98-1850. Open Meeting For Representatives of Health Professional Organizations

[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 17 (Tuesday, January 27, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 3906-3907]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-1850]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Food and Drug Administration


Open Meeting For Representatives of Health Professional 
Organizations

AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration

ACTION: Notice of public meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing a public 
meeting with representatives of health professional organizations. The 
meeting will be chaired by Sharon Smith Holston, Deputy Commissioner 
for External Affairs. The agenda will include presentations and 
discussions on the topics of the FDA Modernization Act of 1997, and the 
role of FDA in the regulation of products used in complementary and 
alternative medicine. There will also be a brief update on tobacco.

DATES: The meeting will be held on Monday, February 9, 1998, from 1:30 
p.m. to 3 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Bethesda Hyatt, One Metro 
Center, Bethesda, MD.


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REGISTRATION: There is no registration fee, however, space is limited. 
Persons will be registered in the order in which calls are received. 
Please call Betty B. Palsgrove at 301-827-6618 to register. 
Registrations also may be transmitted by fax to 1-800-344-3332 or 301-
443-2446. Please include the name and title of the person attending and 
the name of the organization.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Peter H. Rheinstein, M.D., J.D., 
Office of Health Affairs (HFY-40), Food and Drug Administration, 5600 
Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 20857, 301-827-6630.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    The purpose of the meeting is to provide an opportunity for 
representatives of health professional organizations and other 
interested persons to be briefed by senior FDA staff. It will also 
provide an opportunity for informal discussion on these topics of 
particular interest to health professional organizations.
    This public meeting is free of charge; however, space is limited. 
Registration for the meeting will be accepted in the order received and 
should be sent to the contact person. Registration should include the 
name and title of the person attending and the name of the organization 
being represented, if any.

    Dated: January 20, 1998.
William K. Hubbard,
Associate Commissioner for Policy Coordination.
[FR Doc. 98-1850 Filed 1-26-98; 8:45 am]
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