57964 Federal Register / Vol. 75, No. 184 / Thursday, September 23, 2010 / Notices 

Small Manufacturers, International, and 

Consumer Assistance, Center for 

Devices and Radiological Health, Food 

and Drug Administration, 10903 New 

Hampshire Ave., Bldg. 66, rm. 4613, 

Silver Spring, MD 20993–0002. Send 

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8149. See the SUPPLEMENTARY

INFORMATION section for information on 

electronic access to the guidance. 

Submit electronic comments on the 

draft guidance to http:// 

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comments to the Division of Dockets 

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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Freddie M. Poole, Center for Devices 

and Radiological Health, Food and Drug 

Administration, 10903 New Hampshire 

Ave., Bldg. 66, rm. 5520, Silver Spring, 

MD 20993–0002, 301–796–5457. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background 

This draft guidance document 

provides recommendations on 

developing studies for establishing the 

performance characteristics of in vitro 

diagnostic devices for the direct or 

indirect detection of H. pylori bacteria 

in human blood, serum, urine, stool, or 

breath specimens. FDA believes these 

recommended studies will be relevant 

for premarket notification (510(k)) 

submissions for these device types. 

Detection methods listed in this 

guidance include blood and urine 

antibody tests, stool antigen test, 

carbon-13 (13C) urea breath and blood 

tests, and the urease test. This draft 

guidance has been updated since the 

1992 guidance document entitled 

‘‘Review Criteria for Assessment of 

Laboratory Tests for the Detection of 

Antibodies to Helicobacter pylori,’’ to 

suggest information that submitters 

provide that is more appropriate given 

changes in understanding of the science 

of detection of H. pylori and to include 

technologies outside the scope of the 

old guidance, such as H. pylori urea 

breath tests and H. pylori antigen 

detection tests. 

II. Significance of Guidance 

This draft guidance is being issued 

consistent with FDA’s good guidance 

practices regulation (21 CFR 10.115). 

The draft guidance, when finalized, will 

represent the agency’s current thinking 

on establishing the performance 

characteristics of in vitro diagnostic 

devices for the detection of H. pylori. It 

does not create or confer any rights for 

or on any person and does not operate 

to bind FDA or the public. An 

alternative approach may be used if 

such approach satisfies the 

requirements of the applicable statute 

and regulations. 

III. Electronic Access 

Persons interested in obtaining a copy 

of the draft guidance may do so by using 

the Internet. To receive ‘‘Establishing the 

Performance Characteristics of In Vitro 

Diagnostic Devices for the Detection of 

Helicobacter pylori’’ you may either 

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Guidance documents are also available 

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IV. Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 

This draft guidance refers to 

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information found in FDA regulations 

and guidance documents. These 

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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 

21 CFR part 812 have been approved 

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the collections of information in 21 CFR 

part 807, subpart E have been approved 

under OMB control number 0910–0120; 

the collections of information in 42 CFR 

493.17 have been approved under OMB 

control number 0910–0607; and the 

collections of information in 21 CFR 

56.115 have been approved under OMB 

control number 0910–0130. 

V. Comments 

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ADDRESSES), either electronic or written 

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Identify comments with the docket 

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of Dockets Management between 9 a.m. 

and 4 p.m., Monday through Friday. 

Dated: September 16, 2010. 

Leslie Kux, 

Acting Assistant Commissioner for Policy. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

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National Institutes of Health 

Center for Scientific Review; Notice of 

Closed Meeting 

Pursuant to section 10(d) of the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act, as 

amended (5 U.S.C. App.), notice is 

hereby given of the following meeting. 

The meeting will be closed to the 

public in accordance with the 

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as amended. The grant applications and 

the discussions could disclose 

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and personal information concerning 

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applications, the disclosure of which 

would constitute a clearly unwarranted 

invasion of personal privacy. 

Name of Committee: Center for Scientific 

Review Special Emphasis Panel; Member 

Conflict: Ethical, Legal, and Social Research. 

Date: September 27, 2010. 

Time: 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. 

Agenda: To review and evaluate grant 

applications. 

Place: National Institutes of Health, 6701 

Rockledge Drive, Bethesda, MD 20892 

(Telephone Conference Call). 

Contact Person: Richard A. Currie, PhD, 

Scientific Review Officer, Center for 

Scientific Review, National Institutes of 

Health, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Room 1108, 

MSC 7890, Bethesda, MD 20892, (301) 435– 

1219, currieri@csr.nih.gov. 

This notice is being published less than 15 

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93.846–93.878, 93.892, 93.893, National 

Institutes of Health, HHS) 

Dated: September 16, 2010. 

Jennifer S. Spaeth, 

Director, Office of Federal Advisory 

Committee Policy. 

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