[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 66 (Friday, April 5, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 20662-20663]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-07949]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Food and Drug Administration

[Docket No. FDA-2013-N-0001]


Preparation for International Cooperation on Cosmetics 
Regulation; Public Meeting

AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

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    The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or we) is announcing a public 
meeting entitled, ``International Cooperation on Cosmetics Regulation 
(ICCR)--Preparation for ICCR-7 Meeting.'' The purpose of the meeting is 
to invite public input on various topics pertaining to the regulation 
of cosmetics. We may use this input to help us prepare for the ICCR-7 
meeting that will be held in Japan on July 8 to 10, 2013.

DATES: Date and Time: The meeting will be held on May 8, 2013, from 2 
p.m. to 4 p.m.
    Location: The meeting will be held at the Food and Drug 
Administration, University Station Building, 4300 River Rd., Conference 
Room 3172 (third floor), College Park, MD 20740.
    Contact Person: If you intend to participate in the meeting, you 
should register with Maria Rossana (Rosemary) Cook, Office of Cosmetics 
and Colors, Food and Drug Administration, 4300 River Rd., College Park, 
MD 20740, by email: [email protected] or Fax: 301-436-2975.
    Registration and Requests for Oral Presentations: Send registration 
information (including your name, title, firm name, address, telephone 
number, fax number, and email address), written material, and requests 
to make an oral presentation, to the contact person by April 22, 2013.
    If you need special accommodations due to a disability, please 
contact Maria Rossana (Rosemary) Cook (see Contact Person) by May 1, 
2013.
    You may present data, information, or views orally or in writing, 
on issues pending at the public meeting. Time allotted for oral 
presentations may be limited to 10 minutes or less for each presenter. 
If you wish to make an oral presentation, you should notify the contact 
person by April 22, 2013, and submit a brief statement of the general 
nature of the evidence or arguments that you wish to present, your 
name, address, telephone number, fax number, and email address, and 
indicate the approximate amount of time you need to make your 
presentation.

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    Transcripts: As soon as a transcript is available, it will be 
accessible at http://www.regulations.gov. It also 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. You should send written requests for a 
hardcopy or CD-ROM transcript to the Division of Freedom of 
Information, (ELEM-1029), Food and Drug Administration, 12420 Parklawn 
Dr., Element Bldg., Rockville, MD 20857.
    The purpose of the multilateral framework on the ICCR is to pave 
the way for the removal of regulatory obstacles to international trade 
while maintaining global consumer protection.
    ICCR is a voluntary international group of cosmetics regulatory 
authorities from the United States, Japan, the European Union, and 
Canada. These regulatory authority members will enter into constructive 
dialogue with their relevant cosmetics industry trade associations and 
public advocacy groups. Currently, the ICCR members are: Health Canada; 
the European Directorate General for Health and Consumers; the Ministry 
of Health, Labor and Welfare of Japan; and the U.S. Food and Drug 
Administration. All decisions made by consensus will be compatible with 
the laws, policies, rules, regulations, and directives of the 
respective administrations and governments. Members will implement and/
or promote actions or documents within their own jurisdictions and seek 
convergence of regulatory policies and practices. Successful 
implementation will need input from stakeholders.
    You may present data, information, or views orally or in writing on 
issues pending at the public meeting. Time allotted for oral 
presentations may be limited to 10 minutes or less for each presenter. 
If you wish to make an oral presentation, you should notify the contact 
person by April 22, 2013, and submit a brief statement of the general 
nature of the evidence or arguments that you wish to present, your 
name, address, telephone number, fax number, and email address, and 
indicate the approximate time you need to make your presentation. If 
you need special accommodations due to a disability, please contact 
Maria Rossana (Rosemary) Cook (see Contact Person) by May 1, 2013.
    We will make the agenda for the public meeting available on the 
Internet at: http://www.fda.gov/Cosmetics/InternationalActivities/ConferencesMeetingsWorkshops/InternationalCooperationonCosmeticsRegulationsICCR/default.htm. We may 
use the information that you provide to us during the public meeting to 
help us prepare for the July 8 to 10, 2013 ICCR-7 meeting.

    Dated: April 1, 2013.
Peter Lurie,
Acting Associate Commissioner for Policy and Planning.
[FR Doc. 2013-07949 Filed 4-4-13; 8:45 am]
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