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  <measure>
    <type>Main</type>
    <parent-measure></parent-measure>
    <title>Percent of CDRH advisory committee member positions vacant at the end of the month</title>
    <dictionary>Access to state-of-the-art, scientific expert advice to support agency decision making processes is imperative to the FDA advisory committee process. Having the fewest vacancies on our committees allows the agency to have ready access to those experts and supports the ability of FDA to meet its public health mission. For more information about FDA advisory committees, please visit &lt;a href=http://www.fda.gov/AdvisoryCommittees/default.htm&gt;http://www.fda.gov/AdvisoryCommittees/default.htm&lt;/a&gt;</dictionary>
<dictionary>&lt;i&gt;Information is current as of December 31, 2012.&lt;/i&gt;</dictionary>
    <footnotes>
      <note></note>
    </footnotes>
    <measure-description>Percent Vacant Positions</measure-description>
    <chart-type>line</chart-type>
    <chart-color></chart-color>
    <right-min>0</right-min>
    <right-max></right-max>
    <fiscal-year>
      <chart-min>0</chart-min>
      <chart-max></chart-max>
      <title>2010</title>
      <target-header></target-header>
      <target-description></target-description>
      <summary></summary>
      <time>
        <frame>Oct 2009</frame>
        <target>10</target>
        <value>41</value>
      </time>
      <time>
        <frame>Nov 2009</frame>
        <target>10</target>
        <value>50</value>
      </time>
      <time>
        <frame>Dec 2009</frame>
        <target>10</target>
        <value></value>
      </time>
      <time>
        <frame>Jan 2010</frame>
        <target>10</target>
        <value></value>
      </time>
      <time>
        <frame>Feb 2010</frame>
        <target>10</target>
        <value>49</value>
      </time>
      <time>
        <frame>Mar 2010</frame>
        <target>10</target>
        <value>50</value>
      </time>
      <time>
        <frame>Apr 2010</frame>
        <target>10</target>
        <value>46</value>
      </time>
      <time>
        <frame>May 2010</frame>
        <target>10</target>
        <value>44</value>
      </time>
      <time>
        <frame>Jun 2010</frame>
        <target>10</target>
        <value>42</value>
      </time>
      <time>
        <frame>Jul 2010</frame>
        <target>10</target>
        <value>42</value>
      </time>
      <time>
        <frame>Aug 2010</frame>
        <target>10</target>
        <value>35</value>
      </time>
      <time>
        <frame>Sep 2010</frame>
        <target>10</target>
        <value>30</value>
      </time>
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    <fiscal-year>
      <chart-min>0</chart-min>
      <chart-max></chart-max>
      <title>2011</title>
      <target-header></target-header>
      <target-description></target-description>
      <summary></summary>
      <time>
        <frame>Oct 2010</frame>
        <target>10</target>
        <value>28</value>
      </time>
      <time>
        <frame>Nov 2010</frame>
        <target>10</target>
        <value>22</value>
      </time>
      <time>
        <frame>Dec 2010</frame>
        <target>10</target>
        <value>19</value>
      </time>
      <time>
        <frame>Jan 2011</frame>
        <target>10</target>
        <value>18</value>
      </time>
      <time>
        <frame>Feb 2011</frame>
        <target>10</target>
        <value>16</value>
      </time>
      <time>
        <frame>Mar 2011</frame>
        <target>10</target>
        <value>18</value>
      </time>
      <time>
        <frame>Apr 2011</frame>
        <target>10</target>
        <value>17</value>
      </time>
      <time>
        <frame>May 2011</frame>
        <target>10</target>
        <value>15</value>
      </time>
      <time>
        <frame>Jun 2011</frame>
        <target>10</target>
        <value>13</value>
      </time>
      <time>
        <frame>Jul 2011</frame>
        <target>10</target>
        <value>16</value>
      </time>
      <time>
        <frame>Aug 2011</frame>
        <target>10</target>
        <value>12</value>
      </time>
      <time>
        <frame>Sep 2011</frame>
        <target>10</target>
        <value>12</value>
      </time>
    </fiscal-year>
