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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and amendments to this notice will not be published in the Federal 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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