[Federal Register: December 19, 2002 (Volume 67, Number 244)] [Notices] [Page 77793-77796] From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov] [DOCID:fr19de02-71] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Food and Drug Administration Advisory Committees; Tentative Schedule of Meetings for 2003 AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS. ACTION: Notice. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing a tentative schedule of forthcoming meetings of its public advisory committees for 2003. During 1991, at the request of the Commissioner of Food and Drugs (the Commissioner), the Institute of Medicine (the IOM) conducted a study of the use of FDA's advisory committees. In its final report, one of the IOM's recommendations was for the agency to publish an annual tentative schedule of its meetings in the Federal Register. This publication implements the IOM's recommendation. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Theresa Green, Advisory Committee Oversight and Management Staff (HF-4), Food and Drug Administration, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 20857, 301-827-1220. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The IOM, at the request of the Commissioner, undertook a study of the use of FDA's advisory committees. In its final report in 1992, one of the IOM's recommendations was for FDA to adopt a policy of publishing an advance yearly schedule of its upcoming public advisory committee meetings in the Federal Register; FDA has implemented this recommendation. The annual publication of tentatively scheduled advisory committee meetings will provide both advisory committee members and the public with the opportunity, in advance, to schedule attendance at FDA's upcoming advisory committee meetings. Because the schedule is tentative, amendments to this notice will not be published in the Federal Register. However, changes to the schedule will be posted on the FDA advisory committees' Internet site located at http://www.fda.gov/oc/advisory/default.htm. The FDA will continue to publish a Federal Register notice 15 days in advance of each upcoming advisory committee meeting, to announce the meeting (21 CFR 14.20). The following list announces FDA's tentatively scheduled advisory committee meetings for 2003. You may also obtain up-to-date meeting information by calling the Advisory Committee Information Line, 1-800- 741-8138 (301-443-0572 in the Washington, DC area): [[Page 77794]] ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Advisory Committee 5- Committee Name Dates of Digit Meetings Information Line Code ------------------------------------------------------------------------ OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONER ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Science Board to the Food and Drug April 9, 12603 Administration November 6 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ CENTER FOR BIOLOGICS EVALUATION AND RESEARCH ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Allergenic Products Advisory Committee April 8, 12388 November 18 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Biological Response Modifiers Advisory February 27- 12389 Committee 28, June 9- 10, October 9-10 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Blood Products Advisory Committee March 13-14, 19516 June 19-20, September 18- 19, December 11-12 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Transmissible Spongiform February 20- 12932 Encephalopathies Advisory Committee 21, July 17- 18, October 30-31 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Vaccines and Related Biological February 20- 12391 Products Advisory Committee 21, May 8-9, September 22- 23, November 19-20 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ CENTER FOR DRUG EVALUATION AND RESEARCH ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Advisory Committee for Pharmaceutical February 12- 12539 Science 13, March 12- 13, September 17, October 21-23 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Advisory Committee for Reproductive March 24-25, 12537 Health Drugs August 18- 19, November 13-14 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Anesthetic and Life Support Drugs June 26-27, 12529 Advisory Committee December 11- 12 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Anti-Infective Drugs Advisory Committee January 8-9, 12530 March 4-5, June 10-11, October 15- 16 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Antiviral Drugs Advisory Committee April 29-30, 12531 September 19 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Arthritis Advisory Committee January 30- 12532 31, September 5 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Cardiovascular and Renal Drugs Advisory January 6-7, 12533 Committee May 29-30, September 15- 16, December 11-12 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Dermatologic and Ophthalmic Drugs March 6-7, 12534 Advisory Committee April 15-16, July 17-18, September 10- 11 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Drug Safety and Risk Management April 24-25, 12535 Advisory Committee September 18- 19 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Endocrinologic and Metabolic Drugs January 13- 12536 Advisory Committee 15, June 12- 13, September 11- 12 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Gastrointestinal Drugs Advisory July 17 12538 Committee ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Nonprescription Drugs Advisory March 6-7, 12541 Committee June 