[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 170 (Wednesday, September 2, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 46799]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-23585]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Food and Drug Administration
Technical Electronic Products Radiation Safety Standards
Committee; Notice of Meeting
AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS.
ACTION: Notice.
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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: Technical Electronic Products Radiation Safety
Standards Committee.
General Function of the Committee: To provide advice on technical
feasibility, reasonableness, and practicality of performance standards
for electronic products to control the emission of radiation under 42
U.S.C. 263f(f)(1)(A).
Date and Time: The meeting will be held on September 23, 1998, 8:30
a.m. to 6 p.m., and September 24, 1998, 8:30 a.m. to 3:45 p.m.
Location: Hilton Hotel, Salons A and B, 620 Perry Pkwy.,
Gaithersburg, MD.
Contact Person: Orhan H. Suleiman, Center for Devices and
Radiological Health (HFZ-240), Food and Drug Administration, 1350
Piccard Dr., Rockville, MD 20850, 301-594-3332, or FDA Advisory
Committee Information Line, 1-800-741-8138 (301-443-0572 in the
Washington, DC area), code 12399. Please call the Information Line for
up-to-date information on this meeting.
Agenda: On September 23, 1998, the committee will: (1) Discuss
possible proposed amendments to performance standards for fluoroscopic
imaging systems (21 CFR 1020), and (2) hear presentations on x-ray
scanning security devices and the indoor tanning industry. On September
24, 1998, the committee will: (1) Discuss electronic article
surveillance systems and metal detectors, and the potential for
electromagnetic interference with the operation of medical devices, and
(2) hear a presentation on medical telemetry systems and the impact of
changes in communications standards.
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 September 8,
1998. On September 23, 1998, oral presentations from the public will be
scheduled between approximately 11:15 a.m. and 12 m., and between
approximately 4:30 p.m. and 5:15 p.m., and on September 24, 1998, oral
presentations from the public will be scheduled between approximately 1
p.m. and 2 p.m. Time allotted for each presentation may be limited.
Those desiring to make formal oral presentations should notify the
contact person before September 15, 1998, 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.
Notice of this meeting is given under the Federal Advisory
Committee Act (5 U.S.C. app. 2).
Dated: August 25, 1998.
Randolph Wykoff,
Acting Deputy Commissioner for Operations.
[FR Doc. 98-23585 Filed 9-1-98; 8:45 am]
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