[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 67 (Monday, April 8, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 20927-20928]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-08069]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Food and Drug Administration

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


Tobacco Products Scientific 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). At least one 
portion of the meeting will be closed to the public.

    Name of Committee: Tobacco Products Scientific 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 April 30, 2013, from 
8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
    Location: 9200 Corporate Blvd., Rockville, MD 20850, 1-877-287-
1373.
    Contact Person: Caryn Cohen, Center for Tobacco Products, Food and 
Drug Administration, 9200 Corporate Blvd., Rockville, MD 20850, 1-877-
287-1373 (choose option 5), email: [email protected], or FDA Advisory 
Committee Information Line, 1-800-741-8138 (301-443-0572 in the 
Washington, DC area). 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 
at http://www.fda.gov/AdvisoryCommittees/default.htm and scroll down to 
the appropriate advisory committee meeting link, or call the advisory 
committee information line to learn about possible modifications before 
coming to the meeting.
    Agenda: Modified risk tobacco products (MRTPs) are tobacco products 
that are sold or distributed for use to reduce harm or the risk of 
tobacco-related disease associated with commercially marketed tobacco 
products. Before an MRTP can be introduced or delivered for 
introduction into interstate commerce, an order from

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FDA under section 911(g) (21 U.S.C. 387k(g)) of the Federal Food, Drug, 
and Cosmetic Act (FD&C Act) must be in effect with respect to the 
tobacco product. 21 U.S.C. 387k(a). Any person may submit an 
application seeking an order under section 911(g) of the FD&C Act.
    Section 911(f) of the FD&C Act (21 U.S.C. 387k(f)) requires FDA to 
refer modified risk tobacco product applications to the Tobacco 
Products Scientific Advisory Committee (TPSAC) for its recommendations. 
TPSAC is required to report its recommendations on an application to 
FDA no later than 60 days after the date the application is referred to 
them. 21 U.S.C. 387k(f)(2). On April 30, 2013, FDA will present 
information to the committee on the process it will use to refer 
individual modified risk tobacco product applications to TPSAC.
    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. Scroll down to the appropriate advisory committee meeting 
link.
    Procedure: On April 30, 2013, from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m., the meeting 
is open to the public. 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 April 23, 2013. Oral presentations from the public will be 
scheduled between approximately 11 a.m. and 12 noon on April 30, 2013. 
Those individuals interested in making 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 
April 15, 2013. 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 April 16, 2013.
    Closed Committee Deliberations: On April 30, 2013 from 3:30 p.m. to 
5:30 p.m., the meeting will be closed to permit discussion and review 
of trade secret and/or confidential commercial information (5 U.S.C. 
552b(c)(4)).
    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 Caryn Cohen 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.
    Notice of this meeting is given under the Federal Advisory 
Committee Act (5 U.S.C. app. 2).

    Dated: April 3, 2013.
Leslie Kux,
Assistant Commissioner for Policy.
[FR Doc. 2013-08069 Filed 4-5-13; 8:45 am]
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