80_FR_18917 80 FR 18850 - Center for Devices and Radiological Health: Experiential Learning Program

80 FR 18850 - Center for Devices and Radiological Health: Experiential Learning Program

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Food and Drug Administration

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 67 (April 8, 2015)

Page Range18850-18852
FR Document2015-08017

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Center for Devices and Radiological Health (CDRH or Center) is announcing the 2015 Experiential Learning Program (ELP). This training component is intended to provide CDRH staff with an opportunity to understand the policies, laboratory practices, and challenges faced in broader disciplines that impact the device development life cycle. The purpose of this document is to invite medical device industry, academia, and health care facilities to apply to participate in this formal training program for FDA's medical device review staff, or to contact CDRH for more information regarding the ELP.

Federal Register, Volume 80 Issue 67 (Wednesday, April 8, 2015)
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 67 (Wednesday, April 8, 2015)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2015-08017]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Food and Drug Administration

[Docket No. FDA-2015-N-0986]


Center for Devices and Radiological Health: Experiential Learning 
Program

AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Center for Devices and 
Radiological Health (CDRH or Center) is announcing the 2015 
Experiential Learning Program (ELP). This training component is 
intended to provide CDRH staff with an opportunity to understand the 
policies, laboratory practices, and challenges faced in broader 
disciplines that impact the device development life cycle. The purpose 
of this document is to invite medical device industry, academia, and 
health care facilities to apply to participate in this formal training 
program for FDA's medical device review staff, or to contact CDRH for 
more information regarding the ELP.

DATES: Submit either an electronic or written request for participation 
in the ELP by May 8, 2015. The proposal should include a description of 
your facility relative to focus areas described in tables 1or 2). 
Please include the Area of Interest (see tables 1or 2) that the site 
visit will demonstrate to CDRH staff, a contact person, site visit 
location(s), length of site visit, proposed dates, and maximum number 
of CDRH staff that can be accommodated during a site visit. Proposals 
submitted without this minimum information will not be considered. In 
addition, please include an agenda outlining the proposed training for 
the site visit. A sample request and agenda are available on the ELP 
Web site at http://www.fda.gov/downloads/ScienceResearch/ScienceCareerOpportunities/UCM392988.pdf and http://www.fda.gov/scienceresearch/sciencecareeropportunities/ucm380676.htm.

ADDRESSES: Submit either electronic requests to http://www.regulations.gov or written requests to the Division of Dockets 
Management (HFA-305), Food and Drug Administration, 5630 Fishers Lane, 
Rm. 1061, Rockville, MD 20852. Identify proposals with the docket 
number found in brackets in the heading of this document.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Latonya Powell, Center for Devices and 
Radiological Health, Food and Drug Administration, 10903 New Hampshire 
Ave., Bldg. 32, Rm. 5232, Silver Spring, MD 20993-0002, 301-796-6965, 
FAX: 301-827-3079, Latonya.powell@fda.hhs.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background

    CDRH is responsible for ensuring the safety and effectiveness of 
medical devices marketed in the United States. Furthermore, CDRH 
assures that patients and providers have timely and continued access to 
high-quality, safe, and effective medical devices. In support of this 
mission, the Center launched various training and development 
initiatives to enhance performance of its staff involved in regulatory 
review and in the premarket review process. One of these initiatives, 
the ELP Pilot, was launched in 2012 and fully implemented on April 2, 
2013 (78 FR 19711). CDRH is committed to advancing regulatory science; 
providing industry with predictable, consistent, transparent, and 
efficient regulatory pathways; and helping to ensure consumer 
confidence in medical devices marketed in the United States and 
throughout the world. The ELP is intended to provide CDRH staff with an 
opportunity to understand the policies, laboratory practices, and 
challenges faced in broader disciplines that impact the device 
development life cycle. This is a collaborative effort to enhance 
communication and facilitate the premarket review process. Furthermore, 
CDRH is committed to understanding current industry practices, 
innovative technologies, regulatory impacts, and regulatory needs.
    These formal training visits are not intended for FDA to inspect, 
assess, judge, or perform a regulatory function (e.g., compliance 
inspection), but rather, they are an opportunity to provide CDRH review 
staff a better understanding of the products they review. Through this 
notice, CDRH is formally requesting participation from companies, 
academia, and clinical facilities, including those that have previously 
participated in the ELP or other FDA site visit programs.

