[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 85 (Thursday, May 2, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Page 22089]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-10796]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Food and Drug Administration


Dermatologic and Ophthalmic Drugs Advisory Committee; Notice of 
Meeting

AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: 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: Dermatologic and Ophthalmic Drugs 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 May 23, 2002, from 8:30 
a.m. to 5 p.m.
    Location: Holiday Inn, Kennedy Ballroom, 8777 Georgia Ave., Silver 
Spring, MD.
    Contact Person: Karen M. Templeton-Somers, Center for Drug 
Evaluation and Research (HFD-21), Food and Drug Administration, 5600 
Fishers Lane, (for express delivery, 5630 Fishers Lane, rm. 1093) 
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 
12534. Please call the Information Line for up-to-date information on 
this meeting. When available, background material for this meeting will 
be posted on the FDA Web site, one business day prior to the meeting 
at: www.fda.gov/ohrms/dockets/ac/acmenu.htm.
    Agenda: The committee will discuss biologic license application, 
submission tracking number 125036, alefacept, Biogen, Inc., for the 
treatment of patients with chronic plaque psoriasis who are candidates 
for phototherapy or systemic therapy.
    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 17, 2002. 
Oral presentations from the public will be scheduled between 
approximately 1 p.m. and 2 p.m. Time allotted for each presentation may 
be limited. Those desiring to make formal oral presentations should 
notify the contact person before May 17, 2002, 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.
    Persons attending FDA's advisory committee meetings are advised 
that the agency is not responsible for providing access to electrical 
outlets.
    FDA welcomes the attendance of the public at its advisory committee 
meetings and will make every effort to accommodate persons with 
physical disabilities or special needs. If you require special 
accommodations due to a disability, please contact Karen M. Templeton-
Somers, at least 7 days in advance of the meeting.
    Notice of this meeting is given under the Federal Advisory 
Committee Act (5 U.S.C. app. 2).

    Dated: April 23, 2002.
Linda A. Suydam,
Senior Associate Commissioner for Communications and Constituent 
Relations.
[FR Doc. 02-10796 Filed 5-1-02; 8:45 am]
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