[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 87 (Monday, May 7, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 25767-25768]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-8656]


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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 is 
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 June 27, 2007, from 8 
a.m. to 4 p.m.
    Location: Food and Drug Administration, Center for Drug Evaluation 
and Research Advisory Committee Conference Room, rm. 1066, 5630 Fishers 
Lane, Rockville, MD.
    Contact Person: Mimi Phan, 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 do the following: (1) Discuss review 
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oncology products granted pediatric exclusivity under the Best 
Pharmaceuticals for Children Act (BPCA); and (2) discuss 13-cis 
retinoic acid: summary of clinical experience, including access through 
iPledge, and additional clinical studies for the treatment of patients 
with neuroblastoma to be conducted under the BPCA.
    FDA intends to make background material available to the public no 
later than 1 business day before the meeting. If FDA is unable to post 
the background material on its Web site prior to the meeting, the 
background material will be made publicly available at the location of 
the advisory committee meeting, and the background material will be 
posted on FDA's Web site after the meeting. Background material is 
available at http://www.fda.gov/ohrms/dockets/ac/acmenu.htm, click on 
the year 2007 and scroll down to the appropriate advisory committee 
link.
    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 June 
13, 2007. Oral presentations from the public will be scheduled between 
approximately 10 a.m. to 10:30 a.m., and 2 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. 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 June 5, 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 June 6, 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 Mimi Phan at 301-
827-7001, 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: May 1, 2007.
Randall W. Lutter,
Associate Commissioner for Policy and Planning.
[FR Doc. E7-8656 Filed 5-4-07; 8:45 am]
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