[Federal Register: July 20, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 138)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
 
Food and Drug Administration
 
[Docket No. 1999N-1075] (formerly 99N-1075)
 
 
Quantitative Risk Assessment on the Public Health Impact of
Vibrio parahaemolyticus in Raw Oysters; Notice of Public Meeting
 
AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS.
 
ACTION: Notice of public meeting.
 
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    The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing a public
meeting to present the ``Quantitative Risk Assessment on the Public
Health Impact of Vibrio parahaemolyticus in Raw Oysters.'' This public
meeting is intended to provide clarification about the results of the
risk assessment and information on how the risk assessment may be
utilized. Stakeholders will have an opportunity to ask questions about
the risk assessment. Questions may also be submitted in advance of the
public meeting (see Contact section of this document). Elsewhere in
this issue of the Federal Register, FDA is announcing the availability
of the risk assessment that is being presented at this public meeting.
    Date and Time: The meeting will be held on August 13, 2005, from 12
noon to 3 p.m.
    Location: The meeting will be held at the Grand Hotel Marriot
Resort, One Grand Blvd., Point Clear, AL 36564.
    Contact: Melissa Ellwanger, Center for Food Safety and Applied
Nutrition (HFS-417), Food and Drug Administration, 5100 Paint Branch
Pkwy., College Park, MD 20740, 301-436-1401, FAX: 301-436-2599, e-mail:
mellwang@cfsan.fda.gov.
    Registration and Requests for Oral Presentation: Send registration
information (including name, title, firm name, address, telephone, and
fax number), and written materials to the contact person by August 10,
2005. Interested persons may present data, information, or views orally
or in writing, on the issue. If you desire to make a formal oral
presentation, you should notify the contact person before August 10,
2005, and be prepared to give a brief description of the general nature
of the information you wish to present. Time allotted for each
presentation may be limited.
    If you need special accommodations due to a disability, please
contact Melissa Ellwanger at least 7 days in advance of the meeting.
    Transcripts: Transcripts of the meeting may be requested in writing
from the Freedom of Information Office (HFI-35), Food and Drug
Administration, 5600 Fishers Lane, rm. 12A-16, Rockville, MD 20857,
approximately 15 working days after the meeting at a cost of 10 cents
per page.
 
    Dated: July 8, 2005.
Jeffrey Shuren,
Assistant Commissioner for Policy.
[FR Doc. 05-14294 Filed 7-18-05; 8:45 am]
 
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Quantitative Risk Assessment on the Public Health Impact of Pathogenic Vibrio parahaemolyticus in Raw Oysters July 19, 2005

Quantitative Risk Assessment on the Public Health Impact of Vibrio parahaemolyticus in Raw Oysters Federal Register Notice of Availability; July 20, 2005