Document ID: FDA-2016-N-0001-0107
Agency: fda
Document Type: Notice
Title: Request for Nominations for Voting Members on a Public Advisory Committee; Tobacco Products Scientific Advisory Committee
Posted Date: 2016-09-12T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 176 (Monday, September 12, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 62743-62744]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-21819]

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Food and Drug Administration

[Docket No. FDA-2016-N-0001]

Request for Nominations for Voting Members on a Public Advisory 
Committee; Tobacco Products Scientific 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 Tobacco Products 
Scientific Advisory Committee, Office of Science, Center for Tobacco 
Products.
    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 November 14, 2016 will be 
given first consideration for membership on the Tobacco Products 
Scientific Advisory Committee. Nominations received after November 14, 
2016 will be considered for nomination to the committee as later 
vacancies occur.

ADDRESSES: All nominations for membership should be sent electronically 
by logging into the FDA Advisory Nomination Portal: http://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.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Regarding all nomination questions for 
membership, the primary contact is: Caryn Cohen, Office of Science, 
Center for Tobacco Products, Food and Drug Administration, Document 
Control Center, 10903 New Hampshire Ave., Bldg. 71, Rm. G335, Silver 
Spring, MD 20993-0002, 1-877-287-1373 (choose Option 5), 
TPSAC@fda.hhs.gov.
    Information about becoming a member on an FDA advisory committee 
can also be obtained by visiting FDA's Web site by using the following 
link: http://www.fda.gov/AdvisoryCommittees/default.htm.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: FDA is requesting nominations for voting 
members on the Tobacco Products Scientific Advisory Committee.

I. General Description of the Committee Duties

    The Tobacco Products Scientific Advisory Committee (the Committee)

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advises the Commissioner of Food and Drugs (the Commissioner) or 
designee in discharging responsibilities related to the regulation of 
tobacco products. The Committee reviews and evaluates safety, 
dependence, and health issues relating to tobacco products and provides 
appropriate advice, information, and recommendations to the 
Commissioner.

II. Criteria for Voting Members

    The Committee consists of 12 members including the Chair. Members 
and the Chair are selected by the Commissioner or designee from among 
individuals knowledgeable in the fields of medicine, medical ethics, 
science, or technology involving the manufacture, evaluation, or use of 
tobacco products. Almost all non-Federal members of this committee 
serve as Special Government Employees. The Committee includes nine 
technically qualified voting members, selected by the Commissioner or 
designee. The nine voting members include seven members who are 
physicians, dentists, scientists, or health care professionals 
practicing in the area of oncology, pulmonology, cardiology, 
toxicology, pharmacology, addiction, or any other relevant specialty. 
The nine voting members also include one member who is an officer or 
employee of a State or local government or of the Federal Government, 
and one member who is a representative of the general public. Members 
will be invited to serve for terms of up to 4 years.

III. Nomination Procedures

    Any interested person may nominate one or more qualified 
individuals 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 and/or home address, telephone number, and 
email address, if available. Nominations must also 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 conflicts of interest.
    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 6, 2016.
Janice M. Soreth,
Acting Associate Commissioner, Special Medical Programs.
[FR Doc. 2016-21819 Filed 9-9-16; 8:45 am]
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