October 3, 2012: Science Board to the FDA Meeting Announcement

For those unable to attend in person, the meeting will also be webcast.  The link for the webcast is available at https://collaboration.fda.gov/scienceboard. Information regarding special accommodations due to a disability, visitor parking, and transportation may be accessed at: Public Meetings at the FDA White Oak Campus.  Please note that visitors to the White Oak Campus must enter through Building 1. 

Agenda

The Science Board will be presented with a draft charge to establish a new subcommittee to evaluate the Agency's continuing work to address the challenges identified in Science Board’s 2007 "Science and Mission at Risk" Report. The Board will be provided with updates from the Center for Devices and Radiological Health (CDRH) Research Review subcommittee, and the Global Health subcommittee. The Board will also hear progress updates on nanotechnology and the ongoing activities in the priority areas outlined in the Strategic Plan for Regulatory Science.  Overviews of genomics activities at NCTR and CBER will be presented. Finally, the recipients of the FY 2012 Scientific Achievement awards (selected by the Board) will provide overviews of the activities for which the awards were given.

Meeting Materials

FDA intends to make the complete background material available to the public no later than 2 business days before the meeting. If FDA is unable to post the background material on its Web site prior to the meeting, the background material will be made publicly available at the location of the advisory committee meeting, and the background material will be posted on FDA’s Web site after the meeting.

• Background material
  • 2012 Meeting Materials, Science Board to the FDA 

Public Participation 

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 on or before Wednesday, September 26, 2012.
• Oral presentations from the public will be scheduled between approximately 1 p.m. and 1:30 p.m. on October 3, 2012. Those desiring to make formal oral presentations should notify the contact person 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 on or before Tuesday, September 18, 2012.

Time allotted for each presentation may be limited. If the number of registrants requesting to speak is greater than can be reasonably accommodated during the scheduled open public hearing session, FDA may conduct a lottery to determine the speakers for the scheduled open public hearing session. The contact person will notify interested persons regarding their request to speak by Wednesday, September 19, 2012.

Contact Information

Martha Monser
Office of Chief Scientist
Office of the Commissioner
Food and Drug Administration
White Oak Bldg 32, Room 4286
10903 New Hampshire Ave.
Silver Spring, Maryland 20993
Phone: 301–796-4627
Fax: 301-847-8617
E-mail: martha.monser@fda.hhs.gov

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Notice of this meeting is given under the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. app.2).