Food and Drug Administration Modernization Act of 1997: Modifications to the List of Recognized Standards, Recognition List Number: 016, 64718-64725 [E6-18604]
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[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 213 (Friday, November 3, 2006)] [Notices] [Pages 64718-64725] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: E6-18604] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Food and Drug Administration [Docket No. 2004N-0226] Food and Drug Administration Modernization Act of 1997: Modifications to the List of Recognized Standards, Recognition List Number: 016 AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS. ACTION: Notice. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing a publication containing modifications the agency is making to the list of standards FDA recognizes for use in premarket reviews (FDA recognized consensus standards). This publication, entitled ``Modifications to the List of Recognized Standards, Recognition List Number: 016'' (Recognition List Number: 016), will assist manufacturers who elect to declare conformity with consensus standards to meet certain requirements for medical devices. DATES: Submit written or electronic comments concerning this document at any time. See section VII of this document for the effective date of the recognition of standards announced in this document. ADDRESSES: Submit written requests for single copies of ``Modifications to the List of Recognized Standards, Recognition List Number: 016'' to the Division of Small Manufacturers, International and Consumer Assistance, Center for Devices and Radiological [[Page 64719]] Health (HFZ-220), Food and Drug Administration, 1350 Piccard Dr., Rockville, MD 20850. Send two self-addressed adhesive labels to assist that office in processing your requests, or fax your request to 301- 443-8818. Submit written comments concerning this document, or recommendations for additional standards for recognition, to the contact person (see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT). Submit electronic comments by e-mail: standards@cdrh.fda.gov. This document may also be accessed on FDA's Web site at https://www.fda.gov/cdrh/fedregin.html. See section VI of this document for electronic access to the searchable database for the current list of FDA recognized consensus standards, including Recognition List Number: 016 modifications and other standards related information. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Carol L. Herman, Center for Devices and Radiological Health (HFZ-84), Food and Drug Administration, 12720 Twinbrook Pkwy., Rockville, MD 20857, 301-827-0021. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. Background Section 204 of the Food and Drug Administration Modernization Act of 1997 (FDAMA) (Public Law 105-115) amended section 514 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (the act) (21 U.S.C. 360d). Amended section 514 allows FDA to recognize consensus standards developed by international and national organizations for use in satisfying portions of device premarket review submissions or other requirements. In a notice published in the Federal Register of February 25, 1998 (63 FR 9561), FDA announced the availability of a guidance entitled ``Recognition and Use of Consensus Standards.'' The notice described how FDA would implement its standard recognition program and provided the initial list of recognized standards. FDA has modified its initial list of recognized standards in the following Federal Register notices: Table 1. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Federal Register Cite ------------------------------------------------------------------------- October 16, 1998 (63 FR 55617) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ July 12, 1999 (64 FR 37546) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ November 15, 2000 (65 FR 69022) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ May 7, 2001 (66 FR 23032) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ January 14, 2002 (67 FR 1774) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ October 2, 2002 (67 FR 61893) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ April 28, 2003 (68 FR 22391) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ March 8, 2004 (69 FR 10712) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ June 18, 2004 (69 FR 34176) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ October 4, 2004 (69 FR 59240) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ May 27, 2005 (70 FR 30756) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ November 8, 2005 (70 FR 67713) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ March 31, 2006 (71 FR 16313) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ June 23, 2006 (71 FR 36121) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ These notices describe the addition, withdrawal, and revision of certain standards recognized by FDA. The agency maintains ``hypertext markup language'' (HTML) and ``portable document format'' (PDF) versions of the list of ``FDA Recognized Consensus Standards.'' Both versions are publicly accessible at