    <fiscal-year>
      <chart-min>0</chart-min>
      <chart-max></chart-max>
      <title>2012</title>
      <target-header></target-header>
      <target-description></target-description>
      <summary></summary>
      <time>
        <frame>Oct 2011</frame>
        <target>10</target>
        <value>11</value>
      </time>
      <time>
        <frame>Nov 2011</frame>
        <target>10</target>
        <value>12</value>
      </time>
      <time>
        <frame>Dec 2011</frame>
        <target>10</target>
        <value>11</value>
      </time>
      <time>
        <frame>Jan 2012</frame>
        <target>10</target>
        <value>13</value>
      </time>
      <time>
        <frame>Feb 2012</frame>
        <target>10</target>
        <value>6</value>
      </time>
      <time>
        <frame>Mar 2012</frame>
        <target>10</target>
        <value>9</value>
      </time>
      <time>
        <frame>Apr 2012</frame>
        <target>10</target>
        <value>9</value>
      </time>
      <time>
        <frame>May 2012</frame>
        <target>10</target>
        <value>9</value>
      </time>
      <time>
        <frame>Jun 2012</frame>
        <target>10</target>
        <value>10</value>
      </time>
      <time>
        <frame>Jul 2012</frame>
        <target>10</target>
        <value>11</value>
      </time>
      <time>
        <frame>Aug 2012</frame>
        <target>10</target>
        <value>10</value>
      </time>
      <time>
        <frame>Sep 2012</frame>
        <target>10</target>
        <value>9</value>
      </time>
    </fiscal-year>
<fiscal-year>
      <chart-min></chart-min>
      <chart-max></chart-max>
      <title>2013</title>
      <target-header></target-header>
      <target-description></target-description>
      <summary></summary>
      <time>
        <frame>Oct 2012</frame>
        <target>10</target>
        <value>7</value>
      </time>
      <time>
        <frame>Nov 2012</frame>
        <target>10</target>
        <value>7</value>
      </time>
      <time>
        <frame>Dec 2012</frame>
        <target>10</target>
        <value>8</value>
      </time>
      <time>
        <frame>Jan 2013</frame>
        <target>10</target>
        <value></value>
      </time>
      <time>
        <frame>Feb 2013</frame>
        <target>10</target>
        <value></value>
      </time>
      <time>
        <frame>Mar 2013</frame>
        <target>10</target>
        <value></value>
      </time>
      <time>
        <frame>Apr 2013</frame>
        <target>10</target>
        <value></value>
      </time>
      <time>
        <frame>May 2013</frame>
        <target>10</target>
        <value></value>
      </time>
      <time>
        <frame>Jun 2013</frame>
        <target>10</target>
        <value></value>
      </time>
      <time>
        <frame>Jul 2013</frame>
        <target>10</target>
        <value></value>
      </time>
      <time>
        <frame>Aug 2013</frame>
        <target>10</target>
        <value></value>
      </time>
      <time>
        <frame>Sep 2013</frame>
        <target>10</target>
        <value></value>
      </time>
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  </measure>
  <measure>
    <type>Sub</type>
    <parent-measure>Percent of CDRH advisory committee member positions vacant at the end of the month</parent-measure>
    <title>Number of CDRH advisory committee member positions vacant at the end of the month</title>
    <dictionary></dictionary>
    <footnotes>
      <note></note>
    </footnotes>
    <measure-description>Vacant Positions</measure-description>
    <chart-type>line</chart-type>
    <chart-color></chart-color>
    <right-min>0</right-min>
    <right-max></right-max>
    <fiscal-year>
      <chart-min>0</chart-min>
      <chart-max>250</chart-max>
      <title>2010</title>
      <target-header></target-header>
      <target-description></target-description>
      <summary></summary>
      <time>
        <frame>Oct 2009</frame>
        <target></target>
        <value>82</value>
      </time>
      <time>
        <frame>Nov 2009</frame>
        <target></target>
        <value>101</value>
      </time>
      <time>
        <frame>Dec 2009</frame>
        <target></target>
        <value></value>
      </time>
      <time>
        <frame>Jan 2010</frame>
