[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 239 (Tuesday, December 12, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 77636-77639]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-31589]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Food and Drug Administration


Advisory Committees; Notice of Meetings

AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing a 
tentative schedule of forthcoming meetings of its public advisory 
committees for 2001. During 1991, at the request of the Commissioner of 
Food and Drugs (the Commissioner), the Institute of Medicine (the IOM) 
conducted a study of the use of FDA's advisory committees. In its final 
report, one of the IOM's recommendations was for the agency to publish 
an annual tentative schedule of its meetings in the Federal Register. 
This publication implements the IOM's recommendation.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Donna M. Combs, Committee Management 
Office (HFA-306), Food and Drug Administration, 5600 Fishers Lane, 
Rockville, MD 20857, 301-827-5496.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The IOM, at the request of the Commissioner, 
undertook a study of the use of FDA's advisory committees. In its final 
report in 1992, one of the IOM's recommendations was for FDA to adopt a 
policy of publishing an advance yearly schedule of its upcoming public 
advisory committee meetings in the

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Federal Register and FDA implemented the recommendation. The annual 
publication of tentatively scheduled advisory committee meetings will 
provide both advisory committee members and the public with the 
opportunity, in advance, to schedule attendance at FDA's upcoming 
advisory committee meetings. Since the schedule is tentative, 
amendments to this notice will not be published in the Federal 
Register. However, changes to the schedule will be posted on the FDA 
Advisory Committees' home page located at www.fda.gov/oc/advisory/default.htm. The FDA will continue to publish a Federal Register notice 
15 days in advance of each upcoming advisory committee meeting, to 
announce the meeting (21 CFR 14.20).
    The following list announces FDA's tentatively scheduled advisory 
committee meetings for 2001. You may also obtain up-to-date meeting 
information by calling the Advisory Committee Information Line, 1-800-
741-8138 (301-443-0572 in the Washington, DC area):

 
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                                                      Advisory Committee
          Committee Name                Dates of            5-Digit
                                        Meetings       Information Line
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OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONER
    Science Board to the Food and   April 13              12603
     Drug Administration            November 16
CENTER FOR BIOLOGICS EVALUATION
 AND RESEARCH
    Allergenic Products Advisory    March 5               12388
     Committee                      October 29
    Biological Response Modifiers   January 18-19         12389
     Advisory Committee             April 5-6
                                    July 12-13
                                    October 25-26
    Blood Products Advisory         March 15-16           19516
     Committee                      July 26-27
                                    September 20-21
                                    December 13-14
    Transmissible Spongiform        January 18-19         12392
     Encephalopathies Advisory      June 28-29
     Committee                      October 25-26
    Vaccines and Related            January 30-31         12391
     Biological Products Advisory   March 8-9
     Committee                      May 16-17
                                    September 13-14
                                    November 28-29
CENTER FOR DRUG EVALUATION AND
 RESEARCH
    Advisory Committee for          April 23-24           12539
     Pharmaceutical Science         August 13-14
                                    October 29-30
    Advisory Committee for          June 1                12537
     Reproductive Health Drugs
    Anesthetic and Life Support     January 25-26         12529
     Drugs Advisory Committee       May 10-11
                                    September 13-14
    Anti-Infective Drugs Advisory   January 29-30         12530
     Committee
    Antiviral Drugs Advisory        January 11            12531
     Committee                      April 26-27
                                    July 23-24
                                    October 22-23
                                    December 6-7
    Arthritis Advisory Committee    February 7-9          12532
                                    April 19-20
                                    August 16-17
                                    October 11-12
                                    December 6-7
    Cardiovascular and Renal Drugs  February 8-9          12533
     Advisory Committee             May 17-18
                                    October 18-19
    Dermatologic and Ophthalmic     February 5            12534
     Drugs Advisory Committee       June 5
                                    August 14
                                    September 18
                                    December 9-10
    Drug Abuse Advisory Committee   No meetings are       12535
                                     planned
    Endocrinologic and Metabolic    February 22-23        12536
     Drugs Advisory Committee       April 26-27
                                    July 26-27
                                    September 20-21
                                    November 8-9
    Gastrointestinal Drugs          March 29-30           12538
     Advisory Committee
    Medical Imaging Drugs Advisory  March 1               12540
     Committee                      July 2

