[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 225 (Wednesday, November 22, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 57873-57875]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-28521]



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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Food and Drug Administration


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.

    FDA has established an Advisory Committee Information Hotline (the 
hotline) using a voice-mail telephone system. The hotline provides the 
public with access to the most current information on FDA advisory 
committee meetings. The advisory committee hotline, which will 
disseminate current information and information updates, can be 
accessed by dialing 1-800-741-8138 or 301-443-0572. Each advisory 
committee is assigned a 5-digit number. This 5-digit number will appear 
in each individual notice of meeting. The hotline will enable the 
public to obtain information about a particular advisory committee by 
using the committee's 5-digit number. Information in the hotline is 
preliminary and may change before a meeting is actually held. The 
hotline will be updated when such changes are made.
MEETINGS: The following advisory committee meetings are announced:
Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee
    Date, time, and place. December 5, 1995, 1:30 p.m., Food and Drug 
Administration, Bldg. 29, conference room 121, 8800 Rockville Pike, 
Bethesda, MD.
    Type of meeting and contact person. This meeting will be held by a 
telephone conference call. A speaker telephone will be provided in the 
conference room to allow public participation in the meeting. Closed 
committee deliberations, 1:30 p.m. to 4 p.m.; open public hearing, 4 
p.m. to 5 p.m., unless public participation does not last that long; 
Nancy Cherry or Sandy Salins, Center for Biologics Evaluation and 
Research (HFM-21), Food and Drug Administration, 1401 Rockville Pike, 
Rockville, MD 20852, 301-827-0314, or FDA Advisory Committee 
Information Hotline, 1-800-741-8138 (301-443-0572 in the Washington, DC 
area), Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee, 
code 12388.
    General function of the committee. The committee reviews and 
evaluates data on the safety and effectiveness of vaccines 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.
    Closed committee deliberations. The committee will review trade 
secret and/or confidential commercial information relevant to current 
and pending products. This portion of the meeting will be closed to 
permit discussion of this information (5 USC 552b(c)(4)).
Radiological Devices Panel of the Medical Devices Advisory Committee
    Date, time, and place. December 11, 1995, 8:30 a.m., Holiday Inn--
Gaithersburg, Goshen Room, Two Montgomery Village Ave., Gaithersburg, 
MD. A limited number of overnight accommodations have been reserved at 
the hotel. Attendees requiring overnight accommodations may contact the 
hotel at 301-948-8900 and reference the FDA panel meeting block. 
Reservations will be confirmed at the group rate based on availability. 
Attendees with a disability requiring special accommodations should 
contact Gloria Williams, Sociometrics, Inc., 301-608-2151. The 
availability of appropriate accommodations cannot be assured unless 
prior written notification is received.
    Type of meeting and contact person. Open public hearing, 8:30 a.m. 
to 9:45 a.m., unless public participation does not last that long; open 
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discussion, 9:45 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.; closed committee deliberations, 
12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m.; open committee discussion, 1:30 p.m. to 4:30 
p.m.; John C. Monahan, Center for Devices and Radiological Health (HFZ-
470), Food and Drug Administration, 9200 Corporate Blvd., Rockville, MD 
20850, 301-594-1212, or FDA Advisory Committee Information Hotline, 1-
800-741-8138 (301-443-0572 in the Washington, DC area), Radiological 
Devices Panel, code 12526.
    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.
    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 December 6, 1995, 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 general 
issues related to a premarket approval application for an ultrasound 
imaging device indicated for use on the breast in women with 
abnormalities based on prior mammography and/or physical examination. 
This device will be used to further evaluate solid mass characteristics 
in order to reduce the number of biopsies.
    Closed committee deliberations. FDA staff will present to the 
committee trade secret and/or confidential commercial information 
regarding present and future FDA issues. This portion of the meeting 
will be closed to permit discussion of this information (5 U.S.C. 
552b(c)(4)).
Anesthetic and Life Support Drugs Advisory Committee
    Date, time, and place. December 11 and 12, 1995, 8:30 a.m., Holiday 
Inn, Plaza Ballroom, 8777 Georgia Ave., Silver Spring, MD.
    Type of meeting and contact person. Open public hearing, December 
11, 1995, 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 p.m.; open 
committee discussion, December 12, 1995, 8:30 a.m. to 11 a.m.; closed 
committee deliberations, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.; Stephen P. Pollitt, Center 
for Drug Evaluation and Research (HFD-21), Food and Drug 
Administration, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 20857, 301-443-5455, 
or FDA Advisory Committee Information Hotline, 1-800-741-8138 (301-443-
0572 in the Washington, DC area), Anesthetic and Life Support Drugs 
Advisory Committee, code 12529.
    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 the field of anesthesiology and 
surgery.
    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 December 1, 1995, 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 new drug 
application (NDA) 20-533, Naropin , Astra Laboratories, for 
use as a local anesthetic and a report of the postmarket surveillance 
of NDA 27-428, Oralet, Anesta.
    -Closed committee deliberations. On December 12, 1995, the 
committee will review trade secret and/or confidential commercial 
information. This portion of the meeting will be closed to permit 
discussion of this information (5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(4)).
Blood Products Advisory Committee
    Date, time, and place. December 14 and 15, 1995, 8 a.m., Parklawn 
Bldg., conference rooms D and E, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD.
    Type of meeting and contact person. Open committee discussion, 
December 14, 1995, 8 a.m. to 8:40 a.m.; open public hearing, 8:40 a.m. 
to 9:10 a.m., unless public participation does not last that long; open 
committee discussion, 9:10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.; open public hearing, 
11:30 a.m. to 12 m., unless public participation does not last that 
long; open committee discussion, 12 m. to 3:30 p.m.; open public 
hearing, 3:30 p.m. to 4 p.m., unless public participation does not last 
that long; open committee discussion, 4 p.m. to 5 p.m.; open committee 
discussion, December 15, 1995, 8 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.; open public 
hearing, 10:30 a.m. to 11 a.m., unless public participation does not 
last that long; open committee discussion, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.; closed 
committee deliberations, 2 p.m. to 3 p.m.; Linda A. Smallwood, Center 
for Biologics Evaluation and Research (HFM-350), Food and Drug 
Administration, 1401 Rockville Pike, Rockville, MD 20852-1448, 301-594-
6700, FAX 301-594-6764, or FDA Advisory Committee Information Hotline, 
1-800-741-8138 (301-443-0572 in the Washington, DC area) Blood Products 
Advisory Committee, code 12388.
    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 December 8, 1995, 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 the morning of December 14, 1995, the 
committee will hear agency updates on Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease and 
blood safety, and Human Immune Deficiency Virus, Type 1 (HIV-1) antigen 
screening of donors; review the report of the FDA/Health Resources 
Services Administration contract study of the Tissue Procurement and 
Distribution System in the United States, and hear scientific 
presentations on testing for Chagas disease (infection with Trypanosoma 
cruzi) in blood donors. In the afternoon, the committee will hear a 
summary of the Workshop on Cord Blood Derived Hematopoietic Stem Cells 
and presentation on Peripheral Blood Derived Hematopoietic Stem Cell 
Products Intended for Transfusion. A draft document for discussion 
concerning the application of current statutory authorities to 
peripheral blood hematopoietic stem cell products intended for 
transfusion will be made available. On the morning of December 15, 
1995, the committee will review and make recommendations on issues 
related to respiratory syncytial virus immune globulin intravenous, 
MedImmune. In the afternoon, the committee will review and discuss the 
site visit reports of the Laboratories of Molecular Virology and 

