[Federal Register: April 11, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 68)] [Notices] [Page 18407] From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov] [DOCID:fr11ap05-98] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Food and Drug Administration Advisory Committee for Pharmaceutical Science; Notice of Meeting AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS. ACTION: Notice. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- This notice announces a forthcoming meeting of a public advisory committee of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The meeting will be open to the public. Name of Committee: Advisory Committee for Pharmaceutical Science. General Function of the Committee: To provide advice and recommendations to the agency on FDA's regulatory issues. Date and Time: The meeting will be held on May 3 and 4, 2005, from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Location: Food and Drug Administration, Center for Drug Evaluation and Research Advisory Committee Conference Room, rm. 1066, 5630 Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD. Contact Person: Hilda Scharen, Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (HFD-21), Food and Drug Administration, 5600 Fishers Lane (for express delivery, 5630 Fishers Lane, rm. 1093) Rockville, MD 20857, 301-827-7001, e-mail: scharenh@cder.fda.gov, or FDA Advisory Committee Information Line, 1-800-741-8138 (301-443-0572) in the Washington, DC area), code 3014512539. Please call the Information Line for up-to-date information on this meeting. Agenda: On May 3, 2005, the committee will: (1) Receive an update from the Clinical Pharmacology Subcommittee and (2) discuss and provide comments on the general topic of establishing drug release or dissolution specifications. On May 4, 2005, the committee will: (1) Receive an update on current activities of the Parametric Tolerance Interval Test Workgroup, (2) discuss and provide comments on the general topic of considerations for assessment of pharmaceutical equivalence and product design, and (3) discuss criteria for establishing a working group for review and assessment of Office of Pharmaceutical Science research programs. Procedure: Interested persons may present data, information, or views, orally or in writing, on issues pending before the committee. Written submissions may be made to the contact person by April 25, 2005. Oral presentations from the public will be scheduled between approximately 1 p.m. and 2 p.m. each day. Time allotted for each presentation may be limited. Those desiring to make formal oral presentations should notify the contact person before April 25, 2005, and submit a brief statement of the general nature of the evidence or arguments they wish to present, the names and addresses of proposed participants, and an indication of the approximate time requested to make their presentation. Persons attending FDA's advisory committee meetings are advised that the agency is not responsible for providing access to electrical outlets. FDA welcomes the attendance of the public at its advisory committee meetings and will make every effort to accommodate persons with physical disabilities or special needs. If you require special accommodations due to a disability, please contact Hilda Scharen at least 7 days in advance of the meeting. Notice of this meeting is given under the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. app. 2). Dated: April 1, 2005. Sheila Dearybury Walcoff, Associate Commissioner for External Relations. [FR Doc. 05-7129 Filed 4-8-05; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4160-01-S