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The Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, will hold a public webinar titled "Remove the Risk." The FDA will discuss its upcoming launch of a new public education campaign to encourage safe disposal of unused opioid pain medicines.

The Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) within the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) is announcing a meeting of the Plant Variety Protection Board. The meeting is being held to discuss a variety of topics including, but not limited to, work and outreach plans, subcommittee activities, and program activities. 

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Office of the Science Advisor announces a public, webinar meeting of the Human Studies Review Board to advise the Agency on the ethical and scientific review of research involving human subjects.

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announces a forthcoming public advisory committee meeting of the Antimicrobial Drugs Advisory Committee. The committee will discuss one or more possible pathways for approval of rabies virus monoclonal antibodies for use as the passive-immunization component of post-exposure prophylaxis.

The Department of Energy (DOE) will hold a meeting of their Biological and Environmental Research Advisory Committee. Among others, agenda items include discussions on the genomics of population growth, genome bottlenecks, genome engineering for material synthesis, and gaseous carbon waste streams utilization.

The Department of Energy (DOE), Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, announces a meeting of the State Energy Advisory Board (STEAB).

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Center for Veterinary Medicine and Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research, will hold a public webinar about genome editing in animals, an innovative and rapidly evolving technology that offers significant public health benefits.

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA), in cooperation with the American Society of Clinical Oncology and Friends of Cancer Research, is hosting a workshop titled "Development of Tissue-Agnostic, Biomarker-Based Indications." The workshop aims to identify clinical trial designs and strategies to accelerate drug development based on biomarkers that are agnostic to tissue types.

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announces a forthcoming public advisory committee meeting of the Antimicrobial Drugs Advisory Committee. The committee will discuss the safety and effectiveness of bacitracin for intramuscular injection for the treatment of infants with pneumonia and empyema caused by staphylococci shown to be susceptible to the drug.

The NAREEE Advisory Board was established in 1996 via Section 1408 of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3123) to provide advice to the Secretary of Agriculture and land-grant colleges and universities on top priorities and policies for food and agricultural research, education, extension, and economics.

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing a forthcoming comment deadline on a draft guidance titled "Implanted Brain-Computer Interface Devices for Patients With Paralysis or Amputation-Nonclinical Testing and Clinical Considerations."

The Department of Health and Human Services, National Toxicology Program, announces a forthcoming workshop titled "Converging on Cancer." The workshop is aimed at providing a clear path forward for evaluating the interactions between environmental exposures and cancer biology using the latest tools in toxicology and identifying knowledge gaps that require research attention.

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) will hold a meeting of the Advisory Council on Alzheimer's Research, Care, and Services. The meeting will focus on person-centered planning for older adults including information about implementation of care plans for people living with cognitive symptoms.

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing an upcoming, regional, public meeting entitled “US Food and Drug Administration and Health Canada Joint Regional Consultation on the International Council for Harmonisation of Technical Requirements for Pharmaceuticals for Human Use (ICH).”

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) will hold a teleconference meeting of the Center for Substance Abuse Prevention National Advisory Council (CSAP NAC). The meeting will include discussion of the substance use prevention workforce, Prevention Technology Transfer Centers, National Survey on Drug Use and Health data, and updates on CSAP program developments.

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announces an upcoming public meeting on "Patient Perspectives on the Impact of Rare Diseases: Bridging the Commonalities."

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is seeking public comments on its proposed regulatory changes to allow gasoline blended with up to 15 percent ethanol to take advantage of the 1-pound per square inch (psi) Reid Vapor Pressure (RVP) waiver that currently applies to E10 during the summer months.

The Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources will hold a hearing titled "US Leadership in Nuclear Energy." The purpose of the hearing is to examine pathways to reestablish US global leadership in nuclear energy and to receive testimony on S 903, the Nuclear Energy Leadership Act. 

The Department of Energy (DOE), Office of Science, will hold a teleconference meeting of its Fusion Energy Sciences Advisory Committee. The purpose of the meeting is to discuss a long-range strategic plan for the Fusion Energy Sciences program.

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing the availability of and seeking public comment on a draft guidance for industry entitled “Modifications to Compliance Policy for Certain Deemed Tobacco Products.”

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing the availability of and seeking public comment on a draft guidance for industry entitled “Enforcement Policy for Certain Marketed Tobacco Products.”

The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) within the US Department of Agriculture is reopening the comment period for a prior notice that made available a draft environmental impact statement (EIS) and preliminary pest risk assessment regarding the potential environmental impacts and plant pest risk associated with the proposed environmental release of genetically engineered Citrus tristeza virus.