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 Department of Health and Human Services Food and Drug Administration [Docket No. FDA-2009-N-0410]
 AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS.
 ACTION: Notice.
 SUMMARY: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is requesting that any industry organization interested in participating in the selection of nonvoting industry representatives to serve on certain device panels of the Medical Devices Advisory Committee in the Center for Devices and Radiological Health 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.
 DATES: Any industry organizations interested in participating in the selection of an appropriate nonvoting member to represent industry interests must send a letter stating that interest to FDA by October 9, 2009, for the vacancies listed in this notice. Concurrently, nomination materials for prospective candidates should be sent to FDA by October 9, 2009.
 ADDRESSES: Send all letters of interest and nominations to Kathleen L. Walker (see 
                        **FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT**
                        ).
 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kathleen L. Walker, Center for Devices and Radiological Health, Food and Drug Administration, 10903 New Hampshire Ave., Bldg. 66, rm. 5238, Silver Spring, MD 20993, 301-796-5964, e-mail: 
                        *kathleen.walker@fda.hhs.gov*.


SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 520(f)(3) of the Federal Food, Drug, and 
                    ( print page 46442)
                    Cosmetic Act (the act) (21 U.S.C. 360j(f)(3)), as amended by the Medical Device Amendments of 1976, provides that each medical device panel include one nonvoting member to represent the interests of the medical device manufacturing industry. FDA is requesting nominations for nonvoting members representing industry interests for the following vacancies listed in table 1 of this document. **Table 1.**
Medical Devices Panels
Approximate Date NeededDental Products Panel
November 1, 2009General Hospital and Personal Use Devices Panel
January 1, 2010Hematology and Pathology Devices Panel
March 1, 2010Immunology Devices Panel
March 1, 2010Ophthalmic Devices Panel
November 1, 2009
 I. Functions The functions of the medical device panels are listed as follows: (1) Review and evaluate data on the safety and effectiveness of marketed and investigational devices and make recommendations for their regulation, (2) advise the Commissioner of Food and Drugs regarding recommended classification or reclassification of these devices into one of three regulatory categories, (3) advise on any possible risks to health associated with the use of devices, (4) advise on formulation of product development protocols, (5) review premarket approval applications for medical devices, (6) review guidelines and guidance documents, (7) recommend exemption to certain devices from the application of portions of the act, (8) advise on the necessity to ban a device, (9) respond to requests from the agency to review and make recommendations on specific issues or problems concerning the safety and effectiveness of devices, and (10) make recommendations on the quality in the design of clinical studies regarding the safety and effectiveness of marketed and investigational devices. 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 contact person (see 
                    **FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT**
                    ) within 30 days of publication of this notice. 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 a particular device panel. The interested organizations are not bound by the list of nominees in selecting a candidate. However, if no individual is selected within the 60 days, the Commissioner of Food and Drugs will select the nonvoting member to represent industry interests. III. Qualifications Persons nominated for the device panels should be full time employees of firms that manufacture products that would come before the panel, or consulting firms that represent manufacturers, or have similar appropriate ties to industry. IV. Application Procedure Individuals may self-nominate and/or an organization may nominate one or more individuals to serve as a nonvoting industry representative. Within the 30 days, the following information should be sent to the FDA contact person (see 
                    **FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT**
                    ): A current curriculum vitae of each nominee, current business and/or home address, telephone number, e-mail address, and the name of the device panel of interest. FDA will forward all nominations to the organizations expressing interest in participating in the selection process for the device panel. (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: September 2, 2009. David Horowitz, Assistant Commissioner for Policy.


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