[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 18 (Wednesday, January 28, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 4269-4272]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-2025]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Food and Drug Administration
Advisory Committees; Notice of Meetings
AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing a
tentative schedule of forthcoming meetings of its public advisory
committees for 1998. At the request of the Commissioner of Food and
Drugs (the Commissioner), the Institute of Medicine (the IOM) conducted
a study of the use of FDA's advisory committees. The IOM recommended
that the agency publish an annual tentative schedule of its meetings in
the Federal Register. In response to that recommendation, FDA is
publishing its annual tentative schedule of meetings for 1998.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Donna M. Combs, Committee Management
Office (HFA-306), Food and Drug Administration, 5600 Fishers Lane,
Rockville, MD 20857, 301-827-4820.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The IOM, at the request of the Commissioner,
undertook a study of the use of FDA's advisory committees. In its final
report, the IOM recommended that FDA adopt a policy of publishing an
advance yearly schedule of its upcoming public advisory committee
meetings in the Federal Register. FDA has implemented this
recommendation. A tentative schedule of forthcoming meetings will be
published annually in the Federal Register. The annual publication of
tentatively scheduled advisory committee meetings will provide both
advisory committee members and the public with the opportunity, in
advance, to schedule attendance at FDA's upcoming advisory committee
meetings. The schedule is tentative and amendments to this notice will
not be published in the Federal Register. FDA will publish a Federal
Register notice at least 15 days in advance of each upcoming advisory
committee meeting, announcing the meeting (21 CFR 14.20).
The following list announces FDA's tentatively scheduled advisory
committee meetings for 1998:
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Information-
Committee Name Dates of Meetings Line Code
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OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONER
Science Board to the Food and May 19............ 12603
Drug Administration
September 15
CENTER FOR BIOLOGICS EVALUATION AND
RESEARCH
Allergenic Products Advisory March 23-24....... 12388
Committee
September 14-15
Biological Response Modifiers March 23-24....... 12389
Advisory Committee
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July 30-31
November 12-13
Blood Products Advisory March 12-13....... 19516
Committee
June 18-19
September 17-18
December 10-11
Transmissible Spongiform April 15-16....... 12392
Encephalopathies Advisory
Committee
July 9-10
October 22-23
Vaccines and Related Biological January 30........ 12391
Products Advisory Committee
March 23-24
May 26-27
July 20-21
September 1-2
November 19-20
CENTER FOR DRUG EVALUATION AND
RESEARCH
Advisory Committee for April 7-8......... 12539
Pharmaceutical Science
June 23-24
October 22-23
Advisory Committee for March 19-20....... 12537
Reproductive Health Drugs
June 11-12
September 17-18
Anesthetic and Life Support February 5-6...... 12529
Drugs Advisory Committee
June 1-2
September 10-11
Anti-Infective Drugs Advisory February 19-20.... 12530
Committee
April 1-3
July 15-17
November 4-6
Antiviral Drugs Advisory January 14........ 12531
Committee
May 4-6
July 13-15
September 9-11
Arthritis Advisory Committee February 20....... 12532
March 24-25
June 2-3
September 15-16
October 30
December 1-2
Cardiovascular and Renal Drugs January 27-28..... 12533
Advisory Committee
April 9
July 9-10
October 22-23
Dermatologic and Ophthalmic March 19-20....... 12534
Drugs Advisory Committee
June 4-5
July 23-24
August 20-21
September 10-11
October 1-2
November 5-6
December 2-4
Drug Abuse Advisory Committee February 19-20.... 12535
June 25-26
October 22-23
Endocrinologic and Metabolic March 12-13....... 12536
Drugs Advisory Committee
April 9-10
May 14-15
July 30-31
September 17-18
October 15-16
December 10-11
Gastrointestinal Drugs Advisory May 28-29......... 12538
Committee
Medical Imaging Drugs Advisory February 9........ 12540
Committee
June 25-26
October 15-16
Nonprescription Drugs Advisory March 11-13....... 12541
Committee
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May 20-22
May 27-28
July 27-29
September 9-11
October 7-8
October 29-30
December 2-3
December 9-11
Oncologic Drugs Advisory March 19-20....... 12542
Committee
June 1-2
Peripheral and Central Nervous April 16-17....... 12543
System Drugs Advisory Committee
September 17-18
Psychopharmacologic Drugs March 30-31....... 12544
Advisory Committee
Pulmonary-Allergy Drugs Advisory April 13-14....... 12545
Committee
September 18
CENTER FOR FOOD SAFETY AND APPLIED
NUTRITION
Food Advisory Committee February 11-13.... 10564
April 8-10
June 17-19
August 19-21
November 4-6
CENTER FOR DEVICES AND RADIOLOGICAL
HEALTH
Device Good Manufacturing May 2............. 12398
Practice Advisory Committee
Medical Devices Advisory
Committee
Anesthesiology and Respiratory May 22............ 12624
Therapy Devices Panel
August 28
November 6
Circulatory System Devices March 16.......... 12625
Panel
May 7-8
August 20-21
October 26-27
Clinical Chemistry and March 5-6......... 12514
Clinical Toxicology Devices
Panel
June 1-2
September 14
December 7
Dental Products Panel January 12-13..... 12518
March 10-11
May 12-14
August 4-6
November 3-5
Ear, Nose, and Throat Devices April 29.......... 12522
Panel
July 8
September 30
Gastroenterology and Urology February 12-13.... 12523
Devices Panel
April 30 and May 1
July 30-31
October 29-30
General and Plastic Surgery January 29-30..... 12519
Devices Panel
April 22-23
July 27-28
September 24-25
November 16-17
General Hospital and Personal March 2-3......... 12520
Use Devices Panel
June 8-9
September 14-15
November 16
Hematology and Pathology January 28........ 12515
Devices Panel
April 29-30
September 17-18
December 10-11
Immunology Devices Panel February 2........ 12516
April 10
July 17
October 16
Microbiology Devices Panel February 11-13.... 12517
April 16-17
June 4-5
August 13-14
October 8-9
Neurological Devices Panel March 12-13....... 12513
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June 11-12
September 10-11
December 7-8
Obstetrics and Gynecology January 27-28..... 12524
Devices Panel
April 6-7
July 20-21
October 19-20
Ophthalmic Devices Panel February 12-13.... 12396
April 23-24
July 23-24
October 22-23
Orthopaedic and Rehabilitation January 12-13..... 12521
Devices Panel
April 27-28
July 9-10
October 8-9
Radiological Devices Panel February 23....... 12525
May 11
August 17
November 16
National Mammography Quality May 13............ 12397
Assurance Advisory Committee
Technical Electronic Product September 22...... 12399
Radiation Safety Standards
Committee
CENTER FOR VETERINARY MEDICINE
Veterinary Medicine Advisory No meetings 12546
Committee planned.
NATIONAL CENTER FOR TOXICOLOGICAL
RESEARCH
Advisory Committee on Special April 10-11....... 12560
Studies Relating to the
Possible Long-Term Health
Effects of Phenoxy Herbicides
and Contaminants
Science Board to the National March 24-25....... 12559
Center for Toxicological
Research
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Dated: January 22, 1998.
Michael A. Friedman,
Deputy Commissioner for Operations.
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