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(2) * * * They are binding on all and Radiological Health (HFZ–480), class II. On October 3, 2006, 3M Inc.
components of the Social Security Food and Drug Administration, 9200 submitted a petition requesting initial
Administration, except with respect to Corporate Blvd., Rockville, MD 20850, classification of these devices under
claims subject to the relitigation 240–276–3700. section 513(f) (2) of the act. The
procedures established in 20 CFR SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: manufacturer recommended that the
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devices be classified into class II (Ref. lungs, the respirator material must also conditions, achieving the fit necessary
1). In response to FDA requests for permit adequate respiration. to help reduce their exposure to
additional information, 3M pathogenic biological airborne
B. Assuring Proper Fit
supplemented its petition on March 22, particulates may exacerbate their
2007. The device must fit closely to the underlying medical conditions raising a
In accordance with section 513(f) (2) wearer’s face without any gaps that concern about their safe use for these
of the act, FDA reviewed the petition in would allow air to reach the wearer’s populations.
order to classify the devices under the respiratory tract without passing Finally, these respirators have not
criteria for classification set forth in through the filter material. Otherwise, been established to be safe or effective
513(a)(1) of the act. Devices are to be improper fit of the respirator could if reused, and use of a single respirator
classified into class II if general result in inhalation of pathogenic by multiple users may result in the
controls, by themselves, are insufficient biological airborne particulates carried respirator itself becoming a vector of
to provide reasonable assurance of in air that passes around the sides of the transmission.
safety and effectiveness, but there is device. To address these issues, the class II
sufficient information to establish special controls guidance document
C. Avoiding Adverse Skin Reaction provides recommendations for labeling
special controls to provide reasonable
assurance of the safety and effectiveness Reducing wearer exposure to and for information to be provided to
of the device for its intended use. After pathogenic biological airborne meet premarket notification (510(k))
review of the information submitted in particulates requires that the device be submission requirements for the device,
the petition and its supplements, FDA properly fitted to the face. If the including recommendations for fit
determined that the 3MTM filtering respirator material in contact with the testing and biocompatibility testing. In
facepiece respirator devices, now skin is not biocompatible, it may cause addition, this classification regulation
known as the 3MTM 8612F Respirator adverse reactions such as redness, specifies another special control,
for Use by the General Public in Public pruritus, and skin irritation. certification of the respirator by NIOSH
Health Medical Emergencies and 3MTM as a non-powered air-purifying
D. Assuring Proper Use
8670F Respirator for Use by the General particulate respirator with a minimum
Public in Public Health Medical While a filtering facepiece respirator filtration efficiency classification of
Emergencies can be classified into class for use by the general public in public N95, in accordance with 42 CFR part 84.
II with the establishment of special health medical emergencies can help to The respirators that were the subject of
controls. FDA believes that special reduce wearer exposure to pathogenic the initial classification order described
controls, in addition to general controls, biological airborne particulates in a in this document and that are the initial
are adequate to provide reasonable public health medical emergency where legal predicate devices for this new
assurance of the safety and effectiveness there is a serious risk from such device classification were certified by
of the device and that there is sufficient exposure, these devices do not provide NIOSH under these requirements, as
information to establish special controls complete protection against infection. revised as of October 1, 2006. FDA’s
to provide such assurance. Even when used correctly and determination that NIOSH certification
The device is assigned the generic consistently, a filtering facepiece is an appropriate special control to help
name ‘‘Filtering Facepiece Respirator for respirator does not eliminate all assure the safety and effectiveness of the
use by the General Public in Public respiratory exposure, and for many respirator for its intended use under this
Health Medical Emergencies’’ and is pathogens that may be transmitted classification rests on the assurance of
identified as a device that is a through airborne particulates, filtration efficiency and breathability
disposable half-facepiece non-powered transmission via other routes is also provided by NIOSH certification under
air-purifying particulate respirator possible. (Because filtering facepiece these requirements, as effective on May
intended for use to cover the nose and respirators for use by the general public 8, 2007, the date of FDA’s classification
mouth of the wearer to help reduce in public health medical emergencies order. Should NIOSH revise the
wearer exposure to pathogenic have not been tested against specific requirements for certification in the
biological airborne particulates during a microorganisms, the extent of protection future, FDA will evaluate whether
public health medical emergency. The to be expected against specific certification under such revised NIOSH
device is made of polymeric materials pathogens is not known and would vary regulations is an appropriate special
and is intended to fit closely to the face with particular conditions in any event.) control for devices within this
and to function by filtering particulate The respirator should always be used classification and may revise FDA’s
material. in conjunction with other infection regulation using appropriate
FDA believes that special controls are control and respiratory protection procedures.
