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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
 

Health Resources and Services Administration

Advisory Council; Meeting
    In accordance with section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory 
Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463), announcement is made of the following 
National Advisory bodies scheduled to meet during the months of 
February and March 1994:

    Name: National Advisory Council on Migrant Health.
    Date and Time: February 25-26, 1994--9 a.m.
    Place: Holiday Inn--Governors House, Rhode Island Avenue & 17th 
Street, NW., Washington, DC 20036.
    The meeting is open to the public.
    Purpose: The Council is charged with advising, consulting with, 
and making recommendations to the Secretary and the Administrator, 
Health Resources and Services Administration, concerning the 
organization, operation, selection, and funding of Migrant Health 
Centers and other entities under grants and contracts under section 
329 of the Public Health Service Act.
    Agenda: The agenda includes a overview of Council general 
business activities and priorities; discussion of 1994 National 
Advisory Council on Migrant Health Recommendations with Federal 
representatives and subcommittee meetings.

    Anyone requiring information regarding the subject Council 
should contact Helen Kavanagh, Migrant Health Program, Staff Support 
to the National Advisory Council on Migrant Health, Bureau of 
Primary Care, Health Resources and Services Administration, 4350 
East West Highway, Room 7A6-1, Rockville, Maryland 20857, Telephone 
(301) 594-430.
* * * * *
    Name: Advisory Commission on Childhood Vaccines (ACCV).
    Date and Time: March 2, 1994; 9 a.m.-5 p.m., March 3, 1994; 8:30 
a.m.-5 p.m.
    Place: Parklawn Building, Conference Rooms G & H, 5600 Fishers 
Lane, Rockville, Maryland 20857.
    The meeting is open to the public.
    Purpose: The Commission: (1) Advises the Secretary on the 
implementation of the Program, (2) on its own initiative or as the 
result of the filing of a petition, recommends changes in the 
Vaccine Injury Table, (3) advises the Secretary in implementing the 
Secretary's responsibilities under section 2127 regarding the need 
for childhood vaccination products that result in fewer or no 
significant adverse reactions, (4) surveys Federal, State, and local 
programs and activities relating to the gathering of information on 
injuries associated with the administration of childhood vaccines, 
including the adverse reaction reporting requirements of section 
2125(b), and advises the Secretary on means to obtain, compile, 
publish, and use credible data related to the frequency and severity 
of adverse reactions associated with childhood vaccines, and (5) 
recommends to the Director of the National Vaccine Program research 
related to vaccine injuries which should be conducted to carry out 
the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program.
    Agenda: The full Commission will meet commencing at 9 a.m. on 
Wednesday, March 2 until 2:45 p.m., and from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. on 
Thursday, March 3. Agenda items will include, but not be limited to, 
a presentation on the Food and Drug Administration's procedures for 
reviewing data and applications for the approval and licensure of 
new vaccines; a report of the Institute of Medicine (IOM) recent 
British Medical Journal article and its implications for the IOM's 
Section 312 Report; discussion of recent meetings and activities to 
revise the Vaccine Information Materials; routine Program reports; 
reports from the National Vaccine Program, and reports from the ACCV 
Subcommittees. In addition, on March 2, following the meeting of the 
full Commission, there will be simultaneous meetings of two of the 
Commission's Working Subcommittees:
* * * * *
    Name: Financial Review Subcommittee of the Advisory Commission 
on Childhood Vaccines.
    Time: March 2, 1994, 3 p.m.-5 p.m.
    Place: Conference Room H, Parklawn Building, 5600 Fishers Lane, 
Rockville, Maryland 20857.
    Open for entire meeting.
    Purpose: This Subcommittee reviews quarterly, with the 
administrative staff, the financing of the Vaccine Injury 
Compensation Trust Fund, the output of funds resulting from each 
vaccine and each adverse event, and the relationship of each vaccine 
and each adverse event to the rate of depletion of the Trust Fund.
    If these studies justify any increase or any decrease of surtax 
for each vaccine, these recommendations can be made to the full 
Commission and, if accepted, can be forwarded to the Secretary.
    Agenda: The Subcommittee will discuss and review the status of 
funding and spending on pre-1988 awards and the status of the Trust 
Fund.
* * * * *
    Name: Scientific Review Subcommittee of the Advisory Commission 
on Childhood Vaccines.
    Time: March 2, 1994, 3 p.m.-5 p.m.
    Place: Conference Room G, Parklawn Building, 5600 Fishers Lane, 
Rockville, Maryland 20857.
    Open for entire meeting.
    Purpose: This Subcommittee will review statistics from all 
sources (the Compensation System, Vaccine Adverse Events Reporting 
System (VAERS), the U.S. Court of Federal Claims, etc.) that can 
give any reason for any alterations (additions, subtractions, or 
revisions) in the Vaccine Injury Table. The Subcommittee will 
consider any applications for inclusion of additional vaccines and 
associated events to the table and make recommendations on these to 
the Commission. All recommendations by the Subcommittee will be 
considered by the full Commission and, if accepted, will be 
forwarded to the Secretary. This Subcommittee will also be the first 
line of study for all outside studies and literature reports with 
subjects affecting the Vaccine Injury Table.
    Agenda: The Subcommittee will meet and discuss future agenda 
items for the remainder of calendar year 1994.

    Public comment will be permitted at the respective Subcommittee 
meetings on March 2 before they adjourn in the evening; before noon and 
at the end of the full Commission meeting on March 2; and before noon 
and before they adjourn at noon on the second day on March 3. Oral 
presentations will be limited to 5 minutes per public speaker.
    Persons interested in providing an oral presentation should submit 
a written request, along with a copy of their presentation to Ms. 
Rosemary Havill, Division of Vaccine Injury Compensation, Bureau of 
Health Professions, Health Resources and Services Administration, room 
8A-35, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 20852; Telephone (301) 443-
1533.
    Requests should contain the name, address, telephone number, and 
any business or professional affiliation of the person desiring to make 
an oral presentation. Groups having similar interests are requested to 
combine their comments and present them through a single 
representative. The allocation of time may be adjusted to accommodate 
the level of expressed interest. The Division of Vaccine Injury 
Compensation will notify each presenter by mail or telephone of their 
assigned presentation time. Persons who do not file an advance request 
for presentation, but desire to make an oral statement, may sign up in 
Conference Rooms G & H before 10 a.m. on March 2 and 3. These persons 
will be allocated time as time permits.
    Anyone requiring information regarding the Commission should 
contact Ms. Rosemary Havill, Division of Vaccine Injury Compensation, 
Bureau of Health Professions, Room 8A-35, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, 
Maryland 20852; Telephone (301) 443-1533.
    Agenda Items are subject to change as priorities dictate.

    Dated: January 31, 1994.
Jackie E. Baum,
Advisory Committee Management Officer, HRSA.
[FR Doc. 94-2480 Filed 2-3-94; 8:45 am]
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