[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 150 (Friday, August 5, 1994)]
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[FR Doc No: 94-19094]
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[Federal Register: August 5, 1994]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Request for Nominations for Members on Public Advisory
Committees; Veterinary Medicine Advisory Committee
AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is requesting
nominations for members to serve on the Veterinary Medicine Advisory
Committee in FDA's Center for Veterinary Medicine. Nominations will be
accepted for vacancies that will or may occur during the next 16
months.
FDA has a special interest in ensuring that women, minority groups,
and individuals with disabilities are adequately represented on
advisory committees and, therefore, extends particular encouragement to
nominations for appropriately qualified female, minority, or disabled
candidates.
DATES: No cutoff date is established for receipt of nominations.
ADDRESSES: All nominations for membership should be submitted to Gary
E. Stefan (address below).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gary E. Stefan, Center for Veterinary
Medicine (HFV-244), Food and Drug Administration, 7500 Standish Pl.,
Rockville, MD 20855, 301-594-1769.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: FDA is requesting nominations for members to
serve on the committee. The function of the committee is to review and
evaluate available data concerning safety and effectiveness of marketed
and investigational new animal drugs, feeds, and devices for use in the
treatment and prevention of animal disease and increased animal
production.
Criteria for Members
Persons nominated for membership on the Veterinary Medicine
Advisory Committee shall have adequately diversified experience
appropriate to the work of the committee in such fields as companion
animal medicine, food animal medicine, avian medicine, microbiology,
biometrics, toxicology, pathology, pharmacology, animal science, and
chemistry. The specialized training and experience necessary to qualify
the nominee as an expert suitable for appointment is subject to review,
but may include experience in medical practice, teaching, and/or
research relevant to the field of activity of the committee. The term
of office is 4 years.
Nomination Procedures
Any interested person may nominate one or more qualified persons
for membership on the committee. Nominations shall state that the
nominee is willing to serve as a member of the committee and appears to
have no conflict of interest that would preclude committee membership.
FDA will ask the potential candidates to provide detailed information
concerning such matters as employment, financial holdings,
consultancies, and research grants or contracts to permit evaluation of
possible sources of conflict of interest.
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: August 1, 1994.
Linda A. Suydam,
Interim Deputy Commissioner for Operations.
[FR Doc. 94-19094 Filed 8-4-94; 8:45 am]
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