Document ID: FDA-2009-N-0394-0002
Agency: fda
Document Type: Notice
Title: Request for Nominations for Voting Members on a Public Advisory
Committee; Tobacco Products Scientific Advisory Committee
Posted Date: 2014-10-09T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 196 (Thursday, October 9, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 61083-61084]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-24074]

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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 December 8, 2014 will be given 
first consideration for membership on the Tobacco Products Scientific 
Advisory Committee. Nominations received after December 8, 2014 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 Committee Membership 
Nomination Portal: https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/FACTRSPortal/FACTRS/index.cfm, 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, or by FAX to 
301-847-8640.
    Information about becoming a member on an FDA advisory committee 
can also be obtained by visiting FDA's Web site at: http://www.fda.gov/AdvisoryCommittees/default.htm.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Regarding all nomination questions for 
membership, the primary contact is: Caryn Cohen, Office of Science, 
Center for Tobacco Products, Center for Tobacco Products Document 
Control Center, Food and Drug Administration, 10903 New Hampshire 
Avenue, Bldg. 71, rm. G335, Silver Spring, MD 20993-0002, 1-877-287-
1373 (choose Option 5), FAX: 240-276-3655, email: TPSAC@fda.hhs.gov.:

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. Members are invited to serve for overlapping terms of 
up to 4 years. 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.
    In addition to the voting members, the Committee includes three 
nonvoting members who are identified with industry interests. These 
members include one representative of the interests of the tobacco 
manufacturing industry, one representative of the interests of tobacco 
growers, and one representative of the interests of the small business 
tobacco manufacturing industry, which position may be filled on a 
rotating, sequential basis by representatives of different small 
business tobacco manufacturers based on areas of expertise relevant to 
the topics being considered by the Committee.

III. Nomination Procedures

    Any interested person may nominate one or more qualified 
individuals for membership on the 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 as 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: October 3, 2014.
Jill Hartzler Warner,
Associate Commissioner for Special Medical Programs.
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