[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 224 (Monday, November 20, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 69729]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-29614]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

[Docket No. 00-113-1]


Public Meeting; Veterinary Biologics

AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA.

ACTION: Advance notice of public meeting and request for suggested 
agenda topics.

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SUMMARY: We are issuing this notice to inform producers and users of 
veterinary biological products, and other interested individuals, that 
we will be holding our tenth annual public meeting to discuss 
regulatory and policy issues related to the manufacture, distribution, 
and use of veterinary biological products. We are in the process of 
planning the meeting agenda and are requesting suggestions for topics 
of general interest to producers and other interested individuals.

DATES: The public meeting will be held on Tuesday and Wednesday, April 
10 and 11, 2001, from 8 a.m. to approximately 5 p.m. each day.

ADDRESSES: The public meeting will be held in the Scheman Building at 
the Iowa State Center, Iowa State University, Ames, IA.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For further information on agenda 
topics, contact Dr. Richard E. Hill, Jr., Director, Center for 
Veterinary Biologics, Veterinary Services, APHIS, 510 South 17th 
Street, Suite 104, Ames, IA 50010-8197; phone (515) 232-5785, fax (515) 
232-7120, or e-mail [email protected]. For registration information, contact 
Ms. Kathy Clark at the same address and fax number; phone (515) 232-
5785 extension 128; or e-mail [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Since 1989, the Animal and Plant Health 
Inspection Service (APHIS) has held nine public meetings in Ames, IA, 
on veterinary biologics. The meetings provide an opportunity for the 
exchange of information between APHIS representatives, producers and 
users of veterinary biological products, and other interested 
individuals. APHIS is in the process of planning the agenda for the 
tenth annual meeting, which will be held on April 10 and 11, 2001.
    The agenda for the meeting is not yet complete. Topics that have 
been suggested include: (1) Labeling; (2) duration of immunity/
efficacy; (3) delivery systems; (4) risk assessment; (5) target animal 
safety; (6) animal care; and (7) international harmonization. Before 
finalizing the agenda, APHIS is seeking suggestions for additional 
meeting topics from the interested public.
    We would also like to invite interested individuals to use this 
meeting to present their ideas and suggestions concerning the 
licensing, manufacturing, testing, and distribution of veterinary 
biologics.
    Please submit suggested meeting topics (for both breakout and 
general sessions) and proposed presentation titles to the person listed 
under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT on or before December 15, 2000. 
For proposed presentations, please include the name(s) of the 
presenter(s) and the approximate amount of time that will be needed for 
each presentation.
    After the agenda is finalized, APHIS will announce the schedule in 
the Federal Register.

    Done in Washington, DC, this 14th day of November 2000.
Bobby R. Acord,
Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
[FR Doc. 00-29614 Filed 11-17-00; 8:45 am]
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