OMB clearance is being sought for an
information collection that has been established as a special
control for the class II device type, Novel Influenza A Reagents.
This classification results from the review of a request from a
device sponsor (CDC) for a diagnostic test intended to diagnose
influenza subtype H5 (Asian lineage), commonly known as avian flu.
This classification permits the legal distribution of this device,
and the information collection addressed here plays a significant
role in providing a reasonable assurance of the safety and
effectiveness of this device and of similar future devices.
Specifically, the information collection asks sponsors to obtain
and analyze data postmarket to ensure the continued reliability of
the device, given the propensity of influenza viruses to mutate and
the potential for changes in disease prevalence. This involves
collecting data on the clinical performance of the device under new
prevalence conditions if there is a change in prevalence of
influenza caused by the specific novel virus that the device is
intended to detect, as compared to the prevalence of this virus
when the clinical studies described in the 510(k) were conducted.
The information collection described above is a measure that FDA
determined to be necessary to provide reasonable assurance of
safety and effectiveness of Novel Influenza A Reagents.
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There is a decrease in the
estimated number of total annual records and a corresponding
decrease of 270 hours in the total estimated burden compared with
that identified in the ICR previously approved by OMB. This
decrease reflects market trends; in which, manufactures are
increasingly adopting in silico methods (computational analysis)
for the detection of specific novel Influenza A viruses over
traditional laboratory techniques. This change is an adjustment; no
program changes were made.
On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that
the collection of information encompassed by this request complies
with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR
1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding
the proposed collection of information, that the certification
covers:
(i) Why the information is being collected;
(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a
benefit, or mandatory);
(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control
number;
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of
these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked
and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.