[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 148 (Monday, August 3, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 41264]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-20595]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Food and Drug Administration


District Consumer Forum; Notice of Meeting

AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

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    The Food and Drug Administration's (FDA's), Office of Consumer 
Affairs (OCA) the Office of Regulatory Affairs (ORA) offices in 
Illinois, Michigan, and Indiana in cooperation with the U.S. Dept. of 
Health and Human Services Office of Minority Health, Office of Public 
Health Sciences, Region V, Illinois Department of Public Health, Center 
for Minority Health Services and Asian Health Coalition of Illinois, 
Chicago Department of Health, Chicago Hispanic Health Coalition, U. S. 
Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service, Regional Office, 
Midwest Field Office, Health Resources and Services Administration, and 
the University of Illinois Extension Chicago Cooperative Extension 
Center is announcing a district consumer forum. The forum will provide 
an opportunity for consumers, community-based organizations, patient 
advocates, health professionals, and industry to participate in open 
discussions on health issues and agency regulatory actions with FDA 
officials.
    Date and Time: The forum will be held on Tuesday, August 18, 1998, 
from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.

    Location: The forum will be held at the Sears Tower, 233 South 
Wacker Dr., Lincoln Ballroom, 33d Fl., Chicago, IL 60606.
    Contact: Kimberly Phillips, Chicago District Office, Office of 
Regulatory Affairs, 300 South Riverside Plaza, suite 550-South, 
Chicago, IL 60606, 312-353-7126, FAX 312-886-3280.
    Registration: Send registration information (including name, title, 
firm name, address, telephone, and fax number) to the contact person by 
August 10, 1998. Every effort will be made to accommodate all 
registrants. However because space is limited, admittance is on a 
``first come, first serve basis.''
    If you need special accommodations due to a disability, please 
contact Kimberly Phillips (address above) by August 10, 1998.
    Transcripts: Transcripts of the forum may be requested in writing 
from the Freedom of Information Office (HFI-35), Food and Drug 
Administration, 5600 Fishers Lane, rm. 12A-16, Rockville, MD 20857, 
approximately 15 working days after the forum, at a cost of 10 cents 
per page.

    Dated: July 28, 1998.
William K. Hubbard,
Associate Commissioner for Policy Coordination.
[FR Doc. 98-20595 Filed 7-31-98; 8:45 am]
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