Document ID: FDA-2009-N-0394-0004
Agency: fda
Document Type: Notice
Title: Request for Nominations for Voting Members on a Public Advisory
Committee; Tobacco Products Scientific Advisory Committee
Posted Date: 2015-11-16T05:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 220 (Monday, November 16, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 70825-70826]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-28847]

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Food and Drug Administration

[Docket No. FDA-2009-N-0394]

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 January 15, 2016 will be given 
first consideration for membership on the Tobacco Products Scientific 
Advisory Committee. Nominations received after January 15, 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 Committee Membership 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, Center for Tobacco Products, Document Control 
Center, Building 71, Rm. G335, 10903 New Hampshire Ave., Silver Spring, 
MD 20993-0002, 1-877-287-1373 (choose Option 5), FAX: 240-276-3655, 
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) 
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. Members will be invited to serve 
for terms of up to 4 years. 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.

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

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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: November 9, 2015.
Leslie Kux,
Associate Commissioner for Policy.
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