[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 141 (Monday, July 24, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 41816-41817]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-11640]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Food and Drug Administration

[Docket No. 2005N-0123]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for Office 
of Management and Budget Review; Comment Request; Survey of Need for 
Online Medical Device Survey

AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing that a 
proposed collection of information has been submitted to the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) for review and clearance under the 
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.

DATES: Fax written comments on the collection of information by August 
23, 2006.

ADDRESSES:  OMB is still experiencing significant delays in the regular 
mail, including first class and express mail, and messenger deliveries 
are not being accepted. To ensure that comments on the information 
collection are received, OMB recommends that written comments be faxed 
to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, OMB, Attn: FDA 
Desk Officer, FAX: 202-395-6974.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Denver Presley, Office of Management 
Programs (HFA-250), Food and Drug Administration, 5600 Fishers Lane, 
Rockville, MD 20857, 301-827-1472.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In compliance with 44 U.S.C. 3507, FDA has 
submitted the following proposed collection of information to OMB for 
review and clearance.

Survey of Need for Online Medical Device Information

    Executive Order 12862 directs agencies to identify the customers 
who are, or should be, served by the agency, and to survey customers to 
determine the kind and quality of services they want.
    This proposed survey will collect data about the information 
customers want when looking up medical devices on the Internet. It will 
focus on the ways individuals find, use, and rate existing sources of 
online medical device information. FDA will use this data to understand 
more about its customers and to make improvements to its own Web site.
    FDA will administer this survey to individuals who use the Internet 
to look for information about medical devices. The survey will consist 
of three components: A screening tool of 5,000 to identify appropriate 
respondents, an online survey of 500 customers, and a telephone 
followup interview with 50 customers.
    In the Federal Register of April 20, 2005 (70 FR 20573), FDA 
published a 60-day notice requesting public comment on the information 
collection provisions. No comments were received in response to that 
notice.

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    FDA estimates the burden for this collection of information as 
follows:

                                                     Table 1.--Estimated Annual Reporting Burden\1\
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                                                           No. of       Annual Frequency  per     Total Annual         Hours per
           21 CFR (Or FDA Form )               Respondents            Response            Responses           Response           Total Hours
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Screening Tool                                                   5,000                  1                  5,000                0.05              250
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Online Survey                                                      500                  1                    500                0.25              125
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Telephone\2\                                                         -                  -                      -                -                   -
Follow-Up
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Total                                                                                                                                             375
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\1\There are no capital costs or operating and maintenance costs associated with this collection of information.
\2\This was listed in the Federal Register announcement but is no longer required in the survey.


    Dated: July 17, 2006.
Jeffrey Shuren,
Assistant Commissioner for Policy.
[FR Doc. E6-11640 Filed 7-21-06; 8:45 am]
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