        <target></target>
        <value></value>
      </time>
      <time>
        <frame>Feb 2010</frame>
        <target></target>
        <value>98</value>
      </time>
      <time>
        <frame>Mar 2010</frame>
        <target></target>
        <value>100</value>
      </time>
      <time>
        <frame>Apr 2010</frame>
        <target></target>
        <value>93</value>
      </time>
      <time>
        <frame>May 2010</frame>
        <target></target>
        <value>89</value>
      </time>
      <time>
        <frame>Jun 2010</frame>
        <target></target>
        <value>85</value>
      </time>
      <time>
        <frame>Jul 2010</frame>
        <target></target>
        <value>85</value>
      </time>
      <time>
        <frame>Aug 2010</frame>
        <target></target>
        <value>70</value>
      </time>
      <time>
        <frame>Sep 2010</frame>
        <target></target>
        <value>60</value>
      </time>
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    <fiscal-year>
      <chart-min>0</chart-min>
      <chart-max>250</chart-max>
      <title>2011</title>
      <target-header></target-header>
      <target-description></target-description>
      <summary></summary>
      <time>
        <frame>Oct 2010</frame>
        <target></target>
        <value>56</value>
      </time>
      <time>
        <frame>Nov 2010</frame>
        <target></target>
        <value>44</value>
      </time>
      <time>
        <frame>Dec 2010</frame>
        <target></target>
        <value>38</value>
      </time>
      <time>
        <frame>Jan 2011</frame>
        <target></target>
        <value>36</value>
      </time>
      <time>
        <frame>Feb 2011</frame>
        <target></target>
        <value>33</value>
      </time>
      <time>
        <frame>Mar 2011</frame>
        <target></target>
        <value>36</value>
      </time>
      <time>
        <frame>Apr 2011</frame>
        <target></target>
        <value>35</value>
      </time>
      <time>
        <frame>May 2011</frame>
        <target></target>
        <value>30</value>
      </time>
      <time>
        <frame>Jun 2011</frame>
        <target></target>
        <value>26</value>
      </time>
      <time>
        <frame>Jul 2011</frame>
        <target></target>
        <value>32</value>
      </time>
      <time>
        <frame>Aug 2011</frame>
        <target></target>
        <value>24</value>
      </time>
      <time>
        <frame>Sep 2011</frame>
        <target></target>
        <value>24</value>
      </time>
    </fiscal-year>
    <fiscal-year>
      <chart-min>0</chart-min>
      <chart-max></chart-max>
      <title>2012</title>
      <target-header></target-header>
      <target-description></target-description>
      <summary></summary>
      <time>
        <frame>Oct 2011</frame>
        <target></target>
        <value>23</value>
      </time>
      <time>
        <frame>Nov 2011</frame>
        <target></target>
        <value>24</value>
      </time>
      <time>
        <frame>Dec 2011</frame>
        <target></target>
        <value>23</value>
      </time>
      <time>
        <frame>Jan 2012</frame>
        <target></target>
        <value>26</value>
      </time>
      <time>
        <frame>Feb 2012</frame>
        <target></target>
        <value>12</value>
      </time>
      <time>
        <frame>Mar 2012</frame>
        <target></target>
        <value>18</value>
      </time>
      <time>
        <frame>Apr 2012</frame>
        <target></target>
        <value>19</value>
      </time>
      <time>
        <frame>May 2012</frame>
        <target></target>
        <value>18</value>
      </time>
      <time>
        <frame>Jun 2012</frame>
        <target></target>
        <value>20</value>
      </time>
      <time>
        <frame>Jul 2012</frame>
        <target></target>
        <value>23</value>
      </time>
      <time>
        <frame>Aug 2012</frame>
        <target></target>
        <value>21</value>
      </time>
      <time>
        <frame>Sep 2012</frame>
        <target></target>
        <value>19</value>
      </time>
    </fiscal-year>
<fiscal-year>
      <chart-min></chart-min>
      <chart-max></chart-max>
      <title>2013</title>
      <target-header></target-header>
      <target-description></target-description>
