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An electronic copy of Recognition List Number: 048 is available on the internet at https://www.fda.gov/MedicalDevices/ DeviceRegulationandGuidance/ Standards/ucm123792.htm. See section IV for electronic access to the searchable database for the current list of FDA recognized consensus standards, including Recognition List Number: 048 modifications and other standards related information. Submit written requests for a single hard copy of the document entitled ‘‘Modifications to the List of Recognized Standards, Recognition List Number: 048’’ to Scott Colburn, Center for Devices and Radiological Health, Food and Drug Administration, 10903 New Hampshire Ave., Bldg. 66, Rm. 5514, Silver Spring, MD 20993, 301–796–6287. Send one self-addressed adhesive label to assist that office in processing your request, or fax your request to 301–847–8144. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Scott Colburn, Center for Devices and Radiological Health, Food and Drug Administration, 10903 New Hampshire Ave., Bldg. 66, Rm. 5514, Silver Spring, MD 20993, 301–796–6287, CDRHStandardsStaff@fda.hhs.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. Background Section 204 of the Food and Drug Administration Modernization Act of 1997 (FDAMA) (Pub. L. 105–115) amended section 514 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (the FD&C 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 the Federal Register notice 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. The guidance was updated in September 2007 and is available at E:\FR\FM\04DEN1.SGM 04DEN1 57282 Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 231 / Monday, December 4, 2017 / Notices https://www.fda.gov/downloads/ MedicalDevices/DeviceRegulation andGuidance/GuidanceDocuments/ ucm077295.pdf. Modifications to the initial list of recognized standards, as published in the Federal Register, can be accessed at https://www.fda.gov/MedicalDevices/ DeviceRegulationandGuidance/ Standards/ucm123792.htm. 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. Additional information on the Agency’s standards program is available at https://www.fda.gov/ MedicalDevices/DeviceRegulation andGuidance/Standards/default.htm. II. Listing of New Entries, Recognition List Number: 048 In table 1, FDA provides the listing of new entries and consensus standards added as modifications to the list of recognized standards under Recognition List Number: 048. FDA lists modifications the Agency is making that involve the initial addition of standards not previously recognized by FDA. TABLE 1—NEW ENTRIES TO THE LIST OF RECOGNIZED STANDARDS Title of standard 1 Recognition No. Reference No. and date A. Radiology 12–307 ................. Radiation therapy readiness check ................................................................. AAMI RT2:2017. B. Software/Informatics 13–98 ................... 13–99 ................... 13–100 ................. 13–101 ................. 13–102 ................. 13–103 ................. 1 All Information technology—IS0 7-bit coded character set for information interchange. Information technology—Automatic identification and data capture techniques—Unique identification—Part 2: Registration procedures. Information technology—Automatic identification and data capture techniques—Unique identification—Part 4: Individual products and product packages. Information technology—Automatic identification and data capture techniques—Unique identification—Part 6: Groupings. Application of risk management for IT-networks incorporating medical devices—Part 2–8: Application guidance—Guidance on standards for establishing the security capabilities identified in IEC TR 80001–2–2. Application of risk management for IT-networks incorporating medical devices—Part 2–9: Application guidance—Guidance for use of security assurance cases to demonstrate confidence in IEC TR 80001–2–2 security capabilities. ISO/IEC 15459–2 Third edition 2015–03–01. ISO/IEC 15459–4 Third edition 2014–11–15 Corrected version 2016–09–01. ISO/IEC 15459–6 Second edition 2014–11– 15 Corrected version 2016–09–01. IEC TR 80001–2–8 Edition 1.0 2016–05. IEC TR 80001–2–9 Edition 1.0 2017–01. standard titles in this table conform to the style requirements of the respective organizations. III. List of Recognized Standards FDA maintains the current list of FDA Recognized Consensus Standards in a searchable database that may be accessed at https:// www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cdrh/ cfdocs/cfStandards/search.cfm. FDA will be incorporating the modifications described in this notice into the database and, upon publication in the Federal Register, this recognition of consensus standards will be effective. 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[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 231 (Monday, December 4, 2017)]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Food and Drug Administration

[Docket No. FDA-2004-N-0451]

Food and Drug Administration Modernization Act of 1997:
Modifications to the List of Recognized Standards, Recognition List
Number: 048

AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or Agency) 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: 048'' (Recognition List Number: 048), will assist manufacturers
who elect to declare conformity with consensus standards to meet
certain requirements for medical devices.

DATES: These modifications to the list of recognized standards are
applicable December 4, 2017.

