[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 241 (Thursday, December 15, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 90857-90858]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-30113]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Food and Drug Administration

[Docket No. FDA-2013-N-0795]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for Office 
of Management and Budget Review; Comment Request; Medical Devices; 
Third-Party Review Under the Food and Drug Administration Modernization 
Act

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 January 
17, 2017.

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 0910-0375. 
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, Three White Flint North, 10A63, 11601 
Landsdown St., North Bethesda, MD 20852, [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.

Medical Devices; Third-Party Review Under the Food and Drug 
Administration Modernization Act--OMB Control Number 0910-0375--
Extension

    Section 210 of the Food and Drug Administration Modernization Act 
(FDAMA) established section 523 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic 
Act (21 U.S.C. 360m), directing FDA to accredit persons in the private 
sector to review certain premarket notifications (510(k)s). 
Participation in this third-party review program by accredited persons 
is entirely voluntary. A third party wishing to participate will submit 
a request for accreditation to FDA. Accredited third-party reviewers 
have the ability to review a manufacturer's 510(k) submission for 
selected devices. After reviewing a submission, the reviewer will 
forward a copy of the 510(k) submission, along with the reviewer's 
documented review and recommendation, to FDA. Third-party reviewers 
should maintain records of their 510(k) reviews and a copy of the 
510(k) for a reasonable period of time, usually a period of 3 years.
    This information collection will allow FDA to continue to implement 
the accredited person review program established by FDAMA and improve 
the efficiency of 510(k) review for low- to moderate-risk devices. 
Respondents to this information collection are businesses or other for-
profit organizations.
    FDA receives an average of one application for accreditation for 
third-party review per year. According to FDA's data, the number of 
510(k)s submitted for third-party review is approximately 260 annually, 
which is 26 annual reviews per each of the 10 accredited reviewers. 
Third-party reviewers are required to keep records of their review of 
each submission.
    In the Federal Register of July 8, 2016 (81 FR 44627), FDA 
published a 60-day notice requesting public comment on the proposed 
collection of information.
    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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Requests for accreditation......               1               1               1              24              24
510(k) reviews conducted by                   10              26             260              40          10,400
 accredited third parties.......
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    Total.......................  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............          10,424
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\1\ There are no capital costs or operating and maintenance costs associated with this collection of
  information.


                                                   Table 2--Estimated Annual Recordkeeping Burden \1\
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                                                                                         Number of                       Average burden
                              Activity                                  Number of       records per      Total annual         per          Total hours
                                                                      recordkeepers     recordkeeper       records       recordkeeping
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510(k) reviews.....................................................              10               26              260               10            2,600
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\1\ There are no capital costs or operating and maintenance costs associated with this collection of information.



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    Dated: December 12, 2016.
Leslie Kux,
Associate Commissioner for Policy.
[FR Doc. 2016-30113 Filed 12-14-16; 8:45 am]
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