[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 107 (Thursday, June 5, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 23937-23939]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2025-10238]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Food and Drug Administration

[Docket No. FDA-2024-D-1528]


Transfer of a Premarket Notification (510(k)) Clearance--
Questions and Answers; Draft Guidance for Industry and Food and Drug 
Administration Staff; Availability

AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, Department of Health and Human 
Services (HHS).

ACTION: Notice of availability.

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SUMMARY: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or Agency) is announcing 
the availability of the draft guidance entitled ``Transfer of a 
Premarket Notification (510(k)) Clearance--Questions and Answers.'' 
This guidance provides information on the most frequently asked 
questions regarding transfer of ownership from one 510(k) holder to 
another. This draft guidance is not final nor is it for implementation 
at this time.

DATES: Submit either electronic or written comments on the draft 
guidance by August 4, 2025 to ensure that the Agency considers your 
comment on this draft guidance before it begins work on the final 
version of the guidance.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments on any guidance at any time as 
follows:

Electronic Submissions

    Submit electronic comments in the following way:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov. 
Follow the instructions for submitting comments. Comments submitted 
electronically, including attachments, to https://www.regulations.gov 
will be posted to the docket unchanged. Because your comment will be 
made public, you are solely responsible for ensuring that your comment 
does not include any confidential information that you or a third party 
may not wish to be posted, such as medical information, your or anyone 
else's Social Security number, or confidential business information, 
such as a manufacturing process. Please note that if you include your 
name, contact information, or other information that identifies you in 
the body of your comments, that information will be posted on https://www.regulations.gov.
     If you want to submit a comment with confidential 
information that you do not wish to be made available to the public, 
submit the comment as a written/paper submission and in the manner 
detailed (see ``Written/Paper Submissions'' and ``Instructions'').

Written/Paper Submissions

    Submit written/paper submissions as follows:
     Mail/Hand Delivery/Courier (for written/paper 
submissions): Dockets Management Staff (HFA-305), Food and Drug 
Administration, 5630 Fishers Lane, Rm. 1061, Rockville, MD 20852.
     For written/paper comments submitted to the Dockets 
Management Staff, FDA will post your comment, as well as any 
attachments, except for information submitted, marked and identified, 
as confidential, if submitted as detailed in ``Instructions.''
    Instructions: All submissions received must include the Docket No. 
FDA-2024-D-1528 for ``Transfer of a Premarket Notification (510(k)) 
Clearance--Questions and Answers.'' Received comments will be placed in 
the docket and, except for those submitted as ``Confidential 
Submissions,'' publicly viewable at https://www.regulations.gov or at 
the Dockets Management Staff between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday through 
Friday, 240-402-7500.
     Confidential Submissions--To submit a comment with 
confidential information that you do not wish to be made publicly 
available, submit your comments only as a written/paper submission. You 
should submit two copies total. One copy will include the information 
you claim to be confidential with a heading or cover note that states 
``THIS DOCUMENT CONTAINS CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION.'' The Agency will 
review this copy, including the claimed confidential information, in 
its consideration of comments. The second copy, which will have the 
claimed confidential information redacted/blacked out, will be 
available for public viewing and posted on https://www.regulations.gov. 
Submit both copies to the Dockets Management Staff. If you do not wish 
your name and contact information to be made publicly available, you 
can provide this information on the cover sheet and not in the body of 
your comments and you must identify this information as 
``confidential.'' Any information marked as ``confidential'' will not 
be disclosed except in accordance with 21 CFR 10.20 and other 
applicable disclosure law. For more information about FDA's posting of 
comments to public dockets, see 80 FR 56469, September 18, 2015, or 
access the information at: https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2015-09-18/pdf/2015-23389.pdf.
    Docket: For access to the docket to read background documents or 
the electronic and written/paper comments received, go to https://

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www.regulations.gov and insert the docket number, found in brackets in 
the heading of this document, into the ``Search'' box and follow the 
prompts and/or go to the Dockets Management Staff, 5630 Fishers Lane, 
Rm. 1061, Rockville, MD 20852, 240-402-7500.
    You may submit comments on any guidance at any time (see 21 CFR 
10.115(g)(5)).
    An electronic copy of the guidance document is available for 
download from the internet. See the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section 
for information on electronic access to the guidance. Submit written 
requests for a single hard copy of the draft guidance document entitled 
``Transfer of a Premarket Notification (510(k)) Clearance--Questions 
and Answers'' to the Office of Policy, Center for Devices and 
Radiological Health, Food and Drug Administration, 10903 New Hampshire 
Ave., Bldg. 66, Rm. 5441, Silver Spring, MD 20993-0002. Send one self-
addressed adhesive label to assist that office in processing your 
request.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Erica Takai, Center for Devices and 
Radiological Health, Food and Drug Administration, 10903 New Hampshire 
Ave., Bldg. 66, Rm. 5456, Silver Spring, MD 20993-0002, 301-796-6353; 
or Phillip Kurs, Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research, Food and 
Drug Administration, 10903 New Hampshire Ave., Bldg. 71, Rm. 7301, 
Silver Spring, MD 20993, 240-402-7911.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background

