[Federal Register: December 13, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 239)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
[Docket No. APHIS-2007-0150]
Public Meeting; Veterinary Biologics
AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA.
ACTION: Advance notice of public meeting and request for suggested
agenda topics.
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SUMMARY: We are issuing this notice to inform producers and users of
veterinary biological products, and other interested individuals, that
we will be holding our 14th public meeting to discuss regulatory and
policy issues related to the manufacture, distribution, and use of
veterinary biological products. We are planning the meeting agenda and
are requesting suggestions for topics of general interest to producers
and other interested individuals.
DATES: The public meeting will be held Monday, April 7, through
Wednesday, April 9, 2008, from noon to approximately 5 p.m. on Monday,
from 8:30 a.m. to approximately 5 p.m. on Tuesday, and from 8 a.m. to
approximately noon on Wednesday.
ADDRESSES: The public meeting will be held in the Scheman Building at
the Iowa State Center, Iowa State University, Ames, IA.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For further information on agenda
topics, contact Dr. Byron E. Rippke, Director, Policy, Evaluation, and
Licensing, Center for Veterinary Biologics, Veterinary Services, APHIS,
510 South 17th Street, Suite 104, Ames, IA 50010-8197; phone (515) 232-
5785, fax (515) 232-7120, or e-mail CVB@aphis.usda.gov. For
registration information, contact Ms. Betty Light at the same address
and fax number; phone (515) 232-5785 extension 127; or e-mail
Betty.J.Light@aphis.usda.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Since 1989, the Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service (APHIS) has held 13 public meetings in Ames, IA, on
veterinary biologics. The meetings provide an opportunity for the
exchange of information between APHIS representatives, producers and
users of veterinary biological products, and other interested
individuals. APHIS is in the process of planning the agenda for the
14th such meeting, which will be held April 7 through 9, 2008.
The agenda for the meeting is not yet complete. The theme for this
year's meeting is influenza. Topics that have been suggested include:
(1) Avian, swine, and equine influenza-related topics; (2) pandemic
influenza preparedness and related issues; (3) conditional licenses for
canine influenza vaccines; (4) influenza diagnostics (rapid and
otherwise); and (5) Veterinary Services and Center for Veterinary
Biologics related issues. Before finalizing the agenda, APHIS is
seeking suggestions for additional meeting topics from the interested
public.
We would also like to invite interested individuals to use this
meeting to present their ideas and suggestions concerning the
licensing, manufacturing, testing, distribution, and regulation of
products designed to diagnose, prevent, or treat animal diseases.
Please submit suggested meeting topics and proposed presentation
titles to Dr. Byron E. Rippke (see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT
above) on or before January 30, 2008. For proposed presentations,
please include the name(s) of the presenter(s) and the approximate
amount of time that will be needed for each presentation.
After the agenda is finalized, APHIS will announce the agenda
topics in the Federal Register.
Done in Washington, DC, this 7th day of December 2007.
Kevin Shea,
Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
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