83_FR_55586 83 FR 55372 - Unique Device Identification: Policy Regarding Compliance Dates for Class I and Unclassified Devices and Certain Devices Requiring Direct Marking; Immediately in Effect Guidance for Industry and Food and Drug Administration Staff; Availability

83 FR 55372 - Unique Device Identification: Policy Regarding Compliance Dates for Class I and Unclassified Devices and Certain Devices Requiring Direct Marking; Immediately in Effect Guidance for Industry and Food and Drug Administration Staff; Availability

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Food and Drug Administration

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 214 (November 5, 2018)

Page Range55372-55374
FR Document2018-24177

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or Agency) is announcing the availability of a guidance entitled ``Unique Device Identification: Policy Regarding Compliance Dates for Class I and Unclassified Devices and Certain Devices Requiring Direct Marking; Immediately in Effect Guidance for Industry and Food and Drug Administration Staff.'' This guidance describes FDA's intention with respect to the enforcement of unique device identification requirements for class I and unclassified devices, other than implantable, life-sustaining, or life-supporting (I/LS/LS) devices. FDA does not intend to enforce standard date formatting, labeling, and Global Unique Device Identification Database (GUDID) data submission requirements for these devices before September 24, 2020. In addition, FDA does not intend to enforce direct mark requirements for these devices before September 24, 2022. This guidance also describes FDA's direct mark compliance policy for class III, LS/ LS, and class II devices that are nonsterile, manufactured and labeled prior to their applicable direct mark compliance date, and remain in inventory, as well as for class I and unclassified devices that are nonsterile, manufactured and labeled prior to September 24, 2022, and remain in inventory. FDA does not intend to enforce the direct mark requirements for these devices when the device's unique device identifier (UDI) can be derived from other information directly marked on the device. The guidance document is immediately in effect, but it remains subject to comment in accordance with the Agency's good guidance practices.

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Food and Drug Administration

[Docket No. FDA-2017-D-6841]


Unique Device Identification: Policy Regarding Compliance Dates 
for Class I and Unclassified Devices and Certain Devices Requiring 
Direct Marking; Immediately in Effect Guidance for Industry and Food 
and Drug Administration Staff; Availability

AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS.

ACTION: Notice of availability.

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SUMMARY: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or Agency) is announcing 
the availability of a guidance entitled ``Unique Device Identification: 
Policy Regarding Compliance Dates for Class I and Unclassified Devices 
and Certain Devices Requiring Direct Marking; Immediately in Effect 
Guidance for Industry and Food and Drug Administration Staff.'' This 
guidance describes FDA's intention with respect to the enforcement of 
unique device identification requirements for class I and unclassified 
devices, other than implantable, life-sustaining, or life-supporting 
(I/LS/LS) devices. FDA does not intend to enforce standard date 
formatting, labeling, and Global Unique Device Identification Database 
(GUDID) data submission requirements for these devices before September 
24, 2020. In addition, FDA does not intend to enforce direct mark 
requirements for these devices before September 24, 2022. This guidance 
also describes FDA's direct mark compliance policy for class III, LS/
LS, and class II devices that are nonsterile, manufactured and labeled 
prior to their applicable direct mark compliance date, and remain in 
inventory, as well as for class I and unclassified devices that are 
nonsterile, manufactured and labeled prior to September 24, 2022, and 
remain in inventory. FDA does not intend to enforce the direct mark 
requirements for these devices when the device's unique device 
identifier (UDI) can be derived from other information directly marked 
on the device. The guidance document is immediately in effect, but it 
remains subject to comment in accordance with the Agency's good 
guidance practices.

DATES: The announcement of the guidance is published in the Federal 
Register on November 5, 2018.

ADDRESSES: You may submit either electronic or written comments on 
Agency guidances 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-2017-D-6841 for ``Unique Device Identification: Policy Regarding 
Compliance Dates for Class I and Unclassified Devices and Certain 
Devices Requiring Direct Marking; Immediately in Effect Guidance for 
Industry and Food and Drug Administration Staff.'' 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.
     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.thefederalregister.org/fdsys/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://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.
    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 guidance document entitled 
``Unique Device Identification: Policy Regarding Compliance Dates for 
Class I and Unclassified Devices and Certain Devices Requiring Direct 
Marking; Immediately in Effect Guidance for Industry and Food and Drug 
Administration Staff'' to the Office of the Center Director, Guidance 
and Policy Development, Center for Devices and Radiological Health, 
Food and Drug Administration, 10903 New Hampshire Ave. Bldg. 66, Rm. 
5431, Silver Spring, MD 20993-0002. Send one self-addressed adhesive 
label to assist that office in processing your request.

