

[Federal Register: February 5, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 24)]
[Notices]               
[Page 6728-6729]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Food and Drug Administration

[Docket No. FDA-2008-N-0051] (formerly Docket No. 2007N-0422)

 
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for Office 
of Management and Budget Review; Comment Request; Application for 
Participation in the Medical Device Fellowship Program

AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing that a 
proposed collection of information has been submitted to the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) for review and clearance under the 
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.

DATES: Fax written comments on the collection of information by March 
6, 2008.

ADDRESSES:  To ensure that comments on the information collection are 
received, OMB recommends that written comments be faxed to the Office 
of Information and Regulatory Affairs, OMB, Attn: FDA Desk Officer, 
FAX: 202-395-6974, or e-mailed to baguilar@omb.eop.gov. All comments 
should be identified with the OMB control number 0910-0551. Also 
include the FDA docket number found in brackets in the heading of this 
document.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Denver Presley Jr.,Office of the Chief 
Information Officer (HFA-250), Food and Drug Administration,5600 
Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 20857, 301-827-1472.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In compliance with 44 U.S.C. 3507, FDA has 
submitted the following proposed collection of information to OMB for 
review and clearance.

Application for Participation in the Medical Device Fellowship Program; 
(OMB Control Number 0910-0551)--Extension

    Sections 1104, 1302, 3301, 3304, 3320, 3361, 3393, and 3394 of 
title 5 of the United States Code, authorize Federal agencies to rate 
applicants for Federal jobs. Collecting applications for the Medical 
Device Fellowship Program will allow FDA's Center for Devices and 
Radiological Health (CDRH) to easily and efficiently elicit and review

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information from students and health care professionals who are 
interested in becoming involved in CDRH activities. The process will 
reduce the time and cost of submitting written documentation to the 
agency and lessen the likelihood of applications being misrouted within 
the agency mail system. It will assist the agency in promoting and 
protecting the public health by encouraging outside persons to share 
their expertise with CDRH.
    In the Federal Register of November 9, 2007 (72 FR 63614), FDA 
published a 60-day notice requesting public comment on the information 
collection provisions. No comments were received.
    FDA estimate of the burden for this collection of information is as 
follows:

                                                     Table 1.--Estimated Annual Reporting Burden\1\
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                                                                 No. of        Annual Frequency     Total Annual        Hours per
             5 U.S.C. Section/  FDA Form No.                  Respondents        per Response        Responses           Response         Total Hours
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1104, 1302, 3301, 3304, 3320, 3361, 3393, 3394/                          250                  1                250                  1                250
Form No. 3608
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\1\ There are no capital costs or operating and maintenance costs associated with this collection of information.

    FDA based these estimates on the number of inquiries that have been 
received concerning the program and the number of requests for 
application forms over the past 3 years.

    Dated: January 30, 2008.
Jeffrey Shuren,
Assistant Commissioner for Policy.
[FR Doc. E8-2068 Filed 2-4-08; 8:45 am]

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