FDA Wants Your Tips on Rogue Device Regulators: Comment Now
Published Date: 8/26/2026
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Summary
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or Agency) is announcing an opportunity for public comment on the proposed collection of certain information by the Agency. Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), Federal Agencies are required to publish notice in the Federal Register concerning each proposed collection of information, including each proposed extension of an existing collection of information, and to allow 60 days for public comment in response to the notice. This notice solicits comments on allegations of regulatory misconduct voluntarily submitted to the Center for Devices and Radiological Health (CDRH).
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