the agency's Web site. See section VI of this document for electronic access information. Interested persons should review the supplementary information sheet for the standard to understand fully the extent to which FDA recognizes the standard. II. Modifications to the List of Recognized Standards, Recognition List Number: 016 FDA is announcing the addition, withdrawal, correction, and revision of certain consensus standards the agency will recognize for use in satisfying premarket reviews and other requirements for devices. FDA will incorporate these modifications in the list of FDA Recognized Consensus Standards in the agency's searchable database. FDA will use the term ``Recognition List Number: 016'' to identify these current modifications. In table 1 of this document, FDA describes the following modifications: (1) The withdrawal of standards and their replacement by others, (2) the correction of errors made by FDA in listing previously recognized standards, and (3) the changes to the supplementary information sheets of recognized standards that describe revisions to the applicability of the standards. In section III of this document, FDA lists modifications the agency is making that involve the initial addition of standards not previously recognized by FDA. Table 2. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Old Item Replacement No. Standard Change Item No. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ A. Anesthesia ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 39 CGA V-5: 2005, Diameter-Index Withdrawn and 68 Safety System replaced with (Noninterchangeable Low newer version Pressure Connections for Medical Gas Applications) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 53 ASTM F1464-93 (2005), Withdrawn and 69 Standard Specification for replaced with Oxygen Concentrators for newer version Domiciliary Use ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 65 ISO 21647: 2005, Medical Devices ............... Electrical Equipment-- affected, Particular Requirements for Code of the Basic Safety and Federal Essential Performance of Regulations Respiratory Gas Monitors citation, and relevant guidance ------------------------------------------------------------------------ B. Biocompatibility ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 107 ASTM F1877-05, Standard Withdrawn and 114 Practice for replaced with Characterization of newer version Particles ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 108 ASTM F1905-98 (2003), Title ............... Standard Practice for Selecting Tests for Determining the Propensity of Materials for Cause Immunotoxicity ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [[Page 64720]] C. Dental/Ear, Nose, and Throat (ENT) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 49 ANSI/ADA Specification No. Withdrawn and 130 17: 1983 (R1999), Denture replaced with Base Temporary Relining newer version Resins ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 64 ISO 3107: 2004, Dental Zinc Withdrawn and 131 Oxide/Eugenol Cements and replaced with Zinc Oxide Non-Eugenol newer version Cements ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 66 ISO 4049: 1988, Dentistry-- Withdrawn. ............... Resin-Based Filling Refer to item Materials no. 99 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 70 ISO 6874: 2005, Dental Resin- Withdrawn and 132 Based Pit and Fissure replaced with Sealants newer version ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 71 ISO 6876: 2001, Dental Root Withdrawn and 133 Canal Sealing Materials replaced with newer version ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 74 ISO 7494-1: 2004, Dentistry-- Withdrawn and 134 Dental Units--Part 1: replaced with General Requirements and newer version Test Methods ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 114 ANSI/ADA Specification No. Title ............... 48: 1989, Visible Curing Units ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 116 ISO 10139-1: 2005, Dentistry-- Withdrawn and 135 Soft Lining Materials for replaced with Removable Dentures--Part 1: newer version Materials for Short-Term Use ------------------------------------------------------------------------ D. General Hospital/General Plastic Surgery ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 83 ASTM D6319-00a (2005), Withdrawn and 167 Standard Specification for replaced with Nitrile Examination Gloves newer version for Medical Application ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 87 ASTM D3577-06, Standard Withdrawn and 168 Specification for Rubber replaced with Surgical Gloves newer version ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 106 ASTM D3772-01 (2005), Withdrawn and 169 Standard Specification for replaced with Natural Rubber Finger Cots newer version ------------------------------------------------------------------------ E. In Vitro Diagnostics ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 003 CLSI/NCCLS GP10-A 1995, Contact person ............... Assessment of the Clinical Accuracy of Laboratory Tests Using Receiver Operating Characteristic (ROC) Plots; Approved Guideline ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 