[Federal Register: February 19, 2004 (Volume 69, Number 33)]
[Notices]               
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Food and Drug Administration

 
Pediatric Oncology Subcommittee of the Oncologic Drugs 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: Pediatric Oncology Subcommittee of the Oncologic 
Drugs Advisory Committee.
    General Function of the Subcommittee: To provide advice and 
recommendations to the agency on FDA's regulatory issues.
    Date and Time: The meeting will be held on March 17, 2004, from 8 
a.m. to 5 p.m.
    Location: Center for Drug Evaluation and Research Advisory 
Committee Conference Room, rm. 1066, 5630 Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD.
    Contact Person: Johanna M. Clifford, Center for Drug Evaluation and 
Research (HFD-21), Food and Drug Administration, 5600 Fishers Lane (for 
express delivery, 5630 Fishers Lane, rm. 1093), Rockville, MD 20857, 
301-827-7001, FAX: 301-827-6776, e-mail: cliffordj@cder.fda.gov, or FDA 
Advisory Committee Information Line, 1-800-741-8138 (301-443-0572 in 
the Washington, DC area), code 3014512542. Please call the Information 
Line for up-to-date information on this meeting.
    Agenda: The subcommittee will discuss the following topics: (1) 
Safety monitoring in clinical studies enrolling children with cancer, 
and (2) the use of nonclinical data to supplement clinical data for 
evaluation of cancer therapies.
    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 March 10, 
2004. Oral presentations from the public will be scheduled between 
approximately 10:30 a.m. and 11 a.m. and between

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approximately 2:30 p.m. and 3 p.m. Time allotted for each presentation 
may be limited. Those desiring to make formal oral presentations should 
notify the contact person before March 10, 2004, 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.
    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 Beverly O'Neill at 
301-827-7001, at least 7 days in advance of the meeting.
    Notice of this meeting is given under the Federal Advisory 
Committee Act (5 U.S.C. app. 2).

    Dated: February 12, 2004.
Peter J. Pitts,
Associate Commissioner for External Relations.
[FR Doc. 04-3645 Filed 2-18-04; 8:45 am]

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