[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 
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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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