[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 179 (Tuesday, September 16, 1997)] [Notices] [Page 48665] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 97-24509] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Food and Drug Administration Advisory Committee; Notice of Meeting AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS. ACTION: Notice. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- This notice announces a forthcoming meeting of a public advisory committee of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The meeting will be open to the public. Name of Committee: Obstetrics and Gynecology Devices Panel of the Medical Devices Advisory Committee. General Function of the Committee: To provide advice and recommendations to the agency on FDA regulatory issues. Date and Time: The meeting will be held on October 6, 1997, 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., and October 7, 1997, 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Location: Corporate Bldg., conference room 020B, 9200 Corporate Blvd., Rockville, MD. Contact Person: Elisa D. Harvey, Center for Devices and Radiological Health (HFZ-470), Food and Drug Administration, 9200 Corporate Blvd., Rockville, MD 20850, 301-594-1180, or FDA Advisory Committee Information Line, 1-800-741-8138 (301-443-0572 in the Washington, DC area), Obstetrics and Gynecology Devices Panel, code 12524. Please call the Information Line for up-to-date information on this meeting. Agenda: On October 6, 1997, the committee will discuss and make recommendations on a premarket approval application for a thermal endometrial ablation device. On October 7, 1997, the committee will discuss and advise FDA on a petition for reclassification of home uterine activity monitors from class III (premarket approval) to class II (special controls). Procedure: Interested persons may present data, information, or views, orally or in writing, on issues pending before the committee. Written submissions may be made to the contact person by September 29, 1997. Oral presentations from the public will be scheduled between approximately 8:30 a.m. and 9:30 a.m. on October 6 and 7, 1997. Time allotted for each presentation may be limited. Those desiring to make formal oral presentations should notify the contact person before September 29, 1997, 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 presentation. Notice of this meeting is given under the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. app. 2). Dated: September 8, 1997 Michael A. Friedman, Deputy Commissioner for Operations. [FR Doc. 97-24509 Filed 9-15-97; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4160-01-F