II. ELP

A. ELP Training Component

    In this training program, groups of CDRH staff will observe 
operations at research, manufacturing, academia, and health care 
facilities. The focus areas and specific areas of interest for visits 
may include the following:

         Table 1--Areas of Interest--Medical Devices/Technology
------------------------------------------------------------------------
            Focus area                   Specific areas of interest
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Failure analysis of orthopedic      Methods for retrieval and
 devices.                            preservation of failed implants for
                                     analysis; understanding how
                                     retrieved implants may be analyzed;
                                     methods for identifying failure
                                     modes; understanding how analysis
                                     of failed implants influences
                                     device design modifications.
Radiologic analysis of orthopedic   Methods of radiologic analysis and
 devices.                            associated data analyses;
                                     radiologic imaging core
                                     laboratories.
Automated external defibrillators   Manufacturing process; incoming
 (AEDs).                             component inspection; design
                                     verification testing; human factors
                                     testing; returned product testing
                                     (as available).
Diagnostic imaging catheters for    Manufacturing process; design
 cardiovascular diseases.            verification testing; returned
                                     product testing (as available);
                                     ultrasound, optical coherence
                                     tomography (OCT), and near infrared
                                     spectroscopy (NIS) catheters.
Endovascular grafts for treatment   Physician-sponsored clinical
 of aortic aneurysms.                studies; observation of
                                     endovascular grafting surgical
                                     procedure; surgical planning
                                     process; factors that influence
                                     device modifications (e.g., patient
                                     anatomy, patient pathology).
Animal models for evaluation of     Models of traumatic injury and
 hemostatic devices.                 severe hemorrhage; limitations of
                                     the model; understanding the
                                     relevance of the data generated
                                     from these models in evaluating
                                     hemostatic devices.
Hyaluronic acid in dermal tissue    Manufacturing process; source
 fillers.                            materials; performance testing
                                     (e.g., material characterization,
                                     biocompatibility, residence time).
Minimally invasive glaucoma         Observation of a MIGS procedure;
 surgery (MIGS) devices.             surgical planning; surgical
                                     challenges.

