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

###### Food and Drug Administration

          - [Docket No. FDA-2012-N-0001]

# 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). The meeting will be open to the public.

*Name of Committee:*                     Gastroenterology and Urology Devices Panel of the Medical Devices 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 10 and 11, 2012, from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.                

*Location:*                     Hilton Washington, DC North/Gaithersburg, Salons A, B, C, and D, 620 Perry Pkwy., Gaithersburg, MD 20877. The hotel's telephone number is 301-977-8900.                

*Contact Person:*                     Avena Russell, Center for Devices and Radiological Health, Food and Drug Administration, 10903 New Hampshire Ave., Bldg. 66, Rm. 1535, Silver Spring, MD 20993-0002,                     *Avena.Russell@fda.hhs.gov,*                     301-796-3805, 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 10 and 11, 2012, the committee will discuss general issues related to medical devices intended for obese patients. The committee will provide recommendations regarding trial design for clinical studies to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of weight loss devices placed either endoscopically (balloons and suture devices) or laparoscopically (bands, space-occupying devices, etc.) and contrast those to surgery. Additional discussion will include issues pertaining to clinically meaningful weight loss, when the primary endpoint should be measured, length of patient followup, and how much risk is acceptable for a potentially small amount of weight loss.                

                    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:*                     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 April 27, 2012. Oral presentations from the public will be scheduled on May 10, 2012 between approximately 12:30 p.m. and 2 p.m. and on May 11, 2012 between approximately 11 a.m. and 12 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 April 19, 2012. 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 April 20, 2012.                

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 James Clark, Conference Management Staff, at                     *James.Clark@fda.hhs.gov*                     or 301-796-5293 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 22, 2012.

Leslie Kux,

Acting Assistant Commissioner for Policy.

[FR Doc. 2012-7406 Filed 3-27-12; 8:45 am]

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