[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 178 (Thursday, September 13, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 46498-46499]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-19922]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Food and Drug Administration

[Docket No. FDA-2016-N-1984]


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 or Agency) is requesting 
that any small business tobacco manufacturing industry organizations 
interested in participating in the selection of a nonvoting industry 
representative 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 appropriate nonvoting 
members to represent industry interests

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must send a letter stating that interest to FDA by October 15, 2018, 
(see sections I and II of this document for further details). 
Concurrently, nomination materials for prospective candidates should be 
sent to FDA by October 15, 2018.

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 at: 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 website at: https://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, 10903 New Hampshire Ave., Bldg. 71, 
Rm. G335, Silver Spring, MD 20993-0002, 1-877-287-1373 (choose Option 
5), [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:

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 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 industry organization interested in participating in the 
selection of an appropriate nonvoting member to represent industry 
interests should 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 resumes. The letter will also state that it is 
the responsibility of the interested organizations to confer with one 
another and to select a candidate, 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. However, if no 
individual is selected within 60 days, the Commissioner will select the 
nonvoting member to represent 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 
Advisory Committee Membership Nomination Portal (see ADDRESSES) 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 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: September 7, 2018.
Leslie Kux,
Associate Commissioner for Policy.
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