02-13590. Food Advisory Committee; Notice of Meeting

AGENCY:

Food and Drug Administration, HHS.

ACTION:

Notice.

This notice announces a forthcoming meeting of a public advisory committee of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The meeting will be open to the public.

Name of Committee: Food Advisory Committee.

General Function of the Committee: To provide advice and recommendations to the agency on FDA's regulatory issues.

Date and Time: The meeting will be held on June 20, 2002, from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. and June 21, 2002, from 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Location: Holiday Inn, Ballrooms A and B, 10000 Baltimore Ave., College Park, MD 301-345-6700.

Contact Person: Constance J. Hardy, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (HFS-811), Food and Drug Administration, 5100 Paint Branch Pkwy., College Park, MD 20740, 301-436-1433, or FDA Advisory Committee Information Line, 1-800-741-8138 (301-443-0572 in the Washington, DC area), code 10564. Please call the Information Line for up-to-date information on this meeting

Agenda: The purpose of this meeting is to discuss the scientific issues and principles involved in assessing and evaluating whether a “new” infant formula supports normal physical growth in infants when consumed under its intended conditions of use. This is the second meeting of a series of advisory committee meetings to discuss the scientific issues involved in evaluating whether a new infant formula meets quality factors as required under section 412 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 350a).

Procedure: Interested persons may present data, information, or views, orally or in writing, on issues pending before the committee. Written submissions may be made to the contact person by June 14, 2002. Oral presentations from the public will be scheduled on June 20, 2002, between approximately 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. Time allotted for each presentation may be limited. Those desiring to make formal oral presentations should notify the contact person before June 17, 2002, and submit a brief statement of the general nature of the evidence or arguments they wish to present, the names and addresses of proposed participants, and an indication of the approximate time requested to make their presentation.

Persons attending FDA's advisory committee meetings are advised that the agency is not responsible for providing access to electrical outlets.

FDA welcomes the attendance of the public at its advisory committee meetings and will make every effort to accommodate persons with physical disabilities or special needs. If you require special accommodations due to a disability, please contact Constance J. Hardy at least 7 days in advance of the meeting.

Notice of this meeting is given under the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. app. 2).

Dated: May 23, 2002.

Linda A. Suydam,

Senior Associate Commissioner for Communications and Constituent Relations.