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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
 

Advisory Committees; Notice of Meetings

AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces forthcoming meetings of public advisory 
committees of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). This notice also 
summarizes the procedures for the meetings and methods by which 
interested persons may participate in open public hearings before FDA's 
advisory committees.

MEETINGS: The following advisory committee meetings are announced:
Peripheral and Central Nervous System Drugs Advisory Committee
    Date, time, and place. June 6, l994, 9 a.m., and June 7, l994, 8:30 
a.m., Potomac Inn, Ballrooms A, B, and C, Three Research Ct., 
Rockville, MD.
    Type of meeting and contact person. Open committee discussion, June 
6, 1994, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.; open committee discussion, June 7, l994, 
8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.; open public hearing, 1 p.m. to 2 p.m., unless 
public participation does not last that long; open committee 
discussion, 2 p.m. to 5 p.m.; Michael A. Bernstein, Center for Drug 
Evaluation and Research (HFD-120), Food and Drug Administration, 5600 
Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 20857, 301-594-2850.
    General function of the committee. The committee reviews and 
evaluates data on the safety and effectiveness of marketed and 
investigational human drugs for use in neurological disease.
    Agenda--Open public hearing. Interested persons may present data, 
information, or views, orally or in writing, on issues pending before 
the committee. Those desiring to make formal presentations should 
notify the contact person before June 1, l994, and submit a brief 
statement of the general nature of the evidence or arguments they wish 
to present, the names and addresses of proposed participants, and an 
indication of the approximate time required to make their comments.
    Open committee discussion. The committee will discuss the 
intracerebroventricular (ICV) administration of drugs and biologics for 
the treatment of chronic neurologic illness.
Cardiovascular and Renal Drugs Advisory Committee
    Date, time, and place. June 9 and 10, 1994, 9 a.m., National 
Institutes of Health, Clinical Center, Bldg. 10, Jack Masur Auditorium, 
9000 Rockville Pike, Bethesda, MD. If you must drive, please use an 
outlying lot such as lot 41B. Free shuttle bus service is provided from 
lot 41B to the Clinical Center every 8 minutes during rush hour and 
every 15 minutes at other times.
    Type of meeting and contact person. Open public hearing, June 9, 
1994, 9 a.m to 10 a.m., unless public participation does not last that 
long; open committee discussion, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; open committee 
discussion, June 10, 1994, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Joan C. Standaert, Center 
for Drug Evaluation and Research (HFD-110), Food and Drug 
Administration, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 20857, 419-259-6211, 
or Valerie M. Mealy, Advisors and Consultants Staff, 301-443-4695.
    General function of the committee. The committee reviews and 
evaluates data on the safety and effectiveness of marketed and 
investigational human drugs for use in cardiovascular and renal 
disorders.
    Agenda--Open public hearing. Interested persons may present data, 
information, or views, orally or in writing, on issues pending before 
the committee. Those desiring to make formal presentations should 
notify the contact person before May 23, 1994, and submit a brief 
statement of the general nature of the evidence or arguments they wish 
to present, the names and addresses of proposed participants, and an 
indication of the approximate time required to make their comments.
    Open committee discussion. On June 9, 1994, the committee will 
discuss: (1) New drug application (NDA) 20-364, benazepril HC1/
amlodipine besylate, Ciba-Geigy, to be indicated for hypertension and 
(2) product license application (PLA) 93-1057 (abciximab), 
CentoRx, Centocor, for high risk angioplasty. On June 10, 
1994, the committee will discuss PLA 1048, Supplement #93-0889 
(alteplase recombinant), Activase, Genentech, Inc., for new 
accelerated dose regimen.
Blood Products Advisory Committee
    Date, time, and place. June 21 and 22, 1994, 8 a.m., Holiday Inn--
Gaithersburg, Ballroom, Two Montgomery Village Ave., Gaithersburg, MD.
    Type of meeting and contact person. Open committee discussion, June 
21, 1994, 8 a.m. to 8:30 a.m.; open public hearing, 8:30 a.m. to 9:30 
a.m., unless public participation does not last that long; open 
committee discussion, 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.; open committee 
discussion, June 22, 1994, 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.; Linda A. Smallwood, Center 
for Biologics Evaluation and Research (HFM-300), Food and Drug 
Administration, 1401 Rockville Pike, Rockville, MD 20852-1448, 301-594-
6700.
    General function of the committee. The committee reviews and 
evaluates data on the safety and effectiveness, and appropriate use of 
blood products intended for use in the diagnosis, prevention, or 
treatment of human diseases.
    Agenda--Open public hearing. Interested persons may present data, 
information, or views, orally or in writing, on issues pending before 
the committee. Those desiring to make formal presentations should 
notify the contact person before June 13, 1994, and submit a brief 
statement of the general nature of the evidence or arguments they wish 
to present, the names and addresses of proposed participants, and an 
indication of the approximate time required to make their comments.
    Open committee discussion. On June 21, 1994, the committee will 
discuss and provide recommendations on plasma collected by apheresis, 
particularly with regard to infrequent donations of different 
frequencies, and on autologous blood donation, and in the afternoon, 
will discuss and provide recommendations on red cell loss during source 
plasma collection and plateletpheresis, and will hear an informational 
summary of regulatory issues concerning stem cells. The agenda for June 
