[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 194 (Friday, October 5, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Page 61007]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-24476]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Food and Drug Administration
[Docket No. FDA-2012-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 December 4, 2012, will be
given first consideration for membership on the Tobacco Products
Scientific Advisory Committee. Nominations received after December 4,
2012, will be considered for nomination to the committee as later
vacancies occur.
ADDRESSES: All nominations for membership should be sent electronically
to [email protected] 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, Center for Tobacco
Products, Food and Drug Administration, 9200 Corporate Blvd.,
Rockville, MD 20850, 1-877-287-1373 (choose Option 4), FAX: 240-276-
3655, [email protected].
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.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: FDA is requesting nomination for voting
members on the Tobacco Products Scientific Advisory Committee.
Elsewhere in this issue of the Federal Register, FDA is publishing a
separate document announcing the Request for Notification for Nonvoting
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 as they relate 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 shall consist 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 will be 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
shall include nine technically qualified voting members, selected by
the Commissioner or designee. The nine voting members shall be
physicians, dentists, scientists, or health care professionals
practicing in the area of oncology, pulmonology, cardiology,
toxicology, pharmacology, addiction, or any other relevant specialty.
In addition to the voting members, the committee shall include
three nonvoting members who are identified with industry interests.
These members shall include one representative 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.
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 resume
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 24, 2012.
Jill Hartzler Warner,
Acting Associate Commissioner for Special Medical Programs.
[FR Doc. 2012-24476 Filed 10-3-12; 8:45 am]
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