Document ID: FDA-2018-N-3263-0002
Agency: fda
Document Type: Notice
Title: Request for Nominations for Voting Members on the Tobacco Products Scientific Advisory Committee
Posted Date: 2019-10-17T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 201 (Thursday, October 17, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 55574-55575]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-22685]

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Food and Drug Administration

[Docket No. FDA-2018-N-3263]

Request for Nominations for Voting Members on the 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 members to serve on the Tobacco Products Scientific 
Advisory Committee, in the 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 16, 2019 will be 
given first consideration for membership on the Tobacco Products 
Scientific Advisory Committee. Nominations received after December 16, 
2019 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: 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.

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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Regarding all nomination questions for 
membership, the primary contact is: Janice O'Connor, 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), email: 
TPSAC@fda.hhs.gov.
    Information about becoming a member on an FDA advisory committee 
can also be obtained by visiting FDA's website at: http://www.fda.gov/AdvisoryCommittees/default.htm.

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

I. General Description of the Committee Duties

    The Tobacco Products Scientific Advisory 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, or 
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 healthcare professionals 
practicing in the areas 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: October 10, 2019.
Lowell J. Schiller,
Principal Associate Commissioner for Policy.
[FR Doc. 2019-22685 Filed 10-16-19; 8:45 am]
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