45424 Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 166 / Wednesday, August 27, 1997 / Notices

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND

HUMAN SERVICES

Food and Drug Administration

Advisory Committee; Notice of Meeting

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: Biological

Response Modifiers Advisory

Committee.

General Function of the Committee:

To provide advice and

recommendations to the agency on FDA

regulatory issues.

Date and Time: The meeting will be

held on September 17, 1997, 5 p.m. to

7 p.m. by teleconference.

Location: Food and Drug

Administration, Bldg. 29, conference

room 121, 8800 Rockville Pike,

Rockville, MD. This meeting will be

held by a telephone conference call. A

speaker telephone will be provided in

the conference room to allow public

participation in the meeting.

Contact Person: Gail M. Dapolito or

Rosanna L. Harvey, Center for Biologics

Evaluation and Research (HFM–21),

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), code 12388.

Please call the Information Line for upto-date information on this meeting.

Agenda: The committee will discuss

the intramural scientific programs of the

Laboratory of Molecular and

Developmental Immunology and an

individual in the Molecular

Immunology Laboratory.

Procedure: On September 17, 1997,

from 5 p.m. to 6 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 by September 10, 1997. Oral

presentations from the public will be

scheduled between approximately 5

p.m. and 6 p.m. Time allotted for each

presentation may be limited. Those

desiring to make formal oral

presentations should notify the contact

person before September 10, 1997, 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.

Closed committee deliberations: On

September 17, 1997, from 6 p.m. to 7

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 meeting will be closed

to discuss personal information

concerning individuals associated with

the research programs.

Notice of this meeting is given under

the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5

U.S.C. app. 2).

Dated: August 19, 1997.

Michael A. Friedman,

Deputy Commissioner for Operations.

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND

HUMAN SERVICES

Food and Drug Administration

Food Safety—Everybody’s Business;

Public Workshop

AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration,

HHS.

ACTION: Notice.

The Food and Drug Administration

(FDA) is announcing the following

public workshop: Food Safety—

Everybody’s Business. The topics to be

discussed are: An overview of FDA’s

food safety initiatives; the problems of

Federal, State, and city agencies in

dealing with food safety; and why food

safety is everybody’s business.

Education of food handlers and

consumers about the causes of

foodborne illnesses and how to prevent

them should result in safer foods and

less illness among the consuming

public.

Date and Time: The public workshop

will be held on Thursday, September

18, 1997, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Location: The public workshop will

be held at St. Josephs’s University,

Professional Conference Center, 5600

City Line Ave., Philadelphia, PA 19131.

Contact Person: Theresa A. Holmes,

Philadelphia District Office (HFR–MA

145), Food and Drug Administration,

900 U.S. Customhouse, Second and

Chestnut Sts., Philadelphia, PA 19106,

215–597–4390, ext. 4202, FAX 215–

597–6649.

Registration: Send registration

information (including name, title, firm

name, address, telephone, and fax

number), to the contact person by

Wednesday, September 10, 1997. There

is no registration fee for this public

workshop. Space is limited, therefore

interested parties are encouraged to

register early.

If you need special accommodations

due to a disability, please contact

Theresa A. Holmes at least 7 days in

advance.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This

public workshop will be held jointly by

the FDA Philadelphia District Office;

United States Department of Agriculture

(USDA) Food Safety and Inspection

Service; Philadelphia Department of

Health; St. Joseph’s University; Drexel

University; and Penn State Cooperative

Extension Service. Of special interest

will be a video on the Ten Causes of

Foodborne Illness and discussion of a

‘‘sample menu’’: From appetizer to

dessert. There will be four breakout

sessions in the afternoon as follows: (1)

Food Allergens—‘‘Hidden Ingredients;’’

(2) Raw Food: ‘‘Market to Plate;’’ (3)

Foodborne Illness—‘‘More Than a

Bellyache;’’ and (4) Prepared Foods:

‘‘Too Hot to Handle.’’

Dated: August 21, 1997.

William B. Schultz,

Deputy Commissioner for Policy.

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND

HUMAN SERVICES

Food and Drug Administration

Quality System GMP Workshop

AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration,

HHS.

ACTION: Notice of public workshop.

SUMMARY: The Food and Drug

Administration’s (FDA’s) Office of

Regulatory Affairs (ORA), Southeast

Region is announcing a public

workshop entitled ‘‘Quality System

GMP Workshop’’. FDA is cosponsoring

this public workshop with the

Association of Food and Drug Officials

(AFDO). This public workshop will

focus on the new medical device quality

system regulation, medical device

reporting, premarket notification and

other related good manufacturing

practice (GMP) topics.

DATES: The public workshop will be

held on Wednesday, September 17,

1997, from 8:30 a.m. until 4 p.m., and

on Thursday, September 18, 1997, from

8 a.m. until 4 p.m. The deadline for

registration is September 5, 1997.

ADDRESSES: The public workshop will

be held at the Four Points Sheraton,

1850 Cotillion Dr., Atlanta, GA.