13-14, September 16- 17 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [[Page 77795]] Oncologic Drugs Advisory Committee March 3-4, 12542 March 12-13, June 10-11 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Peripheral and Central Nervous System July 18 12543 Drugs Advisory Committee ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Psychopharmacologic Drugs Advisory February 27- 12544 Committee 28, September 4- 5 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Pulmonary-Allergy Drugs Advisory May 15-16, 12545 Committee November 6-7 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ CENTER FOR FOOD SAFETY AND APPLIED NUTRITION ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Food Advisory Committee February 24- 10564 26, August 18-20 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Biotechnology Sub-Committee March 24-25, 10564 October 15- 16 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Dietary Supplements Sub-Committee March 27-28, 10564 September 22- 23 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Contaminants and Natural Toxicants Sub- March 6-7, 10564 Committee September 4- 5 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Nutrition Sub-Committee April 28-29, 10564 November 3-4 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Food Additives Sub-Committee June 19-20 10564 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ CENTER FOR DEVICES AND RADIOLOGICAL HEALTH ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Device Good Manufacturing Practice No meetings 12398 Advisory Committee planned ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Medical Devices Advisory Committee: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Anesthesiology and Respiratory March 27-28, 12624 Therapy Devices Panel May 7-8, September 4- 5, November 10-11 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Circulatory System Devices Panel February 21- 12625 22, April 24- 25, June 26- 27, August 28-29, October 23- 24, December 11-12 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Clinical Chemistry and Clinical February 10- 12514 Toxicology Devices Panel 11, May 19, September 8- 9, December 11-12 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Dental Products Panel February 13- 12518 14, May 22- 23, August 7- 8, October 9- 10 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Ear, Nose, and Throat Devices Panel April 8-9, 12522 June 2-3, August 4-5, October 9- 10, December 4-5 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Gastroenterology and Urology Devices January 17, 12523 Panel April 4, July 25, October 17 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ General and Plastic Surgery Devices February 27- 12519 Panel 28, April 10- 11, July 23- 24, October 23-24 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ General Hospital and Personal Use February 27- 12520 Devices Panel 28, May 15- 16, August 18-19, November 20- 21 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [[Page 77796]] Hematology and Pathology Devices March 14, 12515 Panel June 20, October 3 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Immunology Devices Panel March 17-18, 12516 June 9-10, September 15- 16 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Medical Devices Dispute Resolution No meetings 10232 Panel planned ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Microbiology Devices Panel March 27-28, 12517 May 5-6, August 7-8, October 16- 17 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Molecular and Clinical Genetics Panel April 24-25, 10231 July 17-18, November 13- 14 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Neurological Devices Panel March 6-7, 12513 June 23-24, September 18- 19, December 8-9 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Obstetrics and Gynecology Devices March 3-4, 12524 Panel June 9-10, September 8- 9, November 3-4 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Ophthalmic Devices Panel March 13-14, 12396 May 22-23, July 10-11, September 11- 12, November 6-7 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Orthopaedic and Rehabilitation February 20- 12521 Devices Panel 21, May 29- 30, August 27-28, November 20- 21 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Radiological Devices Panel February 4, 12526 May 20, August 12, November 18 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ National Mammography Quality Assurance April 7-8, 12397 Advisory Committee September 8- 9 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Technical Electronic Product Radiation June 18 12399 Safety Standards Committee ------------------------------------------------------------------------ CENTER FOR VETERINARY MEDICINE ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Veterinary Medicine Advisory Committee May 15, 12548 September 15 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ NATIONAL CENTER FOR TOXICOLOGICAL RESEARCH ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Advisory Committee on Special Studies February 10- 12560 Relating to the Possible Long-Term 13, June 23- Health Effects of Phenoxy Herbicides 25 and Contaminants ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Science Advisory Board to the National June 3-5 12559 Center for Toxicological Research ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Dated: December 12, 2002. William K. Hubbard, Associate Commissioner for Policy and Planning. [FR Doc. 02-31994 Filed 12-18-02; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4160-01-S