80 FR 41506 - Preparation for International Cooperation on Cosmetics Regulation

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Food and Drug Administration

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 135 (July 15, 2015)

[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 135 (Wednesday, July 15, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 41506-41507]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2015-17248]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Food and Drug Administration

[Docket No. FDA-2015-N-0001]


Preparation for International Cooperation on Cosmetics Regulation

AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

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    The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or we) is announcing a public 
meeting entitled ``International Cooperation on Cosmetics Regulation 
(ICCR)--Preparation for ICCR-9 Meeting.'' The purpose of the meeting is 
to invite public input on various topics pertaining to the regulation 
of cosmetics. We may use this input to help us prepare for the ICCR-9 
meeting that will be held November 4-6, 2015, in Brussels, Belgium.
    Date and Time: The public meeting will be held on September 10, 
2015, from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.
    Location: This meeting will be held at the Food and Drug 
Administration, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, 5100 
Paint Branch Pkwy., Wiley Auditorium (first floor), College Park, MD 
20740.
    Contact Person: Maria Rossana (Rosemary) Cook, Office of Cosmetics 
and Colors, Food and Drug Administration, 4300 River Rd., College Park, 
MD 20740, email: [email protected], or FAX: 301-436-2975.
    Registration and Requests for Oral Presentations: Send registration 
information (including your name, title, firm name, address, telephone 
number, fax number, and email address), written material, and requests 
to make an oral presentation, to the contact person by August 27, 2015.
    If you need special accommodations due to a disability, please 
contact Maria Rossana (Rosemary) Cook by September 3, 2015.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: You may present proposals for future ICCR 
agenda items, data, information, or views, orally or in writing, on 
issues pending at the public meeting. Time allotted for oral 
presentations may be limited to 10 minutes or less for each presenter. 
If you wish to make an oral presentation, you should notify the contact 
person by August 27, 2015, and submit a brief statement of the general 
nature of the evidence or arguments that you wish to present, your 
name, address, telephone number, fax number, and email address, and 
indicate the approximate amount of time you need to make your 
presentation.
    Transcripts: As soon as a transcript is available, it will be 
accessible at http://www.regulations.gov. It may also be viewed at the 
Division of Dockets Management (HFA-305), Food and Drug Administration, 
5630 Fishers Lane, rm. 1061, Rockville, MD 20850. A transcript will 
also be available in either hardcopy or on CD-ROM, after submission of 
a Freedom of Information request. Written requests are to be sent to 
the Division of Freedom of Information, (ELEM-1029), Food and Drug 
Administration, 12420 Parklawn Dr., Element Bldg., Rockville, MD 20857.
    The Purpose of the Multilateral Framework on the ICCR: The purpose 
of the multilateral framework on the ICCR is to pave the way for the 
removal of regulatory obstacles to international trade while 
maintaining global consumer protection.

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    ICCR is a voluntary international group of cosmetics regulatory 
authorities from the United States, Japan, the European Union, Canada, 
and Brazil. These regulatory authority members will enter into 
constructive dialogue with their relevant cosmetics industry trade 
associations and public advocacy groups. Currently, the ICCR members 
are: Health Canada; the European Commission Directorate-General for 
Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship, and Subject Matter 
Experts; the Ministry of Health, Labor, and Welfare of Japan; the 
Brazilian Health Surveillance Agency; and FDA. All decisions made by 
consensus will be compatible with the laws, policies, rules, 
regulations, and directives of the respective administrations and 
governments. Members will implement and/or promote actions or documents 
within their own jurisdictions and seek convergence of regulatory 
policies and practices. Successful implementation will need input from 
stakeholders.
    Agenda: We will make the agenda for the public meeting available on 
the Internet at http://www.fda.gov/Cosmetics/InternationalActivities/ICCR/default.htm. Depending on the number of requests for oral 
presentations, we intend to have an agenda available by September 3, 
2015. We may use the information that you provide to us during the 
public meeting to help us prepare for the November 4-6, 2015, ICCR-9 
meeting.

    Dated: July 9, 2015.
Leslie Kux,
Associate Commissioner for Policy.
[FR Doc. 2015-17248 Filed 7-14-15; 8:45 am]
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