ADDRESSES: You may submit electronic or written comments concerning
this document 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-2004-N-0451 for ``Food and Drug Administration Modernization Act of
1997: Modifications to the List of Recognized Standards, Recognition
List Number: 048.'' 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. 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: 048.
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.gpo.gov/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.
An electronic copy of Recognition List Number: 048 is available on
the internet at https://www.fda.gov/MedicalDevices/DeviceRegulationandGuidance/Standards/ucm123792.htm. See section IV for
electronic access to the searchable database for the current list of
FDA recognized consensus standards, including Recognition List Number:
048 modifications and other standards related information. Submit
written requests for a single hard copy of the document entitled
``Modifications to the List of Recognized Standards, Recognition List
Number: 048'' to Scott Colburn, Center for Devices and Radiological
Health, Food and Drug Administration, 10903 New Hampshire Ave., Bldg.
66, Rm. 5514, Silver Spring, MD 20993, 301-796-6287. Send one self-
addressed adhesive label to assist that office in processing your
request, or fax your request to 301-847-8144.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Scott Colburn, Center for Devices and
Radiological Health, Food and Drug Administration, 10903 New Hampshire
Ave., Bldg. 66, Rm. 5514, Silver Spring, MD 20993, 301-796-6287,
CDRHStandardsStaff@fda.hhs.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background

Section 204 of the Food and Drug Administration Modernization Act
of 1997 (FDAMA) (Pub. L. 105-115) amended section 514 of the Federal
Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (the FD&C 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 the Federal Register notice 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. The guidance was updated in September
2007 and is available at

[[Page 57282]]

https://www.fda.gov/downloads/MedicalDevices/DeviceRegulationandGuidance/GuidanceDocuments/ucm077295.pdf.
Modifications to the initial list of recognized standards, as
published in the Federal Register, can be accessed at https://www.fda.gov/MedicalDevices/DeviceRegulationandGuidance/Standards/ucm123792.htm.
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. Additional information
on the Agency's standards program is available at https://www.fda.gov/MedicalDevices/DeviceRegulationandGuidance/Standards/default.htm.

II. Listing of New Entries, Recognition List Number: 048

In table 1, FDA provides the listing of new entries and consensus
standards added as modifications to the list of recognized standards
under Recognition List Number: 048. FDA lists modifications the Agency
is making that involve the initial addition of standards not previously
recognized by FDA.

Table 1--New Entries to the List of Recognized Standards
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Reference No.
Recognition No. Title of standard \1\ and date
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A. Radiology
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12-307........................ Radiation therapy AAMI RT2:2017.
readiness check.
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B. Software/Informatics
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13-98......................... Information ISO/IEC 646
technology--IS0 7-bit Third edition
coded character set 1991-12-15.
for information
interchange.
13-99......................... Information ISO/IEC 15459-2
technology--Automatic Third edition
identification and 2015-03-01.
data capture
techniques--Unique
identification--Part
2: Registration
procedures.
13-100........................ Information ISO/IEC 15459-4
technology--Automatic Third edition
identification and 2014-11-15
data capture Corrected
techniques--Unique version 2016-09-
identification--Part 01.
4: Individual
products and product
packages.
13-101........................ Information ISO/IEC 15459-6
technology--Automatic Second edition
identification and 2014-11-15
data capture Corrected
techniques--Unique version 2016-09-
identification--Part 01.
6: Groupings.
13-102........................ Application of risk IEC TR 80001-2-8
management for IT- Edition 1.0
networks 2016-05.
incorporating medical
devices--Part 2-8:
Application guidance--
Guidance on standards
for establishing the
security capabilities
identified in IEC TR
80001-2-2.
13-103........................ Application of risk IEC TR 80001-2-9
management for IT- Edition 1.0
networks 2017-01.
incorporating medical
devices--Part 2-9:
Application guidance--
Guidance for use of
security assurance
cases to demonstrate
confidence in IEC TR
80001-2-2 security
capabilities.
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\1\ All standard titles in this table conform to the style requirements
of the respective organizations.

III. List of Recognized Standards

FDA maintains the current list of FDA Recognized Consensus
Standards in a searchable database that may be accessed at https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cdrh/cfdocs/cfStandards/search.cfm. FDA
will be incorporating the modifications described in this notice into
the database and, upon publication in the Federal Register, this
recognition of consensus standards will be effective. FDA will be
announcing additional modifications and revisions to the list of
recognized consensus standards, as needed, in the Federal Register once
a year, or more often if necessary.

IV. Recommendation of Standards for Recognition by FDA

Any person may recommend consensus standards as candidates for
recognition under section 514 of the FD&C Act by submitting such
recommendations, with reasons for the recommendation, to
CDRHStandardsStaff@fda.hhs.gov. To be 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
electronic or mailing address of the requestor, (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.

Dated: November 29, 2017.
Leslie Kux,
Associate Commissioner for Policy.
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