[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 245 (Thursday, December 22, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 76058-76060]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E5-7645]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Food and Drug Administration


Advisory Committees; Tentative Schedule of Meetings for 2006

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 2006. 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:  Theresa L. Green, Advisory Committee 
Oversight and Management Staff (HF-4), Food and Drug Administration, 
5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 20857, 301-827-1220.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The IOM, at the request of the Commissioner, 
undertook a study of the use of the 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 Federal Register; FDA has 
implemented this 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. 
Because the schedule is tentative, amendments to this notice will not 
be published in the Federal Register.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' Internet site located at 
http://www.fda.gov/oc/advisory/default.htm. 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 schedule advisory 
committee meeting for 2006. You may also obtain up-to-date 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         Tentative Date(s) of   10-Digit Information
                                   Meetings               Line Code
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OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONER
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Pediatric Advisory          March, June, and                  8732310001
 Committee                   November day(s) to be
                             announced.
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Science Board to the Food   April and November                3014512603
 and Drug Administration     day(s) to be
                             announced.
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CENTER FOR BIOLOGICS EVALUATION AND RESEARCH
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Allergenic Products         March 31, September               3014512388
 Advisory Committee          13.
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Blood Products Advisory     March 9-10, July 13-              3014519516
 Committee                   14, October 26-27.
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Cellular, Tissue and Gene   February 9-10, July 13-           3014512389
 Therapies Advisory          14, November 2-3.
 Committee
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Transmissible Spongiform    To be announced.                  3014512392
 Encephalopathies Advisory
 Committee
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Vaccines and Related        February 17, May 17-              3014512391
 Biological Products         18, September 20-21,
 Advisory Committee          November 15-16.
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CENTER FOR DRUG EVALUATION AND RESEARCH
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Anesthetic and Life         To be announced.                  3014512529
 Support Drugs Advisory
 Committee
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Anti-Infective Drugs        To be announced.                  3014512530
 Advisory Committee
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Antiviral Drugs Advisory    To be announced.                  3014512531
 Committee
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Arthritis Advisory          To be announced.                  3014512532
 Committee
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Cardiovascular and Renal    April 25-26, July 25-             3014512533
 Drugs Advisory Committee    26, November 1-2.
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Dermatologic and            To be announced.                  3014512534
 Ophthalmic Drugs Advisory
 Committee
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Drug Safety and Risk        February 9-10, May 4-             3014512535
 Management Advisory         5.
 Committee
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Endocrinologic and          January 23, May 3-4,              3014512536
 Metabolic Drugs Advisory    August 23-24,
 Committee                   November 8-9.
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Gastrointestinal Drugs      September and November            3014512538
 Advisory Committee          day(s) to be
                             announced.
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Nonprescription Drugs       January 23-24.                    3014512541
 Advisory Committee
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Oncologic Drugs Advisory    March 14 (Pediatric               3014512542
 Committee                   Subcommittee), March
                             15, June 2, September
                             12-13, December 6-7.
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Peripheral and Central      March 7-8.                        3014512543
 Nervous System Drugs
 Advisory Committee
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Pharmaceutical Science,     April 13-14 (Clinical             3014512539
 Advisory Committee for      Pharmacology
                             Subcommittee),
                             October 18-19
                             (Clinical
                             Pharmacology
                             Subcommittee),
                             April, May, and
                             October day(s) to be
                             announced.
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Psychopharmacologic Drugs   To be announced.                  3014512544
 Advisory Committee
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Pulmonary-Allergy Drugs     January 24.                       3014512545
 Advisory Committee
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Reproductive Health Drugs,  May and June day(s) to            3014512537
 Advisory Committee for      be announced.
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CENTER FOR DEVICES AND RADIOLOGICAL HEALTH
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Device Good Manufacturing   No tentative meeting              3014512398
 Practice Advisory           scheduled.
 Committee
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Medical Devices Advisory Committee (Comprised of 18 Panels)
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Anesthesiology and          April 7, October 6.               3014512624
 Respiratory Therapy
 Devices Panel
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Circulatory System Devices  February 16, April 21,            3014512625
 Panel                       June 16, August 18,
                             October 20.
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Clinical Chemistry and      February 22-23, May 24-           3014512514
 Clinical Toxicology         25, September 7-8,
 Devices Panel               December 6-7.
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Dental Products Panel       February 28, July 25,             3014512518
                             October 24.
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Ear, Nose, and Throat       February 1-2, April 3-            3014512522
 Devices Panel               4, June 15-16, August
                             10-11, October 11-12,
                             December 4-5.
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Gastroenterology-Urology    March 3, May 5, July              3014512523
 Devices Panel               21, October 20.
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General and Plastic         April 27-28, August 24-           3014512519
 Surgery Devices Panel       25, December 4-5.
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General Hospital and        February 9-10, June 12-           3014512520
 Personal Use Devices        13, September 28-29.
 Panel
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Hematology and Pathology    April 28, October 20.             3014512515
 Devices Panel
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Immunology Devices Panel    July 14, November 8.              3014512516
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Medical Devices Dispute     Meeting scheduled as              3014510232
 Resolution Panel            needed.
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Microbiology Devices Panel  February 23-24,                   3014512517
                             September 21-22,
                             October 26-27.
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Molecular and Clinical      April 13-14, October 5-           3014510231
 Genetics Panel              6.
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Neurological Devices Panel  March 2-4, August 3-4,            3014512513
                             June 5-6, August 28-
                             29, November 13-14.
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Obstetrics-Gynecology       March 27-28, June 5-6,            3014512524
 Devices Panel               August 28-29,
                             November 13-14.
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Ophthalmic Devices Panel    March 7-8, May 18,                3014512396
                             July 13-14, September
                             19-20, November 2-3.
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Orthopaedic and             February 2-3, July 27-            3014512521
 Rehabilitation Devices      28, October 26-27,
 Panel                       December 11-12.
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Radiological Devices Panel  February 7, May 23,               3014512526
                             September 12,
                             November 7.
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National Mammography        August 28.                        3014512397
 Quality Assurance
 Advisory Committee
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Technical Electronic        October 4.                        3014512399
 Product Radiation Safety
 Standards Committee
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CENTER FOR FOOD SAFETY AND APPLIED NUTRITION
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Food Advisory Committee     March 1, May 3, July              3014510564
                             12, September 13.
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CENTER FOR VETERINARY MEDICINE
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Veterinary Medicine         March 15, October 16.             3014512548
 Advisory Committee
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NATIONAL CENTER FOR TOXICOLOGICAL RESEARCH (NCTR)
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Science Advisory Board to   April day(s) to be                3014512559
 NCTR                        announced.
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Advisory Committee on       February day(s) to be             3014512560
 Special Studies Relating    announced.
 to the Possible Long-Term
 Health Effects of Phenoxy
 Herbicides and
 Contaminants (Ranch
 Hands)
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    Dated: December 14, 2005.
Jason Brodsky,
Acting Associate Commissioner for External Relations.
[FR Doc. E5-7645 Filed 12-21-05; 8:45 am]
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