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Neurointerventional devices.......  Stents, flow-diverters, mesh balls,
                                     coils, and other related devices;
                                     observation of surgical procedures;
                                     understanding of clinical decision
                                     making for relevant patient
                                     populations; manufacturing;
                                     performance testing.
Implantable functional electrical   Observation of implantation
 stimulation devices.                procedure; surgical challenges.
Male condoms......................  Manufacturing process; lot release
                                     testing (e.g., airburst, water
                                     leak, dimensional analysis).
Solid organ preservation devices..  Observation of organ preservation
                                     procedures; pulsatile perfusion
                                     (for either cold storage or
                                     normothermia).
Infusion pumps....................  Manufacturing process; device design
                                     considerations; patch pumps;
                                     insulin pumps; implantable infusion
                                     pumps; implantable ports.
Bone grafting materials for dental  Manufacturing process; sourcing
 applications.                       process; viral inactivation
                                     testing; animal testing.
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Table 2--Areas of Interest--In Vitro Diagnostic and Radiological Devices/
                               Technology
------------------------------------------------------------------------
            Focus area                   Specific areas of interest
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Manufacturing of glucose test       Observation of the manufacturing and
 strips and meters.                  in-process and finished device
                                     testing of glucose monitoring
                                     devices.
Manufacturing of continuous         Observation of the manufacturing and
 glucose monitoring systems and      in-process and finished device
 insulin pumps.                      testing of glucose monitors and
                                     insulin pumps.
Manufacturing of chemistry devices  Observation of the manufacturing and
                                     in-process and finished device
                                     testing of point of care chemistry
                                     cassettes/cartridges/strips for
                                     smaller chemistry analyzers used in
                                     clinical and point of care
                                     settings.
Manufacturing of chemistry          Observation of the manufacturing and
 reagent, controls and calibrators.  in-process and finished device
                                     testing of chemistry reagents,
                                     calibrators, and controls for
                                     common chemistry analytes used in a
                                     clinical laboratory setting.
Manufacturing of urine test strips  Manufacturing and observation of in
 and readers.                        process or finished device testing
                                     for urine test strips and meters in
                                     clinical laboratory and point of
                                     care testing settings.
Manufacturing and development of    Observation of manufacturing, in-
 IHC (immunohistochemistry)          process testing, and/or finished
 devices.                            device testing of IHC devices (used
                                     in the diagnostic evaluation of
                                     cancer, classification of tumors,
                                     or companion diagnostic testing).
Manufacturing and development of    Observation of the manufacturing, in-
 ISH (in situ hybridization)         process testing, or finished device
 devices.                            testing of colorimetric in situ
                                     hybridization (CISH) and/or
                                     fluorescent in situ hybridization
                                     (FISH) assays used in identifying
                                     specific nucleic acid sequences
                                     within tissue sections (for
                                     diagnostic and/or treatment
                                     decisions).
Manufacturing and development of    Observation of NGS sequencing
 NGS (next gen sequencing)           platforms, bioinformatic analysis
 platforms and devices.              of the resulting sequence
                                     information, and types of
                                     interpretative software for
                                     potential clinical purposes.
Manufacturing, development and      Observation of the manufacturing, in-
 observation of CTC (circulating     process testing, or finished device
 tumor cells) devices.               testing of CTC devices that assess
                                     the prognosis of patients with
                                     metastatic breast, colorectal, or
                                     prostate cancer (manufacturing site
                                     or research site or clinical
                                     setting).
Manufacturing, development and/or   Observe the manufacturing,
 observation of clinical mass        development and/or demonstration of
 spectrometers and high              clinical mass spectrometers and
 performance liquid chromatography   HPLC as part of laboratory workflow
 (HPLC) devices.                     including sample preparation,
                                     equipment usage, and data analysis.
Manufacturing, development and      Manufacturing, research, and
 research of flow cytometry          development of in-process testing,
 devices and components.             or finished device testing of
                                     cytometry analyzers and
                                     accompanying components.
Manufacturing of immunoassays for   Manufacturing and development of in-
 autoimmune diseases.                process testing, or finished device
                                     testing, for diagnostic evaluation
                                     and research.
Manufacturing and development of    Manufacturing and development of in-
 coagulation--point of care          process or finished device testing
 devices.                            for point of care devices such as
                                     Prothrombin Time and International
                                     Normalized Ratio (PT/INR) meters.
Manufacturing and product           Manufacturing of global hemostasis
 development of global hemostasis    testing for anti-coagulants and
 testing devices.                    anti-platelet drugs for new
                                     molecular targets to assess the
                                     level of drug-induced inhibition
                                     for qualitative and quantitative
                                     evaluation.
Manufacturing and product           Manufacturing and development of
 development of direct               assays, controls, and calibrators
 anticoagulants assays/controls/     for the detection of direct
 calibrators.                        anticoagulants.
Observation of testing of           Visit a sequencing center where
 sequencing technologies in large    various sequencing methods are used
 sequencing centers.                 for different applications other
                                     than in vitro diagnostic devices
                                     (IVD) manufacturing.
Manufacturing, and product          Visit a manufacturer of IVD designed
 evaluation of IVDs using next       for sequencing of microorganisms
 generation sequencing (NGS)         for identification purposes.
 technology.
Clinical applications-NGS in        Visit a clinical laboratory that
 practice.                           uses NGS as a diagnostic/screening
                                     tool.
Antimicrobial susceptibility        Visit to a manufacturer of
 testing (AST).                      antimicrobial susceptibility test
                                     platforms intended for use in
                                     clinical laboratory settings.

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Antimicrobial susceptibility        Visit to a clinical laboratory that
 testing (AST).                      employs various AST methodologies
                                     for identification of antibiotic
                                     resistance.
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B. Site Selection

    CDRH will be responsible for CDRH staff travel expenses associated 
with the site visits. CDRH will not provide funds to support the 
training provided by the site to this ELP. Selection of potential 
facilities will be based on CDRH's priorities for staff training and 
resources available to fund this program. In addition to logistical and 
other resource factors, all sites must have a successful compliance 
record with FDA or another Agency with which FDA has a memorandum of 
understanding. If a site visit involves a visit to a separate physical 
location of another firm under contract with the site, that firm must 
agree to participate in the ELP and must also have a satisfactory 
compliance history.

III. Request for Participation

    Submit proposals for participation with the docket number found in 
the brackets in the heading of this document. Received requests may be 
seen in the Division of Dockets Management (see ADDRESSES) between 9 
a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday through Friday.

