Document ID: FDA-2009-N-0664-0008
Agency: fda
Document Type: Notice
Title: Meetings: Science Board to the Food and Drug Administration
Posted Date: 2009-02-10T05:00Z

[Federal Register: February 10, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 26)]
[Notices]
[Page 6643-6644]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Food and Drug Administration

[Docket No. FDA-2009-N-0664]

Science Board to the Food and Drug Administration; Notice of
Meeting

AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS.

ACTION: Notice.

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    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: Science Board to the Food and Drug
Administration (Science Board).
    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 Tuesday, February 24,
2009, from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.
    Addresses: Hilton Washington DC North/Gaithersburg, 620 Perry
Pkwy., Gaithersburg, MD 20877.
    Contact Person: Carlos Pe[ntilde]a, Office of the Commissioner,
Food and Drug Administration (HF-33), Food and Drug Administration,
5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 20857, 301-827-6687, or

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FDA Advisory Committee Information Line, 1-800-741-8138 (301-443-0572
in the Washington, DC area), code 3014512603. 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: The Science Board will hear about and discuss updates from
the agency on the continued assessment of Bisphenol A (BPA) in FDA-
regulated products. The Science Board will hear about the plans for the
following: (1) The review of FDA Center's science programs, (2) the
review of each Center's projects within scientific priority areas, and
(3) the handling of biospecimens used for genomic and proteomic
analyses. The Science Board will also hear updates from two working
groups on economically motivated adulteration of FDA-regulated products
and rapid detection of Salmonella in foods.
    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/ohrms/dockets/ac/acmenu.htm, click on
the year and 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
February 17, 2009. Oral presentations from the public will be scheduled
between approximately 1 p.m. and 2 p.m. Those desiring to make 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 February 11, 2009. 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 February
12, 2009.
    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 Dr. Carlos
Pe[ntilde]a 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/oc/advisory/
default.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: January 30, 2009.
Randall W. Lutter,
Deputy Commissioner for Policy.
[FR Doc. E9-2797 Filed 2-9-09; 8:45 am]

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