83_FR_15648 83 FR 15578 - Request for Nominations for Individuals and Consumer Organizations for Advisory Committees

83 FR 15578 - Request for Nominations for Individuals and Consumer Organizations for Advisory Committees

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Food and Drug Administration

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 70 (April 11, 2018)

Page Range15578-15581
FR Document2018-07426

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or Agency) is requesting that any consumer organizations interested in participating in the selection of voting and/or nonvoting consumer representatives to serve on its advisory committees or panels notify FDA in writing. FDA is also requesting nominations for voting and/or nonvoting consumer representatives to serve on advisory committees and/or panels for which vacancies currently exist or are expected to occur in the near future. Nominees recommended to serve as a voting or nonvoting consumer representative may be self-nominated or may be nominated by a consumer organization. FDA seeks to include the views of women and men, members of all racial and ethnic groups, and individuals with and without disabilities on its advisory committees, and therefore encourages nominations of appropriately qualified candidates from these groups.

Federal Register, Volume 83 Issue 70 (Wednesday, April 11, 2018)
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 70 (Wednesday, April 11, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 15578-15581]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-07426]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Food and Drug Administration

[Docket No. FDA-2018-N-1095]


Request for Nominations for Individuals and Consumer 
Organizations for Advisory Committees

AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or Agency) is requesting 
that any consumer organizations interested in participating in the 
selection of voting and/or nonvoting consumer representatives to serve 
on its advisory committees or panels notify FDA in writing. FDA is also 
requesting nominations for voting and/or nonvoting consumer 
representatives to serve on advisory committees and/or panels for which 
vacancies currently exist or are expected to occur in the near future. 
Nominees recommended to serve as a voting or nonvoting consumer 
representative may be self-nominated or may be nominated by a consumer 
organization.
    FDA seeks to include the views of women and men, members of all 
racial and ethnic groups, and individuals with and without disabilities 
on its advisory committees, and therefore encourages nominations of 
appropriately qualified candidates from these groups.

DATES: Any consumer organization interested in participating in the 
selection of an appropriate voting or nonvoting member to represent 
consumer interests on an FDA advisory committee or panel may send a 
letter or email stating that interest to FDA (see ADDRESSES) by May 11, 
2018, for vacancies listed in this notice. Concurrently, nomination 
materials for prospective candidates should be sent to FDA (see 
ADDRESSES) by May 11, 2018. Nominations will be accepted for current 
vacancies and for those that will or may occur through July 31, 2018.

ADDRESSES: All statements of interest from consumer organizations 
interested in participating in the selection process and consumer 
representative nominations should be submitted electronically to 
ACOMSSubmissions@fda.hhs.gov, by mail or delivery service to Advisory 
Committee Oversight and Management Staff, 10903 New Hampshire Ave., 
Bldg. 32, Rm. 5103, Silver Spring, MD 20993-0002, or by Fax: 301-847-
8640.
    Consumer representative nominations should be submitted 
electronically by logging into the FDA Advisory Committee Membership 
Nomination Portal: https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/FACTRSPortal/FACTRS/index.cfm; by mail or delivery service to Advisory Committee 
Oversight and Management Staff, 10903 New Hampshire Ave., Bldg. 32, Rm. 
5103, Silver Spring, MD 20993-0002; or by Fax: 301-847-8640. Additional 
information about becoming a member of an FDA advisory committee can 
also be obtained by visiting FDA's website at https://www.fda.gov/AdvisoryCommittees/default.htm.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For questions relating to 
participation in the selection process: Kimberly Hamilton, Advisory 
Committee Oversight and Management Staff (ACOMS), Food and Drug 
Administration, 10903 New Hampshire Ave., Bldg. 32, Rm. 5103, Silver 
Spring, MD 20993-0002, 301-796-8220, email: 
kimberly.hamilton@fda.hhs.gov.
    For questions relating to specific advisory committees or panels, 
contact the appropriate contact person listed in table 1.

