[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 249 (Wednesday, December 30, 2009)] [Notices] [Pages 69119-69122] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: E9-30973] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Food and Drug Administration [Docket No. FDA-2009-N-0664] Advisory Committees; Tentative Schedule of Meetings for 2010 AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS. ACTION: Notice. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing a tentative schedule of forthcoming meetings of its public advisory [[Page 69120]] committees for 2010. 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: Teresa L. Hays, Advisory Committee Oversight and Management Staff (HF-4), Food and Drug Administration, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 20857, 301-827-1220. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The IOM, at the request of the Commissioner, undertook a study of the use of the 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 Federal Register; FDA has implemented this 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. Because the schedule is tentative amendments to this notice will not be published in the Federal Register.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' Internet site located at http://www.fda.gov/AdvisoryCommittees/default.htm. 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 2010. You may also obtain up-to-date information by calling the Advisory Committee Information Line, 1-800-741-8138 (301-443-0572 in the Washington, DC area) and use the appropriate Information Line Code for the committee in which you are interested. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Advisory Tentative Date of Committee 10- Committee Name Meeting(s) Digit Information Line Code ------------------------------------------------------------------------ OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONER ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Pediatric Advisory March 22, June 21-22, 8732310001 Committee September 20-21, December 6-7 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Risk Communication February 25-26, May 6-7, 8732112560 Advisory Committee August 19-20, November 8- 9 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Science Board to the February 22, May 17, 3014512603 Food and Drug August 16, November 15 Administration ------------------------------------------------------------------------ CENTER FOR BIOLOGICS EVALUATION AND RESEARCH ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Allergenic Products April 30, October 26 3014512388 Advisory Committee ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Blood Products Advisory April 12-13, July 26-27, 3014519516 Committee November 18-19 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Cellular, Tissue and To be announced 3014512389 Gene Therapies Advisory Committee ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Transmissible Spongiform To be announced 3014512392 Encephalopathies Advisory Committee ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Vaccines and Related February 22, May 19-20, 3014512391 Biological Products September 15-16, Advisory Committee November 17-18 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ CENTER FOR DRUG EVALUATION AND RESEARCH ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Anesthetic and Life January 28, April 22, 3014512529 Support Drugs Advisory April 23 Committee ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Anti Infective Drugs August and October dates 3014512530 Advisory Committee To be announced ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Antiviral Drugs Advisory To be announced 3014512531 Committee ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Arthritis Advisory May dates To be announced 3014512532 Committee ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Cardiovascular and Renal January 11, March 1, 3014512533 Drugs Advisory April dates to be Committee announced, July 28, July 29, December 8, December 9 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Dermatologic and To be announced 3014512534 Ophthalmic Drugs Advisory Committee ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Drug Safety and Risk To be announced 3014512535 Management Advisory Committee ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Endocrinologic and January 12, January 13, 3014512536 Metabolic Drugs February 24, May 26-27 Advisory Committee ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Gastrointestinal Drugs February 23, November 3014512538 Advisory Committee dates to be announced ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Nonprescription Drugs To be announced 3014512541 Advisory Committee ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Oncologic Drugs Advisory February 10, May 4, May 3014512542 Committee 5, July 20, July 21, September 1, September 2, December 1, December 2 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [[Page 69121]] Peripheral and Central March 23, March 24, June 3014512543 Nervous System Drugs dates to be announced Advisory Committee ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Pharmaceutical Science March 17 3014512539 and Clinical Pharmacology, Advisory Committee ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Psychopharmacologic To be announced 3014512544 Drugs Advisory Committee ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Pulmonary Allergy Drugs March 9, March 10, April 3014512545 Advisory Committee dates to be announced ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Reproductive Health May dates to be announced 3014512537 Drugs, Advisory Committee ------------------------------------------------------------------------ CENTER FOR DEVICES AND RADIOLOGICAL HEALTH ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Device Good July 22, September 16 3014512398 Manufacturing Practice Advisory Committee ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Medical Devices Advisory Committee (Comprised of 18 Panels) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Anesthesiology and April 30, June 23, 3014512624 Respiratory Therapy September 15, November Devices Panel 10 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Circulatory System February 25, May 27, 3014512625 Devices Panel September 23, December 8- 9 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Clinical Chemistry and March 17-18, June 16-17, 3014512514 Clinical Toxicology October 20-21 Devices Panel ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Dental Products Panel March 23, April 13, May 3014512518 11, July 13, September 14 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Ear, Nose, and Throat February 24, May 19, 3014512522 Devices Panel August 25, November 3-4 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Gastroenterology-Urology March 11-12, June 17-18, 3014512523 Devices Panel September 9-10, December 2-3 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ General and Plastic February 4-5, May 20-21, 3014512519 Surgery Devices Panel August 12-13, November 4- 5 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ General Hospital and March 5, July 28-29, 3014512520 Personal Use Devices November 17-18 Panel ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Hematology and Pathology January 21-22, April 22- 3014512515 Devices Panel 23, July 8-9, October 21- 22 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Immunology Devices Panel April 26, September 15, 3014512516 December 6 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Medical Devices Dispute Meetings occur as needed 3014510232 Resolution Panel ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Microbiology Devices March 19, September 23 3014512517 Panel ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Molecular and Clinical April 15, October 5-6 3014510231 Genetics Panel ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Neurological Devices March 11-12, May 13-4, 3014512513 Panel July 8-9, October 7-8, December 9-10 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Obstetrics and April 22-23, July 15-16, 3014512524 Gynecology Devices October 21-22, December Panel 16-17 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Ophthalmic Devices Panel February 25-26, April 22- 3014512396 23, June 24-25, October 28-29, November 18-19 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Orthopedic and March 23, June 9-10, 3014512521 Rehabilitation Devices October 13-14, December Panel 1-2 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Radiological Devices April 28, July 21, 3014512526 Panel September 15, November 17 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ National Mammography January 25 3014512397 Quality Assurance Advisory Committee ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Technical Electronic No meeting tentatively 3014512399 Product Radiation scheduled for 2010 Safety Standards Committee ------------------------------------------------------------------------ CENTER FOR FOOD SAFETY AND APPLIED NUTRITION ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Food Advisory Committee May 20-21 3014510564 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ CENTER FOR VETERINARY MEDICINE ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Veterinary Medicine March 18-19 3014512548 Advisory Committee ------------------------------------------------------------------------ NATIONAL CENTER FOR TOXILOGICAL RESEARCH (NCTR) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [[Page 69122]] Science Advisory Board November 17-18 3014512559 to NCTR ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Center for Tobacco ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Tobacco Products March, May, July, and 8732110002 Scientific Advisory November dates to be Committee announced ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Dated: December 24, 2009. David Horowitz, Assistant Commissioner for Policy. [FR Doc. E9-30973 Filed 12-29-09; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4160-01-S