[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 154 (Wednesday, August 11, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 48699-48705]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-19772]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Food and Drug Administration

[Docket No. FDA-2010-N-0004]
[FDA 225-10-0010]


Memorandum of Understanding Between United States Food and Drug 
Administration and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services

AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is providing notice of 
a memorandum of understanding (MOU) between FDA and the Centers for 
Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), both part of the U.S. Department 
of Health and Human Services. The purpose of the MOU is to promote 
collaboration and enhance knowledge of efficiency by providing for the 
sharing of information and expertise between the Federal partners. The 
goals of the collaboration are to explore ways to further enhance 
information sharing efforts through more efficient and robust inter-
agency activities; promote efficient utilization of tools and expertise 
for product analysis, validation, and risk identification; and build 
infrastructure and processes that meet the common needs for evaluating 
the safety, efficacy, utilization, coverage, payment, and clinical 
benefit of drugs, biologics, and medical devices.

DATES: The agreement became effective June 25, 2010.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: David H. Dorsey, Office of Policy, 
Planning and Budget, Food and Drug Administration, 10903 New Hampshire 
Ave., Bldg. 32, rm. 4222, Silver Spring, MD 20993, 301-796-4800.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In accordance with 21 CFR 20.108(c),

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which states that all written agreements and MOUs between FDA and 
others shall be published in the Federal Register, the agency is 
publishing notice of this MOU.

    Dated: August 4, 2010.
Leslie Kux,
Acting Assistant Commissioner for Policy.
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