[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 48 (Thursday, March 12, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 12103]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-6370]



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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Food and Drug Administration


National Mammography Quality Assurance 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: National Mammography Quality Assurance 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 May 4, 1998, 9 a.m. to 6 
p.m., and May 5, 1998, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
    Location: Gaithersburg Hilton Hotel, Salons A and B, 620 Perry 
Pkwy., Gaithersburg, MD.
    Contact Person: Charles A. Finder, Center for Devices and 
Radiological Health (HFZ-240), Food and Drug Administration, 1350 
Piccard Dr., Rockville, MD 20850, 301-594-3332, or FDA Advisory 
Committee Information Line, 1-800-741-8138 (301-443-0572 in the 
Washington, DC area), code 12397. Please call the Information Line for 
up-to-date information on this meeting.
    Agenda: On May 4, 1998, the committee will discuss the proposed 
Mammography Quality Standards Act (MQSA) inspection procedures under 
the final regulations. On May 5, 1998, the committee will discuss the 
issue of collimation of the x-ray field as it relates to mammography 
and receive updates on the issues of States as certifying bodies under 
MQSA, Interventional Mammography, and Voluntary Stereotactic 
Accreditation Programs.
    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 April 6, 1998. 
Oral presentations from the public will be scheduled between 
approximately 9:30 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. on May 4 and 5, 1998. Time 
allotted for each presentation may be limited. Those desiring to make 
formal oral presentations should notify the contact person before April 
6, 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: March 5, 1998.
Michael A. Friedman,
Deputy Commissioner for Operations.
[FR Doc. 98-6370 Filed 3-11-98; 8:45 am]
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