    Dated: April 2, 2015.
Leslie Kux,
Associate Commissioner for Policy.
[FR Doc. 2015-08017 Filed 4-7-15; 8:45 am]
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                                                    Leroy A. Richardson,                                    contact person, site visit location(s),                performance of its staff involved in
                                                    Chief, Information Collection Review Office,            length of site visit, proposed dates, and              regulatory review and in the premarket
                                                    Office of Scientific Integrity, Office of the           maximum number of CDRH staff that                      review process. One of these initiatives,
                                                    Associate Director for Science, Office of the           can be accommodated during a site                      the ELP Pilot, was launched in 2012 and
                                                    Director, Centers for Disease Control and               visit. Proposals submitted without this                fully implemented on April 2, 2013 (78
                                                    Prevention.
                                                                                                            minimum information will not be                        FR 19711). CDRH is committed to
                                                    [FR Doc. 2015–08028 Filed 4–7–15; 8:45 am]
                                                                                                            considered. In addition, please include                advancing regulatory science; providing
                                                    BILLING CODE 4163–18–P                                  an agenda outlining the proposed                       industry with predictable, consistent,
                                                                                                            training for the site visit. A sample                  transparent, and efficient regulatory
                                                                                                            request and agenda are available on the                pathways; and helping to ensure
                                                    DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
                                                                                                            ELP Web site at http://www.fda.gov/                    consumer confidence in medical
                                                    HUMAN SERVICES
                                                                                                            downloads/ScienceResearch/                             devices marketed in the United States
                                                    Food and Drug Administration                            ScienceCareerOpportunities/                            and throughout the world. The ELP is
                                                                                                            UCM392988.pdf and http://                              intended to provide CDRH staff with an
                                                    [Docket No. FDA–2015–N–0986]                            www.fda.gov/scienceresearch/                           opportunity to understand the policies,
                                                                                                            sciencecareeropportunities/                            laboratory practices, and challenges
                                                    Center for Devices and Radiological
                                                                                                            ucm380676.htm.                                         faced in broader disciplines that impact
                                                    Health: Experiential Learning Program
                                                                                                            ADDRESSES:   Submit either electronic                  the device development life cycle. This
                                                    AGENCY:    Food and Drug Administration,                requests to http://www.regulations.gov                 is a collaborative effort to enhance
                                                    HHS.                                                    or written requests to the Division of                 communication and facilitate the
                                                    ACTION:   Notice.                                       Dockets Management (HFA–305), Food                     premarket review process. Furthermore,
                                                                                                            and Drug Administration, 5630 Fishers                  CDRH is committed to understanding
                                                    SUMMARY:    The Food and Drug                                                                                  current industry practices, innovative
                                                    Administration (FDA), Center for                        Lane, Rm. 1061, Rockville, MD 20852.
                                                                                                            Identify proposals with the docket                     technologies, regulatory impacts, and
                                                    Devices and Radiological Health (CDRH                                                                          regulatory needs.
                                                    or Center) is announcing the 2015                       number found in brackets in the
                                                                                                            heading of this document.                                 These formal training visits are not
                                                    Experiential Learning Program (ELP).
                                                                                                            FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:                       intended for FDA to inspect, assess,
                                                    This training component is intended to
                                                                                                            Latonya Powell, Center for Devices and                 judge, or perform a regulatory function
                                                    provide CDRH staff with an opportunity
                                                                                                            Radiological Health, Food and Drug                     (e.g., compliance inspection), but rather,
                                                    to understand the policies, laboratory
                                                                                                            Administration, 10903 New Hampshire                    they are an opportunity to provide
                                                    practices, and challenges faced in
                                                                                                            Ave., Bldg. 32, Rm. 5232, Silver Spring,               CDRH review staff a better
                                                    broader disciplines that impact the
                                                                                                            MD 20993–0002, 301–796–6965, FAX:                      understanding of the products they
                                                    device development life cycle. The
                                                                                                            301–827–3079, Latonya.powell@                          review. Through this notice, CDRH is
                                                    purpose of this document is to invite
                                                                                                            fda.hhs.gov.                                           formally requesting participation from
                                                    medical device industry, academia, and
                                                                                                                                                                   companies, academia, and clinical
                                                    health care facilities to apply to                      SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:                             facilities, including those that have
                                                    participate in this formal training
                                                                                                            I. Background                                          previously participated in the ELP or
                                                    program for FDA’s medical device
                                                                                                                                                                   other FDA site visit programs.
                                                    review staff, or to contact CDRH for                      CDRH is responsible for ensuring the
                                                    more information regarding the ELP.                     safety and effectiveness of medical                    II. ELP
                                                    DATES: Submit either an electronic or                   devices marketed in the United States.                 A. ELP Training Component
                                                    written request for participation in the                Furthermore, CDRH assures that
                                                    ELP by May 8, 2015. The proposal                        patients and providers have timely and                   In this training program, groups of
                                                    should include a description of your                    continued access to high-quality, safe,                CDRH staff will observe operations at
                                                    facility relative to focus areas described              and effective medical devices. In                      research, manufacturing, academia, and
                                                    in tables 1or 2). Please include the Area               support of this mission, the Center                    health care facilities. The focus areas
                                                    of Interest (see tables 1or 2) that the site            launched various training and                          and specific areas of interest for visits
                                                    visit will demonstrate to CDRH staff, a                 development initiatives to enhance                     may include the following:

