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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health
Public Health Service
[GN#2267]

 

National Vaccine Advisory Committee, Public Meeting

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health, Public Health 
Service, HHS.

SUMMARY: The Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), Office of 
the Assistant Secretary for Health is announcing the forthcoming 
meeting of the National Vaccine Advisory Committee (NVAC).

DATES: Date, Time and Place: September 26, at 9 a.m.; and September 27, 
at 8:30 a.m.; Hubert H. Humphrey Building, Room 703A, 200 Independence 
Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20201. The entire meeting is open to the 
public.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Written requests to participate should 
be sent to Chester Robinson, D.P.A., Acting Executive Secretary, 
National Vaccine Advisory Committee, National Vaccine Program Office, 
5600 Fishers Lane, Rockwall II Building, Suite 1075, Rockville, MD 
20857 (301) 594-2277.

Agenda: Open Public Hearing

    Interested persons may formally present data, information, or views 
orally or in writing on issues pending before the Advisory Committee or 
on any of the duties and responsibilities of the Advisory Committee as 
described below. Those desiring to make such presentations should 
notify the contact person before September 19, and submit a brief 
statement of the information they wish to present to the Advisory 
Committee. Requests should include the names, addresses, and telephone 
numbers of the proposed participants and an indication of the 
approximate time required to make their comments. A maximum of 10 
minutes will be allowed for a given presentation. Any person attending 
the meeting who does not request an opportunity to speak in advance of 
the meeting will be allowed to make an oral presentation at the 
conclusion of the meeting, if time permits, at the chairperson's 
discretion.

Open Advisory Committee Discussion

    The agenda will include discussions on resources available for the 
National Vaccine Program Office in FY 1995; priorities for the National 
Vaccine Advisory Committee (NVAC) activities; update on current 
immunization activities, including the President's Childhood 
Immunization Initiative; simplification of pediatric immunization 
schedules and achieving agreement between vaccine labeling and 
recommendations for use; proposed economic study of U.S. vaccine 
industry, and proposed activities of NVAC's Future Vaccines 
Subcommittee. Meetings of the Advisory Committee shall be conducted, 
insofar as is practical, in accordance with a more detailed agenda 
distributed at the beginning of the meeting.
    Persons interested in specific agenda items may ascertain from the 
contact person the approximate time of discussion. A list of Advisory 
Committee members and the charter of the Advisory Committee will be 
available at the meeting.
    Those unable to attend the meeting may request this information 
from the contact person. Summary minutes of the meeting will be made 
available upon request from the contact person.

    Dated: August 31, 1994.
Jeannette R. DeLawter,
Committee Management Specialist.
[FR Doc. 94-22596 Filed 9-12-94; 8:45 am]
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