[Federal Register: May 15, 2003 (Volume 68, Number 94)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Food and Drug Administration
[Docket No. 03D-0137]
Medical Devices: Draft Guidance for Industry and FDA; Surgical
Masks--Premarket Notification Submissions; Availability
AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing the
availability of the draft guidance for industry entitled ``Surgical
Masks--Premarket Notification (510(k)) Submissions; Draft Guidance for
Industry and FDA.'' This draft guidance is intended to assist industry
in preparing premarket notification submissions for surgical masks.
This draft guidance is neither final nor is it in effect at this time.
DATES: Submit written or electronic comments on this draft guidance by
June 16, 2003.
ADDRESSES: Submit written requests for single copies on a 3.5''
diskette of the draft guidance entitled ``Surgical Masks--Premarket
Notification (510(k)) Submissions; Draft Guidance for Industry and
FDA'' to the Division of Small Manufacturers, International, and
Consumer Assistance (HFZ-220), Center for Devices and Radiological
Health, Food and Drug Administration, 1350 Piccard Dr., Rockville, MD
20850. Send two self-addressed adhesive labels to assist that office in
processing your request or fax your request to 301-443-8818. See the
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section for information on electronic access
to the draft guidance.
Submit written comments on the draft guidance to the Dockets
Management Branch (HFA-305), Food and Drug Administration, 5630 Fishers
Lane, rm. 1061, Rockville, MD 20852. Submit electronic comments to
http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/leaving.cgi?from=leavingFR.html&log=linklog&to=http://www.fda.gov/dockets/ecomments. Identify comments with the docket
number found in brackets in the heading of this document.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Chiu S. Lin, Center for Devices and
Radiological Health (HFZ-480), Food and Drug Administration, 9200
Corporate Blvd., Rockville, MD 20850, 301-443-8913.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
FDA previously issued on its Web site a draft guidance entitled
``Draft Guidance for Industry and FDA Reviewers on the Content and
Format of Premarket Notification (510(k)) Submissions for Surgical
Mask'' on January 16, 1998; however, no notice of availability was
published in the Federal Register. We are seeking to correct that error
by issuing the draft guidance again for comment with a notice of
availability in the Federal
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Register. FDA will consider the comments received and make every effort
to issue the draft guidance for implementation in a reasonable time
after the comment period has closed.
We have also revised the draft guidance by adding information
concerning industry's option to submit an abbreviated 510(k) and
retitled the guidance for clarity.
II. Significance of Guidance
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 agency's current thinking on surgical
masks. It does not create or confer any rights for or on any person and
does not operate to bind FDA or the public. An alternative approach may
be used if such approach satisfies the requirements of the applicable
statute and regulations.
III. Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
This draft guidance contains information collection provisions that
are subject to review by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB)
under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (the PRA) (44 U.S.C. 3501-
3520). The collections of information addressed in the draft guidance
have been approved by OMB in accordance with the PRA under the
regulations governing premarket notification submissions (21 CFR part
807, subpart E, OMB control number 0910-0120). The labeling provisions
addressed in the draft guidance have been approved by OMB under the PRA
under OMB control number 0910-0485.
IV. Comments
Interested persons may submit to the Dockets Management Branch (see
ADDRESSES) written or electronic comments on the draft guidance. Submit
a single copy of electronic comments to http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/leaving.cgi?from=leavingFR.html&log=linklog&to=http://www.fda.gov/dockets/ecomments.
Submit two paper copies of any mailed comments. Identify
comments with the docket number found in brackets in the heading of
this document. The draft guidance and received comments are available
for public examination in the Dockets Management Branch between 9 a.m.
and 4 p.m., Monday through Friday.
V. Electronic Access
The CDRH Web site may be accessed at http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/leaving.cgi?from=leavingFR.html&log=linklog&to=http://www.fda.gov/cdrh. A
search capability for all CDRH guidance documents are also available on
the Dockets Management Branch Internet site at http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/leaving.cgi?from=leavingFR.html&log=linklog&to=http://www.fda.gov/ohrms/dockets
.
To receive a copy of ``Surgical Masks--Premarket Notification
(510(k)) Submissions; Draft Guidance for Industry and FDA'' by fax,
call the CDRH Facts-On-Demand system at 800-899-0381 or 301-827-0111
from a touch-tone telephone. Press 1 to enter the system. At the second
voice prompt, press 1 to order a document. Enter the document number
(094) followed by the pound sign ([numsign]). Follow the remaining
voice prompts to complete your request.
Persons interested in obtaining a copy of the draft guidance may
also do so by using the Internet. CDRH maintains a site on the Internet
for easy access to information including text, graphics, and files that
may be downloaded to a personal computer with Internet access. Updated
on a regular basis, the CDRH home page includes device safety alerts,
Federal Register reprints, information on premarket submissions
(including lists of approved applications and manufacturers'
addresses), small manufacturer's assistance, information on video
conferencing and electronic submissions, Mammography Matters, and other
device-oriented information.
Dated: May 5, 2003.
Linda S. Kahan,
Deputy Director, Center for Devices and Radiological Health.
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