                                                                                           TABLE 1—AREAS OF INTEREST—MEDICAL DEVICES/TECHNOLOGY
                                                                 Focus area                                                                    Specific areas of interest

                                                    Failure analysis of orthopedic de-          Methods for retrieval and preservation of failed implants for analysis; understanding how retrieved implants
                                                      vices.                                     may be analyzed; methods for identifying failure modes; understanding how analysis of failed implants
                                                                                                 influences device design modifications.
                                                    Radiologic analysis of orthopedic           Methods of radiologic analysis and associated data analyses; radiologic imaging core laboratories.
                                                      devices.
                                                    Automated external defibrillators           Manufacturing process; incoming component inspection; design verification testing; human factors testing;
                                                      (AEDs).                                     returned product testing (as available).
                                                    Diagnostic imaging catheters for            Manufacturing process; design verification testing; returned product testing (as available); ultrasound, opti-
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                                                      cardiovascular diseases.                    cal coherence tomography (OCT), and near infrared spectroscopy (NIS) catheters.
                                                    Endovascular grafts for treatment of        Physician-sponsored clinical studies; observation of endovascular grafting surgical procedure; surgical
                                                      aortic aneurysms.                           planning process; factors that influence device modifications (e.g., patient anatomy, patient pathology).
                                                    Animal models for evaluation of he-         Models of traumatic injury and severe hemorrhage; limitations of the model; understanding the relevance
                                                      mostatic devices.                           of the data generated from these models in evaluating hemostatic devices.
                                                    Hyaluronic acid in dermal tissue            Manufacturing process; source materials; performance testing (e.g., material characterization, biocompat-
                                                      fillers.                                    ibility, residence time).
                                                    Minimally invasive glaucoma sur-            Observation of a MIGS procedure; surgical planning; surgical challenges.
                                                      gery (MIGS) devices.



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                                                                                      TABLE 1—AREAS OF INTEREST—MEDICAL DEVICES/TECHNOLOGY—Continued
                                                                    Focus area                                                                     Specific areas of interest

                                                    Neurointerventional devices ............          Stents, flow-diverters, mesh balls, coils, and other related devices; observation of surgical procedures; un-
                                                                                                        derstanding of clinical decision making for relevant patient populations; manufacturing; performance test-
                                                                                                        ing.
                                                    Implantable functional electrical                 Observation of implantation procedure; surgical challenges.
                                                      stimulation devices.
                                                    Male condoms .................................    Manufacturing process; lot release testing (e.g., airburst, water leak, dimensional analysis).
                                                    Solid organ preservation devices ...              Observation of organ preservation procedures; pulsatile perfusion (for either cold storage or
                                                                                                       normothermia).
                                                    Infusion pumps ................................   Manufacturing process; device design considerations; patch pumps; insulin pumps; implantable infusion
                                                                                                       pumps; implantable ports.
                                                    Bone grafting materials for dental                Manufacturing process; sourcing process; viral inactivation testing; animal testing.
                                                      applications.


