Proposed Rules. Notice

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 Oncology Subcommittee of the Oncologic Drugs 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 September 12, 2000, 1 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. Location: Hyatt Regency, One Bethesda Metro Center, Bethesda, MD. Contact Person: Karen M. Templeton-Somers, Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (HFD-21), Food and Drug Administration, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 20857, 301-827-7001, e-mail: SomersK@cder.fda.gov, or FDA Advisory Committee Information Line, 1-800-741-8138 (301-443-0572 in the Washington, DC area), code 12542. Please call the Information Line for up-to-date information on this meeting. Agenda: The subcommittee will discuss parameters used in oncology for extrapolation from the adult to the pediatric setting. 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 by September 6, 2000. Oral presentations from the public will be scheduled between approximately 1:15 p.m. and 2:15 p.m. Time allotted for each presentation may be limited. Those desiring to make formal oral presentations should notify the contact person before September 6, 2000, 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. After the scientific presentations, a 30-minute open public session may be conducted for interested persons who have submitted their request to speak by September 6, 2000, to address issues specific to the topic before the subcommittee. Notice of this meeting is given under the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. app. 2). Dated: August 15, 2000. Linda A. Suydam, Senior Associate Commissioner. [FR Doc. 00-21561 Filed 8-23-00; 8:45 am]
Citation: FR Doc. 00-21561