[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 122 (Friday, June 26, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 30603-30604]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-15107]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Food and Drug Administration
[Docket No. FDA-2009-D-0260]
Reportable Food Registry; Public Workshops
AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS.
ACTION: Notice of public workshops.
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The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing three public
workshops to discuss the draft guidance FDA issued on June 11, 2009,
concerning the Congressionally-mandated Reportable Food Registry (the
Registry). The purpose of the public workshop is to explain the purpose
of the Registry, how it will work, and the responsibilities of persons
required to submit a report regarding instances of reportable food to
FDA through the reportable food electronic portal. The role of Federal,
State, and local public health officials in voluntarily reporting
instances of reportable food to FDA will also be discussed.
Dates, Times, and Locations: See ``How to Participate in the
Workshops'' in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this document
for dates and times of the workshops, closing dates for advance
registration, requesting special accommodations due to disability,
requesting onsite parking, and other information regarding meeting
participation.
Contact Person: For general questions about the workshops, to
request onsite parking for the July 23 workshop, or for special
accommodations due to a disability, contact Juanita Yates, Center for
Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, Food and Drug Administration, 5100
Paint Branch Pkwy., College Park, MD 20740, 301-436-1731, e-mail:
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. How to Participate in the Workshops
Table 1 of this document provides information on participation in
the workshops.
Table 1.
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Date Address Electronic Address Other Information
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First public workshop July 23, 2009, Harvey W. Wiley Federal ................... ...................
from 9 a.m. to Bldg., Food and Drug
noon Administration, Center
for Food Safety and
Applied Nutrition, 5100
Paint Branch Pkwy.,
College Park, MD 20740
(Metro stop: College
Park on the Green Line)
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Advance registration by July 17, 2009 We encourage you to use http://www.fda.gov/ There is no
electronic registration Food/NewsEvents/ registration fee
if possible.\1\ WorkshopsMeetingsC for the public
onferences/ workshops. Early
click on the link registration is
to the Reportable recommended
Food Registry because seating is
Public Workshops limited.
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Request special by July 17, 2009 See Contact Person ................... ...................
accommodations due to
a disability
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Request onsite parking by July 20, 2009 See Contact Person ................... ...................
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Second public workshop August 5, 2009, Hyatt Regency Chicago, ................... ...................
from 9 a.m. to 151 East Wacker Dr.,
noon Chicago, IL 60601
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Advance registration by July 27, 2009 We encourage you to use http://www.fda.gov/ There is no
electronic registration Food/NewsEvents/ registration fee
if possible.\1\ WorkshopsMeetingsC for the public
onferences/ workshops. Early
click on the link registration is
to the Reportable recommended
Food Registry because seating is
Public Workshops limited.
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Request special by July 27, 2009 See Contact Person ................... ...................
accommodations due to
a disability
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Third public workshop August 25, 2009, Ronald V. Dellums ................... ...................
from 9 a.m. to Federal Bldg., Edward
noon Roybal Auditorium, 1301
Clay St., 3d floor,
Oakland, CA 94612
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Advance registration by August 14, We encourage you to use http://www.fda.gov/ There is no
2009 electronic registration Food/NewsEvents/ registration fee
if possible.\1\ WorkshopsMeetingsC for the public
onferences/ workshops. Early
click on the link registration is
to the Reportable recommended
Food Registry because seating is
Public Workshops limited.
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Request special by August 14, See Contact Person ................... ...................
accommodations due to 2009
a disability
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\1\ You may also register via e-mail, mail, or fax. Please include your name, title, firm name, address, and
phone and fax numbers in your registration information and send to: Deborah Harris, EDJ Associates, Inc.,
11300 Rockville Pike, suite 1001, Rockville, MD 20852, 240-221-4326, FAX: 301-945-4295, e-mail: [email protected]. Onsite registration will also be available at all workshop sites.
II. Background
In the Federal Register of June 11, 2009 (74 FR 27803), FDA
announced the availability of a draft guidance entitled ``Guidance for
Industry: Questions and Answers Regarding the Reportable Food Registry
as Established by the Food and Drug Administration Amendments Act of
2007''. The draft guidance, when finalized, will assist the industry
with complying with the Reportable Food Registry requirements
prescribed by the Food and Drug Administration Amendments Act of 2007
(FDAAA). FDA also announced a further delay in the implementation of
the Registry of FDAAA until September 8, 2009, to consider any comments
received on the draft guidance and through the agency's planned
outreach initiatives, and to allow for further testing of the
electronic portal for reportable foods.
This notice announces three public workshops as part of the
agency's planned outreach initiatives regarding the Registry.
III. Transcripts
Please be advised that as soon as a transcript is available, it
will be accessible at http://www.regulations.gov. It may be viewed at
the Division of Dockets Management (HFA-305), Food and Drug
Administration, 5630 Fishers Lane, rm. 1061, Rockville, MD. A
transcript will also be available in either hardcopy or on CD-ROM,
after submission of a Freedom of Information request. Written requests
are to be sent to Division of Freedom of Information (HFI-35), Office
of Management Programs, Food and Drug Administration, 5600 Fishers
Lane, rm. 6-30, Rockville, MD 20857.
Dated: June 22, 2009.
Jeffrey Shuren,
Associate Commissioner for Policy and Planning.
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