[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 104 (Tuesday, June 1, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 29325-29326]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-13963]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Food and Drug Administration


Oncologic Drugs Advisory Committee; Amendment of Notice

AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing an 
amendment to the notice of meeting of the Oncologic Drugs Advisory 
Committee. This meeting was announced in the Federal Register of May 
20, 1999 (64 FR 27581). The meeting will be open to the public. This 
amendment is being made to change the meeting starting time and the 
procedures paragraph and to cancel the closed session.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Karen M. Templeton-Somers, Center for 
Drug Evaluation and Research (HFD-21), Food and Drug Administration, 
5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 20857, 301-827-7001, or FDA Advisory 
Committee Information Line, 1-800-741-8138 (301-443-0572 in the 
Washington, DC area), code 12542. Please call the Information Line for 
up-to-date information on this meeting.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In the Federal Register of May 20, 1999 (64 
FR 27581), FDA announced that a meeting of Oncologic Drugs Advisory 
Committee would be held on June 7 and 8, 1999. On page 27581, in the 
third column, the ``Date and Time'' and ``Procedure'' portions are 
amended and on page 27582, in the first column, the ``Closed Committee 
Deliberations'' portion is removed to read as follows:
    Date and Time: The meeting will be held on June 7, 1999, 9:30 a.m. 
to 5:30 p.m. and June 8, 1999, 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
    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 May 28, 1999. 
Oral presentations from the public will be scheduled between 
approximately 9:45 a.m. and 10:15 a.m. and 1:45 p.m. and 2 p.m. on June 
7, 1999, and between approximately 8:15 a.m. and 8:45 a.m.

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on June 8, 1999. Time allotted for each presentation may be limited. 
Those desiring to make formal oral presentations should notify the 
contact person before May 28, 1999, 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. After the 
scientific presentations, a 15-minute open public session will be 
conducted for interested persons who have submitted their request to 
speak by May 28, 1999, to address issues specific to the submission or 
topic before the committee.

    Dated: May 26, 1999.
Michael A. Friedman,
Deputy Commissioner for Operations.
[FR Doc. 99-13963 Filed 5-27-99; 4:50 pm]
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