Pediatric Advisory Committee; Notice of Meeting, 67524-67525 [E8-27117]

Download as PDF jlentini on PROD1PC65 with NOTICES 67524 Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 221 / Friday, November 14, 2008 / Notices • The Joint Commission developed and conducted surveyor training on CMS documentation requirements to ensure that issues cited provide a clear and detailed description of the deficient practice and relevant finding. • The Joint Commission modified its policies regarding complaint investigation activities to comply with the requirements at § 488.4(a)(6) and Chapter 5 of the SOM. • To meet the Medicare requirements related to unannounced surveys at 2700A of the SOM, the Joint Commission modified its electronic application process to no longer allow an ASC to indicate ‘‘avoid dates’’ or ‘‘a ready month’’ in which organizations could receive an accreditation survey for deemed status. • The Joint Commission revised its accreditation decision letters to ensure they are accurate and contain all the required elements necessary for the CMS Regional Office to render a decision regarding deemed status of a provider. • The Joint Commission modified its policies regarding condition-level noncompliance identified during an initial certification survey for participation in Medicare in accordance with section 2005A of the SOM. • To meet the requirements at § 416.41, the Joint Commission revised its standards to require that patients in Medicare-certified ASC that require emergency treatment beyond the capability of the ASC be transferred to local hospitals that meet requirements for payment of emergency services. • To meet the requirements at § 416.44(a)(2), the Joint Commission revised its standards to require Medicare certified ASCs to provide a separate waiting area and postanesthesia room. • To meet the requirements at § 416.44(b)(1) and § 416.44(b)(5), § 416.45(a), and § 416.48(a), the Joint Commission amended its Medicare crosswalk to reflect current regulatory language. • To meet the requirements at § 416.45, the Joint Commission added a standard requiring Medicare-certified ASCs to ensure that licensed independent practitioners are accountable to the governing body. • To meet the requirements at § 416.45(b), the Joint Commission added a standard requiring Medicare-certified ASCs to periodically review and amend the scope of procedures performed. • To meet the requirements at § 416.48, the Joint Commission added a new standard requiring Medicarecertified ASCs to designate one VerDate Aug<31>2005 16:29 Nov 13, 2008 Jkt 217001 individual responsible for pharmaceutical services. • To meet the requirements at § 416.49, the Joint Commission added a standard requiring Medicare-certified ASCs to comply with 42 CFR part 493 which requires organizations who perform laboratory testing to maintain compliance with Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments of 1988 (CLIA ’88). 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(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Program No. 93.773, Medicare—Hospital Insurance; Program No. 93.774, Medicare— Supplementary Medical Insurance Program; and Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Program No. 93.778, Medical Assistance Program) Dated: October 2, 2008. Kerry Weems, Acting Administrator, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. [FR Doc. E8–27120 Filed 11–13–08; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4120–01–P DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Food and Drug Administration [Docket No. FDA–2008–N–0578] Pediatric 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 PO 00000 Frm 00057 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 (FDA). The meeting will be open to the public. Name of Committee: Pediatric Advisory Committee. General Function of the Committee: To provide advice and recommendations to the agency on FDA’s regulatory issues. The committee also advises and makes recommendations to the Secretary of Health and Human Services under 45 CFR 46.407 on research involving children as subjects that is conducted or supported by the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), when that research is also regulated by the FDA. Date and Time: The meeting will be held on Tuesday, December 9, 2008, from 3:30 p.m. to 6 p.m. Location: The Legacy Hotel & Meeting Centre, 1775 Rockville Pike, Rockville, MD 20852. ˜ Contact Person: Carlos Pena, Office of Science and Health Coordination, Office of the Commissioner (HF–33), Food and Drug Administration, 5600 Fishers Lane (for express delivery, rm. 14B–08), Rockville, MD 20857, 301–827–3340, or ˜ by e-mail: carlos.pena@fda.hhs.gov or FDA Advisory Committee Information Line, 1–800–741–8138 (301–443–0572 in the Washington, DC area), code 8732310001. Please call the Information Line for up to date information on this meeting. A notice in the Federal Register about last minute modifications that impact a previously announced advisory committee meeting cannot always be published quickly enough to provide timely notice. Therefore, you should always check the agency’s Web site and call the appropriate advisory committee hot line/phone line to learn about possible modifications before coming to the meeting. Agenda: On December 9, 2008, the Pediatric Advisory Committee will hear and discuss the recommendation of the Pediatric Ethics Subcommittee from its meeting on December 9, 2008, regarding a referral by an Institutional Review Board of a clinical investigation that involves both an FDA-regulated product and research involving children as subjects that is conducted or supported by DHHS. FDA intends to make background material available to the public no later than 2 business days before the meeting. If FDA is unable to post the background material on its Web site prior to the meeting, the background material will be made publicly available at the location of the advisory committee meeting, and the background material will be posted on FDA’s Web site after the meeting. Background material is available at https://www.fda.gov/ohrms/ dockets/ac/acmenu.htm, click on the E:\FR\FM\14NON1.SGM 14NON1 jlentini on PROD1PC65 with NOTICES Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 221 / Friday, November 14, 2008 / Notices year 2008 and scroll down to the appropriate advisory committee link. 