[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 223 (Friday, November 18, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 71575-71576]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-29839]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Food and Drug Administration

[Docket No. FDA-2011-N-0492]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for Office 
of Management and Budget Review; Comment Request; Class II Special 
Controls Guidance Document: Labeling for Natural Rubber Latex Condoms

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

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the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (the PRA).

DATES: Fax written comments on the collection of information by 
December 19, 2011.

ADDRESSES: 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) 395-7285, or emailed to [email protected]. All 
comments should be identified with the OMB control number 0910-0633. 
Also include the FDA docket number found in brackets in the heading of 
this document.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Daniel Gittleson, Office of 
Information Management, Food and Drug Administration, 1350 Piccard Dr., 
PI50-400B, Rockville, MD 20850, (301) 796-5156, 
[email protected].

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.

Class II Special Controls Guidance Document: Labeling for Natural 
Rubber Latex Condoms Classified Under 21 CFR 884.5300--(OMB Control 
Number 0910-0633)--Extension

    Under the Medical Device Amendments of 1976 (Pub. L. 94-295), class 
II devices were defined as those devices for which there was 
insufficient information to show that general controls themselves would 
provide a reasonable assurance of safety and effectiveness, but for 
which there was sufficient information to establish performance 
standards to provide such assurance.
    Condoms without spermicidal lubricant containing nonoxynol-9 are 
classified in class II. They were originally classified before the 
enactment of provisions of the Safe Medical Devices Act of 1990 (Pub. 
L. 101-629) that broadened the definition of class II devices and now 
permit FDA to establish special controls beyond performance standards, 
including guidance documents, to help provide reasonable assurance of 
the safety and effectiveness of such devices.
    In December 2000, Congress enacted Public Law 106-554, which among 
other provisions, directed FDA to ``reexamine existing condom labels'' 
and ``determine whether the labels are medically accurate regarding the 
overall effectiveness or lack of effectiveness in preventing sexually 
transmitted diseases * * *.'' In response, FDA recommended labeling 
intended to provide important information for condom users, including 
the extent of protection provided by condoms against various types of 
sexually transmitted diseases.
    Respondents to this collection of information are manufacturers and 
repackagers of male condoms made of natural rubber latex without 
spermicidal lubricant. FDA expects approximately three new 
manufacturers or repackagers to enter the market yearly and 
collectively have a third-party disclosure burden of 1,224 hours. The 
number of respondents and prospective new manufacturers cited in table 
1 of this document are based on FDA's database of premarket 
submissions. The remaining figures were derived from a study performed 
for FDA by Eastern Research Group, Inc., an economic consulting firm, 
to estimate the impact of the 1999 over-the-counter (OTC) human drug 
labeling requirements final rule (64 FR 13254, March 17, 1999). Because 
the packaging requirements for condoms are similar to those of many OTC 
drugs, we believe the burden to design the labeling for OTC drugs is an 
appropriate proxy for the estimated burden to design condom labeling.
    The special controls guidance document also refers to currently 
approved collections of information found in FDA regulations. The 
collections of information under 21 CFR part 807, subpart E, have been 
approved under OMB control number 0910-0120; the collections of 
information under 21 CFR part 820 have been approved under OMB control 
number 0910-0073; and the collections of information in part 801 (21 
CFR part 801) have been approved under OMB control number 0910-0485.
    The collection of information under Sec.  801.437 does not 
constitute a ``collection of information'' under the PRA. Rather, it is 
a ``public disclosure of information originally supplied by the Federal 
Government to the recipient for the purpose of disclosure to the 
public'' (5 CFR 1320.3(c)(2)).
    In the Federal Register of July 8, 2011 (76 FR 40377), FDA 
published a 60-day notice requesting public comment on the proposed 
collection of information. No comments were received.
    FDA estimates the burden of this collection of information as 
follows:

                                               Table 1--Estimated Annual Third-Party Disclosure Burden \1\
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                                                                                         Number of
                           21 CFR section                               Number of     disclosures per    Total annual   Average  burden    Total hours
                                                                       respondents       respondent      disclosures    per  disclosure
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884.5300...........................................................               3               34              102               12            1,224
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\1\ There are no capital costs or operating and maintenance costs associated with this collection of information.


    Dated: November 14, 2011.
Leslie Kux,
Acting Assistant Commissioner for Policy.
[FR Doc. 2011-29839 Filed 11-17-11; 8:45 am]
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