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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 
    For Center for Devices and Radiological Health-regulated devices: 
Christina Savisaar, UDI Regulatory Policy Support, 10903 New Hampshire 
Ave., Bldg. 66, Rm. 3319, 301-796-5995, email: 
[email protected].
    For Center of Biologics Evaluation and Research-regulated devices: 
Stephen Ripley, Office of Communication, Outreach, and Development, 
Food and Drug Administration, 10903 New Hampshire Ave., Bldg. 71, Rm. 
7301, Silver Spring, MD 20993-0002, 240-402-7911, or call 1-800-835-
4709 or 240-402-8010.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background

    FDA is announcing the availability of a guidance entitled ``Unique 
Device Identification: Policy Regarding Compliance Dates for Class I 
and Unclassified Devices and Certain Devices Requiring Direct Marking; 
Immediately in Effect Guidance for Industry and Food and Drug 
Administration Staff.'' On September 24, 2013, FDA published a final 
rule establishing a unique device identification system designed to 
adequately identify devices through distribution and use (the UDI 
Rule). Phased implementation of the regulatory requirements set forth 
in that final rule is based on a series of established compliance dates 
based primarily on device classification, which range from September 
24, 2014, to September 24, 2020.
    The UDI Rule requires a device to bear a unique device identifier 
on its label and packages unless an exception or alternative applies 
(see 21 CFR 801.20), and special labeling requirements apply to stand-
alone software regulated as a device (21 CFR 801.50). The UDI Rule also 
requires that data pertaining to the key characteristics of each device 
required to bear a UDI be submitted to FDA's GUDID (21 CFR 830.300). In 
addition, the final rule added 21 CFR 801.18, which requires certain 
dates on device labels to be in a standard format. For devices that: 
(1) Must bear UDIs on their labels and (2) are intended to be used more 
than once and reprocessed between uses, 21 CFR 801.45 requires the 
devices to be directly marked with a UDI. Compliance dates for 
labeling, GUDID data submission, standard date format, and direct 
marking requirements can be found in 78 FR 58786 at 58815 to 58816.
    This guidance describes FDA's intention with regard to enforcement 
of labeling, standard date formatting, GUDID data submission, and 
direct marking for class I and unclassified devices, other than I/LS/LS 
devices. This guidance also describes FDA's intention with regard to 
direct mark requirements for class III, LS/LS, and class II devices 
that are nonsterile, manufactured and labeled prior to their applicable 
direct mark compliance date, and remain in inventory, as well as FDA's 
intention with regard to direct mark requirements for class I and 
unclassified devices that are nonsterile, manufactured and labeled 
prior to September 24, 2022, and remain in inventory.
    FDA considered comments received on the guidance that appeared in 
the Federal Register on January 16, 2018 (83 FR 2057). FDA revised the 
guidance as appropriate in response to the comments. This guidance 
supersedes the January 2018 guidance of the same name, ``Unique Device 
Identification: Policy Regarding Compliance Dates for Class I and 
Unclassified Devices; Immediately in Effect Guidance for Industry and 
Food and Drug Administration Staff.''
    This guidance is being implemented without prior public comment 
because the Agency has determined that prior public participation is 
not feasible or appropriate (Sec.  10.115(g)(2) (21 CFR 10.115(g)(2))). 
FDA has determined that this guidance document presents a less 
burdensome policy that is consistent with public health. Although this 
guidance is immediately in effect, FDA will consider all comments 
received and revise the guidance document as appropriate.

II. Significance of Guidance

    This guidance is being issued consistent with FDA's good guidance 
practices regulation (Sec.  10.115). The guidance represents the 
current thinking of FDA on ``Unique Device Identification: Policy 
Regarding Compliance Dates for Class I and Unclassified Devices and 
Certain Devices Requiring Direct Marking.'' 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. This guidance is not subject to 
Executive Order 12866.

