[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 212 (Thursday, November 2, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 64541-64542]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-18442]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Food and Drug Administration


Pediatric Oncology Subcommittee of the Oncologic Drugs 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: Pediatric Oncology Subcommittee of the Oncologic 
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 December 6, 2006, from 
8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
    Location: Food and Drug Administration, Center for Drug Evaluation 
and Research Advisory Committee Conference Room, rm. 1066, 5630 Fishers 
Lane, Rockville, MD.

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    Contact Person: Johanna M. Clifford, 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, FAX: 301-827-6776, e-mail: [email protected], 
or FDA Advisory Committee Information Line, 1-800-741-8138 (301-443-
0572 in the Washington, DC area), code 3014512542. Please call the 
Information Line for up-to-date information on this meeting.
    Agenda: The subcommittee will consider endpoints for trials 
intended to support the approval of new drugs to treat pediatric brain 
tumors. The background material will become available no later than the 
day before the meeting and will be posted on FDA's Website at http://www.fda.gov/ohrms/dockets/ac/acmenu.htm. under the heading ``Oncologic 
Drugs Advisory Committee.'' (Click on the year 2006 and scroll down to 
the previously named committee meeting).
    Procedure: Interested persons may present data, information, or 
views, orally or in writing, on issues pending before the subcommittee. 
Written submissions may be made to the contact person on or before 
November 21, 2006. Oral presentations from the public will be scheduled 
between approximately 11 a.m. to 12 noon. Time allotted for each 
presentation may be limited. Those desiring to make formal oral 
presentations should notify the contact person 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 
on or before November 21, 2006.
    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 Johanna Clifford 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: October 26, 2006.
Randall W. Lutter,
Associate Commissioner for Policy and Planning.
[FR Doc. E6-18442 Filed 11-1-06; 8:45 am]
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