Department of Health and Human Services November 18, 2005 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing that comments related to the status of pyridoxamine may be submitted until December 19, 2005. FDA is requesting comments in response to the submission of a citizen petition requesting, among other things, that the agency determine the status of pyridoxamine. All comments postmarked on or before December 19, 2005 will be accepted as part of the official record for this matter.

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention/Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (hereto referred to as CDC) announces the availability for public comment of the draft CDC Health Protection Research Guide, 2006-2015. CDC is requesting input on this Research Guide because maximizing the health impact of public health research can only be achieved through the collective efforts of CDC, other Federal agencies, State and local partners, academic partners, business partners, non-profit organizations, professional societies, and the public. Please provide input on any aspect of the Research Guide, including but not limited to: Scope and use of the Research Guide (including whether it has identified the areas of health protection research that most need to be addressed within the next decade); Relevance and level of specificity of the proposed research topics; Additions, deletions or modifications to the proposed research topics; Research Guide development process; and Other improvements to the Research Guide.