73 FR 191 pgs. 57112-57122 - Memorandum of Agreement Between the Food and Drug Administration, the National Cancer Institute, a Part of the National Institutes of Health, and the CRIX International Association

Type: NOTICEVolume: 73Number: 191Pages: 57112 - 57122
Docket number: [FDA No. 225-08-8004]
FR document: [FR Doc. E8-22992 Filed 9-30-08; 8:45 am]
Agency: Health and Human Services Department
Sub Agency: Food and Drug Administration
Official PDF Version:  PDF Version

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Food and Drug Administration

[Docket No. FDA-2008-N-0043]

[FDA No. 225-08-8004]

Memorandum of Agreement Between the Food and Drug Administration, the National Cancer Institute, a Part of the National Institutes of Health, and the CRIX International Association

AGENCY:

Food and Drug Administration, HHS.

ACTION:

Notice.

SUMMARY:

The Food and Drug Administration FDA) is providing notice of a memorandum of agreement (MOA) between FDA, the National Cancer Institute (NCI) and CRIX International Association. The purpose of the MOA is to establish a public-private partnership to pilot the use of a nonprofit organization to manage the production instance of the Federal Investigator Registry of Biomedical Information Research Data (FIREBIRD) system as a vehicle for secure, rapid and efficient electronic exchange of clinical investigator credentialing information among clinical investigators at trial sites, sponsors (including NCI), and FDA; and to continue the development of FIREBIRD to fulfill the requirements of FDA and sponsors (including the NCI).

DATES:

The agreement became effective August 28, 2008.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Randy Levin,Director for Health and Regulatory Data Standards (HF-18),Food and Drug Administration,5600 Fishers Lane,Rockville, MD 20857,301-827-7784;

George Komatsoulis,Chief Operating Officer,Center for Bioinformatics,National Cancer Institute,8800 Rockville Pike,Bethesda, MD 20892-8505,301-451-2881; and

James L. Bland,Project Officer,CRIX International Association,1195 Freedom Dr.,Reston, VA 20190,703-577-8788.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

In accordance with 21 CFR 20.108(c), which states that all written agreements and MOUs between FDA and others shall be published in the Federal Register , the agency is publishing notice of this MOA.

Dated: September 24, 2008.

Jeffrey Shuren,

Associate Commissioner for Policy and Planning.

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