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                  Table 1--Advisory Committee Contacts
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                Contact person                      Committee/panel
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Moon Hee V. Choi, Center for Drug Evaluation   Anesthetic and Analgesic
 and Research, Food and Drug Administration,    Drug Products Advisory
 10903 New Hampshire Ave., Bldg. 31, Rm.        Committee.
 2434, Silver Spring, MD 20993-0002, 301-796-
 2894, email: MoonHee.Choi@fda.hhs.gov.
Lauren Tesh, Center for Drug Evaluation and    Antimicrobial Advisory
 Research, Food and Drug Administration,        Committee.
 10903 New Hampshire Ave., Bldg. 31, Rm.
 2426, Silver Spring, MD 20993-0002, 301-796-
 2721, email: Lauren.Tesh@fda.hhs.gov.
Kalyani Bhatt, Center for Drug Evaluation and  Bone, Reproductive and
 Research, Food and Drug Administration,        Urological Drugs
 10903 New Hampshire Ave., Bldg. 31, Rm.        Advisory Committee.
 2438, Silver Spring, MD 20993-0002, 301-796-
 9005, email: Kalyani.Bhatt@fda.hhs.gov.
Jennifer Shepherd, Center for Drug Evaluation  Cardiovascular and Renal
 and Research, Food and Drug Administration,    Drugs Advisory
 10903 New Hampshire Ave., Bldg. 31, Rm.        Committee, Medical
 2434, Silver Spring, MD 20993-0002, 301-796-   Imaging Advisory
 4043, email: Jennifer.Shepherd@fda.hhs.gov.    Committee.
Cindy Chee, Center for Drug Evaluation and     Pulmonary-Allergy Drugs
 Research, Food and Drug Administration,        Advisory Committee.
 10903 New Hampshire Ave., Bldg. 31, Rm.
 2430, Silver Spring, MD 20993-0002, 301-796-
 0889, email: Cindy.Chee@fda.hhs.gov.
Patricio Garcia, Center for Devices and        Clinical Chemistry and
 Radiological Health, Food and Drug             Clinical Toxicology
 Administration, 10903 New Hampshire Ave.,      Devices Panel,
 Bldg. 66, Rm. G610, Silver Spring, MD 20993-   Gastroenterology and
 0002, 301-796-6875, email:                     Urology Devices Panel.
 Patricio.Garcia@fda.hhs.gov.
Evella Washington, Center for Devices and      Ear, Nose and Throat
 Radiological Health, Food and Drug             Devices Panel.
 Administration, 10903 New Hampshire Ave.,
 Bldg. 66, Rm. G640, Silver Spring, MD 20993-
 0002, 301-796-6683, email:
 Evella.Washington@fda.hhs.gov.
Joan Adams-White, Center for Devices and       Medical Devices Dispute
 Radiological Health, Food and Drug             Resolution Panel.
 Administration, 10903 New Hampshire Ave.,
 Bldg. 66, Rm., 5572, Silver Spring, MD 20993-
 0002, 301-796-5421, email: Joannie.Adams-White@fda.hhs.gov.
Aden Asefa, Center for Devices and             Microbiology Devices
 Radiological Health, Food and Drug             Panel, Radiology Devices
 Administration, 10903 New Hampshire Ave.,      Panel.
 Bldg. 66, Rm. G642, Silver Spring, MD 20993-
 0002, 301-796-0400, email:
 Aden.Asefa@fda.hhs.gov.
Sara Anderson, Center for Devices and          Orthopaedic and
 Radiological Health, Food and Drug             Rehabilitation Devices
 Administration, 10903 New Hampshire Ave.,      Panel, Radiological
 Bldg. 66, Rm. G616 Silver Spring, MD 20993-    Devices Panel.
 0002, 301-796-7047, email:
 Sara.Anderson@fda.hhs.gov.
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: FDA is requesting nominations for voting 
and/or nonvoting consumer representatives for the vacancies listed in 
table 2:

    Table 2--Committee Descriptions, Type of Consumer Representative
                  Vacancy, and Approximate Date Needed
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   Committee/panel/areas of                           Approximate date
       expertise needed          Type of vacancy           needed
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Anesthetic and Analgesic Drug   1--Voting........  Immediately.
 Products Advisory Committee--
 Knowledgeable in the fields
 of anesthesiology, surgery,
 epidemiology or statistics,
 and related specialties.
Antimicrobial Advisory          1--Voting........  Immediately.
 Committee--Knowledgeable in
 the fields of infectious
 disease, internal medicine,
 microbiology, pediatrics,
 epidemiology or statistics,
 and related specialties.
Bone, Reproductive and          1--Voting........  Immediately.
 Urological Drugs Advisory
 Committee--Knowledgeable in
 the fields of obstetrics,
 gynecology, endocrinology,
 pediatrics, epidemiology or
 statistics and related
 specialties.
Cardiovascular and Renal Drugs  1--Voting........  July 1, 2018.
 Advisory Committee--
 Knowledgeable in the fields
 of cardiology, hypertension,
 arrhythmia, angina,
 congestive heart failure,
 diuresis, and biostatistics.
Medical Imaging Advisory        1--Voting........  Immediately.
 Committee--Knowledgeable in
 the fields of nuclear
 medicine, radiology,
 epidemiology, statistics and
 related specialties.
Pulmonary- Allergy Drugs        1--Voting........  Immediately.
 Advisory Committee--
 Knowledgeable in the fields
 of pulmonary medicine,
 allergy, clinical immunology,
 and epidemiology or
 statistics.
Clinical Chemistry and          1--Non-Voting....  Immediately.
 Clinical Toxicology Devices
 Panel--Doctors of medicine or
 philosophy with experience in
 clinical chemistry (e.g.,
 cardiac markers), clinical
 toxicology, clinical
 pathology, clinical
 laboratory medicine, and
 endocrinology.
Gastroenterology and Urology    1--Non-Voting....  Immediately.
 Devices Panel--
 Gastroenterologists,
 urologists and nephrologists.
Radiology Devices Panel--       1--Non-Voting....  Immediately.
 Physicians with experience in
 general radiology,
 mammography, ultrasound,
 magnetic resonance, computed
 tomography, other
 radiological subspecialties
 and radiation oncology;
 scientists with experience in
 diagnostic devices, radiation
 physics, statistical
 analysis, digital imaging and
 image analysis.
Ear, Nose and Throat Devices    1--Non-Voting....  Immediately.
 Panel--Experts in Otologists,
 neurologists, audiologists.

