limited. If the 

number of registrants requesting to 

speak is greater than can be reasonably 

accommodated during the scheduled 

open public hearing session, FDA may 

conduct a lottery to determine the 

speakers for the scheduled open public 

hearing session. The contact person will 

notify interested persons regarding their 

request to speak by October 10, 2017. 

Persons attending FDA’s advisory 

committee meetings are advised that the 

Agency is not responsible for providing 

access to electrical outlets. 

FDA welcomes the attendance of the 

public at its advisory committee 

meetings and will make every effort to 

accommodate persons with disabilities. 

If you require special accommodations 

due to a disability, please contact 

Kalyani Bhatt at least 7 days in advance 

of the meeting. 

FDA is committed to the orderly 

conduct of its advisory committee 

meetings. Please visit our Web site at 

https://www.fda.gov/Advisory

Committees/AboutAdvisoryCommittees/

ucm111462.htm for procedures on 

public conduct during advisory 

committee meetings. 

Notice of this meeting is given under 

the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 

U.S.C. app. 2). 

Dated: September 27, 2017. 

Anna K. Abram, 

Deputy Commissioner for Policy, Planning, 

Legislation, and Analysis. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Food and Drug Administration 

[Docket No. FDA–2017–D–5139] 

M4 Organization of the Common 

Technical Document for the 

Registration of Pharmaceuticals for 

Human Use; International Council for 

Harmonisation; Guidance for Industry; 

Availability 

AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, 

HHS. 

ACTION: Notice of availability. 

SUMMARY: The Food and Drug 

Administration (FDA or Agency) is 

announcing the availability of a 

guidance for industry (GIF) entitled ‘‘M4 

Organization of the Common Technical 

Document for the Registration of 

Pharmaceuticals for Human Use.’’ The 

guidance was prepared under the 

auspices of the International Council for 

Harmonisation (ICH), formerly the 

International Conference on 

Harmonisation. The guidance updates 

the Quality-related sections of the 

Granularity Document Annex, Module 

2.3 Quality Overall Summary, and 

Module 3 Quality. The guidance is 

intended to provide recommendations 

on the organization of the common 

technical document (CTD)/eCTD and 

replaces the August 2001 FDA guidance 

for industry ‘‘M4: Organization of the 

CTD’’ and the October 2005 FDA 

guidance for industry ‘‘Granularity 

Document Annex to M4: Organization of 

the CTD.’’ 

DATES: The announcement of the 

guidance is published in the Federal 

Register on October 3, 2017. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit either 

electronic or written comments on 

Agency guidances at any time 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): 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–D–5139 for ‘‘M4 Organization of 

the Common Technical Document for 

the Registration of Pharmaceuticals for 

Human Use; International Council for 

Harmonisation; Guidance for Industry; 

Availability.’’ 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 

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 


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