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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Health Resources and Services Administration

 

Advisory Council; Notice of Meeting

    In accordance with section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory 
Committee Act (Public Law 92-463), announcement is made of the 
following National Advisory bodies scheduled to meet during the month 
of November 1994.

    Name: Advisory Commission on Childhood Vaccines (ACCV).
    Date and Time: November 30, 1994; 9:00 am-5:00 pm; December 1, 
1994; 9:00 am-11:45 am.
    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 9:00 a.m. on 
Wednesday, November 30 until 5:00 p.m., and from 9:00 a.m. to 11:45 
p.m. on Thursday, December 1. Agenda items will include, but not be 
limited to: a review of the proposed changes to the Vaccine Injury 
Table based on the Institute of Medicine's report entitled ``Adverse 
Events Associated with Childhood Vaccines: Evidence Bearing on 
Causality'' (the Section 313 report); a report from the Task Force 
on Safer Childhood Vaccines, including an update on the acellular 
pertussis vaccine; a vaccine safety update from the Centers for 
Disease Control and Prevention; a report on the National Vaccine 
Program; and routine Program reports.
    Public comment will be permitted before noon and at the end of 
the full Commission meeting on November 30; and before the 
Commission adjourns on the second day on December 1. 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 
Mr. Bryan Johnson, 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 10:00 a.m. 
on November 30 and December 1. These persons will be allocated time 
as time permits.
    Anyone requiring information regarding the Commission should 
contact Mr. Bryan Johnson, 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: October 28, 1994.
Jackie E. Baum,
Advisory Committee Management Officer, HRSA.
[FR Doc. 94-27195 Filed 11-2-94; 8:45 am]
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