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Medical Devices Dispute         1--Non-Voting....  Immediately.
 Resolution--Experts with
 broad, cross-cutting
 scientific, clinical,
 analytical or mediation
 skills.
Microbiology Devices Panel--    1--Non-Voting....  Immediately.
 Clinicians with an expertise
 in infectious disease, e.g.,
 pulmonary disease
 specialists, sexually
 transmitted disease
 specialists, pediatric
 infectious disease
 specialists, experts in
 tropical medicine and
 emerging infectious diseases,
 mycologists; clinical
 microbiologists and
 virologists; clinical
 virology and microbiology
 laboratory directors, with
 expertise in clinical
 diagnosis and in vitro
 diagnostic assays, e.g.,
 hepatologists; molecular
 biologists.
Orthopaedic and Rehabilitation  1--Non-Voting....  Immediately.
 Devices Panel--Orthopedic
 surgeons (joint spine,
 trauma, and pediatric);
 rheumatologists; engineers
 (biomedical, biomaterials,
 and biomechanical); experts
 in rehabilitation medicine,
 sports medicine, and
 connective tissue
 engineering; and
 biostatisticians.
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I. Functions and General Description of the Committee Duties

A. Anesthetic and Analgesic Drugs Advisory Committee

    Reviews and evaluates available data concerning the safety and 
effectiveness of marketed and investigational human drug products for 
use in anesthesiology and surgery.

B. Antimicrobial Advisory Committee

    Reviews and evaluates available data concerning the safety and 
effectiveness of marketed and investigational human drug products for 
use in the treatment of infectious diseases and disorders.

C. Bone, Reproductive & Urologic Drugs Advisory Committee

    Reviews and evaluates data on the safety and effectiveness of 
marketed and investigational human drugs for use in the practice of 
obstetrics, gynecology, and related specialties.

D. Cardiovascular and Renal Drugs Advisory Committee

    Reviews and evaluates available data concerning the safety and 
effectiveness of marketed and investigational human drug products for 
use in the treatment of cardiovascular and renal disorders.

E. Medical Imaging Advisory Committee

    Reviews and evaluates data concerning the safety and effectiveness 
of marketed and investigational human drug products for use in 
diagnostic and therapeutic procedures using radioactive pharmaceuticals 
and contrast media used in diagnostic radiology.

F. Pulmonary-Allergy Drugs Advisory Committee

    Reviews and evaluates available data concerning the safety and 
effectiveness of marketed and investigational human drug products for 
use in the treatment of pulmonary disease and diseases with allergic 
and/or immunologic mechanisms.

G. Certain Panels of the Medical Devices Advisory Committee

    Review and evaluate data on the safety and effectiveness of 
marketed and investigational devices and make recommendations for their 
regulation. With the exception of the Medical Devices Dispute 
Resolution Panel, each panel, according to its specialty area, advises 
on the classification or reclassification of devices into one of three 
regulatory categories; advises on any possible risks to health 
associated with the use of devices; advises on formulation of product 
development protocols; reviews premarket approval applications for 
medical devices; reviews guidelines and guidance documents; recommends 
exemption of certain devices from the application of portions of the 
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act; advises on the necessity to ban a 
device; and responds to requests from the Agency to review and make 
recommendations on specific issues or problems concerning the safety 
and effectiveness of devices. With the exception of the Medical Devices 
Dispute Resolution Panel, each panel, according to its specialty area, 
may also make appropriate recommendations to the Commissioner of Food 
and Drugs on issues relating to the design of clinical studies 
regarding the safety and effectiveness of marketed and investigational 
devices.
    The Dental Products Panel also functions at times as a dental drug 
panel. The functions of the dental drug panel are to evaluate and 
recommend whether various prescription drug products should be changed 
to over-the-counter status and to evaluate data and make 
recommendations concerning the approval of new dental drug products for 
human use.
    The Medical Devices Dispute Resolution Panel provides advice to the 
Commissioner on complex or contested scientific issues between FDA and 
medical device sponsors, applicants, or manufacturers relating to 
specific products, marketing applications, regulatory decisions and 
actions by FDA, and Agency guidance and policies. The Panel makes 
recommendations on issues that are lacking resolution, are highly 
complex in nature, or result from challenges to regular advisory panel 
proceedings or Agency decisions or actions.

II. Criteria for Members

    Persons nominated for membership as consumer representatives on 
committees or panels should meet the following criteria: (1) 
Demonstrate an affiliation with and/or active participation in consumer 
or community-based organizations, (2) be able to analyze technical 
data, (3) understand research design, (4) discuss benefits and risks, 
and (5) evaluate the safety and efficacy of products under review. The 
consumer representative should be able to represent the consumer 
perspective on issues and actions before the advisory committee; serve 
as a liaison between the committee and interested consumers, 
associations, coalitions, and consumer organizations; and facilitate 
dialogue with the advisory committees on scientific issues that affect 
consumers.

III. Selection Procedures

    Selection of members representing consumer interests is conducted 
through procedures that include the use of organizations representing 
the public interest and public advocacy groups. These organizations 
recommend nominees for the Agency's selection. Representatives from the 
consumer

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health branches of Federal, State, and local governments also may 
participate in the selection process. Any consumer organization 
interested in participating in the selection of an appropriate voting 
or nonvoting member to represent consumer interests should send a 
letter stating that interest to FDA (see ADDRESSES) within 30 days of 
publication of this document.
    Within the subsequent 30 days, FDA will compile a list of consumer 
organizations that will participate in the selection process and will 
forward to each such organization a ballot listing at least two 
qualified nominees selected by the Agency based on the nominations 
received, together with each nominee's current curriculum vitae or 
resume. Ballots must be filled out and returned to FDA within 30 days. 
The nominee receiving the highest number of votes ordinarily will be 
selected to serve as the member representing consumer interests for 
that particular advisory committee or panel.

