[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 38 (Monday, February 26, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 7110-7111]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-4217]



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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Request for Nominations of Candidates to Serve on the National 
Vaccine Advisory Committee, Department of Health and Human Services

    The Public Health Service (PHS) is soliciting nominations for 
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membership on the National Vaccine Advisory Committee (NVAC). This 
committee studies and recommends ways to encourage the availability of 
an adequate supply of safe and effective vaccination products in the 
States; recommends research priorities and other measures the Director 
of the National Vaccine Program should take to enhance the safety and 
efficacy of vaccines; advises the Director of the Program in the 
implementation of sections 2102, 2103, and 2104, of the PHS Act; and 
identifies annually for the Director of the Program the most important 
areas of government and non-government cooperation that should be 
considered in implementing sections 2102, 2103, and 2104, of the PHS 
Act.
    Nominations are being sought for individuals engaged in vaccine 
research or the manufacture of vaccines or who are physicians, members 
of parent organizations concerned with immunizations, or 
representatives of State or local health agencies, or public health 
organizations. Federal employees will not be considered for membership. 
Members may be invited to serve a four-year term.
    Close attention will be given to minority and female 
representation; therefore nominations from these groups are encouraged.
    The following information is requested: name, affiliation, address, 
telephone number, and a current curriculum vitae. Nominations should be 
sent, in writing, and postmarked by March 15, 1996, to: Gloria A. 
Kovach, Committee Management Specialist, NVAC, National Vaccine Program 
Office, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road, 
NE, M/S D28, Atlanta, Georgia 30333. Telephone or facsimile submission 
cannot be accepted.

    Dated: February 15, 1996.
Carolyn J. Russell,
Director, Management Services and Analysis Office, Centers for Disease 
Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 96-4217 Filed 2-23-96; 8:45 am]
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