[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 203 (Friday, October 18, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 54409]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-26802]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
[Docket No. 96-085-1]


Public Meeting; Veterinary Biologics

AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice of public meeting.

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SUMMARY: This is to notify producers of veterinary biological products 
and other interested persons that we are holding a public meeting to 
discuss post-marketing surveillance related to the distribution and use 
of veterinary biological products.

PLACE, DATE, AND TIME OF MEETING: The public meeting will be held in 
room 1226, College of Veterinary Medicine, Iowa State University, Ames, 
IA, on Thursday, November 7, 1996, beginning at 1:30 p.m. The meeting 
is scheduled to end at 5:00 p.m., but may end sooner.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Kay Wessman, Center for Veterinary 
Biologics, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, 223 South Walnut 
Avenue, Ames, IA 50010; (515) 232-5785; fax (515) 232-7120; or e-mail: 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Animal and Plant Health Inspection 
Service (APHIS) is sponsoring a meeting, in partnership with the 
Institute for International Cooperation in Animal Biologics (IICAB), to 
informally discuss a draft proposal for postmarketing surveillance of 
veterinary biologics. The draft proposal to be discussed contains 
provisions for the reporting of all consumer contacts to APHIS by 
manufacturers. The meeting provides an opportunity for the exchange of 
information between APHIS representatives, producers of veterinary 
biological products, and other interested persons.
    The IICAB is a partnership organization sponsored by APHIS, the 
Agricultural Research Service, and Iowa State University to foster 
cooperation among biologics groups in government and industry, 
particularly in the area of international harmonization.
    Persons interested in the public meeting are requested to contact 
the person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. 

    Done in Washington, DC, this 11th day of October 1996.
A. Strating,
Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
[FR Doc. 96-26802 Filed 10-17-96; 8:45 am]
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