[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 221 (Friday, November 15, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 69225-69226]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-28941]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Food and Drug Administration


Contaminants and Natural Toxicants Subcommittee 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: Contaminants and Natural Toxicants Subcommittee 
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 December 4 and 5, 2002, 
from 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m.
    Location: The Inn and Conference Center, University of Maryland 
University College, 3501 University Boulevard East, Adelphi, MD 20783, 
301-985-7300.
    Contact Person: Henry Kim, Center for Food Safety and Applied 
Nutrition (HFS-306), Food and Drug Administration, 5100 Paint Branch 
Pkwy., College Park, MD 20740, 301-436-2023, 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 subcommittee will discuss FDA's action plan for 
addressing the issue of acrylamide in food. An agenda for the meeting 
will be available on the Internet at http://www.cfsan.fda.gov/list.html 
and at the meeting location on the day of the meeting.
    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 November 20, 
2002. Oral presentations from the public will be scheduled between 
approximately 4:30 p.m. and 6 p.m. on December 4, 2002, on issues 
related to acrylamide in food. Time allotted for each presentation may 
be limited. Those desiring to make formal oral presentations should 
notify the contact person before November 20, 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 Henry Kim at least 7 
days in advance of the meeting.

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    Notice of this meeting is given under the Federal Advisory 
Committee Act (5 U.S.C. app. 2).

    Dated: November 7, 2002.
Linda Arey Skladany,
Senior Associate Commissioner for External Relations.
[FR Doc. 02-28941 Filed 11-14-02; 8:45 am]
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