[Federal Register: August 26, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 164)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Food and Drug Administration
[Docket No. FDA-2009-N-0383]
Request for Notification From Industry Organizations Interested
in Participating in the Selection Process for a Nonvoting Industry
Representative on the Tobacco Products Scientific Advisory Committee
and Request for Nominations for a Nonvoting Industry Representative on
the Tobacco Products Scientific Advisory Committee
AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is requesting that any
industry organizations interested in participating in the selection of
a nonvoting industry representative to serve on its Tobacco Products
Scientific Advisory Committee notify FDA in writing. A nominee may
either be self-nominated or nominated by an organization to serve as a
nonvoting industry representative. Nominations will be accepted for
current vacancies effective with this notice. Elsewhere in this issue
of the Federal Register, FDA is publishing two separate documents
announcing the establishment of the committee and the request for
nomination of the Tobacco Products Scientific Advisory Committee.
DATES: Any industry organization interested in participating in the
selection of an appropriate nonvoting member to represent industry
interests must send a letter stating the interest to FDA by September
25, 2009, for vacancies listed in the notice. Concurrently, nomination
material for
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prospective candidates should be sent to FDA by September 25, 2009.
ADDRESSES: All nominations for membership should be sent electronically
to cv@oc.fda.gov, or by mail to Advisory Committee Oversight &
Management Staff, 5600 Fishers Lane (HF-4), rm. 14C03, Rockville, MD
20857.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Erik P. Mettler, Office of Policy,
Office of the Commissioner, Food and Drug Administration, 10903 New
Hampshire Ave., Bldg. 1, rm. 4324, Silver Spring, MD 20993, 301-796-
4711, FAX: 301-847-3541, e-mail: erik.mettler@fda.hhs.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The agency requests nominations for
nonvoting industry representatives on the Tobacco Products Scientific
Advisory Committee. Elsewhere in this issue of the Federal Register,
FDA is publishing two separate documents announcing the establishment
of the committee and the request for nomination of the Tobacco Products
Scientific Advisory Committee.
I. Center for Tobacco
Tobacco Products Scientific Advisory Committee
The Tobacco Products Scientific Advisory Committee advises the
Commissioner or designee in discharging responsibilities as they relate
to the regulation of tobacco products. The Committee reviews and
evaluates safety, dependence, and health issues relating to tobacco
products and provides appropriate advice, information, and
recommendations to the Commissioner of Food and Drugs.
The Committee shall include three nonvoting members who are
identified with industry interests. These members shall include one
representative of the tobacco manufacturing industry, one
representative of the interests of tobacco growers, and one
representative of the interests of the small business tobacco
manufacturing industry. This final position can be filled on a
rotating, sequential basis by representatives of different small
business tobacco manufacturers based on areas of expertise relevant to
the topics being considered by the Committee.
II. Selection Procedure
Any industry organization interested in participating in the
selection of an appropriate nonvoting member to represent industry
interests should send a letter stating that interest to the FDA contact
(see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT) within 30 days of publication of
this document. Within the subsequent 30 days, FDA will send a letter to
each organization that has expressed an interest, attaching a complete
list of all such organizations; and a list of all nominees along with
their current resumes. The letter will also state that it is the
responsibility of the interested organizations to confer with one
another and to select a candidate, within 60 days after the receipt of
the FDA letter, to serve as the nonvoting member to represent industry
interests for the Tobacco Products Scientific Advisory Committee. The
interested organizations are not bound by the list of nominees in
selecting a candidate. However, if no individual is selected within 60
days, the Commissioner of Food and Drugs will select the nonvoting
member to represent industry interests.
III. Application Procedure
Individuals may self nominate and/or an organization may nominate
one or more individuals to serve as a nonvoting industry
representative. A current curriculum vitae and the name of the
committee of interest should be sent to the FDA contact person within
the 30 days. FDA will forward all nominations to the organizations
expressing interest in participating in the selection process for the
committee. (Persons who nominate themselves as nonvoting industry
representatives will not participate in the selection process).
FDA has a special interest in ensuring that women, minority groups,
individuals with physical disabilities, and small businesses are
adequately represented on its advisory committees, and therefore,
encourages, nominations for appropriately qualified candidates from
these groups.
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: August 19, 2009.
David Horowitz,
Assistant Commissioner for Policy.
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