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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Advisory Committees; Tentative Schedule of Meetings for 1994
AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing a
tentative schedule of forthcoming meetings of its public advisory
committees for 1994. At the request of the Commissioner of Food and
Drugs (the Commissioner), the Institute of Medicine (the IOM) conducted
a study of the use of FDA's advisory committees. The IOM recommended
that the agency publish an annual tentative schedule of its meetings in
the Federal Register. In response to that recommendation, FDA is
publishing its first annual tentative schedule of meetings.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Donna M. Combs, Committee Management
Office (HFA-306), Food and Drug Administration, 5600 Fishers Lane,
Rockville, MD 20857, 301-443-2765.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The IOM, at the request of the Commissioner,
undertook a study of the use of FDA's advisory committees. In its final
report, the IOM recommended that FDA adopt a policy of publishing an
advance yearly schedule of its upcoming public advisory committee
meetings in the Federal Register. FDA is implementing this
recommendation with the publication of this notice in the Federal
Register. The annual publication of tentatively scheduled advisory
committee meetings will provide both advisory committee members and the
public with the opportunity to schedule, in advance, attendance at
FDA's upcoming advisory committee meetings. The schedule is tentative
and amendments to this notice will not be published in the Federal
Register. FDA will, however, publish a Federal Register notice 15 days
in advance of each upcoming advisory committee meeting, announcing the
meeting (21 CFR 14.20).
The following list announces FDA's tentatively scheduled advisory
committee meetings for 1994:
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Committee name Dates of meetings
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OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONER
Board of Tea Experts.................. February 24-25
Science Board to the Food and Drug February 23-24
Administration.
June 28
October 20-21
CENTER FOR BIOLOGICS EVALUATION AND
RESEARCH
Allergenic Products Advisory Committee June 6-7
November 21-22
Biological Response Modifiers Advisory May 25-26
Committee.
September 1-2
December 8-9
Blood Products Advisory Committee..... March 24-25
May 19-20
September 29-30
December 15-16
Vaccines and Related Biological January 27-28
Products Advisory Committee.
August 23-24
November 17-18
CENTER FOR DRUG EVALUATION AND
RESEARCH
Anesthetic and Life Support Drugs January 24 (subcommittee
Advisory Committee. meeting)
March 1-2 (subcommittee meeting)
May 19-20
Anti-Infective Drugs Advisory March 24-25
Committee.
October 20-21
Antiviral Drugs Advisory Committee.... May 19 (joint meeting with
Nonprescription Drugs Advisory
Committee)
May 20
Arthritis Advisory Committee.......... January 27-28
June 13-14
Cardiovascular and Renal Drugs March 24-25
Advisory Committee.
June 9-10
Dermatologic Drugs Advisory Committee. February 16 (joint meeting with
Nonprescription Drugs Advisory
Committee)
November 3-4
Drug Abuse Advisory Committee......... April 19-20
August 30-31
December 5-6
Endocrinologic and Metabolic Drugs March 17-18
Advisory Committee.
Fertility and Maternal Health Drugs June 23-24
Advisory Committee.
Gastrointestinal Drugs Advisory February 17
Committee.
Generic Drugs Advisory Committee...... January 11-12
Medical Imaging Drugs Advisory April 22
Committee.
November 18
Nonprescription Drugs Advisory February 16 (joint meeting with
Committee. Dermatologic Drugs Advisory
Committee)
May 18
May 19 (joint meeting with
Antiviral Drugs Advisory
Committee)
July 28-29
September 22-23
Oncologic Drugs Advisory Committee.... March 29
June 7
Peripheral and Central Nervous System March 14-15
Drugs Advisory Committee.
June 6-7
September 26-27
Psychopharmacologic Drugs Advisory April 25-26
Committee.
July 18-19
Pulmonary-Allergy Drugs Advisory May 23-24
Committee.
October 20-21
CENTER FOR FOOD SAFETY AND APPLIED
NUTRITION
Food Advisory Committee............... April 5-6
June 20-21
October 10-11
CENTER FOR DEVICES AND RADIOLOGICAL
HEALTH
Device Good Manufacturing Practice No meetings planned
Advisory Committee.
Medical Devices Advisory Committee:
Anesthesiology and Respiratory May 17
Therapy Devices Panel.
Circulatory System Devices Panel...... March 7-8
June 6-7
October 3-4
December 5
Clinical Chemistry and Clinical April 25-26
Toxicology Devices Panel.
September 12-13
Dental Products Panel................. March 28-30
June 14-16
September 22-23
December 6-8
Ear, Nose, and Throat Devices Panel... June 23-24
Gastroenterology-Urology Devices Panel March 24-25
July 14-15
October 13-14
General and Plastic Surgery Devices March 17-18
Panel.
September 29-30
General Hospital and Personal Use April 21-22
Devices Panel.
September 14-15
Hematology and Pathology Devices Panel June 6
November 7
Immunology Devices Panel.............. May 19-20
September 23
Microbiology Devices Panel............ June 9
Neurological Devices Panel............ July 8-9
September 16-17
Obstetrics-Gynecology Devices Panel... April 14-15
June 16-17
September 22-23
Ophthalmic Devices Panel.............. February 24-25
May 19-20
October 20-21
Orthopedic and Rehabilitation Devices May 20
Panel.
October 21
Radiologic Devices Panel.............. May 2
August 29
December 12
National Mammography Quality Assurance February 17-18
Advisory Committee.
May 11-13
August 3-5
November 3-5
Technical Electronic Product Radiation July 19
Safety Standards Committee.
CENTER FOR VETERINARY MEDICINE
Veterinary Medicine Advisory Committee April 20-21
October 26-27
NATIONAL CENTER FOR TOXICOLOGICAL
RESEARCH
Advisory Committee on Special Studies June 1-2
Relating to the Possible Long-Term
Health Effects of Phenoxy Herbicides
and Contaminants (Ranch Hand Advisory
Committee).
Science Board to the National Center June 14-15
for Toxicological Research.
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Dated: January 31, 1994.
Jane E. Henney,
Deputy Commissioner for Operations.
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