For Nominations on the Food Advisory Committee; Extension of Closing Date, 5559-5560 [2015-01881]

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• Food and Drug Administration
• DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 21 (Monday, February 2, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 5559-5560]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-01881]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Food and Drug Administration

[Docket No. FDA-2014-N-2031]


 For Nominations on the Food Advisory Committee; Extension of 
Closing Date

AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS.

ACTION: Notice; extension of closing date.

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SUMMARY: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is extending the 
closing date for the notice that appeared

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in the Federal Register of December 8, 2014. In the notice, FDA 
requested that any industry organizations interested in participating 
in the selection of a nonvoting industry representative to serve on the 
Food Advisory Committee (the Committee) for the Center for Food Safety 
and Applied Nutrition (CFSAN) notify FDA in writing. FDA is also 
requesting nominations for a nonvoting industry representative(s) to 
serve on the Committee. The Agency is taking this action in response to 
requests for an extension to allow interested persons additional time 
to submit letters of interests and nominations.

DATES: FDA is extending the closing date in the notice published 
December 8, 2014 (79 FR 72690). Any industry organization interested in 
participating in the selection of an appropriate nonvoting member to 
represent industry interests must send a letter stating that interest 
to FDA by February 27, 2015. Concurrently, nomination materials for 
prospective candidates should be sent to FDA by February 27, 2015.

ADDRESSES: All statements of interest from industry organizations 
interested in participating in the selection process of nonvoting 
industry representative nomination should be sent to Karen Strambler 
(see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT). All nominations for nonvoting 
industry representatives may be submitted electronically by accessing 
the FDA Advisory Committee Membership Nomination Portal: https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/FACTRSPortal/FACTRS/index.cfm or by mail 
to Advisory Committee Oversight and Management Staff, Food and Drug 
Administration, 10903 New Hampshire Ave., Bldg. 32, Rm. 5103, Silver 
Spring, MD 20993-0002. Information about becoming a member of an FDA 
advisory committee can also be obtained by visiting FDA's Web site at 
https://www.fda.gov/AdvisoryCommittees/default.htm.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Karen Strambler, Office of 
Regulations, Policy, and Social Science, Center for Food Safety and 
Applied Nutrition, 5100 Paint Branch Pkwy., Rm. 1C-016, College Park, 
MD 20740, 240-402-2589, karen.strambler@fda.hhs.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Agency intends to add a nonvoting 
industry representative(s) to the following advisory committee:

I. CFSAN Advisory Committee, Food Advisory Committee

    The Committee reviews and evaluates emerging food safety, nutrition 
and other food- or cosmetic-related health issues that FDA considers of 
primary importance for its food and cosmetics programs. The Committee 
may be charged with reviewing and evaluating available data and making 
recommendations on matters such as those relating to: (1) Broad 
scientific and technical food- or cosmetic-related issues; (2) the 
safety of food ingredients and new foods; (3) labeling of foods and 
cosmetics; (4) nutrient needs and nutritional adequacy; and (5) safe 
exposure limits for food contaminants. The Committee may also be asked 
to provide advice and make recommendations on ways of communicating to 
the public the potential risks associated with these issues and on 
approaches that might be considered for addressing the issues.

II. Selection Procedure

    Any industry organization interested in participating in the 
selection of an appropriate nonvoting member to represent industry 
interests should send a letter stating that interest to the FDA contact 
(see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT) within 30 days of publication of 
this document (see DATES). Within the subsequent 30 days, FDA will send 
a letter to each organization that has expressed an interest, attaching 
a complete list of all such organizations; and a list of all nominees 
along with their current curriculum vitae. The letter will also state 
that it is the responsibility of the interested organizations to confer 
with one another and to select a candidate, within 60 days after the 
receipt of the FDA letter, to serve as the nonvoting member to 
represent industry interests for the committee. The interested 
organizations are not bound by the list of nominees in selecting a 
candidate. However, if no individual is selected within 60 days, the 
Commissioner will select the nonvoting member to represent industry 
interests.

III. Application Procedure

    Individuals may self-nominate and/or an organization may nominate 
one or more individuals to serve as a nonvoting industry 
representative. Contact information, a current curriculum vitae, and 
the name of the committee of interest should be sent to the FDA 
Advisory Committee Membership Nomination Portal (see ADDRESSES) within 
30 days of publication of this document (see DATES). FDA will forward 
all nominations to the organizations expressing interest in 
participating in the selection process for the committee. (Persons who 
nominate themselves as nonvoting industry representatives will not 
participate in the selection process).
    FDA seeks to include the views of women, and men, members of all 
racial and ethnic groups and individuals with and without disabilities 
on its advisory committees and, therefore encourages nominations of 
appropriately qualified candidates from these groups.
    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: January 26, 2015.
Leslie Kux,
Associate Commissioner for Policy.
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