IV. Nomination Procedures

    Any interested person or organization may nominate one or more 
qualified persons to represent consumer interests on the Agency's 
advisory committees or panels. Self-nominations are also accepted. 
Nominations must include a current, complete r[eacute]sum[eacute] or 
curriculum vitae for each nominee and a signed copy of the 
Acknowledgement and Consent form available at the FDA Advisory 
Nomination Portal (see ADDRESSES section of this document), and a list 
of consumer or community-based organizations for which the candidate 
can demonstrate active participation.
    Nominations must also specify the advisory committee(s) or panel(s) 
for which the nominee is recommended. In addition, nominations must 
also acknowledge that the nominee is aware of the nomination unless 
self-nominated. FDA will ask potential candidates to provide detailed 
information concerning such matters as financial holdings, employment, 
and research grants and/or contracts to permit evaluation of possible 
sources of conflicts of interest. Members will be invited to serve for 
terms up to 4 years.
    FDA will review all nominations received within the specified 
timeframes and prepare a ballot containing the names of qualified 
nominees. Names not selected will remain on a list of eligible nominees 
and be reviewed periodically by FDA to determine continued interest. 
Upon selecting qualified nominees for the ballot, FDA will provide 
those consumer organizations that are participating in the selection 
process with the opportunity to vote on the listed nominees. Only 
organizations vote in the selection process. Persons who nominate 
themselves to serve as voting or nonvoting consumer representatives 
will not participate in the selection process.
    This notice is issued under the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 
U.S.C. app. 2) and 21 CFR part 14, relating to advisory committees.

    Dated: April 5, 2018.
Leslie Kux,
Associate Commissioner for Policy.
[FR Doc. 2018-07426 Filed 4-10-18; 8:45 am]
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                                             15578                        Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 70 / Wednesday, April 11, 2018 / Notices

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                                             ANDA 091180 ........     Dorzolamide HCl and Timolol Maleate Ophthalmic Solution,                      Zambon S.p.A., c/o Camargo Pharmaceutical Services,
                                                                       EQ 2% base/EQ 0.5% base.                                                       LLC, 9825 Kenwood Rd., Suite 203, Cincinnati, OH
                                                                                                                                                      45242.
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                                                Therefore, approval of the                             requesting that any consumer                              and consumer representative
                                             applications listed in the table, and all                 organizations interested in participating                 nominations should be submitted
                                             amendments and supplements thereto,                       in the selection of voting and/or                         electronically to ACOMSSubmissions@
                                             is hereby withdrawn as of May 11, 2018.                   nonvoting consumer representatives to                     fda.hhs.gov, by mail or delivery service
                                             Introduction or delivery for introduction                 serve on its advisory committees or                       to Advisory Committee Oversight and
                                             into interstate commerce of products                      panels notify FDA in writing. FDA is                      Management Staff, 10903 New
                                             without approved new drug                                 also requesting nominations for voting                    Hampshire Ave., Bldg. 32, Rm. 5103,
                                             applications violates section 301(a) and                  and/or nonvoting consumer                                 Silver Spring, MD 20993–0002, or by
                                             (d) of the Federal Food, Drug, and                        representatives to serve on advisory                      Fax: 301–847–8640.
                                             Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 331(a) and (d)).                  committees and/or panels for which                          Consumer representative nominations
                                             Drug products that are listed in the table                vacancies currently exist or are expected                 should be submitted electronically by
                                             that are in inventory on May 11, 2018                     to occur in the near future. Nominees                     logging into the FDA Advisory
                                             may continue to be dispensed until the                    recommended to serve as a voting or                       Committee Membership Nomination
                                             inventories have been depleted or the                     nonvoting consumer representative may                     Portal: https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/
                                             drug products have reached their                          be self-nominated or may be nominated                     scripts/FACTRSPortal/FACTRS/
                                             expiration dates or otherwise become                      by a consumer organization.                               index.cfm; by mail or delivery service to
                                             violative, whichever occurs first.                           FDA seeks to include the views of
                                                                                                                                                                 Advisory Committee Oversight and
                                                                                                       women and men, members of all racial
                                               Dated: April 5, 2018.                                                                                             Management Staff, 10903 New
                                                                                                       and ethnic groups, and individuals with
                                             Leslie Kux,                                                                                                         Hampshire Ave., Bldg. 32, Rm. 5103,
                                                                                                       and without disabilities on its advisory
                                             Associate Commissioner for Policy.                                                                                  Silver Spring, MD 20993–0002; or by
                                                                                                       committees, and therefore encourages
                                                                                                                                                                 Fax: 301–847–8640. Additional
                                             [FR Doc. 2018–07440 Filed 4–10–18; 8:45 am]               nominations of appropriately qualified
                                                                                                                                                                 information about becoming a member
                                             BILLING CODE 4164–01–P                                    candidates from these groups.
                                                                                                                                                                 of an FDA advisory committee can also
                                                                                                       DATES: Any consumer organization
                                                                                                                                                                 be obtained by visiting FDA’s website at
                                                                                                       interested in participating in the                        https://www.fda.gov/
                                             DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND                                  selection of an appropriate voting or
                                             HUMAN SERVICES                                                                                                      AdvisoryCommittees/default.htm.
                                                                                                       nonvoting member to represent
                                                                                                       consumer interests on an FDA advisory                     FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:      For
                                             Food and Drug Administration                                                                                        questions relating to participation in the
                                                                                                       committee or panel may send a letter or
                                             [Docket No. FDA–2018–N–1095]                              email stating that interest to FDA (see                   selection process: Kimberly Hamilton,
                                                                                                       ADDRESSES) by May 11, 2018, for                           Advisory Committee Oversight and
                                             Request for Nominations for                               vacancies listed in this notice.                          Management Staff (ACOMS), Food and
                                             Individuals and Consumer                                  Concurrently, nomination materials for                    Drug Administration, 10903 New
                                             Organizations for Advisory                                prospective candidates should be sent to                  Hampshire Ave., Bldg. 32, Rm. 5103,
                                             Committees                                                FDA (see ADDRESSES) by May 11, 2018.                      Silver Spring, MD 20993–0002, 301–
                                             AGENCY:    Food and Drug Administration,                  Nominations will be accepted for                          796–8220, email: kimberly.hamilton@
                                             HHS.                                                      current vacancies and for those that will                 fda.hhs.gov.
                                             ACTION:   Notice.                                         or may occur through July 31, 2018.                         For questions relating to specific
                                                                                                       ADDRESSES: All statements of interest                     advisory committees or panels, contact
                                             SUMMARY: The Food and Drug                                from consumer organizations interested                    the appropriate contact person listed in
                                             Administration (FDA or Agency) is                         in participating in the selection process                 table 1.
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                                                                                                  TABLE 1—ADVISORY COMMITTEE CONTACTS
                                                                                           Contact person                                                                            Committee/panel

