[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 74 (Monday, April 18, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 22619-22620]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-08893]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Food and Drug Administration

[Docket No. FDA-2012-N-0427]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for Office 
of Management and Budget Review; Comment Request; Medical Devices; 
Inspection by Accredited Persons Program

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 May 18, 
2016.

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 0910-0510. 
Also include the FDA docket number found in brackets in the heading of 
this document.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: FDA PRA Staff, Office of Operations, 
Food and Drug Administration, 8455 Colesville Rd., COLE-14526, Silver 
Spring, MD 20993-0002, [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.

Inspection by Accredited Persons Program Under the Medical Device User 
Fee and Modernization Act of 2002--OMB Control Number 0910-0510--
Extension

    The Medical Device User Fee and Modernization Act of 2002 (MDUFMA) 
(Pub. L. 107-250) was signed into law on October 26, 2002. Section 201 
of MDUFMA added a new paragraph (g) to section 704 of the Federal, 
Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 374), directing FDA to accredit 
third parties (accredited persons) to conduct inspections of eligible 
manufacturers of class II or class III devices. FDA's guidance document 
entitled ``Implementation of the Inspection by Accredited Persons 
Program Under the Medical Device User Fee and Modernization Act of 
2002;

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Accreditation Criteria'' provides information for those interested in 
participating in this voluntary program.
    In the Federal Register of October 21, 2015 (80 FR 63806), 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 Reporting Burden \1\
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                                                                                         Number of
                              Activity                                  Number of      responses per     Total annual   Average  burden    Total hours
                                                                       respondents       respondent       responses      per  response
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Request for accreditation..........................................               1                1                1               80               80
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\1\ There are no capital costs or operating and maintenance costs associated with this collection of information.


    Dated: April 12, 2016.
Leslie Kux,
Associate Commissioner for Policy.
[FR Doc. 2016-08893 Filed 4-15-16; 8:45 am]
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