[Federal Register: January 15, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 10)] [Notices] [Page 2507-2509] From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov] [DOCID:fr15ja08-72] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Food and Drug Administration Advisory Committees; Tentative Schedule of Meetings for 2008 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 2008. 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 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 Because the schedule is tentative, amendments to this notice will not be published in the Federal Register.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://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/leaving.cgi?from=leavingFR.html&log=linklog&to=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 2008. 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 Tentative Date of 10-Digit Committee Name Meeting(s) Information Line Code ------------------------------------------------------------------------ OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONER ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Pediatric Advisory March and November days 8732310001 Committee to be announced ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Risk Communication February 28-29, May 15- 8732112560 Advisory Committee 16, August 21-22, November 17-18 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Science Board to FDA May and October days to 3014512603 be announced ------------------------------------------------------------------------ CENTER FOR BIOLOGICS EVALUATION AND RESEARCH ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Allergenic Products April 29, October 17 3014512388 Advisory Committee ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Blood Products Advisory May 1-2, August 14-15, 3014519516 Committee December 11-12 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Cellular, Tissue and Gene April 10-11, November 13- 3014512389 Therapies Advisory 14 Committee ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [[Page 2508]] Transmissible Spongiform To be announced 3014512392 Encephalopathies Advisory Committee ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Vaccines and Related February 20-21, May 21- 3014512391 Biological Products 22, September 24-25, Advisory Committee November 19-20 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ CENTER FOR DRUG EVALUATION AND RESEARCH ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Anesthetic and Life March 11, May days to be 3014512529 Support Drugs Advisory announced Committee ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Anti-Infective Drugs February 27-28, April 1- 3014512530 Advisory Committee 3 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Antiviral Drugs Advisory To be announced 3014512531 Committee ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Arthritis Advisory July, September, and 3014512532 Committee November days to be announced ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Cardiovascular and Renal June 24-25, August 19- 3014512533 Drugs Advisory Committee 20, December 9-10 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Dermatologic and April days to be 3014512534 Ophthalmic Drugs announced Advisory Committee ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Drug Safety and Risk February 1, May days to 3014512535 Management Advisory be announced Committee ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Endocrinologic and April 16-17, July 1-2, 3014512536 Metabolic Drugs Advisory October 29-30, November Committee 19-20 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Gastrointestinal Drugs January 23, May days to 3014512538 Advisory Committee be announced ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Nonprescription Drugs To be announced 3014512541 Advisory Committee ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Oncologic Drugs Advisory March 13, April days to 3014512542 Committee be announced, May 30, September 10-11, December 15-16 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Peripheral and Central May days to be announced 3014512543 Nervous System Drugs Advisory Committee ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Pharmaceutical Science March 18-19 3014512539 and Clinical Pharmacology, Advisory Committee for ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Psychopharmacologic Drugs February 6 3014512544 Advisory Committee ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Pulmonary-Allergy Drugs February 20 3014512545 Advisory Committee ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Reproductive Health To be announced 3014512537 Drugs, Advisory Committee for ------------------------------------------------------------------------ CENTER FOR DEVICES AND RADIOLOGICAL HEALTH ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Device Good Manufacturing August 12, October 20-21 3014512398 Practice Advisory Committee ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Medical Devices Advisory Committee (Comprised of 18 Panels) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Anesthesiology and January 23, March 26, 3014512624 Respiratory Therapy September 17 Devices Panel ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Circulatory System August 26-27, November 3014512625 Devices Panel 14-15 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Clinical Chemistry and April 9-10, August 13- 3014512514 Clinical Toxicology 14, December 4-5 Devices Panel ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Dental Products Panel June 11, September 10, 3014512518 November 19 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Ear, Nose, and Throat April 16-17, June 25-26, 3014512522 Devices Panel August 28-29, October 28-29, December 10-11 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Gastroenterology-Urology October 17 3014512523 Devices Panel ------------------------------------------------------------------------ General and Plastic June 10-11, October 21- 3014512519 Surgery Devices Panel 22 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ General Hospital and May 6-7, September 16-17 3014512520 Personal Use Devices Panel ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Hematology and Pathology April 25, October 17 3014512515 Devices Panel ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Immunology Devices Panel November 6-7 3014512516 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Medical Devices Dispute To be announced as 3014510232 Resolution Panel needed ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Microbiology Devices April 24-25, June 19-20, 3014512517 Panel October 23-24 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [[Page 2509]] Molecular and Clinical May 6-7, November 11-12 3014510231 Genetics Panel ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Neurological Devices March 25-26, June 3-4, 3014512513 Panel September 23-24, November 6-7 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Obstetrics and Gynecology April 17-18, June 19-20, 3014512524 Devices Panel August 14-15, October 16-17, December 11-12 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Ophthalmic Devices Panel February 21-22, May 15- 3014512396 16, September 18-19, November 20-21 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Orthopedic and April 21-22, June 16-17, 3014512521 Rehabilitation Devices August 18-19, October Panel 20-21, December 8-9 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Radiological Devices April 15-16, August 12, 3014512526 Panel November 4 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ National Mammography October 13-14 3014512397 Quality Assurance Advisory Committee ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Technical Electronic October 8 3014512399 Product Radiation Safety Standards Committee ------------------------------------------------------------------------ CENTER FOR FOOD SAFETY AND APPLIED NUTRITION ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Food Advisory Committee July 22, December 2 3014510564 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ CENTER FOR VETERINARY MEDICINE ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Veterinary Medicine March day to be 3014512548 Advisory Committee announced ------------------------------------------------------------------------ National Center for Toxicological Research (NCTR) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Science Advisory Board to August 12-13 3014512559 NCTR ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Dated: January 7, 2008. Randall W. Lutter, Deputy Commissioner for Policy. [FR Doc. E8-567 Filed 1-14-08; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4160-01-S