needed to help address the following measures. In addition, because the FDA believes that these special
issues affecting the safety and outside of the respirator may be controls, designated in this rule, in
effectiveness of the filtering facepiece contaminated with infectious materials addition to general controls, address the
respirator for use by the general public during normal use, proper handling and issues identified previously and provide
in public health medical emergencies. disposal is important to avoid the reasonable assurance of the safety and
respirator itself becoming a vector of effectiveness of the device type. Thus,
A. Assuring Filtration and Breathability on May 8, 2007, FDA issued an order to
transmission of infectious agents.
For this type of respirator to reduce Further, failure of the user to assure the petitioner classifying the device type
wearer exposure to pathogenic proper fit of the respirator could result into class II. FDA is codifying this
biological airborne particulates, it must in exposure to pathogenic biological classification at 21 CFR 880.6260.
be made of filter material that is highly airborne particles. Certain populations Following the effective date of the
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efficient in filtering such particles. At such as children will be unlikely to final classification rule, manufacturers
the same time, because this type of achieve a proper fit because respirators will need to demonstrate NIOSH
device depends on the wearer’s normal are designed and sized for adults. certification of any filtering facepiece
respiration to draw ambient air through For users with certain underlying respirator for use by the general public
the respirator materials and into the cardiac, pulmonary or related medical in public health medical emergencies,
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as set forth in 21 CFR 880.6260(b)(1), entities. Because classification of this result in the collection of any additional
and address the issues covered in the device into class II will relieve information by NIOSH not already
special controls guidance. With respect manufacturers of the cost of complying covered by NIOSH’s burden estimates.
to the issues addressed only in the with the premarket approval This final rule also designates a
special control guidance, however, the requirements of section 515 of the act guidance document as a special control.
manufacturer need only show that its (21 U.S.C. 360e), and may permit small Elsewhere in this issue of the Federal
device meets the recommendations of potential competitors to enter the Register, FDA is publishing a notice
the guidance or in some other way marketplace by lowering their costs, the announcing the availability of that
provides equivalent assurance of safety agency certifies that the final rule will guidance document, ‘‘Class II Special
and effectiveness. not have a significant economic impact Controls Guidance Document: Filtering
Section 510(m) of the act provides on a substantial number of small Facepiece Respirators for Use by the
that FDA may exempt a class II device entities. General Public in Public Health Medical
from the premarket notification Section 202(a) of the Unfunded Emergencies,’’ which contains a
requirements under section 510(k) of the Mandates Reform Act of 1995 requires Paperwork Reduction Act analysis for
act, if FDA determines that premarket that agencies prepare a written that guidance.
notification is not necessary to provide statement, which includes an
reasonable assurance of the safety and assessment of anticipated costs and VI. What References are on Display?
effectiveness of the device. For filtering benefits, before proposing ‘‘any rule that The following references have been
facepiece respirators for use by the includes any Federal mandate that may placed on display in the Division of
general public in public health medical result in the expenditure by State, local, Dockets Management (HFA–305), Food
emergencies, however, FDA has and tribal governments, in the aggregate, and Drug Administration, 5630 Fishers
determined that premarket review of fit or by the private sector, of $100,000,000 Lane, rm. 1061, Rockville, MD 20852,
performance data, labeling, and other or more (adjusted annually for inflation) and may be seen by interested persons
requirements as outlined in 21 CFR in any one year.’’ The current threshold between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday
807.87, is necessary to provide after adjustment for inflation is $122 through Friday.