                                             Moon Hee V. Choi, Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, Food and Drug Administration,                           Anesthetic and Analgesic Drug Products Advi-
                                               10903 New Hampshire Ave., Bldg. 31, Rm. 2434, Silver Spring, MD 20993–0002, 301–796–                               sory Committee.
                                               2894, email: MoonHee.Choi@fda.hhs.gov.
                                             Lauren Tesh, Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, Food and Drug Administration, 10903                          Antimicrobial Advisory Committee.
                                               New Hampshire Ave., Bldg. 31, Rm. 2426, Silver Spring, MD 20993–0002, 301–796–2721,
                                               email: Lauren.Tesh@fda.hhs.gov.
                                             Kalyani Bhatt, Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, Food and Drug Administration, 10903                        Bone, Reproductive and Urological Drugs Advi-
                                               New Hampshire Ave., Bldg. 31, Rm. 2438, Silver Spring, MD 20993–0002, 301–796–9005,                                sory Committee.
                                               email: Kalyani.Bhatt@fda.hhs.gov.
                                             Jennifer Shepherd, Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, Food and Drug Administration,                          Cardiovascular and Renal Drugs Advisory
                                               10903 New Hampshire Ave., Bldg. 31, Rm. 2434, Silver Spring, MD 20993–0002, 301–796–                               Committee, Medical Imaging Advisory Com-
                                               4043, email: Jennifer.Shepherd@fda.hhs.gov.                                                                        mittee.
                                             Cindy Chee, Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, Food and Drug Administration, 10903                           Pulmonary-Allergy Drugs Advisory Committee.
                                               New Hampshire Ave., Bldg. 31, Rm. 2430, Silver Spring, MD 20993–0002, 301–796–0889,
                                               email: Cindy.Chee@fda.hhs.gov.
                                             Patricio Garcia, Center for Devices and Radiological Health, Food and Drug Administration,                         Clinical Chemistry and Clinical Toxicology De-
                                               10903 New Hampshire Ave., Bldg. 66, Rm. G610, Silver Spring, MD 20993–0002, 301–796–                               vices Panel, Gastroenterology and Urology
                                               6875, email: Patricio.Garcia@fda.hhs.gov.                                                                          Devices Panel.
                                             Evella Washington, Center for Devices and Radiological Health, Food and Drug Administration,                       Ear, Nose and Throat Devices Panel.
                                               10903 New Hampshire Ave., Bldg. 66, Rm. G640, Silver Spring, MD 20993–0002, 301–796–
                                               6683, email: Evella.Washington@fda.hhs.gov.
                                             Joan Adams-White, Center for Devices and Radiological Health, Food and Drug Administration,                        Medical Devices Dispute Resolution Panel.
                                               10903 New Hampshire Ave., Bldg. 66, Rm., 5572, Silver Spring, MD 20993–0002, 301–796–
                                               5421, email: Joannie.Adams-White@fda.hhs.gov.
                                             Aden Asefa, Center for Devices and Radiological Health, Food and Drug Administration, 10903                        Microbiology Devices Panel, Radiology De-
                                               New Hampshire Ave., Bldg. 66, Rm. G642, Silver Spring, MD 20993–0002, 301–796–0400,                                vices Panel.
                                               email: Aden.Asefa@fda.hhs.gov.
                                             Sara Anderson, Center for Devices and Radiological Health, Food and Drug Administration,                           Orthopaedic and Rehabilitation Devices Panel,
                                               10903 New Hampshire Ave., Bldg. 66, Rm. G616 Silver Spring, MD 20993–0002, 301–796–                                Radiological Devices Panel.
                                               7047, email: Sara.Anderson@fda.hhs.gov.