                                                                      TABLE 2—AREAS OF INTEREST—IN VITRO DIAGNOSTIC AND RADIOLOGICAL DEVICES/TECHNOLOGY
                                                                    Focus area                                                                     Specific areas of interest

                                                    Manufacturing of glucose test strips              Observation of the manufacturing and in-process and finished device testing of glucose monitoring de-
                                                     and meters.                                       vices.
                                                    Manufacturing of continuous glu-                  Observation of the manufacturing and in-process and finished device testing of glucose monitors and insu-
                                                     cose monitoring systems and in-                   lin pumps.
                                                     sulin pumps.
                                                    Manufacturing of chemistry devices                Observation of the manufacturing and in-process and finished device testing of point of care chemistry
                                                                                                       cassettes/cartridges/strips for smaller chemistry analyzers used in clinical and point of care settings.
                                                    Manufacturing of chemistry reagent,               Observation of the manufacturing and in-process and finished device testing of chemistry reagents, cali-
                                                      controls and calibrators.                        brators, and controls for common chemistry analytes used in a clinical laboratory setting.
                                                    Manufacturing of urine test strips                Manufacturing and observation of in process or finished device testing for urine test strips and meters in
                                                      and readers.                                     clinical laboratory and point of care testing settings.
                                                    Manufacturing and development of                  Observation of manufacturing, in-process testing, and/or finished device testing of IHC devices (used in the
                                                      IHC (immunohistochemistry) de-                   diagnostic evaluation of cancer, classification of tumors, or companion diagnostic testing).
                                                      vices.
                                                    Manufacturing and development of Observation of the manufacturing, in-process testing, or finished device testing of colorimetric in situ hy-
                                                      ISH (in situ hybridization) devices. bridization (CISH) and/or fluorescent in situ hybridization (FISH) assays used in identifying specific nu-
                                                                                           cleic acid sequences within tissue sections (for diagnostic and/or treatment decisions).
                                                    Manufacturing and development of Observation of NGS sequencing platforms, bioinformatic analysis of the resulting sequence information,
                                                      NGS (next gen sequencing) plat-      and types of interpretative software for potential clinical purposes.
                                                      forms and devices.
                                                    Manufacturing, development and Observation of the manufacturing, in-process testing, or finished device testing of CTC devices that assess
                                                      observation of CTC (circulating      the prognosis of patients with metastatic breast, colorectal, or prostate cancer (manufacturing site or re-
                                                      tumor cells) devices.                search site or clinical setting).
                                                    Manufacturing, development and/or Observe the manufacturing, development and/or demonstration of clinical mass spectrometers and HPLC
                                                      observation of clinical mass         as part of laboratory workflow including sample preparation, equipment usage, and data analysis.
                                                      spectrometers and high perform-
                                                      ance     liquid    chromatography
                                                      (HPLC) devices.
                                                    Manufacturing, development and Manufacturing, research, and development of in-process testing, or finished device testing of cytometry
                                                      research of flow cytometry de-       analyzers and accompanying components.
                                                      vices and components.
                                                    Manufacturing of immunoassays for Manufacturing and development of in-process testing, or finished device testing, for diagnostic evaluation
                                                      autoimmune diseases.                 and research.
                                                    Manufacturing and development of Manufacturing and development of in-process or finished device testing for point of care devices such as
                                                      coagulation—point of care de-        Prothrombin Time and International Normalized Ratio (PT/INR) meters.
                                                      vices.
                                                    Manufacturing and product devel- Manufacturing of global hemostasis testing for anti-coagulants and anti-platelet drugs for new molecular
                                                      opment of global hemostasis          targets to assess the level of drug-induced inhibition for qualitative and quantitative evaluation.
                                                      testing devices.
                                                    Manufacturing and product devel- Manufacturing and development of assays, controls, and calibrators for the detection of direct
                                                      opment of direct anticoagulants      anticoagulants.
                                                      assays/controls/calibrators.
                                                    Observation of testing of sequenc- Visit a sequencing center where various sequencing methods are used for different applications other than
                                                      ing technologies in large se-        in vitro diagnostic devices (IVD) manufacturing.
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                                                      quencing centers.
                                                    Manufacturing, and product evalua- Visit a manufacturer of IVD designed for sequencing of microorganisms for identification purposes.
                                                      tion of IVDs using next genera-
                                                      tion sequencing (NGS) tech-
                                                      nology.
                                                    Clinical applications-NGS in prac- Visit a clinical laboratory that uses NGS as a diagnostic/screening tool.
                                                      tice.
                                                    Antimicrobial susceptibility testing Visit to a manufacturer of antimicrobial susceptibility test platforms intended for use in clinical laboratory
                                                      (AST).                               settings.