    FDA is announcing the availability of a draft document entitled 
``Transfer of a Premarket Notification (510(k)) Clearance--Questions 
and Answers.'' This guidance provides information on the most 
frequently asked questions regarding transfer of ownership from one 
510(k) holder to another. An owner or operator of an establishment who 
is engaged in the manufacture, preparation, propagation, compounding, 
assembly, or processing of a device intended for human use is generally 
required to register the establishment and submit listing information 
for all devices in commercial distribution.\1\ Under section 510(k) of 
the FD&C Act, each person who is required to register their 
establishment must generally submit a 510(k) to FDA at least 90 days 
before proposing to begin the introduction or delivery for introduction 
into interstate commerce for commercial distribution of a device 
intended for human use if the device is being introduced into 
commercial distribution for the first time.\2\ When a 510(k) clearance 
for a specific device is sold or transferred from one person to 
another, the new 510(k) holder must list their device in the FDA 
Unified Registration and Listing System (FURLS)/Device Registration and 
Listing Module (DRLM), an internet-based registration and listing 
system, if engaged in activities requiring listing.\3\ When listing, if 
the device is not significantly changed or modified,\4\ the new 510(k) 
holder must supply the original FDA-assigned premarket submission 
number \5\ unless submitting a new 510(k), in which case the new 510(k) 
holder would supply the new FDA-assigned premarket submission 
number.\6\ The new 510(k) holder must, if not previously entered into 
an operation described in 21 CFR 807.20(a), register within 30 days 
after entering into such an operation and submit device listing 
information, including the FDA-assigned submission number,\7\ at that 
time.\8\ A device manufactured, prepared, propagated, compounded, or 
processed in an establishment that is not duly registered under section 
510, or a device that is not included in a list required by section 
510(j), is misbranded.\9\
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    \1\ 21 CFR 807.20(a); see FD&C Act subsections 510(b), 510(i), 
and 510(j). Any foreign establishment engaged in the manufacture, 
preparation, propagation, compounding, or processing of a device 
that is imported or offered for import into the United States is 
required to register and list in conformance with the procedures in 
21 CFR 807.40, 21 CFR 807.41, and subpart B of 21 CFR part 807. The 
registration requirement does not apply to owners or operators that 
are exempt under section 510(g) of the FD&C Act or subpart D of 21 
CFR part 807.
    \2\ 21 CFR 807.81(a)(2); also see FD&C Act section 513(i). Note 
that a 510(k) is not required for a device for which a premarket 
approval application under section 515 of the FD&C Act, or for which 
a petition to reclassify under section 513(f)(2) of the FD&C Act, is 
pending before FDA, or there is a predetermined change control plan 
(PCCP) cleared under section 515C of the FD&C Act, provided that the 
change is consistent with the PCCP. 21 CFR 807.81(b)(1).
    \3\ 21 CFR 807.25.
    \4\ For discussion about changes or modifications to existing 
devices that could require submission of a new 510(k), see FDA's 
guidance document entitled ``Deciding When to Submit a 510(k) for a 
Change to an Existing Device'' and ``Deciding When to Submit a 
510(k) for a Software Change to an Existing Device.''
    \5\ The new 510(k) holder need not submit a new 510(k) because 
the new 510(k) holder is not proposing ``to begin the introduction 
or delivery for introduction into interstate commerce for commercial 
distribution'' of the device. See 21 CFR 807.81(a) and 42 FR 42523 
(August 23, 1977); see also 21 CFR 807.85(b)(2) (applies to those 
distributors and repackagers who are exempt from submitting a 510(k) 
if it was filed by another person).
    \6\ 21 CFR 807.25(g)(4).
    \7\ 21 CFR 807.25(g)(4).
    \8\ 21 CFR 807.22(a). See 21 CFR 807.22 for other registration 
and listing timing requirements.
    \9\ See FD&C Act section 502(o).
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    This draft guidance is being issued consistent with FDA's good 
guidance practices regulation (21 CFR 10.115). The draft guidance, when 
finalized, will represent the current thinking of FDA on ``Transfer of 
a Premarket Notification (510(k)) Clearance--Questions and Answers.'' 
It does not establish any rights for any person and is not binding on 
FDA or the public. You can use an alternative approach if it satisfies 
the requirements of the applicable statutes and regulations.
    As we develop any final guidance on this topic, FDA will consider 
comments on the applicability of Executive Order 14192, per OMB 
guidance M-25-20, and in particular, on any costs or cost savings.

II. Electronic Access

    Persons interested in obtaining a copy of the draft guidance may do 
so by downloading an electronic copy from the internet. A search 
capability for all Center for Devices and Radiological Health guidance 
documents is available at https://www.fda.gov/medical-devices/device-advice-comprehensive-regulatory-assistance/guidance-documents-medical-devices-and-radiation-emitting-products. This guidance document is also 
available at https://www.regulations.gov, https://www.fda.gov/regulatory-information/search-fda-guidance-documents, or https://www.fda.gov/vaccines-blood-biologics/guidance-compliance-regulatory-information-biologics. Persons unable to download an electronic copy of 
``Transfer of a Premarket Notification (510(k)) Clearance--Questions 
and Answers'' may send an email request to [email protected] to 
receive an electronic copy of the document. Please use the document 
number GUI00001808 and complete title to identify the guidance you are 
requesting.

II. Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995

    While this guidance contains no new collection of information, it 
does refer to previously approved FDA collections of information. The 
previously approved collections of information are subject to review by 
the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) under the Paperwork Reduction 
Act of 1995 (PRA) (44 U.S.C. 3501-3521). The collections of information 
in the following table have been approved by OMB:

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                                                            OMB control
21 CFR part; guidance; or FDA form          Topic               No.
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807, subpart E....................  Premarket                  0910-0120
                                     notification.
807, subparts A through D.........  Medical Device             0910-0625
                                     Registration and
                                     Listing.
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    Dated: May 30, 2025.
Grace R. Graham,
Deputy Commissioner for Policy, Legislation, and International Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2025-10238 Filed 6-4-25; 8:45 am]
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