      <summary></summary>
      <time>
        <frame>Oct 2012</frame>
        <target></target>
        <value>14</value>
      </time>
      <time>
        <frame>Nov 2012</frame>
        <target></target>
        <value>15</value>
      </time>
      <time>
        <frame>Dec 2012</frame>
        <target></target>
        <value>16</value>
      </time>
      <time>
        <frame>Jan 2013</frame>
        <target></target>
        <value></value>
      </time>
      <time>
        <frame>Feb 2013</frame>
        <target></target>
        <value></value>
      </time>
      <time>
        <frame>Mar 2013</frame>
        <target></target>
        <value></value>
      </time>
      <time>
        <frame>Apr 2013</frame>
        <target></target>
        <value></value>
      </time>
      <time>
        <frame>May 2013</frame>
        <target></target>
        <value></value>
      </time>
      <time>
        <frame>Jun 2013</frame>
        <target></target>
        <value></value>
      </time>
      <time>
        <frame>Jul 2013</frame>
        <target></target>
        <value></value>
      </time>
      <time>
        <frame>Aug 2013</frame>
        <target></target>
        <value></value>
      </time>
      <time>
        <frame>Sep 2013</frame>
        <target></target>
        <value></value>
      </time>
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  <measure>
    <type>Sub</type>
    <parent-measure>Percent of CDRH advisory committee member positions vacant at the end of the month</parent-measure>
    <title>Total number of CDRH advisory committee member positions at the end of the month</title>
    <dictionary></dictionary>
    <footnotes>
      <note></note>
    </footnotes>
    <measure-description>Positions</measure-description>
    <chart-type>line</chart-type>
    <chart-color></chart-color>
    <right-min>0</right-min>
    <right-max></right-max>
    <fiscal-year>
      <chart-min>0</chart-min>
      <chart-max>250</chart-max>
      <title>2010</title>
      <target-header></target-header>
      <target-description></target-description>
      <summary></summary>
      <time>
        <frame>Oct 2009</frame>
        <target></target>
        <value>202</value>
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      <time>
        <frame>Nov 2009</frame>
        <target></target>
        <value>202</value>
      </time>
      <time>
        <frame>Dec 2009</frame>
        <target></target>
        <value></value>
      </time>
      <time>
        <frame>Jan 2010</frame>
        <target></target>
        <value></value>
      </time>
      <time>
        <frame>Feb 2010</frame>
        <target></target>
        <value>202</value>
      </time>
      <time>
        <frame>Mar 2010</frame>
        <target></target>
        <value>202</value>
      </time>
      <time>
        <frame>Apr 2010</frame>
        <target></target>
        <value>202</value>
      </time>
      <time>
        <frame>May 2010</frame>
        <target></target>
        <value>202</value>
      </time>
      <time>
        <frame>Jun 2010</frame>
        <target></target>
        <value>202</value>
      </time>
      <time>
        <frame>Jul 2010</frame>
        <target></target>
        <value>202</value>
      </time>
      <time>
        <frame>Aug 2010</frame>
        <target></target>
        <value>202</value>
      </time>
      <time>
        <frame>Sep 2010</frame>
        <target></target>
        <value>202</value>
      </time>
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    <fiscal-year>
      <chart-min>0</chart-min>
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      <title>2011</title>
      <target-header></target-header>
      <target-description></target-description>
      <summary></summary>
      <time>
        <frame>Oct 2010</frame>
        <target></target>
        <value>202</value>
      </time>
      <time>
        <frame>Nov 2010</frame>
        <target></target>
        <value>202</value>
      </time>
      <time>
        <frame>Dec 2010</frame>
        <target></target>
        <value>202</value>
      </time>
      <time>
        <frame>Jan 2011</frame>
        <target></target>
        <value>202</value>
      </time>
      <time>
        <frame>Feb 2011</frame>
        <target></target>
