[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 10 (Tuesday, January 15, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 2507-2509]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-567]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Food and Drug Administration


Advisory Committees; Tentative Schedule of Meetings for 2008

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 2008. 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 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Because the schedule is tentative, amendments to this notice will not 
be published in the Federal Register.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 scheduled advisory 
committee meetings for 2008. 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
                               Tentative Date of           10-Digit
      Committee Name              Meeting(s)           Information Line
                                                             Code
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OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONER
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Pediatric Advisory         March and November days            8732310001
 Committee                  to be announced
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Risk Communication         February 28-29, May 15-            8732112560
 Advisory Committee         16, August 21-22,
                            November 17-18
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Science Board to FDA       May and October days to            3014512603
                            be announced
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CENTER FOR BIOLOGICS EVALUATION AND RESEARCH
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Allergenic Products        April 29, October 17               3014512388
 Advisory Committee
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Blood Products Advisory    May 1-2, August 14-15,             3014519516
 Committee                  December 11-12
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Cellular, Tissue and Gene  April 10-11, November 13-          3014512389
 Therapies Advisory         14
 Committee
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Transmissible Spongiform   To be announced                    3014512392
 Encephalopathies
 Advisory Committee
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Vaccines and Related       February 20-21, May 21-            3014512391
 Biological Products        22, September 24-25,
 Advisory Committee         November 19-20
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CENTER FOR DRUG EVALUATION AND RESEARCH
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Anesthetic and Life        March 11, May days to be           3014512529
 Support Drugs Advisory     announced
 Committee
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Anti-Infective Drugs       February 27-28, April 1-           3014512530
 Advisory Committee         3
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Antiviral Drugs Advisory   To be announced                    3014512531
 Committee
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Arthritis Advisory         July, September, and               3014512532
 Committee                  November days to be
                            announced
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Cardiovascular and Renal   June 24-25, August 19-             3014512533
 Drugs Advisory Committee   20, December 9-10
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Dermatologic and           April days to be                   3014512534
 Ophthalmic Drugs           announced
 Advisory Committee
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Drug Safety and Risk       February 1, May days to            3014512535
 Management Advisory        be announced
 Committee
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Endocrinologic and         April 16-17, July 1-2,             3014512536
 Metabolic Drugs Advisory   October 29-30, November
 Committee                  19-20
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Gastrointestinal Drugs     January 23, May days to            3014512538
 Advisory Committee         be announced
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Nonprescription Drugs      To be announced                    3014512541
 Advisory Committee
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Oncologic Drugs Advisory   March 13, April days to            3014512542
 Committee                  be announced, May 30,
                            September 10-11,
                            December 15-16
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Peripheral and Central     May days to be announced           3014512543
 Nervous System Drugs
 Advisory Committee
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Pharmaceutical Science     March 18-19                        3014512539
 and Clinical
 Pharmacology, Advisory
 Committee for
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Psychopharmacologic Drugs  February 6                         3014512544
 Advisory Committee
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Pulmonary-Allergy Drugs    February 20                        3014512545
 Advisory Committee
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Reproductive Health        To be announced                    3014512537
 Drugs, Advisory
 Committee for
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CENTER FOR DEVICES AND RADIOLOGICAL HEALTH
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Device Good Manufacturing  August 12, October 20-21           3014512398
 Practice Advisory
 Committee
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Medical Devices Advisory Committee (Comprised of 18 Panels)
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Anesthesiology and         January 23, March 26,              3014512624
 Respiratory Therapy        September 17
 Devices Panel
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Circulatory System         August 26-27, November             3014512625
 Devices Panel              14-15
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Clinical Chemistry and     April 9-10, August 13-             3014512514
 Clinical Toxicology        14, December 4-5
 Devices Panel
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Dental Products Panel      June 11, September 10,             3014512518
                            November 19
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Ear, Nose, and Throat      April 16-17, June 25-26,           3014512522
 Devices Panel              August 28-29, October
                            28-29, December 10-11
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Gastroenterology-Urology   October 17                         3014512523
 Devices Panel
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General and Plastic        June 10-11, October 21-            3014512519
 Surgery Devices Panel      22
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General Hospital and       May 6-7, September 16-17           3014512520
 Personal Use Devices
 Panel
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Hematology and Pathology   April 25, October 17               3014512515
 Devices Panel
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Immunology Devices Panel   November 6-7                       3014512516
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Medical Devices Dispute    To be announced as                 3014510232
 Resolution Panel           needed
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Microbiology Devices       April 24-25, June 19-20,           3014512517
 Panel                      October 23-24
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Molecular and Clinical     May 6-7, November 11-12            3014510231
 Genetics Panel
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Neurological Devices       March 25-26, June 3-4,             3014512513
 Panel                      September 23-24,
                            November 6-7
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Obstetrics and Gynecology  April 17-18, June 19-20,           3014512524
 Devices Panel              August 14-15, October
                            16-17, December 11-12
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Ophthalmic Devices Panel   February 21-22, May 15-            3014512396
                            16, September 18-19,
                            November 20-21
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Orthopedic and             April 21-22, June 16-17,           3014512521
 Rehabilitation Devices     August 18-19, October
 Panel                      20-21, December 8-9
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Radiological Devices       April 15-16, August 12,            3014512526
 Panel                      November 4
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National Mammography       October 13-14                      3014512397
 Quality Assurance
 Advisory Committee
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Technical Electronic       October 8                          3014512399
 Product Radiation Safety
 Standards Committee
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CENTER FOR FOOD SAFETY AND APPLIED NUTRITION
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Food Advisory Committee    July 22, December 2                3014510564
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CENTER FOR VETERINARY MEDICINE
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Veterinary Medicine        March day to be                    3014512548
 Advisory Committee         announced
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National Center for Toxicological Research (NCTR)
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Science Advisory Board to  August 12-13                       3014512559
 NCTR
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    Dated: January 7, 2008.
Randall W. Lutter,
Deputy Commissioner for Policy.
[FR Doc. E8-567 Filed 1-14-08; 8:45 am]
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