[Federal Register: January 13, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 8)] [Notices] [Page 1690-1692] From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov] [DOCID:fr13ja09-57] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Food and Drug Administration [Docket No. FDA-2008-N-0038] Advisory Committees; Tentative Schedule of Meetings for 2009 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 2009. 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 L. 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 the 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 Because the schedule is tentative, amendments to this notice will not be published in the Federal Register.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 [[Page 1691]] advisory committees' Internet site located at http://www.fda.gov/oc/ advisory/default.htm. 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 2009. You may also obtain up-to-date information by calling the Advisory Committee Information Line, 1-800-741-8138 (301-443-0572 in the Washington, DC area). ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Advisory Committee Committee Name Tentative Date of 10-Digit Information Meeting(s) Line Code ------------------------------------------------------------------------ OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONER ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Pediatric Advisory March 23-24, June 22-23, 8732310001 Committee September 21-22, December 7-8 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Risk Communication February 26-27, April 30- 8732112560 Advisory Committee May 1, August 13-14, November 12-13 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Science Board to the February 24, May 18, 3014512603 Food and Drug August 17, November 16 Administration ------------------------------------------------------------------------ CENTER FOR BIOLOGICS EVALUATION AND RESEARCH ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Allergenic Products March 5, October 22 3014512388 Advisory Committee ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Blood Products Advisory January 9, April 1, July 3014519516 Committee 20-21, November 16-17 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Cellular, Tissue and May 14-15, November 5-6 3014512389 Gene Therapies Advisory Committee ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Transmissible Spongiform To be announced 3014512392 Encephalopathies Advisory Committee ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Vaccines and Related February 18-19, May 20- 3014512391 Biological Products 21, September 23-24, Advisory Committee November 18-19 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ CENTER FOR DRUG EVALUATION AND RESEARCH ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Anesthetic and Life January 29-30, April 3014512529 Support Drugs Advisory dates to be announced Committee ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Anti-Infective Drugs To be announced 3014512530 Advisory Committee ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Antiviral Drugs Advisory To be announced 3014512531 Committee ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Arthritis Advisory March 5, June 16-17, 3014512532 Committee October 27-28 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Cardiovascular and Renal February 3, March 18-19, 3014512533 Drugs Advisory July 28-29, December 7- Committee 8 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Dermatologic and To be announced 3014512534 Ophthalmic Drugs Advisory Committee ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Drug Safety and Risk January 30, April dates 3014512535 Management Advisory to be announced Committee ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Endocrinologic and April 2-3 3014512536 Metabolic Drugs Advisory Committee ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Gastrointestinal Drugs February 17 3014512538 Advisory Committee ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Nonprescription Drugs April dates to be 3014512541 Advisory Committee announced ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Oncologic Drugs Advisory February 25, March 24- 3014512542 Committee 25, May dates to be announced, July 14-15, September 15-16, December 16-17 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Peripheral and Central January 7-8 3014512543 Nervous System Drugs Advisory Committee ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Pharmaceutical Science March dates to be 3014512539 and Clinical announced Pharmacology, Advisory Committee for ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Psychopharmacologic March 26 3014512544 Drugs Advisory Committee ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Pulmonary-Allergy Drugs February 4 3014512545 Advisory Committee ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Reproductive Health May and August dates to 3014512537 Drugs, Advisory be announced Committee for ------------------------------------------------------------------------ CENTER FOR DEVICES AND RADIOLOGICAL HEALTH ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Device Good April 15, October 5-6 3014512398 Manufacturing Practice Advisory Committee ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Medical Devices Advisory Committee (Comprised of 18 Panels) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [[Page 1692]] Anesthesiology and February 5, April 30, 3014512624 Respiratory Therapy July 23, September 17, Devices Panel November 12 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Circulatory System February 25, May 27, 3014512625 Devices Panel September 24 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Clinical Chemistry and March 18-19, June 17-18, 3014512514 Clinical Toxicology October 21-22 Devices Panel ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Dental Products Panel February 11, May 6, June 3014512518 17, September 16, December 9 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Ear, Nose, and Throat February 24, May 19, 3014512522 Devices Panel August 18, November 17 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Gastroenterology-Urology March 20, October 15 3014512523 Devices Panel ------------------------------------------------------------------------ General and Plastic February 26-27, June 9- 3014512519 Surgery Devices Panel 10, October 15-16 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ General Hospital and March 25-26, July 29-30, 3014512520 Personal Use Devices October 21-22 Panel ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Hematology and Pathology April 24, July 17, 3014512515 Devices Panel October 23 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Immunology Devices Panel October 15-16 3014512516 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Medical Devices Dispute Meetings occur as needed 3014510232 Resolution Panel ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Microbiology Devices February 24-25, 3014512517 Panel September 22-23, October 27-28 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Molecular and Clinical April 15, October 5-6 3014510231 Genetics Panel ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Neurological Devices February 26-27, May 14- 3014512513 Panel 15, September 17-18, December 2-3 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Obstetrics and February 5-6, May 14-15, 3014512524 Gynecology Devices August 13-14, November Panel 12-13 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Ophthalmic Devices Panel February 12-13, May 14- 3014512396 15, September 24- 25,November 19-20 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Orthopaedic and February 3-4, April 14- 3014512521 Rehabilitation Devices 15, June 9-10, August Panel 11-12, October 15-16, December 1-2 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Radiological Devices February 18, May 12, 3014512526 Panel August 4, November 17 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ National Mammography November 4-5 3014512397 Quality Assurance Advisory Committee ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Technical Electronic No meeting tentatively 3014512399 Product Radiation scheduled for 2009 Safety Standards Committee ------------------------------------------------------------------------ CENTER FOR FOOD SAFETY AND APPLIED NUTRITION ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Food Advisory Committee May 20-21 3014510564 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ CENTER FOR VETERINARY MEDICINE ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Veterinary Medicine April 14 3014512548 Advisory Committee ------------------------------------------------------------------------ NATIONAL CENTER FOR TOXILOGICAL RESEARCH (NCTR) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Science Advisory Board November 17-18 3014512559 to NCTR ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Dated: December 24, 2008. Randall W. Lutter, Deputy Commissioner for Policy. [FR Doc. E9-451 Filed 1-12-09; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4160-01-S