
[Federal Register: December 30, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 249)]
[Notices]               
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Food and Drug Administration

[Docket No. FDA-2009-N-0664]

 
Advisory Committees; Tentative Schedule of Meetings for 2010

AGENCY:  Food and Drug Administration, HHS.

ACTION:  Notice.

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SUMMARY:  The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing a 
tentative schedule of forthcoming meetings of its public advisory

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committees for 2010. During 1991, at the request of the Commissioner of 
Food and Drugs (the Commissioner), the Institute of Medicine (the IOM) 
conducted a study of the use of FDA's advisory committees. In its final 
report, one of the IOM's recommendations was for the agency to publish 
an annual tentative schedule of its meetings in the Federal Register. 
This publication implements the IOM's recommendation.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:  Teresa L. Hays, Advisory Committee 
Oversight and Management Staff (HF-4), Food and Drug Administration, 
5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 20857, 301-827-1220.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The IOM, at the request of the Commissioner, 
undertook a study of the use of the FDA's advisory committees. In its 
final report in 1992, one of the IOM's recommendations was for FDA to 
adopt a policy of publishing an advance yearly schedule of its upcoming 
public advisory committee meetings in the Federal Register; FDA has 
implemented this recommendation. The annual publication of tentatively 
scheduled advisory committee meetings will provide both advisory 
committee members and the public with the opportunity, in advance, to 
schedule attendance at FDA's upcoming advisory committee meetings. 
Because the schedule is tentative amendments to this notice will not be 
published in the Federal Register. However, changes to the schedule 
will be posted on the FDA advisory committees' Internet site located at 
http://www.fda.gov/AdvisoryCommittees/default.htm. FDA will continue to 
publish a Federal Register notice 15 days in advance of each upcoming 
advisory committee meeting, to announce the meeting (21 CFR 14.20).
    The following list announces FDA's tentatively scheduled advisory 
committee meetings for 2010. You may also obtain up-to-date information 
by calling the Advisory Committee Information Line, 1-800-741-8138 
(301-443-0572 in the Washington, DC area) and use the appropriate 
Information Line Code for the committee in which you are interested.

