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Advisory Committee Oversight
and Management Staff

Mission Statement

The Food and Drug Administration's Advisory Committee Oversight and Management Staff is located in the Office of the Commissioner and works in close collaboration with all FDA Centers to provide consistency in the development, implementation, and operational use of Agency Advisory Committee policies and guidelines.

AC Management Function

The committee management function was created due to the establishment of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA) (Public Law 92-463). ACOMS serves as the liaison between the Office of the Secretary, the Department Committee Management Office, all of FDAs center advisory committee support staff, and other organizations/offices within FDA on advisory committee matters. ACOMS ensures that all FDA committee management activities are consistent with the provisions of FACA, Departmental policies, and related statutes.

Currently, there are 29 standing FDA advisory committees (25 nonstatutory and 4 statutory). In addition, FDA administers one Health and Human Services Committee.

Each advisory committee is assigned an executive secretary (Federal official) who is responsible for the overall administrative management of the committee.

Who We Are and How to Contact Us

Linda Ann Sherman, M.D. (Director)

Theresa Green (Committee Management Officer)

Michael Ortwerth, Ph.D. (Senior Science Policy Analyst)

Ana Salinas (Committee Management Specialist)

Address:

Advisory Committee Oversight and Management Staff
U.S. Food and Drug Administration
Parklawn Building, HF-04
5600 Fishers Lane
Rockville, MD 20857

Phone: 301-827-1220
Fax: 301-827-1041
Email: disclosure@oc.fda.gov

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