[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 173 (Thursday, September 6, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 45258-45259]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-19354]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Food and Drug Administration
[Docket No. FDA-2018-N-3207]
Request for Nominations of Voting Members on a Public Advisory
Committee; National Mammography Quality Assurance Advisory Committee
AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is requesting
nominations for voting members to serve on the National Mammography
Quality Assurance Advisory Committee in the Center for Devices and
Radiological Health. Nominations will be accepted for upcoming
vacancies effective with this notice.
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 candidates from these groups.
DATES: Nominations received on or before November 5, 2018, will be
given first consideration for membership on the National Mammography
Quality
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Assurance Advisory Committee. Nominations received after November 5,
2018, will be considered for nomination to the committee as later
vacancies occur.
ADDRESSES: All nominations for membership should be submitted
electronically by logging into the FDA Advisory Nomination Portal:
http://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 on an
FDA advisory committee can also be obtained by visiting FDA's website
at http://www.fda.gov/AdvisoryCommittees/default.htm.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Regarding all nomination questions for membership: Sara Anderson,
Center for Devices and Radiological Health, Food and Drug
Administration, 10903 New Hampshire Ave., Bldg. 66, Rm. G616, Silver
Spring, MD 20993, 301-796-7047, email: [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: FDA is requesting nominations for voting
members to fill upcoming vacancies on the National Mammography Quality
Assurance Advisory Committee.
I. General Description of the Committee Duties
The National Mammography Quality Assurance Advisory Committee
advises the Commissioner of Food and Drugs (the Commissioner) or
designee on: (1) Developing appropriate quality standards and
regulations for mammography facilities; (2) developing appropriate
standards and regulations for bodies accrediting mammography facilities
under this program; (3) developing regulations with respect to
sanctions; (4) developing procedures for monitoring compliance with
standards; (5) establishing a mechanism to investigate consumer
complaints; (6) reporting new developments concerning breast imaging
that should be considered in the oversight of mammography facilities;
(7) determining whether there exists a shortage of mammography
facilities in rural and health professional shortage areas and
determining the effects of personnel on access to the services of such
facilities in such areas; (8) determining whether there will exist a
sufficient number of medical physicists after October 1, 1999; and (9)
determining the costs and benefits of compliance with these
requirements.
II. Criteria for Voting Members
The committee consists of a core of 15 members, including the
Chair. Members and the Chair are selected by the Commissioner or
designee from among physicians, practitioners, and other health
professionals, whose clinical practice, research specialization, or
professional expertise includes a significant focus on mammography.
Almost all non-Federal members of this committee serve as Special
Government Employees. Members will be invited to serve for terms of up
to 4 years.
III. Nomination Procedures
Any interested person may nominate one or more qualified persons
for membership on the advisory committee. Self-nominations are also
accepted. Nominations must include a current, complete
r[eacute]sum[eacute] or curriculum vitae for each nominee, including
current business address, telephone number, and email address if
available and a signed copy of the Acknowledgement and Consent form
available at the FDA Advisory Nomination Portal (see ADDRESSES).
Nominations must specify the advisory committee for which the nominee
is recommended. Nominations must also acknowledge that the nominee is
aware of the nomination unless self-nominated. FDA will ask potential
candidates to provide detailed information concerning such matters
related to financial holdings, employment, and research grants and/or
contracts to permit evaluation of possible sources of conflict of
interest.
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: August 31, 2018.
Leslie Kux,
Associate Commissioner for Policy.
[FR Doc. 2018-19354 Filed 9-5-18; 8:45 am]
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