                                             SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:   FDA is                     or nonvoting consumer representatives
                                             requesting nominations for voting and/                  for the vacancies listed in table 2:

                                                  TABLE 2—COMMITTEE DESCRIPTIONS, TYPE OF CONSUMER REPRESENTATIVE VACANCY, AND APPROXIMATE DATE
                                                                                             NEEDED
                                                                                                                                                                                                             Approximate
                                                                  Committee/panel/areas of expertise needed                                                    Type of vacancy                               date needed

                                             Anesthetic and Analgesic Drug Products Advisory Committee—Knowledgeable in                       1—Voting .................................................   Immediately.
                                               the fields of anesthesiology, surgery, epidemiology or statistics, and related spe-
                                               cialties.
                                             Antimicrobial Advisory Committee—Knowledgeable in the fields of infectious dis-                  1—Voting .................................................   Immediately.
                                               ease, internal medicine, microbiology, pediatrics, epidemiology or statistics, and
                                               related specialties.
                                             Bone, Reproductive and Urological Drugs Advisory Committee—Knowledgeable in                      1—Voting .................................................   Immediately.
                                               the fields of obstetrics, gynecology, endocrinology, pediatrics, epidemiology or
                                               statistics and related specialties.
                                             Cardiovascular and Renal Drugs Advisory Committee—Knowledgeable in the                           1—Voting .................................................   July 1, 2018.
                                               fields of cardiology, hypertension, arrhythmia, angina, congestive heart failure,
                                               diuresis, and biostatistics.
                                             Medical Imaging Advisory Committee—Knowledgeable in the fields of nuclear                        1—Voting .................................................   Immediately.
                                               medicine, radiology, epidemiology, statistics and related specialties.
                                             Pulmonary- Allergy Drugs Advisory Committee—Knowledgeable in the fields of                       1—Voting .................................................   Immediately.
                                               pulmonary medicine, allergy, clinical immunology, and epidemiology or statistics.
                                             Clinical Chemistry and Clinical Toxicology Devices Panel—Doctors of medicine or                  1—Non-Voting .........................................       Immediately.
                                               philosophy with experience in clinical chemistry (e.g., cardiac markers), clinical
                                               toxicology, clinical pathology, clinical laboratory medicine, and endocrinology.
                                             Gastroenterology and Urology Devices Panel—Gastroenterologists, urologists and                   1—Non-Voting .........................................       Immediately.
                                               nephrologists.
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                                             Radiology Devices Panel—Physicians with experience in general radiology, mam-                    1—Non-Voting .........................................       Immediately.
                                               mography, ultrasound, magnetic resonance, computed tomography, other radio-
                                               logical subspecialties and radiation oncology; scientists with experience in diag-
                                               nostic devices, radiation physics, statistical analysis, digital imaging and image
                                               analysis.
                                             Ear, Nose and Throat Devices Panel—Experts in Otologists, neurologists, audiol-                  1—Non-Voting .........................................       Immediately.
                                               ogists.



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                                                  TABLE 2—COMMITTEE DESCRIPTIONS, TYPE OF CONSUMER REPRESENTATIVE VACANCY, AND APPROXIMATE DATE
                                                                                        NEEDED—Continued
                                                                                                                                                                                                         Approximate
                                                                  Committee/panel/areas of expertise needed                                                   Type of vacancy                            date needed

                                             Medical Devices Dispute Resolution—Experts with broad, cross-cutting scientific,                 1—Non-Voting .........................................   Immediately.
                                               clinical, analytical or mediation skills.
                                             Microbiology Devices Panel—Clinicians with an expertise in infectious disease,                   1—Non-Voting .........................................   Immediately.
                                               e.g., pulmonary disease specialists, sexually transmitted disease specialists, pe-
                                               diatric infectious disease specialists, experts in tropical medicine and emerging
                                               infectious diseases, mycologists; clinical microbiologists and virologists; clinical
                                               virology and microbiology laboratory directors, with expertise in clinical diagnosis
                                               and in vitro diagnostic assays, e.g., hepatologists; molecular biologists.
                                             Orthopaedic and Rehabilitation Devices Panel—Orthopedic surgeons (joint spine,                   1—Non-Voting .........................................   Immediately.
                                               trauma, and pediatric); rheumatologists; engineers (biomedical, biomaterials,
                                               and biomechanical); experts in rehabilitation medicine, sports medicine, and
                                               connective tissue engineering; and biostatisticians.



