[Federal Register: November 30, 2001 (Volume 66, Number 231)]
[Notices]
[Page 59773-59774]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
[Docket No. 01-108-1]
Public Meeting; Veterinary Biologics
AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA.
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ACTION: Advance notice of public meeting and request for suggested
agenda topics.
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SUMMARY: We are issuing this notice to inform producers and users of
veterinary biological products and other interested individuals that we
will be holding our 11th annual public meeting to discuss regulatory
and policy issues related to the manufacture, distribution, and use of
veterinary biological products. We are planning the meeting agenda and
are requesting suggestions for topics of general interest to producers
and other interested individuals.
DATES: The public meeting will be held from Tuesday, April 2, through
Thursday, April 4, 2002, from 8 a.m. to approximately 5 p.m. on Tuesday
and Wednesday, and from 8 a.m. to approximately noon on Thursday.
ADDRESSES: The public meeting will be held in the Scheman Building at
the Iowa State Center, Iowa State University, Ames, IA.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For further information on agenda
topics, contact Mr. Steven A. Karli, Director, Center for Veterinary
Biologics, VS, APHIS, 510 South 17th Street, Suite 104, Ames, IA 50010-
8197; phone (515) 232-5785; fax (515) 232-7120; or e-mail
CVB@aphis.usda.gov. For registration information, contact Ms. Kay
Wessman at the same address and fax number; phone (515) 232-5785
extension 127; or e-mail kay.wessman@aphis.usda.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Since 1989, the Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service (APHIS) has held 10 public meetings in Ames, IA, on
veterinary biologics. The meetings provide an opportunity for the
exchange of information among APHIS representatives, producers and
users of veterinary biological products, and other interested
individuals. APHIS is planning the agenda for the 11th annual public
meeting, which will be held April 2 through 4, 2002.
The agenda for the meeting is not yet complete. The theme for this
year's public meeting is emergency animal health management. The goal
of this year's public meeting is to address issues related to the
management of diseases that currently affect or have the potential to
affect animal populations in the United States. The agenda may include,
but will not be limited to, discussions on: (1) Diagnostics and
vaccines--their role in foreign animal disease control; (2) Veterinary
Services safeguarding review; (3) biosecurity and response activities;
(4) animal care; and (5) international harmonization. In addition, many
information stations will be available for the dissemination of
information on APHIS' veterinary biologics program.
Before finalizing the agenda, APHIS is seeking suggestions for
additional meeting topics from the interested public. We would also
like to invite interested individuals to use this meeting to present
their ideas and suggestions concerning the licensing, manufacturing,
testing, and distribution of veterinary biologics.
Please submit suggested meeting topics and proposed presentation
titles to either of the persons listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT on or before December 21, 2001. For proposed presentations,
please include the name(s) of the presenter(s) and the approximate
amount of time that will be needed for each presentation.
After the agenda is finalized, APHIS will announce the agenda
topics in the Federal Register.
Done in Washington, DC, this 27th day of November, 2001.
W. Ron DeHaven,
Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
[FR Doc. 01-29725 Filed 11-29-01; 8:45 am]
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