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                                                           TABLE 2—AREAS OF INTEREST—IN VITRO DIAGNOSTIC AND RADIOLOGICAL DEVICES/TECHNOLOGY—Continued
                                                                 Focus area                                                                    Specific areas of interest

                                                    Antimicrobial susceptibility testing        Visit to a clinical laboratory that employs various AST methodologies for identification of antibiotic resist-
                                                      (AST).                                      ance.



                                                    B. Site Selection                                       Scientific Report of the 2015 Dietary                     Dated: March 24, 2015.
                                                       CDRH will be responsible for CDRH                    Guidelines Advisory Committee                          Don Wright,
                                                    staff travel expenses associated with the               (Advisory Report) and to solicit written               Deputy Assistant Secretary for Health, Office
                                                    site visits. CDRH will not provide funds                comments on the Advisory Report                        of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion,
                                                                                                            (among other things). In the notice dated              Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health,
                                                    to support the training provided by the
                                                                                                                                                                   U.S. Department of Health and Human
                                                    site to this ELP. Selection of potential                February 23, 2015, it was announced
                                                                                                                                                                   Services.
                                                    facilities will be based on CDRH’s                      that the due date for providing
                                                                                                                                                                      Dated: March 24, 2015.
                                                    priorities for staff training and resources             comments was April 8, 2015. This
                                                    available to fund this program. In                                                                             Angela Tagtow,
                                                                                                            notice is to announce the extension of
                                                    addition to logistical and other resource                                                                      Executive Director, Center for Nutrition Policy
                                                                                                            the solicitation period to allow for
                                                    factors, all sites must have a successful                                                                      and Promotion, U.S. Department of
                                                                                                            additional time for written comments to                Agriculture.
                                                    compliance record with FDA or another                   be submitted for consideration.
                                                    Agency with which FDA has a                                                                                       Dated: March 23, 2015.
                                                    memorandum of understanding. If a site                  DATES: The comment period is extended                  Steven R. Shafer,
                                                    visit involves a visit to a separate                    and thus will end at 11:59 p.m., E.D.T.                Associate Administrator, Agricultural
                                                    physical location of another firm under                 on May 8, 2015.                                        Research Service, U.S. Department of
                                                                                                                                                                   Agriculture.
                                                    contract with the site, that firm must                  ADDRESSES:  The Advisory Report is
                                                    agree to participate in the ELP and must                                                                       [FR Doc. 2015–08049 Filed 4–7–15; 8:45 am]
                                                                                                            available on the Internet at
                                                    also have a satisfactory compliance                     www.DietaryGuidelines.gov. Written
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                                                    history.
                                                                                                            public comments on the Advisory
                                                    III. Request for Participation                          Report can be submitted and/or viewed                  DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
                                                       Submit proposals for participation                   at www.DietaryGuidelines.gov using the                 HUMAN SERVICES
                                                    with the docket number found in the                     ‘‘Submit Comments’’ and ‘‘Read
                                                    brackets in the heading of this                         Comments’’ links, respectively.                        National Institutes of Health
                                                    document. Received requests may be                      FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:                       Office of the Director, Office of Science
                                                    seen in the Division of Dockets                         Designated Federal Officer (DFO), 2015                 Policy, Office of Biotechnology
                                                    Management (see ADDRESSES) between 9                    DGAC, Richard D. Olson, M.D., M.P.H.;                  Activities; Notice of Meeting
                                                    a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday through
                                                                                                            Office of Disease Prevention and Health                  Pursuant to section 10(a) of the
                                                    Friday.
                                                                                                            Promotion, OASH/HHS; 1101 Wootton                      Federal Advisory Committee Act, as