III. Electronic Access

    Persons interested in obtaining a copy of the 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/MedicalDevices/DeviceRegulationandGuidance/GuidanceDocuments/default.htm. This 
guidance document is also available at https://www.regulations.gov or 
https://www.fda.gov/BiologicsBloodVaccines/GuidanceComplianceRegulatoryInformation/default.htm. Persons unable to 
download an electronic copy of ``Unique Device Identification: Policy 
Regarding Compliance Dates for Class I and Unclassified Devices and 
Certain Devices Requiring Direct Marking; Immediately in Effect 
Guidance for Industry and Food and Drug Administration Staff'' may send 
an email request to [email protected] to receive an electronic 
copy of the document. Please use the document number 17029 to identify 
the guidance you are requesting.

IV. Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995

    This guidance refers to previously approved collections of 
information. These collections of information are subject to review by 
the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) under the Paperwork Reduction 
Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501-3520). The collections of information in 
the following FDA regulations have been approved by OMB as listed in 
the following table:

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                                                                                                    OMB control
                  21 CFR part                                         Topic                             No.
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801 subpart B and 830.........................  Unique Device Identification....................       0910-0720
820...........................................  Current Good Manufacturing Practice (CGMP);            0910-0073
                                                 Quality System (QS) Regulation.
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    Dated: October 31, 2018.
Leslie Kux,
Associate Commissioner for Policy.
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     DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND                                Electronic Submissions                                comments only as a written/paper
     HUMAN SERVICES                                            Submit electronic comments in the                   submission. You should submit two
                                                             following way:                                        copies total. One copy will include the
     Food and Drug Administration                                                                                  information you claim to be confidential
                                                               • Federal eRulemaking Portal:
     [Docket No. FDA–2017–D–6841]                            https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the               with a heading or cover note that states
                                                             instructions for submitting comments.                 ‘‘THIS DOCUMENT CONTAINS
     Unique Device Identification: Policy                    Comments submitted electronically,                    CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION.’’ The
     Regarding Compliance Dates for Class                    including attachments, to https://                    Agency will review this copy, including
     I and Unclassified Devices and Certain                  www.regulations.gov will be posted to                 the claimed confidential information, in
     Devices Requiring Direct Marking;                                                                             its consideration of comments. The
                                                             the docket unchanged. Because your
     Immediately in Effect Guidance for                                                                            second copy, which will have the
                                                             comment will be made public, you are
     Industry and Food and Drug                                                                                    claimed confidential information
                                                             solely responsible for ensuring that your
     Administration Staff; Availability                                                                            redacted/blacked out, will be available
                                                             comment does not include any
                                                                                                                   for public viewing and posted on
     AGENCY:    Food and Drug Administration,                confidential information that you or a
                                                                                                                   https://www.regulations.gov. Submit
     HHS.                                                    third party may not wish to be posted,
                                                                                                                   both copies to the Dockets Management
     ACTION:   Notice of availability.                       such as medical information, your or
                                                                                                                   Staff. If you do not wish your name and
                                                             anyone else’s Social Security number, or
                                                                                                                   contact information to be made publicly
     SUMMARY:    The Food and Drug                           confidential business information, such
                                                                                                                   available, you can provide this
     Administration (FDA or Agency) is                       as a manufacturing process. Please note               information on the cover sheet and not
     announcing the availability of a                        that if you include your name, contact                in the body of your comments and you
     guidance entitled ‘‘Unique Device                       information, or other information that                must identify this information as
     Identification: Policy Regarding                        identifies you in the body of your                    ‘‘confidential.’’ Any information marked
     Compliance Dates for Class I and                        comments, that information will be                    as ‘‘confidential’’ will not be disclosed
     Unclassified Devices and Certain                        posted on https://www.regulations.gov.                except in accordance with 21 CFR 10.20
