[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 67 (Monday, April 9, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17558-17559]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-6645]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Food and Drug Administration


General Hospital and Personal Use Devices Panel of the Medical 
Devices 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: General Hospital and Personal Use Devices Panel 
of the Medical Devices 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 4, 2007, from 8 a.m. 
to 5 p.m.
    Location: Hilton Washington DC North/Gaithersburg, Salons A, B, and 
C, 620 Perry Pkwy., Gaithersburg, MD.
    Contact Person: Scott Colburn, Center for Devices and Radiological 
Health (HFZ-480), Food and Drug Administration, 9200 Corporate Blvd., 
Rockville MD, 20850, 240-276-3707, or FDA Advisory Committee 
Information Line, 1-800-741-8138 (301-443-0572 in the Washington, DC 
area), code 3014512520. Please call the Information Line for up-to-date 
information on this meeting.
    Agenda: The committee will discuss and make recommendations on the 
scientific and clinical issues raised by the addition of antimicrobial 
agents to personal protective equipment (PPE). The PPE to be discussed 
are surgical masks/respirators, medical gloves, and surgical/isolation 
gowns.
    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 on or before 
April 20, 2007. Oral presentations from the public will be scheduled 
for approximately 30 minutes during the morning deliberations and for 
approximately 30 minutes during the afternoon deliberations. 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 April 12, 2007. Time 
allotted for each presentation may be limited. If the number of 
registrants requesting to speak is greater than can be reasonably 
accommodated during the scheduled open public hearing session, FDA may 
conduct a lottery to determine the speakers for the scheduled open 
public hearing session. The contact person will notify interested 
persons regarding their request to speak by April 13, 2007.
    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 AnnMarie Williams, 
Committee Management Staff, at 301-827-7291 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 3, 2007.
Randall W. Lutter,
Associate Commissioner for Policy and Planning.
[FR Doc. E7-6645 Filed 4-6-07; 8:45 am]
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