                                             I. Functions and General Description of                 drug products for use in the treatment                    approval of new dental drug products
                                             the Committee Duties                                    of pulmonary disease and diseases with                    for human use.
                                                                                                     allergic and/or immunologic                                 The Medical Devices Dispute
                                             A. Anesthetic and Analgesic Drugs                                                                                 Resolution Panel provides advice to the
                                                                                                     mechanisms.
                                             Advisory Committee                                                                                                Commissioner on complex or contested
                                               Reviews and evaluates available data                  G. Certain Panels of the Medical                          scientific issues between FDA and
                                             concerning the safety and effectiveness                 Devices Advisory Committee                                medical device sponsors, applicants, or
                                             of marketed and investigational human                      Review and evaluate data on the                        manufacturers relating to specific
                                             drug products for use in anesthesiology                 safety and effectiveness of marketed and                  products, marketing applications,
                                             and surgery.                                            investigational devices and make                          regulatory decisions and actions by
                                                                                                     recommendations for their regulation.                     FDA, and Agency guidance and
                                             B. Antimicrobial Advisory Committee                                                                               policies. The Panel makes
                                                                                                     With the exception of the Medical
                                               Reviews and evaluates available data                  Devices Dispute Resolution Panel, each                    recommendations on issues that are
                                             concerning the safety and effectiveness                 panel, according to its specialty area,                   lacking resolution, are highly complex
                                             of marketed and investigational human                   advises on the classification or                          in nature, or result from challenges to
                                             drug products for use in the treatment                  reclassification of devices into one of                   regular advisory panel proceedings or
                                             of infectious diseases and disorders.                   three regulatory categories; advises on                   Agency decisions or actions.
                                             C. Bone, Reproductive & Urologic Drugs                  any possible risks to health associated                   II. Criteria for Members
                                             Advisory Committee                                      with the use of devices; advises on                          Persons nominated for membership as
                                                                                                     formulation of product development                        consumer representatives on
                                               Reviews and evaluates data on the
                                                                                                     protocols; reviews premarket approval                     committees or panels should meet the
                                             safety and effectiveness of marketed and
                                                                                                     applications for medical devices;                         following criteria: (1) Demonstrate an
                                             investigational human drugs for use in
                                                                                                     reviews guidelines and guidance                           affiliation with and/or active
                                             the practice of obstetrics, gynecology,
                                                                                                     documents; recommends exemption of                        participation in consumer or
                                             and related specialties.
                                                                                                     certain devices from the application of                   community-based organizations, (2) be
                                             D. Cardiovascular and Renal Drugs                       portions of the Federal Food, Drug, and                   able to analyze technical data, (3)
                                             Advisory Committee                                      Cosmetic Act; advises on the necessity                    understand research design, (4) discuss
                                               Reviews and evaluates available data                  to ban a device; and responds to                          benefits and risks, and (5) evaluate the
                                             concerning the safety and effectiveness                 requests from the Agency to review and                    safety and efficacy of products under
                                             of marketed and investigational human                   make recommendations on specific                          review. The consumer representative
                                             drug products for use in the treatment                  issues or problems concerning the safety                  should be able to represent the
                                             of cardiovascular and renal disorders.                  and effectiveness of devices. With the                    consumer perspective on issues and
                                                                                                     exception of the Medical Devices                          actions before the advisory committee;
                                             E. Medical Imaging Advisory                             Dispute Resolution Panel, each panel,                     serve as a liaison between the
                                             Committee                                               according to its specialty area, may also                 committee and interested consumers,
                                               Reviews and evaluates data                            make appropriate recommendations to                       associations, coalitions, and consumer
                                             concerning the safety and effectiveness                 the Commissioner of Food and Drugs on                     organizations; and facilitate dialogue
                                             of marketed and investigational human                   issues relating to the design of clinical                 with the advisory committees on
                                             drug products for use in diagnostic and                 studies regarding the safety and                          scientific issues that affect consumers.
                                             therapeutic procedures using                            effectiveness of marketed and
                                             radioactive pharmaceuticals and                         investigational devices.                                  III. Selection Procedures
                                             contrast media used in diagnostic                          The Dental Products Panel also                            Selection of members representing
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                                             radiology.                                              functions at times as a dental drug                       consumer interests is conducted
                                                                                                     panel. The functions of the dental drug                   through procedures that include the use
                                             F. Pulmonary-Allergy Drugs Advisory                     panel are to evaluate and recommend                       of organizations representing the public
                                             Committee                                               whether various prescription drug                         interest and public advocacy groups.
                                               Reviews and evaluates available data                  products should be changed to over-the-                   These organizations recommend
                                             concerning the safety and effectiveness                 counter status and to evaluate data and                   nominees for the Agency’s selection.
                                             of marketed and investigational human                   make recommendations concerning the                       Representatives from the consumer


