[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 24 (Monday, February 6, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 5812-5813]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-2555]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Food and Drug Administration

[Docket No. FDA-2011-N-0672]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for Office 
of Management and Budget Review; Comment Request; Prominent and 
Conspicuous Mark of Manufacturers on Single-Use Devices

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 March 
7, 2012.

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 0910-0577. 
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.

Prominent and Conspicuous Mark of Manufacturers on Single-Use Devices 
(OMB Control Number 0910-0577)--Extension

    Section 502 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FD&C Act) 
(21 U.S.C. 352), among other things, establishes requirements that the 
label or labeling of a medical device must meet so that it is not 
misbranded and subject to regulatory action. Section 301 of the Medical 
Device User Fee and Modernization Act of 2002 (Pub. L. 107-250) amended 
section 502 of the FD&C Act to add section 502(u) to require devices 
(both new and reprocessed) to bear prominently and conspicuously the 
name of the manufacturer, a generally recognized abbreviation of such 
name, or a unique and generally recognized symbol identifying the 
manufacturer. Thus, the name for this information collection activity 
has been changed to more accurately describe the information collection 
content.
    Section 2(c) of the Medical Device User Fee Stabilization Act of 
2005 (Pub. L. 109-43) amends section 502(u) of the FD&C Act by limiting 
the provision to reprocessed single-use devices (SUDs) and the 
manufacturers who reprocess them. Under the amended provision, if the 
original SUD or an attachment to it prominently and conspicuously bears 
the name of the manufacturer, then the reprocessor of the SUD is 
required to identify itself by name, abbreviation, or symbol, in a 
prominent and conspicuous manner on the device or attachment to the 
device. If the original SUD does not prominently and conspicuously bear 
the name of the manufacturer, the manufacturer who reprocesses the SUD 
for reuse may identify itself using a detachable label that is intended 
to be affixed to the patient record.
    The requirements of section 502(u) of the FD&C Act impose a minimal 
burden on industry. This section of the FD&C Act only requires the 
manufacturer, packer, or distributor of a device to include their name 
and address on the labeling of a device. This information is readily 
available to the establishment and easily supplied. From its 
registration and premarket submission database, FDA estimates that 
there are 10 establishments that distribute approximately 1,000 
reprocessed SUDs. Each response is anticipated to take 0.1 hours 
resulting in a total burden to industry of 100 hours.
    In the Federal Register of September 27, 2011 (76 FR 59704), 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:

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                                 Table 1--Estimated Annual Reporting Burden \1\
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                                                     Number of
        FD&C Act section             Number of     responses per   Total annual   Average burden    Total hours
                                    respondents     respondent       responses     per  response
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502(u)..........................              10             100           1,000              .1             100
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\1\ There are no capital costs or operating and maintenance costs associated with this collection of
  information.


    Dated: February 1, 2012.
Leslie Kux,
Acting Assistant Commissioner for Policy.
[FR Doc. 2012-2555 Filed 2-3-12; 8:45 am]
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