[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 138 (Tuesday, July 21, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Page 35876]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-17222]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Food and Drug Administration

[Docket No. FDA-2009-N-0664]


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.
    Name of Committee: Risk Communication 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 August 13, 2009, from 8 
a.m. to 5 p.m. and August 14, 2009, from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.
    Location: National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) Conference 
Center, 429 L'Enfant Plaza SW., Washington, DC 20594 (at Metro's 
L'Enfant Plaza station; parking is limited and public transportation is 
recommended.)
    Contact Person: Lee L. Zwanziger, Office of the Commissioner, 
Office of Policy, Planning and Preparedness, Office of Planning, Food 
and Drug Administration, 5600 Fishers Lane, rm. 14-90, Rockville, MD 
20857, 301-827-2895, FAX: 301-827-4050, e-mail: [email protected], 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 13 and 14, 2009, the Committee will discuss FDA's 
external research on, and internal assessment of, communications about 
food safety problems. This discussion will address research on consumer 
knowledge of food recalls and plans for how to monitor communication 
effectiveness during the course of a recall. The purpose of the 
discussion is to advise FDA on developing more effective communication 
strategies. Also on August 14, 2009, the RCAC will be briefed on the 
work of the FDA Transparency Task Force.
    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 
available at http://www.fda.gov/AdvisoryCommittees/Calendar/default.htm, click on the year 2009 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 7, 2009. Oral presentations from the public will be scheduled 
between approximately 1 p.m. and 2 p.m. on August 13th and 10:30 to 
11:30 a.m. on August 14th. 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 August 6, 2009. 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 August 7, 
2009.
    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/AdvisoryCommittees/AboutAdvisoryCommittees/ucm111462.htm for procedures 
on public conduct during advisory committee meetings.

    Dated: July 10, 2009.
Randall W. Lutter,
Deputy Commissioner for Policy.
[FR Doc. E9-17222 Filed 7-20-09; 8:45 am]
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