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 on or before December 2, 2008. Oral presentations from the public will be scheduled between approximately 4 p.m. and 5 p.m. on December 9, 2008. Those desiring to make formal oral presentations should notify the contact person 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 on or before November 24, 2008. Time allotted for each presentation may be limited. If the number of registrants requesting to speak is greater than can be reasonably accommodated during the scheduled open public hearing session, FDA may conduct a lottery to determine the speakers for the scheduled open public hearing session. The contact person will notify interested persons regarding their request to speak by November 25, 2008. Electronic comments should be submitted to https:// www.regulations.gov. Select Docket No. FDA–2008–N–0578 entitled ‘‘G–CSF Stimulated Bone Marrow IRB Referral’’ and follow the prompts to submit your statement. Written comments should be submitted to Division of Dockets Management (HFA–305), Food and Drug Administration, 5630 Fishers Lane, rm. 1061, Rockville, MD 20852. Please submit comments by 4:30 p.m. on December 2, 2008. Received comments may be viewed at https:// www.regulations.gov, or may be seen in the Division of Dockets Management between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday through Friday. 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 Carlos Pena at least 7 days in advance of the meeting. FDA is committed to the orderly conduct of its advisory committee meetings. Please visit our Web site at https://www.fda.gov/oc/advisory/ default.htm for procedures on public conduct during advisory committee meetings. VerDate Aug<31>2005 16:29 Nov 13, 2008 Jkt 217001 Notice of this meeting is given under the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. app. 2). Dated: November 5, 2008. Randall W. Lutter, Deputy Commissioner for Policy. [FR Doc. E8–27117 Filed 11–13–08; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4160–01–S DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Food and Drug Administration [Docket No. FDA–2008–N–0578] Pediatric Ethics Subcommittee; 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: Pediatric Ethics Subcommittee of the Pediatric Advisory Committee. General Function of the Committee: To provide advice and recommendations to the Pediatric Advisory Committee on FDA, and certain Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) regulatory issues. Date and Time: The meeting will be held on Tuesday, December 9, 2008, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Location: The Legacy Hotel & Meeting Centre, 1775 Rockville Pike, Rockville, MD 20852. ˜ Contact Person: Carlos Pena, Office of Science and Health Coordination, Office of the Commissioner (HF–33), Food and Drug Administration, 5600 Fishers Lane (for express delivery, rm. 14B–08), Rockville, MD 20857, 301–827–3340, or ˜ by e-mail: carlos.pena@fda.hhs.gov or FDA Advisory Committee Information Line, 1–800–741–8138 (301–443–0572 in the Washington, DC area), code 8732310001. Please call the Information Line for up to date information on this meeting. A notice in the Federal Register about last minute modifications that impact a previously announced advisory committee meeting cannot always be published quickly enough to provide timely notice. Therefore, you should always check the agency’s Web site and call the appropriate advisory committee hot line/phone line to learn about possible modifications before coming to the meeting. Agenda: On December 9, 2008, the Pediatric Ethics Subcommittee PO 00000 Frm 00058 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 67525 (subcommittee) of the Pediatric Advisory Committee will meet to discuss a referral by an Institutional Review Board (IRB) of a clinical investigation that involves both an FDA regulated product and research involving children as subjects that is conducted or supported by DHHS. The clinical investigation is entitled ‘‘Children’s Oncology Group Protocol ASCT0631: A Phase III Randomized Trial of Granulocyte Colony Stimulating Factor (G–CSF) Stimulated Bone Marrow vs. Conventional Bone Marrow as a Stem Cell Source in Matched Sibling Donor Transplantation.’’ Because the clinical investigation would be regulated by FDA, and conducted or supported by the DHHS, both FDA and the Office for Human Research Protections, DHHS, will participate in the meeting. After presentation of an overview of the IRB referral process, background information on the use of G–CSF stimulated bone marrow in stem cell transplantation, an overview of the protocol and the referring IRB’s deliberations on the protocol, and a summary of public comments received concerning whether the protocol should proceed, the subcommittee will discuss the proposed protocol and develop a recommendation regarding whether the protocol should proceed. The subcommittee’s recommendation will then be presented to the FDA Pediatric Advisory Committee on December 9, 2008; the announcement of the December 9, 2008, Pediatric Advisory Committee meeting can be found elsewhere in this issue of the Federal Register. FDA intends to make background material available to the public no later than 2 business days before the meeting. If FDA is unable to post the background material on its Web site prior to the meeting, the background material will be made publicly available at the location of the advisory committee meeting, and the background material will be posted on FDA’s Web site after the meeting. Background material is available at https://www.fda.gov/ohrms/ dockets/ac/acmenu.htm, click on the year 2008 and scroll down to the appropriate advisory committee link. 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 on or before December 2, 2008. Oral presentations from the public will be scheduled between approximately 1 p.m. and 2 p.m. on December 9, 2008. Those desiring to make formal oral presentations should notify the contact E:\FR\FM\14NON1.SGM 14NON1

