[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 38 (Friday, February 25, 1994)]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Food and Drug Administration

 

Workshop for the Compressed Medical Gas Industry; Notice of 
Public Workshop

AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS.

ACTION: Notice of public workshop.

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SUMMARY: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Southwest Region Small 
Business Assistance Program, the Center for Drug Evaluation and 
Research, and the Office of Small Business, Scientific and Trade 
Affairs are sponsoring a public workshop on FDA requirements and 
guidelines that apply to the compressed medical gas industry. This 
workshop is designed to assist the industry in complying with and 
conforming to legal requirements and guidelines for manufacturing and 
repacking medical gases.

DATES: The public workshop will be held on April 8, l994, 8 a.m. to 4 
p.m.

ADDRESSES: The public workshop will be held at the Clarion Hotel 
(formerly Lincoln Plaza), 4445 North Lincoln Blvd., Oklahoma City, OK.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Marie Falcone, Southwest Region Small 
Business Assistance Program, Food and Drug Administration, 7920 
Elmbrook Dr., suite 102, Dallas, TX 75247, 214-655-8100 (ext. 128) or 
Office of Small Business, Scientific and Trade Affairs (HF-50), Food 
and Drug Administration, rm. l5-6l, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 
20857, 30l-443-6776.
    Those persons interested in attending this meeting should FAX their 
registration to 405-273-5086, including name, firm name, address, and 
telephone number. There is no registration fee for this workshop, but 
advance registration is required. Space is limited and all interested 
parties are encouraged to register early.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: FDA's inspectional history of the compressed 
medical gas industry shows that a high percentage of medical gas firms 
are unaware of applicable regulations and guidelines or are not 
operating in compliance with or conformance to applicable requirements 
or guidelines. This workshop is designed to assist the medical gas 
industry and is free of charge to attendees.

    Dated: February 17, 1994.
Michael R. Taylor,
Deputy Commissioner for Policy.
[FR Doc. 94-4242 Filed 2-24-94; 8:45 am]
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