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FDA STAFF MANUAL GUIDES, VOLUME I - ORGANIZATIONS AND FUNCTIONS

FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION

OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONER

OFFICE OF SCIENTIFIC AND MEDICAL PROGRAMS

NATIONAL CENTER FOR TOXICOLOGICAL RESEARCH

OFFICE OF THE CENTER DIRECTOR

OFFICE OF SCIENTIFIC COORDINATION

Effective Date: 01/13/2009

1. OFFICE OF SCIENTIFIC COORDINATION (DAECF)

A. Serves as principal authority and provides leadership for the FDA’s participation in the National Toxicology Program (NTP).

B. Directs the Center’s participation in the Interdisciplinary Toxicology (INTOX) Program.

C. Plans and implements sub-chronic and chronic toxicological evaluations emphasizing dose response relationships for the NTP, FDA, and various Federal and state agencies.

2. AUTHORITY AND EFFECTIVE DATE.

The functional statements for this Office were approved by the Deputy Commissioner, Food and Drug Administration effective January 13, 2009.

STATUS (I, R, C)	DATE APPROVED	LOCATION OF CHANGE HISTORY	CONTACT	APPROVING OFFICIAL
Initial	07/29/2008	N/a	OC/OO/OM/OMP	Associate Director, Office of Executive Programs and Services, NCTR
Revision	01/13/2009	N/a	OC/OO/OM/OMP	Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration