[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 20 (Thursday, January 30, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 4538]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-2337]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Open Meeting for Representatives of Health Professional, 
Consumer, and Patient Advocacy Organizations

AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS.

ACTION: Notice of public meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing a public 
meeting with representatives of health professional, consumer, and 
patient advocacy organizations. The meeting will be chaired by Sharon 
Smith Holston, Deputy Commissioner for External Affairs. The topic will 
be FDA's final regulation restricting the sale and distribution of 
cigarettes and smokeless tobacco to protect children and adolescents. 
The purpose of this meeting is to provide an opportunity for 
representatives of health professional, consumer, and patient advocacy 
groups, and other interested persons to be briefed by senior FDA staff 
and to provide an opportunity for informal discussion regarding FDA's 
final regulation governing access to and promotion of cigarettes and 
smokeless tobacco to protect children and adolescents.

DATES: The meeting will be held on Monday, February 10, 1997, from 9 
a.m. to 12 m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Hyatt Regency Hotel, One 
Bethesda Metro Center, Bethesda, MD.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Betty B. Palsgrove, Office of Health 
Affairs (HFY-40), Food and Drug Administration, 5600 Fishers Lane, 
Rockville, MD 20857, 301-443-1652.
    There is no registration fee for this meeting, however, space is 
limited. Interested persons will be registered in the order in which 
calls are received. Please call the contact person listed above to 
register. Registrations also may be transmitted by FAX at 1-800-344-
3332 or 301-443-2446. Please include the name and title of the person 
attending and the name of the organization being represented.

    Dated: January 24, 1997.
William B. Schultz,
Deputy Commissioner for Policy.
[FR Doc. 97-2337 Filed 1-29-97; 8:45 am]
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