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###### Department of Health and Human Services

###### Food and Drug Administration

          - [Docket No. FDA-2011-N-0002]

# AGENCY:

Food and Drug Administration, HHS.

# ACTION:

Notice.

This notice announces a forthcoming meeting of a public advisory committee of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). At least one portion of the meeting will be closed to the public.

*Name of Committee:*                     Cellular, Tissue, and Gene Therapies Advisory Committee.                

*General Function of the Committee:*                     To provide advice and recommendations to the Agency on FDA's regulatory issues.                

*Date and Time:*                     The meeting will be held on May 31, 2011, from 2:30 p.m. to 6:15 p.m.                

*Location:*                     National Institutes of Health (NIH) Campus, 29 Lincoln Dr., Bldg. 29B, Conference Rooms A and B, Bethesda, MD 20892.                

                    The public is welcome to attend the meeting at NIH, Building 29B, Conference Rooms A and B, where a speakerphone will be provided. Public participation in the meeting is limited to the use of the speakerphone in the conference room. Important information about transportation and directions to the NIH campus, parking, and security procedures is available on the Internet at                     *http://www.nih.gov/​about/​visitor/​index.htm.*                     (FDA has verified the Web site address, but FDA is not responsible for any subsequent changes to the Web site after this document publishes in the                     **Federal Register**                    .) Visitors must show two forms of identification, one of which must be a government-issued photo identification such as a Federal employee badge, driver's license, passport, green card, etc. Detailed information about security procedures is located at                     *http://www.nih.gov/​about/​visitorsecurity.htm.*                     Due to the limited available parking, visitors are encouraged to use public transportation.                

*Contact Person:*                     Gail Dapolito or Sheryl Clark (HFM-71), Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research, Food and Drug Administration, 1401 Rockville Pike, Rockville, MD 20852, 301-827-0314, or FDA Advisory Committee Information Line, 1-800-741-8138 (301-443-0572 in the Washington, DC area), and follow the prompts to the desired center or product area. Please call the Information Line for up-to-date information on this meeting. A notice in the                     **Federal Register**                     about last minute modifications that impact a previously announced advisory committee meeting cannot always be published quickly enough to provide timely notice. Therefore, you should always check the Agency's Web site and call the appropriate advisory committee hot line/phone line to learn about possible modifications before coming to the meeting.                

*Agenda:*                     On May 31, 2011, the committee will meet in open session to hear brief overviews of research programs in the Laboratory of Biochemistry, Division of Therapeutic Proteins, Center for Drug Evaluation and Research; and the Laboratory of Cell Biology, the Laboratory of Molecular and Developmental Immunology, the Laboratory of Molecular Oncology, Division of Monoclonal Antibodies, Center for Drug Evaluation and Research.                

                    FDA intends to make background material available to the public no later than 2 business days before the meeting. If FDA is unable to post the background material on its Web site prior to the meeting, the background material will be made publicly available at the location of the advisory committee meeting, and the background material will be posted on FDA's Web site after the meeting. Background material is available at                     *http://www.fda.gov/​AdvisoryCommittees/​Calendar/​default.htm.*                     Scroll down to the appropriate advisory committee link.                

*Procedure:*                     On May 31, 2011, from 2:30 p.m. to approximately 5:15 p.m., the meeting is open to the public. Interested persons may present data, information, or views, orally or in writing, on issues pending before the committee. Written submissions may be made to the contact person on or before May 24, 2011. Oral presentations from the public will be scheduled between approximately 4:15 p.m. and 5:15 p.m. Those individuals interested in making formal oral presentations should notify the contact person and submit a brief statement of the general nature of the evidence or arguments they wish to present, the names and addresses of proposed participants, and an indication of the approximate time requested to make their presentation on or before May 16, 2011. Time allotted for each presentation may be limited. If the number of registrants requesting to speak is greater than can be reasonably accommodated during the scheduled open public hearing session, FDA may conduct a lottery to determine the speakers for the scheduled open public hearing session. The contact person will notify interested persons regarding their request to speak by May 17, 2011.                

*Closed Committee Deliberations:*                     On May 31, 2011, from 5:15 p.m. to 6:15 p.m., the meeting will be closed to permit discussion where disclosure would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy (5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(6)). The committee will discuss a report of intramural research programs and make recommendations regarding personnel staffing decisions.                

Persons attending FDA's advisory committee meetings are advised that the Agency is not responsible for providing access to electrical outlets.

FDA welcomes the attendance of the public at its advisory committee meetings and will make every effort to accommodate persons with physical disabilities or special needs. If you require special accommodations due to a disability, please contact Gail Dapolito at least 7 days in advance of the meeting.

                    FDA is committed to the orderly conduct of its advisory committee meetings. Please visit our Web site at                     *http://www.fda.gov/​AdvisoryCommittees/​AboutAdvisoryCommittees/​ucm111462.htm*                     for procedures on public conduct during advisory committee meetings.                

Notice of this meeting is given under the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. app. 2).

Dated: March 30, 2011.

Leslie Kux,

Acting Assistant Commissioner for Policy.

[FR Doc. 2011-7968 Filed 4-4-11; 8:45 am]

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