[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 17 (Tuesday, January 27, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 3906]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-2023]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Food and Drug Administration


Food Advisory Committee; Notice of Meeting

AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS.

ACTION: Notice.

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    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: Food 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 February 11, 12, and 13, 
1998, 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
    Location: DoubleTree Hotel, Pentagon City, 300 Army Navy Dr., 
Arlington, VA.
    Contact Person: Catherine M. DeRoever, Center for Food Safety and 
Applied Nutrition (HFS-22), Food and Drug Administration, 200 C St. 
SW., Washington, DC 20204, 202-205-4251, FAX 202-205-4970, E-mail 
[email protected], or FDA Advisory Committee Information Line, 
1-800-741-8138 (301-443-0572 in the Washington, DC area), code 10564. 
Please call the Information Line for up-to-date information on this 
meeting.
    Agenda: On February 11, 12, and 13, 1998, the committee will 
undertake discussions on dietary supplements. Issues raised in the 
report of the White House Commission on Dietary Supplement Labeling 
relating to postmarket surveillance and consumer research will be 
discussed. Also, two aspects relating to good manufacturing practices 
(GMP's) for dietary supplements will be addressed. The agency is 
interested in recommendations for ensuring the identity for different 
types of dietary ingredients and on recordkeeping requirements. On 
February 13, 1998, two committee working groups will continue 
discussing assignments stemming from the Keystone report on health 
claims.
    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 February 9, 
1998. Oral presentations from the public will be scheduled between 
approximately 4 p.m. and 5 p.m. on February 11 and 12, 1998. Time 
allotted for each presentation may be limited. Those desiring to make 
formal oral presentations should notify the contact person before 
February 9, 1998, 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 
requested to make their presentation.
    Notice of this meeting is given under the Federal Advisory 
Committee Act (5 U.S.C., app. 2).

    Dated: January 22, 1998.
Michael A. Friedman,
Deputy Commissioner for Operations.
[FR Doc. 98-2023 Filed 1-23-98; 11:47 am]
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