     Devices Requiring Direct Marking;                         • If you want to submit a comment                   and other applicable disclosure law. For
     Immediately in Effect Guidance for                      with confidential information that you                more information about FDA’s posting
     Industry and Food and Drug                              do not wish to be made available to the               of comments to public dockets, see 80
     Administration Staff.’’ This guidance                   public, submit the comment as a                       FR 56469, September 18, 2015, or access
     describes FDA’s intention with respect                  written/paper submission and in the                   the information at: https://www.gpo.gov/
     to the enforcement of unique device                     manner detailed (see ‘‘Written/Paper                  fdsys/pkg/FR-2015-09-18/pdf/2015-
     identification requirements for class I                 Submissions’’ and ‘‘Instructions’’).                  23389.pdf.
     and unclassified devices, other than
                                                             Written/Paper Submissions                                Docket: For access to the docket to
     implantable, life-sustaining, or life-
                                                                                                                   read background documents or the
     supporting (I/LS/LS) devices. FDA does                     Submit written/paper submissions as                electronic and written/paper comments
     not intend to enforce standard date                     follows:                                              received, go to https://
     formatting, labeling, and Global Unique                    • Mail/Hand delivery/Courier (for                  www.regulations.gov and insert the
     Device Identification Database (GUDID)                  written/paper submissions): Dockets                   docket number, found in brackets in the
     data submission requirements for these                  Management Staff (HFA–305), Food and                  heading of this document, into the
     devices before September 24, 2020. In                   Drug Administration, 5630 Fishers                     ‘‘Search’’ box and follow the prompts
     addition, FDA does not intend to                        Lane, Rm. 1061, Rockville, MD 20852.                  and/or go to the Dockets Management
     enforce direct mark requirements for                       • For written/paper comments                       Staff, 5630 Fishers Lane, Rm. 1061,
     these devices before September 24,                      submitted to the Dockets Management                   Rockville, MD 20852.
     2022. This guidance also describes                      Staff, FDA will post your comment, as                    You may submit comments on any
     FDA’s direct mark compliance policy                     well as any attachments, except for                   guidance at any time (see 21 CFR
     for class III, LS/LS, and class II devices              information submitted, marked and                     10.115(g)(5)).
     that are nonsterile, manufactured and                   identified, as confidential, if submitted                An electronic copy of the guidance
     labeled prior to their applicable direct                as detailed in ‘‘Instructions.’’                      document is available for download
     mark compliance date, and remain in                        Instructions: All submissions received             from the internet. See the
     inventory, as well as for class I and                   must include the Docket No. FDA–                      SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section for
     unclassified devices that are nonsterile,               2017–D–6841 for ‘‘Unique Device                       information on electronic access to the
     manufactured and labeled prior to                       Identification: Policy Regarding                      guidance. Submit written requests for a
     September 24, 2022, and remain in                       Compliance Dates for Class I and                      single hard copy of the guidance
     inventory. FDA does not intend to                       Unclassified Devices and Certain                      document entitled ‘‘Unique Device
     enforce the direct mark requirements for                Devices Requiring Direct Marking;                     Identification: Policy Regarding
     these devices when the device’s unique                  Immediately in Effect Guidance for                    Compliance Dates for Class I and
     device identifier (UDI) can be derived                  Industry and Food and Drug                            Unclassified Devices and Certain
     from other information directly marked                  Administration Staff.’’ Received                      Devices Requiring Direct Marking;
     on the device. The guidance document                    comments will be placed in the docket                 Immediately in Effect Guidance for
     is immediately in effect, but it remains                and, except for those submitted as                    Industry and Food and Drug
     subject to comment in accordance with                   ‘‘Confidential Submissions,’’ publicly                Administration Staff’’ to the Office of
     the Agency’s good guidance practices.                   viewable at https://www.regulations.gov               the Center Director, Guidance and
     DATES: The announcement of the                          or at the Dockets Management Staff                    Policy Development, Center for Devices
     guidance is published in the Federal                    between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday                     and Radiological Health, Food and Drug
     Register on November 5, 2018.                           through Friday.                                       Administration, 10903 New Hampshire
     ADDRESSES: You may submit either                           • Confidential Submissions—To                      Ave. Bldg. 66, Rm. 5431, Silver Spring,
     electronic or written comments on                       submit a comment with confidential                    MD 20993–0002. Send one self-
     Agency guidances at any time as                         information that you do not wish to be                addressed adhesive label to assist that
     follows:                                                made publicly available, submit your                  office in processing your request.


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                                          Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 214 / Monday, November 5, 2018 / Notices                                                                                    55373

     FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:                                         are intended to be used more than once                                practices regulation (§ 10.115). The
       For Center for Devices and                                             and reprocessed between uses, 21 CFR                                  guidance represents the current thinking
     Radiological Health-regulated devices:                                   801.45 requires the devices to be                                     of FDA on ‘‘Unique Device
     Christina Savisaar, UDI Regulatory                                       directly marked with a UDI. Compliance                                Identification: Policy Regarding
     Policy Support, 10903 New Hampshire                                      dates for labeling, GUDID data                                        Compliance Dates for Class I and
     Ave., Bldg. 66, Rm. 3319, 301–796–                                       submission, standard date format, and                                 Unclassified Devices and Certain
     5995, email: GUDIDSupport@                                               direct marking requirements can be                                    Devices Requiring Direct Marking.’’ It
     fda.hhs.gov.                                                             found in 78 FR 58786 at 58815 to 58816.                               does not establish any rights for any
       For Center of Biologics Evaluation                                       This guidance describes FDA’s                                       person and is not binding on FDA or the
     and Research-regulated devices:                                          intention with regard to enforcement of                               public. You can use an alternative
     Stephen Ripley, Office of                                                labeling, standard date formatting,                                   approach if it satisfies the requirements
     Communication, Outreach, and                                             GUDID data submission, and direct                                     of the applicable statutes and
     Development, Food and Drug                                               marking for class I and unclassified                                  regulations. This guidance is not subject
     Administration, 10903 New Hampshire                                      devices, other than I/LS/LS devices.                                  to Executive Order 12866.
     Ave., Bldg. 71, Rm. 7301, Silver Spring,                                 This guidance also describes FDA’s
     MD 20993–0002, 240–402–7911, or call                                     intention with regard to direct mark                                  III. Electronic Access
     1–800–835–4709 or 240–402–8010.                                          requirements for class III, LS/LS, and                                   Persons interested in obtaining a copy
     SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:                                               class II devices that are nonsterile,                                 of the guidance may do so by
     I. Background                                                            manufactured and labeled prior to their                               downloading an electronic copy from
                                                                              applicable direct mark compliance date,                               the internet. A search capability for all
        FDA is announcing the availability of                                 and remain in inventory, as well as
     a guidance entitled ‘‘Unique Device                                                                                                            Center for Devices and Radiological
                                                                              FDA’s intention with regard to direct                                 Health guidance documents is available
     Identification: Policy Regarding                                         mark requirements for class I and
     Compliance Dates for Class I and                                                                                                               at https://www.fda.gov/MedicalDevices/
                                                                              unclassified devices that are nonsterile,                             DeviceRegulationandGuidance/
     Unclassified Devices and Certain                                         manufactured and labeled prior to
     Devices Requiring Direct Marking;                                                                                                              GuidanceDocuments/default.htm. This
                                                                              September 24, 2022, and remain in                                     guidance document is also available at
     Immediately in Effect Guidance for                                       inventory.
     Industry and Food and Drug                                                                                                                     https://www.regulations.gov or https://
                                                                                FDA considered comments received
     Administration Staff.’’ On September                                                                                                           www.fda.gov/BiologicsBloodVaccines/
                                                                              on the guidance that appeared in the
     24, 2013, FDA published a final rule                                                                                                           GuidanceCompliance
                                                                              Federal Register on January 16, 2018
     establishing a unique device                                                                                                                   RegulatoryInformation/default.htm.
                                                                              (83 FR 2057). FDA revised the guidance
     identification system designed to                                                                                                              Persons unable to download an
                                                                              as appropriate in response to the
     adequately identify devices through                                                                                                            electronic copy of ‘‘Unique Device
                                                                              comments. This guidance supersedes
     distribution and use (the UDI Rule).                                                                                                           Identification: Policy Regarding
                                                                              the January 2018 guidance of the same
     Phased implementation of the                                                                                                                   Compliance Dates for Class I and
                                                                              name, ‘‘Unique Device Identification:
     regulatory requirements set forth in that                                                                                                      Unclassified Devices and Certain
                                                                              Policy Regarding Compliance Dates for
     final rule is based on a series of                                                                                                             Devices Requiring Direct Marking;
                                                                              Class I and Unclassified Devices;
     established compliance dates based                                                                                                             Immediately in Effect Guidance for
                                                                              Immediately in Effect Guidance for
     primarily on device classification,                                                                                                            Industry and Food and Drug
                                                                              Industry and Food and Drug
     which range from September 24, 2014,                                                                                                           Administration Staff’’ may send an
                                                                              Administration Staff.’’
     to September 24, 2020.                                                                                                                         email request to CDRH-Guidance@
                                                                                This guidance is being implemented
        The UDI Rule requires a device to                                                                                                           fda.hhs.gov to receive an electronic
                                                                              without prior public comment because
     bear a unique device identifier on its                                                                                                         copy of the document. Please use the
                                                                              the Agency has determined that prior
     label and packages unless an exception                                                                                                         document number 17029 to identify the
                                                                              public participation is not feasible or
     or alternative applies (see 21 CFR                                                                                                             guidance you are requesting.
                                                                              appropriate (§ 10.115(g)(2) (21 CFR
     801.20), and special labeling                                            10.115(g)(2))). FDA has determined that                               IV. Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
     requirements apply to stand-alone                                        this guidance document presents a less
     software regulated as a device (21 CFR                                   burdensome policy that is consistent                                    This guidance refers to previously
     801.50). The UDI Rule also requires that                                 with public health. Although this                                     approved collections of information.
     data pertaining to the key characteristics                               guidance is immediately in effect, FDA                                These collections of information are
     of each device required to bear a UDI be                                 will consider all comments received and                               subject to review by the Office of
     submitted to FDA’s GUDID (21 CFR                                         revise the guidance document as                                       Management and Budget (OMB) under
     830.300). In addition, the final rule                                    appropriate.                                                          the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
     added 21 CFR 801.18, which requires                                                                                                            (44 U.S.C. 3501–3520). The collections
     certain dates on device labels to be in                                  II. Significance of Guidance                                          of information in the following FDA
     a standard format. For devices that: (1)                                    This guidance is being issued                                      regulations have been approved by OMB
     Must bear UDIs on their labels and (2)                                   consistent with FDA’s good guidance                                   as listed in the following table:

