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# Device Discontinuance Notification Guides
- URL: https://www.fdaweb.com/device-discontinuance-notification-guides/
- Published: 2023-11-17T12:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-14T14:16:34.000Z
- Author: David McFarland
- Tags: FDA Policy/General, #legacy-id-D5155816

*Federal Register* notice: FDA is making savailable a final guidance entitled “Notifying FDA of a Permanent Discontinuance or Interruption in Manufacturing of a Device Under Section 506J of the FD&C Act” and a draft guidance entitled “Select Updates for the 506J Guidance: 506J Device List and Additional Notifications.” The documents address FDA regulations requiring manufacturers to notify the agency of a permanent discontinuance or an interruption in the manufacture of certain devices that is likely to lead to a meaningful disruption in supply. To view the notice, click [here](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2023-11-17/pdf/2023-25458.pdf?ref=fdaweb.com).