§ 14.30 Chairperson of an advisory committee.

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Title 21 CFR: Food and Drugs › Chapter I: FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES › Part 14: PUBLIC HEARING BEFORE A PUBLIC ADVISORY COMMITTEE › Subpart B: Meeting Procedures › § 14.30: § 14.30 Chairperson of an advisory committee.

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(a) The advisory committee Chairperson has the authority to conduct hearings and meetings, including the authority to adjourn a hearing or meeting if the Chairperson determines that adjournment is in the public interest, to discontinue discussion of a matter, to conclude the open portion of a meeting, or to take any other action to further a fair and expeditious hearing or meeting.

(b) If the Chairperson is not a full-time employee of FDA, the Designated Federal Officer or other designated agency employee, or alternate, is to be the

designated Federal employee

who is assigned to the advisory committee. The designated Federal employee is also authorized to adjourn a hearing or meeting if the employee determines adjournment to be in the public interest.

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