[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 251 (Tuesday, December 31, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 79700-79701]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-31321]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Food and Drug Administration
[Docket No. FDA-2013-N-1634]
Request for Notification From Industry Organizations Interested
in Participating in Selection Process for a Nonvoting Industry
Representative on the Food Advisory Committee and Request for
Nominations for a Nonvoting Industry Representative on the Food
Advisory Committee
AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is requesting that any
industry organizations interested in participating in the selection of
a nonvoting industry representative to serve on the Food Advisory
Committee for the Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (CFSAN)
notify FDA in writing. FDA is also requesting nominations for nonvoting
industry representatives to serve on the Food Advisory Committee. A
nominee may either be self-nominated or nominated by an organization to
serve as a nonvoting industry representative. Nominations will be
accepted for current vacancies effective with this notice.
DATES: Any industry organization interested in participating in the
selection of an appropriate nonvoting member to represent industry
interests must send a letter stating that interest to FDA by January
30, 2014, for the vacancy listed in this notice. Concurrently,
nomination materials for prospective candidates should be sent to FDA
by January 30, 2014.
ADDRESSES: All letters of interest and nominations should be submitted
in writing to Karen Strambler (see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Karen Strambler, Center of Food Safety
and Applied Nutrition, Food and Drug Administration, 5100 Paint Branch
Pkwy., College Park, MD 20740, 240-402-1913, FAX: 301-436-2657, email:
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Agency intends to add nonvoting industry
representatives to the following advisory committee:
I. CFSAN Food Advisory Committee
The Food Advisory Committee (the Committee) provides advice to the
Commissioner of Food and Drugs (the Commissioner) and other appropriate
officials, on emerging food safety, food science, nutrition, and other
food-related health issues that FDA considers of primary importance for
its food and cosmetics programs. The Committee may be charged with
reviewing and evaluating available data and making recommendations on
matters such as those relating to: (1) Broad scientific and technical
food or cosmetic related issues; (2) the safety of new foods and food
ingredients; (3) labeling of foods and cosmetics; (4) nutrient needs
and nutritional adequacy; and (5) safe exposure limits for food
contaminants.
The Committee may also be asked to provide advice and make
recommendations on ways of communicating to the public the potential
risks associated with these issues and on approaches that might be
considered for addressing the issues.
II. Selection Procedure
Any industry organization interested in participating in the
selection of an appropriate nonvoting member 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 the subsequent 30 days, 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 after the receipt of
the FDA letter, to serve as the nonvoting member to represent industry
interests for 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 an organization may nominate
one or more individuals to serve as a nonvoting industry
representative. Contact information, a current curriculum vitae, and
the name of the committee of interest should be sent to the FDA contact
person (see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT) within 30 days of
publication of this document (see DATES). FDA will forward all
nominations to the organizations expressing interest in participating
in the selection process for the committee. (Persons who nominate
themselves as
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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. Specifically, in
this document, nominations for nonvoting representatives of industry
interests are encouraged from food manufacturing industry.
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: December 26, 2013.
Jill Hartzler Warner,
Acting Associate Commissioner for Special Medical Programs.
[FR Doc. 2013-31321 Filed 12-30-13; 8:45 am]
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