
[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 201 (Wednesday, October 17, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Page 63840]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-25483]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Food and Drug Administration

[Docket No. FDA-2012-N-0001]


Endocrinologic and Metabolic Drugs Advisory Committee; Notice of 
Meeting

AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS.

ACTION: Notice.

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    This notice announces a forthcoming meeting of a public advisory 
committee of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The meeting will 
be open to the public.
    Name of Committee: Endocrinologic and Metabolic Drugs Advisory 
Committee.
    General Function of the Committee: To provide advice and 
recommendations to the Agency on FDA's regulatory issues.
    Date and Time: The meeting will be held on November 7, 2012, from 8 
a.m. to 5 p.m.
    Location: FDA White Oak Campus, Building 31, the Great Room, White 
Oak Conference Center (Rm. 1503), 10903 New Hampshire Ave., Silver 
Spring, MD 20993-0002. Information regarding special accommodations due 
to a disability, visitor parking, and transportation may be accessed 
at: http://www.fda.gov/AdvisoryCommittees/default.htm; under the 
heading ``Resources for You,'' click on ``Public Meetings at the FDA 
White Oak Campus.'' Please note that visitors to the White Oak Campus 
must enter through Building 1.
    Contact Person: Paul Tran, Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, 
Food and Drug Administration, 10903 New Hampshire Avenue, WO31-2417, 
Silver Spring, MD 20993-0002, (301) 796-9001, Fax: (301) 847-8533, 
email: EMDAC@fda.hhs.gov, or FDA Advisory Committee Information Line, 
1-800-741-8138 (301-443-0572 in the Washington, DC area), to find out 
further information regarding FDA advisory committee information. A 
notice in the Federal Register about last minute modifications that 
impact a previously announced advisory committee meeting cannot always 
be published quickly enough to provide timely notice. Therefore, you 
should always check the Agency's Web site at http://www.fda.gov/AdvisoryCommittees/default.htm and scroll down to the appropriate 
advisory committee meeting link, or call the advisory committee 
information line to learn about possible modifications before coming to 
the meeting.
    Agenda: The committee will discuss the safety and efficacy of a new 
drug application (NDA) 200677, pasireotide injection (proposed trade 
name SIGNIFOR) for subcutaneous administration, submitted by Novartis 
Pharmaceuticals Corporation. Pasireotide is an analog (a chemical 
compound that resembles another compound in structure) of somatostatin. 
The proposed indication (use) for pasireotide injection is the 
treatment of patients with Cushing's disease who require medical 
intervention (Cushing's disease is a rare medical condition of 
excessive cortisol secretion that is secondary to a tumor located in 
the pituitary gland).
    FDA intends to make background material available to the public no 
later than 2 business days before the meeting. If FDA is unable to post 
the background material on its Web site prior to the meeting, the 
background material will be made publicly available at the location of 
the advisory committee meeting, and the background material will be 
posted on FDA's Web site after the meeting. Background material is 
available at http://www.fda.gov/AdvisoryCommittees/Calendar/default.htm. Scroll down to the appropriate advisory committee link.
    Procedure: Interested persons may present data, information, or 
views, orally or in writing, on issues pending before the committee. 
Written submissions may be made to the contact person on or before 
November 2, 2012. Oral presentations from the public will be scheduled 
between approximately 1 p.m. and 2 p.m. Those individuals interested in 
making formal oral presentations should notify the contact person and 
submit a brief statement of the general nature of the evidence or 
arguments they wish to present, the names and addresses of proposed 
participants, and an indication of the approximate time requested to 
make their presentation on or before October 25, 2012. Time allotted 
for each presentation may be limited. If the number of registrants 
requesting to speak is greater than can be reasonably accommodated 
during the scheduled open public hearing session, FDA may conduct a 
lottery to determine the speakers for the scheduled open public hearing 
session. The contact person will notify interested persons regarding 
their request to speak by October 26, 2012.
    Persons attending FDA's advisory committee meetings are advised 
that the Agency is not responsible for providing access to electrical 
outlets.
    FDA welcomes the attendance of the public at its advisory committee 
meetings and will make every effort to accommodate persons with 
physical disabilities or special needs. If you require special 
accommodations due to a disability, please contact Paul Tran at least 7 
days in advance of the meeting.
    FDA is committed to the orderly conduct of its advisory committee 
meetings. Please visit our Web site at http://www.fda.gov/AdvisoryCommittees/AboutAdvisoryCommittees/ucm111462.htm for procedures 
on public conduct during advisory committee meetings.
    Notice of this meeting is given under the Federal Advisory 
Committee Act (5 U.S.C. app. 2).

    Dated: October 10, 2012.
Jill Hartzler Warner,
Acting Associate Commissioner for Special Medical Programs.
[FR Doc. 2012-25483 Filed 10-16-12; 8:45 am]
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