[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 21 (Friday, January 31, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Page 5025]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-2294]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Food and Drug Administration


Advisory Committees; Filing of Annual Reports

AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing that, as 
required by the Federal Advisory Committee Act, the agency has filed 
with the Library of Congress the annual reports of those FDA advisory 
committees that held closed meetings during fiscal year 2002.

ADDRESSES: Copies are available from the Dockets Management Branch 
(HFA-305), Food and Drug Administration, 5630 Fishers Lane, rm. 1061, 
Rockville, MD 20852, 301-827-6860.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Theresa L. Green, Advisory Committee 
and Oversight Management Staff (HF-4), Food and Drug Administration, 
5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 20857, 301-827-1220.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under section 13 of the Federal Advisory 
Committee Act (5 U.S.C. app.2) and 21 CFR 14.60(c), FDA has filed with 
the Library of Congress the annual reports for the following FDA 
advisory committees that held closed meetings during the period October 
1, 2001 through September 30, 2002:
Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research:
    Allergenic Products Advisory Committee,
    Biological Response Modifiers Advisory Committee,
    Blood Products Advisory Committee,
    Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies Advisory Committee, and
    Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee.
Center for Drug Evaluation and Research:
    Arthritis Drugs Advisory Committee,
    Nonprescription Drugs Advisory Committee, and
    Pulmonary-Allergy Drugs Advisory Committee.
Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition:
    Food Advisory Committee.
Center for Devices and Radiological Health:
    Medical Devices Advisory Committee (consisting of reports for the 
Circulatory System Devices Panel, Dental Products Panel, Ear Nose and 
Throat Devices Panel, Microbiology Devices Panel, Obstetrics Devices 
Panel, Ophthalmic Devices Panel, General and Plastic Surgery Devices 
Panel, Orthopedic and Rehabilitation Devices Panel).
National Center for Toxicological Research:
    Science Advisory Board to the National Center for Toxicological 
Research.
    Annual Reports are available for public inspections between 9 a.m. 
and 4 p.m., Monday through Friday at the following locations:
    (1) The Library of Congress, Madison Bldg., Newspaper and Current 
Periodical Reading Room, 101 Independence Ave. SE., rm. 133, 
Washington, DC; and
    (2) The Dockets Management Branch (HFA-305), Food and Drug 
Administration, 5630 Fishers Lane, rm. 1061, Rockville, MD 20852.

    Dated: January 16, 2003.
Linda Arey Skladany,
Associate Commissioner for External Relations.
[FR Doc. 03-2294 Filed 1-30-03; 8:45 am]
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