004 CLSI/NCCLS GP14-A 1996, Contact person ............... Labeling of Home-Use In Vitro Testing Products; Approved Guideline ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 007 CLSI/NCCLS LA1-A2 1994, Contact person ............... Assessing the Quality of Radioimmunoassay Systems--2d ed.; Approved Guideline ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 012 CLSI/NCCLS C12-A, Definitions Contact person ............... of Quantities and Conventions Related to Blood pH and Gas Analysis; Approved Standard ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 013 CLSI/NCCLS C21-A, Performance Contact person ............... Characteristics for Devices Measuring PO2 and PCO2 in Blood Samples; Approved Standard ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 015 CLSI/NCCLS C25-A, Fractional Contact person ............... Oxyhemoglobin, Oxygen Content and Saturation, and Related Quantities in Blood: Terminology, Measurement, and Reporting; Approved Guideline ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 016 CLSI/NCCLS C27-A, Blood Gas Contact person ............... Preanalytical Considerations: Specimen Collection, Calibration, and Controls; Approved Guideline ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 018 CLSI/NCCLS C30-A, Ancillary Contact person ............... (Bedside) Blood Glucose Testing ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 038 CLSI/NCCLS I/LA10-A, Contact person ............... Choriogonadotropin Testing: Nomenclature, Reference Preparations, Assay Performance, and Clinical Application; Approved Guideline ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 039 CLSI/NCCLS I/LA17-A, Contact person ............... Assessing the Quality of Systems for Alpha- Fetoprotein (AFP) Assays Used in Prenatal Screening and Diagnosis of Neural Tube Defects; Approved Guideline ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [[Page 64721]] 043 CLSI/NCCLS LA4-A3, Blood Contact person ............... Collection on Filter Paper for Neonatal Screening Programs; Approved Standard-- 3d ed. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 048 CLSI/NCCLS T/DM6-A, Blood Contact person ............... Alcohol Testing in the Clinical Laboratory; Approved Guideline ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 051 CLSI/NCCLS GP 27-A, Using Contact person ............... Proficiency Testing (PT) to Improve the Clinical Laboratory; Approved Guideline ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 052 CLSI/NCCLS NRSCL 8-A, Contact person ............... Terminology and Definitions for Use in National Committee for Clinical Laboratory Standards (NCCLS) Documents; Approved Standard ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 055 CLSI/NCCLS H18-A2, Procedures Contact person ............... for the Handling and Processing of Blood Specimens; Approved Guideline ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 059 CLSI/NCCLS AUTO2-A, Contact person ............... Laboratory Automation: Bar Codes for Specimen Container Identification; Approved Standard ------------------------------------------------------------------------ F. Materials ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 40 ASTM F2063-05, Standard Withdrawn and 122 Specification for Wrought replaced with Nickel-Titanium Shape Memory newer version Alloys for Medical Devices and Surgical Implants ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 48 ASTM F899-02, Standard Contact person ............... Specification for Stainless Steel for Surgical Instruments ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 60 ISO 5832-5: 2005, Implants Withdrawn and 123 for Surgery--Metallic replaced with Materials--Part 5: Wrought newer version Cobalt-Chromium-Tungsten- Nickel Alloy ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 65 ISO 5834-2: 2006, Implants Withdrawn and 127 for Surgery--Ultra-High- replaced with Molecular-Weight newer version Polyethylene--Part 2: Moulded Forms ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 67 ISO 7153-1: 1991/Amd. 1: Contact person ............... 1999, Surgical Instruments-- Metallic Materials--Part 1: Stainless Steel ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 70 ASTM F2052-06e1, Standard Withdrawn and 124 Test Method for Measurement replaced with of Magnetically Induced newer version Displacement Force on Medical Devices in the Magnetic Resonance Environment ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 72 ASTM F2213-06, Standard Test Withdrawn and 128 Method for Measurement of replaced with Magnetically Induced Torque newer version on Passive Implants in the Magnetic Resonance Environment ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 85 ASTM F1854-01, Standard Test Contact person ............... Method for Stereological Evaluation of Porous Coatings on Medical Implants ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 86 ASTM F1926-03, Standard Test Contact person ............... Method for Evaluation of the Environmental Stability of Calcium Phosphate Coatings ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 88 ASTM F2024-00, Standard Contact person ............... Practice