[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 221 (Tuesday, November 17, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 63937]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-30676]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Health Resources and Services Administration


Advisory Council; Meeting

    In accordance with section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory 
Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463), announcement is made of the following 
National Advisory body scheduled to meet during the month of December, 
1998.

    Name: Advisory Commission on Childhood Vaccines (ACCV).
    Date and Time: December 2, 1998; 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
    Place: Parklawn Building, Conference Rooms G & H, 5600 Fishers 
Lane, Rockville, Maryland 20857.
    The meeting is open to the public.
    The full Commission will meet on Wednesday, December 2, from 9 
a.m. to 5 p.m. Agenda items will include, but not be limited to: a 
report on the Anthrax Vaccine Expert Committee, a presentation on 
options for coverage of the Hepatitis A vaccine, an update on the 
Vaccine Safety Action Plan, reports from the Department of Justice, 
the National Vaccine Program Office, and routine program reports.
    Public comment will be permitted before lunch and at the end of 
the Commission meeting on December 2. 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: Ms. Melissa Palmer, 
Principal Staff Liaison, Division of Vaccine Injury Compensation, 
Bureau of Health Professions, Health Resources and Services 
Administration, Room 8A-46, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, Maryland 
20857, Telephone (301) 443-6593. 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 a 
presentation, but desire to make an oral statement, may sign up in 
Conference Rooms G and H on December 2. These persons will be 
allocated time as time permits.
    Anyone requiring information regarding the Commission should 
contact Ms. Melissa Palmer at the address mentioned above.
    Agenda items are subject to change as priorities dictate.

    Dated: November 10, 1998.
Jane M. Harrison,
Director, Division of Policy Review and Coordination.
[FR Doc. 98-30676 Filed 11-16-98; 8:45 am]
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