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                                             health branches of Federal, State, and                  participating in the selection process                the likelihood that substantial
                                             local governments also may participate                  with the opportunity to vote on the                   differences will exist among regions for
                                             in the selection process. Any consumer                  listed nominees. Only organizations                   the acceptance of data generated in
                                             organization interested in participating                vote in the selection process. Persons                pediatric global drug development
                                             in the selection of an appropriate voting               who nominate themselves to serve as                   programs and ensure timely access to
                                             or nonvoting member to represent                        voting or nonvoting consumer                          medicines for children.
                                             consumer interests should send a letter                 representatives will not participate in               DATES: The announcement of the
                                             stating that interest to FDA (see                       the selection process.                                guidance is published in the Federal
                                             ADDRESSES) within 30 days of                               This notice is issued under the                    Register on April 11, 2018.
                                             publication of this document.                           Federal Advisory Committee Act (5                     ADDRESSES: You may submit either
                                               Within the subsequent 30 days, FDA                    U.S.C. app. 2) and 21 CFR part 14,
                                             will compile a list of consumer                                                                               electronic or written comments on
                                                                                                     relating to advisory committees.                      Agency guidances at any time as
                                             organizations that will participate in the
                                                                                                       Dated: April 5, 2018.                               follows:
                                             selection process and will forward to
                                             each such organization a ballot listing at              Leslie Kux,
                                                                                                                                                           Electronic Submissions
                                             least two qualified nominees selected by                Associate Commissioner for Policy.
                                                                                                     [FR Doc. 2018–07426 Filed 4–10–18; 8:45 am]             Submit electronic comments in the
                                             the Agency based on the nominations
                                                                                                                                                           following way:
                                             received, together with each nominee’s                  BILLING CODE 4164–01–P
                                             current curriculum vitae or resume.                                                                             • Federal eRulemaking Portal:
                                             Ballots must be filled out and returned                                                                       https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the
                                             to FDA within 30 days. The nominee                      DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND                              instructions for submitting comments.
                                             receiving the highest number of votes                   HUMAN SERVICES                                        Comments submitted electronically,
                                             ordinarily will be selected to serve as                                                                       including attachments, to https://
                                             the member representing consumer                        Food and Drug Administration                          www.regulations.gov will be posted to
                                             interests for that particular advisory                                                                        the docket unchanged. Because your
                                                                                                     [Docket No. FDA–2016–D–3848]
                                             committee or panel.                                                                                           comment will be made public, you are
                                                                                                     E11(R1) Addendum: Clinical                            solely responsible for ensuring that your
                                             IV. Nomination Procedures                                                                                     comment does not include any
                                                                                                     Investigation of Medicinal Products in
                                                Any interested person or organization                the Pediatric Population; International               confidential information that you or a
                                             may nominate one or more qualified                      Council for Harmonisation; Guidance                   third party may not wish to be posted,
                                             persons to represent consumer interests                 for Industry; Availability                            such as medical information, your or
                                             on the Agency’s advisory committees or                                                                        anyone else’s Social Security number, or
                                             panels. Self-nominations are also                       AGENCY:    Food and Drug Administration,              confidential business information, such
                                             accepted. Nominations must include a                    HHS.                                                  as a manufacturing process. Please note
                                             current, complete résumé or curriculum                ACTION:   Notice of availability.                     that if you include your name, contact
                                             vitae for each nominee and a signed                                                                           information, or other information that
                                             copy of the Acknowledgement and                         SUMMARY:   The Food and Drug                          identifies you in the body of your
                                             Consent form available at the FDA                       Administration (FDA or Agency) is                     comments, that information will be
                                             Advisory Nomination Portal (see                         announcing the availability of a                      posted on https://www.regulations.gov.
                                             ADDRESSES section of this document),                    guidance for industry entitled ‘‘E11(R1)                • If you want to submit a comment
                                             and a list of consumer or community-                    Addendum: Clinical Investigation of                   with confidential information that you
                                             based organizations for which the                       Medicinal Products in the Pediatric                   do not wish to be made available to the
                                             candidate can demonstrate active                        Population’’ (E11(R1) addendum or                     public, submit the comment as a
                                             participation.                                          addendum). The guidance was prepared                  written/paper submission and in the
                                                Nominations must also specify the                    under the auspices of the International               manner detailed (see ‘‘Written/Paper
                                             advisory committee(s) or panel(s) for                   Council for Harmonisation (ICH),                      Submissions’’ and ‘‘Instructions’’).
                                             which the nominee is recommended. In                    formerly the International Conference
                                                                                                     on Harmonisation. The guidance is an                  Written/Paper Submissions
                                             addition, nominations must also
                                             acknowledge that the nominee is aware                   addendum to the guidance published in                   Submit written/paper submissions as
                                             of the nomination unless self-                          2000 entitled ‘‘E11 Clinical                          follows:
                                             nominated. FDA will ask potential                       Investigation of Medicinal Products in                  • Mail/Hand delivery/Courier (for
                                             candidates to provide detailed                          the Pediatric Population’’ (ICH E11                   written/paper submissions): Dockets
                                             information concerning such matters as                  (2000)), and provides updates to the                  Management Staff (HFA–305), Food and
                                             financial holdings, employment, and                     original guidance. This addendum does                 Drug Administration, 5630 Fishers
                                             research grants and/or contracts to                     not alter the scope of the original                   Lane, Rm. 1061, Rockville, MD 20852.
                                             permit evaluation of possible sources of                guidance, which outlines an approach                    • For written/paper comments
                                             conflicts of interest. Members will be                  to the safe, efficient, and ethical study             submitted to the Dockets Management
                                             invited to serve for terms up to 4 years.               of medicinal products in the pediatric                Staff, FDA will post your comment, as
                                                FDA will review all nominations                      population. This addendum                             well as any attachments, except for
                                             received within the specified                           complements and provides clarification                information submitted, marked and
                                             timeframes and prepare a ballot                         and current regulatory perspective on                 identified, as confidential, if submitted
                                             containing the names of qualified                       topics in pediatric drug development.                 as detailed in ‘‘Instructions.’’
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                                             nominees. Names not selected will                       The guidance is intended to provide                     Instructions: All submissions received
                                             remain on a list of eligible nominees                   high-level guidance on the                            must include the Docket No. FDA–
                                             and be reviewed periodically by FDA to                  implementation of important                           2016–D–3848 for ‘‘E11(R1) Addendum:
                                             determine continued interest. Upon                      approaches in pediatric drug                          Clinical Investigation of Medicinal
                                             selecting qualified nominees for the                    development. This harmonized                          Products in the Pediatric Population.’’
                                             ballot, FDA will provide those                          addendum will help to define the                      Received comments will be placed in
                                             consumer organizations that are                         current recommendations and reduce                    the docket and, except for those


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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
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ActionNotice.
DatesAny consumer organization interested in participating in the selection of an appropriate voting or nonvoting member to represent consumer interests on an FDA advisory committee or panel may send a
ContactFor questions relating to participation in the selection process: Kimberly Hamilton, Advisory Committee Oversight and Management Staff (ACOMS), Food and Drug Administration, 10903 New Hampshire Ave., Bldg. 32, Rm. 5103, Silver Spring, MD 20993-0002, 301-796-8220, email: [email protected]
FR Citation83 FR 15578 

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