                                                      Dated: April 2, 2015.                                 Parkway, Suite LL100 Tower Building;                   amended (5 U.S.C. App.), notice is
                                                    Leslie Kux,                                             Rockville, MD 20852: Telephone: (240)                  hereby given of the meeting of the
                                                    Associate Commissioner for Policy.                      453–8280; Fax: (240) 453–8281;                         National Science Advisory Board for
                                                    [FR Doc. 2015–08017 Filed 4–7–15; 8:45 am]              Alternate DFO, 2015 DGAC, Kellie                       Biosecurity (NSABB).
                                                    BILLING CODE 4164–01–P                                  (O’Connell) Casavale, Ph.D., R.D.,
                                                                                                                                                                     Name of Committee: National Science
                                                                                                            Nutrition Advisor; Office of Disease                   Advisory Board for Biosecurity.
                                                                                                            Prevention and Health Promotion,                         Date: May 5, 2015.
                                                    DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND                                OASH/HHS; 1101 Wootton Parkway,                          Time: 8:30 a.m.—3:30 p.m. Eastern.
                                                    HUMAN SERVICES                                          Suite LL100 Tower Building; Rockville,                   Agenda: Presentations and discussions
                                                                                                            MD 20852: Telephone: (240) 453–8280;                   regarding: (1) NSABB’s proposed framework
                                                    DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE                                                                                      for guiding risk and benefit assessments of
                                                                                                            Fax: (240) 453–8281; Lead USDA Co-
                                                                                                                                                                   gain-of-function (GOF) studies involving
                                                    Solicitation of Written Comments on                     Executive Secretary, Colette I. Rihane,                pathogens with pandemic potential; (2)
                                                    the Scientific Report of the 2015                       M.S., R.D., Director, Office of Nutrition              overview of conducting the risk and benefit
                                                    Dietary Guidelines Advisory                             Guidance and Analysis, Center for                      assessments; (3) planning for future NSABB
                                                    Committee; Extension of Comment                         Nutrition Policy and Promotion, USDA;                  deliberations on the GOF issue; and (4) other
                                                    Period                                                  3101 Park Center Drive, Room 1034;                     business of the Board.
                                                                                                                                                                     Place: National Institutes of Health, 9000
                                                    AGENCY:  Office of the Assistant                        Alexandria, VA 22302; Telephone: (703)
                                                                                                                                                                   Rockville Pike, Building 31, 6th Floor
                                                    Secretary for Health, Office of the                     305–7600; Fax: (703) 305–3300; and/or                  Conference 10, Bethesda, Maryland 20892.
                                                    Secretary, Department of Health and                     USDA Co-Executive Secretary, Shanthy                     Contact Person: Carolyn Mosby, NSABB
                                                    Human Services; and Food, Nutrition                     A. Bowman, Ph.D., Nutritionist, Food                   Program Assistant, NIH Office of
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                                                    and Consumer Services and Research,                     Surveys Research Group, Beltsville
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                                                                                                                                                                   (301) 435–5504, carolyn.mosby@nih.gov.
                                                    Department of Agriculture.                              Agricultural Research Service, USDA;
                                                                                                                                                                     Under authority 42 U.S.C. 217a, Section
                                                    ACTION: Notice.                                         10300 Baltimore Avenue, BARC-West                      222 of the Public Health Service Act, as
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                                                    SUMMARY:  A notice was published in the                 20705–2350; Telephone: (301) 504–                      Human Services established the National
                                                    Federal Register on Monday, February                    0619.                                                  Science Advisory Board for Biosecurity
                                                    23, 2015, Vol. 80, No. 35, pages 9465–                                                                         (NSABB) to provide advice regarding federal
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DatesSubmit either an electronic or written request for participation in the ELP by May 8, 2015. The proposal should include a description of your facility relative to focus areas described in tables 1or 2). Please include the Area of Interest (see tables 1or 2) that the site visit will demonstrate to CDRH staff, a contact person, site visit location(s), length of site visit, proposed dates, and maximum number of CDRH staff that can be accommodated during a site visit. Proposals submitted without this minimum information will not be considered. In addition, please include an agenda outlining the proposed training for the site visit. A sample request and agenda are available on the ELP Web site at http://www.fda.gov/downloads/ScienceResearch/ ScienceCareerOpportunities/UCM392988.pdf and http://www.fda.gov/ scienceresearch/sciencecareeropportunities/ucm380676.htm.
ContactLatonya Powell, Center for Devices and Radiological Health, Food and Drug Administration, 10903 New Hampshire Ave., Bldg. 32, Rm. 5232, Silver Spring, MD 20993-0002, 301-796-6965, FAX: 301-827-3079, [email protected]
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