[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 237 (Monday, December 9, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 64919]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-31225]


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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 
possible 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 December 31, 1996, to: Felecia D. 
Pearson, Committee Management Specialist, NVAC, National Vaccine 
Program Office, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 
Clifton Road, NE, M/S D50, Atlanta, Georgia 30333. Telephone of 
facsimile submissions cannot be accepted.

    Dated: December 3, 1996.
Nancy C. Hirsch,
Acting Director, Management Analysis and Services Office, Centers for 
Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
[FR Doc. 96-31225 Filed 12-1-96; 8:45 am]
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