
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 16 (Tuesday, January 26, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Page 4311]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-01487]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Food and Drug Administration

[Docket No. FDA-2016-N-0001]


Request for Nominations on the 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 that any 
industry organizations interested in participating in the selection of 
nonvoting industry representatives to serve on the National Mammography 
Quality Assurance Advisory Committee (NMQAAC) for the Center for 
Devices and Radiological Health (CDRH) notify FDA in writing. FDA is 
also requesting nominations for nonvoting industry representatives to 
serve on the NMQAAC. A nominee may either be self-nominated or 
nominated by an organization to serve as a nonvoting industry 
representative. Nominations will be accepted for current and upcoming 
vacancies effective with this notice.

DATES: Any industry organization interested in participating in the 
selection of an appropriate nonvoting member to represent industry 
interests must send a letter stating that interest to the FDA by 
February 25, 2016, (see sections I and II of this document for further 
details). Concurrently, nomination materials for prospective candidates 
should be sent to FDA by February 25, 2016.

ADDRESSES: All statements of interest from industry organizations 
interested in participating in the selection process of nonvoting 
industry representative nomination should be sent to Margaret Ames (see 
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT). All nominations for nonvoting 
industry representatives may be submitted electronically by accessing 
the FDA Advisory Committee Membership Nomination Portal: 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 Web site at 
http://www.fda.gov/AdvisoryCommittees/default.htm.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Margaret Ames, Center for Devices and 
Radiological Health, Food and Drug Administration, 10903 New Hampshire 
Ave., Bldg. 66, Rm. 5215, Silver Spring, MD 20993. 301-796-5960, FAX: 
301-847-8505, email: margaret.ames@fda.hhs.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Agency request nominations for nonvoting 
industry representatives to the following committee:

I. National Mammography Quality Assurance Advisory Committee

    The Committee shall advise the Food and Drug Administration 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 which 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. 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. Specifically, in 
this document, nominations for nonvoting representatives of industry 
interests are encouraged from the mammography manufacturing industry.
    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: January 21, 2016.
Leslie Kux,
Associate Commissioner for Policy.
[FR Doc. 2016-01487 Filed 1-25-16; 8:45 am]
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