[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 246 (Friday, December 22, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Page 66553]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-31195]



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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Food and Drug Administration


Grassroots Regulatory Partnership Meeting; Southwest Region; 
Importing Commodities

AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS.

ACTION: Notice of a public meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) (Office of Regulatory 
Affairs, Office of the Southwest Region, and Office of External 
Affairs) is announcing a free public meeting to discuss ways FDA could 
regulate imported commodities more efficiently, improve levels of 
communication with industries and individuals associated with the 
importation of FDA-regulated commodities, and provide improved levels 
of consumer protection in connection with imported commodities being 
shipped into the United States across the United States-Mexico border. 
This meeting is intended to identify and evaluate opportunities for 
implementing the President's initiative for a partnership approach 
between the agency and the people affected by the work of this agency.

DATES: The public meeting will be held on Wednesday, January 31, 1996, 
from 9 a.m. to 12 m.

ADDRESSES: The public meeting will be held at the Concourse Clarion 
Hotel, Oxford Room A and B, 6789 Boeing, El Paso, TX 79926.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Barbara A. Cain, Food and Drug 
Administration, 300 East Eight St., rm. B123, Austin, TX 78701, 512-
482-5736, or Robert G. Rast, Food and Drug Administration, 9777 Via De 
La Amistad, rm. 128, San Diego, CA 92173, 619-661-3273.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: There is no registration fee for this 
meeting. However, due to space limitations, early registration is 
recommended. This meeting is intended to assist importers, brokers, and 
others associated with a wide variety of products being shipped through 
the southwest and west coast (FDA Southwest and Pacific Regions).

    Dated: December 15, 1995.
William K. Hubbard,
Associate Commissioner for Policy Coordination.
[FR Doc. 95-31195 Filed 12-21-95; 8:45 am]
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