02-20162. Nonclinical Studies Subcommittee of the Advisory Committee for Pharmaceutical Science; 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: Nonclinical Studies Subcommittee of the Advisory Committee for Pharmaceutical Science.

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 September 9, 2002, from 1 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. and September 10, 2002, from 8 a.m. to 12 noon.

Location: Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, Advisory Committee conference room 1066, 5630 Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD.

Contact Person: Kathleen Reedy, Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (HFD-21), Food and Drug Administration, 5600 Fishers Lane (for express delivery, 5630 Fishers Lane, rm. 1093), Rockville, MD 20857, 301-827-7001, e-mail: [e-mail], or FDA Advisory Committee Information Line, 1-800-741-8138 (301-443-0572 in the Washington, DC area), code 12539. Please call the Information Line for up-to-date information on this meeting.

Agenda: On September 9, 2002, the Chair of the expert working group on cardiotoxicity will report on the progress and activities of the group and the subcommittee will be allotted time to discuss the report. The subcommittee will then discuss a plan to transfer oversight of the subcommittee from the Advisory Committee for Pharmaceutical Science to the Science Advisory Board of the National Center for Toxicological Research. On September 10, 2002, the Chair of the expert working group on vascular damage will report on the progress and activities of the group and the subcommittee members will be allotted time to discuss the report.

Procedure: Interested persons may present data, information, or views, orally or in writing, on issues pending before the subcommittee. Written submissions may be made to the contact person by August 23, 2002. Oral presentations from the public will be scheduled between approximately 10 a.m. and 11 a.m. on September 10, 2002. Time allotted for each presentation may be limited. Those desiring to make formal oral presentations should notify the contact person before August 23, 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 Carolyn Jones, 301-827-7001, 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: August 2, 2002.

Linda Arey Skladany,

Senior Associate Commissioner for External Relations.