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                                                            Advisory
                                Tentative Date of        Committee 10-
      Committee Name                Meeting(s)         Digit Information
                                                           Line Code
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OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONER
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  Pediatric Advisory        March 22, June 21-22,             8732310001
   Committee                 September 20-21,
                             December 6-7
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  Risk Communication        February 25-26, May 6-7,          8732112560
   Advisory Committee        August 19-20, November 8-
                             9
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  Science Board to the      February 22, May 17,              3014512603
   Food and Drug             August 16, November 15
   Administration
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CENTER FOR BIOLOGICS EVALUATION AND RESEARCH
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  Allergenic Products       April 30, October 26              3014512388
   Advisory Committee
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  Blood Products Advisory   April 12-13, July 26-27,          3014519516
   Committee                 November 18-19
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  Cellular, Tissue and      To be announced                   3014512389
   Gene Therapies Advisory
   Committee
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  Transmissible Spongiform  To be announced                   3014512392
   Encephalopathies
   Advisory Committee
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  Vaccines and Related      February 22, May 19-20,           3014512391
   Biological Products       September 15-16,
   Advisory Committee        November 17-18
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CENTER FOR DRUG EVALUATION AND RESEARCH
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  Anesthetic and Life       January 28, April 22,             3014512529
   Support Drugs Advisory    April 23
   Committee
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  Anti Infective Drugs      August and October dates          3014512530
   Advisory Committee        To be announced
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  Antiviral Drugs Advisory  To be announced                   3014512531
   Committee
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  Arthritis Advisory        May dates To be announced         3014512532
   Committee
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  Cardiovascular and Renal  January 11, March 1,              3014512533
   Drugs Advisory            April dates to be
   Committee                 announced, July 28, July
                             29, December 8, December
                             9
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  Dermatologic and          To be announced                   3014512534
   Ophthalmic Drugs
   Advisory Committee
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  Drug Safety and Risk      To be announced                   3014512535
   Management Advisory
   Committee
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  Endocrinologic and        January 12, January 13,           3014512536
   Metabolic Drugs           February 24, May 26-27
   Advisory Committee
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  Gastrointestinal Drugs    February 23, November             3014512538
   Advisory Committee        dates to be announced
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  Nonprescription Drugs     To be announced                   3014512541
   Advisory Committee
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  Oncologic Drugs Advisory  February 10, May 4, May           3014512542
   Committee                 5, July 20, July 21,
                             September 1, September
                             2, December 1, December
                             2
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  Peripheral and Central    March 23, March 24, June          3014512543
   Nervous System Drugs      dates to be announced
   Advisory Committee
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  Pharmaceutical Science    March 17                          3014512539
   and Clinical
   Pharmacology, Advisory
   Committee
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  Psychopharmacologic       To be announced                   3014512544
   Drugs Advisory
   Committee
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  Pulmonary Allergy Drugs   March 9, March 10, April          3014512545
   Advisory Committee        dates to be announced
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  Reproductive Health       May dates to be announced         3014512537
   Drugs, Advisory
   Committee
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CENTER FOR DEVICES AND RADIOLOGICAL HEALTH
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  Device Good               July 22, September 16             3014512398
   Manufacturing Practice
   Advisory Committee
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  Medical Devices Advisory Committee (Comprised of 18 Panels)
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  Anesthesiology and        April 30, June 23,                3014512624
   Respiratory Therapy       September 15, November
   Devices Panel             10
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  Circulatory System        February 25, May 27,              3014512625
   Devices Panel             September 23, December 8-
                             9
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  Clinical Chemistry and    March 17-18, June 16-17,          3014512514
   Clinical Toxicology       October 20-21
   Devices Panel
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  Dental Products Panel     March 23, April 13, May           3014512518
                             11, July 13, September
                             14
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  Ear, Nose, and Throat     February 24, May 19,              3014512522
   Devices Panel             August 25, November 3-4
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  Gastroenterology-Urology  March 11-12, June 17-18,          3014512523
   Devices Panel             September 9-10, December
                             2-3
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  General and Plastic       February 4-5, May 20-21,          3014512519
   Surgery Devices Panel     August 12-13, November 4-
                             5
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  General Hospital and      March 5, July 28-29,              3014512520
   Personal Use Devices      November 17-18
   Panel
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  Hematology and Pathology  January 21-22, April 22-          3014512515
   Devices Panel             23, July 8-9, October 21-
                             22
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  Immunology Devices Panel  April 26, September 15,           3014512516
                             December 6
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  Medical Devices Dispute   Meetings occur as needed          3014510232
   Resolution Panel
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  Microbiology Devices      March 19, September 23            3014512517
   Panel
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  Molecular and Clinical    April 15, October 5-6             3014510231
   Genetics Panel
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  Neurological Devices      March 11-12, May 13-4,            3014512513
   Panel                     July 8-9, October 7-8,
                             December 9-10
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  Obstetrics and            April 22-23, July 15-16,          3014512524
   Gynecology Devices        October 21-22, December
   Panel                     16-17
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  Ophthalmic Devices Panel  February 25-26, April 22-         3014512396
                             23, June 24-25, October
                             28-29, November 18-19
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  Orthopedic and            March 23, June 9-10,              3014512521
   Rehabilitation Devices    October 13-14, December
   Panel                     1-2
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  Radiological Devices      April 28, July 21,                3014512526
   Panel                     September 15, November
                             17
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  National Mammography      January 25                        3014512397
   Quality Assurance
   Advisory Committee
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  Technical Electronic      No meeting tentatively            3014512399
   Product Radiation         scheduled for 2010
   Safety Standards
   Committee
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CENTER FOR FOOD SAFETY AND APPLIED NUTRITION
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  Food Advisory Committee   May 20-21                         3014510564
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CENTER FOR VETERINARY MEDICINE
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  Veterinary Medicine       March 18-19                       3014512548
   Advisory Committee
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NATIONAL CENTER FOR TOXILOGICAL RESEARCH (NCTR)
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  Science Advisory Board    November 17-18                    3014512559
   to NCTR
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Center for Tobacco
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  Tobacco Products          March, May, July, and             8732110002
   Scientific Advisory       November dates to be
   Committee                 announced
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    Dated: December 24, 2009.
David Horowitz,
Assistant Commissioner for Policy.
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