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except for those substances which have
been traditionally regarded as foods,
whose significant function in food is
seasoning rather than nutritional, and
from which no portion of any volatile
oil or other flavoring principle has been
removed. We also consider dehydrated
onion and garlic and other dehydrated
vegetables used as seasoning to be
spices.
The specific microbial hazards and
filth in spices that we consider in the
draft risk profile include those pathogen
and filth adulterants detected in spices,
implicated in outbreaks, reported as the
reason for recalls, and reported in
submissions to the Reportable Food
Registry (RFR) (Ref. 3). The draft risk
profile focuses on Salmonella, among
the pathogens detected in spices,
because it is the only spice-associated
pathogen linked with human illness,
food recalls, and RFR reports in the
United States.
We invite comments that can help
improve: (1) The data and information
used; (2) the analytical analyses
employed; and (3) the clarity and the
transparency of the draft risk profile.
II. Comments
Interested persons may submit either
electronic comments regarding the draft
risk profile to https://
www.regulations.gov or written
comments to the Division of Dockets
Management (see ADDRESSES). It is only
necessary to send one set of comments.
Identify comments with the docket
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III. Electronic Access
Persons with access to the Internet
may obtain the draft risk profile at either
(https://www.fda.gov/downloads/Food/
FoodScienceResearch/
RiskSafetyAssessment/UCM367337.pdf)
or https://www.regulations.gov.
IV. References
The following references have been
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through Friday, and are available
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1. U.S. Food and Drug Administration (2013).
‘‘FDA Draft Risk Profile: Pathogens and
Filth in Spices.’’ Accessible at https://
www.fda.gov/downloads/Food/
FoodScienceResearch/
RiskSafetyAssessment/UCM367337.pdf.
2. U.S. Food and Drug Administration (2013).
‘‘FDA Draft Risk Profile: Pathogens and
Filth in Spices: Peer Review Report:
External Peer Review Comments and
FDA Responses.’’ Accessible at https://
www.fda.gov/downloads/Food/
FoodScienceResearch/
RiskSafetyAssessment/UCM367338.pdf.
3. U.S. Food and Drug Administration (2013).
Reportable Food Registry Annual Report.
Accessible at https://www.fda.gov/Food/
ComplianceEnforcement/RFR/
default.htm.
Dated: October 28, 2013.
Leslie Kux,
Assistant Commissioner for Policy.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Food and Drug Administration
[Docket No. FDA–2013–N–0001]
Allergenic Products 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: Allergenic
Products 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 December 11, 2013, from 9 a.m.
to approximately 3:30 p.m. and on
December 12, 2013, from 8:30 a.m. to
approximately 2:45 p.m.
Location: FDA White Oak Campus,
10903 New Hampshire Ave., Bldg. 31
Conference Center, the Great Room (Rm.
1503A), Silver Spring, MD 20993–0002.
Information regarding special
accommodations due to a disability,
visitor parking, and transportation may
be accessed at: https://www.fda.gov/
AdvisoryCommittees/default.htm; under
the heading ‘‘Resources for You,’’ click
on ‘‘Public Meetings at the FDA White
Oak Campus.’’ Please note that visitors
to the White Oak Campus must enter
through Building 1.
For those unable to attend in person,
the meeting will also be Webcast. The
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link for the Webcast is available at:
https://collaboration.fda.gov/apac.
Contact Person: Donald W. Jehn or
Joanne Lipkind, Center for Biologics
Evaluation and Research (HFM–71),
Food and Drug Administration, 1401
Rockville Pike, Rockville, MD 20852,
301–827–0314, or FDA Advisory
Committee Information Line, 1–800–
741–8138 (301–443–0572 in the
Washington, DC area). 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 at https://
www.fda.gov/AdvisoryCommittees/
default.htm and scroll down to the
appropriate advisory committee meeting
link, or call the advisory committee
information line to learn about possible
modifications before coming to the
meeting.
