[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 210 (Thursday, October 30, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 64605-64606]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-25795]



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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Food and Drug Administration

[Docket No. FDA-2009-N-0383]


Request for Nominations on the Tobacco Products Scientific 
Advisory Committee

AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is requesting that any 
small business tobacco manufacturing industry organizations interested 
in participating in the selection of nonvoting industry representatives 
to represent the interests of the small business tobacco manufacturing 
industry, to serve on the Tobacco Products Scientific Advisory 
Committee for the Center for Tobacco Products notify FDA in writing. 
FDA is also requesting nominations for nonvoting industry 
representatives to be included in a pool of individuals to represent 
the interests of the small business tobacco manufacturing industry on 
the Tobacco Products Scientific Advisory Committee. A nominee may 
either be self-nominated or nominated by an organization to serve as a 
nonvoting industry representative. This position may be filled on a 
rotating, sequential basis by representatives of different small 
business tobacco manufacturers based on areas of expertise relevant to 
the topics being considered by the Advisory Committee. Nominations will 
be accepted for current vacancies effective with this notice.

DATES: Any small business tobacco manufacturing industry organization 
interested in participating in the selection of an appropriate 
nonvoting member to represent the interests of the small business 
tobacco manufacturing industry, must send a letter stating that 
interest to FDA by December 1, 2014 (see sections I and II of this 
document for details). Concurrently, nomination materials for 
prospective candidates should be sent to FDA by December 1, 2014.

ADDRESSES: All statements of interest from small business tobacco 
manufacturing industry organizations interested in participating in the 
selection process of nonvoting industry representative nominations 
should be sent to Caryn Cohen (see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT). 
All nominations for nonvoting industry representatives may be submitted 
electronically by accessing the FDA Advisory Committee Membership 
Nomination Portal: https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/FACTRSPortal/FACTRS/index.cfm or by mail to Advisory Committee Oversight and 
Management Staff, Food and Drug Administration, 10903 New Hampshire 
Ave., Bldg. 32, rm. 5103, Silver Spring, MD 20993-0002. Information 
about becoming a member of an FDA advisory committee can also be 
obtained by visiting FDA's Web site http://www.fda.gov/AdvisoryCommittees/default.htm.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Caryn Cohen, Office of Science, Center 
for Tobacco Products, Food and Drug Administration, Center for Tobacco 
Products Document Control Center, Bldg. 71, rm. G335, 10903 New 
Hampshire Ave., Silver Spring, MD 20993-0002,1-877-287-1373 (choose 
Option 5), FAX: 240-276-3655, [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Agency intends to add a nonvoting 
industry representative to represent the interests of the small 
business tobacco manufacturing industry, to the following advisory 
committee (this position may be filled on a rotating, sequential basis 
by representatives of different small business tobacco manufacturers 
based on areas of expertise relevant to the topics being considered by 
the Advisory Committee).

I. Tobacco Products Scientific Advisory Committee

    The Tobacco Products Scientific Advisory Committee (the Committee) 
advises the Commissioner of Food and Drugs (the Commissioner) or 
designee in discharging responsibilities related to the regulation of 
tobacco products. The Committee reviews and evaluates safety, 
dependence, and health issues relating to tobacco products and provides 
appropriate advice, information, and recommendations to the 
Commissioner.
    The Committee includes three nonvoting members who represent 
industry interests. These members include one representative of the 
interests of the tobacco manufacturing industry, one representative of 
the interests of tobacco growers, and one representative of the 
interests of the small business tobacco manufacturing industry, which 
may be filled on a rotating, sequential basis by representatives of 
different small business tobacco manufacturers based on areas of 
expertise relevant to the topics being considered by the Advisory 
Committee.
    With this notice, nominations are sought for the following 
positions: A pool of individuals, with varying areas of expertise, to 
represent the interests of the small business tobacco manufacturing 
industry on a rotating, sequential basis.

II. Selection Procedure

    Any small business tobacco manufacturing industry organization 
interested in participating in the selection of an appropriate 
nonvoting member to represent the interests of the small business 
tobacco manufacturing industry, must 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 
r[eacute]sum[eacute]s. The letter will also state that it is the 
responsibility of the interested organizations to confer with one 
another and to select a candidate or candidates (to serve in a pool of 
individuals, with varying areas of expertise, to represent the 
interests of the small business tobacco manufacturing industry on a 
rotating, sequential basis), within 60 days after the receipt of the 
FDA letter, to serve as the nonvoting member to represent industry 
interests for the committee. The interested organizations are not bound 
by the list of nominees in selecting a candidate or candidates. 
However, if no individual is selected within 60 days, the Commissioner 
will select the nonvoting member (or pool of individuals) to represent 
the small business tobacco manufacturing industry interests.

III. Application Procedure

    Individuals may self nominate and/or an organization may nominate 
one or more individuals to serve as a nonvoting industry 
representative. Contact information, a current curriculum vitae, and 
the name of the committee of interest should be sent to the FDA contact 
person (see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT) within 30 days of 
publication of this document (see DATES). 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 seeks to include the views of women and men, members of all 
racial and ethnic groups, and individuals with and without disabilities 
on its advisory committees and, therefore encourages nominations of 
appropriately qualified

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candidates from these groups. 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 24, 2014.
Leslie Kux,
Assistant Commissioner for Policy.
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