[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 228 (Tuesday, November 29, 1994)]
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[FR Doc No: 94-29382]


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[Federal Register: November 29, 1994]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
 

Temporary Deferment of Activities Relating to Medical Device 
Submissions

AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing that the 
Office of Device Evaluation (ODE), Center for Devices and Radiological 
Health (CDRH) has completed the move from its former Rockville, MD, 
location to its new location in that same city. FDA is announcing that 
during the period required for the move, from October 7, 1994, through 
October 21, 1994 (14 calendar days), the agency continued to accept 
mail, but did not officially receive premarket notifications, premarket 
approval applications, or investigational device exemption 
applications, nor continue its review of such pending submissions. The 
statutory review periods on pending submissions were suspended during 
this 14-day period needed for the relocation of ODE. The new address 
for submissions to ODE is set forth below.

ADDRESSES: Office of Device Evaluation, Document Mail Center, Center 
for Devices and Radiological Health (HFZ-401), Food and Drug 
Administration, 9200 Corporate Blvd., Rockville, MD 20850. Submit 
written requests for a copy of the exact date adjustments to review 
timeframes to the Division of Small Manufacturers Assistance, Center 
for Devices and Radiological Health (HFZ-220), Food and Drug 
Administration, 1350 Piccard Dr., Rockville, MD 20850, 301-443-6597 
(toll free outside MD: 1-800-638-2041).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joseph M. Sheehan, Center for Devices 
and Radiological Health (HFZ-84), Food and Drug Administration, 2094 
Gaither Rd., Rockville, MD 20850, 301-594-4765, extension 157.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In the Federal Register of October 14, 1994 
(59 FR 52170), FDA announced its intention to defer activities related 
to certain medical device submissions for about 10 days during ODE's 
move from its former Rockville, MD, location to its new location in 
that same city. FDA also announced that it would provide information on 
the exact period during which the activities were temporarily deferred, 
and provide the new address for submissions. The agency deferred its 
actions on new and existing submissions during the period from October 
7, 1994, through October 21, 1994 (14 calendar days). New addresses for 
both the Document Mail Center, where device submissions are to be 
mailed to ODE, and for the Division of Small Manufacturers Assistance, 
where a copy of the exact date adjustments to review timeframes can be 
obtained, are provided earlier in this document under the 
``ADDRESSES''section.

    Dated: November 22, 1994.
William K. Hubbard,
Interim Deputy Commissioner for Policy.
[FR Doc. 94-29382 Filed 11-28-94; 8:45 am]
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