[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 203 (Thursday, October 22, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 54589-54590]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-25407]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Food and Drug Administration

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


Request for Notification From Industry Organizations Interested 
in Participating in Selection Process for Nonvoting Industry 
Representatives on Public Advisory Committees and Request for 
Nominations for Nonvoting Industry Representatives on Public Advisory 
Committees

AGENCY:  Food and Drug Administration, HHS.

ACTION:  Notice.

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SUMMARY:  The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is requesting that any 
industry organizations interested in participating in the selection of 
nonvoting industry representatives to serve on its public advisory 
committees for the Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (CFSAN) 
notify FDA in writing. FDA is also requesting nominations for nonvoting 
industry representatives to serve on CFSAN's Food Advisory Committee. A 
nominee may either be self-nominated or nominated by an organization to 
serve as a nonvoting industry representative. Nominations will be 
accepted for current vacancies effective with this notice.

DATES: Any industry organization interested in participating in the 
selection of an appropriate nonvoting member to represent industry 
interests must send a letter stating that interest to FDA by November 
23, 2009, for vacancies listed in this notice. Concurrently, nomination 
materials for

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prospective candidates should be sent to FDA by November 23, 2009.

ADDRESSES:  All letters of interest and nominations should be submitted 
in writing to Carolyn Jeletic (see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Carolyn Jeletic, Center for Food 
Safety and Applied Nutrition, Office of Regulations, Policy, and Social 
Sciences (HFS-024), Food and Drug Administration, 5100 Paint Branch 
Pkwy., College Park, MD 20740, 301-436-1913, 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Selection Procedure

    Any industry organization interested in participating in the 
selection of an appropriate nonvoting member to represent industry 
interests should send a letter stating that interest to the FDA contact 
(see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT) within 30 days of publication of 
this document (see DATES). Within the subsequent 30 days, FDA will send 
a letter to each organization that has expressed an interest, attaching 
a complete list of all such organizations, and a list of all nominees 
along with their current resumes. The letter will also state that it is 
the responsibility of the interested organizations to confer with one 
another and to select a candidate, within 60 days after the receipt of 
the FDA letter, to serve as the nonvoting member to represent industry 
interests for a particular committee. The interested organizations are 
not bound by the list of nominees in selecting a candidate. However, if 
no individual is selected within 60 days, the Commissioner of Food and 
Drugs will select the nonvoting member to represent industry interests.

II. Application Procedure

    Individuals may self nominate and/or an organization may nominate 
one or more individuals to serve as a nonvoting industry 
representative. A current curriculum vitae and the name of the 
committee of interest should be sent to the FDA contact person within 
the 30 days. FDA will forward all nominations to the organizations 
expressing interest in participating in the selection process for the 
committee. (Persons who nominate themselves as nonvoting industry 
representatives will not participate in the selection process).
    FDA has a special interest in ensuring that women, minority groups, 
individuals with physical disabilities, and small businesses are 
adequately represented on its advisory committees, and therefore, 
encourages, nominations for appropriately qualified candidates from 
these groups. Specifically, in this document, nominations for nonvoting 
representatives of industry interests are encouraged from the food 
production and manufacturing and industry, the dietary supplement 
manufacturing industry, the agricultural biotechnology manufacturing 
industry.
    This notice is issued under the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 
U.S.C. app. 2) and 21 CFR part 14, relating to advisory committees.

    Dated: October 16, 2009.
David Horowitz,
Assistant Commissioner for Policy.
[FR Doc. E9-25407 Filed 10-21-09; 8:45 am]
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