The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing a tentative schedule of forthcoming meetings of its public advisory committees for 2001. During 1991, at the request of the ...
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing a tentative schedule of forthcoming meetings of its public advisory committees for 2001. 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:
Donna M. Combs, Committee Management Office (HFA-306), Food and Drug Administration, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 20857, 301-827-5496.
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
( printed page 77637)
Federal Register
and FDA implemented the 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. Since the schedule is tentative, amendments to this notice will not be published in the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' home page located at www.fda.gov/oc/advisory/default.htm. The 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 2001. You may also obtain up-to-date meeting information by calling the Advisory Committee Information Line, 1-800-741-8138 (301-443-0572 in the Washington, DC area):
Committee Name
Dates of Meetings
Advisory Committee 5-Digit Information Line Code
OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONER
Science Board to the Food and Drug Administration
April 13
November 16
12603
CENTER FOR BIOLOGICS EVALUATION AND RESEARCH
Allergenic Products Advisory Committee
March 5
October 29
12388
Biological Response Modifiers Advisory Committee
January 18-19
April 5-6
July 12-13
October 25-26
12389
Blood Products Advisory Committee
March 15-16
July 26-27
September 20-21
December 13-14