[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 147 (Monday, August 1, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 50531-50532]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-18085]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Food and Drug Administration
[Docket No. FDA-2016-N-1984]
Request for Nominations 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 any
industry organizations interested in participating in the selection of
a nonvoting member to represent the interests of tobacco growers to
serve on the Tobacco Products Scientific Advisory Committee for the
Center for Tobacco Products (CTP), notify FDA in writing. FDA is also
requesting nominations for a nonvoting member to represent the
interests of tobacco growers to serve on the Tobacco Products
Scientific Advisory Committee, and an alternate to this representative.
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 the interests
of tobacco growers must send a letter stating that interest to the FDA
by August 31, 2016 (see sections I and II of this document for further
details). Concurrently, nomination materials for prospective candidates
should be sent to FDA by August 31, 2016.
ADDRESSES: All statements of interest from industry organizations
interested in participating in the selection process should be sent to
Caryn Cohen (see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT). All nominations for
nonvoting industry representatives should be submitted electronically
by accessing the FDA Advisory Committee Membership Nomination Portal
at: 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. Information about becoming
a member of 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: Caryn Cohen, Office of Science, Center
for Tobacco Products, Food and Drug Administration, Center for Tobacco
Products, Document Control Center, Bldg. 71, Rm. G335, 10903 New
Hampshire Ave., Silver Spring, MD 20993-0002, 1-877-287-1373 (choose
Option 5), email: [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Agency intends to add nonvoting industry
representatives to the following advisory committee:
I. CTP Advisory Committee
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 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.
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II. Selection Procedure
Any industry organization interested in participating in the
selection of an appropriate nonvoting member to represent the interests
of tobacco growers 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 the interests of tobacco growers 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 the interests of tobacco growers.
III. Application Procedure
Individuals may self-nominate and/or an organization may nominate
one or more individuals to serve as a nonvoting member to represent the
interests of tobacco growers. Contact information, current curriculum
vitae, and the name of the committee of interest should be sent to the
FDA Advisory Committee Membership Nomination Portal (see ADDRESSES)
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 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.
Dated: July 27, 2016.
Janice M. Soreth,
Acting Associate Commissioner, Special Medical Programs.
[FR Doc. 2016-18085 Filed 7-29-16; 8:45 am]
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