for X-Ray Diffraction Determination of Phase Content of Plasma- Sprayed Hydroxyapatite Coatings ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 89 ASTM F1873-98, Standard Contact person ............... Specification for High- Purity Dense Yttria Tetragonal Zirconium Oxide Polycrystal (Y-TZP) for Surgical Implant Applications ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 94 ASTM F601-03, Standard Contact person ............... Practice for Fluorescent Penetrant Inspection of Metallic Surgical Implants ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 99 ASTM F2004-05, Standard Test Withdrawn and 125 Method for Transformation replaced with Temperature of Nickel- newer version Titanium Alloys by Thermal Analysis ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 103 ASTM F1801-97 (2004), Contact person ............... Standard Practice for Corrosion Fatigue Testing of Metallic Implant Materials ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 106 ASTM F648-04, Standard Contact person ............... Specification for Ultra-High- Molecular-Weight Polyethylene Powder and Fabricated Form for Surgical Implants ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 109 ASTM F561-05a, Standard Withdrawn and 126 Practice for Retrieval and replaced with Analysis of Medical Devices, newer version and Associated Tissues and Fluids ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [[Page 64722]] 111 ASTM F1160-05, Standard Test Contact person ............... Method for Shear and Bending Fatigue Testing of Calcium Phosphate and Metallic Medical and Composite Calcium Phosphate/Metallic Coatings ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 112 ASTM F1044-05, Standard Test Contact person ............... Method for Shear Testing of Calcium Phosphate Coatings and Metallic Coatings ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 113 ASTM F1147-05, Standard Test Contact person ............... Method for Tension Testing of Calcium Phosphate and Metal Coatings ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 117 ASTM F86-04, Standard Contact person ............... Practice for Surface Preparation and Marking of Metallic Surgical Implants ------------------------------------------------------------------------ G. Obstetrics-Gynecology (OB-GYN)/Gastroenterology ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 28 ANSI/AAMI RD16: 1996/A1: 2002/ Reaffirmation ............... (R)2005, Hemodialyzers ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 29 ANSI/AAMI RD17: 1994/A1: 2002/ Reaffirmation ............... (R)2005, Hemodialyzer Blood Tubing ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 31 ANSI/AAMI ID54: 1996/(R)2005, Reaffirmation ............... Enteral Feeding Set Adapters and Connectors ------------------------------------------------------------------------ H. Ophthalmic ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 20 ISO 11979-1: 1999, Ophthalmic Contact person ............... Implants--Intraocular Lenses--Part 1: Vocabulary ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 22 ISO 11979-3: 1999, Ophthalmic Contact person ............... Implants--Intraocular Lenses--Part 3: Mechanical Properties and Test Methods ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 32 ISO 11990: 2003, Optics and Withdrawn and ............... Optical Instruments--Lasers transferred and Laser-Related Equipment-- to Radiology Determination of Laser Resistance of Tracheal Tube Shafts ------------------------------------------------------------------------ I. Orthopedic/Physical Medicine ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 85 ISO 14630: 2005, Non-Active Withdrawn and 194 Surgical Implants--General replaced with Requirements newer version ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 141 ASTM F1612-95 (2005), Withdrawn and 195 Standard Practice for Cyclic replaced with Fatigue Testing of Metallic newer version Stemmed Hip Arthroplasty Femoral Components With Torsion ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 142 ASTM F1672-95 (2005), Withdrawn and 196 Standard Specification for replaced with Resurfacing Patellar newer version Prosthesis ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 150 ASTM F983-86 (2005), Standard Withdrawn and 197 Practice for Permanent replaced with Marking of Orthopaedic newer version Implant Components ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 162 ASTM F564-02 (2006), Standard Withdrawn and 201 Specification and Test replaced with Methods for Metallic Bone newer version Staples ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 174 ASTM F382-99 (2003) e1, Withdrawn and 198 Standard Specification and replaced with Test Method for Metallic newer version Bone Plates ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 176 ASTM F565-04, Standard Withdrawn and 199 Practice for Care and replaced with Handling of Orthopedic newer version Implants and Instruments ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 193 ASTM F2083-06, Standard Withdrawn and 200 Specification for Total Knee replaced with Prosthesis newer version ------------------------------------------------------------------------ J. Radiology ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 32 ISO 11990: 2003, Optics and Transferred 144 (Opthal Optical Instruments--Lasers from mic) and Laser-Related Equipment-- Ophthalmic, Determination of Laser type of Resistance of Tracheal Tube standard, and Shafts contact person ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 92 IEC 61674 (1997-10), Medical Withdrawn and 145 Electrical Cquipment-- replaced Dosimeters With Ionization Chambers and/or Semi- Conductor Detectors as Used in X-Ray Diagnostic Imaging ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [[Page 64723]] 93 IEC 61674 (2002), Amendment Withdrawn and 145 1, Medical Electrical replaced Equipment--Dosimeters With Ionization Chambers and/or Semi-Conductor Detectors as Used in X-Ray Diagnostic Imaging ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 118 IEC 60601-2-17 (2005), Withdrawn and 146 Medical Electrical replaced with Equipment--Part 2-17: newer version Particular Requirements for the Safety of Automatically- Controlled Brachytherapy Afterloading Equipment ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 135 IEC 60601-2-5 (2005), Medical Withdrawn and 147 Electrical Equipment--Part 2- replaced with 5: Particular Requirements newer version for the Safety of Ultrasonic Physiotherapy Equipment ed. 2.0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 8 IEC 60336 (2005), Medical Withdrawn and 149 Electrical Equipment--X-Ray replaced with Tube Assemblies for Medical newer version Diagnosis--Characteristics of Focal Spots ------------------------------------------------------------------------ K. Sterility ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 74 ANSI/AAMI ST 60: 1996, Withdrawn ............... Sterilization of Health Care Products--Chemical Indicators--Part 1: General Requirements ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 103 ISO 11607-2000, Packaging for Withdrawn ............... Terminally Sterilized Medical Devices ------------------------------------------------------------------------ III. Listing of New Entries The listing of new entries and consensus standards, added as modifications to the list of recognized standards under Recognition List Number: 016, follows: Table 3. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Item No. Title of Standard Reference No. and Date ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A. Dental/ENT ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 136 Standard Practice for Describing System Output ASTM F2504-05 of Implantable Middle Ear Hearing Devices ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- B. General Hospital/General Plastic Surgery ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 160 Sterile Single-Use Syringes, With or Without ISO 8537: 1991/Amendment 1: 2000 Needle, for Insulin ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 161 Sterile, Single-Use Intravascular Catheters-- ISO 10555-1: 1996/Amendment 1: 1999, Part 1: General Requirements Amendment 2: 2004 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 162 Infusion Equipment for Medical Use--Part 1: ISO 8536-1: 2000/Amendment 1: 2004 Infusion Glass Bottles ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 163 Stainless Steel Needle Tubing for the ISO 9626: 1991/Amendment 1: 2001 Manufacture of Medical Devices ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 164 Sterile, Single-Use Intravascular Catheters-- ISO 10555-5: 1996/Amendment 1: 1999, Part 5: Over-Needle Peripheral Catheters Corrigendum 1: 2002 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 165 Standard Specification for Polychloroprene ASTM D6977-04 Examination Gloves for Medical Application ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 166 Standard Specification for Puncture Resistance ASTM F2132-01 of Materials Used in Containers for Discarded Medical Needles and Other Sharps ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- C. In Vitro Diagnostics ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 124 Fluorescence Calibration and Quantitative CLSI/NCCLS I/LA24-A Measurement of Fluorescence Intensity; Approved Guideline ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 125 Procedures for the Recovery and Identification CLSI M28-A2, Vol. 25, No. 16 of Parasites from the Intestinal Tract; Approved Guideline ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 126 Susceptibility Testing of Mycobacteria, CLSI M24-A, Vol. 23, No. 18 Nocardiae, and Other Aerobic Actinomycetes ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- D. OB-GYN/Gastroenterology ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [[Page 64724]] 38 Optics and Optical Instruments--Medical ISO 8600-3: 1997/Amendment 1: 2003 Endoscopes and Endoscopic Accessories Part 3: Determination of Field of View and Direction of View of Endoscopes with Optics ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 39 Optics and Photonics--Medical Endoscopes and ISO 8600-5: 2005 Endotherapy Devices--Part 5: Determination of Optical Resolution of Rigid Endoscopes with Optics ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 40 Optics and Photonics--Medical