[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 146 (Tuesday, July 29, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 43942-43943]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-17304]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Food and Drug Administration

[Docket No. FDA-2008-N-0038]


Risk Communication 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. All attendees should bring some form of 
government-issued photo identification, such as a driver's license.
    Name of Committee: Risk Communication Advisory Committee.
    General Function of the Committee: To provide advice and 
recommendations to the agency on effective risk communication.
    Date and Time: The meeting will be held on August 14, 2008, from 8 
a.m. to 5 p.m. and August 15, 2008, from 8 a.m. to 2 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: Lee L. Zwanziger, Office of the Commissioner, 
Office of Policy, Planning and Preparedness, Office of Planning (HFP-
60), Food and Drug Administration, 5600 Fishers Lane (for express 
delivery: rm 15-22), Rockville, MD 20857, 301-827-2895, FAX: 301-827-
3285, Food and Drug Administration, or FDA Advisory Committee 
Information Line, 1-800-741-8138 (301-443-0572 in the Washington, DC 
area), code 8732112560. Please call the Information Line for up-to-date 
information on this meeting. A notice in the Federal Register about 
last minute modifications that impact a previously announced advisory 
committee meeting cannot always be published quickly enough to provide 
timely notice. Therefore, you should always check the agency's Web site 
and call the appropriate advisory committee hot line/phone line to 
learn about possible modifications before coming to the meeting.
    Agenda: On August 14 and 15, 2008, the committee will meet for 
presentations and discussion of the scientific basis for translating 
principles of risk communication into practice in situations of 
emerging and uncertain risk.
    FDA intends to make background material available to the public no 
later than 2 business days 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 or 
will be available at http://www.fda.gov/ohrms/dockets/ac/acmenu.htm, 
click on the year 2008 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 committee. 
Written submissions may be made to the contact person on or before 
August 11, 2008. Oral presentations from the public will be scheduled 
between approximately 1 p.m. and 2 p.m. on August 14\th\ and 10:30 to 
11:30 on August 15\th\. Those desiring to make formal oral 
presentations should notify the contact person and should 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 August 7, 2008. 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

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notify interested persons regarding their request to speak by August 8, 
2008.
    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 Lee L. Zwanziger at 
least 7 days in advance of the meeting.
    FDA is committed to the orderly conduct of its advisory committee 
meetings. Please visit our Web site at http://www.fda.gov/oc/advisory/default.htm for procedures on public conduct during advisory committee 
meetings.
    Notice of this meeting is given under the Federal Advisory 
Committee Act (5 U.S.C. app. 2).

    Dated: July 17, 2008.
Randall W. Lutter,
Deputy Commissioner for Policy.
[FR Doc. E8-17304 Filed 7-28-08; 8:45 am]
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