[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 170 (Wednesday, September 2, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 46796-46797]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-23666]


-----------------------------------------------------------------------

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention


National Vaccine Advisory Committee, Subcommittee on Future 
Vaccines, Subcommittee on Immunization Coverage, and Subcommittee on 
Vaccine Safety: Meetings

    In accordance with section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory 
Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463), the Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention (CDC) announces the following Federal advisory committee 
meetings.

    Name: National Vaccine Advisory Committee (NVAC).

[[Page 46797]]

    Times and Dates: 9 a.m.-2 p.m., September 28, 1998; 8 a.m.-12:30 
p.m. September 29, 1998.
    Place: Hubert H. Humphrey Building, Room 800, 200 Independence 
Avenue, SW, Washington, DC 20201.
    Status: Open to the public, limited only by the space available.
    Notice: In the interest of security, the Department has 
instituted stringent procedures for entrance to the Hubert H. 
Humphrey Building by non-government employees. Thus, persons without 
a government identification card should plan to arrive at the 
building each by either between 8 and 8:30 a.m. or 12:30 and 1 p.m. 
so they can be escorted to the meeting. Entrance to the meeting at 
other times during the day cannot be assured.
    Purpose: This committee advises and makes recommendations to the 
Director of the National Vaccine Program on matters related to the 
Program responsibilities.
    Matters to be Discussed: Agenda items will include updates on 
the National Vaccine Program Office (NVPO) activities; a report from 
the Division of Vaccine Injury Compensation; a discussion on the 
impact of changes in Federal funding of vaccine programs, the Food 
and Drug Administration, National Immunization Program and 
Association of State and Territorial Health Officers; a report from 
the Assistant Secretary for Health and Surgeon General; a discussion 
on the current status of NIH efforts to develop a vaccine to prevent 
AIDS; a report from the task force on community preventive services; 
status of NVAC papers, strategies to sustain immunization coverage; 
a report fostering non-traditional sites for promoting adult 
immunization, and case studies of vaccine development; a discussion 
on the progress in influenza pandemic preparedness; potential 
utility of new influenza vaccines, blueprint strategy for 
tuberculosis vaccine development; reports from the Immunization 
Registries Workgroup, progress toward a strategic plan, Subcommittee 
on Future Vaccines, Subcommittee on Immunization Coverage and 
Subcommittee on Vaccine Safety; a discussion on future agenda items.

    Name: Subcommittee on Future Vaccines.
    Time and Date: 2 p.m.-5 p.m., September 28, 1998.
    Place: Hubert H. Humphrey Building, Room 703, 200 Independence 
Avenue, SW, Washington, DC 20201.
    Status: Open to the public, limited only by the space available.
    Purpose: This subcommittee develops policy options and guides 
national activities that lead to accelerated development, licensure, 
and the best use of new vaccines in the simplest possible 
immunization schedules.
    Matters to be Discussed: Agenda items will include discussions 
regarding ``Orphan Vaccines'' How can we expedite the development of 
certain vaccines? Follow-up of discussion on indemnification for 
phase 1 clinical trials.

    Name: Subcommittee on Immunization Coverage.
    Time and Date: 2 p.m.-5 p.m., September 28, 1998.
    Place: Hubert H. Humphrey Building, Room 800, 200 Independence 
Avenue, SW, Washington, DC 20201.
    Status: Open to the public, limited only by the space available.
    Purpose: This subcommittee will identify and propose solutions 
that provide a multifaceted and holistic approach to reducing 
barriers that result in low immunization coverage for children.
    Matters to be Discussed: Agenda items will include updates on 
the status of the Immunization Coverage paper, ``Strategies to 
Sustain Immunization Coverage'', adult immunization at non-
traditional sites, and a discussion of adolescent frame work for 
immunization.

    Name: Subcommittee on Vaccine Safety.
    Time and Date: 2 p.m.-5 p.m., September 28, 1998.
    Place: Hubert H. Humphrey Building, Room 705A, 200 Independence 
Avenue, SW, Washington, DC 20201.
    Status: Open to the public, limited only by the space available.
    Purpose: This subcommittee reviews issues relevant to vaccine 
safety and adverse reactions to vaccines.
    Matters to be Discussed: Agenda items include a discussion on 
the review of the draft public health service vaccine safety action 
plan.
    Agenda items are subject to change as priorities dictate.
    Contact Person for More Information: Felecia D. Pearson, 
Committee Management Specialist, NVPO, CDC, 1600 Clifton Road, NE, 
M/S A-11, Atlanta, Georgia 30333, telephone 404/639-4450.

    Dated: August 27, 1998.
Carolyn J. Russell,
Director, Management Analysis and Services Office, Centers for Disease 
Control and Prevention (CDC).
[FR Doc. 98-23666 Filed 9-1-98; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4163-18-P