        <value>202</value>
      </time>
      <time>
        <frame>Mar 2011</frame>
        <target></target>
        <value>202</value>
      </time>
      <time>
        <frame>Apr 2011</frame>
        <target></target>
        <value>202</value>
      </time>
      <time>
        <frame>May 2011</frame>
        <target></target>
        <value>202</value>
      </time>
      <time>
        <frame>Jun 2011</frame>
        <target></target>
        <value>202</value>
      </time>
      <time>
        <frame>Jul 2011</frame>
        <target></target>
        <value>202</value>
      </time>
      <time>
        <frame>Aug 2011</frame>
        <target></target>
        <value>202</value>
      </time>
      <time>
        <frame>Sep 2011</frame>
        <target></target>
        <value>202</value>
      </time>
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    <fiscal-year>
      <chart-min>0</chart-min>
      <chart-max></chart-max>
      <title>2012</title>
      <target-header></target-header>
      <target-description></target-description>
      <summary></summary>
      <time>
        <frame>Oct 2011</frame>
        <target></target>
        <value>202</value>
      </time>
      <time>
        <frame>Nov 2011</frame>
        <target></target>
        <value>202</value>
      </time>
      <time>
        <frame>Dec 2011</frame>
        <target></target>
        <value>202</value>
      </time>
      <time>
        <frame>Jan 2012</frame>
        <target></target>
        <value>202</value>
      </time>
      <time>
        <frame>Feb 2012</frame>
        <target></target>
        <value>202</value>
      </time>
      <time>
        <frame>Mar 2012</frame>
        <target></target>
        <value>202</value>
      </time>
      <time>
        <frame>Apr 2012</frame>
        <target></target>
        <value>202</value>
      </time>
      <time>
        <frame>May 2012</frame>
        <target></target>
        <value>202</value>
      </time>
      <time>
        <frame>Jun 2012</frame>
        <target></target>
        <value>202</value>
      </time>
      <time>
        <frame>Jul 2012</frame>
        <target></target>
        <value>202</value>
      </time>
      <time>
        <frame>Aug 2012</frame>
        <target></target>
        <value>202</value>
      </time>
      <time>
        <frame>Sep 2012</frame>
        <target></target>
        <value>202</value>
      </time>
    </fiscal-year>
<fiscal-year>
      <chart-min></chart-min>
      <chart-max></chart-max>
      <title>2013</title>
      <target-header></target-header>
      <target-description></target-description>
      <summary></summary>
      <time>
        <frame>Oct 2012</frame>
        <target></target>
        <value>202</value>
      </time>
      <time>
        <frame>Nov 2012</frame>
        <target></target>
        <value>202</value>
      </time>
      <time>
        <frame>Dec 2012</frame>
        <target></target>
        <value>202</value>
      </time>
      <time>
        <frame>Jan 2013</frame>
        <target></target>
        <value></value>
      </time>
      <time>
        <frame>Feb 2013</frame>
        <target></target>
        <value></value>
      </time>
      <time>
        <frame>Mar 2013</frame>
        <target></target>
        <value></value>
      </time>
      <time>
        <frame>Apr 2013</frame>
        <target></target>
        <value></value>
      </time>
      <time>
        <frame>May 2013</frame>
        <target></target>
        <value></value>
      </time>
      <time>
        <frame>Jun 2013</frame>
        <target></target>
        <value></value>
      </time>
      <time>
        <frame>Jul 2013</frame>
        <target></target>
        <value></value>
      </time>
      <time>
        <frame>Aug 2013</frame>
        <target></target>
        <value></value>
      </time>
      <time>
        <frame>Sep 2013</frame>
        <target></target>
        <value></value>
      </time>
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  </measure>
  <related-links>
    <link>
      <url>http://www.fda.gov/AboutFDA/Transparency/track/ucm216403.htm</url>
      <text>FDA-TRACK Advisory Committees Dashboard</text>
    </link>
  </related-links>
  <glossary></glossary>
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