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Immunochemistry, Division of Transfusion Transmitted Diseases.
    Closed committee deliberations. The committee will discuss the 
intramural scientific program. This portion of the meeting will be 
closed to prevent disclosure of personal information concerning 
individuals associated with the research program, disclosure of which 
would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy (5 
U.S.C. 552b(c)(6)).
    Each public advisory committee meeting listed above 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. The dates and times reserved for the separate 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.
    The Commissioner has determined for the reasons stated that those 
portions of the advisory committee meetings so designated in this 
notice shall be closed. The Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA) (5 
U.S.C. app. 2, 10(d)), permits such closed advisory committee meetings 
in certain circumstances. Those portions of a meeting designated as 
closed, however, shall be closed for the shortest possible time, 
consistent with the intent of the cited statutes.
    The FACA, as amended, provides that a portion of a meeting may be 
closed where the matter for discussion involves a trade secret; 
commercial or financial information that is privileged or confidential; 
information of a personal nature, disclosure of which would be a 
clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy; investigatory files 
compiled for law enforcement purposes; information the premature 
disclosure of which would be likely to significantly frustrate 
implementation of a proposed agency action; and information in certain 
other instances not generally relevant to FDA matters.
    Examples of portions of FDA advisory committee meetings that 
ordinarily may be closed, where necessary and in accordance with FACA 
criteria, include the review, discussion, and evaluation of drafts of 
regulations or guidelines or similar preexisting internal agency 
documents, but only if their premature disclosure is likely to 
significantly frustrate implementation of proposed agency action; 
review of trade secrets and confidential commercial or financial 
information submitted to the agency; consideration of matters involving 
investigatory files compiled for law enforcement purposes; and review 
of matters, such as personnel records or individual patient records, 
where disclosure would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of 
personal privacy.
    Examples of portions of FDA advisory committee meetings that 
ordinarily shall not be closed include the review, discussion, and 
evaluation of general preclinical and clinical test protocols and 
procedures for a class of drugs or devices; consideration of labeling 
requirements for a class of marketed drugs or devices; review of data 
and information on specific investigational or marketed drugs and 
devices that have previously been made public; presentation of any 
other data or information that is not exempt from public disclosure 
pursuant to the FACA, as amended; and, deliberation to formulate advice 
and recommendations to the agency on matters that do not independently 
justify closing.
    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: November 14, 1995.
David A. Kessler,
Commissioner of Food and Drugs.
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