| Title: | FDA SYSTEM AVAILABILITY |
|---|---|
| Date: | 1996-11-19 |
| To: | abi |
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TO : ALL ABI BROKERS.
FROM : JAMES HALPIN
SUBJECT : OGA-FDA SYSTEM AVAILABILITY
DATE : 11/19/96
THE FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION WISHES TO ADVISE FILERS THAT
THE FDA ELECTRONIC SYSTEM, EEPS/OASIS, WILL BE UNAVAILABLE FROM
7:00PM EST WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 17, 1996 THRU SUNDAY DECEMBER 1,
1996 FOR THE PERFORMANCE OF SYSTEM MAINTENANCE AND DATABASE
CONVERSION WORK. DURING THIS DOWNTIME PERIOD, FILERS WILL CONTINUE
TO RECEIVE THE INITIAL "MAY PROCEED" AND "FDA REVIEW" RESPONSES
VIA ABI FOR THEIR ELECTRONICALLY FILED FDA ENTRIES. HOWEVER,
LOCAL FDA OFFICES WILL NOT BE ABLE TO DO ANY FURTHER
PROCESSING OF THESE ENTRIES UNTIL THE SYSTEM COMES BACK UP.
THE LOCAL OFFICES WILL FOLLOW THE PROCEDURES THEY CURRENTLY
HAVE IN PLACE FOR PERIODS WHEN THE ELECTRONIC SYSTEM IS NOT OPERATING.
FDA EXPECTS THE SYSTEM TO AGAIN BE AVAILABLE ON MONDAY MORNING
DECEMBER 2, 1996. FILERS MAY DIRECT ANY QUESTIONS TO THEIR
CONTACT AT THEIR LOCAL FDA OFFICE.
CSMS #96-001021