reasonable assurance that acceptable million, using the most current (2005) 1. Petition from 3M.
levels of performance for both safety Implicit Price Deflator for the Gross 2. 42 CFR part 84, as revised as of October
and effectiveness will be addressed Domestic Product. FDA does not expect 1, 2006.
before marketing clearance. Thus, this final rule to result in any 1–year List of Subjects in 21 CFR part 880
persons who intend to market this type expenditure that would meet or exceed
of device must submit to FDA a this amount. Medical devices.
premarket notification, prior to ■ Therefore, under the Federal Food,
IV. Does This Final Rule Have Drug, and Cosmetic Act and under
marketing the device type. Federalism Implications? authority delegated to the Commissioner
II. What is the Environmental Impact of FDA has analyzed this final rule in of Food and Drugs, 21 CFR part 880 is
This Rule? accordance with the principles set forth amended as follows:
The agency has determined under 21 in Executive Order 13132. FDA has
CFR 25.34(b) that this action is of a type determined that the rule does not PART 880—GENERAL HOSPITAL AND
that does not individually or contain policies that have substantial PERSONAL USE DEVICES
cumulatively have a significant effect on direct effects on the States, on the
the human environment. Thus, neither relationship between the National ■ 1. The authority citation for 21 CFR
an environmental assessment nor an Government and the States, or on the part 880 continues to read as follows:
environmental impact statement is distribution of power and Authority: 21 U.S.C. 351, 360, 360c, 360e,
required. responsibilities among the various 360j, 371.
levels of government. Accordingly, the ■ 2. Section 880.6260 is added to
III. What is the Economic Impact of agency has concluded that the rule does
This Rule? subpart G to read as follows:
not contain policies that have
FDA has examined the impacts of the federalism implications as defined in § 880.6260 Filtering facepiece respirator
final rule under Executive Order 12866 the Executive order and, consequently, for use by the general public in public
and the Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 a federalism summary impact statement health medical emergencies.
U.S.C. 601–612), and the Unfunded is not required. (a) Identification. A filtering facepiece
Mandates Reform Act of 1995 (Public respirator for use by the general public
Law 104–4). Executive Order 12866 V. How Does This Rule Comply with in public health medical emergencies is
directs agencies to assess all costs and the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995? a device that is a disposable half-
benefits of available regulatory This final rule contains no new facepiece non-powered air-purifying
alternatives and, when regulation is information collection provisions but particulate respirator intended for use to
necessary, to select regulatory refers to NIOSH regulations in 42 CFR cover the nose and mouth of the wearer
approaches that maximize net benefits part 84 that contain information to help reduce wearer exposure to
(including potential economic, collection provisions that have been pathogenic biological airborne
environmental, public health and safety, reviewed and approved by the Office of particulates during a public health
and other advantages; distributive Management and Budget (OMB) under medical emergency. The device is made
impacts; and equity). The agency the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 of polymeric materials and is intended
believes that this final rule is not a (44 U.S.C. 3501–3520), under OMB to fit closely to the face and to function
significant regulatory action as defined Control No. 0920–0109. Based on by filtering particulate material.
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by the Executive order. information from NIOSH regarding (b) Classification. Class II (special
The Regulatory Flexibility Act submissions for respirator certification controls). The special controls are:
requires agencies to analyze regulatory received in the past 3 years, FDA (1) Certification by the National
options that would minimize any concludes that specification of NIOSH Institute for Occupational Safety and
significant impact of a rule on small certification as a special control will not Health (NIOSH) as a non-powered air-
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purifying particulate respirator with a the amendments in this rule will not index. Although listed in the index,
minimum filtration efficiency take effect. some information is not publicly
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