[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 21, Volume 1]
[Revised as of April 1, 2001]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 21CFR10.100a]

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                        TITLE 21--FOOD AND DRUGS
 
CHAPTER I--FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN 
                                SERVICES
 
PART 10--ADMINISTRATIVE PRACTICES AND PROCEDURES--Table of Contents
 
              Subpart B--General Administrative Procedures
 
Sec. 10.100a  Public calendars.

    (a) Prospective public calendar of public proceedings. (1) A public 
calendar will be prepared and made publicly available each week showing, 
to the extent feasible, for the following 4 weeks, the public meetings, 
conferences, hearings, advisory committee meetings, seminars, and other 
public proceedings of FDA, and other significant public events involving 
FDA, e.g., congressional hearings.
    (2) A copy of this public calendar will be placed on public display 
in the following places:
    (i) Dockets Management Branch.
    (ii) Office of the Associate Commissioner for Public Affairs.
    (iii) A central place in each center.
    (iv) A central place in each field office.
    (v) A central place at the National Center for Toxicological 
Research.
    (b) Retrospective public calendar of meetings. (1) A public calendar 
will be prepared and made publicly available each week showing for the 
previous week meetings with persons outside the executive branch and 
other significant events involving the representatives of FDA designated 
under paragraph (b)(3) of this section, but telephone conversations will 
be included on an optional basis and meetings with the working press, 
except for ``house organs'' (i.e., publications of firms that 
manufacture or distribute regulated products, or industry associations), 
and with on-site contractors will not be included. Meetings with members 
of the judiciary, representatives of Congress, or staffs of 
congressional committees will be included when the meeting relates to a 
pending court case, administrative hearing, or other regulatory action 
or decision and involves more than a brief description of the matter.
    (2) The calendar will include all meetings, conferences, seminars, 
social events sponsored by the regulated industry, and speeches. The 
calendar will specify the date and the person and

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subject matter involved. When more than one FDA representative is in 
attendance, only the presiding or head representative will report the 
meeting on the public calendar. If a large number of persons is 
involved, the name of each need not be specified. Meetings that would 
prejudice law enforcement activities (e.g., a meeting with an informant) 
or invade privacy (e.g., a meeting with a candidate for possible 
employment in FDA) will not be reported.
    (3) The following FDA representatives and their deputies are subject 
to the requirements of paragraphs (b)(1) and (2) of this section:
    (i) Commissioner of Food and Drugs.
    (ii) Deputy Commissioner.
    (iii) Associate Commissioners.
    (iv) Executive and Special Assistants to the Commissioner.
    (v) [Reserved]
    (vi) Director, National Center for Toxicological Research.
    (vii) Center Directors.
    (viii) Chief Counsel for the Food and Drug Administration, or any 
representative of that office attending on behalf of the Chief Counsel.
    (4) A copy of the public calendar will be placed on public display 
in the following places:
    (i) Dockets Management Branch.
    (ii) Office of the Associate Commissioner for Public Affairs.
    (iii) A central place in each center.
    (iv) A central place in each field office.
    (v) A central place at the National Center for Toxicological 
Research.

[66 FR 12849, Mar. 1, 2001]

    Effective Date Note: At 66 FR 12849, Mar. 1, 2001, Sec. 10.100a was 
added, effective Jan. 22, 2001, to Apr. 22, 2001.