[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: 21CFR5.34]

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                        TITLE 21--FOOD AND DRUGS
 
CHAPTER I--FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN 
                                SERVICES
 
PART 5--DELEGATIONS OF AUTHORITY AND ORGANIZATION--Table of Contents
 
Subpart B--Redelegations of Authority from the Commissioner of Food and 
                                  Drugs
 
Sec. 5.34  Authority to select temporary voting members for advisory committees and authority to sign conflict of interest waivers.

    (a) Each center director is authorized to select members of, and 
consultants to, scientific and technical FDA advisory committees under 
that center's management to serve temporarily as voting members on 
another advisory committee under that center's management when expertise 
is required that is

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not available among current voting standing members of a committee or to 
comprise a quorum when, because of unforeseen circumstances, a quorum 
will be lacking. When additional voting members are added to a committee 
to provide needed expertise not available among current voting standing 
members of a committee, a quorum will be based on the total of regular 
and added members. Authority to select temporary voting members to 
advisory committees if such voting members are serving on an advisory 
committee managed by another center has not been redelegated. This 
authority will continue to be exercised by the Commissioner or the 
Senior Associate Commissioner, Office of the Commissioner.
    (b) Each center director is authorized, under 18 U.S.C. 208(b)(1), 
to sign conflict of interest waivers for special government employees 
without substantial interest to serve as consultants to advisory 
committees or in any other capacity within the centers except as 
advisory committee members.

[58 FR 39142, July 22, 1993, as amended at 65 FR 34962, June 1, 2000]