[Federal Register: September 12, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 175)]
[Notices]
[Page 53798-53799]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Food and Drug Administration
[Docket No. 2005N-0218]
Vision 2006--A Conversation With the American Public; Notice of
Public Meetings on Specific Food and Drug Administration Issues; Notice
of Postponement of Meeting
AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) previously announced
three public meetings entitled ``Vision 2006--A Conversation With the
American Public.'' These meetings are a forum where consumers can
interact directly with FDA's leadership to discuss issues of public
interest. Due to our need to focus on Hurricane Katrina relief efforts,
we are postponing the meeting that was scheduled on September 13, 2005
in Miami, FL. We will reschedule the Miami meeting at a later date.
DATES: See table 1 of the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this
document for revised meeting dates and times.
ADDRESSES: See table 1 of the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of
this document for meeting locations.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
For information regarding this document: Philip L. Chao, Food and
Drug Administration (HF-23), 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 20857,
301-827-0587, FAX: 301 827-4774, e-mail: philip.chao@fda.hhs.gov.
For information regarding registration: Isabelle Howes, Graduate
School, U.S. Department of Agriculture, 490 L'Enfant Plaza, Promenade
Level, suite 710, Washington, DC 20024, 202-314-
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4713, FAX: 202-479-6801, e-mail: Isabelle_Howes@grad.usda.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In the Federal Register of August 16, 2005
(70 FR 48160), we announced a series of public meetings entitled
``Vision 2006--Conversation with the American Public.'' The meetings
would be held in three cities, Miami, FL, Boston, MA, and Phoenix, AZ,
and they would be an open forum where consumers could interact with
FDA's leadership. The meetings would also be an opportunity for FDA to
update the public on current agency programs, engage the public in
discussions, and obtain consumer input on specific issues.
On August 29, 2005, Hurricane Katrina hit several states bordering
the Gulf of Mexico, causing massive flooding and devastation. The
Secretary of Health and Human Services, Michael O. Levitt, subsequently
declared a public health emergency to exist in the States of Florida,
Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas, and FDA has been working on
relief efforts. Given our need to focus our attention on those relief
efforts, we are postponing the meeting that was originally scheduled
for Miami, FL, on September 13, 2005. We will reschedule that meeting
at a later date, and we are contacting persons who have already
registered for the Miami meeting to inform them that the meeting has
been postponed.
The meeting dates for the Boston, MA, and Phoenix, AZ, locations
remain the same.
The revised meeting dates, times, and locations are as follows:
Table 1.--Meeting Dates, Times, and Locations
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Location Meeting Site Address Meeting Date and Time
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Boston, MA Boston Marriott Cambridge, 2 Cambridge Center November 2, 2005, 10 a.m. to 4
(Broadway and 3d St.), Cambridge, MA 02142 p.m.
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Miami, FL Site to be determined at a later date POSTPONED--We will reschedule
this meeting at a later date
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Phoenix, AZ Phoenix Airport Marriott, 1101 North 44th St., November 30, 2005, 10 a.m. to
Phoenix, AZ 85008 4 p.m.
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Dated: September 7, 2005.
Jeffrey Shuren,
Assistant Commissioner for Policy.
[FR Doc. 05-18069 Filed 9-8-05; 10:59 am]
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