[Federal Register: April 1, 2002 (Volume 67, Number 62)]
[Notices]               
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Food and Drug Administration

 
Obstetrics and Gynecology Devices Panel of the Medical Devices 
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: Obstetrics and Gynecology Devices Panel of the 
Medical Devices Advisory Committee.
    General Function of the Committee: To provide advice and 
recommendations to the agency on FDA's regulatory issues.

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    Date and Time: The meeting will be held on April 22, 2002, from 8 
a.m. to 5 p.m.
    Location: Gaithersburg Marriott Washingtonian Center, Salons E, F, 
and G, 9751 Washingtonian Blvd., Gaithersburg, MD.
    Contact Person: Joyce M. Whang, Center for Devices and Radiological 
Health (HFZ-470), Food and Drug Administration, 9200 Corporate Blvd., 
Rockville, MD 20850, 301-594-1180, or FDA Advisory Committee 
Information Line, 1-800-741-8138 (301-443-0572 in the Washington, DC 
area), code 12524. Please call the Information Line for up-to-date 
information on this meeting.
    Agenda: The committee will discuss, make recommendations, and vote 
on a premarket approval application for an intrapartum fetal monitor. 
Background information, including the agenda and questions for the 
committee, will be available to the public 1 business day before the 
meeting on the Internet at http://www.fda.gov/cdrh/panelmtg.html. 
Material for the April 22, 2002, meeting will be posted on April 19, 
2002.
    Procedure: Interested persons may present data, information, or 
views, orally or in writing, on issues pending before the committee. 
Written submissions may be made to the contact person by April 11, 
2002. Oral presentations from the public will be scheduled between 
approximately 8:30 a.m. and 9 a.m. and between approximately 3 p.m. and 
3:30 p.m. Time allotted for each presentation may be limited. Those 
desiring to make formal oral presentations should notify the contact 
person before April 11, 2002, 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 AnnMarie Williams, 
Conference Management Staff, at 301-594-1283, ext. 113, 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: March 25, 2002.
Linda A. Suydam,
Senior Associate Commissioner for Communications and Constituent 
Relations.
[FR Doc. 02-7731 Filed 3-29-02; 8:45 am]
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