Notice2024-14714
Authorization of Emergency Use of Monkeypox Polymerase Chain Reaction Test Home Collection Kit in Response to an Outbreak of Mpox; Availability
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Published
July 5, 2024
Effective
March 22, 2024
Issuing agencies
Health and Human Services DepartmentFood and Drug Administration
Abstract
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing the issuance of an Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) (the Authorization) under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FD&C Act) in response to an outbreak of Mpox. FDA has issued the Authorization for Labcorp Monkeypox PCR (Polymerase Chain Reaction) Test Home Collection Kit as requested by Laboratory Corporation of America. The Authorization contains, among other things, conditions on the emergency use of the authorized product. The Authorization follows the August 9, 2022, determination by the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) that there is a public health emergency, or a significant potential for a public health emergency, that affects, or has a significant potential to affect, national security or the health and security of U.S. citizens living abroad, and that involves monkeypox virus. On the basis of such determination, the Secretary of HHS declared, on September 7, 2022, that circumstances exist justifying the authorization of emergency use of in vitro diagnostics for detection and/or diagnosis of infection with the monkeypox virus, including in vitro diagnostics that detect and/or diagnose infection with non-variola Orthopoxvirus, pursuant to the FD&C Act, subject to terms of any authorization issued under that section. The Authorization, which includes an explanation of the reasons for issuance, and can be accessed on FDA's website from the link indicated.
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 129 (Friday, July 5, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 55601-55611]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-14714]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Food and Drug Administration
[Docket No. FDA-2024-N-2823]
Authorization of Emergency Use of Monkeypox Polymerase Chain
Reaction Test Home Collection Kit in Response to an Outbreak of Mpox;
Availability
AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing the
issuance of an Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) (the Authorization)
under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FD&C Act) in response
to an outbreak of Mpox. FDA has issued the Authorization for Labcorp
Monkeypox PCR (Polymerase Chain Reaction) Test Home Collection Kit as
requested by Laboratory Corporation of America. The Authorization
contains, among other things, conditions on the emergency use of the
authorized product. The Authorization follows the August 9, 2022,
determination by the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) that
there is a public health emergency, or a significant potential for
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a public health emergency, that affects, or has a significant potential
to affect, national security or the health and security of U.S.
citizens living abroad, and that involves monkeypox virus. On the basis
of such determination, the Secretary of HHS declared, on September 7,
2022, that circumstances exist justifying the authorization of
emergency use of in vitro diagnostics for detection and/or diagnosis of
infection with the monkeypox virus, including in vitro diagnostics that
detect and/or diagnose infection with non-variola Orthopoxvirus,
pursuant to the FD&C Act, subject to terms of any authorization issued
under that section. The Authorization, which includes an explanation of
the reasons for issuance, and can be accessed on FDA's website from the
link indicated.
DATES: The Authorization is effective as of March 22, 2024.
ADDRESSES: Submit written requests for single copies of an EUA to the
Office of Policy, Center for Devices and Radiological Health, Food and
Drug Administration, 10903 New Hampshire Ave., Bldg. 66, Rm. 5431,
Silver Spring, MD 20993-0002. Send one self-addressed adhesive label to
assist that office in processing your request or include a fax number
to which the Authorization may be sent. See the SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION section for electronic access to the Authorization.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kim Sapsford-Medintz, Office of
Product Evaluation and Quality, Center for Devices and Radiological
Health, Food and Drug Administration, 10903 New Hampshire Ave., Bldg.
66, Rm. 3216, Silver Spring, MD 20993-0002, 301-796-0311 (this is not a
toll-free number).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
Section 564 of the FD&C Act (21 U.S.C. 360bbb-3) allows FDA to
strengthen public health protections against biological, chemical,
radiological, or nuclear agent or agents. Among other things, section
564 of the FD&C Act allows FDA to authorize the use of an unapproved
medical product or an unapproved use of an approved medical product in
certain situations. With this EUA authority, FDA can help ensure that
medical countermeasures may be used in emergencies to diagnose, treat,
or prevent serious or life-threatening diseases or conditions caused by
biological, chemical, radiological, or nuclear agent or agents when
there are no adequate, approved, and available alternatives (among
other criteria).
II. Criteria for EUA Authorization
Section 564(b)(1) of the FD&C Act provides that, before an EUA may
be issued, the Secretary of HHS must declare that circumstances exist
justifying the authorization based on one of the following grounds: (1)
a determination by the Secretary of Homeland Security that there is a
domestic emergency, or a significant potential for a domestic
emergency, involving a heightened risk of attack with a biological,
chemical, radiological, or nuclear agent or agents; (2) a determination
by the Secretary of Defense that there is a military emergency, or a
significant potential for a military emergency, involving a heightened
risk to U.S. military forces, including personnel operating under the
authority of title 10 or title 50, U.S. Code, of attack with (A) a
biological, chemical, radiological, or nuclear agent or agents or (B)
an agent or agents that may cause, or are otherwise associated with, an
imminently life-threatening and specific risk to U.S. military forces;
\1\ (3) a determination by the Secretary of HHS that there is a public
health emergency, or a significant potential for a public health
emergency, that affects, or has a significant potential to affect,
national security or the health and security of U.S. citizens living
abroad, and that involves a biological, chemical, radiological, or
nuclear agent or agents, or a disease or condition that may be
attributable to such agent or agents; or (4) the identification of a
material threat by the Secretary of Homeland Security pursuant to
section 319F-2 of the Public Health Service (PHS) Act (42 U.S.C. 247d-
6b) sufficient to affect national security or the health and security
of U.S. citizens living abroad.