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    Nonprescription Drugs Advisory  May 10-11             12541
     Committee
    Oncologic Drugs Advisory        March 13-14           12542
     Committee                      June 7-8
    Peripheral and Central Nervous  March 13-15           12543
     System Drugs Advisory
     Committee
    Pharmacy Compounding Advisory   March 29-30           12440
     Committee                      June 28-29
                                    September 13-14
    Psychopharmacologic Drugs       February 14-15        12544
     Advisory Committee
    Pulmonary-Allergy Drugs         January 18-19         12545
     Advisory Committee             April 26-27
                                    September 6-7
CENTER FOR FOOD SAFETY AND APPLIED
 NUTRITION
    Food Advisory Committee         April 23-24           10564
                                    September 24-25
CENTER FOR DEVICES AND
 RADIOLOGICAL HEALTH
    Device Good Manufacturing       No meetings are       12398
     Practice Advisory Committee     planned
    Medical Devices Advisory
     Committee
    Anesthesiology and Respiratory  June 14-15            12624
     Therapy Devices Panel
    Circulatory System Devices      February 5            12625
     Panel                          April 2-3
                                    June 25-26
                                    September 10-11
                                    December 3-4
    Clinical Chemistry and          January 17            12514
     Clinical Toxicology Devices    May 9
     Panel                          July 11
                                    October 24-25
                                    December 5-6
    Dental Products Panel           April 3-4             12518
                                    August 14-15
                                    November 13-14
    Dispute Resolution Panel        Will meet as          10232
                                     needed
    Ear, Nose, and Throat Devices   February 22-23        12522
     Panel                          June 11-12
                                    October 11-12
    Gastroenterology-Urology        March 9               12523
     Devices Panel                  June 29
                                    September 24-25
                                    December 10-11
    General and Plastic Surgery     February 7            12519
     Devices Panel                  May 15-16
                                    September 24-25
                                    December 10-11
    General Hospital and Personal   February 12-13        12520
     Use Devices Panel              May 17-18
                                    August 2-3
                                    November 1-2
    Hematology and Pathology        February 26           12515
     Devices Panel                  April 23
                                    July 30
                                    October 8
    Immunology Devices Panel        March 16              12516
                                    June 15
                                    September 14
                                    December 3
    Microbiology Devices Panel      March 8-9             12517
                                    July 19-20
                                    October 25-26
                                    December 6-7
    Molecular and Clinical          March 9               10231
     Genetics Panel                 June 8
                                    September 7
                                    December 7
    Neurological Devices Panel      February 8-9          12513
                                    May 17-18
                                    November 15-16
    Obstetrics-Gynecology Devices   January 29-30         12524
     Panel                          April 30-May 1
                                    July 16-17
                                    October 15-16

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    Ophthalmic Devices Panel        March 15-16           12396
                                    May 17-18
                                    July 19-20
                                    September 20-21
                                    November 29-30
    Orthopaedic and Rehabilitation  January 18-19         12521
     Devices Panel                  May 10-11
                                    August 9-10
                                    November 1-2
    Radiological Devices Panel      February 5            12526
                                    May 14
                                    August 13
                                    November 5
    National Mammography Quality    April 23              12397
     Assurance Advisory Committee   September 10
    Technical Electronic Product    May 16-17             12399
     Radiation Safety Standards
     Committee
CENTER FOR VETERINARY MEDICINE
    Veterinary Medicine Advisory    February 20-21        12548
     Committee                      September 12-13
NATIONAL CENTER FOR TOXICOLOGICAL
 RESEARCH
    Advisory Committee on Special   December 6-7          12560
     Studies Relating to the        May 10-11
     Possible Long-Term Health
     Effects of Phenoxy Herbicides
     and Contaminants
    Science Board to the National   June 7-8              12559
     Center for Toxicological
     Research
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    Dated: December 5, 2000.
Linda A. Suydam,
Senior Associate Commissioner.
[FR Doc. 00-31589 Filed 12-11-00; 8:45 am]
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