Agenda: On December 11, 2013, the
committee will meet in open session to
discuss and make recommendations on
the safety and efficacy of Oralair; a
sweet vernal, orchard, perennial rye,
Timothy, and Kentucky bluegrass mixed
pollens allergen extract tablet for
sublingual use, manufactured by
Stallergenes. On December 12, 2013, the
committee will meet in open session to
discuss and make recommendations on
the safety and efficacy of Grastek, a
Timothy grass pollen allergen extract
tablet for sublingual use, manufactured
by Merck.
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/
AdvisoryCommittees/Calendar/
default.htm. Scroll down to the
appropriate advisory committee meeting
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 4, 2013.
Oral presentations from the public will
be scheduled between approximately 12
p.m. and 12:30 p.m. on December 11,
2013, and between approximately 11:10
a.m. and 11:40 a.m. on December 12,
2013. Those individuals interested in
making formal oral presentations should
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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 26, 2013. 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 27, 2013.
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 Donald W.
Jehn or Joanne Lipkind 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/
AdvisoryCommittees/
AboutAdvisoryCommittees/
ucm111462.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: October 29, 2013.
Jill Hartzler Warner,
Acting Associate Commissioner for Special
Medical Programs.
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National Vaccine Injury Compensation
Program; List of Petitions Received
Health Resources and Services
Administration, HHS.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The Health Resources and
Services Administration (HRSA) is
publishing this notice of petitions
received under the National Vaccine
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Injury Compensation Program (the
Program), as required by Section
2112(b)(2) of the Public Health Service
(PHS) Act, as amended. While the
Secretary of Health and Human Services
is named as the respondent in all
proceedings brought by the filing of
petitions for compensation under the
Program, the United States Court of
Federal Claims is charged by statute
with responsibility for considering and
acting upon the petitions.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
information about requirements for
filing petitions, and the Program in
general, contact the Clerk, United States
Court of Federal Claims, 717 Madison
Place NW., Washington, DC 20005,
(202) 357–6400. For information on
HRSA’s role in the Program, contact the
Director, National Vaccine Injury
Compensation Program, 5600 Fishers
Lane, Room 11C–26, Rockville, MD
20857; (301) 443–6593.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Program provides a system of no-fault
compensation for certain individuals
who have been injured by specified
childhood vaccines. Subtitle 2 of Title
XXI of the PHS Act, 42 U.S.C. 300aa–
10 et seq., provides that those seeking
compensation are to file a petition with
the U.S. Court of Federal Claims and to
serve a copy of the petition on the
Secretary of Health and Human
Services, who is named as the
respondent in each proceeding. The
Secretary has delegated this
responsibility under the Program to
HRSA. The Court is directed by statute
to appoint special masters who take
evidence, conduct hearings as
appropriate, and make initial decisions
as to eligibility for, and amount of,
compensation.
A petition may be filed with respect
to injuries, disabilities, illnesses,
conditions, and deaths resulting from
vaccines described in the Vaccine Injury
Table (the Table) set forth at Section
2114 of the PHS Act or as set forth at
42 CFR 100.3, as applicable. This Table
lists for each covered childhood vaccine
the conditions which may lead to
compensation and, for each condition,
the time period for occurrence of the
first symptom or manifestation of onset
or of significant aggravation after
vaccine administration. Compensation
may also be awarded for conditions not
listed in the Table and for conditions
that are manifested outside the time
periods specified in the Table, but only
if the petitioner shows that the
condition was caused by one of the
listed vaccines.
Section 2112(b)(2) of the PHS Act, 42
U.S.C. 300aa–12(b)(2), requires that
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‘‘[w]ithin 30 days after the Secretary
receives service of any petition filed
under section 2111 the Secretary shall
publish notice of such petition in the
Federal Register.’’ Set forth below is a
list of petitions received by HRSA on
September 1, 2013, through September
30, 2013. This list provides the name of
petitioner, city and state of vaccination
(if unknown then city and state of
person or attorney filing claim), and
case number. In cases where the Court
has redacted the name of a petitioner
and/or the case number, the list reflects
such redaction.
