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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
 

Request for Nominations for Members on Public Advisory 
Committees; Veterinary Medicine Advisory Committee

AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS.
ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is requesting 
nominations for members to serve on the Veterinary Medicine Advisory 
Committee in FDA's Center for Veterinary Medicine. Nominations will be 
accepted for vacancies that will or may occur during the next 16 
months.
    FDA has a special interest in ensuring that women, minority groups, 
and individuals with disabilities are adequately represented on 
advisory committees and, therefore, extends particular encouragement to 
nominations for appropriately qualified female, minority, or disabled 
candidates.

DATES: No cutoff date is established for receipt of nominations.

ADDRESSES: All nominations for membership should be submitted to Gary 
E. Stefan (address below).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gary E. Stefan, Center for Veterinary 
Medicine (HFV-244), Food and Drug Administration, 7500 Standish Pl., 
Rockville, MD 20855, 301-594-1769.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: FDA is requesting nominations for members to 
serve on the committee. The function of the committee is to review and 
evaluate available data concerning safety and effectiveness of marketed 
and investigational new animal drugs, feeds, and devices for use in the 
treatment and prevention of animal disease and increased animal 
production.

Criteria for Members

    Persons nominated for membership on the Veterinary Medicine 
Advisory Committee shall have adequately diversified experience 
appropriate to the work of the committee in such fields as companion 
animal medicine, food animal medicine, avian medicine, microbiology, 
biometrics, toxicology, pathology, pharmacology, animal science, and 
chemistry. The specialized training and experience necessary to qualify 
the nominee as an expert suitable for appointment is subject to review, 
but may include experience in medical practice, teaching, and/or 
research relevant to the field of activity of the committee. The term 
of office is 4 years.

Nomination Procedures

    Any interested person may nominate one or more qualified persons 
for membership on the committee. Nominations shall state that the 
nominee is willing to serve as a member of the committee and appears to 
have no conflict of interest that would preclude committee membership. 
FDA will ask the potential candidates to provide detailed information 
concerning such matters as employment, financial holdings, 
consultancies, and research grants or contracts to permit evaluation of 
possible sources of conflict of interest.
    This notice is issued under the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 
U.S.C. app. 2) and 21 CFR part 14, relating to advisory committees.

    Dated: August 1, 1994.
 Linda A. Suydam,
 Interim Deputy Commissioner for Operations.
[FR Doc. 94-19094 Filed 8-4-94; 8:45 am]
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