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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 3 (Monday, January 6, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 655-656]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-31703]

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Food and Drug Administration

[Docket No. FDA-2024-N-5889]

Request for Nominations of Voting Members on a Public Advisory 
Committee; National Mammography Quality Assurance Advisory Committee

AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is requesting 
nominations for voting members to serve on the National Mammography 
Quality Assurance Advisory Committee in the Center for Devices and 
Radiological Health. Nominations will be accepted for current and 
upcoming vacancies effective February 1, 2025, with this notice. FDA 
seeks to include the views of women and men, members of all racial and 
ethnic groups, and individuals with and without disabilities on its 
advisory committees and, therefore, encourages nominations of 
appropriately qualified candidates from these groups.

DATES: Nominations received on or before March 7, 2025, will be given 
first consideration for membership on the National Mammography Quality 
Assurance Advisory Committee. Nominations received after March 7, 2025, 
will be considered for nomination to the committee as later vacancies 
occur.

ADDRESSES: All nominations for membership should be submitted 
electronically by logging into the FDA Advisory Nomination Portal at 
https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/FACTRSPortal/FACTRS/index.cfm or 
by mail to Advisory Committee Oversight and Management Staff, Food and 
Drug Administration, 10903 New Hampshire Ave., Bldg. 32, Rm. 5103, 
Silver Spring, MD 20993-0002. Information about becoming a member on an 
FDA advisory committee can also be obtained by visiting FDA's website 
at https://www.fda.gov/AdvisoryCommittees/default.htm.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Regarding all nomination questions for 
membership: James P. Swink, Center for Devices and Radiological Health, 
Food and Drug Administration, 10903 New Hampshire Ave., Bldg. 66, Rm. 
5211, Silver Spring, MD 20993, 301-796-6313, [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: FDA is requesting nominations for voting 
members to fill upcoming vacancies on the National Mammography Quality 
Assurance Advisory Committee.

I. General Description of the Committee Duties

    The National Mammography Quality Assurance Advisory Committee 
advises the Commissioner of Food and Drugs (the Commissioner) or 
designee on: (1) developing appropriate quality standards and 
regulations for mammography facilities; (2) developing appropriate 
standards and regulations

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for bodies accrediting mammography facilities under this program; (3) 
developing regulations with respect to sanctions; (4) developing 
procedures for monitoring compliance with standards; (5) establishing a 
mechanism to investigate consumer complaints; (6) reporting new 
developments concerning breast imaging that should be considered in the 
oversight of mammography facilities; (7) determining whether there 
exists a shortage of mammography facilities in rural and health 
professional shortage areas and determining the effects of personnel on 
access to the services of such facilities in such areas; (8) 
determining whether there will exist a sufficient number of medical 
physicists after October 1, 1999; and (9) determining the costs and 
benefits of compliance with these requirements.

II. Criteria for Voting Members

    The committee consists of a core of 15 members, including the 
Chair. Members and the Chair are selected by the Commissioner or 
designee from among physicians, practitioners, and other health 
professionals, whose clinical practice, research specialization, or 
professional expertise includes a significant focus on mammography. 
Members will be invited to serve for overlapping terms of up to 4 
years. Almost all members of this committee serve as Special Government 
Employees.

III. Nomination Procedures

    Any interested person may nominate one or more qualified persons 
for membership on the advisory committee. Self-nominations are also 
accepted. Nominations must include a current, complete 
r[eacute]sum[eacute] or curriculum vitae for each nominee, including 
current business address, telephone number, and email address if 
available, and a signed copy of the Acknowledgement and Consent form 
available at the FDA Advisory Nomination Portal (see ADDRESSES). 
Nominations must specify the advisory committee for which the nominee 
is recommended. Nominations must also acknowledge that the nominee is 
aware of the nomination unless self-nominated. FDA will ask potential 
candidates to provide detailed information concerning such matters 
related to financial holdings, employment, and research grants and/or 
contracts to permit evaluation of possible sources of conflict of 
interest.
    This notice is issued under the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 
U.S.C. 1001 et seq.), and 21 CFR part 14, relating to advisory 
committees.

    Dated: December 30, 2024.
P. Ritu Nalubola,
Associate Commissioner for Policy.
[FR Doc. 2024-31703 Filed 1-3-25; 8:45 am]
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