22, 1994, has not been developed. An amendment to this notice will be 
published in the Federal Register at a later date.
Dental Products Panel Plaque Subcommittee (Nonprescription Drugs) of 
the Medical Devices Advisory Committee
    Date, time, and place. June 28 and 29, 1994, 9 a.m., Parklawn 
Bldg., conference rm. E, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD.
    Type of meeting and contact person. Open committee discussion, June 
28, 1994, 9 a.m. to 12 m.; open public hearing 12 m. to 3 p.m., unless 
public participation does not last that long; open committee 
discussion, 3 p.m. to 5 p.m.; open committee discussion, June 29, 1994, 
9 a.m. to 11 a.m.; open public hearing, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., unless 
public participation does not last that long; open committee 
discussion, 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.; Jeanne L. Rippere or Stephanie A. Mason, 
Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (HFD-813), Food and Drug 
Administration, 7520 Standish Pl., Rockville, MD 20855, 301-594-1003.
    General function of the committee. The committee reviews and 
evaluates data on the safety and effectiveness of marketed and 
investigational devices and makes recommendations for their regulation.
    The Dental Products Panel of the Medical Devices Advisory 
Committee, functions at times as a nonprescription drug advisory panel. 
As such, the panel reviews and evaluates available data concerning the 
safety and effectiveness of active ingredients, and combinations 
thereof, of various currently marketed nonprescription drug products 
for human use, the adequacy of their labeling, and advises the 
Commissioner of Food and Drugs on the promulgation of monographs 
establishing conditions under which these drugs are generally 
recognized as safe and effective and not misbranded.
    Agenda--Open public hearing. Interested persons may present data, 
information, or views, orally or in writing, on the general issues 
pending before the subcommittee. Those desiring to make formal 
presentations should notify the contact person before June 17, 1994, 
and submit a brief statement of the general nature of the evidence or 
arguments they wish to present, the names and addresses of proposed 
participants, and an indication of the approximate time required to 
make their comments.
    Open committee discussion. The subcommittee will begin a discussion 
of the possible relationship of alcohol-containing mouthwashes to the 
development of oral and pharyngeal cancers. It will also begin to 
discuss general guidelines for determining the safety and effectiveness 
of antiplaque and antiplaque-related drug products.
    FDA public advisory committee meetings may have as many as four 
separable portions: (1) An open public hearing, (2) an open committee 
discussion, (3) a closed presentation of data, and (4) a closed 
committee deliberation. Every advisory committee meeting shall have an 
open public hearing portion. Whether or not it also includes any of the 
other three portions will depend upon the specific meeting involved. 
There are no closed portions for the meetings announced in this notice. 
The dates and times reserved for the open portions of each committee 
meeting are listed above.
    The open public hearing portion of each meeting shall be at least 1 
hour long unless public participation does not last that long. It is 
emphasized, however, that the 1 hour time limit for an open public 
hearing represents a minimum rather than a maximum time for public 
participation, and an open public hearing may last for whatever longer 
period the committee chairperson determines will facilitate the 
committee's work.
    Public hearings are subject to FDA's guideline (subpart C of 21 CFR 
part 10) concerning the policy and procedures for electronic media 
coverage of FDA's public administrative proceedings, including hearings 
before public advisory committees under 21 CFR part 14. Under 21 CFR 
10.205, representatives of the electronic media may be permitted, 
subject to certain limitations, to videotape, film, or otherwise record 
FDA's public administrative proceedings, including presentations by 
participants.
    Meetings of advisory committees shall be conducted, insofar as is 
practical, in accordance with the agenda published in this Federal 
Register notice. Changes in the agenda will be announced at the 
beginning of the open portion of a meeting.
    Any interested person who wishes to be assured of the right to make 
an oral presentation at the open public hearing portion of a meeting 
shall inform the contact person listed above, either orally or in 
writing, prior to the meeting. Any person attending the hearing who 
does not in advance of the meeting request an opportunity to speak will 
be allowed to make an oral presentation at the hearing's conclusion, if 
time permits, at the chairperson's discretion.
    The agenda, the questions to be addressed by the committee, and a 
current list of committee members will be available at the meeting 
location on the day of the meeting.
    Transcripts of the open portion of the meeting may be requested in 
writing from the Freedom of Information Office (HFI-35), Food and Drug 
Administration, rm. 12A-16, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 20857, 
approximately 15 working days after the meeting, at a cost of 10 cents 
per page. The transcript may be viewed at the Dockets Management Branch 
(HFA-305), Food and Drug Administration, rm. 1-23, 12420 Parklawn Dr., 
Rockville, MD 20857, approximately 15 working days after the meeting, 
between the hours of 9 a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday through Friday. Summary 
minutes of the open portion of the meeting may be requested in writing 
from the Freedom of Information Office (address above) beginning 
approximately 90 days after the meeting.
    This notice is issued under section 10(a)(1) and (2) of the Federal 
Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. app. 2), and FDA's regulations (21 CFR 
part 14) on advisory committees.

    Dated: May 16, 1994.
 Linda A. Suydam,
 Interim Dupty Commissioner for Operations.
[FR Doc. 94-12375 Filed 5-19-94; 8:45 am]
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