Section 2112(b)(2) also provides that
the special master ‘‘shall afford all
interested persons an opportunity to
submit relevant, written information’’
relating to the following:
1. The existence of evidence ‘‘that
there is not a preponderance of the
evidence that the illness, disability,
injury, condition, or death described in
the petition is due to factors unrelated
to the administration of the vaccine
described in the petition,’’ and
2. Any allegation in a petition that the
petitioner either:
(a) ‘‘Sustained, or had significantly
aggravated, any illness, disability,
injury, or condition not set forth in the
Vaccine Injury Table but which was
caused by’’ one of the vaccines referred
to in the Table, or
(b) ‘‘Sustained, or had significantly
aggravated, any illness, disability,
injury, or condition set forth in the
Vaccine Injury Table the first symptom
or manifestation of the onset or
significant aggravation of which did not
occur within the time period set forth in
the Table but which was caused by a
vaccine’’ referred to in the Table.
In accordance with Section
2112(b)(2), all interested persons may
submit written information relevant to
the issues described above in the case of
the petitions listed below. Any person
choosing to do so should file an original
and three (3) copies of the information
with the Clerk of the U.S. Court of
Federal Claims at the address listed
above (under the heading FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT), with a copy to
HRSA addressed to Director, Division of
Vaccine Injury Compensation Program,
Healthcare Systems Bureau, 5600
Fishers Lane, Room 11C–26, Rockville,
MD 20857. The Court’s caption
(Petitioner’s Name v. Secretary of Health
and Human Services) and the docket
number assigned to the petition should
be used as the caption for the written
submission. Chapter 35 of title 44,
United States Code, related to
paperwork reduction, does not apply to
information required for purposes of
carrying out the Program.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Food and Drug Administration
[Docket No. FDA-2013-N-0001]
Allergenic Products 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: Allergenic Products 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 December 11, 2013, from
9 a.m. to approximately 3:30 p.m. and on December 12, 2013, from 8:30
a.m. to approximately 2:45 p.m.
Location: FDA White Oak Campus, 10903 New Hampshire Ave., Bldg. 31
Conference Center, the Great Room (Rm. 1503A), Silver Spring, MD 20993-
0002. Information regarding special accommodations due to a disability,
visitor parking, and transportation may be accessed at: https://www.fda.gov/AdvisoryCommittees/default.htm; under the heading
``Resources for You,'' click on ``Public Meetings at the FDA White Oak
Campus.'' Please note that visitors to the White Oak Campus must enter
through Building 1.
For those unable to attend in person, the meeting will also be
Webcast. The link for the Webcast is available at: https://collaboration.fda.gov/apac.
Contact Person: Donald W. Jehn or Joanne Lipkind, Center for
Biologics Evaluation and Research (HFM-71), Food and Drug
Administration, 1401 Rockville Pike, Rockville, MD 20852, 301-827-0314,
or FDA Advisory Committee Information Line, 1-800-741-8138 (301-443-
0572 in the Washington, DC area). 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 at https://www.fda.gov/AdvisoryCommittees/default.htm and
scroll down to the appropriate advisory committee meeting link, or call
the advisory committee information line to learn about possible
modifications before coming to the meeting.
Agenda: On December 11, 2013, the committee will meet in open
session to discuss and make recommendations on the safety and efficacy
of Oralair; a sweet vernal, orchard, perennial rye, Timothy, and
Kentucky bluegrass mixed pollens allergen extract tablet for sublingual
use, manufactured by Stallergenes. On December 12, 2013, the committee
will meet in open session to discuss and make recommendations on the
safety and efficacy of Grastek, a Timothy grass pollen allergen extract
tablet for sublingual use, manufactured by Merck.
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/AdvisoryCommittees/Calendar/default.htm. Scroll down to the appropriate advisory committee meeting
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 4, 2013. Oral presentations from the public will be scheduled
between approximately 12 p.m. and 12:30 p.m. on December 11, 2013, and
between approximately 11:10 a.m. and 11:40 a.m. on December 12, 2013.
Those individuals interested in making formal oral presentations should
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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 26, 2013. 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 27,
2013.
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 Donald W. Jehn or
Joanne Lipkind 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/AdvisoryCommittees/AboutAdvisoryCommittees/ucm111462.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: October 29, 2013.
Jill Hartzler Warner,
Acting Associate Commissioner for Special Medical Programs.
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