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[Notices]
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[FR Doc No: E8-27117]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Food and Drug Administration

[Docket No. FDA-2008-N-0578]


Pediatric Advisory 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: Pediatric Advisory Committee.
    General Function of the Committee: To provide advice and 
recommendations to the agency on FDA's regulatory issues. The committee 
also advises and makes recommendations to the Secretary of Health and 
Human Services under 45 CFR 46.407 on research involving children as 
subjects that is conducted or supported by the Department of Health and 
Human Services (DHHS), when that research is also regulated by the FDA.
    Date and Time: The meeting will be held on Tuesday, December 9, 
2008, from 3:30 p.m. to 6 p.m.
    Location: The Legacy Hotel & Meeting Centre, 1775 Rockville Pike, 
Rockville, MD 20852.
    Contact Person: Carlos Pe[ntilde]a, Office of Science and Health 
Coordination, Office of the Commissioner (HF-33), Food and Drug 
Administration, 5600 Fishers Lane (for express delivery, rm. 14B-08), 
Rockville, MD 20857, 301-827-3340, or by e-mail: 
carlos.pe[ntilde]a@fda.hhs.gov or FDA Advisory Committee Information 
Line, 1-800-741-8138 (301-443-0572 in the Washington, DC area), code 
8732310001. Please call the Information Line for up to date information 
on this meeting. A notice in the Federal Register about last minute 
modifications that impact a previously announced advisory committee 
meeting cannot always be published quickly enough to provide timely 
notice. Therefore, you should always check the agency's Web site and 
call the appropriate advisory committee hot line/phone line to learn 
about possible modifications before coming to the meeting.
    Agenda: On December 9, 2008, the Pediatric Advisory Committee will 
hear and discuss the recommendation of the Pediatric Ethics 
Subcommittee from its meeting on December 9, 2008, regarding a referral 
by an Institutional Review Board of a clinical investigation that 
involves both an FDA-regulated product and research involving children 
as subjects that is conducted or supported by DHHS.
    FDA intends to make background material available to the public no 
later than 2 business days before the meeting. If FDA is unable to post 
the background material on its Web site prior to the meeting, the 
background material will be made publicly available at the location of 
the advisory committee meeting, and the background material will be 
posted on FDA's Web site after the meeting. Background material is 
available at https://www.fda.gov/ohrms/dockets/ac/acmenu.htm, click on 
the

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year 2008 and scroll down to the appropriate advisory committee link.
    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 on or before 
December 2, 2008. Oral presentations from the public will be scheduled 
between approximately 4 p.m. and 5 p.m. on December 9, 2008. Those 
desiring to make formal oral presentations should notify the contact 
person 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 on or before November 24, 2008. 
Time allotted for each presentation may be limited. If the number of 
registrants requesting to speak is greater than can be reasonably 
accommodated during the scheduled open public hearing session, FDA may 
conduct a lottery to determine the speakers for the scheduled open 
public hearing session. The contact person will notify interested 
persons regarding their request to speak by November 25, 2008.
    Electronic comments should be submitted to https://
www.regulations.gov. Select Docket No. FDA-2008-N-0578 entitled ``G-CSF 
Stimulated Bone Marrow IRB Referral'' and follow the prompts to submit 
your statement. Written comments should be submitted to Division of 
Dockets Management (HFA-305), Food and Drug Administration, 5630 
Fishers Lane, rm. 1061, Rockville, MD 20852. Please submit comments by 
4:30 p.m. on December 2, 2008. Received comments may be viewed at 
https://www.regulations.gov, or may be seen in the Division of Dockets 
Management between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday through Friday.
    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 Carlos Pe[ntilde]a 
at least 7 days in advance of the meeting.
    FDA is committed to the orderly conduct of its advisory committee 
meetings. Please visit our Web site at https://www.fda.gov/oc/advisory/
default.htm for procedures on public conduct during advisory committee 
meetings.
    Notice of this meeting is given under the Federal Advisory 
Committee Act (5 U.S.C. app. 2).

    Dated: November 5, 2008.
Randall W. Lutter,
Deputy Commissioner for Policy.
[FR Doc. E8-27117 Filed 11-13-08; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4160-01-S

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