[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 188 (Tuesday, September 29, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 51942]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-25912]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Food and Drug Administration


Good Manufacturing Practices for Dietary Supplements Working 
Group of the 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: Good Manufacturing Practices for Dietary 
Supplements Working Group of the Food Advisory Committee.
    General Function of the Committee: To provide advice and 
recommendations to the agency on FDA's regulatory issues.
    Date and Time: The meeting will be held on October 16, 1998, 9 a.m. 
to 4 p.m.
    Location: Ramada Plaza O'Hare, 6600 North Mannheim Rd., Rosemont, 
IL.
    Contact Person: Karen F. Strauss, Center for Food Safety and 
Applied Nutrition (HFS-456), Food and Drug Administration, 200 C St. 
SW., Washington, DC 20204, 202-205-5123, FAX 202-205-5295, 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: The Working Group will meet to discuss and further develop 
a draft report on good manufacturing practices identity testing and 
recordkeeping. The draft report will be presented to the food advisory 
committee at a later date for public discussion and consideration as 
the committee's recommendations to FDA.
    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 October 8, 
1998. Oral presentations from the public will be scheduled between 
approximately 9 a.m. and 10 a.m. Time allotted for each presentation 
may be limited. Those desiring to make formal oral presentations should 
notify the contact person before October 8, 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.
    This meeting is open to the public, but space is limited. For the 
convenience of the public, a block of 20-sleeping rooms has been set 
aside at a special rate on a first-come first-served basis. Members of 
the public who wish to reserve one of these rooms should call the hotel 
at 847-827-5131 and make reservations before October 8, 1998. The block 
is reserved as general public of the U.S. FDA.
    The Commissioner approves the scheduling of meetings at locations 
outside of the Washington, DC, area on the basis of the criteria of 21 
CFR 14.22 of FDA's regulations relating to public advisory committees.
    Notice of this meeting is given under the Federal Advisory 
Committee Act (5 U.S.C. app. 2).

    Dated: September 18, 1998.
Michael A. Friedman,
Deputy Commissioner for Operations.
[FR Doc. 98-25912 Filed 9-28-98; 8:45 am]
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