[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 91 (Thursday, May 11, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Page 25196]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-11563]



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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
[Docket 95-030-1]


Public Meeting; Veterinary Biologics

AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA.

ACTION: Advance notice of public meeting and request for agenda topics.

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SUMMARY: This is to notify producers of veterinary biological products 
and other interested persons that we are holding a sixth annual public 
meeting to discuss regulatory and policy issues related to the 
manufacture, distribution, and use of veterinary biological products. 
The agenda for this year's meeting is being planned and suggestions for 
topics of general interest to producers and other interested persons 
are requested.

PLACE, DATES AND TIMES OF MEETING: The sixth annual public meeting will 
be held in the Scheman Building at the Iowa State Center, Ames, Iowa, 
on Tuesday, August 1, and Wednesday, August 2, 1995, from 8 a.m. to 
approximately 5 p.m. each day.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Dr. Frank Y. Tang, Biotechnologist, Biotechnology Coordination and 
Technical Assistance Staff, BBEP, APHIS, 4700 River Road Unit 146, 
Riverdale, MD 20737-1237, Telephone (301) 734-4833, FAX (301) 734-8669.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Animal and Plant Health Inspection 
Service (APHIS) holds an annual public meeting on veterinary biologics 
in Ames, Iowa. The meeting provides an opportunity for the exchange of 
information between APHIS representatives, producers of veterinary 
biological products, and interested persons on issues of common 
concern. APHIS is in the process of planning the agenda for a sixth 
annual public meeting on veterinary biological products to be held in 
Ames, Iowa, on August 1-2, 1995.
    As yet, the agenda for the sixth annual meeting is not complete. 
APHIS is seeking suggestions for meeting topics from producers and the 
interested public before finalizing the agenda. Topics that have been 
suggested include: (1) Program updates; (2) repackaging; (3) in vitro 
potency testing; and (4) total quality management.
    Consistent with efforts to reinvent government and to improve how 
programs are delivered, we would like to invite licensed producers of 
veterinary biological products and other interested persons to present 
their ideas and suggestions concerning new approaches to quality 
assurance for veterinary biologics. We are interested in getting your 
ideas on how the veterinary biologics program could be changed using 
concepts of quality assurance to enhance our ability to ensure the 
purity, safety, potency, and efficacy of biological products.
    Please submit, on or before May 31, 1995, proposed titles for such 
presentations, the name(s) of the presenter(s), the approximate amount 
of time that will be needed for presentation(s), and any additional 
suggested meeting topics (for both breakout and general sessions) to 
the person listed under

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.

    After the agenda is finalized, APHIS will announce the schedule and 
registration information for the sixth annual public meeting on 
veterinary biologics in a notice in the Federal Register.

    Done in Washington, DC, this 3d day of May 1995.
George O. Winegar,
Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
[FR Doc. 95-11563 Filed 5-10-95; 8:45 am]
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