[Federal Register: November 4, 2004 (Volume 69, Number 213)]
[Notices]
[Page 64268]
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. 04-116-1]
Public Meeting; Veterinary Biologics
AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA.
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 13th 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 Wednesday, April 6, through
Friday, April 8, 2005, from 1 p.m. to approximately 5 p.m. on
Wednesday, 8:30 a.m. to approximately 5 p.m. on Thursday, and from 8:30
a.m. to approximately noon on Friday.
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, Veterinary Services, 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.
Nicole Ruffcorn at the same address and fax number; phone (515) 232-
5785 extension 127; or e-mail Nicole.L.Ruffcorn@aphis.usda.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Since 1989, the Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service (APHIS) has held 12 public meetings in Ames, IA, on
veterinary biologics. The meetings provide an opportunity for the
exchange of information between APHIS representatives, producers and
users of veterinary biological products, and other interested
individuals. APHIS is in the process of planning the agenda for the
13th such meeting, which will be held April 6 through April 8, 2005.
The agenda for the meeting is not yet complete. Topics that have
been suggested include: (1) Autogenous biologics and their role in the
treatment/prevention of disease; (2) transmissible spongiform
encephalopathies and their impact on veterinary biologics production;
(3) current Center for Veterinary Biologics activities; (4) updates on
regulatory initiatives; and (5) novel vaccine technologies. 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, distribution, and regulation of
products for the diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of diseases of
animals.
Please submit suggested meeting topics and proposed presentation
titles to Mr. Steven A. Karli (see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT
above) on or before December 6, 2004. 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 1st day of November 2004.
Elizabeth E. Gaston,
Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
[FR Doc. E4-3008 Filed 11-3-04; 8:45 am]
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