[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 230 (Friday, December 3, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Page 68676]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-26264]



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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Food and Drug Administration

[Docket No. FDA-2018-N-0417]


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 or Agency) 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 in the Center 
for Devices and Radiological Health notify FDA in writing. FDA is also 
requesting nominations for nonvoting industry representatives to serve 
on the National Mammography Quality Assurance Advisory Committee. 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 vacancies effective with this notice.

DATES: Any industry organization interested in participating in the 
selection of appropriate nonvoting members to represent industry 
interests must send a letter stating that interest to FDA by January 3, 
2022 (see sections I and II of this document for further details). 
Concurrently, nomination materials for prospective candidates should be 
sent to FDA by January 3, 2022.

ADDRESSES: All statements of interest from industry organizations 
interested in participating in the selection process of nonvoting 
industry representative nominations should be sent to Margaret Ames 
(see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT). All nominations for nonvoting 
industry representatives should 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 website 
at https://www.fda.gov/AdvisoryCommittees/default.htm.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Margaret Ames, Division of Management 
Services, Center for Devices and Radiological Health, Food and Drug 
Administration, 10903 New Hampshire Ave., Bldg. 66, Rm. 5213, Silver 
Spring, MD 20993, 301-796-5960, email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Agency is requesting nominations for 
nonvoting industry representatives on the National Mammography Quality 
Assurance Advisory Committee:

I. General Description of the Committee Duties

    The National Mammography Quality Assurance Advisory Committee (the 
committee) shall advise FDA 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 these 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 r[eacute]sum[eacute]s. 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 of Food and Drugs will select the nonvoting member to 
represent industry interests.

III. Nomination Procedure

    Individuals may self-nominate and/or an organization may nominate 
one or more individuals to serve as a nonvoting industry 
representative. Nominations must include a current, complete 
r[eacute]sum[eacute] or curriculum vitae for each nominee including 
current business address and telephone number, 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 also 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 
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 a nonvoting representative 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: November 29, 2021.
Lauren K. Roth,
Associate Commissioner for Policy.
[FR Doc. 2021-26264 Filed 12-2-21; 8:45 am]
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