[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 194 (Friday, October 5, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 61006-61007]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-24560]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Food and Drug Administration
[Docket No. FDA-2012-N-0001]
Request for Notification From Industry Organizations Interested
in Participating in the Selection Process for Nonvoting Industry
Representatives and Request for Nominations for Nonvoting Industry
Representatives 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 that
industry organizations interested in participating in the selection of
a nonvoting industry representative to represent the interests of
tobacco growers, to serve on its Tobacco Products Scientific Advisory
Committee, notify FDA in writing. A nominee may either be self-
nominated or nominated by an organization to serve as a nonvoting
industry representative. Nominations will be accepted for the upcoming
vacancy effective with this notice.
DATES: Any industry organization interested in participating in the
selection of an appropriate nonvoting member to represent the interests
of tobacco growers must send a letter stating the interest to FDA by
November 5, 2012, for the vacancy listed in the notice. Concurrently,
nomination materials for prospective candidates should be sent to FDA
by November 5, 2012.
ADDRESSES: All letters of interest and nominations should be submitted
in writing to TPSAC@fda.hhs.gov, or by mail to Caryn Cohen (see FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 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, TPSAC@fda.hhs.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Agency requests nominations for a
nonvoting industry representative on the Tobacco Products Scientific
Advisory Committee to represent the interests of tobacco growers.
Elsewhere in this issue of the Federal Register, FDA is publishing a
separate document announcing the Request for Notification for Voting
Members on the Tobacco Products Scientific Advisory Committee.
I. Tobacco Products Scientific Advisory Committee
The Tobacco Products Scientific Advisory Committee (the 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. The Committee includes three nonvoting members who
represent industry interests. These members 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. The
representative of the interests of the small business tobacco
manufacturing industry may be filled on a rotating basis by
representatives of different small business tobacco manufacturers based
on areas of expertise relevant to the topics being considered by the
Committee. With this notice, nominations are sought for one
representative of the interests of tobacco growers, and an alternate to
this representative.
II. Selection Procedure
Any industry organization interested in participating in the
selection of appropriate nonvoting member(s) to represent industry
interests should send a letter stating that interest to the FDA contact
(see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT) within 30 days of publication of
this document (see DATES). Within 50 days of publication of this
document, FDA will send a letter to each organization that has
expressed an interest, attaching a complete list of all such
organizations, and a list of all nominees along with their current
resumes. The letter will also state that it is the responsibility of
the interested organizations to confer with one another and to select a
candidate, within 60 days of the receipt of the letter, to serve as the
nonvoting member to represent the interests of the tobacco growers on
the Committee. The interested organizations are not bound by the list
of nominees in selecting a candidate. However, if no individual is
selected within 60 days, the Commissioner will select the nonvoting
member to represent industry interests.
III. Application Procedure
Individuals may self-nominate and/or organizations may nominate one
or more individuals to serve as a nonvoting industry representative
(for the roles specified previously in this notice). Nominations must
include a current resume or curriculum vitae of the nominee including
current business address and/or home address, telephone number, email
address if available, and the role for which the individual is being
nominated. Nominations must also acknowledge that the nominee is aware
of the nomination unless self-nominated. FDA will forward all
nominations to the organizations expressing interest in participating
in the selection process for the committee. (Persons who nominate
themselves as nonvoting industry representatives will not participate
in the selection process.)
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.
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.
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Dated: September 25, 2012.
Jill Hartzler Warner,
Acting Associate Commissioner for Special Medical Programs.
[FR Doc. 2012-24560 Filed 10-4-12; 8:45 am]
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