                                                                                                                                                                                                  OMB control
                   21 CFR part                                                                                          Topic                                                                        No.

     801 subpart B and 830 .............                 Unique Device Identification .........................................................................................................     0910–0720
     820 ............................................    Current Good Manufacturing Practice (CGMP); Quality System (QS) Regulation .....................                                           0910–0073




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       Dated: October 31, 2018.                              Microbiology and Infectious Diseases                  function of the agency, including
     Leslie Kux,                                             Research, National Institutes of Health, HHS)         whether the information will have
     Associate Commissioner for Policy.                        Dated: October 30, 2018.                            practical utility; (2) The accuracy of the
     [FR Doc. 2018–24177 Filed 11–2–18; 8:45 am]             Natasha M. Copeland,                                  agency’s estimate of the burden of the
     BILLING CODE 4164–01–P                                  Program Analyst, Office of Federal Advisory           proposed collection of information,
                                                             Committee Policy.                                     including the validity of the
                                                             [FR Doc. 2018–24102 Filed 11–2–18; 8:45 am]
                                                                                                                   methodology and assumptions used; (3)
     DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND                                                                                      Ways to enhance the quality, utility, and
                                                             BILLING CODE 4140–01–P
     HUMAN SERVICES                                                                                                clarity of the information to be
                                                                                                                   collected; and (4) Ways to minimize the
     National Institutes of Health                           DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND                              burden of the collection of information
                                                             HUMAN SERVICES                                        on those who are to respond, including
     National Institute of Allergy and                                                                             the use of appropriate automated,
     Infectious Diseases; Notice of Closed                   National Institutes of Health                         electronic, mechanical, or other
     Meetings                                                                                                      technological collection techniques or
                                                             Proposed Collection; 60-Day Comment                   other forms of information technology.
       Pursuant to section 10(d) of the
                                                             Request; NIH Office of Intramural                        Proposed Collection Title: NIH Office
     Federal Advisory Committee Act, as                                                                            of Intramural Training & Education—
                                                             Training & Education—Application,
     amended, notice is hereby given of the                                                                        Application, Registration, and Alumni
                                                             Registration, and Alumni Systems,
     following meetings.                                                                                           Systems, 0925–0299, 06/30/2019,
                                                             Office of the Director
       The meetings will be closed to the                                                                          REVISION, Office of Intramural
     public in accordance with the                           AGENCY:    National Institutes of Health,             Training & Education (OITE), Office of
     provisions set forth in sections                        HHS.                                                  Intramural Research (OIR), Office of the
     552b(c)(4) and 552b(c)(6), Title 5 U.S.C.,              ACTION:   Notice.                                     Director (OD), National Institutes of
     as amended. The grant applications and                                                                        Health (NIH).
     the discussions could disclose                          SUMMARY:   In compliance with the                        Need and Use of Information
     confidential trade secrets or commercial                requirement of the Paperwork                          Collection: The Office of Intramural
     property such as patentable material,                   Reduction Act of 1995 to provide                      Training & Education (OITE)
     and personal information concerning                     opportunity for public comment on                     administers a variety of programs and
     individuals associated with the grant                   proposed data collection projects, the                initiatives to recruit pre-college through
     applications, the disclosure of which                   National Institutes of Health Office of               pre-doctoral educational level
     would constitute a clearly unwarranted                  Intramural Training & Education (OITE)                individuals into the National Institutes
     invasion of personal privacy.                           will publish periodic summaries of                    of Health Intramural Research Program
       Name of Committee: National Institute of              propose projects to be submitted to the               (NIH–IRP) to facilitate their
     Allergy and Infectious Diseases Special                 Office of Management and Budget                       development into future biomedical
     Emphasis Panel ‘‘Vaccine Adjuvant                       (OMB) for review and approval.                        scientists. The proposed information
