[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 80 (Friday, April 25, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 22993-22994]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-09465]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Food and Drug Administration

[Docket No. FDA-2014-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-8 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-8 
meeting that will be held in Canada from July 8 to 10, 2014.
    Date and Time: The meeting will be held on June 4, 2014, from 2 
p.m. to 4 p.m.
    Location: The meeting will be held at the Food and Drug 
Administration, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, 5100 
Paint Branch Pkwy., Wiley Auditorium (first 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, 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 May 20, 2014.
    If you need special accommodations due to a disability, please 
contact Maria Rossana (Rosemary) Cook (see Contact Person) by May 28, 
2014.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: You may present proposals for future ICCR 
agenda items, 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 May 20, 2014, 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.
    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 20850. 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: 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,

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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.
    We will make the agenda for the public meeting available on the 
Internet at: http://www.fda.gov/Cosmetics/InternationalActivities/ConferencesMeetingsWorkshops/InternationalCooperationonCosmeticsRegulationsICCR/default.htm. 
Depending on the number of requests for oral presentations, we intend 
to have an agenda available by May 30, 2014. We may use the information 
that you provide to us during the public meeting to help us prepare for 
the July 8 to 10, 2014, ICCR-8 meeting.

    Dated: April 21, 2014.
Leslie Kux,
Assistant Commissioner for Policy.
[FR Doc. 2014-09465 Filed 4-24-14; 8:45 am]
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