Endoscopes and ISO 8600-6: 2005 Endotherapy Devices--Part 6: Vocabulary ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- E. Radiology ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 145 Medical Electrical Equipment--Dosimeters with IEC 61674 (1997), (2002), Amendment 1 Ionization Chambers and/or Semi-Conductor Detectors as Used in X-Ray Diagnostic Imaging ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 148 Medical Electrical Equipment--Part 2-37: IEC 60601-2-37 (2005), Amendment 2 Particular Requirements for the Safety of Ultrasonic Medical Diagnostic and Monitoring Equipment ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- F. Software ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 8 Medical Device Software--Software Life Cycle IEC 62304 ed. 1.0 (2006) Processes ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- G. Sterility ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 193 Packaging for Terminally Sterilized Medical ANSI/AAMI/ISO 11607-1: 2006 Devices--Part 1: Requirements for Materials, Sterile Barrier Systems, and Packaging Systems, 3d ed. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 194 Packaging for Terminally Sterilized Medical ANSI/AAMI/ISO 11607-2: 2006 Devices--Part 2: Validation Requirements for Forming, Sealing, and Assembly Processes, 1st ed. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 195 Sterilization of Health Care Products--Chemical ANSI/AAMI/ISO 11140-1: 2005 Indicators--Part 1: General Requirements, 2d ed. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- IV. List of Recognized Standards FDA maintains the agency's current list of FDA recognized consensus standards in a searchable database that may be accessed directly at FDA's Web site at https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cdrh/ cfdocs/cfStandards/search.cfm. FDA will incorporate the modifications and minor revisions described in this notice into the database and, upon publication in the Federal Register, this recognition of consensus standards will be effective. FDA will announce additional modifications and minor revisions to the list of recognized consensus standards, as needed, in the Federal Register once a year, or more often, if necessary. V. Recommendation of Standards for Recognition by FDA Any person may recommend consensus standards as candidates for recognition under section 514 of the act by submitting such recommendations, with reasons for the recommendation, to the contact person (see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT). To be properly considered such recommendations should contain, at a minimum, the following information: (1) Title of the standard, (2) any reference number and date, (3) name and address of the national or international standards development organization, (4) a proposed list of devices for which a declaration of conformity to this standard should routinely apply, and (5) a brief identification of the testing or performance or other characteristics of the device(s) that would be addressed by a declaration of conformity. VI. Electronic Access You may obtain a copy of ``Guidance on the Recognition and Use of Consensus Standards'' by using the Internet. CDRH maintains a site on the Internet for easy access to information including text, graphics, and files that you may download to a personal computer with access to the Internet. Updated on a regular basis, the CDRH home page includes the guidance as well as the current list of recognized standards and other standards related documents. After publication in the Federal Register, this notice announcing ``Modifications to the List of Recognized Standards, Recognition List Number: 016'' will be available on the CDRH home page. You may access the CDRH home page at https:// www.fda.gov/cdrh. You may access ``Guidance on the Recognition and Use of Consensus Standards,'' and the searchable database for ``FDA Recognized Consensus Standards'' through the hyperlink at https://www.fda.gov/cdrh/ stdsprog.html. This Federal Register document on modifications in FDA's recognition of consensus standards is available at https://www.fda.gov/ cdrh/fedregin.html. VII. Submission of Comments and Effective Date Interested persons may submit to the contact person (see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT) written or electronic comments regarding this document. Submit a single copy of electronic comments or two paper copies of any mailed comments, except that individuals may submit one paper copy. Comments are to be identified with the docket number found in brackets in the heading of this document. FDA will consider any comments received in determining whether to amend the current listing of modifications to the list of recognized standards, Recognition List Number: 016. These modifications to the list of recognized standards are effective upon publication of this notice in the Federal Register. [[Page 64725]] Dated: October 27, 2006. Linda S. Kahan, Deputy Director, Center for Devices and Radiological Health. [FR Doc. E6-18604 Filed 11-2-06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4160-01-S
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