     Discovery Program’’.                                    DATES: Comments regarding this                        collection is necessary in order to
       Date: November 28–29, 2018.                           information collection are best assured               determine the eligibility and quality of
       Time: 12:30 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.                         of having their full effect if received               potential awardees for traineeships in
       Agenda: To review and evaluate contract
                                                             within 60 days of the date of this                    these programs. The applications for
     proposals.
       Place: National Institutes of Health, 5601            publication.                                          admission consideration solicit
     Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 20892,                      FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:     To               information including: Personal
     (Telephone Conference Call).                            obtain a copy of the data collection                  information, ability to meet eligibility
       Contact Person: Geetanjali Bansal, Ph.D.,             plans and instruments, submit                         criteria, contact information, university-
     Scientific Reviewer Officer, Scientific Review
                                                             comments in writing, or request more                  assigned student identification number,
     Program, Division of Extramural Activities,                                                                   training program selection, scientific
     Room 3G49, National Institutes of Health/               information on the proposed project,
                                                             contact: Dr. Patricia Wagner, Program                 discipline interests, educational history,
     NIAID, 5601 Fishers Lane, MSC 9834,                                                                           standardized examination scores,
     Bethesda, MD 20892–9834, (240) 669–5073,                Analyst, Office of Intramural Training &
                                                             Education (OITE), Office of Intramural                reference information, resume
     geetanjali.bansal@nih.gov.
                                                                                                                   components, employment history,
       Name of Committee: National Institute of              Research (OIR), Office of the Director
                                                                                                                   employment interests, dissertation
     Allergy and Infectious Diseases Special                 (OD), National Institutes of Health
                                                                                                                   research details, letters of
     Emphasis Panel NIAID Clinical Trial                     (NIH); 2 Center Drive: Building 2/Room
     Implementation Cooperative Agreement                                                                          recommendation, financial aid history,
                                                             2E06; Bethesda, Maryland 20892 or call
     (U01).                                                                                                        sensitive data, and travel information, as
                                                             non-toll-free number 240–476–3619 or
       Date: November 29, 2018.                                                                                    well as feedback questions about
                                                             Email your request, including your
       Time: 12:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.                                                                               interviews and application submission
                                                             address to: wagnerpa@od.nih.gov.
       Agenda: To review and evaluate grant                                                                        experiences. Sensitive data collected on
     applications.                                           Formal requests for additional plans and
                                                                                                                   the applicants: Race, gender, ethnicity,
       Place: National Institutes of Health, 5601            instruments must be requested in
                                                                                                                   relatives at NIH, and recruitment
     Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 20892,                      writing.
                                                                                                                   method, are made available only to
     (Telephone Conference Call).                            SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:     Section                OITE staff members or in aggregate form
       Contact Person: Kumud K. Singh, Ph.D.,                3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork
     Scientific Review Officer, Scientific Review
                                                                                                                   to select NIH offices and are not used by
     Program, DEA/NIAID/NIH/DHHS, 5601
                                                             Reduction Act of 1995 requires: Written               the admission committees for admission
     Fishers Lane, MSC–9823, Rockville, MD                   comments and/or suggestions from the                  consideration. In addition, information
     20852, 301–761–7830, kumud.singh@                       public and affected agencies are invited              to monitor trainee placement after
     nih.gov.                                                to address one or more of the following               departure from NIH is periodically
     (Catalogue of Federal Domestic Assistance               points: (1) Whether the proposed                      collected.
     Program Nos. 93.855, Allergy, Immunology,               collection of information is necessary                   OMB approval is requested for 3
     and Transplantation Research; 93.856,                   for the proper performance of the                     years. There are no costs to respondents


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