[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 158 (Wednesday, August 14, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 42257]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-20752]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Food and Drug Administration


Jurisdiction of Sea Lice Treatment and Control; Notice of Public 
Workshop

AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS.
ACTION: Notice of public workshop.

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SUMMARY: The Food and Drug Administration's (FDA's) Center for 
Veterinary Medicine is announcing a Joint Canadian-United States 
Workshop on Jurisdiction of Sea Lice Treatment and Control. The purpose 
of the workshop is to provide a forum for discussion of the impact of 
various government entities within Canada and the United States on 
present and proposed treatment and control methods of sea lice. Also, 
scientific aspects of sea lice drug treatment and control will be 
discussed. The general sea lice topic is of international concern 
because of the location of salmon net-pen culture facilities on the 
border between the United States and Canada.
DATES: The public workshop will be held on Monday, September 9, 1996, 
from 8 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.
ADDRESSES: The public workshop will be held at the Doubletree Hotel, 
300 Army Navy Dr., Crystal City, VA.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Carol J. Haley, Center for Veterinary 
Medicine (HFV-152), Food and Drug Administration, 7500 Standish Pl., 
Rockville, MD 20855, 301-594-1682.
    Those persons interested in attending the workshop should call the 
information contact person listed above. There is no registration fee 
for this workshop, but advance registration is required due to space 
limitations.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The agenda for the workshop will include 
discussions of scientific aspects of sea lice infestation in salmon 
net-pens and of the impacts of regulation by multiple government 
entities on treatment and control of the disease.

    Dated: August 7, 1996.
William K. Hubbard.
Associate Commissioner for Policy Coordination.
[FR Doc. 96-20752 Filed 8-13-96; 8:45 am]
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