[Federal Register: August 30, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 168)]
[Notices]               
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Food and Drug Administration

 
Advisory Committee on Special Studies Relating to the Possible 
Long-Term Health Effects of Phenoxy Herbicides and Contaminants (Ranch 
Hand 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: Advisory Committee on Special Studies Relating 
to the Possible Long-Term Health Effects of Phenoxy Herbicides and 
Contaminants (Ranch Hand Advisory Committee).
    General Function of the Committee: To advise the Secretary and the 
Assistant Secretary for Health concerning its oversight of the conduct 
of the Ranch Hand study by the U.S. Air Force and provide scientific 
oversight of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Army Chemical 
Corps Vietnam Veterans Health Study, and other studies in which the 
Secretary or the Assistant Secretary for Health believes involvement by 
the committee is desirable.
    Date and Time: The meeting will be held on September 7, 2006, from 
8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.
    Location: Food and Drug Administration, 5630 Fishers Lane, rm. 
1066, Rockville, MD 20857.
    Contact Person: Leonard Schechtman, National Center for 
Toxicological Research (HFT-10), Food and Drug Administration, 5600 
Fishers Lane, rm. 16-85, Rockville, MD 20857, 301-827-6696, or FDA 
Advisory Committee Information Line, 1-800-741-8138 (301-443-0572 in 
the Washington, DC area), code 3014512560. Please call the Information 
Line for up-to-date information on this meeting.
    Agenda: The committee will discuss the following items: (1) Summary 
of Dioxin 2006 presentations; (2) summary of Technical Reports and 
manuscripts; (3) summary of transition activities.
    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 on or before 
September 4, 2006. Oral presentations from the public will be scheduled 
between approximately 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Time allotted for each 
presentation may be limited. Those desiring to make formal oral 
presentations should notify the contact person 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 
on or before September 4, 2006.
    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 Leonard Schechtman 
at least 7 days in advance of the meeting.
    FDA regrets that it was unable to publish this notice 15 days prior 
to the September 7, 2006, Advisory Committee on Special Studies 
Relating to the Possible Long-Term Health Effects of Phenoxy Herbicides 
and Contaminants (Ranch Hand Advisory Committee) meeting. Because the 
agency believes there is some urgency to bring these issues to public 
discussion and qualified members of the Advisory Committee on Special 
Studies Relating to the Possible Long-Term Health Effects of Phenoxy 
Herbicides and Contaminants (Ranch Hand Advisory Committee) were 
available at this time, the Commissioner of Food and Drugs concluded 
that it was in the public interest to hold this meeting even if there 
was not sufficient time for the customary 15-day public notice.
    Notice of this meeting is given under the Federal Advisory 
Committee Act (5 U.S.C. app. 2).

    Dated: August 23, 2006.
Randall W. Lutter,
Associate Commissioner for Policy.
[FR Doc. E6-14371 Filed 8-29-06; 8:45 am]

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