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\1\ In the case of a determination by the Secretary of Defense,
the Secretary of HHS shall determine within 45 calendar days of such
determination, whether to make a declaration under section 564(b)(1)
of the FD&C Act, and, if appropriate, shall promptly make such a
declaration.
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Once the Secretary of HHS has declared that circumstances exist
justifying an authorization under section 564 of the FD&C Act, FDA may
authorize the emergency use of a drug, device, or biological product if
the Agency concludes that the statutory criteria are satisfied. Under
section 564(h)(1) of the FD&C Act, FDA is required to publish in the
Federal Register a notice of each authorization, and each termination
or revocation of an authorization, and an explanation of the reasons
for the action. Under section 564(h)(1) of the FD&C Act, revisions to
an authorization shall be made available on FDA's website. Section 564
of the FD&C Act permits FDA to authorize the introduction into
interstate commerce of a drug, device, or biological product intended
for use in an actual or potential emergency when the Secretary of HHS
has declared that circumstances exist justifying the authorization of
emergency use. Products appropriate for emergency use may include
products and uses that are not approved, cleared, or licensed under
sections 505, 510(k), 512, or 515 of the FD&C Act (21 U.S.C. 355,
360(k), 360b, or 360e) or section 351 of the PHS Act (42 U.S.C. 262),
or conditionally approved under section 571 of the FD&C Act (21 U.S.C.
360ccc).
FDA may issue an EUA only if, after consultation with the HHS
Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response, the Director of the
National Institutes of Health, and the Director of the Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention (to the extent feasible and appropriate
given the applicable circumstances), FDA \2\ concludes: (1) that an
agent referred to in a declaration of emergency or threat can cause a
serious or life-threatening disease or condition; (2) that, based on
the totality of scientific evidence available to FDA, including data
from adequate and well-controlled clinical trials, if available, it is
reasonable to believe that (A) the product may be effective in
diagnosing, treating, or preventing (i) such disease or condition or
(ii) a serious or life-threatening disease or condition caused by a
product authorized under section 564, approved or cleared under the
FD&C Act, or licensed under section 351 of the PHS Act, for diagnosing,
treating, or preventing such a disease or condition caused by such an
agent and (B) the known and potential benefits of the product, when
used to diagnose, prevent, or treat such disease or condition, outweigh
the known and potential risks of the product, taking into consideration
the material threat posed by the agent or agents identified in a
declaration under section 564(b)(1)(D) of the FD&C Act, if applicable;
(3) that there is no adequate, approved, and available alternative to
the product for diagnosing, preventing, or treating such disease or
condition; (4) in the case of a determination described in section
564(b)(1)(B)(ii) of the FD&C Act, that the request for emergency use is
made by the Secretary of Defense; and (5) that such other criteria as
may be prescribed by regulation are satisfied.
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\2\ The Secretary of HHS has delegated the authority to issue an
EUA under section 564 of the FD&C Act to the Commissioner of Food
and Drugs.
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No other criteria for issuance have been prescribed by regulation
under section 564(c)(4) of the FD&C Act.
III. The Authorization
The Authorization follows the August 9, 2022, determination by the
Secretary of HHS that there is a public health emergency, or a
significant potential for a public health emergency, that affects, or
has a significant potential to affect, national security or the health
and security of U.S. citizens living abroad, and that involves
monkeypox virus. Notice of the Secretary's determination was provided
in the Federal Register on August 15, 2022 (87 FR 50090). On the basis
of such determination, the Secretary of HHS declared, on September 7,
2022, that circumstances exist justifying the authorization of
emergency use of in vitro diagnostics for detection and/or diagnosis of
infection with the monkeypox virus, including in vitro diagnostics that
detect and/or diagnose infection with non-variola Orthopoxvirus,
pursuant to section 564 of the FD&C Act, subject to the terms of any
authorization issued under that section. Notice of the Secretary's
declaration was provided in the Federal Register on September 13, 2022
(87 FR 56074). On March 22, 2024, having concluded that the criteria
for issuance of the Authorization under section 564(c) of the FD&C Act
are met, FDA issued an EUA to Laboratory Corporation of America, for
the Labcorp Monkeypox PCR Test Home Collection Kit, subject to the
terms of the Authorization. The Authorization, which is included below
in its entirety after section IV of this document (not including the
authorized versions of the fact sheets and other written materials),
provides an explanation of the reasons for issuance, as required by
section 564(h)(1) of the FD&C Act. Any subsequent revision to the
Authorization can be found from FDA's web page at: <a href="https://www.fda.gov/emergency-preparedness-and-response/mcm-legal-regulatory-and-policy-framework/emergency-use-authorization">https://www.fda.gov/emergency-preparedness-and-response/mcm-legal-regulatory-and-policy-framework/emergency-use-authorization</a>.
IV. Electronic Access
An electronic version of this document and the full text of the
Authorization is available at: <a href="https://www.fda.gov/emergency-preparedness-and-response/mcm-legal-regulatory-and-policy-framework/emergency-use-authorization">https://www.fda.gov/emergency-preparedness-and-response/mcm-legal-regulatory-and-policy-framework/emergency-use-authorization</a>.
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Dated: July 1, 2024.
Lauren K. Roth,
Associate Commissioner for Policy.
[FR Doc. 2024-14714 Filed 7-3-24; 8:45 am]
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